Polycab India Ltd

Polycab India Ltd

₹ 6,128 -0.26%
10 Jun 12:54 p.m.
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 92,190 Cr.
  • Current Price 6,128
  • High / Low 7,607 / 4,555
  • Stock P/E 45.6
  • Book Value 653
  • Dividend Yield 0.48 %
  • ROCE 31.0 %
  • ROE 22.4 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 22.0% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 25.0%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 9.38 times its book value
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -5.10%

* 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

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
3,970 2,737 3,332 3,715 4,324 3,889 4,218 4,340 5,592 4,698 5,498 5,226 6,986
3,494 2,427 2,906 3,212 3,721 3,341 3,609 3,771 4,830 4,115 4,867 4,506 5,960
Operating Profit 476 310 427 503 603 549 609 570 762 583 632 720 1,025
OPM % 12% 11% 13% 14% 14% 14% 14% 13% 14% 12% 11% 14% 15%
17 44 -2 40 52 64 35 71 54 58 76 25 48
Interest 13 8 14 9 28 25 27 32 24 41 45 50 33
Depreciation 50 51 52 52 53 57 60 62 66 67 72 79 80
Profit before tax 430 295 358 481 573 530 557 546 725 533 590 617 961
Tax % 24% 24% 24% 25% 25% 24% 23% 24% 24% 25% 25% 25% 24%
325 223 271 361 429 403 430 417 553 402 445 464 734
EPS in Rs 21.56 14.69 17.91 23.89 28.38 26.67 28.37 27.49 36.34 26.34 29.24 30.42 48.31
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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
3,986 4,707 5,202 5,500 6,770 7,986 8,830 8,792 12,204 14,108 18,039 22,408
3,687 4,266 4,710 5,020 6,041 7,035 7,701 7,681 10,940 12,265 15,548 19,448
Operating Profit 299 442 492 480 729 950 1,129 1,111 1,264 1,843 2,492 2,960
OPM % 8% 9% 9% 9% 11% 12% 13% 13% 10% 13% 14% 13%
8 5 32 75 65 64 91 164 161 133 221 208
Interest 94 108 147 66 94 117 50 43 35 60 108 169
Depreciation 71 98 111 128 133 141 161 176 202 209 245 298
Profit before tax 142 241 265 361 567 756 1,010 1,056 1,188 1,707 2,359 2,701
Tax % 37% 32% 30% 36% 37% 34% 24% 16% 23% 25% 24% 24%
89 164 185 233 359 500 766 886 917 1,283 1,803 2,046
EPS in Rs 12.65 11.64 13.09 16.48 25.35 35.39 50.97 59.15 60.80 84.85 118.75 134.28
Dividend Payout % 8% 9% 13% 6% 0% 8% 14% 17% 23% 24% 25% 26%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 17%
5 Years: 20%
3 Years: 22%
TTM: 24%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 29%
5 Years: 22%
3 Years: 31%
TTM: 18%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: 53%
3 Years: 38%
1 Year: -10%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 20%
5 Years: 21%
3 Years: 22%
Last Year: 22%

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
Equity Capital 71 141 141 141 141 141 149 149 149 150 150 150
Reserves 1,412 1,489 1,642 1,853 2,206 2,706 3,688 4,605 5,394 6,487 8,037 9,675
458 546 796 856 800 272 157 282 118 109 161 202
823 1,138 1,296 1,729 1,300 2,509 1,967 1,978 1,750 2,678 3,718 3,745
Total Liabilities 2,763 3,314 3,875 4,579 4,448 5,628 5,961 7,015 7,412 9,424 12,066 13,773
750 822 985 1,128 1,197 1,276 1,422 1,870 1,675 2,067 2,338 3,011
CWIP 116 179 138 165 136 193 241 99 375 251 578 708
Investments 0 0 0 33 32 29 65 635 773 1,350 1,822 1,749
1,897 2,312 2,752 3,253 3,083 4,130 4,232 4,411 4,588 5,756 7,328 8,304
Total Assets 2,763 3,314 3,875 4,579 4,448 5,628 5,961 7,015 7,412 9,424 12,066 13,773

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
310 150 221 296 362 1,230 244 1,252 512 1,428 1,296 1,809
-109 -173 -247 -295 -188 -408 -262 -1,012 -427 -1,203 -752 -1,239
-196 15 45 -10 -190 -651 11 -175 -201 -227 -387 -628
Net Cash Flow 4 -8 20 -8 -15 171 -7 66 -116 -2 157 -59

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 88 84 95 80 70 61 59 60 39 32 41 42
Inventory Days 70 95 94 134 128 116 113 86 104 105 86
Days Payable 77 101 101 120 97 82 77 48 72 82 34
Cash Conversion Cycle 81 78 88 94 70 91 94 96 77 65 65 95
Working Capital Days 92 86 94 96 88 50 76 73 69 60 61 84
ROCE % 17% 17% 16% 22% 28% 29% 24% 21% 27% 31% 31%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
67.99% 67.97% 66.61% 66.21% 65.99% 65.91% 65.78% 65.24% 65.02% 63.06% 63.05% 63.04%
5.71% 6.44% 8.12% 9.78% 9.66% 12.41% 13.41% 11.96% 13.63% 13.49% 12.76% 11.11%
9.03% 10.35% 10.10% 9.34% 9.75% 8.08% 7.61% 7.23% 6.93% 9.35% 10.66% 10.95%
17.27% 15.24% 15.16% 14.67% 14.61% 13.58% 13.18% 15.58% 14.42% 14.11% 13.52% 14.90%
No. of Shareholders 3,29,4743,26,7743,24,5313,14,1073,09,2293,17,4683,37,3804,23,7873,85,2853,84,9493,74,7874,27,928

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