Saurashtra Cement Ltd - Stock Valuation and Financial Performance

BSE: 502175 | NSE: SAURASHCEM | Cement & Construction Materials | Small Cap

Saurashtra Cement Share Price

101.95 -2.65 -2.53%
as on 21-Nov'24 16:59

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Overall Rating
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1. Quality

2. Valuation

Fair

3. Price Trend

Saurashtra Cement stock performance -

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P/E Ratio (SA):
50.41
Market Cap:
1,132.9 Cr.
52-wk low:
76.9
52-wk high:
148.8

Is Saurashtra Cement Ltd an attractive stock to invest in?

1. Is Saurashtra Cement Ltd a good quality company?

Past 10 year's financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Saurashtra Cement Ltd is a average quality company.

2. Is Saurashtra Cement Ltd undervalued or overvalued?

The key valuation ratios of Saurashtra Cement Ltd's currently when compared to its past seem to suggest it is in the Fair zone.

3. Is Saurashtra Cement Ltd a good buy now?

The Price Trend analysis by MoneyWorks4Me indicates it is Weak which suggest that the price of Saurashtra Cement Ltd is likely to Fall in the short term. However, please check the rating on Quality and Valuation before investing.

10 Year X-Ray of Saurashtra Cement:

Analysis of Financial Track Record

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

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

Financial track record gives insight into the company's performance on key parameters over the past ten years. MoneyWorks4me’s proprietary colour codes make it easy for retail investors to gauge the company’s past performance.
Saurashtra Cement Ltd has performed well in some of the past ten years indicating its past ten year financial track record is somewhat good

Value Creation

Value Creation Index Colour Code Guide

Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24TTM
ROCE % 34.6%27.6%7.5%12.3%-0.5%17.8%20.9%5.8%-2.1%10.1%-
Value Creation
Index
1.51.0-0.5-0.1-1.00.30.5-0.6-1.2-0.3-

Growth Parameters

Growth Parameters Colour Code Guide

Sales 5635304705746226086741,4511,6451,7651,626
Sales YoY Gr.--5.9%-11.2%22%8.4%-2.2%10.8%115.4%13.4%7.3%-
Adj EPS 9.16.128.9-1.19.910.23.3-46.22
YoY Gr.--32.5%-67.5%347.7%-111.8%NA3.8%-67.5%-219.5%NA-
BVPS (₹) 44.74452.260.15863.874149.2145.383.480.5
Adj Net
Profit
46.536.913.861.6-7.368.671.518.9-22.668.722
Cash Flow from Ops. 79.976.434.249.314.362.6134-8.421.3155-
Debt/CF from Ops. 0.20.30.50.42.30.40.2-12.230.5-

CAGR

CAGR Colour Code Guide

9 Years 5 Years 3 Years 1 Years
Sales 13.5%23.2%37.9%7.3%
Adj EPS -4.2%NA-15.5%NA
BVPS7.2%7.5%4.1%-42.6%
Share Price 7.3% 18.5% 14.6% 25.9%

Key Financial Parameters

Performance Ratio Colour Code Guide

Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24TTM
Return on
Equity %
22.814.64.415.9-1.815.914.72.7-2.57.62.5
Op. Profit
Mgn %
15.9126.48.80.818.2174.40.47.44.4
Net Profit
Mgn %
8.372.910.8-1.211.310.61.3-1.43.91.4
Debt to
Equity
0.10.10.100.10.100.10.10.10
Working Cap
Days
7587978876918654758468
Cash Conv.
Cycle
19201391422282533258

Recent Performance Summary

Sales growth is growing at healthy rate in last 3 years 37.86%

Return on Equity has declined versus last 3 years average to 2.50%

Net Profit has been subdued in last 3 years -15.45%

Sales growth is not so good in last 4 quarters at -7.00%

Latest Financials - Saurashtra Cement Ltd.

Standalone Consolidated
TTM EPS (₹) 2 2
TTM Sales (₹ Cr.) 1,626 1,626
BVPS (₹.) 80.5 80.5
Reserves (₹ Cr.) 784 784
P/BV 1.27 1.27
PE 50.41 51.31
From the Market
52 Week Low / High (₹) 76.85 / 148.80
All Time Low / High (₹) 6.00 / 4600.00
Market Cap (₹ Cr.) 1,133
Equity (₹ Cr.) 111.1
Face Value (₹) 10
Industry PE 47.5

Management X-Ray of Saurashtra Cement:

Shareholding Pattern

Promoter's Holding & Share Pledging

Pledged *19.6219.6119.610.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
* Pledged shares as % of Promoter's holding (%)

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Analyst's Notes

Key Ratios of Saurashtra Cement

Adj EPS (Rs.)

Sales (Cr.)

ROE (%)

ROCE (%)

Profit And Loss

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Sales5635304705746226086741,4511,6451,765
Operating Expenses 4744674415246174995591,3871,6401,636
Manufacturing Costs269246250269332264272831967887
Material Costs384325304034164146166
Employee Cost 353939414945459498112
Other Costs 132139127184195187200399429470
Operating Profit 896329505109115646130
Operating Profit Margin (%) 15.8%11.9%6.3%8.7%0.8%18.0%17.0%4.4%0.3%7.3%
Other Income 81311188812161336
Interest 13543554998
Depreciation 35131518182020333947
Exceptional Items 3110003-160-10-20
Profit Before Tax 79692146-77710336-2990
Tax 12257-16-2213014-733
Profit After Tax 68441463-5577221-2257
PAT Margin (%) 12.0%8.3%3.0%10.9%-0.8%9.3%10.7%1.5%-1.3%3.2%
Adjusted EPS (₹)13.25.62.09.0-0.78.110.43.8-3.95.2
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)0%18%49%11%0%21%17%0%0%39%

Balance Sheet

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24

Equity and Liabilities

Shareholders Fund 238267361416402444517845824926
Share Capital 586069696970705757111
Reserves 180207292346333374447789767815
Minority Interest0000000000
Debt4191716302517935980
Long Term Debt012346511510
Short Term Debt4181513261813825469
Trade Payables4627515263553784107204
Others Liabilities 129146162119100156172374366384
Total Liabilities 4184595906035966787441,3961,3571,594

Fixed Assets

Gross Block5535876496757067217321,4361,4741,536
Accumulated Depreciation375386332341358370386623643663
Net Fixed Assets178201317334349351345813831872
CWIP 53404843373861785131
Investments 191996548001
Inventories784858567810056186180263
Trade Receivables19141519163429597888
Cash Equivalents 216470818010218820977249
Others Assets507373633050575013990
Total Assets 4184595906035966787441,3961,3571,594

Cash Flow

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Cash Flow From Operating Activity 807634491463134-821155
PBT 79692146-77710336-2990
Adjustment 13-41210213917313824
Changes in Working Capital 7241124-3930-651648
Tax Paid -19-12-10-9-3-14-16-11-3-8
Cash Flow From Investing Activity 18-24-25-37-15-38-121-3032-157
Capex 16-24-31-31-31-23-39-45-38-67
Net Investments 000-123-21-835860-100
Others 21551351-421010
Cash Flow From Financing Activity -100-65-7-123-23-1731-493
Net Proceeds from Shares 0990000200
Net Proceeds from Borrowing -105-71123-2-8-126
Interest Paid -13-5-3-3-4-3-3-8-8-7
Dividend Paid 0-12-7-7-7-12-6-40-11
Others 18-51-7-311-11-750-3014
Net Cash Flow -2-122021-4-751
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Ratios
ROE (%)34.6717.744.4816.1-1.1913.3815.073.15-2.666.53
ROCE (%)34.6327.637.5212.29-0.4517.8320.885.8-2.0610.06
Asset Turnover Ratio1.511.351.010.991.060.980.971.391.231.24
PAT to CFO Conversion(x)1.181.732.430.78N/A1.111.86-0.38N/A2.72
Working Capital Days
Receivable Days10101010101517111517
Inventory Days39393735395241304044
Payable Days3883105776355248,180407345240342

Saurashtra Cement Ltd Stock News

Saurashtra Cement Ltd FAQs

Company share prices are keep on changing according to the market conditions. The closing price of Saurashtra Cement on 21-Nov-2024 16:59 is ₹102.0.
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 21-Nov-2024 16:59 the market cap of Saurashtra Cement stood at ₹1,132.9.
The latest P/E ratio of Saurashtra Cement as of 21-Nov-2024 16:59 is 50.41.
The latest P/B ratio of Saurashtra Cement as of 21-Nov-2024 16:59 is 1.27.
The 52-week high of Saurashtra Cement is ₹148.8 and the 52-week low is ₹76.85.
The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of Saurashtra Cement is ₹1,626 ( Cr.) .

About Saurashtra Cement Ltd

Saurashtra Cement (SCL) is the flagship company of the Mehta Group, formed in 1956. SCL is one of the leading players in the Indian cement industry, manufacturing Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and Pozzolana Portland Cement (PPC). It also added Sulphate Resistant Cement (SRC) and Portland Slag Cement (PSC) to its product range. SCL markets cement under the brand name 'Hathi Cement'. The product is marketed in 50 kg bag, packed in HDPE/PP or paper bags. The product is identified in the market by a special greenish tinge to give superior finish on external surface. Keeping in tune with the recent market trends, the company has launched cement packed in 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg and 10 kg bags in the retail cement market under the brand name ‘Chhotu Hathi’.  SCL's plant at Ranvav in Gujarat state has a cement manufacturing capacity of 1.4 MTPA. The plant at Ranvav is a modern energy efficient dry process based plant comparable to international standards and makes use of latest machinery sourced from reputed international companies. The plant offers locational advantages because of its proximity to the Porbandar and Veraval/Okha ports. SCL thus has competitive access to the large export markets in the Middle East countries, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh by the economical sea route.  SCL's modernization scheme implemented in the past has paid the results. State-of-the-art equipment and control systems installed has led to capacity enhancement, reduction in power and fuel consumption and improvement in quality and emission levels.

Product range of the company includes:

  • Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)
  • Pozzolana Portland Cement (PPC)
  • Sulphate Resistant Cement (SRC)
  • Portland Slag Cement (PSC)

Subsidiary:

Gujarat Sidhee Cement Limited (GSCL) was originally set up as a joint venture between the Gujarat Industrial Investment Corporation and The Mehta Group. GSCL’s plant uses the latest Dry Process Pre-calcination technology comparable to international standards. The state-of-the art plant makes use of machinery which is sourced from reputed international companies. The plant, operating at over 100% capacity, is also one of India's cost effective cement producers.

Awards & Achievements:

  • ISO 9002 Certification from RWTUV, Germany for Quality Systems.
  • ISO 14001 Certification from RWTUV, Germany for Environmental Management System.
  • National Productivity Award for Best Production Performance 1995-96.
  • National Productivity Award for Second Best Productivity in 1994-95, 1995-96 & 1996-97.
  • CAPEXIL Award for Export Recognition, 1995
  • Indira Gandhi National Memorial Award for Excellence in Indian Industry.
  • In addition to the above, the Company has received about 50 Awards from Indian Bureau of Mines and Director General of Mines Safety for Mining in relation to Pollution Control, Soil Management, Safety, Operations & Aforestation etc.
  • SCL is an ISO 9001:2000 company and recognized Export House in the country.
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