Universal Cables Ltd - Stock Valuation and Financial Performance

BSE: 504212 | NSE: UNIVCABLES | Cable | Small Cap

Universal Cables Share Price

390.20 -6.30 -1.59%
as on 19-Mar'24 16:15

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Overall Rating
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1. Quality

2. Valuation

Fair

3. Price Trend

Universal Cables stock performance -

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P/E Ratio (SA):
32.13
Market Cap:
1,375.7 Cr.
52-wk low:
333.2
52-wk high:
562

Is Universal Cables Ltd an attractive stock to invest in?

1. Is Universal Cables Ltd a good quality company?

Past 10 year’s financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Universal Cables Ltd is a below average quality company.

2. Is Universal Cables Ltd undervalued or overvalued?

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

3. Is Universal Cables Ltd a good buy now?

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.

10 Year X-Ray of Universal Cables:

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.
Universal Cables Ltd has not performed well majority of the past ten years indicating its past ten year financial track record is not good

Value Creation

Value Creation Index Colour Code Guide

Mar'14Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23TTM
ROCE % -3.8%-0.2%10.8%10.9%11.9%13.2%11.5%5%7.1%9.7%-
Value Creation
Index
-1.3-1.0-0.2-0.2-0.2-0.1-0.2-0.6-0.5-0.3-

Growth Parameters

Growth Parameters Colour Code Guide

Sales 6166947498181,1811,4171,5691,2811,8142,2022,023
Sales YoY Gr.-12.8%7.9%9.2%44.3%20%10.8%-18.4%41.6%21.4%-
Adj EPS -16.9-15.74.8811.519.818.238.21712.3
YoY Gr.-NANA67%44.6%71.8%-8.1%-83.8%177.7%107.2%-
BVPS (₹) 63.247.453.782.797122.6128.2140.5162.1203.9233.8
Adj Net
Profit
-39.1-36.216.627.74068.863.210.328.559.143
Cash Flow from Ops. -34.9-4.645.770.3-41.6-59.137.789.7-12.2143-
Debt/CF from Ops. -8.8-79.76.84.1-9.5-9.216.56.8-574.6-

CAGR

CAGR Colour Code Guide

9 Years 5 Years 3 Years 1 Years
Sales 15.2%13.3%12%21.4%
Adj EPS NA8.1%-2.2%107.2%
BVPS13.9%16%16.7%25.8%
Share Price 31.6% 12.2% 40.6% 8.6%

Key Financial Parameters

Performance Ratio Colour Code Guide

Mar'14Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23TTM
Return on
Equity %
-23.3-2811.111.712.818.114.52.25.49.35.6
Op. Profit
Mgn %
-0.23.6109.29.112.410.67.16.88.47.5
Net Profit
Mgn %
-6.4-5.22.23.43.44.940.81.62.72.1
Debt to
Equity
2.13.31.711.21.31.41.31.20.9-
Working Cap
Days
207193196196187219243324254221112
Cash Conv.
Cycle
1091091131129912514820514813440

Recent Performance Summary

Sales growth is growing at healthy rate in last 3 years 11.96%

Debt to equity has declined versus last 3 years average to 0.93

Return on Equity has declined versus last 3 years average to 5.60%

Net Profit has been subdued in last 3 years -2.23%

Sales growth is not so good in last 4 quarters at -8.38%

Latest Financials - Universal Cables Ltd.

Standalone Consolidated
TTM EPS (₹) 12.3 29
TTM Sales (₹ Cr.) 2,023 2,023
BVPS (₹.) 233.8 482.6
Reserves (₹ Cr.) 777 1,640
P/BV 1.70 0.82
PE 32.13 13.66
From the Market
52 Week Low / High (₹) 333.20 / 562.00
All Time Low / High (₹) 4.55 / 562.00
Market Cap (₹ Cr.) 1,376
Equity (₹ Cr.) 34.7
Face Value (₹) 10
Industry PE 42.5

Management X-Ray of Universal Cables:

Shareholding Pattern

Promoter's Holding & Share Pledging

Pledged *0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
* Pledged shares as % of Promoter's holding (%)

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Analyst's Notes

Key Ratios of Universal Cables

Adj EPS (Rs.)

Sales (Cr.)

ROE (%)

ROCE (%)

Profit And Loss

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'14Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23
Sales6166947498181,1811,4171,5691,2811,8142,202
Operating Expenses 6216696747431,0741,2421,4031,1901,6912,017
Manufacturing Costs39425676102150163127136157
Material Costs5005555315718499521,0979381,3991,673
Employee Cost 40424649596470698087
Other Costs 42304146657672567799
Operating Profit -525757510717516691123185
Operating Profit Margin (%) -0.8%3.6%10.0%9.2%9.1%12.3%10.6%7.1%6.8%8.4%
Other Income 1191211111215131918
Interest 33515144536277637897
Depreciation 17181819212123262422
Exceptional Items 0000000000
Profit Before Tax -44-3517234410381154083
Tax -40-2-62341731020
Profit After Tax -40-352029426965123063
PAT Margin (%) -6.5%-5.0%2.6%3.6%3.6%4.9%4.1%0.9%1.7%2.9%
Adjusted EPS (₹)-17.3-15.05.68.412.119.918.63.58.818.2
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)0%0%0%0%12%10%11%29%17%16%

Balance Sheet

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'14Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23

Equity and Liabilities

Shareholders Fund 148111188287337425445487562707
Share Capital 23233535353535353535
Reserves 12588153252302391410453528673
Minority Interest0000000000
Debt303341311273352520564522658561
Long Term Debt11415513812311814811587235240
Short Term Debt189186173150233372449435422321
Trade Payables10391121148267249320319454287
Others Liabilities 407747427583131162112212
Total Liabilities 5946216677501,0291,2771,4601,4901,7861,767

Fixed Assets

Gross Block313323329139148187226266270287
Accumulated Depreciation15917819418395879104127148
Net Fixed Assets155145135121109129147162143138
CWIP 1000172170211
Investments 515151136136192125164218316
Inventories105114123138166263267260301280
Trade Receivables223238307312514607802803968890
Cash Equivalents 5564855744
Others Assets5467443880799793151129
Total Assets 5946216677501,0291,2771,4601,4901,7861,767

Cash Flow

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'14Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23
Cash Flow From Operating Activity -35-54670-42-593890-12143
PBT -44-3517234410381154083
Adjustment 436157505768827080100
Changes in Working Capital -33-31-28-6-139-210-10310-120-19
Tax Paid -1-1-13-4-20-22-5-13-20
Cash Flow From Investing Activity -25-60-13-18-27-42-16-7-15
Capex -26-8-3-18-23-38-53-25-20-28
Net Investments -1-10-1-220002
Others 2236791191411
Cash Flow From Financing Activity 6211-44-6162844-7216-127
Net Proceeds from Shares 00570000000
Net Proceeds from Borrowing 8161-410228249864
Interest Paid -32-47-47-38-43-56-66-55-65-85
Dividend Paid 00000-6-8-7-3-5
Others 14-3-13-228313877-13-13-101
Net Cash Flow 202-32-102-30
PARTICULARSMar'14Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23
Ratios
ROE (%)-24.09-27.1313.2112.313.4518.1114.842.615.819.95
ROCE (%)-2.643.4414.1112.5314.8719.4815.587.2110.0313.78
Asset Turnover Ratio1.151.251.291.271.361.231.150.871.111.24
PAT to CFO Conversion(x)N/AN/A2.32.41-1-0.860.587.5-0.42.27
Working Capital Days
Receivable Days114111120126125144164229178154
Inventory Days63535253465562755648
Payable Days8264738689999512410181

Universal Cables Ltd Stock News

Universal Cables Ltd FAQs

Company share prices are keep on changing according to the market conditions. The closing price of Universal Cables on 19-Mar-2024 16:15 is ₹390.2.
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 19-Mar-2024 16:15 the market cap of Universal Cables stood at ₹1,375.7.
The latest P/E ratio of Universal Cables as of 19-Mar-2024 16:15 is 32.13.
The latest P/B ratio of Universal Cables as of 19-Mar-2024 16:15 is 1.70.
The 52-week high of Universal Cables is ₹562.0 and the 52-week low is ₹333.2.
The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of Universal Cables is ₹2,023 ( Cr.) .

About Universal Cables Ltd

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: 

  • XLPE Cables up to 220 kv
  • High Temperature Fluoro-plastic cables
  • Winding wires & Flat cables
  • PVC Cables up to 11 kv
  • Elastomeric cables up to 30 kv 
  • Mixed dielectric and all PP Power Capacitors upto 145 kv

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:

  • Quality system accreditation as per IS/ISO-9001 from Bureau of Indian Standards.
  • Environmental Management Systems as per IS/ISO 14001 certified by Bureau of Indian Standards.
  • Occupational Health & Safety Management System accreditation certified by Bureau Veritas as per OHSAS 18001.
  • Accreditation of our R&D Laboratory by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India.
  • Representation in CIGRE, Paris for development of extra-high voltage cable technology.  
  • Approval of Quality System by South Afrcian Bureau of Standard(SABS)  
  • Certification of our product by Tariff Advisory Committee for equitable rate structure and risk in insurance sector.
  • Approved under in-process quality control system by export inspection council, Govt. of India.
  • Representation in technical committee of Bureau of Indian Standards for making specifications and R&D work related with cables and capacitors.
  • Awarded Export Excellence certificate during 1989-90 for achieving highest export performance.
  • National safety awards for longest accident free period.
  • Approval from BARC for N.P.P. Cables 

Clientele: Electricity Boards and Other Power Cos 

  • Transmisson Corporation of A.P. Ltd.
  • A.E.Co. Ltd., Ahmedabad Electric Co. Ltd.
  • BSES Ltd, BEST Mumbai.
  • CESC Ltd.
  • Delhi Vidyul Board
  • Gujarat Electricity Board.
  • Gujarat Industries Power Co. Ltd.
  • Haryana State Electricity Board.

Mining

  • Bharat Coking Coal Ltd.
  • Central Coalfields Ltd.
  • Eastern Coalfields Ltd.
  • Northern Coalfields Ltd.

Steel plants 

  • Steel Authority of India Ltd.
  • Tata Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.
  • Malvika Steels Ltd.

Refineries & Petrochemicals

  • Andhra Petrochemicals Ltd.
  • Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
  • Cochin Refineries Ltd., Cochin
  • Hindustan Petroleum Corpn. Ltd.
  • Haldia Petro-chemicals Ltd.

Railways

  • Chittaranjan Locomative Works.
  •  Diesel Locomative Works.
  • Diesel Component Works.
  • Integral Coach Factory.

Heavy Industries

  • Bharat Earth Movers Ltd.
  • Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. Bharat Electronics Ltd
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