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31/3/2019 31/3/2018 31/3/2017
Operating Cash Profit before Working Capital Changes 1,424 1,223 1,096
Net Cash Inflow from Operations After Tax 517 517 430
Deduct: Voluntary Retirement Compensation/Exceptional
Operating Items (108)
Net Cash Inflow from Operating Activities after Exceptional
625 517 430
Operating Items (Post-Tax)
Exide-Additional Info
E. Financing/Capital Structure Analysis Ratios
Exide-Ratios
Cost Control Ratio (Operating Profit/Gross Profit) 20.20% 21.55% 22.10%
Total Asset Turnover Ratio 2.37 2.34 2.36
Exide-Ratios
1 Potential Deterioration in Product Mix and Procurement
2 Processing Cost Management Driven GPM increases not sustainable in long-term
3 OPM Improvements driven by Better Overhead Cost Management. Sustainability to be investigated
4 Deterioration in Interest Cost Management driven by both Quantum of Borrowings and Cost of Borrowing
5 Higher Financial Risk driven by increase in dependence on S.T. Borrowings
6 Non-Core Income Mgmt & Tax Management as Negative Drivers of Overall Profitability
7 Operating Working Capital Management a potential problem area
8 Increase in Overall Asset Efficiency driven by both Non-Current Asset Management & Net Working Capi
9 Decrease in Efficiency of Core Asset & Fixed Asset Mgmt.
10 Decrease in Efficiency of Fixed Asset Mgmt suggestive of potential customer preference problem or drive
11 F.A. Increase largely driven by opening of new company owned stores.
12 Improvement in NWC Mgmt. Driven by greater S.T. Borrowing
13 Deterioration in Op. NWC Mgmt driven by Inventory Management & Other Op. C.A. Mgmt
14 Deterioration in Finished Product Inventory Management suggestive of deteriorating customer preference
15 Potential Deterioration in Bargaining Power with Customers
16 More aggressive in risk taking
17 Ability to Generate Operating Cash Flows reduced
18 Ability to Generate Free Cash Flows increased
19 Dependence on L.T. Debt reducing
20 Dependence on S.T. Debt has significantly increased. Suggests that the potential risk of default in S.Term
21 Ability to Service interest has improved. Largely driven by use of cheaper S.T.Debt
ility to be investigated
wings and Cost of Borrowings
Profitability