Paramount Communications Ltd

Paramount Communications Ltd

₹ 36.3 -2.08%
05 Dec 4:01 p.m.
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 1,120 Cr.
  • Current Price 36.3
  • High / Low 90.1 / 36.0
  • Stock P/E 15.3
  • Book Value 24.6
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 16.3 %
  • ROE 12.8 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

  • Company is expected to give good quarter
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 26.6% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Debtor days have improved from 70.4 to 47.5 days.

Cons

  • Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.42.9 Cr.
  • 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

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025
213 218 202 211 252 284 323 321 356 392 507 451 428
199 203 191 194 231 260 296 294 325 358 475 436 422
Operating Profit 14 15 11 17 21 24 27 27 31 34 32 15 6
OPM % 7% 7% 6% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 9% 9% 6% 3% 1%
3 4 7 2 2 2 3 3 2 4 2 18 20
Interest 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 4 4
Depreciation 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Profit before tax 13 14 14 15 20 22 26 26 29 31 25 25 18
Tax % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -14% 2% 30% 26% 26% 27% 26%
13 14 14 15 19 22 29 25 20 23 19 18 13
EPS in Rs 0.65 0.74 0.71 0.62 0.82 0.79 0.97 0.83 0.67 0.74 0.61 0.61 0.43
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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 TTM
412 451 308 314 433 614 606 518 580 794 1,068 1,574 1,778
431 486 351 362 436 571 561 501 559 746 978 1,450 1,691
Operating Profit -20 -35 -44 -48 -3 42 45 17 20 48 89 123 87
OPM % -5% -8% -14% -15% -1% 7% 7% 3% 4% 6% 8% 8% 5%
-29 4 2 92 31 3 3 3 4 16 8 11 43
Interest 42 61 74 20 4 8 11 7 6 7 6 11 16
Depreciation 11 9 9 10 9 9 11 9 10 9 9 12 14
Profit before tax -101 -101 -124 15 15 29 26 3 8 48 82 111 99
Tax % -0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -4% 22%
-101 -101 -124 15 15 29 26 3 8 48 86 87 73
EPS in Rs -8.05 -8.06 -9.89 1.17 1.03 1.70 1.43 0.16 0.42 2.46 2.82 2.85 2.39
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: 38%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 27%
3 Years: 119%
TTM: -25%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 31%
5 Years: 35%
3 Years: 21%
1 Year: -51%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: 13%
3 Years: 16%
Last Year: 13%

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 Sep 2025
Equity Capital 25 25 25 25 29 34 37 39 39 39 61 61 61
Reserves -143 -246 -368 -36 58 107 145 154 163 256 565 656 688
349 405 354 217 203 210 210 202 187 160 103 33 102
176 171 297 116 101 118 120 76 93 49 97 157 156
Total Liabilities 407 355 308 321 390 469 512 471 481 504 827 908 1,008
88 81 75 138 130 132 145 142 135 128 169 221 237
CWIP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6
Investments 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 56 0 0
318 274 233 183 260 337 367 329 346 366 600 683 765
Total Assets 407 355 308 321 390 469 512 471 481 504 827 908 1,008

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
137 14 138 52 20 -18 14 14 15 11 -101 104
1 -2 -1 2 1 -8 -6 -3 -1 -16 -96 -1
-136 -7 -127 -53 -18 25 -8 -5 -19 22 183 -84
Net Cash Flow 2 5 10 1 4 -1 -0 6 -6 17 -13 19

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 122 128 152 135 159 127 125 118 109 78 86 47
Inventory Days 149 65 69 17 29 60 88 88 92 71 108 97
Days Payable 82 28 66 25 95 80 88 59 67 25 39 43
Cash Conversion Cycle 189 164 156 127 93 107 125 147 134 123 155 102
Working Capital Days -57 -160 -416 10 97 106 125 138 130 107 124 96
ROCE % -9% -20% -52% -49% -3% 12% 10% 3% 4% 13% 15% 16%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025
62.12% 62.12% 63.90% 62.68% 53.51% 49.31% 49.31% 49.06% 49.06% 49.06% 49.06% 49.06%
0.07% 0.55% 0.86% 0.52% 7.60% 6.98% 7.10% 2.21% 0.74% 0.83% 0.39% 0.45%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.21% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.08% 0.07%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.70% 1.70% 1.70% 1.70%
37.80% 37.34% 35.24% 36.58% 38.89% 43.71% 43.58% 48.72% 48.48% 48.42% 48.78% 48.73%
No. of Shareholders 40,81943,69644,76659,33370,89797,4461,05,5041,40,3201,47,8161,49,1441,48,2621,46,552

* 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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