UPL Ltd

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UPL Ltd

₹ 630 -0.23%
23 May - close price
upl-ltd.com BSE: 512070 NSE: UPL
About

UPL is principally engaged in the business of agrochemicals, industrial chemicals, chemical intermediates, speciality chemicals and production and sale of field crops and vegetable seeds.

Key Points

Business Overview
UPL is a leading provider of agricultural solutions and services, with 14,000+ product registrations, a presence in ~140 countries, access to 90% of the world’s food basket. The products include Crop Protection Chemicals like Insecticides, Fungicides, Herbicides etc. also Seeds, Biosolutions. It is a 5th largest Agrochemical company globally with 43 manufacturing facilities across the globe.[1] [2]

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  • Market Cap ₹ 51,237 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 630
  • High / Low ₹ 699 / 459
  • Stock P/E 96.5
  • Book Value ₹ 142
  • Dividend Yield 0.16 %
  • ROCE 1.49 %
  • ROE 5.43 %
  • Face Value ₹ 2.00
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Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 33.1%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 4.43 times its book value
  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -11.2% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 10.9% over last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.2,555 Cr.
  • Company has high debtors of 253 days.
  • Company's cost of borrowing seems high
  • Working capital days have increased from 99.6 days to 218 days

* 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.

Peer comparison

Sector: Agro Chemicals Industry: Pesticides / Agrochemicals - Indian

Part of BSE 500 BSE 200 Nifty 500 BSE MidCap Nifty Midcap 100

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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
4,326 5,007 5,543 4,652 1,528 1,355 1,777 1,018 1,248 802 1,090 1,427 2,011
3,860 4,111 4,827 4,188 1,499 1,254 1,566 1,044 1,136 741 1,064 1,291 2,081
Operating Profit 466 896 716 464 29 101 211 -26 112 61 26 136 -70
OPM % 11% 18% 13% 10% 2% 7% 12% -3% 9% 8% 2% 10% -3%
581 14 70 345 -105 231 889 96 -73 79 232 378 1,867
Interest 98 99 131 149 40 26 25 45 49 45 80 56 51
Depreciation 275 268 273 245 32 33 47 24 28 34 28 39 34
Profit before tax 674 543 382 415 -148 273 1,028 1 -38 61 150 419 1,712
Tax % -4% 12% 12% 22% 10% 2% 12% -4,500% -74% 0% 2% -137% -2%
703 479 336 323 -163 267 906 46 -10 61 147 992 1,739
EPS in Rs 8.18 5.67 3.98 3.83 -1.93 3.16 10.73 0.54 -0.12 0.72 1.74 11.75 20.59
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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
4,968 5,335 5,981 6,939 7,263 8,660 9,641 11,345 16,449 9,032 5,398 5,330
4,303 4,793 5,143 5,996 6,314 7,821 8,436 9,725 14,392 8,178 4,996 5,178
Operating Profit 666 542 838 943 949 839 1,205 1,620 2,057 854 402 152
OPM % 13% 10% 14% 14% 13% 10% 12% 14% 13% 9% 7% 3%
298 260 481 279 428 556 496 98 625 848 1,120 2,555
Interest 242 35 192 149 135 185 272 307 377 188 144 231
Depreciation 169 187 619 655 666 724 891 977 1,044 431 130 135
Profit before tax 552 581 508 418 576 486 538 434 1,261 1,083 1,248 2,341
Tax % 25% 20% 24% 41% 5% 17% 14% 49% 7% 10% 3% -26%
416 463 385 245 548 405 461 220 1,176 975 1,208 2,939
EPS in Rs 5.75 6.41 5.32 2.86 6.39 4.71 5.36 2.56 13.68 11.55 14.31 34.81
Dividend Payout % 41% 46% 56% 144% 74% 101% 100% 348% 65% 77% 6% 16%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 0%
5 Years: -11%
3 Years: -31%
TTM: -1%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 1%
5 Years: 2%
3 Years: -23%
TTM: -56%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 6%
5 Years: 12%
3 Years: -5%
1 Year: 27%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 8%
5 Years: 10%
3 Years: 11%
Last Year: 5%

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 86 86 86 101 102 102 153 153 153 150 150 159
Reserves 3,222 3,438 7,661 7,567 7,867 7,870 7,871 7,633 8,048 6,918 7,380 11,862
1,420 1,377 1,650 930 1,122 1,638 1,112 1,329 1,778 617 1,852 597
2,355 2,739 2,362 2,749 2,959 4,293 4,692 6,168 9,654 10,259 7,539 5,323
Total Liabilities 7,083 7,639 11,759 11,347 12,050 13,903 13,828 15,283 19,633 17,944 16,921 17,941
1,572 1,649 5,397 5,116 4,902 4,981 5,354 5,598 5,477 4,319 738 773
CWIP 118 370 209 272 663 889 886 722 909 867 118 104
Investments 671 873 588 593 594 1,441 1,406 1,441 2,374 3,208 3,513 5,528
4,721 4,747 5,565 5,366 5,891 6,592 6,182 7,522 10,873 9,550 12,552 11,536
Total Assets 7,083 7,639 11,759 11,347 12,050 13,903 13,828 15,283 19,633 17,944 16,921 17,941

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
1,139 497 -63 1,021 497 664 1,773 1,820 2,349 1,667 -411 -923
-84 -131 364 268 -305 -439 -435 -1,175 -1,481 1,210 94 843
-1,199 -459 -322 -1,295 -158 -241 -1,277 -502 -643 -2,689 325 38
Net Cash Flow -144 -93 -21 -6 34 -16 61 143 225 188 8 -42

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 104 97 114 103 101 115 120 130 124 231 152 253
Inventory Days 120 152 156 137 135 133 86 113 108 99 30 38
Days Payable 188 222 212 220 219 202 216 259 238 396 125 243
Cash Conversion Cycle 35 27 57 19 18 47 -10 -16 -7 -66 57 48
Working Capital Days 75 57 100 75 78 66 37 32 33 17 64 218
ROCE % 16% 13% 10% 7% 8% 7% 9% 8% 17% 10% 13% 1%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
29.13% 29.13% 30.91% 32.51% 32.51% 32.51% 32.51% 32.51% 32.51% 32.51% 33.50% 33.50%
36.44% 35.57% 37.18% 38.69% 37.96% 33.57% 34.39% 33.64% 34.51% 34.22% 32.52% 34.22%
16.47% 17.19% 16.19% 14.39% 15.24% 17.27% 16.82% 15.33% 15.73% 17.64% 18.89% 18.56%
17.97% 18.11% 15.70% 14.37% 14.27% 16.64% 16.27% 18.51% 17.23% 15.59% 15.08% 13.72%
No. of Shareholders 2,45,3702,69,1682,53,0542,53,5482,80,8193,83,2994,08,0284,83,5144,38,8893,76,2893,59,3553,23,800

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