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Larsen & Toubro

Market Cap

₹2.0t

Last Updated

2019/10/17 12:30 UTC

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Executive Summary

Larsen & Toubro Limited engages in the technology, engineering, construction, manufacturing, IT, and financial operations worldwide.

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Fundamentals

Established dividend payer with adequate balance sheet.

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Share Price & News

How has Larsen & Toubro's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?

Latest Share Price and Events

Market Performance

7 Day Return

-0.08%

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-0.5%

IN Construction

1.4%

IN Market

1 Year Return

17.6%

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6.2%

IN Construction

2.3%

IN Market

Return vs Industry: 500510 exceeded the Indian Construction industry which returned 6.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 500510 exceeded the Indian Market which returned 2.3% over the past year.

Shareholder returns

500510IndustryMarket
7 Day-0.08%-0.5%1.4%
30 Day8.4%2.0%2.7%
90 Day0.9%-4.8%-1.4%
1 Year19.1%17.6%7.5%6.2%4.3%2.3%
3 Year47.5%42.0%21.2%17.1%20.9%14.9%
5 Year45.5%37.0%35.8%28.4%41.2%28.2%

Price Volatility Vs. Market

How volatile is Larsen & Toubro's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?

Simply Wall St News

No news available

Valuation

Is Larsen & Toubro undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?

21.86x

Price to Earnings (PE) ratio

Share Price vs. Fair Value

Undervalued: 500510 (₹1424.25) is trading above our estimate of fair value (₹562.8)

Significantly Undervalued: 500510 is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: 500510 is poor value based on its PE Ratio (21.9x) compared to the Construction industry average (12.9x).

PE vs Market: 500510 is poor value based on its PE Ratio (21.9x) compared to the Indian market (13x).

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Low PEG Ratio: 500510 is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.4x)

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: 500510 is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (3.2x) compared to the IN Construction industry average (0.7x).

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Future Growth

How is Larsen & Toubro forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 28 analysts?

15.6%

Forecasted annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: 500510's forecast earnings growth (15.6% per year) is above the savings rate (7.6%).

Earnings vs Market: 500510's earnings (15.6% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the Indian market (18.1% per year).

High Growth Earnings: 500510's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: 500510's revenue (13.6% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Indian market (11.4% per year).

High Growth Revenue: 500510's revenue (13.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

High Future ROE: 500510's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (16.3%).

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Past Performance

How has Larsen & Toubro performed over the past 5 years?

14.0%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 500510's earnings have grown by 14% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 500510's earnings growth over the past year (18.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (14% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 500510 earnings growth over the past year (18.8%) exceeded the Construction industry 1.1%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: 500510's Return on Equity (15.2%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

ROA vs Industry: 500510's Return on Assets is below or equal to the Construction industry average last year.

Return on Capital Employed

ROCE Improving: 500510 has improved its Return on Capital Employed over the past 3 years.

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Financial Health

How is Larsen & Toubro's financial position?

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: 500510's short term assets (₹1,669.8B) exceeds its short term liabilities (₹1,345.9B)

Long Term Liabilities: 500510's short term assets (1,669.8B) exceeds its long term liabilities (753.4B)

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: 500510's debt to equity ratio (181.4%) is considered high

Reducing Debt: 500510's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 196% to 181.4% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: 500510's operating cash flow is negative, therefore debt is not well covered.

Interest Coverage: 500510's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (8.7x coverage).

Balance Sheet

Inventory Level: 500510 has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.

Debt Coverage by Assets: 500510's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 1.329960x debt).

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Dividend

What is Larsen & Toubro's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

1.26%

Current Dividend Yield

Dividend Yield vs Market

company1.3%marketbottom25%0.6%markettop25%2.5%industryaverage1.3%forecastin3Years1.7%

Current dividend yield vs market & industry

Stability and Growth of Payments

Notable Dividend: 500510's dividend (1.26%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Indian market (0.61%).

High Dividend: 500510's dividend (1.26%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Indian market (2.51%).

Stable Dividend: 500510's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: 500510's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.

Current Payout to Shareholders

Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (27.6%), 500510's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.

Future Payout to Shareholders

Future Dividend Coverage: 500510's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (28.6% payout ratio).

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Management

What is the CEO of Larsen & Toubro's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?

3.8yrs

Average management tenure

CEO

SNS Subrahmanyan (59yo)

2.3yrs

Tenure

₹484,540,000

Compensation

Mr. Sekharipuram Narayanan Subrahmanyan, also known as SNS, has been Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Larsen & Toubro Limited since July 1, 2017. Mr. Subrahmanyan served as the President of ...

CEO Compensation Analysis

Compensation vs. Market: SNS has recently become CEO, making it difficult to compare their total compensation against companies of similar size in the Indian market.

Compensation vs Earnings: SNS's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

Management Age and Tenure

3.8yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 500510's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).

Board Age and Tenure

7.0yrs

Average Tenure

66yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 500510's board of directors are considered experienced (7 years average tenure).

Insider Trading

Insider Buying: 500510 insiders have sold more shares than they have bought in the past 3 months.

Recent Insider Transactions

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Ownership Breakdown

Management Team

  • Ramamurthi Raman (61yo)

    CFO & Whole-Time Director

    • Tenure: 8yrs
    • Compensation: ₹250.75m

  • SNS Subrahmanyan (59yo)

    CEO, MD & Whole Time Director

    • Tenure: 2.3yrs
    • Compensation: ₹484.54m

  • N. Hariharan

    Executive VP

    • Tenure: 0yrs
    • Compensation: ₹12.28m

  • Jayant Patil (65yo)

    Senior EVP of Defence & L&T-NxT and Whole-Time Director

    • Tenure: 2.3yrs
    • Compensation: ₹82.23m

  • Shailendra Roy (67yo)

    Senior EVP of Power & Whole Time Director

    • Tenure: 7.6yrs
    • Compensation: ₹141.21m

  • D. Sen (63yo)

    Senior EVP of Infrastructure & Whole-Time Director

    • Tenure: 4yrs
    • Compensation: ₹69.98m

  • M. Satish (62yo)

    Senior EVP of Buildings

    • Tenure: 3.8yrs
    • Compensation: ₹93.83m

  • Kumar Hemant (62yo)

    Group General Counsel

    • Tenure: 0yrs

  • Marnix Coomans (42yo)

    Technical Head

    • Tenure: 0yrs

  • Bahadur Hitendra (63yo)

    Head of Administration

    • Tenure: 0yrs

Board Members

  • Subodh Bhargava (77yo)

    Independent Director

    • Tenure: 12.3yrs
    • Compensation: ₹6.53m

  • Anilkumar Naik (77yo)

    Group Chairman

    • Tenure: 7yrs
    • Compensation: ₹81.55m

  • Vikram Mehta (67yo)

    Independent Director

    • Tenure: 7yrs
    • Compensation: ₹4.44m

  • Mukund Chitale (70yo)

    Independent Director

    • Tenure: 0yrs
    • Compensation: ₹5.07m

  • Ramamurthi Raman (61yo)

    CFO & Whole-Time Director

    • Tenure: 8yrs
    • Compensation: ₹250.75m

  • SNS Subrahmanyan (59yo)

    CEO, MD & Whole Time Director

    • Tenure: 2.3yrs
    • Compensation: ₹484.54m

  • Jayant Patil (65yo)

    Senior EVP of Defence & L&T-NxT and Whole-Time Director

    • Tenure: 2.3yrs
    • Compensation: ₹82.23m

  • Shailendra Roy (67yo)

    Senior EVP of Power & Whole Time Director

    • Tenure: 7.6yrs
    • Compensation: ₹141.21m

  • D. Sen (63yo)

    Senior EVP of Infrastructure & Whole-Time Director

    • Tenure: 4yrs
    • Compensation: ₹69.98m

  • M. Satish (62yo)

    Senior EVP of Buildings

    • Tenure: 3.8yrs
    • Compensation: ₹93.83m

Company Information

Larsen & Toubro Limited's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources

Key Information

  • Name: Larsen & Toubro Limited
  • Ticker: 500510
  • Exchange: BSE
  • Founded: 1938
  • Industry: Construction and Engineering
  • Sector: Capital Goods
  • Market Cap: ₹1.999t
  • Shares outstanding: 1.40b
  • Website: https://www.larsentoubro.com

Number of Employees

Location

  • Larsen & Toubro Limited
  • L&T House
  • N.M. Marg
  • Mumbai
  • Maharashtra
  • 400001
  • India

Listings

TickerExchangePrimary SecuritySecurity TypeCountryCurrencyListed on
LTOU.FOTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC)SPON GDR EA REPR 1 ORD REG SUSUSDDec 1994
LS&TBBDL (Bourse de Luxembourg)SPON GDR EA REPR 1 ORD REG SLUUSDDec 1994
LTODLSE (London Stock Exchange)SPON GDR EA REPR 1 ORD REG SGBUSDDec 1994
LTODB (Deutsche Boerse AG)SPON GDR EA REPR 1 ORD REG SDEEURDec 1994
LTODLBATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe')SPON GDR EA REPR 1 ORD REG SGBUSDDec 1994
500510BSE (Mumbai Stock Exchange)YesEquity SharesININRFeb 1998
LTNSEI (National Stock Exchange of India)YesEquity SharesININRFeb 1998

Biography

Larsen & Toubro Limited engages in the technology, engineering, construction, manufacturing, IT, and financial operations worldwide. The Infrastructure segment engineers and constructs building and factori ...

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

All financial data provided by Standard & Poor's Capital IQ.
DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2019/10/17 12:30
End of Day Share Price2019/10/17 00:00
Earnings2019/06/30
Annual Earnings2019/03/31


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