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MERCURY LAB. vs BAL PHARMA - Comparison Results
Current Valuations
| MERCURY LAB. | BAL PHARMA | MERCURY LAB./ BAL PHARMA |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | x | 26.1 | 45.2 | 57.8% | View Chart |
| P/BV | x | 2.4 | 2.5 | 94.0% | View Chart |
| Dividend Yield | % | 0.4 | 1.0 | 39.5% |
Financials
 MERCURY LAB.  BAL PHARMA |
| EQUITY SHARE DATA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCURY LAB. Mar-23 |
BAL PHARMA Mar-23 |
MERCURY LAB./ BAL PHARMA |
5-Yr Chart Click to enlarge
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| High | Rs | 1,000 | 134 | 745.7% | |
| Low | Rs | 390 | 63 | 615.1% | |
| Sales per share (Unadj.) | Rs | 627.8 | 193.9 | 323.8% | |
| Earnings per share (Unadj.) | Rs | 46.5 | 1.7 | 2,785.2% | |
| Cash flow per share (Unadj.) | Rs | 67.2 | 7.5 | 897.3% | |
| Dividends per share (Unadj.) | Rs | 3.50 | 1.00 | 350.0% | |
| Avg Dividend yield | % | 0.5 | 1.0 | 49.7% | |
| Book value per share (Unadj.) | Rs | 380.2 | 40.7 | 935.3% | |
| Shares outstanding (eoy) | m | 1.20 | 15.69 | 7.6% | |
| Bonus / Rights / Conversions | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Price / Sales ratio | x | 1.1 | 0.5 | 217.4% | |
| Avg P/E ratio | x | 14.9 | 59.2 | 25.3% | |
| P/CF ratio (eoy) | x | 10.3 | 13.2 | 78.4% | |
| Price / Book Value ratio | x | 1.8 | 2.4 | 75.3% | |
| Dividend payout | % | 7.5 | 59.9 | 12.6% | |
| Avg Mkt Cap | Rs m | 834 | 1,549 | 53.8% | |
| No. of employees | `000 | NA | NA | - | |
| Total wages/salary | Rs m | 139 | 553 | 25.1% | |
| Avg. sales/employee | Rs Th | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Avg. wages/employee | Rs Th | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Avg. net profit/employee | Rs Th | 0 | 0 | - | |
| INCOME DATA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Sales | Rs m | 753 | 3,042 | 24.8% | |
| Other income | Rs m | 17 | 9 | 182.7% | |
| Total revenues | Rs m | 771 | 3,052 | 25.3% | |
| Gross profit | Rs m | 86 | 253 | 34.1% | |
| Depreciation | Rs m | 25 | 91 | 27.2% | |
| Interest | Rs m | 4 | 123 | 2.9% | |
| Profit before tax | Rs m | 75 | 47 | 157.8% | |
| Minority Interest | Rs m | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Prior Period Items | Rs m | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Extraordinary Inc (Exp) | Rs m | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Tax | Rs m | 19 | 21 | 89.9% | |
| Profit after tax | Rs m | 56 | 26 | 213.0% | |
| Gross profit margin | % | 11.4 | 8.3 | 137.8% | |
| Effective tax rate | % | 25.5 | 44.8 | 57.0% | |
| Net profit margin | % | 7.4 | 0.9 | 860.1% | |
| BALANCE SHEET DATA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current assets | Rs m | 417 | 2,282 | 18.3% | |
| Current liabilities | Rs m | 164 | 2,093 | 7.8% | |
| Net working cap to sales | % | 33.6 | 6.2 | 542.4% | |
| Current ratio | x | 2.5 | 1.1 | 232.9% | |
| Inventory Days | Days | 7 | 8 | 93.2% | |
| Debtors Days | Days | 1,035 | 1,128 | 91.8% | |
| Net fixed assets | Rs m | 259 | 829 | 31.2% | |
| Share capital | Rs m | 12 | 157 | 7.6% | |
| "Free" reserves | Rs m | 444 | 481 | 92.4% | |
| Net worth | Rs m | 456 | 638 | 71.5% | |
| Long term debt | Rs m | 24 | 305 | 7.9% | |
| Total assets | Rs m | 676 | 3,110 | 21.7% | |
| Interest coverage | x | 21.7 | 1.4 | 1,566.1% | |
| Debt to equity ratio | x | 0.1 | 0.5 | 11.1% | |
| Sales to assets ratio | x | 1.1 | 1.0 | 114.0% | |
| Return on assets | % | 8.8 | 4.8 | 183.1% | |
| Return on equity | % | 12.2 | 4.1 | 297.8% | |
| Return on capital | % | 16.3 | 18.1 | 90.4% | |
| Exports to sales | % | 25.3 | 66.4 | 38.1% | |
| Imports to sales | % | 0.4 | 22.4 | 1.6% | |
| Exports (fob) | Rs m | 191 | 2,020 | 9.4% | |
| Imports (cif) | Rs m | 3 | 683 | 0.4% | |
| Fx inflow | Rs m | 191 | 2,020 | 9.4% | |
| Fx outflow | Rs m | 8 | 716 | 1.1% | |
| Net fx | Rs m | 183 | 1,305 | 14.0% | |
| CASH FLOW | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Operations | Rs m | 25 | -18 | -133.0% | |
| From Investments | Rs m | -11 | -222 | 4.8% | |
| From Financial Activity | Rs m | -10 | 244 | -4.2% | |
| Net Cashflow | Rs m | 4 | 4 | 102.4% | |
Share Holding
| Indian Promoters | % | 73.7 | 47.1 | 156.4% | |
| Foreign collaborators | % | 0.0 | 4.2 | - | |
| Indian inst/Mut Fund | % | 0.0 | 0.1 | - | |
| FIIs | % | 0.0 | 0.1 | - | |
| ADR/GDR | % | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | |
| Free float | % | 26.3 | 48.8 | 54.0% | |
| Shareholders | 1,214 | 14,772 | 8.2% | ||
| Pledged promoter(s) holding | % | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
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More on MERCURY LAB. vs BAL PHARMA
No comparison is complete without understanding how the stock prices have performed over a period of time.
Here's a brief comparison:
MERCURY LAB. vs BAL PHARMA Share Price Performance
| Period | MERCURY LAB. | BAL PHARMA | S&P BSE HEALTHCARE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Day | 1.48% | -2.29% | 0.11% |
| 1-Month | 1.12% | 1.06% | 0.28% |
| 1-Year | 51.37% | 25.81% | 54.28% |
| 3-Year CAGR | 2.72% | -4.72% | 14.51% |
| 5-Year CAGR | 25.28% | 8.01% | 20.23% |
* Compound Annual Growth Rate
Here are more details on the MERCURY LAB. share price and the BAL PHARMA share price.
Moving on to shareholding structures...
The promoters of MERCURY LAB. hold a 73.7% stake in the company. In case of BAL PHARMA the stake stands at 51.2%.
To review how promoter stakes have changed over time, and how much of the promoter stake is pledged, please see the shareholding pattern of MERCURY LAB. and the shareholding pattern of BAL PHARMA.
Finally, a word on dividends...
In the most recent financial year, MERCURY LAB. paid a dividend of Rs 3.5 per share. This amounted to a Dividend Payout ratio of 7.5%.
BAL PHARMA paid Rs 1.0, and its dividend payout ratio stood at 59.9%.
You may visit here to review the dividend history of MERCURY LAB., and the dividend history of BAL PHARMA.
For a sector overview, read our pharmaceuticals sector report.
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