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Deccan Cements Ltd

NSE: DECCANCE BSE: 502137

738.25

(-2.19%)

Tue, 10 Mar 2026, 02:29 am

Deccan Cements Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends per share have increased over the past 10 years.
  • Dividends paid are thoroughly covered by earnings (13.8x coverage).
  • Deccan Cements's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
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Cons

  • Dividends per share have been volatile in the past 10 years (annual drop of over 20%).
  • Deccan Cements's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).

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Pros

  • Deccan Cements is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • Deccan Cements is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Deccan Cements is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (114.2%, greater than 20% of total debt).
  • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 4.7x debt.
  • Deccan Cements's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
  • The level of debt compared to net worth has been reduced over the past 5 years (85.7% vs 11.2% today).
  • Interest payments on debt are well covered by earnings (EBIT is 34.9x coverage).
  • Deccan Cements's level of debt (11.2%) compared to net worth is satisfactory (less than 40%).
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Cons

  • High level of physical assets or inventory.

management

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Pros

  • The tenure for the Deccan Cements board of directors is about average.
  • P.'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year, both up more than 20%.
  • The average tenure for the Deccan Cements management team is over 5 years, this suggests they are a seasoned and experienced team.
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Cons

  • P.'s remuneration is higher than average for companies of similar size in India.

misc

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Pros

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    Cons

    • Deccan Cements is not covered by any analysts.

    past

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    Pros

    • Deccan Cements's 1-year earnings growth exceeds its 5-year average (74.3% vs 13.8%)
    • Deccan Cements's year on year earnings growth rate has been positive over the past 5 years.
    • Deccan Cements used its assets more efficiently than the IN Basic Materials industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
    • Deccan Cements's earnings growth has exceeded the IN Basic Materials industry average in the past year (74.3% vs 17%).
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    Cons

    • Deccan Cements's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
    • Deccan Cements has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).

    value

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    Pros

    • Deccan Cements's share price is below the future cash flow value, and at a moderate discount (> 20%).
    • Deccan Cements is good value based on assets compared to the IN Basic Materials industry average.
    • Deccan Cements is good value based on earnings compared to the IN Basic Materials industry average.
    • Deccan Cements is good value based on earnings compared to the India market.
    • BSE:502137 is up 13.7% outperforming the Basic Materials industry which returned 9.2% over the past month.
    • BSE:502137 is up 13.7% outperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.
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    Cons

    • Deccan Cements's share price is below the future cash flow value, but not at a substantial discount (< 40%).
    • 502137 underperformed the Basic Materials industry which returned -15.5% over the past year.
    • 502137 underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.

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