Wires & Fabriks (S.A) Ltd

Wires & Fabriks (S.A) Ltd

₹ 145 0.55%
19 Jun 11:09 a.m.
About

Incorporated in 1957, Wires & Fabriks (S.A.) Ltd mainly deals in technical products for the Paper Industry[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1][2]
WFSA is one of the largest domestic players in the manufacturing of forming fabric (technical textiles), which is a critical input in the filtration and drying process in paper manufacturing.

  • Market Cap 44.4 Cr.
  • Current Price 145
  • High / Low 273 / 122
  • Stock P/E 171
  • Book Value 166
  • Dividend Yield 0.07 %
  • ROCE 5.52 %
  • ROE 0.51 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Stock is trading at 0.87 times its book value

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 5.29% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 1.75% over last 3 years.
  • Company might be capitalizing the interest cost

* 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

Figures in Rs. Crores

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
29.01 25.10 28.05 29.02 26.43 25.44 27.79 29.21 26.58 27.95 29.34 29.40 28.76
24.45 20.85 23.56 24.10 22.51 22.64 23.44 24.90 20.41 21.94 23.19 23.44 24.08
Operating Profit 4.56 4.25 4.49 4.92 3.92 2.80 4.35 4.31 6.17 6.01 6.15 5.96 4.68
OPM % 15.72% 16.93% 16.01% 16.95% 14.83% 11.01% 15.65% 14.76% 23.21% 21.50% 20.96% 20.27% 16.27%
0.36 0.05 0.07 0.03 1.03 1.06 0.04 0.04 0.08 0.20 0.11 0.03 0.08
Interest 1.56 1.36 1.30 1.50 1.92 1.28 1.42 1.49 3.22 2.67 2.55 2.26 1.18
Depreciation 2.77 2.77 2.83 2.90 2.85 2.36 2.41 2.04 2.53 3.51 3.52 3.53 3.48
Profit before tax 0.59 0.17 0.43 0.55 0.18 0.22 0.56 0.82 0.50 0.03 0.19 0.20 0.10
Tax % 42.37% 0.00% 0.00% -7.27% -77.78% 63.64% 23.21% 17.07% 38.00% 66.67% 89.47% 65.00% -50.00%
0.35 0.17 0.42 0.58 0.31 0.07 0.43 0.69 0.31 0.01 0.02 0.08 0.15
EPS in Rs 1.15 0.56 1.37 1.90 1.01 0.23 1.41 2.26 1.01 0.03 0.07 0.26 0.49
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Profit & Loss

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
96 95 98 100 103 98 89 96 108 109 109 115
82 82 84 87 89 86 80 84 90 91 91 93
Operating Profit 14 13 14 13 13 12 9 12 19 18 18 23
OPM % 15% 14% 14% 13% 13% 12% 11% 12% 17% 16% 16% 20%
-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
Interest 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 6 6 7 9
Depreciation 6 7 10 10 10 9 8 9 12 11 9 14
Profit before tax 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 1
Tax % -9% -13% 92% -367% 28% 11% -24% -104% -6% -14% 29% 49%
4 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0
EPS in Rs 12.40 4.65 0.13 2.75 4.16 5.20 1.54 3.04 4.38 4.88 4.91 0.85
Dividend Payout % 15% 39% 459% 22% 14% 2% 7% 3% 2% 0% 2% 12%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 2%
5 Years: 5%
3 Years: 2%
TTM: 6%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: -16%
5 Years: -12%
3 Years: -42%
TTM: -83%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 4%
5 Years: 17%
3 Years: -10%
1 Year: -28%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 2%
5 Years: 2%
3 Years: 2%
Last Year: 1%

Balance Sheet

Figures in Rs. Crores

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 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Reserves 37 39 38 39 40 42 42 43 44 46 47 48
48 66 63 46 35 41 32 88 74 82 126 105
26 31 25 30 25 30 24 23 28 23 31 29
Total Liabilities 114 140 129 118 103 115 101 157 149 154 208 186
45 49 59 54 44 43 44 90 80 74 129 116
CWIP 3 17 1 0 4 3 2 0 5 11 0 0
Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
66 73 69 64 55 69 56 67 64 70 79 70
Total Assets 114 140 129 118 103 115 101 157 149 154 208 186

Cash Flows

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
12 10 13 23 14 4 21 2 22 3 17 30
-10 -25 -4 -5 -4 -8 -11 -49 -10 -7 -55 -1
-3 14 -7 -19 -12 5 -10 54 -20 5 38 -29
Net Cash Flow -1 -1 2 -0 -3 1 -1 8 -8 0 -0 -0
Free Cash Flow 2 -15 9 19 10 -4 9 -46 12 -5 -38 29
CFO/OP 92% 78% 96% 179% 108% 38% 235% 22% 122% 19% 99% 131%

Ratios

Figures in Rs. Crores

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 143 156 141 129 109 118 114 90 72 83 96 106
Inventory Days 174 205 197 203 162 265 176 281 384 437 481 378
Days Payable 81 116 85 106 63 137 54 50 90 68 67 39
Cash Conversion Cycle 237 245 253 227 208 245 236 320 366 452 510 445
Working Capital Days 57 58 55 79 80 47 86 65 65 56 46 45
ROCE % 9% 6% 4% 3% 4% 4% 3% 3% 5% 5% 6% 6%

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Number of Permanent Employees
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Production Volume - Synthetic Fabrics
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Sales Volume - Synthetic Fabrics
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R&D Expenditure (Percentage of Turnover)
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Shareholding Pattern

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Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
74.81% 74.81% 74.81% 74.81% 74.81% 74.81% 74.81% 74.81% 74.81% 74.81% 74.81% 74.81%
0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
25.16% 25.16% 25.16% 25.17% 25.17% 25.16% 25.16% 25.15% 25.18% 25.17% 25.16% 25.16%
No. of Shareholders 3,0253,0192,8883,0973,0112,8932,7462,7302,6952,6662,5622,572

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