Past 10 year's financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Universal Cables Ltd is a average quality company.
The key valuation ratios of Universal Cables Ltd's currently when compared to its past seem to suggest it is in the Somewhat overvalued zone.
The Price Trend analysis by MoneyWorks4Me indicates it is Weak which suggest that the price of Universal Cables Ltd is likely to Fall in the short term. However, please check the rating on Quality and Valuation before investing.
Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end.
| Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCE % ⓘ | 3.4% | 14.1% | 12.5% | 14.9% | 19.5% | 15.6% | 7.2% | 10% | 13.8% | 10.8% | - |
| Value Creation Index ⓘ | -0.8 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | - |
Growth Parameters ⓘGrowth Parameters Colour Code Guide ⓘ | |||||||||||
| Sales ⓘ | 694 | 749 | 818 | 1,181 | 1,417 | 1,569 | 1,281 | 1,814 | 2,202 | 2,021 | 2,174 |
| Sales YoY Gr. | - | 7.9% | 9.2% | 44.3% | 20% | 10.8% | -18.4% | 41.6% | 21.4% | -8.2% | - |
| Adj EPS ⓘ | -15.7 | 4.8 | 8 | 11.5 | 19.8 | 18.2 | 3 | 8.2 | 17 | 14.6 | 16.6 |
| YoY Gr. | - | NA | 67% | 44.6% | 71.8% | -8.1% | -83.8% | 177.7% | 107.2% | -14.2% | - |
| BVPS (₹) ⓘ | 47.4 | 53.7 | 82.7 | 97 | 122.6 | 128.2 | 140.5 | 162.1 | 203.9 | 248.9 | 253.1 |
| Adj Net Profit ⓘ | -36.2 | 16.6 | 27.7 | 40 | 68.8 | 63.2 | 10.3 | 28.5 | 59.1 | 50.7 | 58 |
| Cash Flow from Ops. ⓘ | -4.6 | 45.7 | 70.3 | -41.6 | -59.1 | 37.7 | 89.7 | -12.2 | 143 | 33.1 | - |
| Debt/CF from Ops. ⓘ | -79.7 | 6.8 | 4.1 | -9.5 | -9.2 | 16.5 | 6.8 | -57 | 4.6 | 23.2 | - |
CAGR Colour Code Guide ⓘ
| 9 Years | 5 Years | 3 Years | 1 Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales ⓘ | 12.6% | 7.4% | 16.4% | -8.2% | ||||
| Adj EPS ⓘ | NA | -5.9% | 70.3% | -14.2% | ||||
| BVPSⓘ | 20.2% | 15.2% | 21% | 22.1% | ||||
| Share Price | 28% | 29.2% | 54.4% | 17% | ||||
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 % ⓘ | -28 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 18.1 | 14.5 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Op. Profit Mgn % ⓘ | 3.6 | 10 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 12.4 | 10.6 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 8 | 8.3 |
| Net Profit Mgn % ⓘ | -5.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Debt to Equity ⓘ | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Working Cap Days ⓘ | 193 | 196 | 196 | 187 | 219 | 243 | 324 | 254 | 221 | 247 | 112 |
| Cash Conv. Cycle ⓘ | 109 | 113 | 112 | 99 | 125 | 148 | 205 | 148 | 134 | 167 | 34 |
Sales growth is growing at healthy rate in last 3 years 16.42%
Net Profit is growing at healthy rate in last 3 years 70.30%
Debt to equity has declined versus last 3 years average to 0.89
Return on Equity has declined versus last 3 years average to 6.60%
Sales growth is not so good in last 4 quarters at 2.38%
| Standalone | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|
| TTM EPS (₹) | 16.6 | 27.8 |
| TTM Sales (₹ Cr.) | 2,174 | 2,174 |
| BVPS (₹.) ⓘ | 253.1 | 524.9 |
| Reserves (₹ Cr.) ⓘ | 843 | 1,786 |
| P/BV ⓘ | 2.34 | 1.13 |
| PE ⓘ | 35.58 | 21.29 |
| From the Market | |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Low / High (₹) | 380.05 / 938.75 |
| All Time Low / High (₹) | 4.55 / 938.75 |
| Market Cap (₹ Cr.) | 2,052 |
| Equity (₹ Cr.) | 34.7 |
| Face Value (₹) | 10 |
| Industry PE ⓘ | 53.2 |
| Pledged * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 694 | 749 | 818 | 1,181 | 1,417 | 1,569 | 1,281 | 1,814 | 2,202 | 2,021 |
| Operating Expenses ⓘ | 669 | 674 | 743 | 1,074 | 1,242 | 1,403 | 1,190 | 1,691 | 2,017 | 1,859 |
| Manufacturing Costs | 42 | 56 | 76 | 102 | 150 | 163 | 127 | 136 | 157 | 201 |
| Material Costs | 555 | 531 | 571 | 849 | 952 | 1,097 | 938 | 1,399 | 1,673 | 1,472 |
| Employee Cost | 42 | 46 | 49 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 80 | 87 | 95 |
| Other Costs ⓘ | 30 | 41 | 46 | 65 | 76 | 72 | 56 | 77 | 99 | 91 |
| Operating Profit ⓘ | 25 | 75 | 75 | 107 | 175 | 166 | 91 | 123 | 185 | 162 |
| Operating Profit Margin (%) | 3.6% | 10.0% | 9.2% | 9.1% | 12.3% | 10.6% | 7.1% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 8.0% |
| Other Income ⓘ | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 24 |
| Interest ⓘ | 51 | 51 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 77 | 63 | 78 | 97 | 91 |
| Depreciation ⓘ | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
| Exceptional Items ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Profit Before Tax ⓘ | -35 | 17 | 23 | 44 | 103 | 81 | 15 | 40 | 83 | 70 |
| Tax ⓘ | 0 | -2 | -6 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 16 |
| Profit After Tax | -35 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 69 | 65 | 12 | 30 | 63 | 54 |
| PAT Margin (%) | -5.0% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| Adjusted EPS (₹) | -15.0 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 12.1 | 19.9 | 18.6 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 18.2 | 15.6 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 29% | 17% | 16% | 19% |
| 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 | 111 | 188 | 287 | 337 | 425 | 445 | 487 | 562 | 707 | 864 |
| Share Capital ⓘ | 23 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Reserves ⓘ | 88 | 153 | 252 | 302 | 391 | 410 | 453 | 528 | 673 | 829 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debt | 341 | 311 | 273 | 352 | 520 | 564 | 522 | 658 | 561 | 616 |
| Long Term Debt | 155 | 138 | 123 | 118 | 148 | 115 | 87 | 235 | 240 | 195 |
| Short Term Debt | 186 | 173 | 150 | 233 | 372 | 449 | 435 | 422 | 321 | 420 |
| Trade Payables | 91 | 121 | 148 | 267 | 249 | 320 | 319 | 454 | 287 | 329 |
| Others Liabilities ⓘ | 77 | 47 | 42 | 75 | 83 | 131 | 162 | 112 | 212 | 303 |
| Total Liabilities ⓘ | 621 | 667 | 750 | 1,029 | 1,277 | 1,460 | 1,490 | 1,786 | 1,767 | 2,111 |
Fixed Assets | ||||||||||
| Gross Block | 323 | 329 | 139 | 148 | 187 | 226 | 266 | 270 | 287 | 349 |
| Accumulated Depreciation | 178 | 194 | 18 | 39 | 58 | 79 | 104 | 127 | 148 | 171 |
| Net Fixed Assetsⓘ | 145 | 135 | 121 | 109 | 129 | 147 | 162 | 143 | 138 | 178 |
| CWIP ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Investmentsⓘ | 51 | 51 | 136 | 136 | 192 | 125 | 164 | 218 | 316 | 444 |
| Inventories | 114 | 123 | 138 | 166 | 263 | 267 | 260 | 301 | 280 | 284 |
| Trade Receivables | 238 | 307 | 312 | 514 | 607 | 802 | 803 | 968 | 890 | 1,077 |
| Cash Equivalents | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Others Assetsⓘ | 67 | 44 | 38 | 80 | 79 | 97 | 93 | 151 | 129 | 123 |
| Total Assets ⓘ | 621 | 667 | 750 | 1,029 | 1,277 | 1,460 | 1,490 | 1,786 | 1,767 | 2,111 |
| 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 ⓘ | -5 | 46 | 70 | -42 | -59 | 38 | 90 | -12 | 143 | 33 |
| PBT ⓘ | -35 | 17 | 23 | 44 | 103 | 81 | 15 | 40 | 83 | 70 |
| Adjustment ⓘ | 61 | 57 | 50 | 57 | 68 | 82 | 70 | 80 | 100 | 90 |
| Changes in Working Capital ⓘ | -31 | -28 | -6 | -139 | -210 | -103 | 10 | -120 | -19 | -116 |
| Tax Paid ⓘ | -1 | -1 | 3 | -4 | -20 | -22 | -5 | -13 | -20 | -11 |
| Cash Flow From Investing Activity ⓘ | -6 | 0 | -13 | -18 | -27 | -42 | -16 | -7 | -15 | -50 |
| Capex | -8 | -3 | -18 | -23 | -38 | -53 | -25 | -20 | -28 | -60 |
| Net Investments | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 |
| Others ⓘ | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 15 |
| Cash Flow From Financing Activityⓘ | 11 | -44 | -61 | 62 | 84 | 4 | -72 | 16 | -127 | 18 |
| Net Proceeds from Shares ⓘ | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Proceeds from Borrowing ⓘ | 61 | -41 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 98 | 64 | 12 |
| Interest Paid ⓘ | -47 | -47 | -38 | -43 | -56 | -66 | -55 | -65 | -85 | -83 |
| Dividend Paid ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -3 | -5 | -10 |
| Others ⓘ | -3 | -13 | -22 | 83 | 138 | 77 | -13 | -13 | -101 | 99 |
| Net Cash Flow ⓘ | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 1 |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratios | ||||||||||
| ROE (%) | -27.13 | 13.21 | 12.3 | 13.45 | 18.11 | 14.84 | 2.61 | 5.81 | 9.95 | 6.91 |
| ROCE (%) | 3.44 | 14.11 | 12.53 | 14.87 | 19.48 | 15.58 | 7.21 | 10.03 | 13.78 | 10.78 |
| Asset Turnover Ratio | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.27 | 1.36 | 1.23 | 1.15 | 0.87 | 1.11 | 1.24 | 1.04 |
| PAT to CFO Conversion(x) | N/A | 2.3 | 2.41 | -1 | -0.86 | 0.58 | 7.5 | -0.4 | 2.27 | 0.61 | Working Capital Days |
| Receivable Days | 111 | 120 | 126 | 125 | 144 | 164 | 229 | 178 | 154 | 178 |
| Inventory Days | 53 | 52 | 53 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 75 | 56 | 48 | 51 |
| Payable Days | 64 | 73 | 86 | 89 | 99 | 95 | 124 | 101 | 81 | 76 |
Universal Cables (UCL), a M P Birla group company, was established in 1962 for manufacturing PILC Cables. The company is located at Satna -- a well known station of Central Railway about 180 km away from Allahabad & Jabalpur. The nearest airport is Khajuraho, which is about 125 km by road..UCL covers a broad range in the field of cables, conductors and capacitors. Apart from cables of standard designs to various national and international specifications, special cables are tailor made to suit customer’s requirement.
Copper conductors are made from high conductivity CC rods and aluminum conductors from EC grade aluminum rods. The aluminum rods are also made at the company’s own properzi plant.
UCL is a leading manufacturer of cables of all kinds and has facility for production, quality control and testing.
A memorandum of understanding was signed by BARC with Universal Cables Ltd. (UCL), Satna, on November 29, 2001 for developing thin walled electron beam crosslinked elastomeric cables. BARC provides technical consultancy and jointly develop the under-beam cable handling system and carry out initial trial irradiation runs of cables for process optimization. This work will be carried out by Radiation Technology Development Section of C&I Group at ILU-6 accelerator facility, Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT) complex, Vashi, Navi Mumbai.
The Product range of the company includes:
Apart from the traditional cables Unistar manufactures wide range of special cables for various applications.
Recognitions
The company has received recognition from various independent authorities as under:
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