Indo Borax & Chemicals Ltd

Indo Borax & Chemicals Ltd

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16 May 12:41 p.m.
About

Incorporated in 1980, Indo Borax & Chemicals Ltd is in the business of manufacturing Boron and Lithium products[1]

Key Points

Product & Usage:[1]
a) Boric Acid Technical Grade Granular:
IBCL is first in the country to be awarded BIS certification for manufacturing Boric Acid Technical Grade. This is used in fused products i.e. glass, glass fibre ceramics, fritss, glazed, porcelain enamels. It is also used as fluxes and metallurgical operations like welding, brazing, paste fluxes and soldering fluxes, etc. and as a catalyst in cyclohexane and hydrocarbon oxidation.
b) Boric Acid Technical Grade Powder:
This is used in metallurgical operations like welding and brazing, fire retardant, and as catalysts in cyclohexane and hydrocarbon oxidation. Itis also used as condensers, dishwashing products, lubricants, in nuclear applications and in agricultural as micronutrients in thefertilizers.
c) Boric Acid IP Grade:
Company is the only Indian manufacturer of IP grade Boric Acid with an FDA license. IP Grade is used in eye wash, ointments, foot powder, shampoo, skin cream, mouthwash and in veterinary formulations.
Disodium Octaborare Tetra hydrate (D.O.T.):
IBCL has a Fertilizer licence for manufacturing Disodium OCTA-borate Tetra-hydrate, which is an important value-added Agriculture Micro nutrient Fertilizer. It was developed using in-house technology and is used in manufacturing solution or suspension fertilizers, formulations of high-performance liquids containing Boron or with combination of other nutrients for spraying on soil or through irrigation, and for formulation
of soluble micronutrients powders for foliar spraying. It is also used as fire retardant in cellulosic materials such as cotton batting,
paper, fabric, wooden composites etc.,
in fire retardant treatments for clothing,
drapes or curtains, rugs, ironing board
covers, firefighter clothing and fire retarded
paper products, in water-based systems
for corrosion inhibition, lubrication, thermal oxidative stabilization. It is used to manufacture water treatment chemicals and as an additive to reduce abrasiveness and to control viscosity in cleaning products such hand cleaners, polishes, and waxes, cleaning compounds.
**d) Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate: **
This is used in manufacturing lubricant greases, dyestuff and speciality resins. It is also used in batteries of electric
vehicles

  • Market Cap 605 Cr.
  • Current Price 188
  • High / Low 263 / 141
  • Stock P/E 14.2
  • Book Value 105
  • Dividend Yield 0.53 %
  • ROCE 18.7 %
  • ROE 13.5 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 8.74% over past five years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.15.6 Cr.
  • Dividend payout has been low at 7.37% of profits over last 3 years
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -4.62%
  • Working capital days have increased from 117 days to 205 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 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025
49 53 61 55 56 55 47 44 45 50 38 38 50
35 38 48 37 41 43 37 35 34 33 29 27 40
Operating Profit 13 15 14 18 15 12 10 9 12 16 9 10 10
OPM % 27% 28% 22% 32% 28% 22% 22% 21% 25% 33% 24% 27% 20%
1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Depreciation 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1
Profit before tax 14 17 15 19 17 14 12 11 14 19 13 14 13
Tax % 25% 24% 26% 29% 26% 27% 27% 27% 20% 27% 29% 34% 20%
11 13 11 14 13 10 9 8 11 14 9 9 10
EPS in Rs 3.28 4.01 3.58 4.27 3.94 3.23 2.78 2.56 3.56 4.37 2.86 2.83 3.19
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
77 87 70 67 101 128 115 144 176 225 191 175
62 69 57 56 83 108 97 100 128 163 149 129
Operating Profit 15 19 12 10 18 20 19 44 48 62 43 46
OPM % 19% 21% 18% 15% 17% 16% 16% 31% 27% 28% 22% 26%
2 3 3 3 4 6 5 4 3 9 12 16
Interest 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Depreciation 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3
Profit before tax 16 20 14 12 20 24 22 47 50 69 52 59
Tax % 33% 32% 32% 31% 34% 28% 24% 26% 27% 26% 25% 28%
10 14 9 8 13 18 17 34 36 51 39 43
EPS in Rs 2.91 4.08 2.88 2.49 4.17 5.46 5.28 10.67 11.33 15.80 12.15 13.25
Dividend Payout % 5% 4% 5% 6% 4% 3% 4% 9% 1% 6% 8% 8%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 9%
3 Years: 0%
TTM: -8%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 12%
5 Years: 21%
3 Years: 6%
TTM: 11%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 19%
5 Years: 58%
3 Years: 12%
1 Year: 8%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 17%
3 Years: 16%
Last Year: 14%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Equity Capital 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Reserves 64 75 84 91 101 118 135 170 204 252 290 332
4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 9 8 10 12 11 10 17 14 20 18 21
Total Liabilities 80 92 97 106 117 132 149 190 222 275 311 357
3 11 21 52 51 50 46 89 91 96 99 101
CWIP 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Investments 35 14 32 23 20 37 18 30 4 9 43 57
42 65 43 29 45 44 84 70 126 169 169 198
Total Assets 80 92 97 106 117 132 149 190 222 275 311 357

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
18 0 18 21 1 15 13 16 11 60 68 -72
-11 13 -26 -24 5 -16 26 -54 26 -8 -30 -7
-5 -1 -4 -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 -3 -3 -3 -3
Net Cash Flow 3 12 -12 -4 5 -2 38 -39 34 49 35 -82

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 17 25 30 28 32 27 26 22 21 21 26 33
Inventory Days 220 252 221 70 59 53 56 176 309 195 80 210
Days Payable 31 35 39 35 19 9 15 31 23 12 13 24
Cash Conversion Cycle 206 242 211 63 72 71 66 166 307 204 93 218
Working Capital Days 103 139 120 46 74 66 40 81 143 96 51 205
ROCE % 23% 26% 16% 13% 20% 21% 17% 30% 26% 29% 19% 19%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
54.19% 53.78% 53.78% 53.00% 52.07% 52.07% 52.07% 50.80% 50.79% 50.79% 50.79% 50.79%
0.06% 0.09% 0.11% 0.06% 0.22% 0.01% 0.03% 0.10% 0.00% 0.06% 0.01% 0.02%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01%
45.76% 46.12% 46.10% 46.94% 47.71% 47.90% 47.89% 49.09% 49.15% 49.14% 49.20% 49.16%
No. of Shareholders 21,00521,68720,74121,06822,91927,02927,86328,11127,43629,81729,64628,603

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

Classifications such as banks and foreign portfolio investors were not available earlier. The sudden changes in FII or DII can be because of these changes.

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