Year of operation : 91st
Promoter group : R.S.Lodha group ( Kolkata)
Promoter holding (as of Sept 30, 2010): 62.39 %
Alfred Herbert (India) Ltd is a holding company and has 2 subsidiaries-both 100% owned, namely:
1) Alfred Herbert Ltd:
· Manufactures machinery for Tyre & Rubber industry.
· Main products are Tyre curing presses,Tyre Building machines, Tube presses,Mixers
· This factory was established in 1973 and is located at Whitefield Bangalore –opposite ITPL.
· The plant is built on 11 acres of land.The manufacturing workshop is located on approx 2.5 acres of this 11 acre plot.
· The company has sales and service offices in Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai & Bangalore.
· Major customers: Apollo Tyres, Dunlop Tyres, JK Tyres,Goodyear,Birla Tyres,Ceat Tyres, Balkrishna Tyres, ATC
· In 2009-10 earned Profit after tax of Rs.1.71 cr on a revenue of Rs.21 cr
2) Herbert Holdings Ltd:
Small company which hold some equity in Lodha Capital Markets and nominal holdings in a few listed companies and MF . The total realizable value is approx Rs.1 cr
Consolidated Financial Details of Alfred Herbert (India) Ltd ( as of March 31, 2010):
Balance sheet:
Equity : 0.77 cr
Debt : Nil
Investments (as of March 31, 2010)
Company /MF | Number of shares/units | Approx Market Value |
Graphite India Ltd | 350000 | 32550000 |
Reliance Indsutries Ltd | 67000 | 67000000 |
HDFC Bank Ltd | 500 | 11750000 |
Sterlite Industries Ltd | 2505 | 330000 |
India Glycol Ltd | 18000 | 3000000 |
Aditya Birla Nuvo | 105 | 80000 |
Reliance Capital Ltd | 1175 | 700000 |
Reliance Natural Resources | 23500 | 100000 ( approx value on the basis of merger price) |
Reliance Communications | 23500 | 3200000 |
Reliance Infrastructure | 1762 | 130000 |
IDFC | 50000 | 9000000 |
Hindalco | 75750 | 16300000 |
ITC | 30000 | 5100000 |
Mangalore Refineries | 400 | 30000 |
6.85% IIFCL 2014 bonds | 285 | 28628250 |
HSBC Floating rate fund | 1356401 | 15249044 |
Reliance Medium Term fund | 1195940 | 20450460 |
HDFC Cash Management fund | 4250262 | 42602862 |
Total Value approx : Rs.26 cr
P&L ( March 31, 2010):
Total income :Rs. 23.8 cr
PBT : Rs.2.94 cr
PAT: Rs.2.25 cr
EPS:Rs.29.22
The company declares consolidated results on a Annual basis only and hence the 6-months standalone results do not reflect any meaningful picture of the company’s working.
Future prospects:
The company has spent about Rs.41 lakhs on lease renewal premium for workshop last year and totally about Rs.70 lakhs last year and this year(first 6months) towards repairing the same comprehensively. The company is exploring various opportunities including the better utilization of its properties to increase its sustainable income significantly in the future.
The tyre/rubber manufacturing subsidiary is also expected to perform much better on the basis of increased demand from Tyre manufacturers and also extension of product line to include the LCV tyre segment.
Valuation:
At the current market price of Rs.195, the company is available at a Market Cap of about Rs.15 crores.
One needs to bear in mind that the company is a zero debt company with a liquid investment portfolio which is about 80% greater than its current market cap , a subsidiary catering to a growing industry and the possibility of the ample real estate assets sleeping till now on the balance sheet providing sustainable income going ahead.
An investment in the company at the current valuation with a 12-18 month time frame may present a favourable outcome for investors.
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