Balmer Lawrie Investment Ltd

₹ 70.0 -0.60%

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About

Balmer Lawrie Investments Ltd is a Government Enterprise. It’s a major stakeholder of Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. The company along with its subsidiaries is engaged in the business of Industrial Packaging, Greases & Lubricants, Leather Chemicals, etc. ^[1]

Key Points

Formation of Company^[1]
As part of oil sector deregulation, the Government of India disinvested ~33.6% from IBP (Indo Burma Petrol) Co (from ~60% holding) and demerged IBP’s stake in Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd to Balmer Lawrie Investments Ltd (incorporated in 2001). The President of India currently holds ~60% equity in the company, which operates under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.

Website BSE NSE

Market Cap ₹ 1,554 Cr.
Current Price ₹ 70.0
High / Low ₹ 95.8 / 63.8
Stock P/E 10.9
Book Value ₹ 8.72
Dividend Yield 6.14 %
ROCE 75.0 %
ROE 73.8 %
Face Value ₹ 1.00

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Pros

Company is almost debt free.
Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 58.9%
Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 76.2%

Cons

Stock is trading at 8.03 times its book value
Tax rate seems low

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

	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
	2	2	81	3	3	3	93	3	3	3	93	2	47
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Operating Profit	2	2	81	2	2	2	92	3	2	3	93	2	47
OPM %	87%	89%	100%	88%	90%	89%	100%	88%	80%	89%	100%	86%	99%
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Depreciation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Profit before tax	2	2	81	2	2	2	92	3	3	3	93	2	47
Tax %	29%	26%	1%	26%	26%	26%	1%	25%	28%	25%	1%	26%	1%
	2	1	81	2	2	2	92	2	2	2	92	2	47
EPS in Rs	0.07	0.07	3.63	0.08	0.08	0.08	4.13	0.08	0.08	0.09	4.14	0.07	2.11
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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
	38	38	42	56	79	87	87	69	76	89	101	146
	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1
Operating Profit	38	38	41	55	78	86	86	68	75	88	100	144
OPM %	99%	98%	98%	99%	99%	99%	99%	98%	99%	99%	98%	99%
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Depreciation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Profit before tax	38	38	41	55	78	86	86	68	75	88	100	145
Tax %	5%	5%	5%	3%	3%	3%	2%	2%	2%	2%	3%	2%
	36	36	39	54	76	84	85	67	73	86	97	142
EPS in Rs	1.61	1.60	1.75	2.42	3.42	3.76	3.81	3.00	3.31	3.86	4.37	6.41
Dividend Payout %	78%	78%	97%	99%	99%	100%	100%	100%	100%	99%	98%	32%

Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years:	14%
5 Years:	11%
3 Years:	24%
TTM:	44%

Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years:	15%
5 Years:	11%
3 Years:	25%
TTM:	46%

Stock Price CAGR
10 Years:	9%
5 Years:	8%
3 Years:	19%
1 Year:	-16%

Return on Equity
10 Years:	49%
5 Years:	53%
3 Years:	59%
Last Year:	74%

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
Equity Capital	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Reserves	61	69	107	123	146	154	155	138	145	157	170	171
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	29	30	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	4
Total Liabilities	112	120	132	148	172	179	181	163	169	182	194	198
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CWIP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investments	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
	80	88	99	115	139	146	148	130	136	149	161	165
Total Assets	112	120	132	148	172	179	181	163	169	182	194	198

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
	35	36	39	53	54	76	83	84	67	85	98	139
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-11	-13	3
	-26	-27	-28	-37	-53	-75	-83	-84	-67	-73	-84	-141
Net Cash Flow	9	8	11	16	0	0	-0	0	0	1	-0	2
Free Cash Flow	35	36	39	53	54	76	83	84	67	85	98	139
CFO/OP	100%	100%	99%	100%	71%	91%	104%	127%	89%	100%	100%	101%

Ratios

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
Debtor Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inventory Days
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Cash Conversion Cycle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Working Capital Days	-250	-254	11	8	-14	-10	11	15	-9	-7	-8	6
ROCE %	48%	43%	37%	40%	50%	50%	49%	40%	46%	51%	54%	75%

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BL Travel & Vacations Share of External Revenue
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VPLPL Mechanised/Ambient Warehouse Capacity Utilization
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VPLPL Rakes Handled
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VPLPL Open Yard Capacity Utilization
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VPLPL Temperature-Controlled Warehouse Capacity Utilization
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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

	Jun 2023	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026
	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%
	0.38%	0.68%	0.82%	1.08%	1.33%	1.31%	1.14%	1.12%	1.10%	1.10%	1.06%	1.06%
	0.14%	0.14%	0.14%	0.14%	0.14%	0.02%	0.02%	0.07%	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%
	39.81%	39.51%	39.37%	39.11%	38.85%	39.00%	39.16%	39.14%	39.19%	39.20%	39.23%	39.24%
No. of Shareholders	23,359	26,514	23,794	22,802	24,873	41,756	48,459	52,235	51,431	51,746	51,122	51,757

	Dec 2015	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%	59.67%
	5.79%	5.28%	6.04%	5.90%	6.27%	5.73%	3.35%	0.32%	1.08%	1.12%	1.06%
	1.33%	1.33%	1.33%	1.28%	0.15%	0.15%	0.15%	0.14%	0.14%	0.07%	0.03%
	33.21%	33.71%	32.96%	33.15%	33.90%	34.45%	36.83%	39.87%	39.11%	39.14%	39.24%
No. of Shareholders	12,496	12,794	11,106	11,219	11,694	13,160	20,106	23,265	22,802	52,235	51,757

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