Le Merite Exports Ltd

Le Merite Exports Ltd

₹ 50.0 -8.93%
30 May - close price
About

Incorporated in 2003, Le Merite Exports Ltd. (LMEL) is engaged in manufacturing and trading textile products including cotton yarn, greige fabric, and finished fabric for domestic and export sales[1]

Key Points

Products[1]
Yarn– Company manufactures a full range of Sustainable Cotton yarn - 100% Organic Cotton, Organic in conversion, blend of a minimum 5% organic, BCI, Recycled Cotton (GRS)/ RCS, Fair-Trade across various counts.
Greigi Fabrics - The fabric is made on Airjet, Sulzer Looms in commonly used weaves like Poplin, Twill, Drill, Satin, Oxford, Matte, Canvas & Herringbone in width from 47 to 130 inches.
Organic Products – 8-10% of company's volumes comprised sustainable & organic products and company targets to reach 50% by 2025. Co. is also one of the top exporters of ORGANIC (GOTS) CERTIFIED COTTON YARN from India. It is an OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100-certified company that upholds eco-friendly products conforming to all our conventional yarn & fabrics.

  • Market Cap 117 Cr.
  • Current Price 50.0
  • High / Low 84.0 / 37.8
  • Stock P/E 18.5
  • Book Value 40.8
  • Dividend Yield 2.00 %
  • ROCE 8.69 %
  • ROE 14.0 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 33.7%

Cons

  • Company might be capitalizing the interest cost
  • Debtor days have increased from 98.3 to 127 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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Half Yearly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2021 Sep 2021 Mar 2022 Sep 2022 Mar 2023
145 213 313 168 196
143 197 298 160 194
Operating Profit 2 16 15 9 1
OPM % 1% 8% 5% 5% 1%
4 1 1 2 2
Interest 1 2 2 2 2
Depreciation 0 0 0 0 0
Profit before tax 5 15 13 8 0
Tax % 31% 25% 24% 24% 75%
Net Profit 4 11 10 6 0
EPS in Rs 20.78 65.45 5.78 2.69 0.02
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
180 217 268 525 364
175 210 258 494 354
Operating Profit 4 7 10 31 10
OPM % 2% 3% 4% 6% 3%
1 0 1 1 3
Interest 3 3 2 4 4
Depreciation 0 0 0 0 1
Profit before tax 2 4 9 28 8
Tax % 29% 27% 24% 25% 25%
Net Profit 1 3 7 21 6
EPS in Rs 6.62 18.44 40.75 12.33 2.71
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 8% 18%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 19%
TTM: -31%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 25%
TTM: -70%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
1 Year: -31%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 34%
Last Year: 14%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
2 2 2 17 23
Reserves 12 16 23 28 72
38 29 54 100 83
5 10 14 31 23
Total Liabilities 57 56 92 177 202
2 2 2 3 9
CWIP 0 0 0 0 0
Investments 1 2 2 2 2
54 53 89 172 190
Total Assets 57 56 92 177 202

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
-5 -2 -22 -44
0 -0 -0 -2
1 -2 25 46
Net Cash Flow -4 -5 3 0

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
Debtor Days 69 63 80 88
Inventory Days 7 5 16 10
Days Payable 7 15 18 16
Cash Conversion Cycle 69 53 77 83
Working Capital Days 78 62 89 90
ROCE % 14% 17% 28%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Mar 2023
72.74 72.74 72.74
0.00 0.58 0.58
0.18 0.00 0.00
27.08 26.68 26.68

* 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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