Century Enka Ltd

Century Enka Ltd

₹ 466 0.28%
23 May 3:03 p.m.
About

Incorporated in 1965, CenturyEnka Ltd manufactures and sells Synthetic Yarn and related products[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1][2]
a) CEL is an Aditya Birla Group company, established by B. K. Birla in collaboration with Enka International ( part of the Netherlands-based Akzo Nobel group)
b) The company is one of the largest producers of Nylon Filament Yarn (NFY) and Nylon Tyre Cord Fabric (NTCF) in India, under the brand name ''Enkalon''
c) It also produces a wide range of High-Quality Nylon Yarns used for varied applications including fish lines, conveyor belts, sports and activewear, sarees, intimate and foundation wear, etc.
d) CEL makes customized Nylon tyre cord fabric for reinforcement of tyres which are used in motorcycles, scooters, light commercial vehicles (LCVs), medium & heavy commercial vehicles (MHCVs) farms and off-the-road
(OTR) vehicles.
e) The company has forayed into Polyester Tyre Cord Fabric (PTCF) used as reinforcement for tyres of passenger vehicles.

  • Market Cap 1,017 Cr.
  • Current Price 466
  • High / Low 865 / 419
  • Stock P/E 15.2
  • Book Value 651
  • Dividend Yield 2.14 %
  • ROCE 6.75 %
  • ROE 4.81 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Stock is trading at 0.70 times its book value
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 34.8%

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 7.06% over past five years.
  • Promoter holding is low: 24.9%
  • Company has a low return on equity of 4.61% over last 3 years.
  • Working capital days have increased from 87.9 days to 125 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

Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025
572.41 567.79 563.39 468.25 472.62 428.50 396.40 450.57 468.68 528.02 536.27 493.40 444.00
504.33 506.60 525.57 447.58 449.97 407.12 387.04 432.29 434.91 487.02 498.35 466.33 435.23
Operating Profit 68.08 61.19 37.82 20.67 22.65 21.38 9.36 18.28 33.77 41.00 37.92 27.07 8.77
OPM % 11.89% 10.78% 6.71% 4.41% 4.79% 4.99% 2.36% 4.06% 7.21% 7.76% 7.07% 5.49% 1.98%
4.80 3.26 4.73 3.88 7.17 8.71 11.79 5.79 7.20 7.38 7.29 7.40 15.25
Interest 0.29 0.34 0.37 0.39 1.25 1.05 1.40 1.56 1.34 1.18 1.18 1.21 0.97
Depreciation 10.41 10.10 9.41 10.05 11.66 11.19 13.34 12.66 13.07 12.77 14.23 14.36 13.61
Profit before tax 62.18 54.01 32.77 14.11 16.91 17.85 6.41 9.85 26.56 34.43 29.80 18.90 9.44
Tax % 20.15% 25.38% 21.70% 29.34% 14.19% 23.25% 29.64% 24.67% 23.72% 29.45% 27.65% 24.13% 26.80%
49.65 40.30 25.66 9.97 14.51 13.70 4.51 7.42 20.26 24.29 21.56 14.34 6.91
EPS in Rs 22.72 18.44 11.74 4.56 6.64 6.27 2.06 3.40 9.27 11.12 9.87 6.56 3.16
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
1,467 1,219 1,148 1,185 1,416 1,791 1,423 1,223 2,098 2,072 1,744 2,002
1,289 1,103 1,014 1,003 1,305 1,641 1,330 1,102 1,834 1,930 1,661 1,887
Operating Profit 178 116 135 183 112 151 93 120 264 142 83 115
OPM % 12% 9% 12% 15% 8% 8% 7% 10% 13% 7% 5% 6%
10 7 4 5 43 17 42 14 21 19 33 37
Interest 21 17 10 6 3 3 3 2 1 2 5 5
Depreciation 71 43 41 42 42 45 46 41 40 41 50 55
Profit before tax 96 63 88 140 109 119 86 92 244 118 61 93
Tax % 34% 42% 33% 35% 36% 36% -10% 23% 25% 23% 24% 28%
63 37 59 91 70 77 96 71 184 90 46 67
EPS in Rs 28.80 16.74 27.05 41.63 32.08 35.05 43.72 32.46 84.28 41.39 21.00 30.71
Dividend Payout % 21% 36% 28% 17% 22% 20% 18% 25% 12% 24% 48% 33%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 5%
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: -2%
TTM: 15%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 6%
5 Years: -6%
3 Years: -28%
TTM: 95%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 29%
3 Years: -1%
1 Year: -20%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: 5%
Last Year: 5%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Equity Capital 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
Reserves 679 694 756 833 879 933 1,003 1,067 1,229 1,300 1,346 1,400
195 152 70 53 47 38 23 13 15 68 52 37
174 180 168 213 216 238 216 238 257 233 268 327
Total Liabilities 1,070 1,049 1,016 1,119 1,164 1,231 1,264 1,340 1,523 1,623 1,688 1,786
596 612 602 569 575 548 528 492 476 645 806 788
CWIP 22 12 2 6 4 2 3 2 68 106 4 13
Investments 9 9 80 98 87 168 262 302 260 344 345 413
443 416 333 447 499 513 471 545 718 528 533 571
Total Assets 1,070 1,049 1,016 1,119 1,164 1,231 1,264 1,340 1,523 1,623 1,688 1,786

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
152 128 192 61 56 122 142 109 56 219 88 118
-32 -53 -83 -20 -8 -110 -104 -76 -41 -251 -47 -76
-119 -76 -108 -43 -28 -31 -38 -29 -17 29 -43 -42
Net Cash Flow 1 -1 1 -2 20 -18 -1 4 -3 -3 -2 0

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 47 49 50 58 53 42 39 69 42 38 41 32
Inventory Days 80 97 78 134 90 68 96 97 85 64 86 87
Days Payable 14 16 17 40 30 29 43 65 33 28 41 48
Cash Conversion Cycle 114 131 110 152 113 80 92 102 93 74 86 71
Working Capital Days 83 94 80 100 92 75 84 98 79 64 75 125
ROCE % 12% 9% 11% 17% 9% 12% 8% 8% 20% 8% 4% 7%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
24.80% 24.79% 24.79% 24.79% 24.79% 24.86% 24.86% 24.86% 24.86% 24.86% 24.87% 24.87%
5.35% 4.41% 3.62% 3.35% 3.42% 3.35% 2.95% 2.91% 3.44% 3.44% 3.12% 2.71%
7.92% 6.15% 5.20% 4.74% 5.11% 5.11% 6.27% 6.27% 9.62% 9.37% 9.42% 9.24%
61.94% 64.66% 66.39% 67.11% 66.68% 66.68% 65.91% 65.95% 62.10% 62.33% 62.59% 63.18%
No. of Shareholders 43,47243,14148,37347,22146,49443,98942,42941,07938,05938,73439,56339,143

* 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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