Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd.
Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. engages in industrial packaging, greases and lubricants, chemicals, travel and vacations, logistic services and infrastructure, cold chain and refinery and oil field, businesses in India and internationally. The company offers industrial packaging products, including plain steel, lacquer lined, composite, galvanized, internally painted, and necked in, and tall drums; automotive lubricants, such as gear, hydraulic, coolant, diesel engine, agriculture, two-wheeler, passenger car motor, transmission oils, and greases. It also provides chemicals comprising finishing chemicals, such as resin, protein binders, wax emulsion, pigments, auxiliaries, oil and wax, compact binders, and lacquers; wet end chemicals, including fatliquors, vegetable/modifies vegetable tanning agents, mineral training/syntans, replacement, resin syntans, advantages and modified aldehydes tanning agents, and filters and auxiliaries; and beam house chemicals. In addition, the company offers travel and vacation services, such as ticketing, holidays, and other travel services. Further, the company offers logistics infrastructure services comprising container freight stations, warehousing and distribution, multi modal logistics park, centralized warehouse AMTZ; chartering services, cold chain and solutions, custom brokers, project logistics, rail logistics, and express movement logistics. The company was founded in 1867 and is based in Kolkata, India. Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. is a subsidiary of Balmer Lawrie Investments Limited.
Valuation
Profitability
Returns
Solvency
AI Summary
Indian StockStrengths1
- Maintains healthy dividend payout of 71.0%
Concerns1
- Negative free cash flow (βΉ10 Cr)
Rule-based from financial data. Not advice.
Monthly Returns
Year-to-Date ROI
Historical Volatility
Historical Performance
Revenue, profitability, and cash flow trends (βΉ Crores)
Revenue (10Y)
Operating Income (10Y)
Net Profit (10Y)
Operating Margin % (10Y)
Dividend Payout % (10Y)
Free Cash Flow (10Y)
Growth Summary
Latest fiscal year: Mar 2025
Historical Growth
Year-by-year revenue, profitability, and cash flow (βΉ Crores, last 10 years)
| Year | Revenue | Op. Income | Net Profit | CFO | FCF | ROE | Rev Growth 1Y | NP Growth 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 | βΉ2.48 K Cr | β | βΉ233.00 Cr | β | β | 15.2% | 7.7% | 14.8% |
| Mar 2024 | βΉ2.31 K Cr | β | βΉ203.00 Cr | β | β | 14.2% | 0.3% | 31.8% |
| Mar 2023 | βΉ2.30 K Cr | β | βΉ154.00 Cr | β | β | 11.4% | 12.9% | 25.2% |
| Mar 2022 | βΉ2.04 K Cr | β | βΉ123.00 Cr | β | β | 9.3% | 34.2% | 6.0% |
| Mar 2021 | βΉ1.52 K Cr | β | βΉ116.00 Cr | β | β | 8.9% | -0.5% | -34.5% |
| Mar 2020 | βΉ1.53 K Cr | β | βΉ177.00 Cr | β | β | 13.4% | -13.8% | -5.9% |
| Mar 2019 | βΉ1.77 K Cr | β | βΉ188.00 Cr | β | β | 14.5% | 2.9% | 1.6% |
| Mar 2018 | βΉ1.72 K Cr | β | βΉ185.00 Cr | β | β | 14.7% | 1.2% | 8.8% |
| Mar 2017 | βΉ1.70 K Cr | β | βΉ170.00 Cr | β | β | 14.6% | 7.0% | 3.7% |
| Mar 2016 | βΉ1.59 K Cr | β | βΉ164.00 Cr | β | β | 15.4% | -41.8% | 11.6% |
Financial Statements
Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow (βΉ Crores, as reported)
Consolidated Figures in USD Millions.
| Unnamed: 0 | TTM |
|---|---|
| Revenue / Net Sales | 2,535 |
| Total Expenses | 2,220 |
| EBIT / Operating Profit | 314 |
| OPM % | 12% |
| Other Income | 83 |
| Finance Costs | 19 |
| Depreciation & Amortisation | 51 |
| Profit Before Tax | 328 |
| Tax % | - |
| Net Profit / PAT | 241 |
| EPS (βΉ) | 14.08 |
| Dividend Payout % | - |
Peer Comparison
Diversified sector peers, ranked by market cap
| Company | Market Cap | Revenue | P/E | P/B | EV/EBITDA | Rev G 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd.this co. | βΉ2.96 K Cr | βΉ2.48 K Cr | 12.30 | 2.00 | 7.91 | 7.7% |
| Grasim Industries Ltd | βΉ1.89 L Cr | βΉ31.56 K Cr | 549.00 | 3.43 | 68.70 | 22.1% |
| 3M India Ltd. | βΉ39.24 K Cr | βΉ4.45 K Cr | 70.80 | 24.47 | 46.20 | 6.1% |
| Godrej Industries Ltd. | βΉ33.63 K Cr | βΉ4.17 K Cr | 36559.00 | 18.99 | 89.85 | 38.2% |
| DCM Shriram Limited | βΉ18.37 K Cr | βΉ11.78 K Cr | 26.70 | 2.54 | 18.58 | 10.5% |
| Industry Average | β | βΉ10.89 K Cr | 164.70 | 10.29 | 46.25 | 16.9% |