Universal Cables Ltd

Universal Cables Ltd

₹ 589 1.52%
22 May - close price
About

Universal Cables Ltd is predominantly engaged in the business of manufacturing a large range of power cables from 1.1kV to 400kV & capacitors, Turnkey Projects
relating thereto and other types of wires and cables, conductors, etc. [1]

Key Points

Business Division [1]
**Cable- ** It offers Low Voltage, Medium Voltage and Extra High Voltage XLPE Power Cables up to 500 kV grade, PVC and Rubber Insulated Power Cables up to 11 kV grade, Control and Instrumentation Cables up to 1.1 kV.

  • Market Cap 2,045 Cr.
  • Current Price 589
  • High / Low 939 / 407
  • Stock P/E 35.7
  • Book Value 244
  • Dividend Yield 0.51 %
  • ROCE 10.5 %
  • ROE 6.70 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 20.0%

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 8.97% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 7.66% 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

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
594 514 514 591 583 479 494 467 580 489 638 608 674
546 470 468 548 531 443 471 426 519 457 591 569 612
Operating Profit 48 44 46 43 52 37 23 41 61 32 47 39 62
OPM % 8% 9% 9% 7% 9% 8% 5% 9% 11% 6% 7% 6% 9%
3 3 9 4 1 3 13 5 3 3 9 7 4
Interest 25 22 24 24 27 21 22 24 24 26 26 27 25
Depreciation 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
Profit before tax 21 20 25 18 20 13 8 15 34 2 23 12 34
Tax % 27% 26% 21% 23% 27% 28% 3% 27% 24% 23% 18% 19% 20%
15 15 20 13 15 9 8 11 26 2 19 10 27
EPS in Rs 4.41 4.34 5.80 3.87 4.20 2.64 2.30 3.20 7.50 0.48 5.45 2.80 7.78
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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
615 693 748 817 1,180 1,415 1,568 1,280 1,813 2,202 2,020 2,408
620 669 673 742 1,073 1,240 1,402 1,189 1,690 2,016 1,859 2,229
Operating Profit -5 25 75 75 107 175 166 91 123 185 162 180
OPM % -1% 4% 10% 9% 9% 12% 11% 7% 7% 8% 8% 7%
11 9 12 11 11 12 15 13 19 18 24 23
Interest 33 51 51 44 53 62 77 63 78 97 91 104
Depreciation 17 18 18 19 21 21 23 26 24 22 24 27
Profit before tax -44 -35 17 23 44 103 81 15 40 83 70 71
Tax % -9% 0% -13% -25% 4% 33% 20% 20% 24% 24% 23% 20%
-40 -35 20 29 42 69 65 12 30 63 54 57
EPS in Rs -11.54 -10.00 5.63 8.39 12.09 19.89 18.60 3.51 8.79 18.21 15.64 16.51
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 12% 10% 11% 29% 17% 16% 19% 24%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 13%
5 Years: 9%
3 Years: 10%
TTM: 19%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 14%
5 Years: -2%
3 Years: 23%
TTM: 6%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 31%
5 Years: 47%
3 Years: 58%
1 Year: -3%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: 8%
Last Year: 7%

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 23 23 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35
Reserves 125 88 153 252 302 391 410 453 528 673 829 811
307 365 311 288 394 541 621 609 694 657 771 849
139 145 168 175 299 310 394 393 530 403 477 493
Total Liabilities 594 621 667 750 1,029 1,277 1,460 1,490 1,786 1,767 2,111 2,188
155 145 135 134 122 155 172 187 167 161 200 256
CWIP 1 0 0 0 17 2 17 0 2 11 0 34
Investments 51 51 51 123 136 166 125 164 218 316 444 387
387 424 480 492 756 954 1,146 1,138 1,400 1,280 1,467 1,511
Total Assets 594 621 667 750 1,029 1,277 1,460 1,490 1,786 1,767 2,111 2,188

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
-35 -5 46 70 -42 -59 38 90 -12 143 33 176
-25 -6 -0 -13 -18 -27 -42 -16 -7 -15 -50 -141
62 11 -44 -61 62 84 4 -72 16 -127 18 -31
Net Cash Flow 2 -0 2 -3 2 -1 -0 2 -3 0 1 4

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 133 126 150 139 159 157 187 229 195 148 195 138
Inventory Days 77 75 85 89 71 101 89 101 79 61 70 79
Days Payable 75 7 84 95 114 96 106 124 118 63 82 64
Cash Conversion Cycle 134 194 151 133 116 162 169 206 155 146 183 153
Working Capital Days 132 125 148 134 125 163 163 215 171 149 183 149
ROCE % -3% 3% 13% 12% 15% 20% 16% 7% 10% 14% 11% 11%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
61.89% 61.89% 61.89% 61.89% 61.89% 61.89% 61.89% 61.89% 61.89% 61.89% 61.89% 61.89%
0.00% 0.11% 0.35% 0.36% 0.35% 0.31% 0.34% 0.30% 0.37% 0.18% 0.24% 0.18%
2.04% 2.05% 2.40% 2.55% 2.48% 3.01% 5.25% 6.18% 5.24% 6.63% 6.58% 6.62%
36.07% 35.96% 35.36% 35.20% 35.28% 34.80% 32.50% 31.62% 32.49% 31.28% 31.28% 31.31%
No. of Shareholders 16,65814,55213,22913,63914,27616,60614,91914,93915,85019,03117,97617,933

* 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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