DCW Ltd

DCW Ltd

₹ 56.6 -0.53%
26 Apr 4:02 p.m.
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

Product Portfolio
The company's product portfolio includes-

  • Market Cap 1,673 Cr.
  • Current Price 56.6
  • High / Low 72.4 / 42.1
  • Stock P/E 45.5
  • Book Value 35.2
  • Dividend Yield 0.88 %
  • ROCE 24.6 %
  • ROE 17.6 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 58.4% CAGR over last 5 years

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last quarter: -1.02%
  • Company has a low return on equity of 11.3% over last 3 years.
  • Company's cost of borrowing seems high

* 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

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2020 Mar 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023
386 456 521 572 655 707 769 698 579 588 438 414 398
329 386 463 492 566 608 647 592 478 489 387 373 378
Operating Profit 57 70 57 79 89 99 122 106 102 99 51 42 19
OPM % 15% 15% 11% 14% 14% 14% 16% 15% 18% 17% 12% 10% 5%
2 7 16 1 1 1 17 34 6 4 4 4 3
Interest 27 36 31 29 28 26 26 62 20 19 17 19 18
Depreciation 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 24
Profit before tax 10 19 21 29 41 52 91 56 66 62 15 4 -19
Tax % 38% 65% 35% 33% 35% 8% 35% 11% 27% 43% 35% 41% 35%
6 6 13 20 27 48 59 50 48 35 10 3 -12
EPS in Rs 0.24 0.25 0.51 0.75 1.02 1.83 2.12 1.68 1.63 1.20 0.34 0.09 -0.42
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 TTM
1,183 1,327 1,324 1,253 1,263 1,176 1,187 1,353 1,277 1,464 2,455 2,634 1,838
1,058 1,078 1,194 1,187 1,113 1,029 1,061 1,190 1,130 1,255 2,127 2,205 1,626
Operating Profit 125 248 130 66 150 147 126 163 147 209 328 429 212
OPM % 11% 19% 10% 5% 12% 13% 11% 12% 12% 14% 13% 16% 12%
5 -3 1 -0 3 2 6 3 8 11 17 61 16
Interest 34 32 27 19 58 57 93 104 107 120 113 126 73
Depreciation 51 53 51 52 69 68 88 83 87 87 89 90 92
Profit before tax 46 160 52 -5 27 25 -49 -22 -40 14 143 274 63
Tax % 33% 35% 27% -24% 36% 19% 59% 80% 33% 72% 25% 30%
31 105 38 -6 17 20 -20 -4 -27 4 108 192 36
EPS in Rs 1.51 5.00 1.81 -0.28 0.78 0.92 -0.91 -0.19 -1.03 0.15 4.12 6.50 1.21
Dividend Payout % 24% 7% 20% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 10% 5%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 17%
3 Years: 27%
TTM: -33%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 4%
5 Years: 58%
3 Years: 101%
TTM: -78%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 15%
5 Years: 24%
3 Years: 13%
1 Year: 24%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 4%
5 Years: 6%
3 Years: 11%
Last Year: 18%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Sep 2023
Equity Capital 41 42 42 43 44 44 44 44 52 52 52 59 59
Reserves 384 486 515 517 591 610 591 587 626 635 742 966 979
447 544 671 780 847 770 814 683 605 624 556 508 488
405 477 562 507 481 529 455 504 550 564 553 530 613
Total Liabilities 1,277 1,548 1,790 1,847 1,963 1,952 1,904 1,819 1,834 1,875 1,903 2,063 2,139
687 664 661 635 1,260 1,531 1,471 1,534 1,467 1,407 1,352 1,296 1,261
CWIP 216 442 718 849 367 122 124 7 12 4 8 60 111
Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
373 442 411 363 336 299 309 278 354 464 543 708 766
Total Assets 1,277 1,548 1,790 1,847 1,963 1,952 1,904 1,819 1,834 1,875 1,903 2,063 2,139

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
92 206 232 69 123 223 57 285 170 218 178 226
-161 -261 -325 -87 -100 -95 -13 -45 -43 -78 52 -165
73 53 92 19 -23 -128 -44 -241 -119 -99 -192 -139
Net Cash Flow 4 -2 -2 1 -1 -0 0 -0 8 41 38 -78

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
Debtor Days 23 26 26 28 34 25 26 20 21 24 17 18
Inventory Days 98 147 110 87 100 83 96 66 102 82 63 97
Days Payable 130 136 204 155 137 167 106 149 186 144 76 78
Cash Conversion Cycle -9 37 -68 -40 -3 -59 16 -63 -63 -38 5 38
Working Capital Days -20 -7 -35 -37 -33 -59 -51 -84 -71 -38 2 20
ROCE % 10% 20% 7% 1% 6% 6% 3% 6% 5% 10% 18% 25%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

40 Recently
Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024
46.76% 46.76% 46.76% 46.76% 43.95% 44.85% 45.10% 45.10% 45.10% 45.10% 45.10% 44.08%
6.08% 6.38% 6.32% 6.72% 6.32% 7.89% 8.22% 8.30% 7.99% 8.43% 7.87% 7.25%
0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 6.07% 0.20% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.11% 0.01% 0.01%
47.14% 46.84% 46.90% 46.50% 43.67% 47.04% 46.66% 46.58% 46.90% 46.35% 47.01% 48.65%
No. of Shareholders 87,81687,68292,97088,63386,88291,24991,79190,30193,7321,07,4691,20,5421,52,888

* 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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