Premier Explosives Ltd

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Premier Explosives Ltd

₹ 546 -9.99%
23 May - close price
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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 ₹ 2,936 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 546
  • High / Low ₹ 909 / 309
  • Stock P/E 102
  • Book Value ₹ 45.7
  • Dividend Yield 0.09 %
  • ROCE 17.0 %
  • ROE 12.3 %
  • Face Value ₹ 2.00
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Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is expected to give good quarter
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 37.1% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Debtor days have improved from 76.0 to 33.3 days.

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 12.0 times its book value
  • Company has a low return on equity of 10.2% over last 3 years.
  • Company's cost of borrowing seems high

* 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
60.45 51.77 60.64 37.30 52.32 61.95 78.42 44.56 86.79 82.86 94.60 165.92 74.08
56.66 45.98 53.44 32.61 44.11 45.29 56.55 39.68 71.70 67.36 77.97 150.47 64.52
Operating Profit 3.79 5.79 7.20 4.69 8.21 16.66 21.87 4.88 15.09 15.50 16.63 15.45 9.56
OPM % 6.27% 11.18% 11.87% 12.57% 15.69% 26.89% 27.89% 10.95% 17.39% 18.71% 17.58% 9.31% 12.90%
0.71 0.45 0.80 0.78 0.14 0.30 0.41 2.88 0.56 1.17 1.06 0.22 0.51
Interest 1.94 2.06 1.98 2.14 2.73 2.81 3.26 2.26 2.18 3.18 2.54 3.99 1.11
Depreciation 2.27 2.37 2.40 2.58 2.47 2.70 2.79 3.06 2.97 2.81 2.87 2.87 2.93
Profit before tax 0.29 1.81 3.62 0.75 3.15 11.45 16.23 2.44 10.50 10.68 12.28 8.81 6.03
Tax % 62.07% 28.73% 28.18% 14.67% 22.54% 27.86% 28.16% 29.51% 35.43% 31.46% 31.35% -4.88% 37.81%
0.11 1.30 2.60 0.64 2.43 8.26 11.66 1.72 6.78 7.33 8.43 9.23 3.75
EPS in Rs 0.06 0.24 0.48 0.12 0.45 1.53 2.17 0.32 1.25 1.36 1.57 1.71 0.70
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
185 238 275 253 165 154 199 202 272 417
167 208 255 230 170 147 178 176 213 359
Operating Profit 18 30 20 23 -5 6 21 26 58 58
OPM % 10% 12% 7% 9% -3% 4% 11% 13% 22% 14%
-2 1 2 3 1 -8 3 2 4 2
Interest 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 9 10 11
Depreciation 3 4 4 4 5 6 10 10 12 11
Profit before tax 8 23 13 16 -15 -15 7 9 41 38
Tax % 32% 31% 37% 29% -33% -28% 25% 25% 30% 24%
6 16 8 11 -10 -11 5 7 28 29
EPS in Rs 1.28 3.55 1.53 2.11 -1.85 -2.03 0.99 1.28 5.27 5.34
Dividend Payout % 31% 17% 33% 26% 0% 0% 30% 26% 9% 9%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 20%
3 Years: 28%
TTM: 54%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 37%
3 Years: 84%
TTM: 1%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 26%
5 Years: 108%
3 Years: 109%
1 Year: 7%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: 10%
Last Year: 12%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Equity Capital 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Reserves 57 116 188 199 186 174 179 184 209 235
23 38 46 28 58 58 78 83 61 41
41 56 64 61 53 51 54 78 160 242
Total Liabilities 130 220 309 299 307 294 322 356 442 528
39 104 105 117 116 184 180 189 200 200
CWIP 2 4 16 35 62 2 4 2 3 3
Investments 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
83 112 188 147 130 108 138 165 238 326
Total Assets 130 220 309 299 307 294 322 356 442 528

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
10 -7 -24 50 -6 10 -2 21 79 118
-4 -9 -46 -26 -14 -4 -11 -16 -25 -11
-3 14 71 -24 20 -7 13 -6 -34 -34
Net Cash Flow 3 -3 1 0 -0 -1 -0 -0 20 73

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 84 86 130 94 106 109 131 97 98 33
Inventory Days 80 102 84 84 180 182 142 335 290 235
Days Payable 43 38 48 64 81 84 79 66 51 178
Cash Conversion Cycle 121 150 166 114 205 207 193 365 336 90
Working Capital Days 70 97 125 87 139 131 150 164 94 2
ROCE % 22% 9% 9% -4% 0% 5% 7% 18% 17%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

29 Recently
Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 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%
0.19% 0.28% 0.27% 0.17% 0.26% 0.45% 0.32% 0.27% 0.62% 0.36% 0.39% 0.73%
3.37% 3.35% 3.36% 3.42% 3.31% 7.61% 9.27% 10.27% 9.43% 8.37% 8.20% 8.03%
55.11% 55.03% 55.04% 55.08% 55.08% 50.61% 49.08% 48.11% 48.60% 49.93% 50.08% 49.91%
No. of Shareholders 9,1049,61210,3509,99111,18820,51524,06024,93363,79480,39883,70883,951

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