Josts Engineering Company Ltd

Josts Engineering Company Ltd

₹ 226 -0.72%
29 May - close price
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 67.2
  • Book Value 133
  • Dividend Yield 0.55 %
  • ROCE 7.28 %
  • ROE 3.38 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

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

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 13.6% over last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.34.8 Cr.
  • Company's cost of borrowing seems high
  • Working capital days have increased from 94.8 days to 195 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

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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
55 38 41 46 62 56 63 52 68 56 54 78 61
51 36 37 40 57 51 54 44 61 52 50 72 59
Operating Profit 4 2 4 6 5 6 9 8 7 3 4 7 2
OPM % 8% 6% 10% 13% 8% 10% 14% 15% 11% 6% 8% 8% 3%
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 1 0 0 -2 37
Interest 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1
Depreciation 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
Profit before tax 3 1 3 5 4 5 7 6 6 1 2 2 36
Tax % 43% 20% 29% 31% 25% 25% 30% 25% 25% 41% 57% 26% 14%
2 1 2 3 3 4 5 4 5 0 1 1 31
EPS in Rs 1.82 1.04 2.00 2.87 2.75 3.14 4.42 3.53 3.88 0.27 0.68 0.98 26.05
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
92 112 115 96 124 172 187 239 247
88 106 104 87 114 158 170 210 233
Operating Profit 4 6 11 9 11 14 18 29 14
OPM % 5% 6% 9% 10% 9% 8% 9% 12% 6%
0 1 -4 0 0 0 1 1 35
Interest 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 5
Depreciation 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 6
Profit before tax 2 2 1 5 7 10 14 24 38
Tax % -11% -27% 69% 30% 31% 28% 28% 26% 17%
2 3 0 3 5 7 10 18 31
EPS in Rs 1.64 2.96 0.49 3.38 4.09 6.44 8.53 14.86 26.34
Dividend Payout % 10% 9% 52% 8% 12% 10% 10% 7% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 21%
3 Years: 13%
TTM: 3%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 1%
3 Years: -18%
TTM: -78%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 21%
3 Years: 15%
1 Year: -55%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: 14%
3 Years: 14%
Last Year: 3%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Equity Capital 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.98 1 1
Reserves 21 24 24 28 32 37 57 77 156
16 26 27 13 12 7 17 23 8
33 37 40 33 37 50 50 60 48
Total Liabilities 72 89 92 75 82 95 125 162 213
11 24 24 21 22 21 22 21 18
CWIP 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 19 0
Investments 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 74
60 65 68 53 59 74 90 121 121
Total Assets 72 89 92 75 82 95 125 162 213

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
-1 6 6 13 7 11 2 5 -10
-9 -15 -2 -1 -4 -3 -23 -9 -24
15 11 -5 -7 -3 -7 21 6 33
Net Cash Flow 5 3 -1 6 -0 0 -0 2 -1
Free Cash Flow -11 -8 4 13 4 9 -11 -8 -13
CFO/OP -28% 105% 63% 151% 84% 90% 33% 29% -47%

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 140 112 107 114 101 98 115 124 130
Inventory Days 86 74 89 77 58 44 38 33 5
Days Payable 125 119 122 129 115 112 105 106 55
Cash Conversion Cycle 101 67 74 63 44 30 48 50 81
Working Capital Days 56 32 18 42 33 29 40 49 195
ROCE % 10% 14% 14% 18% 25% 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)
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Divisional Revenue - Material Handling Division (MHD)
Rs. Lakhs ・Standalone data
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)
% ・Standalone data

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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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