United Spirits Ltd

United Spirits Ltd

₹ 1,520 -0.16%
30 May - close price
About

Diageo India incorporated in India as United Spirits Ltd.(USL) is the country’s leading beverage alcohol company and a subsidiary of global leader Diageo PLC. The company manufactures, sells, and distributes a wide portfolio of premium brands such as Johnnie Walker, Black Dog, Black & White, VAT 69, Antiquity, Signature, Royal Challenge, McDowell’s No.1, Smirnoff and Captain Morgan. [1]

Key Points

Brand Portfolio
USL has a comprehensive brand portfolio with more than 80 brands of Scotch whisky, IMFL whisky, brandy, rum, vodka, and gin. Out of these, 9 brands that sell more than a million cases each year, of which 1 brands sells over more than 25 million cases each annually [1]

  • Market Cap 1,10,565 Cr.
  • Current Price 1,520
  • High / Low 1,700 / 1,136
  • Stock P/E 68.8
  • Book Value 108
  • Dividend Yield 0.59 %
  • ROCE 28.4 %
  • ROE 21.7 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 18.1% CAGR over last 5 years

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 14.0 times its book value
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 4.95% over past five 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

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
2,501 2,195 2,904 2,781 2,494 2,172 2,865 2,989 2,666 2,352 2,843 3,432 2,946
2,072 1,924 2,462 2,413 2,156 1,787 2,395 2,499 2,304 1,894 2,336 2,844 2,441
Operating Profit 429 270 442 368 338 385 470 490 362 458 507 588 505
OPM % 17% 12% 15% 13% 14% 18% 16% 16% 14% 19% 18% 17% 17%
-104 -13 380 -128 6 4 70 46 198 32 34 125 170
Interest 19 23 21 24 36 4 27 16 29 22 25 20 22
Depreciation 75 74 64 64 68 65 65 63 71 65 69 72 68
Profit before tax 231 161 737 152 239 320 448 457 460 403 447 621 585
Tax % 18% -21% 26% 27% 15% 26% 24% 24% 17% 26% 25% 24% 23%
190 195 542 110 204 238 341 347 384 299 335 473 451
EPS in Rs 2.62 2.68 7.46 1.52 2.80 3.27 4.69 4.77 5.28 4.11 4.61 6.50 6.20
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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
8,409 7,968 8,248 8,548 8,170 8,981 9,091 7,889 9,424 10,374 10,692 11,573
8,566 7,482 8,370 7,577 7,142 7,693 7,585 6,902 7,926 8,955 8,984 9,515
Operating Profit -157 486 -121 971 1,028 1,287 1,506 988 1,498 1,419 1,708 2,058
OPM % -2% 6% -1% 11% 13% 14% 17% 13% 16% 14% 16% 18%
-4,173 -1,712 985 -215 215 68 47 -104 -109 245 318 361
Interest 613 593 447 369 268 220 191 166 88 104 76 89
Depreciation 86 110 102 132 135 144 228 249 289 271 264 274
Profit before tax -5,028 -1,928 316 255 840 991 1,135 469 1,012 1,289 1,686 2,056
Tax % 1% 1% 61% 33% 33% 34% 38% 34% 16% 18% 22% 24%
-5,103 -1,956 122 170 562 659 705 310 851 1,052 1,312 1,558
EPS in Rs -70.23 -26.93 1.68 2.34 7.73 9.06 9.70 4.27 11.71 14.46 18.04 21.42
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 4%
5 Years: 5%
3 Years: 7%
TTM: 8%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 29%
5 Years: 18%
3 Years: 18%
TTM: 27%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 8%
5 Years: 22%
3 Years: 23%
1 Year: 31%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 18%
5 Years: 18%
3 Years: 20%
Last Year: 22%

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 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 145 146 145 145 145
Reserves 3,669 1,797 1,569 1,792 2,358 2,986 3,664 3,982 4,747 5,799 6,818 7,734
4,901 5,324 4,204 4,041 3,250 2,582 2,270 713 605 183 240 480
2,115 1,752 2,274 2,818 2,887 2,948 2,475 3,301 3,225 3,444 3,539 4,359
Total Liabilities 10,830 9,018 8,192 8,796 8,641 8,662 8,554 8,141 8,723 9,571 10,742 12,718
1,188 1,069 1,076 1,187 1,002 1,128 1,335 1,301 1,487 1,207 1,245 1,406
CWIP 50 65 245 85 98 117 119 86 96 83 37 72
Investments 930 551 992 324 278 298 253 202 439 462 823 1,107
8,663 7,333 5,879 7,200 7,263 7,119 6,848 6,552 6,701 7,819 8,637 10,133
Total Assets 10,830 9,018 8,192 8,796 8,641 8,662 8,554 8,141 8,723 9,571 10,742 12,718

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
-384 97 227 673 946 858 667 1,728 911 576 912 1,606
-782 -109 705 -89 155 -7 26 13 -246 -22 467 -950
1,488 -200 -1,109 -545 -1,033 -912 -717 -1,720 -688 -500 -439 -527
Net Cash Flow 322 -212 -177 39 68 -61 -24 22 -22 54 940 129

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 80 102 126 121 102 92 100 89 84 94 104
Inventory Days 111 119 143 218 260 228 190 244 230 192 186 132
Days Payable 85 55 76 139 194 163 121 170 163 150 164 123
Cash Conversion Cycle 101 144 170 206 187 168 160 174 157 126 116 112
Working Capital Days 94 113 105 107 94 79 61 67 67 59 58 85
ROCE % -1% 7% 8% 15% 17% 21% 22% 14% 24% 20% 26% 28%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
56.73% 56.74% 56.74% 56.68% 56.68% 56.68% 56.68% 56.68% 56.68% 56.68% 56.68% 56.68%
16.76% 16.07% 15.98% 15.38% 15.92% 16.51% 16.23% 16.68% 15.09% 16.11% 15.93% 14.98%
10.85% 11.61% 12.08% 12.70% 12.64% 12.32% 12.49% 12.27% 14.00% 13.15% 13.54% 14.59%
0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
15.65% 15.58% 15.20% 15.24% 14.77% 14.49% 14.60% 14.37% 14.22% 14.04% 13.83% 13.73%
No. of Shareholders 2,52,2642,74,3072,58,1892,68,9932,49,3952,49,7412,64,5832,51,0952,52,1212,45,5582,57,7692,64,995

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

Classifications such as banks and foreign portfolio investors were not available earlier. The sudden changes in FII or DII can be because of these changes.

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