Maruti DuPont
Maruti DuPont
Maruti DuPont
1. Share Capital: The Share Capital of the company as at 31.03.2013 stands at Rs. 151 Crores, up
from Rs. 144.5 Crores as at 31.03.2012. The increase in capital is attributable to issue of equity
to shareholders of Suzuki Powertrain India Ltd, in lieu of a controlling stake.
2. Capital Work in Progress: There was a steep increase in the capital work in progress from
Rupees 7,101 million in FY’12 to Rupees 18,019 – an increase of 154%.
3. Long term loans: There was no long term loan in FY’12. But as of 31.03.2013, the company
has total long term borrowings of Rupees 5,429 million. This suggests that the company may be
planning for an expansion, using outsiders’ funds.
4. Analysis of Profitability: ROCE value has increased from 10.77% to 12.51%. net increment of
16.16%, this implies that the company is making judicious use of the capital employed. ROE
has increased from 10.77% to 12.88%. Gross Profit ratio has increased from 18.09% to 22.00%.
Net profit ratio has also increased from 4.71 to 9.61%. All the major profitability ratios has
increased Y-O-Y basis. This implies that the company is working efficiently to convert every
rupee earned in revenue to profit. Invariably company is enjoying good financial health.
All figures are in million Rupees (Except Book Value, EPS, and percentages)
6. Interest Paid: The interest paid during the year has increased from Rupees 490 in FY’12 to
Rupees 2083 million in FY’13.
7. Solvency Position Analysis: The Share Capital of the company as on 31.03.2013 stands at Rs.
1510 million, up from Rs. 1445 million as on 31.03.2012. The increase in capital is attributable
to issue of equity to shareholders of Suzuki Powertrain India Ltd, in lieu of a controlling stake.
The company’s long term liabilities increased by about 125%. Maruti increased its long term
borrowings to Rs. 5420 million in the FY ’13 while there was none in the previous year. The
interest and installment impact of this will be felt in FY’14 only. The company’s solvency
position more or less remained the same with current ratio being 1.6:1, Quick ratio being
1.167:1, Debt-equity ratio being 0.1. The Cash and Bank Balance reduced by 68%.
8. Liquidity Analysis: The company’s current ratio has slightly reduced from 1.6923 in FY 2013
to 1.6 in FY 2012 showing a better utilization of its current assets and a healthy position of its
levels of its net working capital of Rs.40968 million in FY 2013 from Rs.45324 million in FY
2012. The Cash and Bank balance has reduced from Rs.24361 million in FY 2012 to Rs.7750
million in FY 2013, showing effective utilization of the firm’s resources. At the same time the
company has also decreased its Short term borrowings from Rs.10783 million in FY 2012 to
Rs.8463 million in FY 2013. All of this has had a combined effect on the Quick Ratio of the
company. It has decreased a bit from 1.299 in FY 2012 to 1.167 in FY2013 which is because of
both, a decrease in the amount of current assets and an increase in the amount of current
liabilities. The Inventory Holding Period has also remained stable, not changing much from
20.61 days in FY12 to 19.97 days in FY12.
9. Depreciation: The Company has also charged a higher depreciation amount in FY’13 (63%
more as compared to FY’12). This could be attributable to two reasons:
The increase in the amount of fixed assets (by over 25%) over FY’12
To show lower levels of profit so as to attract less tax
10. Debt Service Coverage Ratio: The DSCR has drastically reduced to 1.73 in FY’13 from
10.22 in FY’12. This was primarily because the company had to repay large amount of short
term borrowings amounting to Rupees 10,783 million.
SPECIFIC AREAS OF STRENGTHS
1. Strong Y-o-Y Growth in Sales and Net Worth: Despite the tough macroeconomic scenario and
the labor unrest incident, the company registered a strong Y-o-Y growth in Net Sales and Net
Worth, each in excess of 22%. PAT grew by 46.3%. The net sales increased from 347059
million Rs to 426126 million Rs in the given period of 2012-2013.
2. The company saved Rupees 2164 million by localization and Rupees 2090 million from
implementation of value analysis and value engineering proposals.
3. Material cost as a percentage of net sales reduced from 80.9% to 76.3%, which is a very
significant reduction considering the highly competitive automobile industry in which the
company operates.
4. Total passenger vehicle industry grew by only 2.2% whereas Maruti Suzuki’s passenger
vehicles sales grew at 4.4% that is twice the rate of the industry.
5. The Gross Profit Margin has increased from 18.09 in FY 2012 to 22 in FY 2013. This is an
increased amount of rupees that Maruti is able to save at the end of the day.
6. The book value per share has increased from 525 in FY 2012 to 615 in FY 2013. This shows a
favorable condition for an investor in case the company is liquidated in the future.
7. The Return on Total Assets has increased from 8.03% in FY 2012 to 9.76% in FY 2013. This
shows that the company is in a better situation to generate earnings by using its assets.
8. The Return on Equity has increased from 10.77% FY 2012 to 12.88% FY 2013. The increase of
RoE is shows the strength of the company. It shows the ability of the company to generate more
profit with the money that shareholders have invested in it.
9. Usually the ideal proprietary ratio for automobile sector should be 0.7. For Maruti Suzuki it
turned out to be 0.6961 which is very close to the ideal figure.
10. Altman Z score: The Z score for Maruti for the FY 2012-13 is 3.835, indicating this is a healthy
firm. The Altman Z Score was designed as a way to rank a manufacturing company's risk of
going bankrupt. A Z score above 2.99 is safe; 1.81 to 2.99 means there is a chance the company
will declare bankruptcy in the next two years; and less than 1.81 means the company is severely
distressed.
SPECIFIC AREAS OF WEAKNESS
1. Decline in Exports to Eurozone countries: There was a 35% decline in exports to Eurozone
countries from 43,000 vehicles in FY’12 to 28,000 in FY’13.
2. Appreciation of the Yen: From an average of 0.61 in FY’12, the Yen appreciated to 0.66 with
respect to the rupee in FY’13. The total imports of the company in FY’13 amounted to Rupees
42,344 million, a significant amount out of which is from Japan. Thus, exposure to the
appreciating Yen is a significant business risk for the company.
3. Labour Unrest Situation: The Manesar facility of the company saw a severe labour unrest
situation during the financial year and was locked down for 1 month. This led to loss of
production and other adverse impacts. Thus, labour unrest is a significant business risk for the
company in the future.
4. The company has a disputed outstanding amount of Rupees 20,100 million under different
statutes like Income Tax Act,1961, The Central Excise Act,1944 and The Finance Act, 1994.
The said amount is being disputed in different courts of law. If the said amount is proven
payable, it would be a significant impact on the company’s financial health.
5. Long Term Borrowings designated in foreign currency: After acquiring Suzuki Powertrain
India Limited during the FY’13, the company has taken upon outstanding foreign currency
loans amounting to Rupees 3920 million. Also, the company has outstanding loans of Rupees
1,509 million from the holding company (Suzuki Japan). The company engages in hedging
activities to protect this exposure, but the hedge reserve- the reserve created to settle hedging
losses if required- stands at (402) million Rupees (negative) as at 31.03.2013. The company has
estimated unrealized foreign currency losses amounting to Rupees 1425 million in FY’13. Thus,
the foreign currency denominated loans are a significant financial risk.
6. High Interest Costs in FY’13: Interest paid in FY’13 was an increase of 370% over interest
paid in FY’12 (Rupees 2167 million v/s Rupees 426 million).
7. Cash and Bank Balances: Cash and Bank Balances came down from 24,361 million Rupees in
FY’12 to 7,750 million Rupees in FY’13- a steep fall of 68%.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMPANY
1. Loans in foreign currency: Given the highly volatile currency rate scenario and depreciation
of the rupee against all major global currencies, including the Japanese Yen, the company
should try to minimize its long term borrowings designated in foreign currency. This can be
achieved through possible early repayment of some loans as and when the rupee appreciates.
2. Better IR practices: The unfortunate incident at the company’s Manesar plant in Fy’13 is an
indicator that there is much scope for better industrial relations. The impact of the one month
lock down of the plant was not felt to too large an extent this time because of the overall
slowdown and slack in demand. But in a year with strong demand, such an incident could have
much worse effects on the top and bottom line.
3. Maintain performance and market share: Throughout the FY’13 report, it is observed that
FY’13 has been an exceptionally good year for the company, despite certain labour challenges.
All the performance ratios have improved year on year. Hence it is recommended that the
company maintain this performance level and market share.
STATEMENT OF PROFIT/ LOSS For the year ended For the year ended
(All amounts are in millions of ₹) 31.03.2013 31.03.2012
Current Non -
Assets current
Assets
2013 2012
Current Assets 109248 Current Assets 110790
Non-current assets 157632 Non-current assets 112232
Assets 266880 Assets 223022
Share capital 1510 Share capital 1445
Reserves and surpluses 194279 Reserves and surpluses 150429
Equity 185789 Equity 151874
Sales 426126 Sales 347059
EBIT 29910 EBIT 21462
PBT 29910 PBT 21462
Net Income 23921 Net Income 16352
Assets/ Equity 1.4365 Assets/ Equity 1.4685
Sales/Assets 1.5967 Sales/Assets 1.5561
EBIT/Sales 0.0702 EBIT/Sales 0.0681
PBT/EBIT 1 PBT/EBIT 1
Net income/PBT 0.7998 Net income/PBT 0.7619
ROE 0.1288 ROE 0.1077
Common Size Statements
Note 19- Inventories
Altman Z Score
The Altman Z Score was designed as a way to rank a manufacturing company's risk of going bankrupt. A
Z Score above 2.99 is safe; 1.81 to 2.99 means there is a chance the company will declare bankruptcy in
the next two years; and less than 1.81 means the company is severely distressed. It is given by:
Z = 1.2 * [(Current Assets – Current liabilities)/Total Assets] + 1.4 * [Retained Earnings/Total Assets] +
3.3 * [EBIT/Total Assets] + 0.6 * [Equity Value/Total Liabilities] + 1 * [Sales/Total Assets]
The z score for Maruti for the FY 2012-13 is 3.835, indicating this is a healthy firm.