Polycab India Ltd

Polycab India Ltd

₹ 7,560 -0.87%
04 Nov - close price
About

Polycab is India’s leading manufacturers of cables and wires and allied products such as uPVC conduits and lugs and glands. We have a range of cables and wires for practically every application. More recently Polycab has also launched a wide range of consumer electrical products like Fans, Switches, Switchgear, LED lights and Luminaries, Solar Inverters, and Pumps.

Key Points

Business Segments
1) Wires & Cables (W&C) (84% in FY25 vs 89% in FY23): [1] [2] [3]
The company is India's largest manufacturer of wires and cables. Its product portfolio includes flexible wires, building wires, optical-fiber cables, rubber cables, control cables, special purpose cables, etc. [4]
The company is India’s largest manufacturer of wires and cables, offering 10,600+ SKUs for retail and industrial use, and holds a 26-27% share in the organized domestic market.[4][3] Its product portfolio includes flexible wires, building wires, optical fiber cables, rubber cables, control cables, special purpose cables, etc. The segment revenue grew by 18% YoY in FY25, driven by momentum across both distribution and institutional channels.[5]
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  • Market Cap 1,13,807 Cr.
  • Current Price 7,560
  • High / Low 7,903 / 4,555
  • Stock P/E 46.9
  • Book Value 697
  • Dividend Yield 0.46 %
  • ROCE 29.7 %
  • ROE 21.4 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 20.6% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 25.1%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 10.8 times its book value
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last quarter: -1.49%

* 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

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
3,261 3,665 4,288 3,849 4,256 4,513 5,433 4,601 5,366 5,105 6,841 5,704 6,340
2,847 3,170 3,687 3,305 3,625 3,892 4,796 4,042 4,761 4,406 5,839 4,899 5,355
Operating Profit 414 495 601 545 631 621 637 559 605 699 1,002 805 985
OPM % 13% 14% 14% 14% 15% 14% 12% 12% 11% 14% 15% 14% 16%
-2 40 54 64 36 71 52 60 78 25 57 82 51
Interest 13 8 27 24 24 30 23 39 42 48 29 49 46
Depreciation 51 51 53 56 58 60 63 65 69 76 77 82 93
Profit before tax 348 476 575 529 584 602 603 515 571 601 952 756 896
Tax % 25% 25% 25% 24% 23% 24% 24% 25% 25% 25% 23% 25% 25%
261 358 432 402 450 459 458 388 431 453 731 568 675
EPS in Rs 17.41 23.89 28.86 26.86 29.98 30.58 30.49 25.78 28.64 30.11 48.57 37.73 44.83
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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 TTM
3,833 4,697 5,203 5,500 6,759 7,940 8,807 8,736 12,098 13,914 18,051 21,914 23,991
3,554 4,263 4,709 5,023 6,035 6,992 7,689 7,645 10,857 12,103 15,614 19,046 20,500
Operating Profit 279 434 494 477 724 948 1,118 1,091 1,241 1,811 2,436 2,868 3,491
OPM % 7% 9% 9% 9% 11% 12% 13% 12% 10% 13% 14% 13% 15%
8 5 32 75 67 64 92 120 214 136 220 216 215
Interest 90 108 147 65 92 116 48 41 33 56 100 159 172
Depreciation 63 97 111 127 132 140 159 174 197 206 237 287 328
Profit before tax 133 234 267 360 567 757 1,003 995 1,225 1,685 2,319 2,639 3,205
Tax % 36% 33% 30% 35% 37% 34% 24% 16% 24% 25% 24% 24%
85 157 186 232 358 501 761 831 931 1,269 1,770 2,002 2,426
EPS in Rs 12.10 11.13 13.21 16.45 25.38 35.51 51.10 55.75 62.32 84.73 117.79 133.09 161.24
Dividend Payout % 8% 9% 13% 6% 4% 8% 14% 18% 22% 24% 25% 26%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 17%
5 Years: 20%
3 Years: 22%
TTM: 20%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 28%
5 Years: 21%
3 Years: 33%
TTM: 40%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: 52%
3 Years: 40%
1 Year: 14%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 20%
5 Years: 20%
3 Years: 22%
Last Year: 21%

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 Sep 2025
Equity Capital 71 141 141 141 141 141 149 149 149 150 150 150 151
Reserves 1,294 1,484 1,638 1,853 2,207 2,708 3,691 4,558 5,371 6,456 7,994 9,612 10,346
445 545 794 844 789 258 146 125 111 36 51 76 80
762 1,154 1,305 1,722 1,287 2,488 1,942 1,894 1,676 2,585 3,562 3,554 6,111
Total Liabilities 2,572 3,325 3,878 4,561 4,424 5,595 5,928 6,727 7,307 9,227 11,758 13,393 16,688
693 822 984 1,113 1,180 1,255 1,395 1,581 1,619 2,026 2,275 2,893 3,270
CWIP 113 179 132 165 135 186 241 98 374 249 537 701 840
Investments 13 2 4 37 39 43 86 697 813 1,382 1,824 1,757 1,704
1,753 2,322 2,758 3,246 3,070 4,112 4,206 4,351 4,500 5,569 7,121 8,042 10,874
Total Assets 2,572 3,325 3,878 4,561 4,424 5,595 5,928 6,727 7,307 9,227 11,758 13,393 16,688

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
207 221 283 352 1,224 234 1,175 461 1,452 1,292 1,810
-176 -251 -269 -178 -396 -257 -1,038 -360 -1,188 -762 -1,210
-37 41 -19 -189 -657 16 -110 -185 -256 -396 -664
Net Cash Flow -6 10 -5 -15 171 -8 27 -84 8 133 -65

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 79 84 95 80 70 62 60 60 39 32 46 46
Inventory Days 70 95 94 134 97 127 115 111 84 102 92 78
Days Payable 75 103 102 119 66 97 81 75 46 71 79 64
Cash Conversion Cycle 74 76 86 94 101 92 93 97 77 63 59 60
Working Capital Days 82 50 49 52 57 45 71 75 67 59 60 56
ROCE % 17% 18% 16% 22% 28% 29% 23% 21% 27% 31% 30%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

16 Recently
Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025
66.61% 66.21% 65.99% 65.91% 65.78% 65.24% 65.02% 63.06% 63.05% 63.04% 63.01% 61.53%
8.12% 9.78% 9.66% 12.41% 13.41% 11.96% 13.63% 13.49% 12.76% 11.11% 11.45% 13.96%
10.10% 9.34% 9.75% 8.08% 7.61% 7.23% 6.93% 9.35% 10.66% 10.95% 11.61% 11.70%
15.16% 14.67% 14.61% 13.58% 13.18% 15.58% 14.42% 14.11% 13.52% 14.90% 13.94% 12.83%
No. of Shareholders 3,24,5313,14,1073,09,2293,17,4683,37,3804,23,7873,85,2853,84,9493,74,7874,27,9283,98,0643,70,871

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

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