Atul Ltd 2018-19

CROP PROTECTION Product groups: Herbicides, Insecticides, Fungicides, Others ƥƭŕ gƥē ĺîƙ ĿēĚŠƥĿǛĚē ƥǅū ƑĚƎūƑƥĿŠij ƙĚijŞĚŠƥƙȡ ŠîŞĚŕǋȡ gĿljĚ ¬ČĿĚŠČĚ ĺĚŞĿČîŕƙ îŠē ¡ĚƑljūƑŞîŠČĚ îŠē ~ƥĺĚƑ ĺĚŞĿČîŕƙȦ Life Science Chemicals segment Remark Increase | (Decrease) 2017-18 2018-19 UoM Ratios reduction of debt to nil 238% 56.78 192.00 times Interest coverage better price realisation 26% 8.85 11.16 % sĚƥ ƎƑūǛƥ ŞîƑijĿŠ ĺĿijĺĚƑ ŠĚƥ ƎƑūǛƥ ŞîƑijĿŠ 35% 13.11 17.70 % Return on net worth Life Science Chemicals segment consists of three sub-segments, namely, Crop Protection, Pharmaceuticals and Intermediates and Aromatics - I. 1,289 2018-19 1,027 2017-18 26 % change 34 2018-19 34 2017-18 - % change Sales ( ` cr) Share in total sales (%) The products falling under these product groups are used by customers belonging to Agriculture and Crop Protection Chemicals industries. The product groups comprise about 20 products îŠē ǪǦ ljūƑŞƭŕîƥĿūŠƙȦ ǨȡǪȹ'ȡ TŠēūǊîČîƑċȡ TƙūƎƑūƥĺĿūŕîŠĚȡ ¡ƑūƎūǊƭƑ îŠē ¬ƭŕljūŠǋŕ ƭƑĚî ĺĚƑċĿČĿēĚƙ îƑĚ ƙūŞĚ ūlj ƥĺĚ ŒĚǋ products. During 2018-19, sales increased by 16% from ` 651 cr to ` 754 cr. Sales in India increased by 13% from ` 232 cr to ` 263 cr; bulk sales in India increased by 36% from ` 126 cr to ` 171 cr whereas brand sales which are currently only in India decreased by 13% from ` 106 cr to ` 92 cr. Sales outside India increased by 17% from ` 419 cr to ` 491 cr and formed 65% of the total. Decrease on account of volume was 9%. Sales increased mainly because of good demand and higher price realisation for one of the key herbicides. The Company completed one project and undertook three projects for implementation. The size of the world Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries industry is estimated at US$ 3.2 tn and is growing at about 3%. The size of the world Crop Protection Chemicals industry is estimated at US$ 56 bn and is growing at about 5%. The Food and Agribusiness forms a larger US$ 5 trillion Management Discussion and Analysis Corporate Overview 01-22 Statutory Reports 23-105 Financial Statements 107-250 56 Atul Ltd | Annual Report 2018-19