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B&A Ltd share price has appreciated 13.2% annually (CAGR) over the past ten years.

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B&A Ltd - Stock Valuation and Financial Performance

Name: B&A
Brand: B&A

BSE: 508136 | NSE: | Tea/Coffee | Small Cap

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B&A Share Price

₹525.30 -10.25 -1.91%
as on 20-Dec'24 16:59

10 Year X-Ray of B&A:

Analysis of Financial Track Record

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end

Standalone Basis ^P Consolidated Basis ^P

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end

Value Creation ⓘ

Value Creation Index Colour Code Guide ⓘ

	Mar'15	Mar'16	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	TTM
ROCE % ⓘ	18.2%	17.1%	9.2%	13%	6.6%	3%	13.7%	27.8%	10.4%	6%	-
Value Creation Index ⓘ	0.3	0.2	-0.3	-0.1	-0.5	-0.8	0.0	1.0	-0.3	-0.6	-
Growth Parameters ⓘ Growth Parameters Colour Code Guide ⓘ
Sales ⓘ	102	110	103	122	121	132	150	163	161	162	150
Sales YoY Gr.	-	7.5%	-6.3%	18.3%	-0.9%	9.5%	13.5%	8.9%	-1.3%	0.4%	-
Adj EPS ⓘ	25.3	25	11	19.5	5.7	-3.8	21.8	56.7	10.6	-4.8	13
YoY Gr.	-	-1.2%	-56.1%	78%	-70.8%	-165.8%	NA	160.6%	-81.3%	-145.3%	-
BVPS (₹) ⓘ	154.7	176.1	163.6	179	178.7	173.4	196.8	250.8	258	265.8	322.9
Adj Net Profit ⓘ	7.8	7.7	3.4	6.1	1.8	-1.2	6.7	17.6	3.3	-1.5	4
Cash Flow from Ops. ⓘ	11.8	13.2	0	11.9	8.7	4.6	15.7	21.3	0.3	10.7	-
Debt/CF from Ops. ⓘ	2.5	2.1	2429.9	2.8	4.1	7.1	1.9	0.5	66.2	4.3	-

CAGR ⓘ

CAGR Colour Code Guide ⓘ

	9 Years	5 Years	3 Years	1 Years
Sales ⓘ	5.3%	6.1%	2.6%	0.4%
Adj EPS ⓘ	-183.2%	-196.7%	-160.5%	-145.3%
BVPSⓘ	6.2%	8.3%	10.5%	3%
Share Price	13.2%	31.1%	39.4%	61.3%

Key Financial Parameters ⓘ

Performance Ratio Colour Code Guide ⓘ

	Mar'15	Mar'16	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24	TTM
Return on Equity % ⓘ	11.5	10.5	5.3	11.4	3.2	-2.1	11.8	25.3	4.2	-1.8	4.4
Op. Profit Mgn % ⓘ	15.6	13.8	9.3	10.9	7.2	3.7	9.9	16.7	4.4	0.8	6.3
Net Profit Mgn % ⓘ	7.7	7.1	3.3	5	1.5	-0.9	4.5	10.8	2	-0.9	2.7
Debt to Equity ⓘ	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.6	0.2
Working Cap Days ⓘ	100	100	126	119	124	114	91	76	83	90	157
Cash Conv. Cycle ⓘ	-17	-24	-12	2	5	1	-2	1	6	6	14

Recent Performance Summary

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Return on Equity has declined versus last 3 years average to 4.40%

Sales growth has been subdued in last 3 years 2.60%

Net Profit has been subdued in last 3 years -160.47%

Sales growth is not so good in last 4 quarters at -9.00%

Latest Financials - B&A Ltd.

	Standalone	Consolidated
TTM EPS (₹)	13	38.1
TTM Sales (₹ Cr.)	150	282
BVPS (₹.) ⓘ	322.9	495.9
Reserves (₹ Cr.) ⓘ	95	151
P/BV ⓘ	1.63	1.06
PE ⓘ	40.39	13.78

From the Market
52 Week Low / High (₹)	312.25 / 734.40
All Time Low / High (₹)	4.50 / 734.40
Market Cap (₹ Cr.)	163
Equity (₹ Cr.)	3.1
Face Value (₹)	10
Industry PE ⓘ	95.7

Management X-Ray of B&A:

Shareholding Pattern

Promoter's Holding & Share Pledging

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Key Ratios of B&A

Standalone Basis Consolidated Basis

Adj EPS (Rs.)

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ROE (%)

ROCE (%)

Profit And Loss

(All Figures are in Crores.)

Standalone Basis Consolidated Basis

PARTICULARS	Mar'15	Mar'16	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24
Sales	102	110	103	122	121	132	150	163	161	162
Operating Expenses ⓘ	86	95	93	109	112	127	135	136	154	161
Manufacturing Costs	18	20	20	22	22	26	24	24	30	30
Material Costs	21	21	18	26	26	34	44	39	41	41
Employee Cost	33	40	43	48	53	56	56	62	71	76
Other Costs ⓘ	14	14	13	13	11	11	11	11	12	14
Operating Profit ⓘ	16	15	10	13	9	5	15	27	7	1
Operating Profit Margin (%)	15.6%	13.8%	9.3%	10.9%	7.2%	3.7%	9.9%	16.7%	4.4%	0.8%
Other Income ⓘ	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	9
Interest ⓘ	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	4
Depreciation ⓘ	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Exceptional Items ⓘ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Profit Before Tax ⓘ	9	10	5	8	2	-2	8	22	7	3
Tax ⓘ	2	2	1	2	0	-1	2	5	2	1
Profit After Tax	8	8	3	6	2	-1	7	18	6	3
PAT Margin (%)	7.7%	7.0%	3.3%	5.0%	1.5%	-0.9%	4.5%	10.8%	3.6%	1.6%
Adjusted EPS (₹)	25.3	25.0	11.0	19.5	5.7	-3.8	21.8	56.7	19.0	8.3
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)	12%	12%	27%	15%	18%	0%	5%	4%	3%	0%

Balance Sheet

(All Figures are in Crores.)

Standalone Basis Consolidated Basis

PARTICULARS	Mar'15	Mar'16	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24
Equity and Liabilities
Shareholders Fund	71	77	51	55	55	54	61	78	80	82
Share Capital ⓘ	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Reserves ⓘ	68	74	48	52	52	51	58	75	77	79
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Debt	25	24	35	30	34	33	25	9	17	45
Long Term Debt	6	5	5	2	0	0	5	3	1	14
Short Term Debt	19	18	30	28	34	33	20	6	16	30
Trade Payables	11	14	9	8	10	8	7	5	6	5
Others Liabilities ⓘ	18	18	21	22	25	21	25	24	22	32
Total Liabilities ⓘ	124	133	116	116	124	116	118	116	126	164
Fixed Assets
Gross Block	116	120	90	106	112	115	119	102	102	134
Accumulated Depreciation	32	35	42	44	48	51	54	36	39	42
Net Fixed Assetsⓘ	84	86	48	61	64	64	65	66	63	92
CWIP ⓘ	5	9	20	10	8	6	5	4	5	9
Investmentsⓘ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Inventories	7	7	10	9	11	6	7	7	8	6
Trade Receivables	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	2
Cash Equivalents	3	4	4	1	5	2	9	9	13	20
Others Assetsⓘ	21	23	28	30	30	33	27	26	31	32
Total Assets ⓘ	124	133	116	116	124	116	118	116	126	164

Cash Flow

(All Figures are in Crores.)

Standalone Basis Consolidated Basis

PARTICULARS	Mar'15	Mar'16	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24
Cash Flow From Operating Activity ⓘ	12	13	0	12	9	5	16	21	0	11
PBT ⓘ	9	10	5	8	2	-2	8	22	7	3
Adjustment ⓘ	7	5	4	5	6	7	7	3	4	-1
Changes in Working Capital ⓘ	-5	0	-7	-0	2	1	1	-2	-5	10
Tax Paid ⓘ	0	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-6	-2
Cash Flow From Investing Activity ⓘ	-9	-7	-6	-5	-4	-1	-3	-4	-9	-34
Capex	-9	-8	-6	-6	-5	-1	-3	-2	-2	-29
Net Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	-8	-7
Others ⓘ	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2
Cash Flow From Financing Activityⓘ	-5	-4	-5	-7	-7	-5	2	-3	-5	10
Net Proceeds from Shares ⓘ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Net Proceeds from Borrowing ⓘ	-2	-1	-1	-3	-2	0	5	-2	-2	13
Interest Paid ⓘ	-4	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-2	-4
Dividend Paid ⓘ	0	0	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	-1	0
Others ⓘ	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Net Cash Flow ⓘ	-1	1	-11	-1	-3	-1	15	14	-14	-14

Finance Ratio

Standalone Basis Consolidated Basis

PARTICULARS	Mar'15	Mar'16	Mar'17	Mar'18	Mar'19	Mar'20	Mar'21	Mar'22	Mar'23	Mar'24
Ratios
ROE (%)	17.28	15.1	6.45	11.39	3.19	-2.13	11.75	25.33	7.47	3.16
ROCE (%)	18.19	17.09	9.22	13.01	6.56	2.95	13.7	27.81	10.37	6
Asset Turnover Ratio	0.84	0.85	0.83	1.05	1.01	1.1	1.28	1.4	1.33	1.12
PAT to CFO Conversion(x)	1.5	1.63	0	2	4.5	N/A	2.29	1.17	0	3.67
Working Capital Days
Receivable Days	4	3	3	3	4	4	2	1	2	4
Inventory Days	23	23	31	28	29	24	17	16	18	16
Payable Days	172	216	239	114	121	97	62	55	50	49

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B&A Ltd FAQs

What is the share price of B&A?

Company share prices are keep on changing according to the market conditions. The closing price of B&A on 20-Dec-2024 16:59 is ₹525.3.

What is the market cap of B&A?

Market capitalization or market cap is determined by multiplying the current market price of a company's shares with the total number of shares outstanding. As of 20-Dec-2024 16:59 the market cap of B&A stood at ₹162.8.

What is the P/E ratio of B&A?

The latest P/E ratio of B&A as of 20-Dec-2024 16:59 is 40.39.

What is the P/B ratio of B&A?

The latest P/B ratio of B&A as of 20-Dec-2024 16:59 is 1.63.

What is the 52-week high and low of B&A?

The 52-week high of B&A is ₹734.4 and the 52-week low is ₹312.2.

What is the TTM revenue of B&A?

The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of B&A is ₹150.0 ( Cr.) .

About B&A Ltd

B & A Company was earlier known as Barasali Tea Company and was incorporated on 1st June 1915. This company is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of tea and black tea. The company also has its own tea plantation and owns 7 tea estates namely: