Birla Cable Ltd

Birla Cable Ltd

₹ 185 5.00%
27 May - close price
About

Incorporated in 1992, Birla Cable
Ltd manufactures and sells telecommunications cables, other types of wires & cables, etc.[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1]
BCL is a part of the M P Birla group and is engaged in the manufacturing and sales of all types of optical fibre cables, copper telecommunication cables, structured copper cables, specialty cables, and allied accessories

  • Market Cap 552 Cr.
  • Current Price 185
  • High / Low 215 / 104
  • Stock P/E 32.6
  • Book Value 93.6
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 8.99 %
  • ROE 6.33 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

Cons

  • Company has a low return on equity of 5.01% over last 3 years.
  • Contingent liabilities of Rs.612 Cr.

* 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 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026
245 174 175 162 175 166 182 158 156 176 176 205 214
223 162 165 151 168 159 173 149 148 169 169 194 194
Operating Profit 22 12 10 11 7 6 9 9 8 8 7 11 20
OPM % 9% 7% 6% 7% 4% 4% 5% 6% 5% 4% 4% 5% 9%
1 10 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
Interest 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 2 3 3 4
Depreciation 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Profit before tax 17 16 7 5 2 0 2 2 2 2 1 5 14
Tax % 26% 26% 25% 25% 26% 29% 25% 28% 27% 27% 31% 26% 24%
13 12 5 4 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 4 11
EPS in Rs 4.24 3.90 1.68 1.27 0.53 0.05 0.61 0.48 0.49 0.45 0.24 1.34 3.60
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
792 686 662 771
729 645 629 724
Operating Profit 63 40 33 47
OPM % 8% 6% 5% 6%
4 15 3 4
Interest 13 15 13 12
Depreciation 11 11 16 16
Profit before tax 44 30 7 23
Tax % 25% 26% 27% 25%
33 22 5 17
EPS in Rs 10.98 7.38 1.63 5.63
Dividend Payout % 23% 24% 107% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: -1%
TTM: 17%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: -20%
TTM: 248%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 18%
5 Years: 19%
3 Years: 2%
1 Year: -1%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 5%
Last Year: 6%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Equity Capital 30 30 30 30
Reserves 199 221 223 251
129 165 111 133
103 42 51 51
Total Liabilities 461 458 416 464
83 117 128 110
CWIP 3 0 0 0
Investments 28 36 41 51
346 305 247 303
Total Assets 461 458 416 464

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
-8 16 112 -21
-22 -32 -38 12
30 15 -74 9
Net Cash Flow 0 -1 1 -0
Free Cash Flow -33 -17 85 -23
CFO/OP 6% 53% 348% -32%

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 100 114 92 96
Inventory Days 60 51 35 46
Days Payable 49 17 20 18
Cash Conversion Cycle 111 148 107 124
Working Capital Days 79 92 64 76
ROCE % 10% 5% 9%

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Optical Fibre Cables (OFC) Revenue Volume Proxy
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Permanent Employee Count
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Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) Installed Capacity
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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35% 66.35%
0.04% 0.01% 0.00% 0.34% 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.13% 0.05% 0.01% 0.02% 0.00%
0.21% 0.09% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
33.40% 33.56% 33.64% 33.31% 33.61% 33.65% 33.65% 33.52% 33.60% 33.64% 33.62% 33.64%
No. of Shareholders 38,41250,77451,58750,64151,46451,54950,94150,72351,50849,37448,32747,691

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

Classifications such as banks and foreign portfolio investors were not available earlier. The sudden changes in FII or DII can be because of these changes.

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