Premier Explosives Ltd

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Premier Explosives Ltd

₹ 482 -1.60%
11 Mar 2:54 p.m.
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About

Premier Explosives Limited is engaged in the manufacturing of industrial explosives and detonators. It also undertakes operation and maintenance (O&M) services of solid
propellant plants at the Sriharikota Centre of ISRO and Solid Fuel Complex at Jagdalpur
under the umbrella of DRDO. [1]

Key Points

Business Segments
1) Defence & Space (84% in 9M FY25 vs 63% in FY22): [1] [2] The company manufactures Solid Propellants, Fully assembled Rocket Motors, High Explosive Charges, Chaffs and Flares, Pyro initiators, etc for the Defence & Space segment. Its key clients include Bharat Electronics, ASL, ISRO, Bharat Dynamics Ltd, etc. [3] It also undertakes operation and maintenance (O&M) services of solid propellant plants at the Sriharikota Centre of ISRO and Solid Fuel Complex at Jagdalpur under the umbrella of DRDO. It is India's first private manufacturer and Supplier of Solid Propellants and the only domestic manufacturer and supplier to the Indian Defence segment. [4]

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  • Market Cap ₹ 2,590 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 482
  • High / Low ₹ 684 / 309
  • Stock P/E 55.2
  • Book Value ₹ 51.3
  • Dividend Yield 0.10 %
  • ROCE 16.9 %
  • ROE 12.2 %
  • Face Value ₹ 2.00
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Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 37.6% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Debtor days have improved from 76.0 to 33.3 days.

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 9.54 times its book value
  • Company has a low return on equity of 10.1% over last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.24.7 Cr.

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025
37.30 52.32 61.95 78.42 44.56 86.79 82.86 94.60 165.92 74.08 142.15 75.58 81.41
32.60 44.21 45.29 56.55 39.67 71.70 67.35 77.96 150.47 64.52 121.27 68.98 69.76
Operating Profit 4.70 8.11 16.66 21.87 4.89 15.09 15.51 16.64 15.45 9.56 20.88 6.60 11.65
OPM % 12.60% 15.50% 26.89% 27.89% 10.97% 17.39% 18.72% 17.59% 9.31% 12.90% 14.69% 8.73% 14.31%
0.78 0.13 0.30 0.41 2.88 0.46 1.17 1.06 0.22 0.51 1.89 21.87 0.43
Interest 2.22 2.80 2.88 3.33 2.33 2.25 3.25 2.61 4.06 1.18 1.09 0.79 0.98
Depreciation 2.58 2.47 2.70 2.79 3.06 2.97 2.81 2.87 2.87 2.93 2.92 2.93 3.02
Profit before tax 0.68 2.97 11.38 16.16 2.38 10.33 10.62 12.22 8.74 5.96 18.76 24.75 8.08
Tax % 16.18% 21.21% 27.86% 28.16% 29.83% 35.82% 31.45% 31.34% -5.03% 37.92% 18.39% 27.80% 25.25%
0.58 2.34 8.21 11.61 1.67 6.63 7.28 8.39 9.19 3.70 15.32 17.87 6.04
EPS in Rs 0.11 0.43 1.53 2.16 0.31 1.23 1.35 1.56 1.71 0.69 2.85 3.32 1.12
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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
145 149 185 230 266 241 157 152 199 202 272 417 373
128 137 167 201 246 217 161 145 177 176 213 359 325
Operating Profit 17 13 18 29 20 24 -5 7 22 26 58 58 49
OPM % 12% 8% 10% 13% 8% 10% -3% 4% 11% 13% 22% 14% 13%
1 1 -2 1 2 3 1 -8 2 2 4 2 25
Interest 2 2 4 4 5 6 6 8 8 9 11 11 4
Depreciation 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 9 10 12 11 12
Profit before tax 13 8 8 23 13 16 -15 -15 7 9 40 38 58
Tax % 29% 30% 32% 32% 35% 28% -34% -28% 23% 25% 30% 24%
9 5 6 15 9 12 -10 -11 6 7 28 29 43
EPS in Rs 2.20 1.20 1.28 3.49 1.64 2.18 -1.78 -2.00 1.04 1.24 5.23 5.31 7.98
Dividend Payout % 25% 33% 31% 17% 30% 25% 0% 0% 29% 27% 10% 2%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 22%
3 Years: 28%
TTM: -13%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 18%
5 Years: 38%
3 Years: 72%
TTM: 49%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 22%
5 Years: 73%
3 Years: 85%
1 Year: 50%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 6%
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: 10%
Last Year: 12%

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 8 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Reserves 49 53 57 115 188 199 186 174 179 184 210 235 265
13 20 23 38 46 28 60 61 80 87 66 45 32
37 31 41 56 62 59 49 48 53 77 159 240 193
Total Liabilities 107 113 130 218 306 296 306 294 323 359 445 531 501
41 41 39 99 100 113 112 180 180 189 198 198 186
CWIP 2 0 2 4 16 35 62 2 4 2 3 3 8
Investments 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
59 67 83 110 185 143 128 107 134 162 238 325 301
Total Assets 107 113 130 218 306 296 306 294 323 359 445 531 501

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
6 -2 10 -6 -21 48 -9 11 0 20 79 119
-4 -3 -4 -10 -46 -25 -15 -4 -13 -16 -25 -11
-3 5 -3 14 68 -23 23 -7 12 -4 -34 -35
Net Cash Flow -0 0 3 -3 1 -0 -0 -1 -0 -0 20 73

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 74 81 84 88 133 98 110 101 129 97 98 33
Inventory Days 92 111 80 100 82 84 192 182 142 335 290 235
Days Payable 41 37 43 44 52 68 86 84 79 66 51 178
Cash Conversion Cycle 125 155 121 145 163 114 216 199 191 365 336 90
Working Capital Days 35 45 27 45 76 62 23 12 5 8 23 -31
ROCE % 24% 13% 18% 22% 9% 9% -4% 1% 6% 7% 18% 17%

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R&D Expenditure (Percentage of Turnover)
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Shareholding Pattern

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Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025
41.33% 41.33% 41.33% 41.33% 41.33% 41.33% 41.33% 41.33% 41.33% 41.33% 41.33% 41.33%
0.17% 0.26% 0.45% 0.32% 0.27% 0.62% 0.36% 0.39% 0.73% 0.72% 1.06% 0.91%
3.42% 3.31% 7.61% 9.27% 10.27% 9.43% 8.37% 8.20% 8.03% 7.66% 9.06% 9.23%
55.08% 55.08% 50.61% 49.08% 48.11% 48.60% 49.93% 50.08% 49.91% 50.30% 48.55% 48.54%
No. of Shareholders 9,99111,18820,51524,06024,93363,79480,39883,70883,95196,99596,04595,404

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