HEG Ltd

HEG Ltd

₹ 494 -6.48%
20 May - close price
About

HEG Ltd is a leading manufacturer and exporter of graphite electrodes in India. It operates the largest single-site integrated graphite electrodes plant in the world.[1]

It is a part of LNJ Bhilwara Group which also has presence across IT Enabled services, power generation & textiles.[2]

Key Points

Product Offerings
The company produces graphite electrodes (GE), a key consumable for Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF) in steel manufacturing. It offers GE in various grades, including ultra-high power (UHP), high power (HP), and super-high power (SHP), with different lengths and diameters. The high-tech industry has significant entry barriers, with HEG being the most recent global entrant in 1976. [1] [2]

  • Market Cap 9,542 Cr.
  • Current Price 494
  • High / Low 620 / 331
  • Stock P/E 82.9
  • Book Value 231
  • Dividend Yield 0.91 %
  • ROCE 3.96 %
  • ROE 2.59 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 29.6%

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 0.14% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 7.43% over last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.145 Cr.

* 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

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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
673 722 598 530 617 671 614 562 547 571 568 478 542
516 538 419 398 493 520 512 476 506 533 471 411 608
Operating Profit 157 184 179 132 123 151 102 87 41 39 97 67 -66
OPM % 23% 25% 30% 25% 20% 23% 17% 15% 8% 7% 17% 14% -12%
17 21 20 40 42 68 63 30 64 41 63 112 48
Interest 1 4 7 8 7 9 9 10 9 8 9 9 12
Depreciation 21 21 23 25 33 38 38 47 50 48 48 51 55
Profit before tax 152 180 168 139 125 172 118 59 46 24 103 119 -85
Tax % 25% 26% 23% 25% 20% 19% 18% 27% 29% 3% 20% 30% -13%
129 159 169 105 100 139 96 44 33 23 82 83 -74
EPS in Rs 6.70 8.24 8.75 5.42 5.17 7.21 4.97 2.26 1.71 1.19 4.26 4.32 -3.82
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
1,440 1,228 870 859 2,748 6,591 2,145 1,254 2,201 2,463 2,393 2,160
1,193 1,046 733 778 1,027 1,930 2,150 1,308 1,670 1,844 2,011 1,905
Operating Profit 247 182 137 81 1,721 4,662 -5 -53 530 619 382 255
OPM % 17% 15% 16% 9% 63% 71% -0% -4% 24% 25% 16% 12%
-4 15 4 7 12 106 143 114 117 187 223 145
Interest 72 77 60 55 56 18 37 11 7 26 36 39
Depreciation 73 75 79 74 73 72 72 73 79 102 175 201
Profit before tax 97 44 1 -41 1,605 4,677 29 -23 560 677 395 160
Tax % 11% 12% 886% 23% 33% 35% -82% -23% 23% 21% 21% 28%
81 36 4 -44 1,099 3,026 68 -18 431 532 312 115
EPS in Rs 4.04 1.82 0.22 -2.21 55.02 156.80 3.50 -0.93 22.33 27.59 16.15 5.96
Dividend Payout % 30% 33% 0% 0% 29% 10% 143% -65% 36% 31% 28% 30%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 6%
5 Years: 0%
3 Years: -1%
TTM: -10%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 13%
5 Years: 92%
3 Years: -36%
TTM: -63%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 28%
5 Years: 27%
3 Years: 32%
1 Year: -4%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 18%
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: 7%
Last Year: 3%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 40 40 40 40 40 39 39 39 39 39 39 39
Reserves 960 974 956 913 1,868 3,755 3,473 3,456 3,875 4,242 4,387 4,415
1,027 917 782 684 297 667 594 298 665 743 623 588
478 315 176 216 534 684 332 451 730 668 653 607
Total Liabilities 2,506 2,246 1,953 1,853 2,739 5,144 4,438 4,244 5,308 5,692 5,701 5,648
941 907 932 889 833 788 745 694 763 1,363 1,816 1,939
CWIP 119 108 27 1 2 19 101 373 696 472 212 71
Investments 174 223 227 231 248 942 1,245 1,358 1,171 859 1,200 1,400
1,273 1,009 767 732 1,656 3,396 2,348 1,819 2,678 2,998 2,474 2,238
Total Assets 2,506 2,246 1,953 1,853 2,739 5,144 4,438 4,244 5,308 5,692 5,701 5,648

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
773 276 249 157 594 1,488 739 716 -141 113 612 280
-294 -83 -29 -1 -9 -676 -275 -417 -183 -21 -184 -208
-482 -202 -219 -153 -588 -788 -460 -310 344 -100 -324 -159
Net Cash Flow -3 -8 1 3 -3 24 4 -11 20 -8 104 -88

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 133 121 134 153 129 66 68 84 98 72 78 75
Inventory Days 256 238 342 216 391 428 226 262 431 574 379 507
Days Payable 119 76 48 73 188 124 30 116 197 164 135 161
Cash Conversion Cycle 270 282 428 297 332 370 264 230 331 483 321 421
Working Capital Days 151 184 212 172 159 123 235 180 185 217 206 306
ROCE % 9% 6% 3% 1% 86% 139% -0% -2% 14% 15% 9% 4%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

6 Recently
Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
55.13% 55.12% 55.12% 55.77% 55.77% 55.77% 55.77% 55.77% 55.77% 55.77% 55.77% 55.77%
6.81% 5.68% 4.98% 6.25% 6.73% 6.81% 6.85% 6.86% 6.06% 6.93% 7.07% 7.18%
8.44% 8.51% 6.67% 6.26% 7.42% 7.21% 8.85% 10.38% 13.08% 12.79% 12.09% 11.65%
29.61% 30.67% 33.22% 31.71% 30.07% 30.21% 28.51% 26.98% 25.08% 24.51% 25.04% 25.38%
No. of Shareholders 1,45,4881,47,2461,52,1181,48,2691,35,5191,37,3421,32,6621,29,9051,19,3991,18,4711,52,1661,53,063

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