Fluidomat Ltd:Buy/sell/growth prospects and recommendation,news and results,target and analysis,view and outlook,multibagger

Scripscan:Fluidomat Ltd
cmp:38
Code:522017

Story:The company is in the business of manufacturing ‘fluid couplings’, which are power transmission devices used in various basic industries such as thermal power plants, steel, cement, and other infrastructure-related businesses.The company has shown reasonable growth in revenues and profits in the recent past with no net debt as at 31st March, 2011.Fluidomat net profit rose 93.94% to Rs 1.28 crore in the quarter ended March 2012 as against Rs 0.66 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2011. Sales rose 33.33% to Rs 8.96 crore in the quarter ended March 2012 as against Rs 6.72 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2011.For the Audited full year,net profit rose 54.98% to Rs 3.58 crore in the year ended March 2012 as against Rs 2.31 crore during the previous year ended March 2011. Sales rose 32.64% to Rs 26.78 crore in the year ended March 2012 as against Rs 20.19 crore during the previous year ended March 2011.The company was, however, a victim of financial restructuring several years ago as a result of severe losses (pre-2000) and erosion of reserves. It has now recovered its former losses and built up its net worth as a result of the recent good performance.Management has deployed retained earnings at reasonably attractive rates of return in the past and recently declared a dividend of INR 1.25 share on its equity shares.The company has apparently expended efforts to build its brand in the Australian and New Zealand markets apart from the domestic market.The business is exposed to the risk of adverse price spikes in aluminium and other input components.Moreover, it is a cyclical business fluctuating with the capital investment cycle in the country resulting in lumpy revenues and hard knocks during recessionary conditions.It is also relatively capital intensive with investments required in CNC machines, testing facilities etc. to capitalise on future growth; and indirectly reliant on government policies for the various customer industries (primarily in the manner it impacts the volume of new projects) including the effects of changes in taxes, expenditures etc.
Source:Aneesh Itty