Shree Tirupati Balajee Agro IPO: The Good and the Bad

Published: 04th Sep 2024

By: Value Research

About the company

The packaging solutions company primarily manufactures flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) or bulk bags, as they are known. These are used to transport large materials across various industries like chemicals, pharmaceuticals, agriculture etc.

Total IPO size (Rs cr) 170   Offer for sale (Rs cr) 47   Fresh issue (Rs cr) 122   Price band (Rs) 78-83   Subscription dates September   5-9, 2024   Purpose of issue To   repay borrowings and fund working capital requirements

IPO details

677   Net worth (Rs cr) 295   Promoter holding (%) 65.4   Price/earnings ratio (P/E) 23.1   Price/book ratio (P/B) 2.3M-cap (Rs cr)

Post-IPO

2Y growth (% pa) FY24 FY23 FY22   Revenue (Rs cr) 10.2 540 475 444   EBIT (Rs cr) 52.2 55 42 24   PAT (Rs cr) 69.4 29 16 10   Net worth (Rs cr) 173 110 92   Total debt (Rs cr) 245 225 241Key financials

Financial history

EBIT is earnings before tax and interest PAT is profit after tax

Ratios 3Y average (%) FY24 FY23 FY22   ROE (%) 18.2 20.8 18.8 14.8   ROCE (%) 13.2 16.3 13.4 10   EBIT margin (%) 8.1 10.2 8.9 5.3   Debt-to-equity 2 1.4 2 2.6

Key ratios

ROE is return on equity ROCE is return on capital employed

The Good

The company’s manufacturing facilities are located near major Indian ports such as Nhava Sheva, Kandla Port, Hazira Port etc., which allows it to efficiently manage its exports business. It derived 49% of revenue from exports in FY24.

The Good

The company boasts strong client retention. Its top 10 customers, which accounted for 46 per cent of its FY24 revenue, have been with the company for over 15 years.

The bad

The company’s books have some glaring issues, which raise doubts over its inventory management. To read these risks in detail, head to our full story from the link below.

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