DCW Ltd

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DCW Ltd

₹ 78.1 -1.36%
02 May - close price
dcwltd.com BSE: 500117 NSE: DCW
About

DCW Ltd is engaged in manufacture and sale of a diverse range of products with a focus on commodity chemicals, specialty chemicals and intermediate products.[1]

It was started as Dhrangadhra Chemical Works in 1939 when it took over the India's first Soda Ash facility at Dhrangadhra which was established in 1925.[2]

Key Points

Business Segments
1) Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) (35% in 9M FY25 vs 51% in FY22): [1] [2] The company produces PVC, a white powder, from Vinyl Chloride Monomer by the suspension polymerization process. PVC is used extensively in the insulation of cables and pipes, windows and profiles, flooring tiles, etc. [3] [4] The segment's revenue dropped 44% from FY22 to FY24, primarily due to lower volumes and reduced realizations caused by pricing pressures. However, it recorded a modest 1.5% YoY growth in 9M FY25. [5] [6]

Website BSE NSE
  • Market Cap ₹ 2,304 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 78.1
  • High / Low ₹ 113 / 48.6
  • Stock P/E 67.2
  • Book Value ₹ 35.1
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 6.72 %
  • ROE 1.65 %
  • Face Value ₹ 2.00
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Pros

  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 46.4% CAGR over last 5 years

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 6.71% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 10.3% 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: Petrochemicals Industry: Petrochemicals

Part of BSE Commodities BSE Allcap BSE SmallCap

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024
655 707 769 698 579 588 438 414 398 622 500 489 474
566 608 647 592 478 489 387 373 378 558 454 453 417
Operating Profit 89 99 122 106 102 99 51 42 19 63 45 35 57
OPM % 14% 14% 16% 15% 18% 17% 12% 10% 5% 10% 9% 7% 12%
1 1 17 34 6 4 4 4 3 6 6 6 5
Interest 28 26 26 62 20 19 17 19 18 20 17 18 16
Depreciation 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 25 25 25
Profit before tax 41 52 91 56 66 62 15 4 -19 25 10 -2 20
Tax % 35% 8% 35% 11% 27% 43% 35% 41% -35% 38% 34% -30% 34%
27 48 59 50 48 35 10 3 -12 15 7 -1 13
EPS in Rs 1.02 1.83 2.12 1.68 1.63 1.20 0.34 0.09 -0.42 0.52 0.23 -0.04 0.45
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 TTM
1,327 1,324 1,253 1,263 1,176 1,187 1,353 1,277 1,464 2,455 2,634 1,872 2,084
1,078 1,194 1,187 1,113 1,029 1,061 1,190 1,130 1,255 2,127 2,205 1,695 1,883
Operating Profit 248 130 66 150 147 126 163 147 209 328 429 177 201
OPM % 19% 10% 5% 12% 13% 11% 12% 12% 14% 13% 16% 9% 10%
-3 1 -0 3 2 6 3 8 11 17 61 16 23
Interest 32 27 19 58 57 93 104 107 120 113 126 74 71
Depreciation 53 51 52 69 68 88 83 87 87 89 90 94 99
Profit before tax 160 52 -5 27 25 -49 -22 -40 14 143 274 25 53
Tax % 35% 27% 24% 36% 19% -59% -80% -33% 72% 25% 30% 38%
105 38 -6 17 20 -20 -4 -27 4 108 192 16 34
EPS in Rs 5.00 1.81 -0.28 0.78 0.92 -0.91 -0.19 -1.03 0.15 4.12 6.50 0.53 1.16
Dividend Payout % 7% 20% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 10% 8% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 4%
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: 9%
TTM: 13%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: -8%
5 Years: 46%
3 Years: 65%
TTM: -7%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 50%
3 Years: 16%
1 Year: 41%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 4%
5 Years: 6%
3 Years: 10%
Last Year: 2%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 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 42 42 43 44 44 44 44 52 52 52 59 59 59
Reserves 486 515 517 591 611 591 587 626 635 750 966 973 978
544 671 780 847 770 814 683 605 624 556 508 439 456
477 562 507 481 528 455 504 550 564 546 530 618 695
Total Liabilities 1,548 1,790 1,847 1,963 1,952 1,904 1,819 1,834 1,875 1,903 2,063 2,089 2,189
664 661 635 1,260 1,531 1,471 1,534 1,467 1,407 1,352 1,296 1,312 1,312
CWIP 442 718 849 367 122 124 7 12 4 8 60 41 7
Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 31
442 411 363 336 299 309 278 354 464 543 708 716 839
Total Assets 1,548 1,790 1,847 1,963 1,952 1,904 1,819 1,834 1,875 1,903 2,063 2,089 2,189

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
206 232 69 123 223 57 285 170 218 178 226 252
-261 -325 -87 -100 -95 -13 -45 -43 -78 52 -165 -99
53 92 19 -23 -128 -44 -241 -119 -99 -192 -139 -153
Net Cash Flow -2 -2 1 -1 -0 0 -0 8 41 38 -78 1

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Debtor Days 26 26 28 34 25 26 20 21 24 17 18 22
Inventory Days 147 110 87 100 83 96 66 102 82 63 97 139
Days Payable 136 204 155 137 167 106 149 186 144 76 78 125
Cash Conversion Cycle 37 -68 -40 -3 -59 16 -63 -63 -38 5 38 37
Working Capital Days -7 -35 -37 -33 -59 -51 -84 -71 -38 2 20 12
ROCE % 20% 7% 1% 6% 6% 3% 6% 5% 10% 18% 25% 7%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
43.95% 44.85% 45.10% 45.10% 45.10% 45.10% 45.10% 44.08% 44.86% 44.86% 44.86% 44.87%
6.32% 7.89% 8.22% 8.30% 7.99% 8.43% 7.87% 7.25% 7.35% 11.25% 11.35% 10.82%
6.07% 0.20% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.11% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
43.67% 47.04% 46.66% 46.58% 46.90% 46.35% 47.01% 48.65% 47.77% 43.87% 43.77% 44.31%
No. of Shareholders 86,88291,24991,79190,30193,7321,07,4691,20,5421,52,8881,43,6231,12,8411,11,8271,09,430

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