Astron Paper & Board Mill Ltd

Astron Paper & Board Mill Ltd

₹ 19.4 -1.48%
11 Dec 3:57 p.m.
About

Astron Paper and Board mill Ltd is a paper manufacturing company. It is engaged in the manufacturing of Kraft Paper from waste paper. [1]

Key Points

Product Portfolio
The product portfolio of the company consists of Fluting Medium Paper, Test Liners, VTL (Virgin Top Liner), Kraft Liner, H-RCT Kraft Liner, etc. [1]
The packaging paper of the company is used by the packaging industry for making corrugated boxes, sacks, liners, and composite containers. [2]

  • Market Cap 90.0 Cr.
  • Current Price 19.4
  • High / Low 40.9 / 16.6
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value 28.8
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE -0.72 %
  • ROE -5.61 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Stock is trading at 0.67 times its book value

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -3.60% over past five years.
  • Promoter holding is low: 27.1%
  • Company has a low return on equity of -4.10% over last 3 years.

* 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: Paper Industry: Paper

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024
115.55 141.52 143.29 115.86 97.51 89.82 91.54 78.38 80.67 73.33 78.40 58.15 35.56
108.30 131.96 138.73 117.87 107.88 94.25 89.64 76.10 78.35 70.72 82.55 67.12 42.85
Operating Profit 7.25 9.56 4.56 -2.01 -10.37 -4.43 1.90 2.28 2.32 2.61 -4.15 -8.97 -7.29
OPM % 6.27% 6.76% 3.18% -1.73% -10.63% -4.93% 2.08% 2.91% 2.88% 3.56% -5.29% -15.43% -20.50%
0.41 0.29 0.57 0.28 0.53 0.35 0.49 0.30 0.45 0.29 0.57 0.71 0.12
Interest 1.98 2.23 2.17 2.25 2.38 2.30 2.91 2.44 2.62 2.69 2.79 2.63 3.44
Depreciation 1.53 1.53 1.54 1.51 1.41 1.50 1.51 1.67 1.56 1.58 1.56 1.68 1.56
Profit before tax 4.15 6.09 1.42 -5.49 -13.63 -7.88 -2.03 -1.53 -1.41 -1.37 -7.93 -12.57 -12.17
Tax % 47.23% 37.93% 41.55% -29.69% -29.27% -27.79% -25.62% -22.88% -31.91% -28.47% -37.20% -29.28% -23.99%
2.19 3.78 0.83 -3.86 -9.64 -5.69 -1.52 -1.17 -0.96 -0.98 -4.98 -8.90 -9.26
EPS in Rs 0.47 0.81 0.18 -0.83 -2.07 -1.22 -0.33 -0.25 -0.21 -0.21 -1.07 -1.91 -1.99
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2012 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 TTM
0 106 152 157 182 251 373 358 435 512 395 311 245
0 95 133 137 161 219 323 324 407 485 409 308 263
Operating Profit -0 11 19 20 22 32 50 34 28 27 -15 3 -18
OPM % 10% 13% 12% 12% 13% 13% 10% 6% 5% -4% 1% -7%
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 2
Interest 0 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 8 10 11 12
Depreciation 0 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
Profit before tax -0 -1 6 6 8 19 36 20 15 14 -29 -12 -34
Tax % 19% 116% 31% 4% -20% -10% 33% 34% 34% 37% -29% -28%
-0 -3 4 6 10 21 24 13 10 9 -21 -9 -24
EPS in Rs -0.46 -0.97 1.27 1.87 3.08 4.48 5.18 2.87 2.08 1.87 -4.45 -1.89 -5.18
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: -4%
3 Years: -11%
TTM: -28%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
TTM: -158%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: -13%
3 Years: -27%
1 Year: -36%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 6%
5 Years: 0%
3 Years: -4%
Last Year: -6%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2012 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Sep 2024
Equity Capital 4 31 32 32 32 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46
Reserves 8 -7 -3 3 13 80 104 117 127 135 114 106 88
32 72 72 78 89 75 57 61 45 66 76 80 82
6 31 36 45 38 31 87 86 87 85 67 61 46
Total Liabilities 50 127 137 158 173 232 294 310 305 332 304 293 262
4 67 66 75 79 90 121 129 126 122 134 129 126
CWIP 36 0 1 0 1 13 2 0 7 8 0 0 0
Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 6 6 5 5 5
10 59 70 84 92 128 167 177 166 197 165 158 131
Total Assets 50 127 137 158 173 232 294 310 305 332 304 293 262

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2012 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
-1 11 16 16 5 37 19 33 -14 7 5
-39 -2 -10 -10 -28 -27 -11 -4 -1 -9 -0
40 -8 -3 -7 38 -26 -3 -24 14 4 -5
Net Cash Flow 1 1 2 -1 15 -15 4 6 -2 1 0

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2012 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Debtor Days 98 69 86 70 86 82 95 66 69 59 62
Inventory Days 121 129 129 132 75 94 86 59 47 53 66
Days Payable 22 20 27 79 53 107 125 92 71 73 96
Cash Conversion Cycle 197 178 188 123 108 68 55 33 45 39 33
Working Capital Days 108 93 104 97 93 62 76 57 74 73 77
ROCE % -1% 17% 16% 16% 17% 22% 14% 11% 10% -8% -1%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

9 Recently
Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024
27.06% 27.06% 27.06% 27.06% 27.06% 27.06% 27.06% 27.06% 27.06% 27.06% 27.06% 27.06%
0.15% 0.05% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00%
72.79% 72.89% 72.94% 72.89% 72.94% 72.94% 72.93% 72.93% 72.94% 72.94% 72.89% 72.94%
No. of Shareholders 20,56120,87020,78921,27921,68321,33620,82421,85321,07521,04920,96521,187

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