Astral Ltd

Astral Ltd

₹ 1,991 -0.34%
28 Mar - close price
About

Astral Poly Technik Ltd was established in 1996, with the aim to manufacture pro-India plumbing and drainage systems in the country. It has also forayed into adhesive business over years. [1]

Key Points

History[1]
Astral is amongst the leading players in the CPVC pipes and fittings business in India. It was the first company to launch lead-free PVC pipes in 2004 and lead-free uPVC column pipes in 2012. Astral forayed into related adhesives business in 2014 with the acquisition of Seal IT Services Limited (UK) and later acquired Resinova Chemie Limited (RCL) in Nov 2014.

  • Market Cap 53,490 Cr.
  • Current Price 1,991
  • High / Low 2,144 / 1,327
  • Stock P/E 94.8
  • Book Value 108
  • Dividend Yield 0.16 %
  • ROCE 23.6 %
  • ROE 17.9 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 21.0% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Company's median sales growth is 19.0% of last 10 years

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 18.4 times its book value
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last quarter: -1.75%

* 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: Plastic products Industry: Plastics Products

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2020 Mar 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023
898 1,128 701 1,200 1,103 1,391 1,213 1,172 1,268 1,506 1,283 1,363 1,370
707 874 571 988 905 1,176 1,042 1,028 1,081 1,199 1,082 1,143 1,165
Operating Profit 191 254 129 212 198 215 171 144 186 307 202 220 205
OPM % 21% 23% 18% 18% 18% 15% 14% 12% 15% 20% 16% 16% 15%
8 5 4 8 6 16 14 14 -2 12 12 13 6
Interest 4 1 5 1 2 5 13 14 9 3 6 8 8
Depreciation 30 29 31 31 32 33 43 45 46 44 46 49 50
Profit before tax 165 229 98 187 170 193 128 99 130 272 162 177 154
Tax % 25% 23% 24% 23% 25% 25% 25% 24% 27% 24% 26% 26% 26%
124 176 75 143 128 144 96 75 95 206 119 132 113
EPS in Rs 4.60 6.52 2.76 5.27 4.75 5.28 3.32 2.57 3.46 7.66 4.46 4.88 4.23
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 TTM
565 802 1,057 1,410 1,678 1,895 2,073 2,507 2,578 3,176 4,394 5,158 5,522
482 687 902 1,242 1,470 1,633 1,759 2,126 2,136 2,539 3,640 4,349 4,588
Operating Profit 83 115 155 168 208 261 314 382 442 638 754 810 934
OPM % 15% 14% 15% 12% 12% 14% 15% 15% 17% 20% 17% 16% 17%
4 2 2 3 -4 8 13 15 11 25 35 37 44
Interest 23 19 31 25 30 18 22 32 39 13 13 40 25
Depreciation 14 18 22 36 42 50 57 81 108 116 127 178 190
Profit before tax 50 80 105 110 132 201 248 283 306 533 648 628 764
Tax % 21% 24% 24% 29% 22% 28% 29% 30% 18% 23% 24% 25%
39 61 79 78 102 145 176 197 250 408 490 472 570
EPS in Rs 0.79 1.21 1.26 2.89 3.79 5.44 6.58 7.36 9.25 15.10 18.06 17.00 21.23
Dividend Payout % 6% 5% 5% 6% 5% 5% 4% 4% 6% 10% 12% 21%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 20%
5 Years: 20%
3 Years: 26%
TTM: 10%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 22%
5 Years: 21%
3 Years: 22%
TTM: 46%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 34%
5 Years: 31%
3 Years: 19%
1 Year: 48%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 20%
5 Years: 20%
3 Years: 21%
Last Year: 18%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Sep 2023
Equity Capital 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 15 20 20 27 27
Reserves 173 230 304 607 696 835 1,006 1,266 1,488 1,876 2,316 2,684 2,875
94 92 142 203 197 229 189 275 191 80 98 87 98
202 211 237 344 397 386 468 546 595 697 952 1,564 1,328
Total Liabilities 480 544 694 1,165 1,301 1,462 1,675 2,099 2,289 2,673 3,387 4,362 4,328
164 215 289 557 645 741 842 1,105 1,255 1,314 1,496 1,950 2,083
CWIP 13 12 8 27 15 25 73 81 44 57 123 126 205
Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
303 317 397 582 641 695 759 913 990 1,302 1,768 2,286 2,040
Total Assets 480 544 694 1,165 1,301 1,462 1,675 2,099 2,289 2,673 3,387 4,362 4,328

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
85 65 67 117 226 114 282 342 405 664 543 557
-68 -67 -91 -343 -203 -158 -185 -291 -318 -454 72 -478
8 -22 13 237 16 12 -71 -5 -163 -153 -44 -191
Net Cash Flow 25 -24 -11 11 38 -32 25 46 -75 57 571 -112

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
Debtor Days 67 48 50 60 49 65 54 49 32 32 22 25
Inventory Days 113 95 92 92 84 76 94 88 124 88 91 93
Days Payable 152 107 87 93 96 80 92 86 109 96 93 85
Cash Conversion Cycle 28 36 55 60 38 61 56 51 47 23 20 33
Working Capital Days 24 31 56 64 30 47 38 32 42 18 18 20
ROCE % 30% 32% 34% 21% 18% 22% 23% 23% 21% 29% 29% 24%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

2 Recently
Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023
55.74% 55.74% 55.73% 55.73% 55.73% 55.73% 55.85% 55.85% 55.85% 55.85% 55.85% 54.10%
22.71% 22.75% 21.32% 19.85% 17.79% 16.07% 16.26% 14.88% 13.86% 15.65% 18.50% 19.79%
7.68% 8.03% 10.72% 11.62% 12.70% 13.60% 14.37% 15.23% 16.50% 15.87% 13.21% 13.66%
13.87% 13.49% 12.23% 12.80% 13.78% 14.60% 13.53% 14.04% 13.79% 12.64% 12.44% 12.44%
No. of Shareholders 98,9741,24,0571,71,5661,99,7562,41,9312,72,6802,70,0453,03,2813,19,8992,92,6722,95,4562,93,602

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