Torrent Cables (Delisted) share price
BSE: 523856
Torrent Cables Ltd · Face value ₹10 Face value. The nominal value of one share as the company issued it, the unit its share capital is counted in and a dividend can be stated as a percentage of; it has no link to the share price. Face value in the glossary · Listed Sep 2000
Last traded ₹163.40 on 14 Oct 2015
Delisted on 8 Jan 2016.
Last announcements
The company's own last announcements before its shares stopped trading, routine notices left out.
Oct 2015
1 Oct · Business
With reference to the earlier letter dated September 16, 2015, Torrent Cables Ltd has now informed BSE that the Company has filed the Certified Copy of the Order of the Hon'ble Gujarat ....
Sep 2015
Aug 2015
14 Aug · Business
Pursuant to the hearing dated August 13, 2015, Hon'ble High Court of Gujarat, vide its Oral Judgement, has sanctioned the Composite Scheme of Amalgamation ....
Jul 2015
Results for the quarter to Jun 2015
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.
- RevenueRevenue from operations. Money earned from selling the company's goods and services in the period. Revenue from operations in the glossary
- ₹92 Cr+48.4% on a year ago · +1.0% on the quarter beforeChange on a year ago and on the quarter before. The change against the same quarter a year before: (this quarter's figure less that quarter's) divided by that quarter's, times 100. The change on the quarter before is the same sum against the quarter just before, taken as this quarter's results restate it where the company restated it: this quarter's year to date less this quarter. Left out where either figure is a loss, where the restatement covers two or more earlier quarters without saying which, or across a change of basis named under the table, on the lines it affects.
- Operating profitOperating profit before depreciation (EBITDA). Revenue less operating expenses: what the business earns from its operations before depreciation, interest and tax. Operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) in the glossary
- ₹6.96 Cr+329.7% on a year ago · +43.0% on the quarter before
- Net profitNet profit. What is left of revenue and other income after every cost, interest and tax. Net profit in the glossary
- ₹4.84 Cr+1,416.0% on a year ago · +46.1% on the quarter before
- Operating margin
- 7.5%
- Net margin
- 5.2%
From revenue to net profit, ₹ crore
- Revenue92
- Materials and goods−71
- Employee costs−4.2
- Other expenses−10
- Operating profit7.0
- Depreciation−1.9
- Other income+0.4
- Finance costs−0.1
- Profit before tax5.3
- Tax−0.5
- Net profit4.8
Torrent Cables results by quarter
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. Latest quarter to Jun 2015. Results for the quarter to Sep 2015 were due by 14 Nov 2015, 45 days after it ends. Every company's dates are on the results calendar.
Revenue and net profit by quarter, ₹ crore
- Revenue
- Net profit
- Loss
Peak revenue ₹100 Cr, quarter to Sep 2012; lowest ₹38 Cr, quarter to Sep 2013A loss in 2 of the 12 quarters shown
Operating and net margin by quarter, per cent
- Operating margin
- Net margin
| ₹ crore | Sep 2010 | Dec 2010 | Mar 2011 | Jun 2011 | Sep 2011 | Dec 2011 | Mar 2012 | Jun 2012 | Sep 2012 | Dec 2012 | Mar 2013 | Jun 2013 | Sep 2013 | Dec 2013 | Mar 2014 | Jun 2014 | Sep 2014 | Dec 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue from operations | 61 | 59 | 68 | 83 | 67 | 65 | 105 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 75 | 48 | 38 | 62 | 67 | 62 | 41 | 77 | 91 | 92 |
| Operating expenses. What the business spent to run itself in the period, materials, staff and other costs, before depreciation, interest and tax. Operating expenses in the glossary | 58 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 62 | 55 | – | 92 | – | 88 | 68 | 46 | 38 | – | 64 | 61 | 42 | 75 | 87 | 85 |
| Materials and goods boughtCost of materials and goods. Raw materials used and goods bought for resale in the period, adjusted for the change in stock held. Cost of materials and goods in the glossary | – | 0 | −1 | – | 1 | – | 85 | 80 | 83 | 77 | 58 | 37 | 30 | 50 | 53 | 49 | 32 | 62 | 72 | 71 |
| Employee costsEmployee costs. Salaries, wages, bonuses and other benefits paid to staff in the period. Employee costs in the glossary | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Other expensesOther expenses. Every operating cost besides materials and staff: power, rent, freight, repairs, marketing and the like. Other expenses in the glossary | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | – | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Operating profit before depreciation | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | – | 10 | – | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Operating margin | 6.2% | 5.4% | 3.2% | 10.7% | 7.0% | 16.0% | – | 9.4% | – | 10.5% | 9.6% | 5.1% | −0.9% | – | 5.3% | 2.6% | −1.6% | 3.0% | 5.3% | 7.5% |
| Depreciation and amortisationDepreciation and amortisation. The part of the cost of plant, buildings and other long-lived assets charged against each year they are used. Depreciation and amortisation in the glossary | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Other incomeOther income. Income from outside the main business, such as interest on deposits, dividends received and gains on investments. Other income in the glossary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Finance costsFinance costs. Interest and the other costs of borrowing in the period. Finance costs in the glossary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Profit before tax | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tax rateEffective tax rate. Tax charged as a percentage of profit before tax. Effective tax rate in the glossary | 20.6% | 19.6% | 18.2% | 21.9% | 20.9% | 20.7% | 36.3% | 26.2% | 27.9% | 25.0% | 26.4% | 18.0% | – | −0.5% | 31.0% | 24.2% | – | 50.7% | −11.7% | 9.2% |
| Net profit | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 6.5% | 3.2% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 2.7% | 6.4% | 5.0% | 2.6% | −0.8% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 0.5% | −1.7% | 0.6% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Earnings per shareEarnings per share. Profit belonging to shareholders divided by the number of shares, restated for later splits and bonuses so they do not break the line. Earnings per share in the glossary | – | – | – | – | – | – | ₹6.12 | ₹5.94 | – | ₹7.33 | ₹4.38 | ₹1.48 | −₹0.36 | ₹1.61 | ₹2.28 | – | – | – | – | – |
Earnings per share in rupees, restated for later splits and bonuses.
8 years at a glance
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to June, then March.
Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore
- Revenue
- Net profit
- Borrowings
Peak revenue ₹376 Cr, year to Mar 2013; lowest ₹5.40 Cr, year to Jun 2008
Operating and net margin, per cent
- Operating marginOperating margin. Operating profit before depreciation as a percentage of revenue: how much of each rupee of sales is left after running costs. Operating margin in the glossary
- Net marginNet margin. Net profit as a percentage of revenue: how much of each rupee of sales is left after every cost, interest and tax. Net margin in the glossary
The company moved its year end from June to March: its last year to June on record ended in Jun 2008, its first year to March in Mar 2010. The 9 months to Mar 2009 between them are one changeover period, not a year, and the yearly charts leave it out.
Results for the year to Mar 2015
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.
From revenue to net profit
- Revenue272
- Materials and goods−215
- Employee costs−15
- Other expenses−34
- Operating profit8.1
- Depreciation−8.0
- Other income+3.3
- Finance costs−0.6
- Profit before tax2.8
- Tax+0.6
- Net profit3.4
Profit and loss
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to June, then March. A column marked with its months is a changeover year, when the company moved its year end: it is not a twelve-month year. The last column is the twelve months to Jun 2015, the latest four quarters added.
| ₹ crore | Jun 2008 | Mar 20099 months | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015Twelve months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue from operations | 5 | 134 | 172 | 250 | 320 | 376 | 216 | 272 | 302 |
| – | 123 | 163 | 236 | – | 343 | 208 | 264 | 288 | |
| Materials and goods bought | 5 | −4 | 3 | −3 | 252 | 300 | 169 | 215 | 236 |
| Employee costs | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Other expenses | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | 26 | 34 | 36 |
| Operating profit before depreciation | – | 11 | 9 | 14 | – | 34 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
| Operating margin | – | 8.4% | 5.2% | 5.6% | – | 8.9% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.5% |
| Materials, % of revenueMaterials, % of revenue. Raw materials used and goods bought for resale, adjusted for the change in stock, divided by revenue, times 100. Materials, % of revenue in the glossary | – | – | – | – | – | 79.6% | 78.3% | 79.1% | 78.4% |
| Employee costs, % of revenueEmployee costs, % of revenue. Salaries, wages and other staff costs divided by revenue, times 100. Employee costs, % of revenue in the glossary | – | – | – | – | – | 3.2% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Other expenses, % of revenueOther expenses, % of revenue. Operating costs besides materials and staff divided by revenue, times 100; with the two above and the operating margin it makes 100. Other expenses, % of revenue in the glossary | – | – | – | – | – | 8.2% | 12.2% | 12.5% | 12.0% |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | – | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Operating profit after depreciationOperating profit after depreciation (EBIT). Operating profit before depreciation, less depreciation and amortisation. Operating profit after depreciation (EBIT) in the glossary | – | 9 | 7 | 6 | – | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Other income | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Finance costs | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Profit before one-off items and taxProfit before one-off items and tax. Profit before tax as it would be without the one-off items below it, as the company states it. Profit before one-off items and tax in the glossary | – | 11 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| One-off itemsExceptional items. Gains or losses the company reports separately because they are not expected to recur, such as selling a business or writing down an asset. Exceptional items in the glossary | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Profit before tax | 0 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| – | 1 | −1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
| Net profit | 0 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 7.5% | 6.1% | 2.8% | 6.0% | 4.8% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 2.6% |
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2009, Mar 2010 and Mar 2011 they do not, so they are left blank. Operating expenses, operating profit before depreciation and operating profit after depreciation are left blank for the year to Jun 2008: the statement does not state its finance costs, which operating profit is worked out from, so operating profit is not given. Operating expenses, operating profit before depreciation and operating profit after depreciation are left blank for the year to Mar 2012: the statement does not state its depreciation, which operating profit is worked out from, so operating profit is not given.
Ratios
Standalone, years to June, then March. A column marked with its months is a changeover year, when the company moved its year end: it is not a twelve-month year. A ratio that sets its sales or profit against the balance sheet is left blank for it.
| Ratio | Mar 20099 months | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthRevenue growth. This year's revenue less last year's, divided by last year's, times 100; blank where last year's is not above nought. Revenue growth in the glossary | – | – | 45.4% | 28.1% | 17.4% | −42.7% | 26.0% |
| Operating profit growthOperating profit growth. This year's operating profit before depreciation less last year's, divided by last year's, times 100; blank where last year's is not above nought. Operating profit growth in the glossary | – | – | 58.9% | – | – | −76.6% | 2.7% |
| Net profit growthNet profit growth. This year's net profit less last year's, divided by last year's, times 100; blank where last year's is not above nought. Net profit growth in the glossary | – | – | −34.5% | 180.6% | −7.1% | −75.9% | −22.0% |
| Earnings per share growthEarnings per share growth. This year's earnings per share less last year's, on the same share count, divided by last year's, times 100; blank where last year's is not above nought. Earnings per share growth in the glossary | – | – | – | – | −7.1% | −75.9% | – |
| Interest coverInterest cover. Operating profit after depreciation divided by finance costs: how many times over the profit pays the interest bill. Interest cover in the glossary | 191.7 | 89.9 | 7.4 | – | 9.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
Growth and returns over 3, 5 and 10 years
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2015.
| Measure | 5 years | 3 years |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, yearly rateRevenue growth, yearly rate. 3 years: Revenue in the latest year ÷ revenue in the year three years before, to the power of one third, − 1, × 100: the yearly rate it grew at; empty where either year is missing, nought or a loss, or a change of year end falls between them. 5 years: Revenue in the latest year ÷ revenue in the year five years before, to the power of one fifth, − 1, × 100: the yearly rate it grew at; empty where either year is missing, nought or a loss, or a change of year end falls between them. 10 years: Revenue in the latest year ÷ revenue in the year ten years before, to the power of one tenth, − 1, × 100: the yearly rate it grew at; empty where either year is missing, nought or a loss, or a change of year end falls between them. | 9.6% | −5.3% |
| Profit growth, yearly rateProfit growth, yearly rate. 3 years: Profit to the company's own shareholders in the latest year ÷ profit to the company's own shareholders in the year three years before, to the power of one third, − 1, × 100: the yearly rate it grew at; empty where either year is missing, nought or a loss, or a change of year end falls between them. 5 years: Profit to the company's own shareholders in the latest year ÷ profit to the company's own shareholders in the year five years before, to the power of one fifth, − 1, × 100: the yearly rate it grew at; empty where either year is missing, nought or a loss, or a change of year end falls between them. 10 years: Profit to the company's own shareholders in the latest year ÷ profit to the company's own shareholders in the year ten years before, to the power of one tenth, − 1, × 100: the yearly rate it grew at; empty where either year is missing, nought or a loss, or a change of year end falls between them. | −20.3% | −44.1% |
| Operating margin, averageOperating margin, average. 3 years: The plain average of the yearly operating profit margin over the last three years, needing at least two of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. 5 years: The plain average of the yearly operating profit margin over the last five years, needing at least four of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. 10 years: The plain average of the yearly operating profit margin over the last ten years, needing at least nine of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Net margin, averageNet margin, average. 3 years: The plain average of the yearly net profit margin over the last three years, needing at least two of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. 5 years: The plain average of the yearly net profit margin over the last five years, needing at least four of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. 10 years: The plain average of the yearly net profit margin over the last ten years, needing at least nine of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. | 3.4% | 2.7% |
| Interest cover, averageInterest cover, average. 3 years: The plain average of the yearly interest cover over the last three years, needing at least two of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. 5 years: The plain average of the yearly interest cover over the last five years, needing at least four of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. 10 years: The plain average of the yearly interest cover over the last ten years, needing at least nine of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. | 4.5 | 3.5 |
Accounting checks
Standalone, years to June, then March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.
| Check | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent | −11.96 | 17.87 | 25.96 | 26.08 | 20.07 | −20.04 |
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.
Where the return came from
Yearly rates to Mar 2015, per-share figures restated for splits and bonuses.
| Over | Return a year | Earnings growth | Change in P/E | Dividend yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | +101.5% | – | – | 0.0% |
| 3 years | +14.0% | – | – | 0.0% |
| 5 years | +3.4% | – | – | 0.0% |
Return is price growth plus the average dividend yield. Change in P/E is (1 + price growth) / (1 + earnings growth) - 1, so the parts compound rather than add. Earnings growth and the change in P/E are left empty where earnings per share at either end of the window was a loss or is not on record.
Torrent Cables share price by year
Each calendar year to 2015.
| Year | Close at year end | Change | Highest close | Lowest close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 163.40 | +16.3% | 167.40 | 126.50 |
₹ per share, adjusted for splits and bonuses since. Change is on the close at the end of the year before. The 2015 close is its last trade, on 14 Oct 2015.
Recent sessions
The 10 trading days to 14 Oct 2015, as traded on BSE.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Average price | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2015 | 162.00 | 166.00 | 162.00 | 163.40 | 164.70 | 1,808 |
| 13 Oct 2015 | 161.50 | 166.90 | 161.50 | 162.80 | 164.27 | 854 |
| 12 Oct 2015 | 165.00 | 169.90 | 161.20 | 162.80 | 163.09 | 5,977 |
| 9 Oct 2015 | 174.50 | 174.50 | 165.20 | 165.50 | 166.99 | 2,630 |
| 8 Oct 2015 | 165.10 | 169.90 | 165.10 | 166.20 | 166.73 | 2,213 |
| 7 Oct 2015 | 166.80 | 174.00 | 165.90 | 166.70 | 168.32 | 12,200 |
| 6 Oct 2015 | 162.10 | 166.00 | 160.40 | 161.10 | 164.51 | 2,845 |
| 5 Oct 2015 | 164.00 | 166.00 | 161.20 | 163.80 | 164.84 | 4,375 |
| 1 Oct 2015 | 152.50 | 164.70 | 152.40 | 161.20 | 162.61 | 26,087 |
| 30 Sep 2015 | 158.50 | 160.50 | 156.10 | 157.30 | 159.49 | 23,948 |
Prices in ₹ per share as traded, not adjusted.
Price adjustments
What the price chart is corrected for, so it reads as one share held throughout.
| Ex-date | Event | Price factor | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2008 | Price move | – | Between two trading sessions the price fell 47% or more, or rose 90% or more. No corporate action is on record. Earlier prices are not shown. |
Where an event has no factor that can be worked out, the chart leaves out the closes before it.
Company details
- BSE code
- 523856
- ISIN
- INE859B01027
- Website
- www.torrentcables.com
- CIN
- L24230GJ1991PLC015279
- Corporate identity number, the registrar of companies' code for it
- Incorporated
- 1991
- Registered office
- Torrent House, Off Ashram Road, Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat
- Share registrar
- Sharepro Services (India) Pvt. Ltd
- Keeps the register of shareholders and handles transfers and dividend payments