CUPID LTD : A Multi-Bagger Stock
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CMP : 330-335
BSE CODE :530843
Market Cap : 360 Crores
LISTED ON : NSE AND BSE
TARGET : 650/700
TIME-FRAME : 12-16 Months
History of the Company :
Cupid Ltd is head quartered in Nashik and was incorporated in 1993. The company is leading manufacturer of quality male, female condoms and Lubricants. The company has one of the largest manufacturing facilities with in-house Research and Development Centre. The company is India's first to have been pre-qualified by WHO/UNFPA for worldwide public distribution of female condoms. The company has capacity to produce up to 325 million pieces of male condoms, up to 20 million pieces of female condoms and 210 million sachets of Lubricant jelly annually. The company exports to over 40 countries and derives around 75% of its revenues through exports.
Major clients of Cupid ltd include Government of India, UN , USFPA , WHO etc.
Products:
- Male Condoms
- Female Condoms
- Lubricants
Financials of the Company :
- Profit After Tax (PAT) for the year ended on 31st March,2017 has been reported at Rs 20.54 Crore and turnover at 83 Crore.
- As per the numbers as on 31st March,2017 the company has generated Return on Equity of approx. 47% , Return on Capital Employed of 70% and Return on Assets of 53%
- The company is a regular dividend paying company and has paid dividend for past 3 consecutive years.
- Company is debt-free
Investment Rationale : Why to Invest in this Stock ??
- Shareholding of the promoters in the company is 44.87% as on 30th December,2017 which strongly indicates interest of promoters in growth of the company.
- Operating Cashflow positive for past 3 financial years
- Company is planning 20% capacity expansion during the current year
- Female condoms which is the unique selling point of the company has very high potential for growth in India because of large population base
- Company has state of art plant located at Nashik which has the capability to shift production from male condom to female condom or vice-versa as per the demand
- Company has strong operating margins pegged at 35-40%
- Company is tapping into a growing market in Africa where there is shortage of 450 million condoms a year. Company is setting up a new manufacturing plant as a JV in south africa to capture more market share.
- At current price of 330 Rs per share and EPS of 20 Rs , the stock is presently trading at a reasonable P/E ratio of 16.
- At a forward reasonable P/E of 25 and EPS of 25, we expect the stock price to soar higher at least to 625 and higher levels in coming time.
Disclaimer Note: The above is not a research report but information as available on public domain and it should not be treated as a research report. Registration status with SEBI: I am not registered with SEBI under the (Research Analyst) regulations 2014 and as per clarifications provided by SEBI: “Any person who makes recommendation or offers an opinion concerning securities or public offers only through public media is not required to obtain registration as research analyst under RA Regulations.
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