UPL Ltd

UPL Ltd

₹ 632 -0.96%
15 May - close price
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]

  • Market Cap 53,356 Cr.
  • Current Price 632
  • High / Low 812 / 565
  • Stock P/E 28.2
  • Book Value 411
  • Dividend Yield 0.95 %
  • ROCE 10.2 %
  • ROE 5.91 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 6.02% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 1.97% over last 3 years.

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026
16,569 8,963 10,170 9,887 14,078 9,067 11,090 10,907 15,573 9,216 12,019 12,269 18,335
13,847 7,747 9,049 9,820 12,230 7,998 9,873 9,229 12,409 7,820 10,072 10,033 14,854
Operating Profit 2,722 1,216 1,121 67 1,848 1,069 1,217 1,678 3,164 1,396 1,947 2,236 3,481
OPM % 16% 14% 11% 1% 13% 12% 11% 15% 20% 15% 16% 18% 19%
302 58 18 134 66 49 103 94 -168 152 392 36 162
Interest 906 700 871 1,191 1,090 913 1,070 730 914 1,007 784 774 836
Depreciation 727 636 657 676 794 660 697 688 705 731 771 827 915
Profit before tax 1,391 -62 -389 -1,666 30 -455 -447 354 1,377 -190 784 671 1,892
Tax % 22% -265% -25% -4% 367% 16% 31% -141% 22% -7% 22% 27% 32%
1,080 102 -293 -1,607 -80 -527 -585 853 1,079 -176 612 490 1,294
EPS in Rs 9.38 1.97 -2.24 -14.41 0.47 -4.55 -5.25 9.81 10.61 -1.04 6.56 4.70 12.57
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
12,091 14,048 16,312 17,378 21,837 35,756 38,694 46,240 53,576 43,098 46,637 51,839
9,728 11,700 13,346 13,966 18,024 28,984 30,342 36,711 43,380 38,801 39,509 42,761
Operating Profit 2,363 2,348 2,966 3,412 3,813 6,772 8,352 9,529 10,196 4,297 7,128 9,078
OPM % 20% 17% 18% 20% 17% 19% 22% 21% 19% 10% 15% 18%
-11 149 363 351 -197 -515 62 91 464 231 78 724
Interest 517 704 735 783 963 1,481 2,060 2,295 2,963 3,852 3,627 3,401
Depreciation 425 676 672 675 880 2,012 2,173 2,359 2,547 2,763 2,750 3,244
Profit before tax 1,410 1,117 1,922 2,305 1,773 2,764 4,181 4,966 5,150 -2,087 829 3,157
Tax % 17% 15% 10% 12% 11% 21% 16% 11% 14% -10% 1% 30%
1,187 952 1,733 2,030 1,575 2,178 3,495 4,437 4,414 -1,878 820 2,220
EPS in Rs 15.82 13.00 20.18 23.57 17.35 20.66 33.40 42.18 42.28 -14.21 10.62 22.78
Dividend Payout % 19% 23% 20% 20% 27% 26% 27% 21% 21% -6% 53% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 14%
5 Years: 6%
3 Years: -1%
TTM: 11%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: -9%
3 Years: -20%
TTM: 113%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 6%
5 Years: -3%
3 Years: -1%
1 Year: -2%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 10%
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: 2%
Last Year: 6%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Equity Capital 86 86 101 102 102 153 153 153 150 150 159 169
Reserves 5,775 5,803 7,214 9,067 14,613 19,129 20,734 24,508 26,708 24,657 29,054 34,527
3,281 5,258 6,443 6,638 29,139 29,388 24,519 26,746 23,939 29,754 25,099 23,576
5,143 5,722 6,454 7,148 18,581 19,758 23,359 29,196 35,318 30,579 31,700 36,933
Total Liabilities 14,284 16,869 20,212 22,955 62,435 68,428 68,765 80,603 86,115 85,140 86,012 95,205
4,031 3,862 4,071 4,437 32,149 35,321 34,765 36,193 38,713 39,056 39,084 44,301
CWIP 583 484 792 1,319 1,855 2,073 2,117 2,501 2,818 2,965 2,546 999
Investments 764 335 378 1,034 708 558 618 1,922 1,615 2,154 2,328 2,666
8,906 12,188 14,971 16,165 27,723 30,476 31,265 39,987 42,969 40,965 42,054 47,239
Total Assets 14,284 16,869 20,212 22,955 62,435 68,428 68,765 80,603 86,115 85,140 86,012 95,205

Cash Flows

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Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
1,409 1,396 2,585 2,839 2,356 8,739 7,212 6,496 7,751 2,321 10,151 0
-463 -1,734 -1,022 -2,059 -31,282 -2,666 -2,426 -3,575 -1,354 -2,509 -1,823 0
-991 469 140 -801 28,893 -2,175 -6,713 -1,921 -6,227 164 -4,793 0
Net Cash Flow -45 131 1,703 -21 -33 3,898 -1,927 1,000 170 -24 3,535 0
Free Cash Flow 878 703 1,382 1,435 803 6,804 5,147 3,931 5,462 367 8,896 0
CFO/OP 71% 78% 99% 90% 71% 141% 95% 79% 88% 81% 156% 0%

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 115 133 127 127 195 121 115 121 124 138 121 126
Inventory Days 178 204 194 204 306 153 180 216 187 198 167 179
Days Payable 195 213 228 255 330 199 244 274 236 196 176 169
Cash Conversion Cycle 98 124 93 76 171 75 51 64 76 141 112 135
Working Capital Days 45 48 84 94 127 59 52 38 46 52 9 9
ROCE % 21% 19% 22% 21% 10% 10% 13% 14% 14% 3% 8% 10%

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1 Recently
Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
32.51% 32.51% 32.51% 32.51% 32.51% 32.51% 33.50% 33.50% 33.49% 33.49% 33.49% 33.50%
37.96% 33.57% 34.39% 33.64% 34.51% 34.22% 32.52% 34.22% 34.90% 37.01% 38.84% 41.78%
15.24% 17.27% 16.82% 15.33% 15.73% 17.64% 18.89% 18.56% 18.09% 17.17% 16.71% 14.63%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.02%
14.27% 16.64% 16.27% 18.51% 17.23% 15.59% 15.08% 13.72% 13.50% 12.33% 10.94% 10.05%
No. of Shareholders 2,80,8193,83,2994,08,0284,83,5144,38,8893,76,2893,59,3553,23,8003,06,9752,84,6752,68,6042,76,989

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