Sterling Tools Ltd

Sterling Tools Ltd

₹ 307 -2.48%
28 Mar - close price
About

Established in 1979, STL manufactures and markets high tensile cold forged fasteners, primarily for the automobile industry. STL was founded by the first generation entrepreneur, Mr. Manohar Lal Aggarwal, and has thereafter been managed by his two sons, Mr. Anil Aggarwal and Mr. Atul Aggarwal.

Key Points

Market Position
The Co is the 2nd largest automotive fastener manufacturer in India for the last 4 decades and one of the largest MCU suppliers for electric vehicles in India. [1]

  • Market Cap 1,104 Cr.
  • Current Price 307
  • High / Low 457 / 304
  • Stock P/E 32.5
  • Book Value 114
  • Dividend Yield 0.65 %
  • ROCE 11.9 %
  • ROE 9.99 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

  • Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 129 days to 102 days

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 2.68 times its book value
  • Company has a low return on equity of 8.93% over last 3 years.
  • Dividend payout has been low at 14.7% of profits over last 3 years

* 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

Dec 2020 Mar 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023
111.06 127.27 89.03 127.64 115.47 138.48 137.31 153.91 151.33 155.10 147.57 154.10 140.88
87.83 105.06 76.10 105.79 98.52 120.91 116.76 128.86 128.03 137.61 127.62 132.65 121.37
Operating Profit 23.23 22.21 12.93 21.85 16.95 17.57 20.55 25.05 23.30 17.49 19.95 21.45 19.51
OPM % 20.92% 17.45% 14.52% 17.12% 14.68% 12.69% 14.97% 16.28% 15.40% 11.28% 13.52% 13.92% 13.85%
1.37 -1.98 1.41 0.98 0.64 0.97 1.03 7.51 0.48 0.31 0.87 1.85 1.80
Interest 1.87 1.95 1.83 1.59 1.61 1.60 1.80 2.06 2.24 2.03 2.22 2.04 1.72
Depreciation 6.72 7.11 6.74 6.62 6.69 6.96 7.76 7.83 7.67 7.62 7.69 7.87 7.86
Profit before tax 16.01 11.17 5.77 14.62 9.29 9.98 12.02 22.67 13.87 8.15 10.91 13.39 11.73
Tax % 23.92% 14.95% 22.18% 24.56% 28.96% 23.85% 26.37% 24.00% 27.33% 35.46% 25.85% 25.62% 25.06%
12.17 9.51 4.48 11.04 6.60 7.61 8.85 17.23 10.09 5.26 8.09 9.96 8.79
EPS in Rs 3.38 2.64 1.24 3.06 1.83 2.11 2.46 4.78 2.80 1.46 2.25 2.76 2.44
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 TTM
295 282 301 340 369 371 453 512 364 355 471 598 598
259 247 260 293 308 295 362 426 303 290 401 511 519
Operating Profit 36 35 42 47 62 76 91 86 61 66 70 86 78
OPM % 12% 12% 14% 14% 17% 20% 20% 17% 17% 18% 15% 14% 13%
2 2 1 2 1 7 6 6 3 -0 3 9 5
Interest 10 10 8 7 6 6 4 4 6 8 7 8 8
Depreciation 8 9 10 12 13 17 18 19 24 26 27 31 31
Profit before tax 20 17 24 29 43 60 75 70 34 31 40 57 44
Tax % 27% 37% 35% 26% 35% 35% 35% 36% 14% 22% 25% 27%
15 11 16 21 28 39 49 45 29 24 30 41 32
EPS in Rs 4.32 3.18 4.57 6.20 8.31 11.46 13.51 12.45 8.06 6.78 8.25 11.50 8.91
Dividend Payout % 23% 31% 22% 16% 36% 17% 15% 16% 25% 15% 12% 17%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 8%
5 Years: 6%
3 Years: 18%
TTM: 3%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 14%
5 Years: -4%
3 Years: 7%
TTM: -12%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 29%
5 Years: -1%
3 Years: 16%
1 Year: -23%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 14%
5 Years: 10%
3 Years: 9%
Last Year: 10%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Sep 2023
Equity Capital 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Reserves 75 82 94 110 127 157 241 277 302 327 356 394 405
93 88 65 72 69 40 34 99 75 105 124 124 119
39 33 41 46 47 67 72 78 62 77 76 83 75
Total Liabilities 214 210 207 236 250 271 355 462 445 517 563 609 606
101 107 109 130 138 155 149 182 253 245 266 257 260
CWIP 1 0 3 0 1 -0 10 47 1 -0 1 11 4
Investments 4 4 5 6 6 18 72 72 34 46 44 61 56
108 99 90 100 105 98 124 161 158 226 251 280 286
Total Assets 214 210 207 236 250 271 355 462 445 517 563 609 606

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
18 38 49 28 56 62 48 42 52 19 44 58
-24 -12 -17 -30 -25 -27 -76 -92 -3 -51 -53 -43
4 -23 -33 -4 -21 -42 26 52 -42 23 8 -12
Net Cash Flow -2 3 -2 -5 9 -8 -1 3 7 -9 -1 4

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
Debtor Days 50 48 42 42 36 34 37 29 28 43 44 40
Inventory Days 127 113 100 103 105 125 118 146 158 329 197 179
Days Payable 52 44 57 65 68 78 79 58 56 90 50 41
Cash Conversion Cycle 125 117 85 80 73 81 76 117 131 282 191 177
Working Capital Days 69 72 53 55 43 42 51 61 83 148 138 102
ROCE % 19% 15% 19% 20% 26% 30% 31% 22% 11% 10% 10% 12%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023
65.77% 65.77% 65.77% 65.77% 65.77% 65.77% 65.77% 65.77% 65.77% 65.77% 65.77% 65.77%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.06% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01%
8.00% 7.16% 6.67% 6.56% 6.56% 6.60% 5.93% 5.33% 5.43% 5.56% 5.71% 5.68%
26.23% 27.07% 27.56% 27.63% 27.67% 27.62% 28.30% 28.90% 28.73% 28.65% 28.52% 28.55%
No. of Shareholders 9,53412,84918,09717,75218,02116,91317,46816,08318,11119,48321,32424,341

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

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