Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd (BALMLAWRIE) Share Analysis – Quality, Valuation Zone, Price Trend & DeciZen Rating

BSE: 523319 | NSE: BALMLAWRIE | Diversified | Small Cap

Balmer Lawrie & Co Share Price

175.05 1.50 0.86%
as on 06-Mar'26 16:59

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Based on:

Overall Rating
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1. Quality

2. Valuation

Somewhat overvalued

3. Price Trend

Semi Strong

Balmer Lawrie & Company stock performance -

Key Ratios
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P/E Ratio (SA):
12.65
Market Cap:
2,993.4 Cr.
52-wk low:
161
52-wk high:
238

Is Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd an attractive stock to invest in?

1. Is Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd a good quality company?

Past 10 year's financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd is a good quality company.

2. Is Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd undervalued or overvalued?

The key valuation ratios of Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd's currently when compared to its past seem to suggest it is in the Somewhat overvalued zone.

3. Is Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd a good buy now?

The Price Trend analysis by MoneyWorks4Me indicates it is Semi Strong which suggest that the price of Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd is likely to Rise-somewhat in the short term. However, please check the rating on Quality and Valuation before investing.

10 Year X-Ray of Balmer Lawrie & Co:

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.
Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd has performed well in majority of the past ten years indicating its past ten year financial track record is very good

Value Creation

Value Creation Index Colour Code Guide

Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25TTM
ROCE % 24.9%23.2%21.8%22.1%18.2%12.3%13.4%16.5%21%22.3%-
Value Creation
Index
0.80.70.60.60.3-0.1-0.10.20.50.6-

Growth Parameters

Growth Parameters Colour Code Guide

Sales 1,5951,7061,7251,7751,5301,5222,0422,3102,3192,4942,563
Sales YoY Gr.-7%1.1%2.9%-13.8%-0.5%34.2%13.1%0.4%7.6%-
Adj EPS 9.59.810.710.710.86.878.914.513.913.8
YoY Gr.-3.2%9.4%0.3%0.4%-36.8%2.8%26.7%63.3%-4%-
BVPS (₹) 62.368.273.47677.276.577.279.383.589.489.9
Adj Net
Profit
162167183183184116120152248238237
Cash Flow from Ops. 132172109175171217-21.8169217111-
Debt/CF from Ops. 000.10.10.100000-

CAGR

CAGR Colour Code Guide

9 Years 5 Years 3 Years 1 Years
Sales 5.1%10.3%6.9%7.6%
Adj EPS 4.3%5.2%25.7%-4%
BVPS4.1%3%5%7.1%
Share Price 7.5% 4.8% 14.8% -1.2%

Key Financial Parameters

Performance Ratio Colour Code Guide

Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25TTM
Return on
Equity %
16.51515.114.414.18.99.111.317.816.115.4
Op. Profit
Mgn %
12.812.311.112.712.87.37.57.912.312.112.3
Net Profit
Mgn %
10.29.810.610.3127.75.96.610.79.59.2
Debt to
Equity
0000000000-
Working Cap
Days
139145165165179164131135148156119
Cash Conv.
Cycle
2783626373134354065

Recent Performance Summary

Return on Equity has increased versus last 3 years average to 15.40%

Net Profit is growing at healthy rate in last 3 years 25.69%

Sales growth has been subdued in last 3 years 6.89%

Sales growth is not so good in last 4 quarters at 4.22%

Latest Financials - Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd.

Standalone Consolidated
TTM EPS (₹) 13.8 15.6
TTM Sales (₹ Cr.) 2,563 2,581
BVPS (₹.) 89.9 116.4
Reserves (₹ Cr.) 1,512 1,820
P/BV 1.95 1.50
PE 12.65 11.20
From the Market
52 Week Low / High (₹) 161.00 / 238.00
All Time Low / High (₹) 1.62 / 320.25
Market Cap (₹ Cr.) 2,993
Equity (₹ Cr.) 171
Face Value (₹) 10
Industry PE 145.5

Management X-Ray of Balmer Lawrie & Co:

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 (%)

Valuation of Balmer Lawrie & Co - Standalone Basis

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Key Ratios of Balmer Lawrie & Co

Adj EPS (Rs.)

Sales (Cr.)

ROE (%)

ROCE (%)

Profit And Loss

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25
Sales1,5951,7061,7251,7751,5301,5222,0422,3102,3192,494
Operating Expenses 1,3901,4971,5341,5491,3451,4121,8902,1292,0982,204
Manufacturing Costs646567686666858793100
Material Costs9801,0821,0771,1129229881,4351,6241,5381,646
Employee Cost 197197194209211215225248243255
Other Costs 149153196160145143145169225202
Operating Profit 204209191226185110153181220290
Operating Profit Margin (%) 12.8%12.2%11.1%12.7%12.1%7.2%7.5%7.9%9.5%11.6%
Other Income 6576101869798708712089
Interest 5546856101316
Depreciation 24262727424647474850
Exceptional Items 0000000000
Profit Before Tax 240254261280232157170211279314
Tax 76847692554047577581
Profit After Tax 164170185189177116123154203233
PAT Margin (%) 10.3%10.0%10.7%10.6%11.6%7.7%6.0%6.7%8.8%9.3%
Adjusted EPS (₹)9.610.010.811.010.46.87.29.011.913.6
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)35%47%62%67%72%88%91%83%71%62%

Balance Sheet

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25

Equity and Liabilities

Shareholders Fund 1,0651,1661,2561,3001,3201,3081,3201,3561,4271,528
Share Capital 29114114114171171171171171171
Reserves 1,0361,0521,1421,1861,1491,1371,1491,1851,2561,357
Minority Interest0000000000
Debt001512930000
Long Term Debt001111930000
Short Term Debt0041000000
Trade Payables224307323293218271273304311292
Others Liabilities 299312258278336343353435493530
Total Liabilities 1,5881,7861,8521,8831,8821,9251,9452,0952,2322,350

Fixed Assets

Gross Block416443484502705751783802829869
Accumulated Depreciation224873102140179202218246282
Net Fixed Assets 393396411401565572581584583587
CWIP 72313117243211285267
Investments 57871381401301301301309091
Inventories120152137143145160201205193193
Trade Receivables230282271276273289314359420473
Cash Equivalents 444509481438450532416448524457
Others Assets 336337401369296210293341369482
Total Assets 1,5881,7861,8521,8831,8821,9251,9452,0952,2322,350

Cash Flow

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25
Cash Flow From Operating Activity 132172109175171217-22169217111
PBT 240254261280232157170211279314
Adjustment -9-5-13-2412-14192819
Changes in Working Capital -127-606-1199-149-2-26-127
Tax Paid -87-83-79-87-63-25-45-49-64-95
Cash Flow From Investing Activity -54-10816-34-26-56158-22-6956
Capex -37-51-34-132-45-43-17-50-52-66
Net Investments -60-30-345-38-66128-19-8757
Others 43-285453585347476965
Cash Flow From Financing Activity -66-73-106-144-172-146-124-134-157-177
Net Proceeds from Shares 0000000000
Net Proceeds from Borrowing 0000000000
Interest Paid -5-5-4-6-8-5-6-10-13-16
Dividend Paid -62-69-96-137-150-128-102-111-128-145
Others 00-5-2-14-13-16-13-16-16
Net Cash Flow 12-920-4-27151213-10-10

Finance Ratio

PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25
Ratios
ROE (%)16.715.2815.2614.7513.538.869.3511.514.6215.76
ROCE (%)24.8723.1921.7822.118.1812.2513.3716.5320.9922.34
Asset Turnover Ratio1.131.080.970.950.810.81.061.141.071.09
PAT to CFO Conversion(x)0.81.010.590.930.971.87-0.181.11.070.48
Working Capital Days
Receivable Days63515756666754536165
Inventory Days27273029343732323128
Payable Days82901071011019069657367

Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd Stock News

Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd FAQs

The current trading price of Balmer Lawrie & Co on 06-Mar-2026 16:59 is ₹175.1.
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 05-Mar-2026 the market cap of Balmer Lawrie & Co stood at ₹2,993.4.
The latest P/E ratio of Balmer Lawrie & Co as of 05-Mar-2026 is 12.65.
The latest P/B ratio of Balmer Lawrie & Co as of 05-Mar-2026 is 1.95.
The 52-week high of Balmer Lawrie & Co is ₹238.0 and the 52-week low is ₹161.0.
The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of Balmer Lawrie & Co is ₹2,563 ( Cr.) .

About Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd

Founded by two Scotsmen, Stephen George Balmer and Alexander Lawrie, in Kolkata, Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. started its corporate journey as a Partnership Firm on 1st February 1867. Today Balmer Lawrie is a Miniratna - I Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Govt. of India.

Along with its five Joint Ventures and two subsidiaries in India and abroad, it is a much-respected transnational diversified conglomerate with presence in both manufacturing and service sectors. Balmer Lawrie is a market leader in Steel Barrels, Industrial Greases & Specialty Lubricants, Corporate Travel and Logistics Services. It also has significant presence in most other businesses, it operates, viz, Leather Chemicals, Logistics Infrastructure etc.

Business area of the company

The Company is a Government of India Enterprise engaged in diversified business with presence in both manufacturing and service businesses. The Company is engaged in the business of Industrial Packaging, Greases & Lubricants, Leather Chemicals, Logistic Services and Infrastructure, Refinery & Oil Field and Travel & Vacation Services in India.

Awards & Recognition

  • Silver Plate Award from Helpage India in 2011
  • CSR Corporate Governance Award' from Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE)-Hyderabad in 2012
  • CFS, Chennai won the 'Container Freight Station of the Year' Award, given by Gateway Media, in recognition of demonstrating highest productivity; low turnaround time and achieving environmental and safety certifications during the year 2011-12.
  • Balmer Lawrie was presented the prestigious “Social Responsibility Award” by the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Dr. K Rosaiah in a special function organised by Help Age India, which is observed as the “International Day for Older People”.
  • Industrial Packaging (IP) Plant at Navi Mumbai, Greases & Lubricants (G&L) Plant at Silvassa and Leather Chemicals (LC) Plant at Manali, Chennai won the National Awards for Manufacturing Competitiveness (NAMC), a unique Awards Program instituted by International Research Institute for Manufacturing (IRIM). The Awards function was organized by IRIM on 22nd September 2017 at ITC Maratha in Mumbai. The IP Plant won the Gold award and the G&L Plant and LC Plant won the Bronze award.
  • SBU: Logistics bagged an award in the ‘South Asia Maritime & Logistics Forum 2017’, which was held at The Lalit Mumbai on 7th September 2017. The Award was given away in recognition of the CSR initiatives taken by our company. Mr. Manas Kumar Ganguly, COO [Logistics], Mr. P P Rathnakar, Regional Head-FF [West] and Mr. Rajesh Raghavan, Chief Manager [CFS, Mumbai] received the award on behalf of Balmer Lawrie.
  • IP-Chennai was acknowledged with Bronze in National Award for Manufacturing Competitiveness 2018-19 Award
  • G&L-Kolkata plant was recognized with Silver in National Award for Manufacturing Competitiveness 2018-19 for significant contribution towards consolidation of SKUs, steady production despite fluctuations in raw material supplies, sensitivity towards changes in the market demand, deployment of Distributor Management System and efficient management of IR issues.
  • LC-Manali was recognized with Silver in National Award for Manufacturing Competitiveness 2018-19 for noteworthy contribution of the leadership team in navigating the unit to profit despite major challenges in the external environment. LC-Manali, apart from the Silver Award also received a special recognition for its “Strategic Improvement Initiatives”.
  • IP-Silvassa bagged the coveted Gold in National Award for Manufacturing Competitiveness 2018-19 for its consistent progress towards making the unit more competitive, developing flexibility in its manufacturing and bringing agility in its entire supply chain.
  • Balmer Lawrie won awards in two categories; Effective use of Digital Media and Special Brand Building Publication, during the SCOPE Corporate Communications Excellence Awards 2019.
  • SBU: Greases & Lubricants (G&L) received the Best Lubricants Supplier Award from Tata Motors Ltd., Spare Parts Division for the year 2018-19.
  • The Travel branch of SBU:T&V at Kolkata was recognized and awarded by Air India for its outstanding performance in the financial years 2017-18 and 2018-19. Balmer Lawrie was awarded a Certificate of Excellence for securing the second position in Passenger Sales (Domestic in Eastern India) in the year 2018-19 and the third position in the same category in 2017-18. The award was given away by Ms. Meenakshi Malik, ED [Marketing], Air India and Ms. Jhulan Goswami, ace cricketer and an Air India employee.
  • Mr. Adika Ratna Sekhar, Director [Human Resources & Corporate Affairs] received the HR Leadership Award (101 HR Super Achievers-India) at the World HRD Congress, the most iconic event focusing on HRD issues.
  • “Balmerol Lubricants” was recognized as one of ‘The Economic Times Best Brands 2019’. The award was given away during the mega conference, The Economic Times (ET) Best Brands Carnival held in Mumbai.
    Balmer Lawrie was one of the recipients of the Kolkata Best Employer Brand Awards 2019 given away by World HRD Congress at a function held in November 2019. During the award function a special award was given to Mr. A Ratna Sekhar, Director [HR & CA].
  • Mr. Prabal Basu, C&MD and Mr. A Ratna Sekhar, D[HR&CA] were invited for the Leadership and Emotional Intelligence Summit and Awards 2020 co-hosted by Forum for Emotional Intelligence Learning (FEIL) and Indian Institute of Public Administration at the DMRC Auditorium, New Delhi in January 2020. D[HR&CA] was part of a panel discussion on 'Emotional Intelligence and Change Management' and was given away the 'Most Admired Leader Award’.

Certifications of Balmer Lawrie

OHSAS 18001:1999

  • Performance Chemicals: Manali, Chennai

OHSAS 18000:2007

  • Greases & Lubricants: Chennai, Kolkata, Silvassa
  • Logistics Infrastructure: Chennai, Kolkata, Navi Mumbai

ISO 9001:2000

  • Greases & Lubricants: Chennai, Kolkata, Silvassa
  • Performance Chemicals: Manali, Chennai

ISO 14001:2004

  • Greases & Lubricants: Chennai, Kolkata, Silvassa
  • Industrial Packaging: Chennai, Kolkata, Silvassa, Asaoti
  • Performance Chemicals: Manali, Chennai
  • Logistics Infrastructure: Chennai, Kolkata, Navi Mumbai

ISO 9001:2008

  • Industrial Packaging: Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Silvassa, Asaoti
  • Logistics Infrastructure: Chennai, Kolkata, Navi Mumbai
  • Logistics Services: Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai
  • Engineering & Project Services and Refinery & Oilfield Services: Kolkata
  • Tours & Travels: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Tiruvananthapuram, Vadodara
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