Results     10-May-22
Analysis
Polycab India
EBITDA margin improved sequentially led by price hikes partly offset by input cost pressures
Polycab India consolidated net sales increased 34.91% to Rs 3969.98 crore in Q4FY22 compared to Q4FY21.  Sales of Wires and Cables segment has gone up 39.82% to Rs 3,540.02 crore (accounting for 87.98% of total sales).  Sales of FMEG segment has gone up 9.33% to Rs 379.22 crore (accounting for 9.42% of total sales).  Sales of Others segment rose 8.85% to Rs 104.45 crore (accounting for 2.60% of total sales).  Inter-segment sales rose Rs 20.48 crore to Rs 50.71 crore. 

Operating profit margin has declined from 13.73% to 12%, leading to 17.90% rise in operating profit to Rs 476.34 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) increased from 67.20% to 73.29%.   Purchase of finished goods cost fell from 6.16% to 3.34%.   Employee cost decreased from 3.27% to 2.69%.   Other expenses fell from 9.82% to 8.46%.   Selling and administration expenses fell from 0.48% to 0.43%.   Freight charges fell from 2.36% to 2.03%.   Other direct service cost fell from 1.25% to 0.79%.  

EBITDA margin continued to improve sequentially by 125bps to 12.0% led by price hikes and better operating leverage, partly offset by persistent input cost pressures.

Other income fell 27.31% to Rs 16.82 crore.  PBIDT rose 15.45% to Rs 493.16 crore.  Provision for interest fell 5.15% to Rs 12.52 crore. 

PBDT rose 16.11% to Rs 480.64 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 9.12% to Rs 50.26 crore.  Profit before interest, tax and other unallocable items (PBIT) has jumped 16.42% to Rs 434.94 crore.  PBIT of Wires and Cables segment rose 24.20% to Rs 410.56 crore (accounting for 94.39% of total PBIT).  PBIT of FMEG segment fell 56.99% to Rs 10.48 crore (accounting for 2.41% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Others segment fell 25.50% to Rs 13.90 crore (accounting for 3.20% of total PBIT). 

PBIT margin of Wires and Cables segment fell from 13.06% to 11.60%.  PBIT margin of FMEG segment fell from 7.03% to 2.76%.  PBIT margin of Others segment fell from 19.45% to 13.31%.  Overall PBIT margin fell from 12.56% to 10.81%. 

Profit before tax grew 16.98% to Rs 430.38 crore.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 104.68 crore, compared to Rs 97.56 crore.  Effective tax rate was 24.34% compared to 26.47%.

Minority interest increased 80.68% to Rs 3.18 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company increased 19.62% to Rs 322.15 crore. 

Equity capital increased from Rs 149.12 crore as of 31 March 2021 to Rs 149.44 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 10.00. 

Promoters’ stake was 68.08% as of 31 March 2022 compared to 68.42% as of 31 March 2021. 

Commenting on the performance, Mr. Inder T. Jaisinghani, Chairman and Managing Director, Polycab India Limited, said: “Our strong performance in fiscal year 2022 was underpinned by the extraordinary efforts of our team to achieve new milestones even in one of the most uncertain environments. We delivered accelerated business growth, record free cash flow, healthy returns on capital and market-leading shareholder returns. We will champion our renewed purpose of innovating for a brighter living. Our “i-POWER” values will guide our thoughts and actions which will help us create long term sustainable value for all stakeholders and enrich the lives of everyone connected with Polycab.”

Full year results analysis

Net sales (including other operating income) of Polycab India has increased 38.80% to Rs 12203.76 crore.  Sales of Wires and Cables segment has gone up 42.19% to Rs 10,793.81 crore (accounting for 86.92% of total sales).  Sales of FMEG segment has gone up 21.30% to Rs 1,254.38 crore (accounting for 10.10% of total sales).  Sales of Others segment rose 23.49% to Rs 370.18 crore (accounting for 2.98% of total sales).  Inter-segment sales rose Rs 65.86 crore to Rs 174.38 crore. 

Operating profit margin has declined from 12.64% to 10.37%, leading to 13.87% rise in operating profit to Rs 1,265.22 crore.  Raw material cost as a % of total sales (net of stock adjustments) increased from 65.37% to 72.49%.   Purchase of finished goods cost fell from 7.31% to 5.06%.   Employee cost decreased from 4.05% to 3.20%.   Other expenses fell from 10.53% to 9.28%.   Selling and administration expenses fell from 0.78% to 0.65%.   Freight charges fell from 2.24% to 2.16%.   Other direct service cost fell from 1.24% to 0.88%. 

Other income fell 24.61% to Rs 89.92 crore.  PBIDT rose 10.14% to Rs 1355.14 crore.  Provision for interest fell 17.57% to Rs 35.19 crore.  Loan funds declined from Rs 259.87 crore as of 31 March 2021 to Rs 93.67 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Inventories rose to Rs 2,199.65 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 1,987.91 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Sundry debtors were lower at Rs 1,296.39 crore as of 31 March 2022 compared to Rs 1,435.77 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Cash and bank balance declined from Rs 531.32 crore as of 31 March 2021 to Rs 407.12 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Investments rose to Rs 773.31 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 634.95 crore as of 31 March 2021 . 

PBDT rose 11.13% to Rs 1319.95 crore.  Provision for depreciation rose 14.39% to Rs 201.52 crore.  Fixed assets increased to Rs 2,045.95 crore as of 31 March 2022 from Rs 1,966.39 crore as of 31 March 2021.  Intangible assets increased from Rs 2.26 crore to Rs 4.62 crore. 

Profit before interest, tax and other unallocable items (PBIT) has jumped 11.39% to Rs 1,124.00 crore.  PBIT of Wires and Cables segment rose 16.28% to Rs 1,054.48 crore (accounting for 93.81% of total PBIT).  PBIT of FMEG segment fell 65.33% to Rs 19.62 crore (accounting for 1.75% of total PBIT).  PBIT of Others segment rose 9.37% to Rs 49.90 crore (accounting for 4.44% of total PBIT). 

PBIT margin of Wires and Cables segment fell from 11.95% to 9.77%.  PBIT margin of FMEG segment fell from 5.47% to 1.56%.  PBIT margin of Others segment fell from 15.22% to 13.48%.  Overall PBIT margin fell from 11.31% to 9.05%.

Profit before tax grew 10.56% to Rs 1,118.43 crore.  Provision for tax was expense of Rs 270.63 crore, compared to Rs 170.34 crore.  Effective tax rate was 24.25% compared to 16.83%.

Minority interest increased 127.42% to Rs 8.71 crore.  Net profit attributable to owners of the company decreased 0.17% to Rs 836.53 crore. 

Equity capital increased from Rs 149.12 crore as of 31 March 2021 to Rs 149.44 crore as of 31 March 2022.  Per share face Value remained same at Rs 10.00. 

Promoters’ stake was 68.08% as of 31 March 2022 ,compared to 68.42% as of 31 March 2021 . 

Cash flow from operating activities decreased to Rs 511.61 crore for year ended March 2022 from Rs 1,252.42 crore for year ended March 2021.  Cash flow used in acquiring fixed assets during the year ended March 2022 stood at Rs 526.69 crore, compared to Rs 193.49 crore during the year ended March 2021. 

The scrip is trading at Rs 2394

 

Polycab India : Consolidated Results

Particulars

2203 (03)

2103 (03)

Var.(%)

2203 (12)

2103 (12)

Var.(%)

Net Sales

3,969.68

2,942.74

35

12,203.76

8,792.23

39

OPM (%)

12.0

13.7

 

10.4

12.6

 

OP

476.34

404.03

18

1,265.22

1,111.15

14

Other Inc.

16.82

23.14

-27

89.92

119.28

-25

PBIDT

493.16

427.17

15

1355.14

1230.43

10

Interest

12.52

13.2

-5

35.19

42.69

-18

PBDT

480.64

413.97

16

1319.95

1187.74

11

Depreciation

50.26

46.06

9

201.52

176.17

14

PBT

430.38

367.91

17

1118.43

1011.57

11

Share of Profit/(Loss) from Associates

-0.37

0.71

PL

-2.56

0.58

LP

PBT before EO

430.01

368.62

17

1115.87

1012.15

10

EO Income

0

0

 

0

0

 

PBT after EO

430.01

368.62

17

1115.87

1012.15

10

Taxation

104.68

97.56

7

270.63

170.34

59

PAT

325.33

271.06

20

845.24

841.81

0

Minority Interest (MI)

3.18

1.76

81

8.71

3.83

127

Net profit

322.15

269.3

20

836.53

837.98

0

EPS (Rs)*

#

#

 

56.0

56.1

 

* EPS is on current equity of Rs 149.39 crore, Face value of Rs 10, Excluding extraordinary items.

# EPS is not annualised

bps : Basis points

EO : Extraordinary items

Figures in Rs crore

Source: Capitaline Corporate Database

 

 

Polycab India : Consolidated Segment Results

 

% of (Total)

2203 (03)

2103 (03)

Var.(%)

% of (Total)

2203 (12)

2103 (12)

Var.(%)

Sales

Wires and Cables

88

3,540.02

2,531.79

40

87

10,793.81

7,591.09

42

FMEG

9

379.22

346.84

9

10

1,254.38

1,034.11

21

Others

3

104.45

95.95

9

3

370.18

299.76

23

Copper

0

0

0

-

 

 

 

 

Total Reported Sales

100

4,023.69

2,974.58

35

100

12,418.37

8,924.96

39

Less: Inter segment revenues

 

50.71

20.48

148

 

174.38

65.86

165

Net Sales

 

3,972.98

2,954.10

34

 

12,243.99

8,859.10

38

PBIT

Wires and Cables

94

410.56

330.57

24

94

1,054.48

906.86

16

FMEG

2

10.48

24.37

-57

2

19.62

56.6

-65

Others

3

13.9

18.66

-26

4

49.9

45.63

9

Copper

0

0

0

-

 

 

 

 

Total PBIT

100

434.94

373.6

16

100

1,124.00

1,009.08

11

Less : Interest

 

12.52

13.2

-5

 

35.19

42.69

-18

Add: Other un-allcoable

 

7.97

7.52

6

 

29.6

45.19

-34

PBT

 

430.39

367.92

17

 

1,118.41

1,011.58

11

 


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