UPL Ltd

UPL Ltd

₹ 506 1.49%
25 Apr - 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 37,973 Cr.
  • Current Price 506
  • High / Low 760 / 448
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value 385
  • Dividend Yield 1.98 %
  • ROCE 14.3 %
  • ROE 13.4 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 22.9%
  • Company's median sales growth is 16.1% of last 10 years

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.

* 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

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2020 Mar 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023
9,126 12,796 8,515 10,567 11,297 15,861 10,821 12,507 13,679 16,569 8,963 10,170 9,887
6,931 10,145 6,745 8,636 8,853 12,481 8,675 10,090 10,795 13,847 7,747 9,049 9,820
Operating Profit 2,195 2,651 1,770 1,931 2,444 3,380 2,146 2,417 2,884 2,722 1,216 1,121 67
OPM % 24% 21% 21% 18% 22% 21% 20% 19% 21% 16% 14% 11% 1%
145 29 -15 17 31 62 25 35 129 302 58 18 134
Interest 745 421 607 359 529 800 519 644 894 906 700 871 1,191
Depreciation 542 576 551 566 600 642 588 608 624 727 636 657 676
Profit before tax 1,053 1,683 597 1,023 1,346 2,000 1,064 1,200 1,495 1,391 -62 -389 -1,666
Tax % 10% 19% -25% 24% 12% 13% 6% 19% 9% 22% 265% 25% 4%
944 1,361 749 774 1,179 1,735 1,005 969 1,360 1,080 102 -293 -1,607
EPS in Rs 10.39 13.91 8.86 8.30 12.25 18.05 11.68 10.84 14.48 10.55 2.21 -2.52 -16.21
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 TTM
7,671 9,186 10,771 12,091 14,048 16,312 17,378 21,837 35,756 38,694 46,240 53,576 45,589
6,321 7,531 8,753 9,728 11,700 13,346 13,966 18,024 28,984 30,342 36,711 43,380 40,463
Operating Profit 1,351 1,654 2,018 2,363 2,348 2,966 3,412 3,813 6,772 8,352 9,529 10,196 5,126
OPM % 18% 18% 19% 20% 17% 18% 20% 17% 19% 22% 21% 19% 11%
85 72 30 -11 149 363 351 -197 -515 62 91 464 512
Interest 415 429 485 517 704 735 783 963 1,481 2,060 2,295 2,963 3,668
Depreciation 292 354 407 425 676 672 675 880 2,012 2,173 2,359 2,547 2,696
Profit before tax 729 944 1,157 1,410 1,117 1,922 2,305 1,773 2,764 4,181 4,966 5,150 -726
Tax % 18% 22% 19% 17% 15% 10% 12% 11% 21% 16% 11% 14%
561 773 957 1,187 952 1,733 2,030 1,575 2,178 3,495 4,437 4,414 -718
EPS in Rs 8.02 11.67 14.77 17.79 14.62 22.71 26.51 19.52 23.24 37.58 47.46 47.56 -5.97
Dividend Payout % 21% 14% 18% 19% 23% 20% 20% 27% 26% 27% 21% 21%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 19%
5 Years: 25%
3 Years: 14%
TTM: -14%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 17%
5 Years: 12%
3 Years: 20%
TTM: -114%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: -5%
3 Years: -5%
1 Year: -30%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 15%
3 Years: 15%
Last Year: 13%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Sep 2023
Equity Capital 92 89 86 86 86 101 102 102 153 153 153 150 150
Reserves 4,081 4,557 5,162 5,775 5,803 7,214 9,067 14,613 19,129 20,734 24,508 29,694 28,713
Preference Capital 0 0 0 0 0 82 0 0 0 0 0 0
3,389 4,203 3,349 3,281 5,258 6,361 6,638 29,139 29,388 24,519 26,746 23,985 34,936
2,713 3,487 4,162 5,143 5,722 6,536 7,148 18,581 19,758 23,359 29,196 32,286 27,656
Total Liabilities 10,275 12,336 12,759 14,284 16,869 20,212 22,955 62,435 68,428 68,765 80,603 86,115 91,455
3,223 3,489 3,821 4,031 3,862 4,071 4,437 32,149 35,321 34,765 36,193 38,713 40,438
CWIP 306 378 228 583 484 792 1,319 1,855 2,073 2,117 2,501 2,818 1,314
Investments 795 1,025 737 764 335 378 1,034 708 558 618 1,922 1,624 1,840
5,952 7,444 7,973 8,906 12,188 14,971 16,165 27,723 30,476 31,265 39,987 42,960 47,863
Total Assets 10,275 12,336 12,759 14,284 16,869 20,212 22,955 62,435 68,428 68,765 80,603 86,115 91,455

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
162 1,699 1,441 1,409 1,396 2,585 2,839 2,356 8,739 7,212 6,496 7,751
-680 -765 -427 -463 -1,734 -1,022 -2,059 -31,282 -2,666 -2,426 -3,575 -1,354
-178 -72 -1,680 -991 469 140 -801 28,893 -2,175 -6,713 -1,921 -6,227
Net Cash Flow -696 862 -667 -45 131 1,703 -21 -33 3,898 -1,927 1,000 170

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
Debtor Days 116 107 109 115 133 127 127 195 121 115 121 124
Inventory Days 169 161 166 178 204 194 204 306 153 180 216 187
Days Payable 135 163 181 195 213 228 255 330 199 244 274 236
Cash Conversion Cycle 150 104 95 98 124 93 76 171 75 51 64 76
Working Capital Days 122 100 85 78 113 99 107 168 72 69 73 68
ROCE % 16% 16% 19% 21% 19% 22% 21% 10% 10% 13% 14% 14%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024
27.95% 27.95% 28.24% 28.45% 28.96% 28.96% 30.74% 32.34% 32.34% 32.34% 32.34% 32.34%
37.86% 35.12% 34.26% 35.29% 36.44% 35.57% 37.18% 38.69% 37.96% 33.57% 34.39% 33.64%
16.18% 17.98% 18.66% 17.81% 16.47% 17.19% 16.19% 14.39% 15.24% 17.27% 16.82% 15.33%
18.00% 18.95% 18.84% 18.45% 18.14% 18.28% 15.87% 14.54% 14.44% 16.81% 16.44% 18.68%
No. of Shareholders 1,93,7602,37,5552,45,1352,40,0122,45,3702,69,1682,53,0542,53,5482,80,8193,83,2994,08,0284,83,514

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