Risk factor
Limited trading liquidity
Profitability factor
Greatly overvalued vs peers
About
The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited manufactures and markets fertilizers and petrochemicals in India. It operates through Fertilizer and Petrochemical segments. The company offers complex fertilizers, including ammonium phosphate and sulphate, and zincated factamfos; straight fertilizers, such as ammonium sulphate; organic fertilizers under the FACT Organic and FACT Organic Plus brands; imported fertilisers; and bagged gypsum under the FACT Gypsum brand. It also provides caprolactam, such as benzene, sulphur, ammonia, and carbon dioxide for use in manufacturing nylon tyre cords, nylon filament yarns, and engineering plastics, etc. for the textile and automobile industries; and by-products comprising anhydrous ammonia, cyclohexanone, soda ash, gypsum, sulphuric acid, and carbon dioxide. In addition, the company imports fertilizers, including muriate of potash and others; and offers various services for farmers. Further, it engages in engineering consultancy and design; and fabrication and erection of industrial equipment activities. Further, it offers services for farmer, including fact agro service centre, fact marketing network, Prime minister Krishi Samridhi Kendra, soil testing and soil health card, field demonstrations, mobile based fertiliser management system, and drone technology. The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited was incorporated in 1943 and is headquartered in Kochi, India.
Company Valuation
Based on key historical and expected multiples, the stock is greatly overvalued relative to its peers. Specifically, the stock is overvalued on EV/EBITDA.