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Popular Vehicles Overview

Popular Vehicles & Services Limited, established on July 5, 1983, is a prominent name in the Indian automotive industry. The company has a rich history, starting with the Kuttukaran family’s involvement in the automobile spare parts business and evolving into a full-fledged vehicle dealership under the leadership of Mr. Saju K. Thomas. The company is Maruti Suzuki’s first dealer in Kerala and has been associated with the brand since 1984. Over the years, they have expanded operations to include dealerships for brands like Toyota, ...Read More

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Popular Vehicles Key Financials

Market Cap ₹770 Cr.

Stock P/E -73.6

P/B 1.2

Current Price ₹108.1

Book Value ₹ 88.6

Face Value 2

52W High ₹163.1

Dividend Yield 0%

52W Low ₹ 87.3

Popular Vehicles Share Price

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Popular Vehicles Peer Comparison

Popular Vehicles 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 1206 1629 1417 1364 1291 1513 1365 1372 1311 1530
Other Income 4 9 10 8 7 6 4 4 5 4
Total Income 1210 1638 1426 1372 1298 1518 1369 1376 1316 1535
Total Expenditure 1156 1548 1356 1301 1246 1459 1334 1347 1278 1485
Operating Profit 54 91 71 71 52 59 35 30 38 49
Interest 21 27 28 23 20 22 23 21 23 26
Depreciation 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 25 27 27
Exceptional Income / Expenses 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
Profit Before Tax 13 41 20 24 8 12 -13 -16 -11 12
Provision for Tax 5 9 4 4 3 4 -3 -2 -2 11
Profit After Tax 8 32 16 20 5 8 -10 -14 -9 1
Adjustments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit After Adjustments 8 32 16 20 5 8 -10 -14 -9 1
Adjusted Earnings Per Share 0.2 5.1 2.5 2.8 0.8 1.1 -1.4 -1.9 -1.2 0.1

Popular Vehicles 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 2791 3240 3633 3678 3906 3177 2894 3466 4875 5616 5541 5578
Other Income 7 6 7 7 14 9 26 18 18 31 20 17
Total Income 2798 3246 3641 3685 3920 3186 2919 3484 4893 5647 5562 5596
Total Expenditure 2727 3173 3542 3575 3809 3069 2742 3303 4654 5357 5383 5444
Operating Profit 71 73 99 110 111 116 177 182 238 290 179 152
Interest 45 49 35 36 46 73 58 64 74 102 89 93
Depreciation 12 15 23 25 25 61 72 69 79 92 99 104
Exceptional Income / Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 2 0 15
Profit Before Tax 14 8 41 50 40 8 47 49 85 98 -9 -28
Provision for Tax 4 3 13 18 13 -4 15 15 21 22 2 4
Profit After Tax 11 6 28 32 27 12 32 34 64 76 -10 -32
Adjustments -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit After Adjustments 9 6 28 32 27 12 32 34 64 76 -10 -32
Adjusted Earnings Per Share 2.9 1.8 5.3 5.9 4.3 2 5.2 5.4 10.2 10.7 -1.5 -4.4

Growth Rates

# 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Sales CAGR -1% 17% 12% 7%
Operating Profit CAGR -38% -1% 9% 10%
PAT CAGR -113% NAN% NAN% NAN%
# 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Share Price CAGR -28% NA% NA% NA%
ROE Average -2% 11% 12% 13%
ROCE Average 7% 16% 17% 15%

Popular Vehicles 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 64 67 170 201 228 213 246 280 343 653 639
Minority's Interest 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Borrowings 59 140 45 36 46 47 89 88 91 13 2
Other Non-Current Liabilities 6 4 10 18 20 264 274 357 390 458 448
Total Current Liabilities 514 518 442 520 707 584 492 522 664 813 733
Total Liabilities 649 729 666 774 1001 1108 1101 1248 1488 1938 1875
Fixed Assets 140 195 209 208 212 472 464 564 671 733 721
Other Non-Current Assets 35 43 47 59 79 98 71 76 81 108 109
Total Current Assets 474 491 410 507 705 536 565 606 734 1096 939
Total Assets 649 729 666 774 1001 1108 1101 1248 1488 1938 1875

Popular Vehicles 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 23 45 38 25 38 25 37 55 18 24 55
Cash Flow from Operating Activities -27 108 123 -10 -82 339 95 70 109 80 151
Cash Flow from Investing Activities -14 -74 -21 -37 -50 -28 -7 -41 -80 -88 -39
Cash Flow from Financing Activities 63 -44 -115 60 119 -299 -71 -65 -24 39 -142
Net Cash Inflow / Outflow 22 -9 -13 13 -13 13 18 -37 5 31 -30
Closing Cash & Cash Equivalent 45 36 25 38 25 37 55 18 24 55 24

Popular Vehicles 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) 2.91 1.77 5.25 5.94 4.32 1.99 5.17 5.37 10.22 10.69 -1.47
CEPS(Rs) 6.98 6.42 9.53 10.59 8.32 11.73 16.73 16.41 22.88 23.6 12.41
DPS(Rs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0
Book NAV/Share(Rs) 20.11 20.78 31.79 37.63 36.36 33.92 39.22 44.62 54.69 91.74 89.72
Core EBITDA Margin(%) 2.3 2.06 2.51 2.8 2.47 3.38 5.1 4.54 4.35 4.46 2.75
EBIT Margin(%) 2.13 1.79 2.09 2.32 2.2 2.56 3.53 3.12 3.13 3.44 1.39
Pre Tax Margin(%) 0.52 0.26 1.13 1.35 1.03 0.25 1.59 1.35 1.67 1.68 -0.15
PAT Margin (%) 0.38 0.17 0.77 0.86 0.69 0.39 1.09 0.94 1.26 1.31 -0.18
Cash Profit Margin (%) 0.8 0.63 1.4 1.54 1.34 2.32 3.53 2.86 2.83 2.89 1.53
ROA(%) 1.65 0.82 4.02 4.4 3.05 1.18 2.94 2.87 4.69 4.44 -0.55
ROE(%) 16.65 8.66 23.75 17.11 12.65 5.67 14.15 12.8 20.57 15.27 -1.62
ROCE(%) 11.38 10.99 15.09 15.94 12.41 12.06 18.09 17.96 21.17 20.5 7.43
Receivable days 21.54 19.81 18.52 19.63 22.39 21.5 16.55 17.12 14.42 16.37 16.42
Inventory Days 31.93 27.46 21.49 19.93 26.86 37.06 36.76 34.2 28.7 32.32 37.05
Payable days 7.89 7.73 6.27 5.5 6.89 14.13 14.98 9.58 7.82 9.4 9.09
PER(x) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.31 0
Price/Book(x) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.71 1.08
Dividend Yield(%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0
EV/Net Sales(x) 0.15 0.13 0.08 0.1 0.14 0.1 0.11 0.11 0.1 0.38 0.19
EV/Core EBITDA(x) 5.83 5.89 2.83 3.23 4.88 2.75 1.73 2.01 2.05 7.44 6.03
Net Sales Growth(%) 0 16.09 12.14 1.22 6.19 -18.66 -8.91 19.78 40.66 15.19 -1.32
EBIT Growth(%) 0 -2.55 31.01 12.58 0.55 -5.38 29.18 7 41.33 25.64 -59.78
PAT Growth(%) 0 -47.12 394.76 13.04 -14.42 -53.92 159.83 3.74 90.31 18.73 -113.75
EPS Growth(%) 0 -39.16 196.9 13.04 -27.23 -53.93 159.83 3.74 90.31 4.59 -113.75
Debt/Equity(x) 7.11 7 1.79 1.98 2.45 1.64 1.44 1.33 1.47 0.68 0.66
Current Ratio(x) 0.92 0.95 0.93 0.98 1 0.92 1.15 1.16 1.11 1.35 1.28
Quick Ratio(x) 0.45 0.48 0.51 0.56 0.49 0.43 0.52 0.47 0.45 0.62 0.49
Interest Cover(x) 1.32 1.17 2.17 2.38 1.88 1.11 1.82 1.76 2.15 1.96 0.9
Total Debt/Mcap(x) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 0.62

Popular Vehicles Shareholding Pattern

# Sep 2018 Sep 2019 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025
Promoter 59.71 65.79 61.18 61.18 61.18 61.18 61.18 61.18 61.18 61.18
FII 0 0 7.01 16.01 14.52 12.85 12.65 10.88 10.57 10.44
DII 0 0 10.26 12.13 12.98 12.19 11.74 10.5 10.58 10.21
Public 40.29 34.21 21.55 10.69 11.32 13.78 14.43 17.45 17.67 18.18
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

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Popular Vehicles Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Debtor days have improved from 9.4 to 9.09days.
  • Company has reduced debt.

Cons

  • Company has a low return on equity of 11% over the last 3 years.
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