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Profile

CEAT LIMITED

CEAT limited is an Indian multinational tyre manufacturing company owned by the RPG
Group. It was established in 1924 in Turin, Italy by Virginio Bruni Tedeschi.
Headquarters is located in Worli, Mumbai, India
Harsh Goenka is the Chairman and Anant Goenka is the MD of the company

It has a presence in global markets. CEAT produces over 165 million tyres a year and
manufactures tyres for passenger cars, two-wheelers, trucks and buses, light commercial
vehicles, earth-movers, forklifts, tractors, trailers, and auto-rickshaws. The current capacity of
CEAT tyres' plants is over 800 tonnes per day.
Tires are built to meet a range of specifications, such as ride comfort and low noise for
European regulation requirements, in addition to builds that permit higher life targets for
more industrial use.
CEAT. Income Statement Analysis

 Operating income during the year fell 2.9% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis.
 The company's operating profit increased by 12.7% YoY during the fiscal. Operating
profit margins witnessed a fall and down at 10.7% in FY20 as against 9.2% in FY19.
 Depreciation charges increased by 43.5% and finance costs increased by 71.4% YoY,
respectively.
 Other income declined by 47.4% YoY.
 Net profit for the year declined by 8.4% YoY.
 Net profit margins during the year declined from 3.6% in FY19 to 3.4% in FY20.
CEAT. Balance Sheet Analysis
 The company's current liabilities during FY20 stood at Rs 23 billion as compared to Rs
21 billion in FY19, thereby witnessing an increase of 8.1%.
 Long-term debt stood at Rs 16 billion as compared to Rs 12 billion during FY19, a
growth of 34.2%.
 Current assets fell 9% and stood at Rs 18 billion, while fixed assets rose 29% and stood
at Rs 54 billion in FY20.
 Overall, the total assets and liabilities for FY20 stood at Rs 74 billion as against Rs 64
billion during FY19, thereby witnessing a growth of 15%.
CEAT. Cash Flow Statement Analysis
 CEAT.'s cash flow from operating activities (CFO) during FY20 stood at Rs 10 billion, an
improvement of 70.3% on a YoY basis.
 Cash flow from investing activities (CFI) during FY20 stood at Rs -11 billion, an
improvement of 1.4% on a YoY basis.
 Cash flow from financial activities (CFF) during FY20 stood at Rs 790 million on a YoY
basis.
 Overall, net cash flows for the company during FY20 stood at Rs -402 million from the
Rs -146 million net cash flows seen during FY19.

Current Valuations for CEAT.

 The trailing twelve-month earnings per share (EPS) of the company stands at Rs 56.9,
an decline from the EPS of Rs 62.1 recorded last year.
 The price to earnings (P/E) ratio, at the current price of Rs 1,115.2, stands at 46.4
times its trailing twelve months earnings.
 The price to book value (P/BV) ratio at current price levels stands at 1.2 times, while
the price to sales ratio stands at 0.5 times.

 The company's price to cash flow (P/CF) ratio stood at 9.2 times its end-of-year
operating cash flow earnings.

 Over the last one year, CEAT. share price has moved up from Rs 947.1 to Rs 1,115.2,
registering a gain of Rs 168.2 or around 17.8%.

 Overall, the S&P BSE SENSEX is up 2.6% over the year.

GRAPH SHOWING NET SALES AND NET PROFIT
Declaration of Dividend
 Ceat Ltd. has declared 18 dividends since July 30, 2001.
 In the past 12 months, Ceat Ltd. has declared an equity dividend amounting to Rs
18.00 per share.
 At the current share price of Rs 1149.45, this results in a dividend yield of 1.57%.
 For the year ending March 2021 Ceat has declared an equity dividend of 180.00%
amounting to Rs 18 per share. At the current share price of Rs 1149.45 this results in a
dividend yield of 1.57%.
 The company has a good dividend track report and has consistently declared
dividends for the last 5 years.