Albert David Ltd

Albert David Ltd

₹ 708 -1.17%
20 May 10:38 a.m.
About

Incorporated in 1938, Albert David
Ltd is in the business of manufacturing pharmaceutical products[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1]
ADL is a part of the Kolkata-based Kothari Group. It is a prominent drug house, which is in the field of manufacturing Pharmaceutical Formulations, Infusion Solutions, Herbal Dosage Forms, Bulk Drugs, etc. Company is in strategic liaison with academic institutes like the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR) & Department of Biotechnology, Calcutta University for outsourcing research.

  • Market Cap 404 Cr.
  • Current Price 708
  • High / Low 959 / 580
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value 686
  • Dividend Yield 0.71 %
  • ROCE 0.77 %
  • ROE -0.38 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Stock is trading at 1.04 times its book value

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 6.25% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 8.07% over last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.7.45 Cr.
  • Working capital days have increased from 80.3 days to 247 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 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
81 92 93 88 89 89 98 83 75 71 87 90 86
72 79 77 80 79 88 92 82 80 81 85 79 83
Operating Profit 10 13 16 8 10 1 6 1 -5 -11 3 11 3
OPM % 12% 14% 17% 9% 11% 1% 6% 1% -6% -15% 3% 12% 3%
0 18 12 17 10 23 21 -9 -5 22 -2 12 -25
Interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Depreciation 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Profit before tax 7 29 27 23 18 22 25 -10 -12 8 -3 20 -25
Tax % 48% 20% 24% 20% 29% 15% 28% -8% -13% 6% 28% 23% -15%
4 23 20 19 13 19 18 -9 -10 8 -3 15 -21
EPS in Rs 6.54 41.16 35.57 32.80 22.62 33.01 31.66 -16.45 -18.10 13.91 -5.78 26.81 -37.55
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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
317 318 293 285 316 320 246 313 341 362 345 334
281 286 266 267 286 289 227 272 297 315 342 328
Operating Profit 37 31 27 18 30 30 19 41 44 47 3 5
OPM % 12% 10% 9% 6% 10% 10% 8% 13% 13% 13% 1% 2%
2 43 8 9 15 7 17 16 15 58 30 7
Interest 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 3
Depreciation 15 9 8 8 7 8 8 9 9 7 7 10
Profit before tax 20 63 26 18 38 29 27 47 51 97 25 1
Tax % 32% 24% 39% 45% 29% 34% 19% 25% 29% 22% 32% 379%
14 48 16 10 27 19 22 35 36 75 17 -1
EPS in Rs 24.00 84.10 27.96 17.24 46.68 33.59 38.79 61.78 63.38 132.15 30.14 -2.61
Dividend Payout % 23% 7% 20% 32% 13% 21% 15% 15% 14% 9% 17% -192%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 0%
5 Years: 6%
3 Years: -1%
TTM: -3%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
TTM: -109%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 10%
3 Years: 6%
1 Year: -12%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 10%
3 Years: 8%
Last Year: 0%

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 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Reserves 87 131 177 180 205 217 239 274 306 377 387 386
30 20 30 28 0 2 2 6 5 3 12 30
71 67 71 76 84 95 95 116 106 112 107 98
Total Liabilities 193 224 285 290 295 320 341 401 423 498 511 519
49 44 87 83 77 91 84 88 80 83 99 100
CWIP 5 5 9 5 5 2 1 1 3 7 2 21
Investments 16 48 59 68 113 122 138 183 193 273 260 243
122 127 130 134 99 106 119 130 148 135 151 155
Total Assets 193 224 285 290 295 320 341 401 423 498 511 519

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
28 68 20 30 32 30 37 40 11 46 -28 -8
-9 -38 -36 -11 -19 -20 -37 -40 -5 -33 23 -4
-18 -18 7 -5 -17 -10 -2 -2 -6 -8 0 12
Net Cash Flow 1 12 -10 15 -4 0 -2 -1 -1 4 -5 -0
Free Cash Flow 18 62 -0 31 45 15 35 32 6 35 -43 -36
CFO/OP 95% 303% 115% 204% 126% 149% 202% 129% 59% 131% -629% -49%

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 47 41 41 35 25 34 29 29 32 30 29 37
Inventory Days 176 187 217 173 151 148 151 124 149 126 201 187
Days Payable 103 102 117 127 102 132 104 96 95 98 118 104
Cash Conversion Cycle 120 126 141 81 74 50 76 57 87 58 112 120
Working Capital Days 27 25 24 10 21 18 -10 -34 14 -13 6 247
ROCE % 18% 17% 15% 7% 18% 14% 12% 17% 17% 28% 6% 1%

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Total Number of Permanent Employees
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Number of Stockists
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Contribution of Top Product (Placentrex)
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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
62.04% 62.04% 62.04% 62.13% 62.13% 62.13% 62.13% 62.23% 62.23% 62.23% 62.23% 62.23%
0.65% 0.57% 0.70% 0.98% 0.80% 0.88% 0.86% 1.00% 0.84% 0.60% 0.60% 0.58%
2.30% 1.90% 1.67% 1.67% 1.67% 1.63% 1.63% 1.64% 1.65% 1.65% 1.65% 1.65%
35.01% 35.49% 35.60% 35.23% 35.41% 35.36% 35.39% 35.12% 35.27% 35.50% 35.51% 35.52%
No. of Shareholders 9,8289,90710,04111,26612,34913,59014,83015,30415,07014,66613,96713,555

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