UPL Ltd

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UPL Ltd

₹ 674 2.17%
15 Jul - 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 ₹ 54,847 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 674
  • High / Low ₹ 699 / 484
  • Stock P/E 67.5
  • Book Value ₹ 346
  • Dividend Yield 0.89 %
  • ROCE 7.66 %
  • ROE 3.01 %
  • Face Value ₹ 2.00
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Pros

  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 22.6%
  • Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 71.7 days to 55.0 days

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 5.46% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 4.27% 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.

Peer comparison

Commodities Chemicals Fertilizers & Agrochemicals Pesticides & Agrochemicals

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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
15,861 10,821 12,507 13,679 16,569 8,963 10,170 9,887 14,078 9,067 11,090 10,907 15,573
12,481 8,675 10,090 10,795 13,847 7,747 9,049 9,820 12,230 7,998 9,873 9,229 12,409
Operating Profit 3,380 2,146 2,417 2,884 2,722 1,216 1,121 67 1,848 1,069 1,217 1,678 3,164
OPM % 21% 20% 19% 21% 16% 14% 11% 1% 13% 12% 11% 15% 20%
62 25 35 129 302 58 18 134 66 49 103 94 -168
Interest 800 519 644 894 906 700 871 1,191 1,090 913 1,070 730 914
Depreciation 642 588 608 624 727 636 657 676 794 660 697 688 705
Profit before tax 2,000 1,064 1,200 1,495 1,391 -62 -389 -1,666 30 -455 -447 354 1,377
Tax % 13% 6% 19% 9% 22% -265% -25% -4% 367% 16% 31% -141% 22%
1,735 1,005 969 1,360 1,080 102 -293 -1,607 -80 -527 -585 853 1,079
EPS in Rs 16.04 10.39 9.64 12.87 9.38 1.97 -2.24 -14.41 0.47 -4.55 -5.25 9.81 10.61
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
10,771 12,091 14,048 16,312 17,378 21,837 35,756 38,694 46,240 53,576 43,098 46,637
8,753 9,728 11,700 13,346 13,966 18,024 28,984 30,342 36,711 43,380 38,801 39,509
Operating Profit 2,018 2,363 2,348 2,966 3,412 3,813 6,772 8,352 9,529 10,196 4,297 7,128
OPM % 19% 20% 17% 18% 20% 17% 19% 22% 21% 19% 10% 15%
30 -11 149 363 351 -197 -515 62 91 464 231 78
Interest 485 517 704 735 783 963 1,481 2,060 2,295 2,963 3,852 3,627
Depreciation 407 425 676 672 675 880 2,012 2,173 2,359 2,547 2,763 2,750
Profit before tax 1,157 1,410 1,117 1,922 2,305 1,773 2,764 4,181 4,966 5,150 -2,087 829
Tax % 19% 17% 15% 10% 12% 11% 21% 16% 11% 14% -10% 1%
957 1,187 952 1,733 2,030 1,575 2,178 3,495 4,437 4,414 -1,878 820
EPS in Rs 13.13 15.82 13.00 20.18 23.57 17.35 20.66 33.40 42.18 42.28 -14.21 10.62
Dividend Payout % 18% 19% 23% 20% 20% 27% 26% 27% 21% 21% -6% 53%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 14%
5 Years: 5%
3 Years: 0%
TTM: 8%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: -3%
5 Years: -18%
3 Years: -40%
TTM: 173%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 10%
3 Years: 2%
1 Year: 26%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 8%
3 Years: 4%
Last Year: 3%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 5,162 5,775 5,803 7,214 9,067 14,613 19,129 20,734 24,508 26,708 24,657 29,054
3,349 3,281 5,258 6,443 6,638 29,139 29,388 24,519 26,746 23,939 29,754 25,099
4,162 5,143 5,722 6,454 7,148 18,581 19,758 23,359 29,196 35,318 30,579 31,700
Total Liabilities 12,759 14,284 16,869 20,212 22,955 62,435 68,428 68,765 80,603 86,115 85,140 86,012
3,821 4,031 3,862 4,071 4,437 32,149 35,321 34,765 36,193 38,713 39,056 39,084
CWIP 228 583 484 792 1,319 1,855 2,073 2,117 2,501 2,818 2,965 2,546
Investments 737 764 335 378 1,034 708 558 618 1,922 1,615 2,154 2,328
7,973 8,906 12,188 14,971 16,165 27,723 30,476 31,265 39,987 42,969 40,965 42,054
Total Assets 12,759 14,284 16,869 20,212 22,955 62,435 68,428 68,765 80,603 86,115 85,140 86,012

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
1,441 1,409 1,396 2,585 2,839 2,356 8,739 7,212 6,496 7,751 2,321 10,151
-427 -463 -1,734 -1,022 -2,059 -31,282 -2,666 -2,426 -3,575 -1,354 -2,509 -1,823
-1,680 -991 469 140 -801 28,893 -2,175 -6,713 -1,921 -6,227 164 -4,793
Net Cash Flow -667 -45 131 1,703 -21 -33 3,898 -1,927 1,000 170 -24 3,535

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 109 115 133 127 127 195 121 115 121 124 138 121
Inventory Days 166 178 204 194 204 306 153 180 216 187 198 167
Days Payable 181 195 213 228 255 330 199 244 274 236 196 176
Cash Conversion Cycle 95 98 124 93 76 171 75 51 64 76 141 112
Working Capital Days 85 78 113 99 107 168 72 69 73 68 93 55
ROCE % 19% 21% 19% 22% 21% 10% 10% 13% 14% 14% 3% 8%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

1 Recently
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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