Rane Brake Lining Ltd Ltd
Auto Parts & Equipments
FV – Rs 10; 52wks H/L –405.9/265 ; TTQ – 110 ; CMP – Rs 325(As On November 16th 2015; 11:40) ;                        
Market Cap – Rs 257 Crs
Standalone Financials and Valuations for FY15 (Amt in Rs Crs unless specified)
Equity Capital  | 
Net worth  | 
Long Term Debt | Total Sales  | 
PAT | BV (Rs)  | 
EPS (Rs)  | 
P/E  | 
Industry P/E  | 
P/BV  | 
Promoter’s Stake  | 
Beta | 
| 7.91 | 121.7 | 10.5 | 418.5 | 16.1 | 154 | 20.4 | 15.9 | 32.4 | 2.1 | 66.5 | 0.84 | 
Standalone Financials and Valuations for H1 FY16
Equity Capital  | 
Net worth  | 
Total Sales  | 
PAT | BV (Rs)  | 
TTM EPS (Rs)  | 
TTM P/E  | 
Industry P/E  | 
P/BV  | 
Promoter’s Stake  | 
Beta | 
| 7.91 | 130.4 | 109.3 | 3.9 | 165 |  
 24.64  | 
 
 13.2  | 
 
 32.4  | 
 
 2  | 
 
 66.5  | 
0.84 | 
Debt to Equity – 0.28
Return on Equity % – 13.3
Overwiew:
- Rane Brake Lining Ltd (RBL) is part of the Rane group of companies, a leading auto component group based out of Chennai.
 - The company is a manufacturer of friction material products like Brake linings, Disc pads, Clutch facings, Clutch buttons, Brake shoes and Railway Brake blocks.
 - It is market leader in India and global player in friction material.
 - The company has a technical collaboration with Nisshinbo Brakes Inc, Japan.
 - The company is a supplier of composite brake blocks to Indian railways, with presence in passenger, Electric Multiple Unit (EMU), Freight, Locomotive and Metro Rail.
 - Manufacturing plants are located in Chennai, Hyderabad, Puducherry and Trichi.
 
| Domestic Sales | (Rs. In Crores) | Growth in % | |
| 2014-15 | 2013-14 | ||
| Brake Linings | 176.54 | 160.72 | 9.84 | 
| Disc Pads | 164.19 | 145.71 | 12.68 | 
| Other Products | 47.58 | 50.74 | -6.24 | 
- The exports of the company were at Rs.27.58 Crs registering a growth of 4.7% over the previous year.
 
Management:
- L Ganesh – Chairman
 - M A P Sridhar Kumar – CFO
 
Major Non-Promoter Holdings:
| Sr.No | Non – Promoters | No. of Shares held | % of shares held | 
| 1 | United India Insurance Company Ltd | 479030 | 6.05 | 
| 2 | General Insurance Corporation of India | 291498 | 3.68 | 
| Total | 770528 | 9.74 | 
Standalone Financial Trends (In Rs. Crs) :
| Particulars | FY15 | FY14 | FY13 | FY12 | FY11 | 
| Equity Paid Up | 7.91 | 7.91 | 7.91 | 7.91 | 7.91 | 
| Networth | 121.7 | 112.3 | 102 | 96.6 | 86.8 | 
| Total Debt | 34.6 | 61.8 | 74 | 63.6 | 54.2 | 
| Net Sales | 418.5 | 386.5 | 379.7 | 363.5 | 308.3 | 
| Other Income | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 
| PAT | 16.1 | 17.2 | 9.1 | 16.2 | 15.3 | 
| Book Value (Rs) | 154 | 142 | 129 | 122 | 110 | 
| EPS (Rs) | 20.4 | 21.7 | 11.5 | 20.5 | 19.3 | 
Net sales were up by 8.4% as compared to previous year with new products generating 11% (i.e Rs.45.8 Crs) of the revenues.
Company has reduced its debt over the years and maintains a healthy dividend payout.