Past 10 year's financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Lords Chloro Alkali Ltd is a average quality company.
The key valuation ratios of Lords Chloro Alkali Ltd's currently when compared to its past seem to suggest it is in the Fair zone.
The Price Trend analysis by MoneyWorks4Me indicates it is Semi Strong which suggest that the price of Lords Chloro Alkali Ltd is likely to Rise-somewhat 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 % ⓘ | -5.3% | 11.8% | 9.3% | 14.1% | 27.4% | 11.6% | 1.1% | 34.7% | 45.9% | -2.7% | - |
| Value Creation Index ⓘ | -1.4 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.2 | -0.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | -1.2 | - |
Growth Parameters ⓘGrowth Parameters Colour Code Guide ⓘ | |||||||||||
| Sales ⓘ | 9.1 | 97.8 | 121 | 166 | 251 | 204 | 154 | 240 | 295 | 221 | 246 |
| Sales YoY Gr. | - | 980.4% | 23.9% | 37% | 51.3% | -18.9% | -24.4% | 55.8% | 22.9% | -25.1% | - |
| Adj EPS ⓘ | -0.3 | 3 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 9 | 4.3 | -1.6 | 12.4 | 21.2 | -1.9 | -0.4 |
| YoY Gr. | - | NA | -62.3% | 183.3% | 179.3% | -52.9% | -138.6% | NA | 70.3% | -109% | - |
| BVPS (₹) ⓘ | 13 | 16 | 17.6 | 20.9 | 30 | 34.1 | 33.3 | 46.2 | 67.3 | 65.4 | 66.2 |
| Adj Net Profit ⓘ | -0.7 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 8.1 | 22.7 | 10.7 | -4.1 | 31.3 | 53.3 | -4.8 | -1 |
| Cash Flow from Ops. ⓘ | -8.5 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 27.5 | 38.1 | 6.3 | -1.7 | 67.4 | 68.7 | -14.4 | - |
| Debt/CF from Ops. ⓘ | -6 | 24.7 | 14.4 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 9.6 | -36.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -2.6 | - |
CAGR Colour Code Guide ⓘ
| 9 Years | 5 Years | 3 Years | 1 Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales ⓘ | 42.6% | -2.5% | 12.8% | -25.1% | ||||
| Adj EPS ⓘ | NA | -173.3% | NA | -109% | ||||
| BVPSⓘ | 19.7% | 16.9% | 25.2% | -2.8% | ||||
| Share Price | 24.3% | 32% | 32% | -7.2% | ||||
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 | 20.6 | 6.7 | 16.8 | 35.5 | 13.3 | -4.9 | 31.3 | 37.3 | -2.9 | -0.6 |
| Op. Profit Mgn % ⓘ | -36.9 | 13.7 | 10.7 | 12.4 | 16.7 | 10.8 | 3.1 | 23.4 | 28.4 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Net Profit Mgn % ⓘ | -7.5 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 9 | 5.3 | -2.7 | 13 | 18.1 | -2.2 | -0.4 |
| Debt to Equity ⓘ | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Working Cap Days ⓘ | 945 | 110 | 104 | 81 | 48 | 70 | 124 | 82 | 65 | 103 | 60 |
| Cash Conv. Cycle ⓘ | 292 | 44 | 54 | 47 | 30 | 45 | 86 | 53 | 32 | 52 | 28 |
Sales growth is growing at healthy rate in last 3 years 12.79%
Return on Equity is Poor
Sales growth is not so good in last 4 quarters at 8.19%
| Standalone | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|
| TTM EPS (₹) | -0.4 | - |
| TTM Sales (₹ Cr.) | 246 | - |
| BVPS (₹.) ⓘ | 66.2 | - |
| Reserves (₹ Cr.) ⓘ | 141 | - |
| P/BV ⓘ | 2.12 | - |
| PE ⓘ | 0.00 | - |
| From the Market | |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Low / High (₹) | 91.90 / 187.00 |
| All Time Low / High (₹) | 0.80 / 418.80 |
| Market Cap (₹ Cr.) | 352 |
| Equity (₹ Cr.) | 25.2 |
| 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 | 9 | 98 | 121 | 166 | 251 | 204 | 154 | 240 | 295 | 221 |
| Operating Expenses ⓘ | 12 | 85 | 108 | 145 | 209 | 182 | 149 | 184 | 211 | 220 |
| Manufacturing Costs | 7 | 58 | 83 | 111 | 147 | 136 | 111 | 122 | 134 | 143 |
| Material Costs | 1 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 29 | 22 | 40 | 47 | 52 |
| Employee Cost | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 16 |
| Other Costs ⓘ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Operating Profit ⓘ | -3 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 56 | 84 | 1 |
| Operating Profit Margin (%) | -36.9% | 13.4% | 10.5% | 12.4% | 16.7% | 10.6% | 3.1% | 23.3% | 28.4% | 0.4% |
| Other Income ⓘ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Interest ⓘ | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Depreciation ⓘ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Exceptional Items ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Profit Before Tax ⓘ | -4 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 14 | -2 | 47 | 75 | -7 |
| Tax ⓘ | -3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 21 | -3 |
| Profit After Tax | -1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 10 | -2 | 32 | 53 | -5 |
| PAT Margin (%) | -7.5% | 7.7% | 3.0% | 5.1% | 9.2% | 5.1% | -1.3% | 13.4% | 18.0% | -2.2% |
| Adjusted EPS (₹) | -0.3 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 9.1 | 4.1 | -0.8 | 12.8 | 21.2 | -1.9 |
| 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 | 33 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 75 | 86 | 84 | 116 | 169 | 164 |
| Share Capital ⓘ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Reserves ⓘ | 8 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 50 | 61 | 59 | 91 | 144 | 139 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debt | 47 | 61 | 65 | 71 | 63 | 58 | 50 | 30 | 10 | 33 |
| Long Term Debt | 46 | 50 | 51 | 68 | 63 | 42 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 25 |
| Short Term Debt | 1 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Trade Payables | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Others Liabilities ⓘ | 15 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 44 | 61 | 70 | 56 |
| Total Liabilities ⓘ | 100 | 119 | 126 | 151 | 166 | 174 | 180 | 208 | 251 | 262 |
Fixed Assets | ||||||||||
| Gross Block | 164 | 164 | 187 | 220 | 230 | 227 | 229 | 233 | 229 | 249 |
| Accumulated Depreciation | 102 | 105 | 105 | 109 | 105 | 107 | 108 | 108 | 105 | 114 |
| Net Fixed Assetsⓘ | 62 | 60 | 83 | 111 | 124 | 120 | 121 | 126 | 124 | 135 |
| CWIP ⓘ | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 24 |
| Investmentsⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inventories | 9 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 22 |
| Trade Receivables | 5 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| Cash Equivalents | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 61 | 34 |
| Others Assetsⓘ | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 30 | 21 |
| Total Assets ⓘ | 100 | 119 | 126 | 151 | 166 | 174 | 180 | 208 | 251 | 262 |
| 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 ⓘ | -8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 38 | 6 | -2 | 67 | 69 | -14 |
| PBT ⓘ | -4 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 14 | -2 | 47 | 75 | -7 |
| Adjustment ⓘ | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Changes in Working Capital ⓘ | -6 | -12 | -8 | 10 | 4 | -12 | -6 | 19 | -2 | -15 |
| Tax Paid ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -8 | -4 | 0 | -8 | -14 | -1 |
| Cash Flow From Investing Activity ⓘ | -25 | -10 | -10 | -33 | -19 | 0 | -1 | -6 | -15 | -31 |
| Capex | -25 | -10 | -10 | -33 | -19 | -1 | -1 | -7 | -17 | -34 |
| Net Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cash Flow From Financing Activityⓘ | 34 | 11 | 2 | 7 | -11 | -11 | -3 | -30 | -24 | 18 |
| Net Proceeds from Shares ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Proceeds from Borrowing ⓘ | 33 | 2 | 1 | 20 | -5 | -23 | 1 | -11 | -23 | 16 |
| Interest Paid ⓘ | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -2 |
| Dividend Paid ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others ⓘ | 1 | 10 | 3 | -11 | -3 | 15 | -2 | -15 | 2 | 4 |
| Net Cash Flow ⓘ | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | 8 | -5 | -6 | 31 | 30 | -27 |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratios | ||||||||||
| ROE (%) | -2.03 | 20.58 | 8.49 | 17.51 | 35.94 | 12.78 | -2.41 | 32.27 | 37.28 | -2.87 |
| ROCE (%) | -5.27 | 11.83 | 9.26 | 14.06 | 27.39 | 11.58 | 1.11 | 34.73 | 45.88 | -2.73 |
| Asset Turnover Ratio | 0.12 | 1.01 | 1.12 | 1.23 | 1.59 | 1.2 | 0.87 | 1.24 | 1.29 | 0.86 |
| PAT to CFO Conversion(x) | N/A | 0.43 | 1.25 | 3.5 | 1.65 | 0.6 | N/A | 2.09 | 1.3 | N/A | Working Capital Days |
| Receivable Days | 157 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 45 | 27 | 16 | 31 |
| Inventory Days | 275 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 22 | 23 | 43 | 28 | 17 | 28 |
| Payable Days | 1,926 | 61 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 35 |
Lords Chloro Alkali (LCAL) was incorporated in 1979, for producing and exporting a wide range of chemicals, which commanded the market in North India. LCAL has built sophisticated manufacturing facilities at Alwar (Rajasthan), having locational advantage in chloro-alkali deficit region. A well integrated Caustic-Soda Plant is presently upgraded to 220 t.p.d. Laden, with a production potential to tap by-products, both functional and non-functional.
The company is strategically located in the heart of North India where the demand is always more than the supply. The company supplies its products to most of the paper, soap, dyes, chemicals and plastic industries based at the western part of UP, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi. Besides this, there is also in-house consumption of Chlorine.
Product Range:
LCAL is a leading manufacturer of rayon grade caustic soda and caustic concentration in North India. With the technological support of Japanese company, Asahi Kasei Chemical Corporation, UHDE of Germany it has established a professionally managed set up, comprising of professionals in technical, financial and commercial segments of the business.
Besides rayon grade caustic soda, LCAL also produces liquid chlorine, trichloroethylene, hydrochloric acid, calcium hypo-chloride (bleach liquor) stable bleaching powder and hydrogen gas.
Awards and Recognition:
The company has achieved a prestigious SMB Award for superior financial performance during 2007-08
In year of 2008-09 it was awarded by Rajasthan Energy Conservative Award by Goverment of Rajasthan for outsatanding contribution in Chloro Akali sector.
For environmental protection measures taken by the company, it has been awarded by several governmental forums as State Government, Central Government, Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board, Rajasthan Productivity Council, Alwar district Administration.
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