Basant Agro Tech (India) Ltd

Basant Agro Tech (India) Ltd

₹ 14.0 -1.48%
10 Jun 4:01 p.m.
About

Incorporated in 1990, Basant Agro-tech Ltd manufacturers wide range of agricultural inputs[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1][2]
BATL is a part of Bhartia Group of Akola. They produe OP & hybrid variety of seeds, SSP fertilizers, agriculture plastics, organic products, chemicals. Company has also diversified into Warehousing, Cold Storage and LABSA manufacturing. It has business segments as:
a) Research, development, bio-technology, processing, marketing of hybrid seeds & BT seeds of field and vegetable crops
b) Manufacturing of NPK Granulated fertilizer, SSP fertilizer
c) Trading of Chemical fertilizers /Bio fertilizers and seeds

  • Market Cap 127 Cr.
  • Current Price 14.0
  • High / Low 24.9 / 11.0
  • Stock P/E 30.4
  • Book Value 19.6
  • Dividend Yield 0.36 %
  • ROCE 6.55 %
  • ROE 2.37 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

  • Stock is trading at 0.71 times its book value

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 9.82% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 4.74% over last 3 years.
  • Dividend payout has been low at 8.75% of profits over last 3 years
  • Debtor days have increased from 58.0 to 76.8 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

Figures in Rs. Crores

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
142.10 201.28 115.66 100.56 131.76 151.85 80.63 72.97 99.30 165.08 84.12 81.03 132.52
132.59 191.19 108.85 92.35 120.95 144.26 79.17 69.33 87.23 156.77 78.29 75.70 124.25
Operating Profit 9.51 10.09 6.81 8.21 10.81 7.59 1.46 3.64 12.07 8.31 5.83 5.33 8.27
OPM % 6.69% 5.01% 5.89% 8.16% 8.20% 5.00% 1.81% 4.99% 12.16% 5.03% 6.93% 6.58% 6.24%
0.04 0.04 0.33 0.35 0.22 0.04 0.06 0.62 1.51 0.06 0.06 0.58 0.05
Interest 1.71 2.40 2.31 3.54 2.37 3.61 3.79 3.57 3.94 3.91 3.55 3.59 2.74
Depreciation 1.36 1.37 1.60 1.65 1.73 1.71 1.76 1.77 1.92 1.81 1.98 1.92 1.93
Profit before tax 6.48 6.36 3.23 3.37 6.93 2.31 -4.03 -1.08 7.72 2.65 0.36 0.40 3.65
Tax % -20.37% 8.96% 13.93% 22.26% 15.15% 12.99% -6.95% 0.00% 12.82% 13.58% 5.56% 5.00% 68.49%
7.80 5.79 2.78 2.62 5.88 2.00 -3.75 -1.08 6.74 2.29 0.34 0.38 1.15
EPS in Rs 0.86 0.64 0.31 0.29 0.65 0.22 -0.41 -0.12 0.74 0.25 0.04 0.04 0.13
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Profit & Loss

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
314 316 317 301 268 283 290 329 466 565 409 463
287 288 295 280 246 263 270 311 436 529 384 435
Operating Profit 27 28 22 21 22 20 20 18 30 36 25 28
OPM % 9% 9% 7% 7% 8% 7% 7% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6%
0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1
Interest 10 13 12 11 11 8 8 4 6 11 15 14
Depreciation 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8
Profit before tax 14 10 6 6 7 7 7 9 19 20 5 7
Tax % -22% 9% 9% 10% 10% 2% -7% 3% 2% 8% 20% 41%
17 9 6 6 6 7 8 9 19 18 4 4
EPS in Rs 1.83 1.02 0.62 0.61 0.67 0.80 0.87 1.01 2.10 2.03 0.44 0.46
Dividend Payout % 4% 5% 8% 8% 7% 6% 6% 6% 4% 4% 11% 11%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 4%
5 Years: 10%
3 Years: 0%
TTM: 13%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: -8%
5 Years: -12%
3 Years: -40%
TTM: 86%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 8%
5 Years: 30%
3 Years: -15%
1 Year: -32%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 6%
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: 5%
Last Year: 2%

Balance Sheet

Figures in Rs. Crores

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 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Reserves 77 86 91 96 102 108 117 126 144 162 165 169
130 139 123 107 104 73 60 38 74 127 156 128
71 65 84 77 55 98 84 108 148 118 84 98
Total Liabilities 287 299 306 289 270 288 271 281 375 415 414 403
83 86 91 89 89 85 81 81 88 102 110 105
CWIP 6 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 11 12 1 1
Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
198 208 215 198 181 203 188 199 275 300 302 295
Total Assets 287 299 306 289 270 288 271 281 375 415 414 403

Cash Flows

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
13 13 33 33 13 14 14 14 -10 -20 -13 44
-22 -7 -4 -4 -3 -1 -3 -5 -23 -20 -2 -4
10 -6 -28 -28 -11 -14 -11 -9 33 40 14 -40
Net Cash Flow 0 -0 -0 0 -1 -0 0 -0 0 0 -1 -0

Ratios

Figures in Rs. Crores

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 97 94 115 113 98 87 93 62 40 39 58 77
Inventory Days 149 166 143 134 172 206 151 171 204 170 228 162
Days Payable 71 66 87 82 56 113 77 90 86 57 47 53
Cash Conversion Cycle 174 194 171 165 214 180 166 143 157 153 238 186
Working Capital Days 148 164 152 147 173 139 132 95 97 116 193 157
ROCE % 12% 10% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 13% 11% 6% 7%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
53.05% 53.05% 53.05% 53.05% 53.07% 53.07% 53.07% 53.07% 53.07% 53.07% 53.07% 53.07%
0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
46.93% 46.94% 46.93% 46.92% 46.91% 46.91% 46.90% 46.90% 46.91% 46.90% 46.90% 46.91%
No. of Shareholders 47,18344,91446,59248,01446,72048,02047,48148,52247,21445,95545,23844,709

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