Fertilizers & Chemicals Travancore Ltd

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Fertilizers & Chemicals Travancore Ltd

₹ 888 0.61%
02 Jun - close price
fact.co.in BSE: 590024 NSE: FACT
About

Fertilizers & Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT), incorporated in the year 1943, is the first large-scale fertiliser plant in India at Udyogamandal, Kochi, Kerala. The company is engaged in the manufacturing and selling of fertilizers, its by-products and Caprolactam. It is under the administrative control of the Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India.[1]

Key Points

Products
The company produces a wide range of fertilisers like Complex fertilisers (Factamfos), Straight fertilisers (Ammonium Sulphate), Organic fertilisers, Biofertilisers and Imported fertilisers (Muriate of Potash). The company also produces bagged gypsum and Caprolactam which is used in manufacturing Nylon Tyre cord, Nylon filament yarn, Engineering plastics, etc. [1][2][3]

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  • Market Cap ₹ 57,483 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 888
  • High / Low ₹ 1,187 / 565
  • Stock P/E 2,572
  • Book Value ₹ 21.2
  • Dividend Yield 0.11 %
  • ROCE 8.64 %
  • ROE 1.63 %
  • Face Value ₹ 10.0
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Pros

  • Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 27.7%
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 28.3%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 41.9 times its book value
  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 7.90% over past five years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.241 Cr.

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Peer comparison

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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
1,693 1,292 1,935 1,722 1,249 1,233 1,663 1,097 1,058 600 1,449 949 1,053
1,396 1,110 1,698 1,523 1,065 1,086 1,531 1,054 1,023 656 1,414 918 968
Operating Profit 297 183 237 199 184 147 132 43 36 -57 35 32 85
OPM % 18% 14% 12% 12% 15% 12% 8% 4% 3% -9% 2% 3% 8%
-2 23 -23 36 52 -7 39 54 -129 60 48 57 76
Interest 60 62 62 62 61 63 61 62 61 62 61 62 60
Depreciation 9 7 7 7 9 5 5 5 11 5 6 12 13
Profit before tax 227 137 145 166 165 72 105 30 -166 -64 15 15 88
Tax % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -52% -24% 28% 46% 20%
227 137 145 166 165 72 105 30 -79 -49 11 8 71
EPS in Rs 3.50 2.12 2.23 2.56 2.56 1.11 1.63 0.47 -1.22 -0.75 0.17 0.12 1.09
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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
2,209 1,979 1,736 1,867 1,927 1,955 2,770 3,259 4,425 6,198 5,055 4,051
2,355 2,157 1,959 1,821 1,759 1,945 2,491 2,708 3,829 5,443 4,695 3,956
Operating Profit -146 -178 -223 45 168 10 279 551 596 755 359 95
OPM % -7% -9% -13% 2% 9% 0% 10% 17% 13% 12% 7% 2%
118 -6 41 18 42 457 1,004 68 22 136 -42 241
Interest 192 196 252 305 321 281 289 245 244 248 247 246
Depreciation 45 20 18 21 17 23 18 23 27 30 27 37
Profit before tax -265 -400 -452 -263 -129 163 976 350 346 613 44 54
Tax % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -236% 23%
-265 -400 -452 -263 -129 163 976 350 346 613 146 41
EPS in Rs -4.09 -6.18 -6.99 -4.06 -1.99 2.51 15.08 5.42 5.35 9.47 2.26 0.64
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 11% 43% 31%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 8%
3 Years: -3%
TTM: -20%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 7%
5 Years: 45%
3 Years: -63%
TTM: -94%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 44%
5 Years: 84%
3 Years: 92%
1 Year: 27%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 28%
Last Year: 2%

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 647 647 647 647 647 647 647 647 647 647 647 647
Reserves -1,104 -1,504 -1,956 -2,159 -2,286 -2,119 -1,139 -827 15 627 729 724
1,111 1,074 1,811 2,402 2,278 2,274 1,821 1,822 1,838 1,842 1,810 1,805
1,261 1,449 1,167 715 1,215 1,547 1,317 1,756 2,276 2,379 2,682 2,806
Total Liabilities 1,915 1,667 1,668 1,605 1,854 2,348 2,646 3,399 4,775 5,494 5,868 5,981
276 282 270 297 295 296 258 286 816 814 827 951
CWIP 24 25 22 25 18 18 39 55 43 105 222 216
Investments 21 4 4 46 59 69 78 86 98 113 130 158
1,594 1,357 1,373 1,238 1,482 1,966 2,271 2,972 3,819 4,463 4,688 4,656
Total Assets 1,915 1,667 1,668 1,605 1,854 2,348 2,646 3,399 4,775 5,494 5,868 5,981

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
61 192 -206 31 224 -410 214 1,021 152 638 278 140
-50 -9 -3 75 -3 416 336 -854 -157 -765 214 -282
-16 -180 224 -94 -207 -45 -508 -36 8 -5 -106 -75
Net Cash Flow -5 3 15 12 14 -40 42 130 3 -132 386 -217

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 2 2 1 99 69 76 51 12 14 28 11 26
Inventory Days 153 146 123 158 184 197 138 112 93 103 134 120
Days Payable 124 180 166 109 150 120 49 76 77 37 54 59
Cash Conversion Cycle 31 -32 -41 148 102 152 141 47 30 94 91 86
Working Capital Days 62 -11 65 123 76 102 -57 -28 -11 -13 -46 -84
ROCE % -24% -41% -61% 6% 25% 1% 27% 40% 33% 30% 17% 9%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00% 90.00%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 0.07% 0.11% 0.11% 0.12% 0.07% 0.10% 0.14%
8.57% 8.57% 8.57% 8.57% 0.01% 8.58% 8.59% 8.61% 8.60% 8.60% 8.61% 8.59%
0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 8.96% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40% 0.40%
1.03% 1.03% 1.03% 1.03% 0.97% 0.95% 0.90% 0.89% 0.88% 0.93% 0.89% 0.87%
No. of Shareholders 34,15534,42839,39445,30044,50354,76961,55658,56892,8621,10,5311,09,35085,224

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