The Indian textile sector has been facing headwinds for the past few quarters due to high cotton prices and weak demand.
Even the best textile stocks in India saw a fall in numbers in 2022.
Page Industries was no exception to this downfall. In the past one year, the company's share price has fallen by 10.7%. On a YTD basis its share price is down 11%.
The stock is under steep pressure once again after the company announced its Q4 results. It touched it 52-week low of Rs 34,968.6 today.
Let us take a look at how the company performed.
For the March 2023 quarter, the company's total revenue fell 13% YoY at Rs 9.7 bn. Rising cotton price and softening demand market led to a fall in company's numbers.
Due to the decline in revenue, the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) decreased by 50% to Rs 1,340 m from Rs 2,670 m.
EBITDA margins too fell to 13.9%.
The company's net profit came in at Rs 780 m. This is 59% lower compared to Rs 1.9 bn reported in the corresponding period of the last year.
Net profit margins stood at 8.1%.
The company's board also declared a fourth interim dividend for the financial year 20-2023, of Rs 60 per equity share. The record date fixed for the payment of interim dividend is 2 June 2023 and payment is on or before 23 June 2023.
The company's quarterly financial figures are negative but the overall performance of the company during the whole financial year was good.
For the financial year 2023, the company reported revenues of Rs 4.8 bn, up 23%, compared with Rs 3.9 bn in the previous financial year. Volumes for the year rose 13% to 215.6 m.
Net profit for the year stood at Rs 5.7 bn higher by 6% YoY in the financial year 2022.
The company is undertaking various expansion plans. It is ramping up both manufacturing and sales capacity. It is also expanding its channel presence in distribution, exclusive brand outlets, large format stores, and e-commerce.
How the expansion plans pan out in the future remains to be seen.
In the past five days, Page Industries' share price fell by 10.6%. On a YTD basis, it fell 10.6%.
In the past one year, it is down 10.3%.
Page Industries shares touched a 52-week high of Rs 54,262.3 on 21 October 2022 and a 52-week low of Rs 34,968.6 touched today on 26 May 2023.
Page Industries Limited is an India-based company that is engaged in the business of manufacturing and trading garments. The company offers knitted garments.
It further offers a range of products for men, women, and children. The company is engaged in the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of Jockey products.
Page Industries holds the license of SPEEDO, an international brand for swimwear. The company's Jockey brand products are sold through exclusive brand outlets (EBO), large format stores (LFS), multi-brand outlets (MBO), traditional hosiery stores, and multi-purpose stores, spread across India. It also sells its products online.
It has approximately 930 EBOs, which includes, 46 Jockey Woman EBOs catering to its women customers. It has six operational EBOs outside India, four in UAE, and two in Sri Lanka.
The Speedo brand is available in 1,300 stores, 34 EBOs, and 15 large format stores spread across 230 and more cities.
For more details about the company, you can have a look at the Page Industries company fact sheet and quarterly results on our website.
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Based on marketcap, these are the top textile companies in India:
You can see the full list of the textile stocks here.
Within the Textiles sector, the top gainers were JAKHARIA FABRIC (up 7,100.0%) and SHIVA MILLS (up 20.0%). On the other hand, VEEKAYEM FASHION AND APPARELS LTD. (down 100.0%) and SRI NANDAA SPINNERS LTD. (down 9.4%) were among the top losers.
You can also take a look at the most active stocks from the textile sector and also check out our textile sector report.
Investing in stocks requires careful analysis of financial data to find out a company's true worth. However, an easier way to find out about a company's performance is to look at its financial ratios.
Two commonly used financial ratios used in the valuation of stocks are -
Price to Earnings Ratio (P/E)- It compares the company's stock price with its earnings per share. The higher the P/E ratio, the more expensive the stock.
Price to Book Value Ratio (P/BV) - It compares a firm's market capitalization to its book value. A high P/BV indicates markets believe the company's assets to be undervalued and vice versa.
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