Balu Forge

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Castings & Forgings
  • ISIN: INE011E01029
  • NSEID: BALUFORGE
  • BSEID: 531112
INR
491.60
8.35 (1.73%)
BSENSE

Feb 20

BSE+NSE Vol: 4.33 lacs

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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

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Why is Balu Forge Industries Ltd ?

1
Flat results in Dec 25
  • OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST (Q) Lowest at 15.63 times
  • INTEREST(Q) Highest at Rs 5.41 cr
2
With ROE of 19.5, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 4.5 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -10.70%, its profits have risen by 51% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.5
3
Despite the size of the company, domestic mutual funds hold only 0.3% of the company
  • Domestic mutual funds have capability to do in-depth on-the-ground research on companies- their small stake may signify either they are not comfortable at the price or the business
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • Even though the market (BSE500) has generated returns of 11.96% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -10.70% returns
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Castings & Forgings)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Balu Forge for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Balu Forge
-10.7%
-0.19
56.08%
Sensex
9.35%
0.80
11.65%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
45.80%
EBIT Growth (5y)
80.89%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
11.26
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.81
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.04
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.04
Tax Ratio
16.03%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0.82%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
12.19%
ROCE (avg)
20.36%
ROE (avg)
17.02%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
22
Industry P/E
34
Price to Book Value
4.53
EV to EBIT
18.56
EV to EBITDA
18.11
EV to Capital Employed
4.41
EV to Sales
5.12
PEG Ratio
0.51
Dividend Yield
0.02%
ROCE (Latest)
22.61%
ROE (Latest)
19.52%
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stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

14What is working for the Company
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 2.85 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at Rs 311.11 cr

PBDIT(Q)

Highest at Rs 84.54 cr.

PAT(Q)

Highest at Rs 71.09 cr.

EPS(Q)

Highest at Rs 6.18

-10What is not working for the Company
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST (Q)

Lowest at 15.63 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at Rs 5.41 cr

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Here's what is working for Balu Forge

Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Highest at 2.85 times and Grown
each half year in the last five half yearly periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to settle its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 311.11 cr
in the last five quarters
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (Rs Cr)

Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 84.54 cr.
in the last five quarters
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (Rs Cr)

Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 71.09 cr.
in the last five quarters
MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive

PAT (Rs Cr)

Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 6.18
in the last five quarters
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (Rs)

Here's what is not working for Balu Forge

Interest - Quarterly
At Rs 5.41 cr has Grown at 34.24%
Quarter on Quarter (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (Rs cr)

Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Lowest at 15.63 times
in the last five quarters
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 5.41 cr
in the last five quarters and Increased by 34.24 % (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (Rs cr)