Pondy Oxides & Chemicals Ltd

Pondy Oxides & Chemicals Ltd

₹ 816 0.56%
21 May 9:47 a.m.
About

Incorporated in 1995, Pondy Oxides and Chemicals Ltd manufactures Lead Metal and Alloys and other Non-ferrous metals[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1][2][3]
POCL is in the metallic and non-metallic recycling industry as India’s largest secondary Lead manufacturer in Lead Alloys. Its core product, lead and lead alloys, is mainly used in making lead-acid batteries. Company converts scraps of various forms of Lead, Aluminium, and Copper into Lead Metal, Aluminium Metal, Copper, and its Alloys. It carries out smelting of Lead Battery scrap to produce secondary lead metal, which is further transformed into Pure lead and Specific Lead Alloys. Further, company also manufactures Zinc metal and Zinc Oxide

  • Market Cap 2,296 Cr.
  • Current Price 816
  • High / Low 1,191 / 290
  • Stock P/E 35.3
  • Book Value 212
  • Dividend Yield 0.31 %
  • ROCE 16.8 %
  • ROE 13.7 %
  • Face Value 5.00

Pros

  • Company is expected to give good quarter
  • Company's median sales growth is 16.3% of last 10 years

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 10.7% over past five years.
  • Dividend payout has been low at 14.3% of profits over last 3 years
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -8.13%

* 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
397 364 300 373 435 321 393 454 357 437 572 502 517
383 346 283 353 411 307 376 429 338 414 543 477 490
Operating Profit 14 18 18 19 24 13 16 25 19 23 29 25 27
OPM % 4% 5% 6% 5% 6% 4% 4% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%
3 1 1 0 1 1 1 -1 2 1 1 1 0
Interest 2 2 1 1 3 4 4 5 3 2 4 4 2
Depreciation 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3
Profit before tax 13 15 16 16 19 8 11 17 15 19 23 20 22
Tax % 16% 25% 24% 26% 25% 26% 26% 26% 17% 25% 25% 24% 19%
11 12 12 12 14 6 8 13 12 15 17 15 18
EPS in Rs 4.54 5.00 5.06 5.01 6.13 2.60 3.52 5.40 4.88 5.77 6.66 5.39 6.40
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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
448 373 466 759 940 1,049 1,220 1,004 1,455 1,472 1,524 2,028
434 355 439 705 882 984 1,183 980 1,377 1,391 1,451 1,924
Operating Profit 13 18 27 54 58 65 36 24 77 80 73 104
OPM % 3% 5% 6% 7% 6% 6% 3% 2% 5% 5% 5% 5%
1 1 1 4 2 4 3 3 5 4 5 4
Interest 8 7 8 10 12 12 11 5 9 8 17 12
Depreciation 2 2 4 4 4 5 8 8 9 10 9 11
Profit before tax 4 10 16 44 44 52 21 14 64 66 52 85
Tax % 34% 31% 37% 36% 34% 35% 23% 22% 25% 25% 23% 23%
3 7 10 28 29 34 16 11 48 49 40 65
EPS in Rs 0.63 3.00 4.52 12.63 13.03 15.06 7.05 4.65 20.80 21.21 15.68 23.13
Dividend Payout % 40% 17% 11% 6% 6% 7% 11% 13% 6% 12% 16% 15%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 18%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 12%
TTM: 33%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 25%
5 Years: 31%
3 Years: 11%
TTM: 66%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 46%
5 Years: 88%
3 Years: 68%
1 Year: 116%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 18%
5 Years: 16%
3 Years: 15%
Last Year: 14%

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 11 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 12 13 14
Reserves 27 26 35 66 93 125 145 156 202 243 342 583
75 57 83 110 146 142 56 146 107 142 94 103
23 22 30 11 7 9 12 12 15 38 20 31
Total Liabilities 137 112 152 193 251 281 219 319 330 434 470 731
22 15 26 27 32 34 61 54 60 96 114 130
CWIP 3 11 1 3 2 1 2 6 3 7 8 75
Investments 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 40
111 85 126 163 217 246 157 260 266 291 308 487
Total Assets 137 112 152 193 251 281 219 319 330 434 470 731

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
8 45 -10 -7 -19 23 135 -91 63 65 64 -79
-2 -8 -3 -9 -3 -8 -35 -3 -14 -90 -51 -67
-13 -36 9 16 23 -16 -95 88 -48 25 -3 175
Net Cash Flow -6 1 -4 0 0 -0 5 -6 1 -1 11 28

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 39 29 30 30 35 31 17 40 22 25 24 23
Inventory Days 36 33 52 38 42 43 23 48 41 42 33 47
Days Payable 14 16 15 2 1 2 2 3 2 2 3 4
Cash Conversion Cycle 62 46 67 66 76 72 38 85 61 65 55 65
Working Capital Days 67 56 70 68 78 79 38 89 62 61 57 72
ROCE % 11% 17% 22% 34% 26% 25% 13% 8% 23% 21% 16% 17%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

1 Recently
Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
48.89% 48.86% 48.86% 48.88% 48.88% 48.88% 48.89% 48.90% 45.14% 43.76% 40.59% 40.61%
0.00% 1.03% 0.12% 0.00% 0.13% 0.01% 0.18% 0.22% 0.02% 0.22% 2.83% 2.10%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.14% 5.05% 4.88%
51.11% 50.13% 51.03% 51.12% 50.98% 51.11% 50.93% 50.89% 54.83% 55.88% 51.54% 52.40%
No. of Shareholders 14,09321,37022,83722,07221,56022,57922,10924,06025,81750,18060,26961,578

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

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