L T Foods Ltd

L T Foods Ltd

₹ 212 -1.00%
13 May - close price
About

LT Foods Limited was incorporated in the 1980's. It is primarily engaged in the business of milling, processing and marketing of branded and non-branded basmati rice and manufacturing of rice food products in the domestic and overseas market.

It is also engaged in research and development to add value to rice and rice food products. The Company’s rice product portfolio comprises brown rice, white rice, steamed rice, parboiled rice, organic rice, quick cooking rice, value added rice and flavored rice in the ready to cook segment.

The Company’s subsidiary, Nature Bio Foods Limited (NBFL) drives the ingredient based organic food segment. It has emerged as a trusted brand, offering authentic organic ingredients to consumers across the markets of the US and Europe. [1]

Key Points

Brands
The company owns several rice brands such as Daawat, Royal, Heritage, Devaaya, Gold Seal Indus Valley, 817 Elephant and Kari Kari and Ecolife. [1]. Its flagship Brands “Daawat” and “Royal” enjoy leadership positions in the market of Basmati Rice in India and North America with market share of 30% and 50% respectively. [2]

  • Market Cap 7,374 Cr.
  • Current Price 212
  • High / Low 235 / 110
  • Stock P/E 40.7
  • Book Value 46.4
  • Dividend Yield 0.47 %
  • ROCE 15.9 %
  • ROE 12.3 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 30.8% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 26.7%
  • Debtor days have improved from 22.6 to 17.8 days.
  • Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 119 days to 93.5 days

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 4.58 times its book value
  • Company has a low return on equity of 11.7% over last 3 years.
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -5.81%

* 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: FMCG Industry: Food - Processing - Indian

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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
535 569 604 649 720 867 1,049 1,056 881 928 959 1,036 1,058
486 531 551 603 682 824 1,000 1,001 830 857 900 988 995
Operating Profit 49 37 53 46 38 44 48 56 51 72 59 48 63
OPM % 9% 7% 9% 7% 5% 5% 5% 5% 6% 8% 6% 5% 6%
5 8 5 11 1 7 7 3 7 20 3 17 7
Interest 5 7 5 5 6 7 6 4 6 8 4 3 5
Depreciation 6 7 7 7 8 10 7 7 7 8 9 9 9
Profit before tax 43 31 46 44 26 33 43 47 45 76 50 54 56
Tax % 26% 27% 27% 21% 24% 26% 26% 26% 29% 19% 27% 21% 26%
32 22 33 34 20 24 32 35 32 62 36 42 41
EPS in Rs 0.99 0.70 1.04 1.08 0.63 0.76 0.99 1.09 1.00 1.78 1.04 1.22 1.19
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Upcoming result date: 17 May 2024

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
981 1,654 1,793 1,808 1,814 2,052 2,139 2,193 2,350 2,383 2,840 3,915 3,982
870 1,512 1,651 1,681 1,676 1,899 2,000 2,025 2,178 2,199 2,660 3,688 3,740
Operating Profit 111 142 142 127 138 153 140 168 172 184 180 227 242
OPM % 11% 9% 8% 7% 8% 7% 7% 8% 7% 8% 6% 6% 6%
-9 8 8 34 26 24 17 15 27 22 24 37 47
Interest 77 82 72 90 91 107 85 76 60 34 23 24 19
Depreciation 21 23 22 29 26 23 18 23 26 26 32 29 35
Profit before tax 4 44 57 43 47 47 54 83 113 146 149 211 235
Tax % -12% 23% 32% 28% 35% 37% 22% 35% 24% 27% 25% 24%
4 34 38 31 30 30 42 54 85 106 112 160 181
EPS in Rs 0.17 1.29 1.46 1.16 1.14 1.12 1.31 1.70 2.66 3.33 3.51 4.62 5.23
Dividend Payout % 0% 15% 15% 17% 13% 13% 11% 9% 19% 30% 28% 22%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 13%
3 Years: 19%
TTM: 3%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 17%
5 Years: 31%
3 Years: 23%
TTM: 48%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 35%
5 Years: 45%
3 Years: 37%
1 Year: 87%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 10%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 12%
Last Year: 12%

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 26 26 26 26 27 27 32 32 32 32 32 35 35
Reserves 191 219 251 276 302 337 749 810 839 934 1,012 1,533 1,577
792 901 836 961 863 884 686 664 568 382 295 47 43
100 129 145 160 141 123 142 192 167 222 551 386 238
Total Liabilities 1,109 1,275 1,258 1,422 1,333 1,371 1,608 1,697 1,606 1,570 1,890 2,000 1,893
178 172 172 182 159 163 191 200 205 200 226 251 245
CWIP 3 8 9 10 17 4 3 18 5 22 11 7 25
Investments 57 58 60 62 62 65 87 128 128 126 123 315 309
871 1,037 1,017 1,169 1,094 1,140 1,327 1,352 1,268 1,222 1,529 1,427 1,314
Total Assets 1,109 1,275 1,258 1,422 1,333 1,371 1,608 1,697 1,606 1,570 1,890 2,000 1,893

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
42 -16 163 -0 206 88 -26 194 200 273 186 127
-26 -21 -21 -36 -11 -13 -68 -94 -0 -38 -31 -232
-19 32 -138 31 -192 -78 92 -99 -201 -234 -147 94
Net Cash Flow -3 -4 4 -5 3 -3 -2 1 -1 1 8 -10

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 100 61 52 39 54 58 60 52 38 20 30 18
Inventory Days 259 185 175 168 179 155 185 188 164 194 198 138
Days Payable 40 24 24 19 20 14 22 28 22 36 86 39
Cash Conversion Cycle 319 222 203 188 213 199 223 212 180 178 141 117
Working Capital Days 263 187 166 191 179 174 194 187 164 146 119 93
ROCE % 11% 12% 11% 11% 11% 13% 10% 11% 12% 13% 13% 16%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

2 Recently
Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024
56.81% 56.81% 56.81% 56.81% 56.81% 56.82% 56.82% 51.00% 51.00% 51.00% 51.00% 51.00%
1.58% 1.38% 1.42% 1.38% 1.90% 4.01% 5.31% 5.04% 6.48% 6.01% 5.73% 5.14%
3.51% 3.38% 3.38% 3.39% 3.09% 3.28% 3.30% 3.00% 3.29% 5.08% 5.12% 4.08%
38.09% 38.43% 38.39% 38.42% 38.20% 35.91% 34.57% 40.94% 39.22% 37.89% 38.15% 39.76%
No. of Shareholders 1,36,0911,44,6081,54,8331,71,4321,66,9731,51,9801,46,7731,50,0651,44,0321,53,3381,63,1961,77,947

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