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BSE: 523672 | NSE: | Consumer Food | Small Cap
Past 10 year's financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Flex Foods Ltd is a average quality company.
The key valuation ratios of Flex Foods 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 Weak which suggest that the price of Flex Foods 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'14 | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCE % ⓘ | 14.4% | 12.6% | 9.8% | 9.4% | 7% | 10.9% | 6.6% | 10.8% | 5.6% | 0.2% | - |
| Value Creation Index ⓘ | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -1.0 | - |
Growth Parameters ⓘGrowth Parameters Colour Code Guide ⓘ | |||||||||||
| Sales ⓘ | 66.2 | 72.5 | 82.7 | 85.2 | 90.7 | 84.6 | 80.6 | 102 | 111 | 116 | 110 |
| Sales YoY Gr. | - | 9.5% | 14.1% | 3% | 6.6% | -6.8% | -4.8% | 26.9% | 8.8% | 4.7% | - |
| Adj EPS ⓘ | 7.6 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 8.1 | 4.6 | 9 | 7.3 | -8.5 | -25.4 |
| YoY Gr. | - | -4.2% | -19.3% | -2.7% | -26% | 90.1% | -42.8% | 93.7% | -18.2% | -216.4% | - |
| BVPS (₹) ⓘ | 48.2 | 52.9 | 58 | 61.1 | 63.4 | 72 | 76 | 85.1 | 91.5 | 81.9 | 62 |
| Adj Net Profit ⓘ | 9.5 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 10.1 | 5.8 | 11.1 | 9.1 | -10.6 | -32 |
| Cash Flow from Ops. ⓘ | 12.4 | 10.6 | 26.1 | 9.9 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 12.8 | 2.3 | 6.9 | - |
| Debt/CF from Ops. ⓘ | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 64.8 | 33.7 | - |
CAGR Colour Code Guide ⓘ
| 9 Years | 5 Years | 3 Years | 1 Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales ⓘ | 6.5% | 5.1% | 13.1% | 4.7% | ||||
| Adj EPS ⓘ | -201.2% | -214.9% | -222.6% | -216.4% | ||||
| BVPSⓘ | 6.1% | 5.3% | 2.5% | -10.4% | ||||
| Share Price | 12.9% | 13.5% | 14.9% | 27.9% | ||||
Performance Ratio Colour Code Guide ⓘ
| Mar'14 | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity % ⓘ | 17 | 14.5 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 11.9 | 6.2 | 11.1 | 8.3 | -9.8 | -35.3 |
| Op. Profit Mgn % ⓘ | 24.2 | 25.8 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 18.6 | 21.2 | 14.5 | 19.9 | 17.7 | 9.5 | -3.1 |
| Net Profit Mgn % ⓘ | 14.4 | 12.6 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 11.9 | 7.1 | 10.9 | 8.2 | -9.1 | -28.8 |
| Debt to Equity ⓘ | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.3 | - |
| Working Cap Days ⓘ | 225 | 237 | 217 | 225 | 222 | 229 | 234 | 197 | 231 | 274 | 164 |
| Cash Conv. Cycle ⓘ | 96 | 106 | 96 | 108 | 109 | 124 | 122 | 102 | 114 | 129 | -9 |
Sales growth is growing at healthy rate in last 3 years 13.07%
Return on Equity is Poor
Debt to equity has increased versus last 3 years average to 2.29
Sales growth is not so good in last 4 quarters at 2.47%
| Standalone | Consolidated | |
|---|---|---|
| TTM EPS (₹) | -25.4 | - |
| TTM Sales (₹ Cr.) | 110 | - |
| BVPS (₹.) ⓘ | 62 | - |
| Reserves (₹ Cr.) ⓘ | 65 | - |
| P/BV ⓘ | 1.77 | - |
| PE ⓘ | 0.00 | - |
| From the Market | |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Low / High (₹) | 81.00 / 125.50 |
| All Time Low / High (₹) | 1.00 / 169.15 |
| Market Cap (₹ Cr.) | 137 |
| Equity (₹ Cr.) | 12.5 |
| Face Value (₹) | 10 |
| Industry PE ⓘ | 65.2 |
| Pledged * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'14 | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 66 | 72 | 83 | 85 | 91 | 85 | 81 | 102 | 111 | 116 |
| Operating Expenses ⓘ | 50 | 54 | 64 | 66 | 74 | 67 | 69 | 82 | 92 | 105 |
| Manufacturing Costs | 17 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 43 |
| Material Costs | 11 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 27 | 22 |
| Employee Cost | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 |
| Other Costs ⓘ | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
| Operating Profit ⓘ | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 11 |
| Operating Profit Margin (%) | 24.2% | 25.8% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 18.6% | 21.1% | 14.5% | 19.8% | 17.7% | 9.5% |
| Other Income ⓘ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Interest ⓘ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Depreciation ⓘ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Exceptional Items ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Profit Before Tax ⓘ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 12 | -14 |
| Tax ⓘ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 | -3 |
| Profit After Tax | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 9 | -11 |
| PAT Margin (%) | 15.6% | 13.0% | 9.9% | 9.2% | 7.5% | 13.0% | 8.4% | 11.7% | 8.2% | -9.1% |
| Adjusted EPS (₹) | 8.3 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 7.3 | -8.5 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio (%) | 27% | 30% | 38% | 40% | 0% | 11% | 14% | 10% | 14% | -6% |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'14 | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Equity and Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Shareholders Fund | 60 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 79 | 90 | 95 | 106 | 114 | 102 |
| Share Capital ⓘ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Reserves ⓘ | 48 | 53 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 93 | 101 | 90 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debt | 24 | 22 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 141 | 218 |
| Long Term Debt | 8 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 183 |
| Short Term Debt | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 35 |
| Trade Payables | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 19 |
| Others Liabilities ⓘ | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 35 | 40 |
| Total Liabilities ⓘ | 106 | 113 | 139 | 141 | 139 | 141 | 139 | 149 | 300 | 379 |
Fixed Assets | ||||||||||
| Gross Block | 96 | 103 | 127 | 131 | 142 | 149 | 152 | 153 | 160 | 326 |
| Accumulated Depreciation | 44 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 66 | 72 | 77 | 82 | 91 |
| Net Fixed Assetsⓘ | 52 | 55 | 76 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 76 | 78 | 234 |
| CWIP ⓘ | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 49 |
| Investmentsⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inventories | 11 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 36 |
| Trade Receivables | 17 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 30 |
| Cash Equivalents | 9 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 3 |
| Others Assetsⓘ | 17 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 36 | 27 |
| Total Assets ⓘ | 106 | 113 | 139 | 141 | 139 | 141 | 139 | 149 | 300 | 379 |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'14 | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Flow From Operating Activity ⓘ | 12 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 7 |
| PBT ⓘ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 12 | -14 |
| Adjustment ⓘ | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| Changes in Working Capital ⓘ | -3 | -4 | 8 | -8 | 1 | -2 | 3 | -6 | -14 | -4 |
| Tax Paid ⓘ | -1 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -4 | -4 | -1 |
| Cash Flow From Investing Activity ⓘ | -13 | -7 | -21 | -4 | -11 | -7 | -2 | -1 | -129 | -88 |
| Capex | -15 | -9 | -23 | -5 | -11 | -8 | -3 | -2 | -130 | -89 |
| Net Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others ⓘ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cash Flow From Financing Activityⓘ | 5 | -7 | 4 | -12 | -12 | -8 | -13 | -5 | 130 | 68 |
| Net Proceeds from Shares ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Proceeds from Borrowing ⓘ | 6 | -1 | 9 | -5 | 4 | -6 | -5 | -3 | 106 | 77 |
| Interest Paid ⓘ | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -15 |
| Dividend Paid ⓘ | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Others ⓘ | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -9 | 1 | -4 | 1 | 27 | 8 |
| Net Cash Flow ⓘ | 4 | -4 | 9 | -6 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | -13 |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'14 | Mar'15 | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratios | ||||||||||
| ROE (%) | 18.48 | 14.97 | 11.84 | 10.58 | 8.78 | 13.09 | 7.37 | 11.96 | 8.3 | -9.82 |
| ROCE (%) | 20.5 | 19.59 | 16.35 | 14.29 | 12.85 | 12.61 | 7.16 | 15 | 7.73 | 0.69 |
| Asset Turnover Ratio | 0.7 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.72 | 0.5 | 0.35 |
| PAT to CFO Conversion(x) | 1.2 | 1.22 | 3.25 | 1.25 | 2.57 | 1.55 | 2.43 | 1.08 | 0.22 | N/A | Working Capital Days |
| Receivable Days | 73 | 73 | 68 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 61 | 64 | 86 | 89 |
| Inventory Days | 58 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 77 | 83 | 100 | 78 | 64 | 87 |
| Payable Days | 154 | 228 | 207 | 295 | 195 | 241 | 212 | 111 | 118 | 245 |
Flex Foods Ltd is a part of Flex Group of Companies including Flex Industries Ltd., Flex Engineering Ltd. and other companies involved in packaging and information technology business with a total turnover of Rs 1.4 Billions( Dollar 300 Millions).
The company is engaged in the business of agro based value added food products catering to the international markets mainly in Europe, USA, Canada & Middle East countries. The company started its commercial operations in 1992 by establishing a 100% EOU for vacuum freeze dried vegetables mainly mushroom and culinary herbs with a total processing capacity of 2000 MTs per annum.
As a backward integration, the company simultaneously established an 'state-of-the-art' mushroom growing unit with a capacity of 2000 MTs per annum and successfully achieved the 100% capacity utilization by producing high quality white button mushroom through in-house technology development & process optimization along with the technical support from M/s Agrisystems, Holland.
The company also deals in canned mushroom with the brand 'Chef's Choice'. Recently FFL has embarked on a major expansion programme by installing the world class manufacturing facilities for IQF and Air- Dried Mushrooms, Culinary Herbs & Fruits/ Vegetables.
The company has been a major success story in the food processing sector in India with a very high degree of value addition through annual export turnover of approximate Rs.300 Millions. Flex Foods has over 500 employees in its operations and creates employment for over 1000 families through outsourced farming & allied activities. 'Good Manufacturing Practices', 'Quality Management System', and Envt-Health & Safety Management Practices are ensured through regular training & awareness programmes.
The processing infrastructure of the company includes the most modern plant equipments from leading technology providers i.e. NIROA/s , Denmark ; NON, Holland; BINDER, Germany & Eurotek, UK along with those from the leading Indian companies. The plant can process upto 20000 MTs of fruits & vegetables per annum in the form of freeze-dried, frozen, IQF, air-dried and canned products. All the process steps starting from the reciept of raw materials till final packaging of the product, are under strict quality environment & hygienic conditions to achieve the highest level of microbiological & phytosanitary standards.
The technical human resource comprises of highly skilled professional experts in the field of Food Technology, Total Quality Management, Engineering & Agro- Sciences from leading institutes supported by a highly skilled & trained staff and allied manpower.Flex Foods lays top priority on sourcing & quality control of input materials to ensure the highest standards of quality, hygiene & product safety. In order to achieve the right quality of finished products, most of the input materials including mushroom, herbs & other fruits & vegetables are grown under the supervision of in-house experts to ensure that optimum farm conditions and agri-practices are followed throughout the growing & harvesting cycles .
Captive mushroom cultivation unit with a total annual capacity of 2000 MTs is fully equipped with international quality monitoring techniques & best storage facilities to ensure that the fresh & hygienic inputs are always available to the processing units to meet the strict international requirements.
Captive farming of culinary herbs & beans / vegetables has been a remarkable success in terms of the wide range varieties grown under local agro climatic conditions with pesticide free cultivation practices.
The company employs a team of over 15 agri-scientists & experts in food technology, cultivation, agronomy and horticulture sciences. Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) are ensured through regular interaction & awareness programme for farmers & growers.
Product range of the company includes:
Flex Foods offers a wide range of Vacuum Freeze Dried, Air-Dried, Frozen and IQF (Individually Quick Frozen) product range of mushrooms, herbs, spices and fruits / vegetables, meeting strict quality & hygiene standards.
Frozen/IQF & Freeze Dried /Air Dried Products - Canned Mushroom
Herbs & Spices
Fruits & Vegetables
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