Paramount Communications Ltd

Paramount Communications Ltd

₹ 53.7 -4.55%
23 May - close price
About

Paramount Communications Ltd is engaged in manufacturing of Wires and Cables comprising of power cables, telecom cables, railway cables and specialised cables. [1]

Key Points

Business Segments H1 FY25
The company offers 25+ product types and 2,500 SKUs across segments: [1]

  • Market Cap 1,638 Cr.
  • Current Price 53.7
  • High / Low 101 / 44.1
  • Stock P/E 18.9
  • Book Value 23.5
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 16.5 %
  • ROE 12.9 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company is expected to give good quarter
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 26.9% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Debtor days have improved from 70.0 to 47.0 days.
  • Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 129 days to 102 days

Cons

  • Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -13.1%

* 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

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

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
183 164 213 218 202 211 250 275 311 313 352 386 505
176 156 199 203 191 194 229 252 285 287 321 353 474
Operating Profit 7 8 14 15 11 17 21 23 26 26 31 33 31
OPM % 4% 5% 7% 7% 6% 8% 8% 9% 8% 8% 9% 9% 6%
2 3 3 4 7 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 2
Interest 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 5
Depreciation 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Profit before tax 5 7 13 14 14 15 19 22 26 26 29 30 25
Tax % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -15% 2% 30% 26% 26%
5 7 13 14 14 15 19 22 30 25 20 23 19
EPS in Rs 0.25 0.36 0.65 0.74 0.71 0.62 0.81 0.78 0.97 0.83 0.67 0.74 0.61
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
407 450 308 314 433 614 606 518 580 794 1,044 1,557
426 485 351 362 436 571 561 501 559 746 957 1,436
Operating Profit -20 -35 -44 -48 -3 42 45 17 20 48 87 120
OPM % -5% -8% -14% -15% -1% 7% 7% 3% 4% 6% 8% 8%
-31 2 4 92 31 3 3 3 4 16 9 13
Interest 42 61 74 20 4 8 11 7 6 7 5 11
Depreciation 11 9 9 10 9 9 11 9 10 9 9 12
Profit before tax -103 -103 -122 15 15 29 26 3 8 48 82 111
Tax % -0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -5% 22%
-103 -103 -122 15 15 29 26 3 8 48 85 87
EPS in Rs -8.26 -8.24 -9.76 1.18 1.03 1.70 1.43 0.16 0.42 2.46 2.81 2.84
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 13%
5 Years: 21%
3 Years: 39%
TTM: 49%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 27%
3 Years: 119%
TTM: 3%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 32%
5 Years: 55%
3 Years: 70%
1 Year: -34%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: 13%
3 Years: 16%
Last Year: 13%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

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 25 25 25 25 29 34 37 39 39 39 61 61
Reserves -144 -247 -368 -36 58 107 145 154 163 256 565 656
349 405 354 217 203 210 210 202 187 160 103 31
176 172 302 116 101 118 120 76 93 49 93 155
Total Liabilities 407 354 313 321 390 469 512 471 481 504 821 903
88 81 75 138 130 132 145 142 135 128 168 218
CWIP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Investments 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 58 2
316 274 238 183 260 337 367 329 346 366 594 679
Total Assets 407 354 313 321 390 469 512 471 481 504 821 903

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
33 13 138 52 11 -18 14 14 15 11 -101 102
24 -0 -1 2 1 -8 -6 -3 -1 -16 -96 1
-55 -7 -127 -53 -18 25 -8 -5 -19 22 183 -85
Net Cash Flow 2 6 10 1 -5 -1 -0 6 -6 17 -13 19

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

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 125 127 159 135 159 127 125 118 109 78 85 47
Inventory Days 150 65 69 17 29 60 88 88 92 71 104 95
Days Payable 82 29 73 25 95 80 88 59 67 25 39 43
Cash Conversion Cycle 192 164 155 127 93 107 125 147 134 123 151 99
Working Capital Days 74 14 -202 36 105 107 126 150 142 128 157 102
ROCE % -10% -20% -52% -49% -3% 12% 10% 3% 4% 13% 14% 16%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
62.12% 62.12% 62.12% 62.12% 63.90% 62.68% 53.51% 49.31% 49.31% 49.06% 49.06% 49.06%
0.00% 0.06% 0.07% 0.55% 0.86% 0.52% 7.60% 6.98% 7.10% 2.21% 0.74% 0.83%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.21% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.70% 1.70%
37.88% 37.82% 37.80% 37.34% 35.24% 36.58% 38.89% 43.71% 43.58% 48.72% 48.48% 48.42%
No. of Shareholders 44,91544,15240,81943,69644,76659,33370,89797,4461,05,5041,40,3201,47,8161,49,144

* 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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