Past 10 year's financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Lime Chemicals Ltd is a average quality company.
The key valuation ratios of Lime Chemicals 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 Lime Chemicals 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 % ⓘ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 155.8% | 46% | -0.4% | 34.4% | 231% | 42.6% | -6.1% | - |
| Value Creation Index ⓘ | NA | NA | NA | 10.1 | 2.3 | NA | 1.5 | 15.5 | 2.0 | -1.4 | - |
Growth Parameters ⓘGrowth Parameters Colour Code Guide ⓘ | |||||||||||
| Sales ⓘ | 19.2 | 28.2 | 43.8 | 51.6 | 43.4 | 31.2 | 22.2 | 14.1 | 15.5 | 10.5 | 10 |
| Sales YoY Gr. | - | 47.1% | 55.2% | 17.9% | -15.8% | -28.2% | -28.9% | -36.6% | 10.1% | -32.5% | - |
| Adj EPS ⓘ | 2.9 | 10 | 15.3 | 15.7 | 4 | -0.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -0.2 |
| YoY Gr. | - | 242.3% | 53.3% | 2.5% | -74.4% | -112.5% | NA | 130.9% | -72.7% | -178.7% | - |
| BVPS (₹) ⓘ | -113.3 | -103.3 | -88.3 | -35.3 | -15.9 | -16.4 | -15.9 | -0.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| Adj Net Profit ⓘ | 1 | 3.3 | 5 | 7.6 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0 |
| Cash Flow from Ops. ⓘ | -4 | 0.2 | 4.2 | -6.7 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 1.7 | -5.3 | -2.6 | 0.5 | - |
| Debt/CF from Ops. ⓘ | -7.8 | 205 | 7.2 | -3.8 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 7 | -1.4 | -2.2 | 9.5 | - |
CAGR Colour Code Guide ⓘ
| 9 Years | 5 Years | 3 Years | 1 Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales ⓘ | -6.5% | -24.8% | -22.2% | -32.5% | ||||
| Adj EPS ⓘ | -185.9% | -171.4% | -179.2% | -178.7% | ||||
| BVPSⓘ | NA | NA | NA | -19.5% | ||||
| Share Price | 15.7% | 11.1% | 0.9% | 17.2% | ||||
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 % ⓘ | -2.5 | -9.3 | -16.1 | -34 | -19.6 | 3.1 | -9.3 | -41.1 | 75.6 | -24.8 | -7.2 |
| Op. Profit Mgn % ⓘ | -4.8 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | -4.9 | 1.3 | -7.1 | -3.4 |
| Net Profit Mgn % ⓘ | 5 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 14.8 | 6 | -1 | 4.4 | 15.9 | 4 | -4.6 | -1.3 |
| Debt to Equity ⓘ | -0.8 | -1 | -1 | -1.5 | -1.5 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -13.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | - |
| Working Cap Days ⓘ | 120 | 93 | 93 | 138 | 159 | 166 | 187 | 233 | 197 | 199 | 97 |
| Cash Conv. Cycle ⓘ | -54 | -8 | -19 | -4 | 16 | -14 | -16 | 31 | 37 | 2 | -85 |
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Return on Equity is Poor
Sales growth has been subdued in last 3 years -22.19%
Sales growth is not so good in last 4 quarters at -28.82%
| Standalone | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|
| TTM EPS (₹) | -0.2 | - |
| TTM Sales (₹ Cr.) | 10.2 | - |
| BVPS (₹.) ⓘ | 2.9 | - |
| Reserves (₹ Cr.) ⓘ | -5 | - |
| P/BV ⓘ | 9.96 | - |
| PE ⓘ | 0.00 | - |
| From the Market | |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Low / High (₹) | 22.60 / 39.88 |
| All Time Low / High (₹) | 0.85 / 122.55 |
| Market Cap (₹ Cr.) | 18.9 |
| Equity (₹ Cr.) | 6.5 |
| Face Value (₹) | 10 |
| Industry PE ⓘ | 55.9 |
| 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 | 19.18 | 28.21 | 43.77 | 51.61 | 43.44 | 31.20 | 22.18 | 14.06 | 15.48 | 10.45 |
| Operating Expenses ⓘ | 20.09 | 24.13 | 36.57 | 43.16 | 39.95 | 30.77 | 22.79 | 15.07 | 15.30 | 11.21 |
| Manufacturing Costs | 3.24 | 4.36 | 6.77 | 9.59 | 8.57 | 6.32 | 3.61 | 2.17 | 0.81 | 1.02 |
| Material Costs | 10.42 | 15.18 | 23.43 | 26.69 | 24.49 | 17.02 | 13.51 | 8.96 | 11.15 | 7.59 |
| Employee Cost | 2.89 | 1.77 | 2.15 | 2.20 | 2.68 | 2.54 | 1.41 | 0.76 | 0.94 | 0.85 |
| Other Costs ⓘ | 3.53 | 2.82 | 4.22 | 4.68 | 4.21 | 4.89 | 4.26 | 3.18 | 2.39 | 1.76 |
| Operating Profit ⓘ | -0.91 | 4.08 | 7.20 | 8.46 | 3.49 | 0.42 | -0.61 | -1.01 | 0.18 | -0.75 |
| Operating Profit Margin (%) | -4.8% | 14.5% | 16.5% | 16.4% | 8.0% | 1.4% | -2.8% | -7.2% | 1.2% | -7.2% |
| Other Income ⓘ | 4.11 | 0.41 | 0.15 | 0.55 | 0.84 | 0.68 | 2.44 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.40 |
| Interest ⓘ | 1.12 | 0.29 | 0.52 | 0.34 | 0.73 | 1.46 | 0.58 | 0.21 | 0.09 | 0.04 |
| Depreciation ⓘ | 0.71 | 0.69 | 2.17 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.09 |
| Exceptional Items ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 11.06 | 3.09 | 0 |
| Profit Before Tax ⓘ | 1.36 | 3.51 | 4.67 | 7.66 | 2.62 | -1.48 | 0.20 | 9.80 | 3.08 | -0.49 |
| Tax ⓘ | 0.40 | 0.23 | -0.37 | 0 | 0 | -1.16 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.32 | 0.01 |
| Profit After Tax | 0.96 | 3.27 | 5.04 | 7.66 | 2.62 | -0.32 | 0.14 | 9.80 | 2.76 | -0.49 |
| PAT Margin (%) | 5.0% | 11.6% | 11.5% | 14.8% | 6.0% | -1.0% | 0.6% | 69.7% | 17.8% | -4.7% |
| Adjusted EPS (₹) | 3.0 | 10.1 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 4.0 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 15.1 | 4.2 | -0.8 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 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 | -36.91 | -33.63 | -28.76 | -17.23 | -10.33 | -10.63 | -10.32 | -0.55 | 2.17 | 1.74 |
| Share Capital ⓘ | 3.26 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 4.88 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| Reserves ⓘ | -40.16 | -36.89 | -32.02 | -22.11 | -16.83 | -17.14 | -16.83 | -7.05 | -4.34 | -4.76 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debt | 30.68 | 31.90 | 29.96 | 25.27 | 15.51 | 13.21 | 11.62 | 7.30 | 5.69 | 5.02 |
| Long Term Debt | 30.68 | 31.90 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 2.56 | 0.16 | 0.31 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0 |
| Short Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 29.65 | 24.97 | 12.95 | 13.05 | 11.31 | 7.23 | 5.67 | 5.02 |
| Trade Payables | 4.63 | 4.88 | 15.37 | 14.96 | 12.27 | 12.82 | 5.71 | 4.70 | 4.14 | 2.97 |
| Others Liabilities ⓘ | 19.61 | 16.70 | 12 | 11.12 | 6.43 | 8.67 | 7.69 | 6.11 | 1.14 | 0.94 |
| Total Liabilities ⓘ | 18.02 | 19.84 | 28.57 | 34.12 | 23.88 | 24.07 | 14.70 | 17.56 | 13.14 | 10.67 |
Fixed Assets | ||||||||||
| Gross Block | 40.13 | 40.88 | 11.12 | 12.44 | 13.16 | 13.90 | 6.91 | 10.15 | 9.62 | 9.65 |
| Accumulated Depreciation | 29.72 | 30.11 | 2.17 | 3.19 | 4.21 | 5.31 | 4.32 | 3.93 | 3.85 | 3.94 |
| Net Fixed Assetsⓘ | 10.41 | 10.76 | 8.95 | 9.25 | 8.96 | 8.59 | 2.59 | 6.22 | 5.78 | 5.71 |
| CWIP ⓘ | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investmentsⓘ | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| Inventories | 1.54 | 1.83 | 2.58 | 4.23 | 4.72 | 3.74 | 1.47 | 0.40 | 1.26 | 0.39 |
| Trade Receivables | 2.93 | 4.75 | 11.59 | 17.94 | 7.56 | 8.66 | 4.41 | 6.57 | 3.67 | 2.33 |
| Cash Equivalents | 0.27 | 0.47 | 3.20 | 0.69 | 0.99 | 0.62 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.28 |
| Others Assetsⓘ | 2.68 | 1.88 | 1.48 | 1.92 | 1.50 | 2.26 | 3.78 | 3.90 | 1.90 | 1.85 |
| Total Assets ⓘ | 18.02 | 19.84 | 28.57 | 34.12 | 23.88 | 24.07 | 14.70 | 17.56 | 13.14 | 10.67 |
| 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 ⓘ | -3.95 | 0.16 | 4.18 | -6.73 | 8.69 | 3.29 | 1.72 | -5.28 | -2.63 | 0.53 |
| PBT ⓘ | 1.36 | 3.51 | 4.67 | 7.66 | 2.62 | -1.48 | 0.20 | 9.80 | 3.08 | -0.49 |
| Adjustment ⓘ | 1.70 | 0.86 | 2.36 | 1.04 | 1.86 | 1.40 | 1.55 | -10.63 | -2.82 | 0.09 |
| Changes in Working Capital ⓘ | -7.01 | -4.21 | -2.85 | -15.43 | 4.59 | 3.07 | 0.05 | -4.31 | -2.78 | 1.08 |
| Tax Paid ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.37 | 0.31 | -0.07 | -0.14 | -0.12 | -0.15 |
| Cash Flow From Investing Activity ⓘ | -0.75 | -0.99 | -1.03 | -0.55 | -0.67 | -0.90 | -0.04 | 9.94 | 4.37 | 0.02 |
| Capex | -0.81 | -1.01 | -1.09 | -0.57 | -0.77 | -0.78 | -0.04 | -2.04 | 0.51 | -0.03 |
| Net Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.06 | 0 | -0.17 | -0.01 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Others ⓘ | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 11.81 | 3.86 | 0.05 |
| Cash Flow From Financing Activityⓘ | 4.62 | 1.04 | -0.43 | 4.78 | -7.73 | -2.93 | -1.91 | -4.52 | -1.68 | -0.69 |
| Net Proceeds from Shares ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.04 | 3.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Proceeds from Borrowing ⓘ | 6.12 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 | -10.04 | -2.31 | -0.05 | -0.24 | -0.05 | -0.02 |
| Interest Paid ⓘ | -1.05 | -0.18 | -0.43 | -0.24 | -0.66 | -0.64 | -0.53 | -0.19 | -0.08 | -0.02 |
| Dividend Paid ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others ⓘ | -0.45 | 0 | 0 | -0.02 | -0.06 | 0.02 | -1.33 | -4.09 | -1.55 | -0.65 |
| Net Cash Flow ⓘ | -0.07 | 0.21 | 2.72 | -2.51 | 0.30 | -0.54 | -0.23 | 0.14 | 0.05 | -0.14 |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratios | ||||||||||
| ROE (%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 340.43 | -25.17 |
| ROCE (%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 42.58 | -6.11 |
| Asset Turnover Ratio | 1.17 | 1.62 | 1.95 | 1.68 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.14 | 0.87 | 1.01 | 0.88 |
| PAT to CFO Conversion(x) | -4.11 | 0.05 | 0.83 | -0.88 | 3.32 | N/A | 12.29 | -0.54 | -0.95 | N/A | Working Capital Days |
| Receivable Days | 53 | 46 | 63 | 103 | 107 | 95 | 108 | 143 | 121 | 105 |
| Inventory Days | 26 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 38 | 49 | 43 | 24 | 20 | 29 |
| Payable Days | 248 | 114 | 158 | 207 | 203 | 269 | 250 | 212 | 145 | 171 |
Lime Chemicals was incorporated as a private limited company on 17th October, 1970 and registered with the registrar of companies, Maharashtra, Bombay. The company was converted into public limited company on 10th July, 1986.
In the beginning the company was engaged in the production of precipitated calcium carbonate. The company went for expansion and also for manufacture of additional products in 1981-82 and in 1986-87.
The company’s plant is located at Roha, Dist. Raigadh, Maharashtra. The existing installed capacity of the plant is 18,000 MT per annum.
Business area of the company
The company manufactures the product calcium carbonate on indigenously built technology that has varied applications in diverse industries like tooth paste, PVC, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, rubber formulations, paints, printing ink, cables. etc.
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