Astec Lifesciences Ltd

Astec Lifesciences Ltd

₹ 686 -1.03%
30 Apr - close price
About

The Company is into manufacturing of agrochemical active ingredients (technical), bulk and formulations, intermediate products and it sells its products in India as well as exports them to approximately 24 countries.
Astec also has undertaken a number of custom synthesis projects, for its clients in Europe, Japan and the US. It is present only in business to business sale (B2B).[1] [2] [3]

Key Points

Product Portfolio
The company offers a range of products and intermediates, including fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, and various chemical compounds, serving global customers and including triazole fungicides, heterocyclic herbicides, sulfonylurea herbicides, synthetic pyrethroids, fluorinated compounds, halides, intermediates, ketones, ethers, alcohols, and many others. [1]

  • Market Cap 1,345 Cr.
  • Current Price 686
  • High / Low 1,488 / 648
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value 120
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE -12.6 %
  • ROE -44.6 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Promoter holding has increased by 4.12% over last quarter.

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 5.73 times its book value
  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -6.11% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of -14.1% 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

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
272 184 200 117 127 143 111 51 154 69 99 94 120
207 159 166 105 122 140 114 69 141 116 118 100 114
Operating Profit 65 25 33 12 5 3 -3 -18 13 -46 -20 -6 6
OPM % 24% 14% 17% 10% 4% 2% -3% -36% 8% -67% -20% -6% 5%
7 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1
Interest 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 10 10
Depreciation 11 9 8 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 12
Profit before tax 58 15 25 1 -6 -11 -18 -32 -1 -62 -39 -25 -16
Tax % 26% 25% 25% 31% -20% -26% -24% -24% 4% -36% 0% 61% 3%
43 11 18 1 -5 -8 -13 -24 -1 -40 -39 -40 -16
EPS in Rs 21.97 5.82 9.34 0.43 -2.54 -4.18 -6.85 -12.41 -0.49 -20.25 -19.66 -20.59 -8.20
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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
207 267 233 299 368 431 523 555 677 628 458 381
171 213 201 236 299 354 437 443 522 551 464 448
Operating Profit 35 54 32 63 69 76 85 112 154 77 -6 -66
OPM % 17% 20% 14% 21% 19% 18% 16% 20% 23% 12% -1% -17%
-0 -16 4 -8 12 11 12 8 10 13 6 6
Interest 9 13 13 12 11 12 13 5 9 21 25 37
Depreciation 15 13 10 14 15 19 23 26 34 34 36 44
Profit before tax 11 13 12 29 56 56 61 89 121 35 -62 -141
Tax % 22% -17% 59% 33% 37% 36% 23% 27% 26% 27% -24% -4%
9 15 5 19 35 36 48 65 90 26 -47 -135
EPS in Rs 4.68 7.60 2.55 9.80 17.87 18.28 24.28 33.21 45.85 13.04 -23.93 -68.71
Dividend Payout % 21% 16% 0% 15% 8% 8% 6% 5% 3% 12% -6% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 4%
5 Years: -6%
3 Years: -17%
TTM: -17%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
TTM: -188%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 17%
5 Years: 10%
3 Years: -29%
1 Year: -47%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 6%
5 Years: 0%
3 Years: -14%
Last Year: -45%

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 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Reserves 95 116 99 119 150 183 227 290 377 400 350 215
83 93 127 127 125 176 99 187 279 341 494 555
88 133 85 69 119 83 226 181 221 219 112 92
Total Liabilities 284 362 330 334 413 461 572 678 897 979 975 881
132 133 95 103 115 167 194 213 340 318 386 520
CWIP 6 12 20 8 42 19 24 116 23 127 165 0
Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
146 216 215 223 256 275 354 349 534 534 424 361
Total Assets 284 362 330 334 413 461 572 678 897 979 975 881

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
15 7 -13 19 65 15 168 -8 24 75 10 -8
-19 -19 -17 -18 -49 -52 -74 -73 -104 -113 -135 -15
3 12 31 -1 -18 37 -95 81 80 38 125 24
Net Cash Flow -1 -0 2 1 -3 -0 0 0 0 -0 0 0

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 91 142 126 135 122 103 112 123 148 90 135 141
Inventory Days 192 147 177 133 122 121 131 113 176 268 224 196
Days Payable 114 179 169 116 155 83 218 137 179 161 102 100
Cash Conversion Cycle 168 109 134 152 89 142 25 100 145 197 256 237
Working Capital Days 125 125 142 154 115 147 77 101 163 175 234 237
ROCE % 11% 20% 12% 20% 22% 20% 20% 22% 22% 8% -4% -13%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
65.29% 66.77% 66.76% 66.76% 66.76% 66.75% 66.75% 66.75% 66.75% 66.74% 66.74% 70.87%
0.48% 1.53% 2.19% 2.29% 1.95% 1.33% 1.28% 1.25% 1.03% 0.53% 1.20% 0.25%
11.79% 9.82% 9.57% 10.58% 10.15% 10.16% 9.74% 7.88% 3.37% 4.50% 5.40% 4.34%
22.45% 21.87% 21.49% 20.37% 21.13% 21.74% 22.22% 24.12% 28.85% 28.20% 26.64% 24.53%
No. of Shareholders 17,43317,63219,54517,80918,70318,72219,24419,84819,95519,72719,05718,689

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