Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd
About
Founded by the late KK Birla in 1967, Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd. (ZACL) has become the top-billed company of the Adventz group today. Zuari Agro is known for its fertilisers, specialty fertilisers, organic manure, and micronutrients. Under the leadership of Nitin Kantak, the company is the leading venture in Zuari Global Ltd.’s agricultural foray. Paradeep Phosphates Ltd. and Mangalore Chemical and Fertilisers Ltd. are two of its primary subsidiaries, and Jai Kisaan sells its products. Its granulated single super phosphate (SSP) plant in Mahud, Maharashtra, has a capacity of 2 lakh metric tonnes per annum (MTPA). ZACL initiated Project SAHYOG to safeguard and support communities, assist in achieving self-sufficiency in the development of livelihoods, improve health and education, and build infrastructure, among other things.
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Financial Data 2024
Financial Data
| PARAMETERS | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (INR Cr) | 4750 -18.5% | 5829 47.0% | 3965 56.8% | 2528 -12.3% | 2884 -67.1% | 8768 13.0% | 7756 20.2% | 6454 -15.3% | 7620 -0.4% | 7649 -0.5% | 7686 -2.7% | 7898 -4.6% | 8281 - | 0 - | 0 - |
| Net Operating Income (INR Cr) | 4595 0.94% | 4553 26.82% | 3590 49.34% | 2404 -20.98% | 3042 -62.46% | 8103 11.54% | 7265 13.92% | 6377 -16.22% | 7611 -0.31% | 7635 4.01% | 7341 -6.95% | 7889 -4.17% | 8233 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% |
| Profit (INR Cr) | 100 -79.1% | 477 265.4% | 130 - | -157 - | -802 - | -288 - | 117 - | -22 - | -115 - | 9 - | -44 - | 64 -60.9% | 164 - | 0 100.0% | 0 - |
| Assets (INR Cr) | 4095 -3.4% | 4241 21.0% | 3505 39.7% | 2509 -39.4% | 4143 -39.2% | 6810 6.7% | 6383 5.3% | 6064 -10.6% | 6781 46.6% | 4624 -6.5% | 4943 -13.1% | 5685 19.3% | 4764 - | 2 - | 0 - |
| Net Worth (INR Cr) | 1694 7.1% | 1581 330.8% | 367 87.1% | 196 -42.5% | 341 -70.4% | 1152 -21.3% | 1465 7.2% | 1367 1.5% | 1347 33.8% | 1007 -1.0% | 1017 -4.8% | 1069 8.0% | 990 0.0% | 2 - | 0 0.0% |
| Employee Cost (INR Cr) | 131 9.4% | 120 14.1% | 105 6.9% | 98 -1.3% | 99 -43.4% | 176 7.7% | 163 1.6% | 161 5.9% | 152 5.4% | 144 7.6% | 134 5.2% | 127 45.5% | 87 - | 0 - | 0 - |
| Interest Cost (INR Cr) | 211 | 207 | 173 | 200 | 278 | 488 | 404 | 440 | 419 | 318 | 380 | 303 | 153 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash & Bank Balance (INR Cr) | 389 | 427 | 705 | 609 | 324 | 84 | 169 | 72 | 19 | 36 | 30 | 212 | 338 | 2 | 0 |
| Total Debt (INR Cr) | 1783 | 2108 | 2643 | 1851 | 3368 | 5235 | 4506 | 4299 | 5047 | 3434 | 3747 | 4426 | 3577 | 0 | 0 |
Key Financial Ratios
| PARAMETERS | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit As % Of Revenues | 2.1% | 8.2% | 3.3% | - | - | - | 1.5% | - | - | 0.1% | - | 0.8% | 2.0% | - | - |
| Profit As % Of Assets | 2.4% | 11.2% | 3.7% | - | - | - | 1.8% | - | - | 0.2% | - | 1.1% | 3.5% | - | - |
| Profit As % Of Networth | 5.9% | 30.1% | 35.5% | - | - | - | 8.0% | - | - | 0.9% | - | 6.0% | 16.6% | - | - |
| Interest Cost to EBITDA % | 59.3% | - | 74.0% | 637.8% | - | 234.1% | 79.2% | 108.1% | 169.5% | 106.0% | 364.1% | 90.5% | 42.9% | - | - |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1.05 | 1.33 | 7.20 | 9.43 | 9.87 | 4.54 | 3.08 | 3.14 | 3.75 | 3.41 | 3.68 | 4.14 | 3.61 | - | - |
| RONW | 4.6% | 8.2% | 22.1% | - | - | - | 12.1% | - | - | 1.6% | - | 6.9% | 16.6% | - | - |
| ROCE | 8.7% | 9.6% | 12.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.4% | 8.0% | 0.0% | 7.2% | 4.9% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |