WCM Final
WCM Final
WCM Final
2009-10
Financial Analysis
(All fig. in Rs Cr. except employees)
09-10 % of 08-09 % of YoY %
Sales sales Change
Net Sales 1987.91 ----- 2371.91 ------ (16.19)
(Excluding other income) Rs.
Material Cost 406.72 20.46 731.32 30.83 (44.38)
Employee Cost 77.34 3.89 66.26 2.79 16.72
No. of Employees (Assumed) 1000 ---- 1100 ----- (9.09)
Inventory held on yr. end 59.38 2.99 74.94 3.16 (20.76)
Power & Fuel Cost 311.91 15.69 470.42 19.83 (33.7)
Interest paid 149.04 7.49 169.32 7.13 (11.98)
Depreciation 128.18 6.45 120.96 5.10 5.98
Exports --- --- --- --- ---
Imports --- --- --- --- ---
Net Profit (NOPAT) 258.00 12.98 395.40 16.67 (34.75)
Capacity Utilization:
All three products of manufacture have seen an increase in the production capacity over the
previous year. In case of Ammonia and Urea, the tonnes produced overshoots the installed capacity,
which indicates outsourcing of production. Extruded irrigation systems however saw a substantial
increase in sales. However, Ammonia is consumed in-house and doesn’t see any sales in 09-10 as
opposed to 08-09.
Productivity, Quality:
The company conducted two major programmes; The Annual Turnaround and Revamp
Schemes, both implemented ahead of schedule. These two schemes resulted in the highest ever
production of Urea by the company amounting to 14.82 Lakh MT. The Revamp scheme in particular
resulted in an increase in the overall production by 2 Lakh MT / Annum. The company phased out
the use of naphtha for to production switching over to Natural Gas feed stock, making the process
more energy efficient.
Inventory Management:
The inventory held sees a decrease of almost 21% in value terms over the last year. There
aren’t by far any set norms for inventory management. However, periodic physical
examination of the inventory is carried out. During the year, certain discrepancies were
observed, however, they were identified to be not material related and were dealt with for in
the books of accounts.
With the implementation of SAP, lead time in order processing has reduced from two to three
days to less than 10 minutes.
Profitability:
The overall sales saw a drop in the current year over the previous year by about 16%. The net
profit also saw a decrease of 34%. This could be attributed to the near abysmal condition of the
agricultural production in the country during the year, due to fluctuating monsoon conditions in over
the country.
Future Plans:
The company plans to venture into Biomanure production from the Municipal Solid Waste
(MSW).
Also, it plans to provide Industrial services to fertilizer projects/plants and other projects in
India and Abroad. Currently, the company caters to only the Indian market.
Plans for manufacture of chemicals for solar and semi-conductor application businesses are
underway. Also, the company is looking for installation of various new mechanisms for
efficiency improvement.