Josts Engineering Company Ltd

Josts Engineering Company Ltd

₹ 226 -0.72%
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About

Incorporated in 1907, Jost’s Engineering Company Ltd is in the business of material handling and engineered products[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1][2]
Josts ECL manufactures material handling equipment (MHD) and is provider of a wide range of engineering products (EPD) solutions that find its applications across diverse industries including Power, Oil & Gas, Defence, Aerospace, Information Technology, Automobile, Education, Steel, Oil, Mining, etc. Company has 7 service centers and 17 dealers across India

  • Market Cap 267 Cr.
  • Current Price 226
  • High / Low 513 / 188
  • Stock P/E 68.2
  • Book Value 135
  • Dividend Yield 0.55 %
  • ROCE 6.61 %
  • ROE 3.25 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.

Cons

  • Company has a low return on equity of 12.3% over last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.34.1 Cr.
  • Company has high debtors of 155 days.
  • Company's cost of borrowing seems high
  • Working capital days have increased from 121 days to 246 days

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026
52 35 38 43 59 52 59 47 59 40 47 62 52
48 33 35 37 54 48 52 41 53 38 45 56 54
Operating Profit 4 2 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 2 3 5 -2
OPM % 7% 4% 8% 12% 8% 9% 11% 14% 10% 5% 5% 9% -4%
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -0 1 0 0 -2 36
Interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Depreciation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit before tax 4 1 3 5 5 5 6 5 6 1 2 2 33
Tax % 40% 25% 30% 33% 22% 25% 28% 23% 25% 33% 35% 32% 16%
2 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 27
EPS in Rs 2.03 0.84 1.94 2.60 3.15 3.08 3.53 3.49 3.62 0.51 1.04 1.03 23.18
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
75 82 83 90 107 103 86 113 159 174 217 200
74 82 81 86 101 95 80 106 148 160 194 192
Operating Profit 2 -0 2 4 6 8 6 8 11 15 24 8
OPM % 2% -0% 2% 5% 5% 7% 7% 7% 7% 8% 11% 4%
0 0 -2 0 0 -3 1 0 1 1 1 34
Interest 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 3
Depreciation 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Profit before tax 1 -2 -2 2 4 2 6 7 10 13 22 37
Tax % 48% 0% 0% -16% -13% 34% 26% 31% 29% 28% 25% 18%
1 -2 -2 2 4 1 4 4 7 10 16 30
EPS in Rs 0.49 -1.77 -2.02 1.88 3.74 0.95 3.72 4.06 6.31 8.34 13.63 25.72
Dividend Payout % 70% -4% -3% 9% 7% 27% 7% 12% 10% 10% 8% 19%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 18%
3 Years: 8%
TTM: -8%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 15%
5 Years: -1%
3 Years: -17%
TTM: -76%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 21%
3 Years: 15%
1 Year: -55%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 13%
5 Years: 13%
3 Years: 12%
Last Year: 3%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Equity Capital 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.98 1 1
Reserves 14 12 10 21 25 26 30 34 40 62 81 158
2 7 13 10 11 15 2 2 2 10 4 3
27 29 26 31 32 34 28 32 46 47 56 45
Total Liabilities 45 49 50 64 69 75 61 69 90 120 143 208
2 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 5 5
CWIP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Investments 0 0 0 3 6 6 6 7 13 22 34 87
43 47 47 56 59 64 51 57 72 92 103 116
Total Assets 45 49 50 64 69 75 61 69 90 120 143 208

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
0 -3 -4 1 7 1 10 3 7 -5 18 -24
-0 -1 -1 -5 -4 -1 0 -2 -6 -14 -12 -20
-0 4 5 7 1 -1 -5 -1 -1 19 -5 43
Net Cash Flow -0 -0 0 3 4 -1 6 -1 0 -1 1 -1
Free Cash Flow -0 -4 -5 -1 6 -0 10 1 6 -8 17 -25
CFO/OP 51% 1,023% -193% 17% 130% 13% 172% 64% 87% -10% 91% -252%

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 124 124 132 138 110 112 119 105 103 122 127 155
Inventory Days 79 75 67 85 70 89 77 57 44 39 15 6
Days Payable 134 132 118 123 112 118 125 111 113 102 106 63
Cash Conversion Cycle 68 67 81 101 68 82 71 51 34 59 35 99
Working Capital Days 68 53 40 56 37 34 74 56 41 61 57 246
ROCE % 8% -4% 5% 13% 15% 18% 16% 20% 26% 25% 30% 7%

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Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Divisional Revenue - Engineered Products Division (EPD)
Rs. Lakhs

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Divisional Revenue - Material Handling Division (MHD)
Rs. Lakhs
Total Number of Permanent Employees
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Number of International Principal Companies Represented
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Annual Production Capacity (Material Handling Units)
Units
Number of Dealers
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Number of Service Centers
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Order Book (Orders in Hand)
Rs. Lacs
R&D Expenditure (Percentage of Turnover)
%

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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

1 Recently
Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
49.48% 49.48% 49.48% 47.20% 47.20% 47.20% 47.20% 48.26% 48.26% 48.07% 48.06% 48.06%
0.06% 0.06% 0.06% 0.06% 0.06% 0.06% 0.06% 0.06% 0.06% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
50.46% 50.46% 50.45% 52.74% 52.72% 52.73% 52.74% 51.68% 51.68% 51.88% 51.89% 51.89%
No. of Shareholders 2,7222,8372,9003,0694,2074,83911,73212,66312,34313,26012,54911,864

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