TARA CHAND LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS 2023-24 Annual Report Analysis

Mon, 8 Jul

TARA CHAND LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS has announced its results for the year ended March 2024. Let us have a look at the detailed performance review of the company during FY23-24.

TARA CHAND LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS Income Statement Analysis

• Operating income during the year rose 22.7% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis.
• The company's operating profit increased by 41.0% YoY during the fiscal. Operating profit margins witnessed a fall and down at 37.9% in FY24 as against 33.0% in FY23.
• Depreciation charges increased by 30.8% and finance costs decreased by 6.1% YoY, respectively.
• Other income declined by 19.0% YoY.
• Net profit for the year grew by 72.4% YoY.
• Net profit margins during the year grew from 7.8% in FY23 to 11.0% in FY24.

TARA CHAND LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS Income Statement 2023-24

No. of Mths Year Ending		12 Mar-23*	12 Mar-24*	% Change
Net Sales	Rs m	1,194	1,464	22.7%
Other income	Rs m	35	28	-19.0%
Total Revenues	Rs m	1,229	1,493	21.5%
Gross profit	Rs m	394	555	41.0%
Depreciation	Rs m	225	294	30.8%
Interest	Rs m	77	73	-6.1%
Profit before tax	Rs m	127	217	71.2%
Tax	Rs m	33	56	67.7%
Profit after tax	Rs m	94	161	72.4%
Gross profit margin	%	33.0	37.9
Effective tax rate	%	26.2	25.7
Net profit margin	%	7.8	11.0

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TARA CHAND LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS Balance Sheet Analysis

• The company's current liabilities during FY24 down at Rs 505 million as compared to Rs 543 million in FY23, thereby witnessing an decrease of -7.1%.
• Long-term debt stood at Rs 475 million as compared to Rs 459 million during FY23, a growth of 3.4%.
• Current assets fell 18% and stood at Rs 622 million, while fixed assets rose 29% and stood at Rs 2 billion in FY24.
• Overall, the total assets and liabilities for FY24 stood at Rs 3 billion as against Rs 2 billion during FY23, thereby witnessing a growth of 13%.

TARA CHAND LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS Balance Sheet as on March 2024

No. of Mths Year Ending		12 Mar-23*	12 Mar-24*	% Change
Networth	Rs m	667	938	40.7
Current Liabilities	Rs m	543	505	-7.1
Long-term Debt	Rs m	459	475	3.4
Total Liabilities	Rs m	2,268	2,570	13.3
Current assets	Rs m	759	622	-18.0
Fixed Assets	Rs m	1,509	1,941	28.6
Total Assets	Rs m	2,268	2,570	13.3

TARA CHAND LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS Cash Flow Statement Analysis

• TARA CHAND LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS's cash flow from operating activities (CFO) during FY24 stood at Rs 462 million, an improvement of 9.1% on a YoY basis.
• Cash flow from investing activities (CFI) during FY24 stood at Rs -553 million, an improvement of 110.4% on a YoY basis.
• Cash flow from financial activities (CFF) during FY24 stood at Rs -23 million, an improvement of 75% on a YoY basis.
• Overall, net cash flows for the company during FY24 stood at Rs -113 million from the Rs 71 million net cash flows seen during FY23.

TARA CHAND LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS Cash Flow Statement 2023-24

Particulars	No. of months	12	12	% Change
	Year Ending	Mar-23	Mar-24
Cash Flow from Operating Activities	Rs m	424	462	9.1%
Cash Flow from Investing Activities	Rs m	-263	-553	-
Cash Flow from Financing Activities	Rs m	-90	-23	-
Net Cash Flow	Rs m	71	-113	-

Current Valuations for TARA CHAND LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS

• The trailing twelve-month earnings per share (EPS) of the company stands at Rs 10.6, an improvement from the EPS of Rs 6.9 recorded last year.
• The price to earnings (P/E) ratio, at the current price of Rs 469.2, stands at 45.0 times its trailing twelve months earnings.
• The price to book value (P/BV) ratio at current price levels stands at 7.7 times, while the price to sales ratio stands at 4.9 times.
• The company's price to cash flow (P/CF) ratio stood at 4.9 times its end-of-year operating cash flow earnings.

Per Share Data/Valuations

No. of Mths Year Ending		12 Mar-23*	12 Mar-24*
Sales per share (Unadj.)	Rs	87.5	96.5
TTM Earnings per share	Rs	6.9	10.6
Diluted earnings per share	Rs	6.0	10.4
Price to Cash Flow	x	0.0	4.9
TTM P/E ratio	x	0.0	45.0
Price / Book Value ratio	x	1.4	2.4
Market Cap	Rs m	927	2,227
Dividends per share (Unadj.)	Rs	0.0	0.0

Ratio Analysis for TARA CHAND LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS

• Solvency Ratios

Current Ratio: The company's current ratio deteriorated and stood at 1.2x during FY24, from 1.4x during FY23. The current ratio measures the company's ability to pay short-term and long-term obligations.

Interest Coverage Ratio: The company's interest coverage ratio improved and stood at 4.0x during FY24, from 2.6x during FY23. The interest coverage ratio of a company states how easily a company can pay its interest expense on outstanding debt. A higher ratio is preferable.

• Profitability Ratios

Return on Equity (ROE): The ROE for the company improved and stood at 17.2% during FY24, from 14.0% during FY24. The ROE measures the ability of a firm to generate profits from its shareholders capital in the company.

Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): The ROCE for the company improved and stood at 20.5% during FY24, from 18.1% during FY23. The ROCE measures the ability of a firm to generate profits from its total capital (shareholder capital plus debt capital) employed in the company.

Return on Assets (ROA): The ROA of the company improved and stood at 9.1% during FY24, from 7.5% during FY23. The ROA measures how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate earnings.

Key Ratio Analysis

No. of Mths Year Ending		12 Mar-23*	12 Mar-24*
Current ratio	x	1.4	1.2
Debtors’ Days	Days	1,638	1,317
Interest coverage	x	2.6	4.0
Debt to equity ratio	x	0.7	0.5
Return on assets	%	7.5	9.1
Return on equity	%	14.0	17.2
Return on capital employed	%	18.1	20.5

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TARA CHAND LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS Share Price Performance

Over the last one year, TARA CHAND LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS share price has moved down from Rs 0.0 to Rs 0.0, registering a loss of Rs 0.0 or around 0.0%.

Overall, the NIFTY 50 is down 0.1% over the year.

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