Saurashtra Cement Ltd

Saurashtra Cement Ltd

₹ 89.2 -1.85%
30 May - close price
About

Incorporated in 1956, Saurashtra Cement is in the business of manufacturing and selling of Cement and Paints[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1]
SCL is a part of the Mehta Group. It is an ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 certified manufacturer of Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC), Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC 53 grade), Portland Slag Cement (PSC) types of cement and clinker under the brand name
of Hathi and Sidhee. These products are distributed in bags, jumbo bags and loose by road, rail, and sea for customer's requirements in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and the West Coast of India. The company also has a paints division which markets under the brand name Snowcem Paints

  • Market Cap 993 Cr.
  • Current Price 89.2
  • High / Low 149 / 73.5
  • Stock P/E 395
  • Book Value 85.2
  • Dividend Yield 2.24 %
  • ROCE 1.78 %
  • ROE 0.27 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Stock is trading at 1.05 times its book value

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 1.87% over last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.26.3 Cr.
  • Dividend payout has been low at 13.0% of profits over last 3 years
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -5.95%

* 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
430 403 329 442 471 446 375 447 497 386 296 378 478
427 388 375 435 442 415 364 404 453 363 336 370 425
Operating Profit 3 15 -47 8 30 31 11 43 45 23 -40 8 53
OPM % 1% 4% -14% 2% 6% 7% 3% 10% 9% 6% -13% 2% 11%
3 3 3 4 3 -1 3 -11 25 5 4 3 14
Interest 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 2
Depreciation 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 17 10 10 11 11
Profit before tax -5 6 -57 -1 21 19 1 20 51 15 -50 -3 53
Tax % -6% 32% -33% 440% 33% 35% -1% 37% 38% 33% -37% 31% 38%
-4 4 -38 -3 14 12 1 13 32 10 -32 -4 33
EPS in Rs -0.60 0.63 -5.41 -0.41 2.04 1.10 0.07 1.13 2.85 0.88 -2.84 -0.40 2.98
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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
531 563 530 470 574 622 608 674 1,451 1,645 1,765 1,538
471 473 466 440 523 617 498 559 1,387 1,639 1,635 1,494
Operating Profit 61 90 64 30 51 5 110 115 64 6 130 44
OPM % 11% 16% 12% 6% 9% 1% 18% 17% 4% 0% 7% 3%
2 38 23 10 17 11 -8 12 15 12 16 26
Interest 16 13 5 4 3 5 5 4 9 9 8 14
Depreciation 26 35 13 15 18 18 20 20 33 39 47 42
Profit before tax 21 79 69 21 46 -7 77 103 36 -29 90 14
Tax % 0% 15% 36% 34% -34% -28% 27% 29% 40% -24% 37% 50%
21 68 44 14 63 -5 57 72 21 -22 57 7
EPS in Rs 4.03 13.21 6.33 2.03 9.03 -0.70 8.14 10.37 3.05 -3.15 5.15 0.63
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 14% 49% 11% 0% 21% 17% 0% 0% 39% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 20%
3 Years: 2%
TTM: -13%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: -25%
5 Years: -48%
3 Years: -51%
TTM: -96%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 17%
3 Years: 14%
1 Year: -21%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 6%
5 Years: 4%
3 Years: 2%
Last Year: 0%

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 51 51 60 69 69 69 70 70 57 57 111 111
Reserves 112 180 207 292 347 340 383 454 847 825 817 836
126 19 19 17 17 32 31 22 104 66 85 136
124 155 129 174 142 157 182 181 388 409 558 520
Total Liabilities 413 406 415 553 575 598 665 727 1,396 1,357 1,571 1,603
189 178 201 317 334 349 351 345 813 831 872 932
CWIP 59 53 40 48 43 37 38 61 78 51 31 30
Investments 19 19 19 9 6 5 4 8 0 0 1 1
146 157 155 178 192 207 273 313 505 475 667 640
Total Assets 413 406 415 553 575 598 665 727 1,396 1,357 1,571 1,603

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
83 80 76 34 49 14 63 134 -8 21 155 30
-2 18 -24 -25 -37 -15 -38 -121 -30 32 -157 -5
-82 -100 -65 -7 -12 3 -23 -17 31 -49 3 27
Net Cash Flow -1 -2 -12 2 0 2 1 -4 -7 5 1 52

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 11 13 10 11 12 9 21 16 15 17 18 24
Inventory Days 260 748 305 848 690 703 495 451 575 340
Days Payable 159 441 173 736 639 568 327 269 448 272
Cash Conversion Cycle 112 320 142 123 63 144 21 184 15 200 146 92
Working Capital Days -64 -20 -23 -35 -23 -27 -15 -28 -6 -10 -15 -12
ROCE % 13% 23% 24% 8% 12% -1% 21% 21% 6% -2% 12% 2%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
72.51% 72.50% 72.49% 72.46% 67.17% 67.14% 67.09% 66.95% 66.88% 66.83% 66.78% 66.71%
0.00% 3.51% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.03% 0.01% 0.04%
0.46% 0.45% 0.30% 0.19% 0.12% 0.27% 0.37% 0.37% 0.37% 0.36% 0.36% 0.36%
27.03% 23.52% 27.20% 27.33% 32.71% 32.58% 32.55% 32.68% 32.73% 32.78% 32.83% 32.87%
No. of Shareholders 16,43516,08915,66515,37861,56859,01053,97952,99055,30153,97553,31552,960

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