Alkali Metals Ltd

Alkali Metals Ltd

₹ 118 -1.82%
04 Oct 4:08 p.m.
About

Incorporated in 1968, Alkali Metals Limited manufactures variety of products ranging from sodium derivatives, pyridine derivatives, fine chemicals and pharmaceutical APIs, etc.

Key Points

Product Portfolio:[1]
Alkali Metals has a product portfolio of 365 products with most of them developed with in-house technology. The company's product portfolio includes sodium and other Alkali Metals, Derivatives like Amides, Hydrides, Alkoxides, Azides & Tetrazoles, Pyridine Compounds, cyclic compounds, Specialty Fine chemicals, Drugs & Pharma Intermediates.
The company handles extremely hazardous processes and products involving Sodium based compounds and pyridine derivatives.

  • Market Cap 121 Cr.
  • Current Price 118
  • High / Low 165 / 94.2
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value 50.4
  • Dividend Yield 0.85 %
  • ROCE 5.99 %
  • ROE 2.74 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 72.8%

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 2.98% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 5.13% over last 3 years.
  • Promoters have pledged 30.1% of their holding.
  • Debtor days have increased from 63.2 to 79.2 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.

Peer comparison

Sector: Chemicals Industry: Chemicals

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Quarterly Results

Figures in Rs. Crores

Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024
13.49 25.39 22.40 29.74 21.81 20.56 18.96 26.90 17.05 16.84 24.55 24.42 14.67
12.81 20.72 20.01 26.08 19.44 18.34 17.15 23.60 15.28 15.11 21.78 22.53 16.40
Operating Profit 0.68 4.67 2.39 3.66 2.37 2.22 1.81 3.30 1.77 1.73 2.77 1.89 -1.73
OPM % 5.04% 18.39% 10.67% 12.31% 10.87% 10.80% 9.55% 12.27% 10.38% 10.27% 11.28% 7.74% -11.79%
0.04 0.01 0.04 0.04 0.38 0.30 0.14 0.23 0.08 0.20 0.10 0.17 0.08
Interest 0.60 0.62 0.65 0.76 0.49 0.49 0.52 1.18 0.61 0.69 0.75 0.51 0.58
Depreciation 0.85 0.86 1.07 1.07 1.05 1.07 1.08 1.10 1.13 1.15 1.17 1.15 1.09
Profit before tax -0.73 3.20 0.71 1.87 1.21 0.96 0.35 1.25 0.11 0.09 0.95 0.40 -3.32
Tax % 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 82.89% 0.00% 50.00% 31.43% 21.60% 0.00% 0.00% 62.11% -42.50% 0.00%
-0.73 3.19 0.70 0.32 1.21 0.49 0.24 0.98 0.11 0.10 0.36 0.56 -3.32
EPS in Rs -0.72 3.13 0.69 0.31 1.19 0.48 0.24 0.96 0.11 0.10 0.35 0.55 -3.26
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Profit & Loss

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 TTM
61.92 66.04 68.44 73.28 61.12 64.93 71.56 70.85 55.38 91.02 88.23 82.86 80.48
55.72 62.64 59.01 63.35 54.28 58.13 64.14 64.17 49.32 79.64 78.55 74.69 75.82
Operating Profit 6.20 3.40 9.43 9.93 6.84 6.80 7.42 6.68 6.06 11.38 9.68 8.17 4.66
OPM % 10.01% 5.15% 13.78% 13.55% 11.19% 10.47% 10.37% 9.43% 10.94% 12.50% 10.97% 9.86% 5.79%
0.79 0.44 -0.35 0.25 0.12 0.50 0.40 0.35 0.05 0.14 1.05 0.54 0.55
Interest 3.12 3.49 4.50 3.44 2.96 2.52 2.71 2.47 2.54 2.63 2.67 2.56 2.53
Depreciation 3.48 3.52 4.27 3.75 3.62 3.48 3.41 3.45 3.35 3.86 4.29 4.60 4.56
Profit before tax 0.39 -3.17 0.31 2.99 0.38 1.30 1.70 1.11 0.22 5.03 3.77 1.55 -1.88
Tax % -1,120.51% -38.17% 6.45% 24.41% 7.89% 0.00% 0.00% -12.61% 650.00% 30.82% 22.55% 27.10%
4.76 -1.96 0.28 2.26 0.35 1.31 1.69 1.25 -1.21 3.48 2.91 1.13 -2.30
EPS in Rs 4.67 -1.92 0.27 2.22 0.34 1.29 1.66 1.23 -1.19 3.42 2.86 1.11 -2.26
Dividend Payout % 21.39% 0.00% 0.00% 54.05% 145.43% 77.71% 72.28% 81.44% -67.31% 58.51% 69.97% 90.09%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 2%
5 Years: 3%
3 Years: 14%
TTM: -4%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: -3%
3 Years: 39%
TTM: -210%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 18%
5 Years: 21%
3 Years: 5%
1 Year: 6%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 3%
5 Years: 3%
3 Years: 5%
Last Year: 3%

Balance Sheet

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Equity Capital 10.18 10.18 10.18 10.18 10.18 10.18 10.18 10.18 10.18 10.18 10.18 10.18
Reserves 42.51 40.55 39.19 39.97 40.34 41.20 41.85 40.10 39.19 41.90 42.68 41.16
32.78 35.87 32.75 21.69 21.44 18.08 18.19 19.99 21.92 17.25 23.82 22.84
15.57 14.75 12.47 15.14 17.55 19.46 20.81 16.98 24.96 27.42 25.24 31.33
Total Liabilities 101.04 101.35 94.59 86.98 89.51 88.92 91.03 87.25 96.25 96.75 101.92 105.51
57.00 61.06 57.00 53.71 49.84 46.82 44.76 44.87 46.66 46.27 49.47 47.29
CWIP 3.49 0.00 0.36 0.46 1.56 1.55 2.12 2.15 0.43 0.63 1.33 0.19
Investments 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
40.55 40.29 37.23 32.81 38.11 40.55 44.15 40.23 49.16 49.85 51.12 58.03
Total Assets 101.04 101.35 94.59 86.98 89.51 88.92 91.03 87.25 96.25 96.75 101.92 105.51

Cash Flows

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
6.63 1.18 9.16 8.28 4.19 4.50 6.90 9.43 1.32 11.19 11.19 6.29
-2.02 -3.08 -2.11 -0.44 -0.97 -0.41 -2.81 -3.74 -3.52 -2.84 -3.14 -1.64
-4.40 2.27 -5.53 -9.92 -3.26 -4.06 -4.08 -3.16 0.07 -6.82 -8.96 -5.71
Net Cash Flow 0.21 0.37 1.52 -2.08 -0.05 0.03 0.02 2.53 -2.13 1.53 -0.91 -1.06

Ratios

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Debtor Days 80.88 74.72 45.65 56.28 61.39 79.26 54.78 32.82 79.02 53.74 56.63 79.16
Inventory Days 184.66 139.35 176.18 119.11 251.90 194.18 241.56 233.58 493.80 245.90 277.93 381.69
Days Payable 156.41 134.00 111.92 116.85 182.90 166.75 169.77 121.63 318.70 165.04 180.30 281.00
Cash Conversion Cycle 109.13 80.07 109.91 58.55 130.39 106.70 126.57 144.76 254.13 134.59 154.26 179.84
Working Capital Days 127.62 105.34 86.08 65.25 98.71 99.84 102.57 90.10 166.88 86.74 97.71 113.74
ROCE % 4.11% 0.36% 6.97% 8.35% 5.05% 5.47% 6.31% 5.41% 4.10% 11.11% 8.94% 5.99%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

3 Recently
Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024
69.64% 69.64% 69.59% 69.59% 69.59% 69.59% 69.59% 69.59% 69.59% 69.59% 69.59% 69.59%
0.00% 0.08% 0.55% 0.55% 0.55% 0.55% 0.51% 0.44% 0.41% 0.12% 0.16% 0.07%
30.36% 30.28% 29.86% 29.86% 29.86% 29.86% 29.91% 29.98% 30.00% 30.30% 30.26% 30.34%
No. of Shareholders 11,67512,38512,72912,43912,64813,36113,31313,53113,18512,20812,29512,566

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