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Carborundum Univer. Overview

Carborundum Universal Ltd manufactures and sells abrasives, ceramics (business ceramics and refractories) and electrominerals. The Company's segments comprises Abrasives, Ceramics and Electrominerals. The Abrasives section includes bonded, covered, processed cloth, polymers, power gear and coolants. Its merchandise are used in numerous end user industries, along with manufacturing of equipment, electrical and digital equipment, transportation and metallic fabrication, amongst others. The Ceramics section includes technical ceramics and amazing ...Read More

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Carborundum Univer. Key Financials

Market Cap ₹15504 Cr.

Stock P/E 51.9

P/B 4.1

Current Price ₹814.1

Book Value ₹ 196.5

Face Value 1

52W High ₹1246.4

Dividend Yield 0.49%

52W Low ₹ 787.2

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Carborundum Univer. Peer Comparison

Carborundum Univer. Quarterly Results

#(Fig in Cr.) Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025
Net Sales 1203 1146 1151 1201 1198 1224 1255 1217 1219 1298
Other Income 31 20 14 13 7 11 16 6 19 17
Total Income 1234 1166 1165 1214 1205 1235 1272 1223 1238 1315
Total Expenditure 1034 979 959 992 1004 1029 1078 1071 1098 1142
Operating Profit 200 187 206 222 201 206 193 153 140 173
Interest 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 3 3 4
Depreciation 46 46 48 51 51 52 53 56 59 62
Exceptional Income / Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 -104 0 0 0
Profit Before Tax 149 136 153 167 146 151 33 93 78 107
Provision for Tax 42 44 51 37 43 46 6 75 25 38
Profit After Tax 108 93 102 130 103 105 27 19 52 68
Adjustments 6 9 10 5 10 11 8 10 10 6
Profit After Adjustments 113 102 111 135 113 116 35 29 62 75
Adjusted Earnings Per Share 6 5.4 5.9 7.1 5.9 6.1 1.8 1.5 3.3 3.9

Carborundum Univer. Profit & Loss

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 TTM
Net Sales 2050 1944 2112 2368 2689 2599 2632 3325 4654 4702 4894 4989
Other Income 27 30 29 23 29 46 33 41 78 79 58 58
Total Income 2077 1974 2141 2391 2717 2645 2665 3366 4732 4781 4952 5048
Total Expenditure 1787 1643 1784 1969 2252 2202 2168 2789 4004 3965 4200 4389
Operating Profit 290 331 357 422 466 444 497 576 729 815 753 659
Interest 25 23 18 9 8 6 4 6 24 18 14 14
Depreciation 100 87 96 106 108 105 99 115 187 191 212 230
Exceptional Income / Expenses 57 0 0 0 0 0 -14 0 25 0 -104 -104
Profit Before Tax 220 237 262 322 369 351 395 477 580 650 468 311
Provision for Tax 82 81 78 102 121 76 102 127 138 174 169 144
Profit After Tax 138 155 184 220 248 275 293 350 442 476 299 166
Adjustments -6 -11 -9 -4 0 -3 -9 -17 -28 -15 -6 34
Profit After Adjustments 133 144 175 216 248 272 284 333 414 461 293 201
Adjusted Earnings Per Share 7 7.6 9.3 11.4 13.1 14.4 15 17.6 21.8 24.2 15.4 10.5

Growth Rates

# 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Sales CAGR 4% 14% 13% 9%
Operating Profit CAGR -8% 9% 11% 10%
PAT CAGR -37% -5% 2% 8%
# 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Share Price CAGR -35% -4% 15% 16%
ROE Average 9% 14% 15% 14%
ROCE Average 14% 19% 19% 19%

Carborundum Univer. Balance Sheet

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Shareholder's Funds 1089 1192 1383 1564 1724 1858 2131 2364 2821 3126 3529
Minority's Interest 58 62 66 61 52 46 46 86 128 139 147
Borrowings 57 36 7 7 5 4 5 8 43 28 25
Other Non-Current Liabilities 45 47 45 37 35 21 27 66 119 77 103
Total Current Liabilities 567 522 413 419 405 353 466 773 738 672 717
Total Liabilities 1816 1860 1913 2088 2222 2283 2676 3296 3848 4041 4521
Fixed Assets 793 659 705 736 695 748 777 1006 1527 1555 1716
Other Non-Current Assets 76 265 237 197 227 194 189 642 296 318 405
Total Current Assets 946 908 971 1155 1300 1340 1709 1648 2026 2169 2400
Total Assets 1816 1860 1913 2088 2222 2283 2676 3296 3848 4041 4521

Carborundum Univer. Cash Flow

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Opening Cash & Cash Equivalents 103 97 114 130 185 192 360 478 348 396 555
Cash Flow from Operating Activities 326 178 295 213 202 407 451 245 430 602 304
Cash Flow from Investing Activities -7 -73 -81 -75 -80 -93 -269 -460 -257 -186 -383
Cash Flow from Financing Activities -162 -86 -207 -83 -109 -135 -66 89 -133 -214 -110
Net Cash Inflow / Outflow 157 20 7 55 13 179 115 -126 40 201 -188
Closing Cash & Cash Equivalent 131 114 130 185 192 360 478 348 396 555 378

Carborundum Univer. Ratios

# Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Earnings Per Share (Rs) 7.05 7.65 9.27 11.41 13.09 14.38 15 17.56 21.8 24.24 15.37
CEPS(Rs) 12.68 12.86 14.86 17.23 18.81 20.04 20.7 24.47 33.12 35.05 26.82
DPS(Rs) 1.25 1.5 1.75 2.25 2.75 2.75 3 3.5 3.5 4 4
Book NAV/Share(Rs) 57.73 63.23 73.08 82.5 90.78 97.66 111.88 123.7 147.39 162.97 183.46
Core EBITDA Margin(%) 12.15 14.68 14.73 16.64 16.09 15.29 17.49 15.96 13.81 15.46 13.98
EBIT Margin(%) 11.36 12.66 12.54 13.79 13.89 13.73 15.01 14.37 12.81 14.03 9.69
Pre Tax Margin(%) 10.19 11.55 11.73 13.43 13.57 13.49 14.87 14.2 12.31 13.65 9.41
PAT Margin (%) 6.39 7.58 8.23 9.17 9.11 10.58 11.05 10.43 9.38 9.99 6.01
Cash Profit Margin (%) 11.03 11.81 12.55 13.59 13.1 14.6 14.79 13.85 13.35 14 10.28
ROA(%) 7.27 8.46 9.74 10.98 11.49 12.21 11.82 11.72 12.37 12.07 6.98
ROE(%) 12.63 13.65 14.3 14.95 15.12 15.42 14.76 15.66 17.16 16.14 9.06
ROCE(%) 16.46 17.68 18.37 20.46 21.5 19.1 19.49 20.33 21.47 21.28 14
Receivable days 66.41 65.63 61.16 65.2 66.43 64.29 60.47 52.35 43.09 50.04 53.07
Inventory Days 69.4 67.49 61.9 62.84 65.21 73.06 66.59 62.63 61.6 66.99 69.95
Payable days 92.45 80.78 74.21 82.9 77.64 83.14 101.33 106.16 75.2 72.38 69.85
PER(x) 26.73 22.94 31.4 30.46 31.02 15.27 33.95 45.44 45.42 52.24 66.24
Price/Book(x) 3.26 2.78 3.98 4.21 4.47 2.25 4.55 6.45 6.72 7.77 5.55
Dividend Yield(%) 0.66 0.85 0.6 0.65 0.68 1.25 0.59 0.44 0.35 0.32 0.39
EV/Net Sales(x) 1.85 1.81 2.61 2.77 2.86 1.51 3.42 4.51 4 5.03 3.91
EV/Core EBITDA(x) 13.07 10.62 15.45 15.58 16.5 8.85 18.12 26.04 25.57 29 25.41
Net Sales Growth(%) -3.54 -5.18 8.67 12.08 13.56 -3.34 1.26 26.33 39.99 1.03 4.08
EBIT Growth(%) 34.68 5.71 7.78 17.94 14.24 -5.41 11.59 21.09 25.15 10.8 -27.93
PAT Growth(%) 45.36 12.45 18.22 19.48 12.76 11.06 6.58 19.43 26.19 7.81 -37.27
EPS Growth(%) 44.59 8.56 21.17 23.1 14.77 9.84 4.27 17.08 24.14 11.23 -36.59
Debt/Equity(x) 0.31 0.27 0.11 0.08 0.06 0.03 0.02 0.09 0.08 0.04 0.03
Current Ratio(x) 1.67 1.74 2.35 2.76 3.21 3.79 3.67 2.13 2.74 3.23 3.35
Quick Ratio(x) 0.98 1.03 1.41 1.71 1.89 2.36 2.68 1.24 1.53 1.96 1.88
Interest Cover(x) 9.7 11.34 15.45 38.34 44.47 56.42 111.17 85.43 25.64 36.46 34.49
Total Debt/Mcap(x) 0.1 0.1 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.01 0 0.01 0.01 0 0.01

Carborundum Univer. Shareholding Pattern

# Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025
Promoter 41.5 41.28 41.28 41.23 41.16 41.04 39.82 39.82 39.23 38.96
FII 9.98 10.15 10.63 11.71 12.76 12.71 13.01 12.11 11.81 10.88
DII 29.4 29.77 29.85 29.07 28.26 28.04 28.19 28.87 29.23 29.83
Public 19.12 18.8 18.25 17.99 17.82 18.21 18.98 19.2 19.73 20.33
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Carborundum Univer. News

Carborundum Univer. Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Debtor days have improved from 72.38 to 69.85days.
  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.

Cons

  • Promoter holding is low: 38.96%.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 14% over the last 3 years.
  • Stock is trading at 4.1 times its book value.
  • The company has delivered a poor profit growth of 1% over past five years.
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