Fertilizers & Chemicals Travancore Ltd

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Fertilizers & Chemicals Travancore Ltd

₹ 809 0.44%
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fact.co.in BSE: 590024 NSE: FACT
About

Fertilizers & Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT), incorporated in the year 1943, is the first large-scale fertiliser plant in India at Udyogamandal, Kochi, Kerala. The company is engaged in the manufacturing and selling of fertilizers, its by-products and Caprolactam. It is under the administrative control of the Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India.[1]

Key Points

Product Profile:[1]
FACT manufactures complex fertiliser Factamfos (NP 20:20:0:13), Ammonium Sulphate and trades products such as Muriate of Potash, NPK fertilisers and organic manures. It also has a Caprolactam plant and sells gypsum and engineering services.

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  • Market Cap ₹ 52,368 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 809
  • High / Low ₹ 1,059 / 652
  • Stock P/E 3,536
  • Book Value ₹ 21.2
  • Dividend Yield 0.02 %
  • ROCE 8.65 %
  • ROE 1.61 %
  • Face Value ₹ 10.0
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Pros

  • Company is expected to give good quarter
  • Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 27.4%
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 40.2%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 38.1 times its book value
  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 7.90% over past five years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.219 Cr.

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Peer comparison

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025
1,722 1,249 1,233 1,663 1,097 1,062 600 1,449 949 1,053 1,043 1,629 1,568
1,523 1,065 1,086 1,531 1,054 1,025 656 1,414 918 968 1,019 1,590 1,611
Operating Profit 199 184 147 132 43 37 -57 35 32 85 24 39 -43
OPM % 12% 15% 12% 8% 4% 4% -9% 2% 3% 8% 2% 2% -3%
36 52 -7 39 54 -129 60 48 57 76 52 51 39
Interest 62 61 63 61 62 61 62 61 62 60 62 62 62
Depreciation 7 9 5 5 5 11 5 6 12 13 7 8 9
Profit before tax 166 165 72 105 30 -164 -64 15 15 88 7 21 -74
Tax % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -63% -24% 28% 46% 20% 40% 2% -8%
166 165 72 105 30 -61 -49 11 8 71 4 21 -68
EPS in Rs 2.56 2.56 1.11 1.63 0.47 -0.95 -0.75 0.17 0.12 1.09 0.07 0.32 -1.05
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 TTM
1,981 1,746 1,867 1,927 1,955 2,770 3,259 4,425 6,198 5,051 4,051 5,293
2,155 1,966 1,821 1,759 1,945 2,491 2,708 3,829 5,443 4,693 3,956 5,188
Operating Profit -174 -220 45 168 10 279 551 596 755 358 95 105
OPM % -9% -13% 2% 9% 0% 10% 17% 13% 12% 7% 2% 2%
27 41 18 42 457 1,004 68 22 136 -42 241 219
Interest 201 257 305 321 281 289 245 244 248 247 246 246
Depreciation 25 23 21 17 23 18 23 27 30 27 37 36
Profit before tax -373 -459 -263 -129 163 976 350 346 613 42 54 42
Tax % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -206% 23%
-373 -459 -263 -129 163 976 350 346 613 128 41 28
EPS in Rs -5.76 -7.09 -4.06 -1.99 2.51 15.08 5.42 5.35 9.47 1.98 0.64 0.43
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 11% 49% 61%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 8%
3 Years: -3%
TTM: 30%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 45%
3 Years: -63%
TTM: -82%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 42%
5 Years: 43%
3 Years: 19%
1 Year: -16%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 27%
Last Year: 2%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Sep 2025
Equity Capital 647 647 647 647 647 647 647 647 647 647 647 647
Reserves -1,499 -1,957 -2,159 -2,286 -2,119 -1,138 -827 15 627 711 724 728
1,119 1,856 2,402 2,278 2,274 1,821 1,822 1,838 1,842 1,810 1,805 3,837
1,451 1,174 715 1,215 1,547 1,316 1,756 2,276 2,379 2,682 2,860 1,466
Total Liabilities 1,718 1,720 1,605 1,854 2,348 2,646 3,399 4,775 5,494 5,850 6,036 6,677
330 314 297 295 296 299 286 816 814 827 951 948
CWIP 25 22 25 18 18 39 55 43 105 224 216 243
Investments 4 4 46 59 69 78 86 98 113 130 158 158
1,359 1,381 1,238 1,482 1,966 2,229 2,972 3,819 4,463 4,669 4,710 5,328
Total Assets 1,718 1,720 1,605 1,854 2,348 2,646 3,399 4,775 5,494 5,850 6,036 6,677

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
192 -237 31 224 -410 256 1,021 152 638 280 140
-9 -4 75 -3 416 289 -854 -158 -765 213 -282
-181 224 -94 -207 -45 -504 -36 8 -5 -107 -75
Net Cash Flow 2 -17 12 14 -40 42 130 3 -132 386 -217
Free Cash Flow 182 -241 24 215 0 1,186 988 88 556 126 -13
CFO/OP -110% 107% 69% 133% -4,256% 92% 184% 24% 84% 78% 147%

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 2 2 99 69 76 51 12 14 28 11 26
Inventory Days 147 124 158 184 197 138 112 93 103 134 128
Days Payable 181 167 109 150 120 49 76 77 37 54 60
Cash Conversion Cycle -32 -41 148 102 152 141 47 30 94 91 94
Working Capital Days -158 25 -1 -20 13 -66 -228 -159 -120 -175 -239
ROCE % -55% 6% 25% 1% 27% 40% 33% 30% 17% 9%

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Ammonium Sulphate Production
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Caprolactam Production
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Factamfos Production
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FEDO External Orders Received
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Capacity Utilization - Factamfos Udyogamandal Complex
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Number of Dealers
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PMKSK Shops
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Total Fertiliser Sales
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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00%
0.07% 0.11% 0.11% 0.12% 0.07% 0.10% 0.14% 0.20% 0.21% 0.21% 0.21% 0.16%
8.58% 8.59% 8.61% 8.60% 8.60% 8.61% 8.59% 8.61% 0.05% 0.05% 0.06% 0.07%
0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 8.96% 8.96% 8.96% 8.96%
0.95% 0.90% 0.89% 0.88% 0.93% 0.89% 0.87% 0.79% 0.78% 0.78% 0.77% 0.81%
No. of Shareholders 54,76961,55658,56892,8621,10,5311,09,35085,22475,84371,19269,85468,69967,027

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