Bengal & Assam Company Ltd

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Bengal & Assam Company Ltd

₹ 5,718 -0.54%
11 Nov - close price
About

Bengal & Assam Company Limited is a Core Investment Company registered with the RBI. Its objective is to hold investments in its subsidiaries, other group companies, money market mutual funds etc., as prescribed by the RBI. [1]

Key Points

Holding Company
BACL majorly holds investments in almost all the group companies of the JK group, which was founded in the year 1918. BACL held ~97% of its total assets in the form of investments in equity share and preference share capital, subsidiaries and group companies, listed companies, and unlisted companies as of FY23. [1]

  • Market Cap ₹ 6,512 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 5,718
  • High / Low ₹ 7,640 / 5,312
  • Stock P/E 53.0
  • Book Value ₹ 1,097
  • Dividend Yield 0.87 %
  • ROCE 11.7 %
  • ROE 10.2 %
  • Face Value ₹ 10.0

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company is expected to give good quarter
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 45.6%
  • Company's median sales growth is 23.1% of last 10 years

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 5.21 times its book value
  • Company has a low return on equity of 10.5% over last 3 years.
  • Debtor days have increased from 34.2 to 60.1 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

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026 Jun 2026 Sep 2026
85 2 63 3 121 4 29 26 150 33 86 37 184
Interest 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4 2 3 2 4 2 19 23 28 30 75 34 56
Financing Profit 79 -2 57 -0 116 1 9 2 121 2 9 2 127
Financing Margin % 92% -98% 91% -11% 96% 26% 30% 7% 81% 5% 11% 5% 69%
2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 -0 5 2 2
Depreciation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit before tax 80 -1 59 2 118 4 11 4 123 1 14 4 129
Tax % 16% 23% 15% -7% 16% 37% -2% 24% 14% 41% 26% 23% 14%
67 -1 50 2 99 3 11 3 106 1 10 3 110
EPS in Rs 59.28 -0.66 44.68 1.63 87.77 2.34 9.53 2.44 93.06 0.56 8.99 2.44 96.74
Gross NPA %
Net NPA %
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026 TTM
33 42 43 42 69 176 57 103 144 153 159 296 340
Interest 13 19 23 14 31 43 34 26 17 11 6 5 5
3 3 4 5 5 9 6 7 8 11 26 157 196
Financing Profit 17 19 17 23 33 124 17 70 119 132 127 134 139
Financing Margin % 50% 46% 40% 54% 48% 71% 30% 68% 83% 86% 80% 45% 41%
5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 29 7 7 8 8
Depreciation 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Profit before tax 22 24 22 28 38 130 24 76 148 138 134 141 147
Tax % 5% 4% -3% -1% -1% 4% 1% 20% 17% 16% 15% 15%
21 23 23 29 39 125 23 61 122 116 114 120 124
EPS in Rs 23.68 26.46 26.53 32.89 44.83 110.97 20.59 54.25 107.87 102.35 101.27 105.03 108.73
Dividend Payout % 30% 38% 38% 30% 21% 14% 36% 28% 23% 39% 50% 48%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 22%
5 Years: 39%
3 Years: 27%
TTM: 62%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 18%
5 Years: 39%
3 Years: 5%
TTM: 0%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 18%
5 Years: 22%
3 Years: -11%
1 Year: -23%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 10%
3 Years: 11%
Last Year: 10%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026 Sep 2026
Equity Capital 9 9 9 9 8 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Reserves 330 344 367 387 698 791 824 883 989 1,065 1,136 1,183 1,239
Borrowing 154 194 194 126 547 432 404 260 168 100 79 82 85
10 4 4 5 16 17 16 18 19 20 24 69 69
Total Liabilities 502 552 574 526 1,269 1,251 1,256 1,173 1,187 1,196 1,251 1,346 1,404
18 18 17 17 26 25 25 24 24 24 23 23 22
CWIP 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Investments 396 418 457 450 1,184 1,188 1,200 1,136 1,150 1,158 1,217 1,271 1,339
88 116 100 57 59 38 31 12 13 14 10 52 44
Total Assets 502 552 574 526 1,269 1,251 1,256 1,173 1,187 1,196 1,251 1,346 1,404

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

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 36 39 44 71 149 41 85 108 117 117 117
-65 -39 -20 46 -231 39 20 91 18 -10 -46 -57
38 7 -22 -90 160 -187 -62 -179 -126 -107 -72 -59
Net Cash Flow 0 4 -3 0 1 1 -0 -3 0 0 0 1
Free Cash Flow 28 36 39 42 64 149 41 85 130 117 117 117

Ratios

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Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
ROE % 6% 7% 6% 7% 7% 17% 3% 7% 11% 11% 10% 10%

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Book Value of Investments (Total Portfolio)
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Dividend Income (from Subsidiaries and Associates)
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Market Value of Investments (Total Portfolio)
INR crore
Stake in JK Tyre & Industries Ltd
%
Stake in Umang Dairies Ltd
%
Stake in JK Fenner (India) Ltd
%
Stake in JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd
%
Stake in JK Paper Ltd
%

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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

2 Recently
Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Sep 2026
73.02% 73.02% 73.02% 73.02% 73.02% 73.02% 73.11% 72.88% 72.88% 72.87% 72.87% 72.87%
4.31% 4.31% 4.31% 4.55% 4.57% 4.55% 4.47% 4.42% 4.43% 4.43% 4.41% 4.41%
0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
22.67% 22.67% 22.67% 22.43% 22.41% 22.41% 22.42% 22.70% 22.68% 22.69% 22.71% 22.71%
No. of Shareholders 20,81921,01921,02121,11920,33920,23120,20727,05026,17725,46325,13824,692

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