Paul Merchants Ltd

Paul Merchants Ltd

₹ 752 -0.90%
30 May - close price
About

Incorporated in 1991, Paul Merchants Ltd is in money exchange and remittances business

Key Points

Registrations:[1]
Corporate Head office of company is in Chandigarh. Company holds licenses issued by Reserve Bank of India to act as Authorized Dealer Category II and is a prominent Sub-Agent of EBIX Money Express (P) Ltd for providing inbound International Money Transfer services. Further PML is an IATA accredited Travel Agency. Company is ISO 9001:2015 certified by United Registrar of Systems

  • Market Cap 232 Cr.
  • Current Price 752
  • High / Low 1,252 / 670
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value 2,039
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE -0.91 %
  • ROE -1.82 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Stock is trading at 0.37 times its book value

Cons

  • Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -9.21% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 5.42% over last 3 years.
  • Contingent liabilities of Rs.575 Cr.

* 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

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
1,399 1,834 1,761 1,718 1,698 1,836 1,839 2,090 854 1,063 1,038 750 582
1,382 1,813 1,742 1,695 1,679 1,809 1,810 2,058 860 1,032 1,003 753 585
Operating Profit 17 21 20 23 18 27 29 33 -6 32 35 -3 -3
OPM % 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% -1% 3% 3% -0% -1%
1 -0 1 1 1 1 2 3 17 1 2 22 21
Interest 3 4 4 5 7 9 10 11 1 13 14 0 1
Depreciation 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1
Profit before tax 13 15 16 18 11 18 19 23 9 18 21 18 16
Tax % 27% 25% 24% 31% 23% 26% 25% 25% -2% 27% 22% -0% -1%
10 11 12 12 8 14 15 17 9 13 16 18 17
EPS in Rs 31.68 36.65 38.61 39.52 27.19 44.10 46.87 55.42 30.29 43.19 52.20 57.46 54.12
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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
2,165 2,466 2,891 4,553 4,928 5,405 3,041 5,367 7,012 6,670 3,335
2,138 2,433 2,881 4,529 4,901 5,363 2,991 5,300 6,929 6,551 3,342
Operating Profit 27 32 10 25 27 42 51 68 83 119 -7
OPM % 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% -0%
3 5 11 201 2 -0 1 1 1 3 78
Interest 4 3 2 2 1 2 5 11 20 43 2
Depreciation 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 6 4
Profit before tax 24 31 16 220 24 36 44 54 60 73 65
Tax % 35% 35% 23% 3% 8% 26% 23% 26% 26% 25% 2%
15 20 13 214 22 26 33 40 44 55 64
EPS in Rs 49.29 65.71 41.35 688.58 71.23 85.06 107.90 129.58 141.97 177.14 207.00
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 4%
5 Years: -9%
3 Years: -15%
TTM: -50%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
TTM: -120%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 6%
5 Years: 23%
3 Years: 24%
1 Year: -6%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 12%
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: 5%
Last Year: -2%

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
Equity Capital 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
Reserves 117 138 148 363 366 392 426 466 510 562 626
21 24 18 22 17 33 80 132 307 493 23
59 56 60 87 21 29 29 51 72 98 938
Total Liabilities 198 218 228 473 405 455 535 649 890 1,156 1,591
44 54 50 76 76 64 63 63 67 72 62
CWIP 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Investments 0 5 9 123 99 55 37 30 24 22 2
152 158 167 274 231 336 434 555 799 1,063 1,526
Total Assets 198 218 228 473 405 455 535 649 890 1,156 1,591

Cash Flows

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
108 21 18 -276 13 -83 -69 -38 -154 -135 448
-22 -16 1 241 -25 73 23 6 0 -5 17
-76 -2 -5 2 -6 13 42 41 155 143 -471
Net Cash Flow 11 2 14 -34 -18 4 -4 9 2 3 -6

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
Debtor Days 8 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Inventory Days 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
Days Payable 7 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cash Conversion Cycle 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2
Working Capital Days 2 3 2 5 13 20 47 33 36 51 -97
ROCE % 23% 11% 80% 6% 10% 10% 12% 11% 12% -1%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
72.71% 72.71% 72.71% 72.71% 74.66% 74.66% 74.66% 74.66% 74.66% 74.66% 74.66% 74.66%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.22% 0.22% 0.16%
27.29% 27.29% 27.29% 27.30% 25.35% 25.35% 25.35% 25.35% 25.36% 25.12% 25.14% 25.19%
No. of Shareholders 2,0262,3672,5282,4842,4172,7583,4153,9504,1284,2734,4024,457

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

Classifications such as banks and foreign portfolio investors were not available earlier. The sudden changes in FII or DII can be because of these changes.

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