(A) Background of the Company:
The Merino Group was commissioned in 1965 by the late Man Kumar Lohia and his brothers. The Group has since evolved into the largest manufacturer and exporter of laminates in India. The Company is presently managed by a team of multi-genre professionals. With more than half a decade of experience, the Company has established its respect and leadership in the country’s laminates segment.
The Company is headquartered in Kolkata with manufacturing units in Hapur (Uttar Pradesh), Rohad (Haryana), Hosur (Tamil Nadu) and Dahej (Gujarat).
The Company has a presence in almost all the States and markets its products in more than 60 countries. The Company’s network of more than 4000 dealers (doubled in the last five years) helps provide products across more than 2000 outlets.
(B) Business Segments:
(i) Interior Solutions:Â Merino is a versatile manufacturer and marketer of Interiors Solutions with a wide array of products for homes, offices, commercial and public areas. In Interior Solutions, plywood was their first product in 1974.
(ii) In the Agro Business:Â the Merino Group initially began in the cold storage business and subsequently diversified into farming, biotechnology, and food processing. The integration in both directions – forward and backward – has shaped the brand initiative in the FMCG market where we have launched potato flakes and ready to eat snack mixes under a very popular brand name ‘Vegit’.
(iii)Â In Information Technology Services: Merino Services Limited is a Business Consulting and IT Services organization providing value-added services as a Partner-in-Progress with the esteemed customers and business associates. They specialize in the design/implementation of various business solutions for our customers.
Note: 90% of the business comes from Laminates and rest from others.
(c) Corporate Video to understand Merino Industries
| Total Available Shares: | 100 |
| Face Value: | ₹ 10 Per Equity Share |
| ISIN: | INE662B01017 |
| Lot Size: | 100 Shares |
| Current Unlisted Share Price: | ₹ Best in Industry Per Equity Share |
| Retail Discount: | Bulk Deal (1%) |
| Year | Revenue | EBITDA | EBITDA Margin | PAT | PAT Margin | Equity | EPS |
| 2016 | 1088 | 234 | 21.50% | 117 | 10.80% | 1.047 | 111.75 |
| 2017 | 1164 | 239 | 20.50% | 139 | 11.90% | 1.047 | 132.76 |
| 2018 | 1239 | 230 | 18.60% | 123 | 9.90% | 1.047 | 117.48 |
| 2019 | 1491 | 260 | 17.48% | 160 | 10.70% | 1.047 | 152.82 |
| Year | Net Worth | Debt | Debt/NW | Current Ratio | ROCE |
| 2016 | 355 | 149 | 0.42 | 1.58 | 46% |
| 2017 | 474 | 158 | 0.33 | 1.77 | 34% |
| 2018 | 580 | 173 | 0.3 | 1.78 | 26% |
| 2019 | 721 | 184 | 0.26 | 1.74 | 30% |
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1800 per shares.
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FY18-19 Cash Flow Analysis:
1. Total Cash and Cash Equivalent at the start of year= 9.56 Crores
2. Total Cash and Cash Equivalent at the end of year = 11.62 Crores
So, a total addition of Cash is = 11.62-9.56= 2.06 Crores.
let us see where this addition has come from;
1. Cash flow from Operation = 152.86 Crores
2. Cash Flow from Investment= -138.37 Crores
Mainly the company has done an investment of ~126 Crores in Plant, Property, and Equipment, due to which it has negative cash flow from the investment.
Free cash flow = Cash Flow from Operation- Capital Investment;
This parameter if positive shows the company is generating free cash flow from business which is a very good sign for an investor.
Fress Cash Flow = 152.86-126 = 26 Crores
3. Cash Flow from Financing = -12.42 Crores
They have repaid 14 Cr long term loans and 40 Cr short term loans. However, they have taken 70 Cr short term loans from the bank again. It has paid 4.15 Crores in the dividend.
So, total cash flow in the business is
=152.86-138.37-12.42= 2.06
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The Company has paid total Rs. 7 per share dividend in the last 2 years.