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Forbes & Company Ltd

BSE 502865 · Household Appliances
₹289.35 -3.07%
BSE close2026-10-01
Market cap₹393 Cr.
P/E32.3

Price

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Financials

Consolidated, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales15.5411.8987.0835.7934.6640.2388.6822.4518.7017.8017.1913.26
Expenses17.0411.8183.5831.0030.4536.7577.1321.3015.8314.7818.0012.14
Operating Profit-1.500.083.504.794.213.4811.551.152.873.02-0.811.12
OPM %-9.65%0.67%4.02%13.38%12.15%8.65%13.02%5.12%15.35%16.97%-4.71%8.45%
Other Income-20.242.96-1.032.312.6010.1997.295.346.222.551.403.66
Interest0.390.170.800.230.200.210.130.160.150.160.180.14
Depreciation0.460.350.430.380.370.420.410.570.560.521.260.54
Profit before tax-22.592.521.246.496.2413.04108.305.768.384.89-0.854.10
Tax %0.53%-55.95%-173.39%18.64%17.63%27.15%5.04%15.62%24.46%14.31%131.76%12.20%
Net Profit-22.713.933.395.285.149.50102.844.866.334.19-1.973.60
EPS in Rs-17.603.052.634.093.987.3679.723.774.913.25-1.532.79
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales3,2312,9992,8222,8532,731932515471251997667
Expenses3,1942,8922,6932,7102,701821465761191736961
Operating Profit371061291433011149-2962686
OPM %1.2%3.5%4.6%5%1.1%12%10%-63%4.6%13%10%9%
Other Income1351343935-171-484,252243-51101414
Interest1077496891015242101111
Depreciation7571777798684162233
Profit before tax-995-411-341-564,218198-21341817
Tax %423%26%682%126%-1%107%-0%3%116%8%26%
Net Profit-4889-32-3-338-1174,229192-41231312
EPS in Rs-45.3965.49-15.075.40-251.63-60.213,278.84148.80-3.4695.1610.409.42
Dividend Payout %0%4%-17%93%0%0%0%44%0%0%0%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth-31%-39%18%-64%
Compounded Profit Growth7%-38%29%-56%
Stock Price CAGR19%19%4%-18%
Return on Equity%%17%2%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital131313131313131313131313
Reserves431206301303251-101-15473212127207186
Borrowings1,1801,1401,1641,1891,0701,1375232889556
Other Liabilities1,1881,2201,2281,2541,5411,6951,6544154672757746
Total Liabilities2,8112,5792,7062,7592,8742,7442,036789701421301251
Fixed Assets1,1409971,0361,1391,1341,02759815829272727
CWIP517274948729410000
Investments269273808112360117145171200164
Other Assets1,5941,4181,5241,4451,5731,5651,3745135272237460
Total Assets2,8112,5792,7062,7592,8742,7442,036789701421301251
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity981206717020722936620155-20-11-6
Cash from Investing Activity-51-835-130-44-143659216170
Cash from Financing Activity-80-36-20-94-230-122-382-275-243-6-1-1
Net Cash Flow-34252-53-66-3649-6527-26-5-7
Free Cash Flow3735-2015163145494150235-2-3-2
CFO/OP109%435%92%158%157%823%328%458%-191%-358%-50%-28%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days605956546054476261201537
Inventory Days1029813815522028418853389243150
Days Payable1621401151421511629921421771222
Cash Conversion Cycle017796812817713638061695-13-35
Working Capital Days-17-29-27-42-71-126-273-135-175-299-49-69
ROCE %11%3%5%5%7%-2%14%12%-9%5%16%5%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters73.85%73.85%73.85%73.85%73.85%73.85%73.85%73.85%73.85%73.85%73.85%73.85%
FIIs11.51%11.58%11.56%11.51%11.30%10.16%8.24%8.24%8.24%8.24%8.24%8.24%
DIIs0.10%0.10%0.10%0.10%0.10%0.10%0.19%0.19%0.19%0.19%0.11%0.36%
Government0.86%0.86%0.86%0.86%0.86%0.86%0.86%0.86%0.86%0.86%0.86%0.62%
Public13.67%13.61%13.63%13.68%13.89%15.04%16.85%16.87%16.87%16.85%16.95%16.92%
No. of Shareholders13,06712,61913,30213,12812,85212,83613,06112,94612,74312,39112,18412,090

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 393 Cr.
Current Price₹ 304
Stock P/E32.3
Book Value₹ 155
ROCE5.11 %
ROE1.67 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)-64%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)-56%
Consolidated figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 373 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 358 Cr
P/E (TTM)30.72x
Price to book1.87x
Price to sales5.57x
EV / EBITDA17.90x
EV / EBIT20.90x
EV / sales5.35x
Earnings yield3.26%
P/E, 3-year average16.75x
P/B, 3-year average2.58x
P/E, 5-year average8.79x
P/B, 5-year average2.32x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)9.98%
Operating margin (incl. other income)28.55%
EBITDA margin29.92%
Pre-tax margin24.68%
Net profit margin18.15%
Net margin, latest quarter27.15%
ROE6.40%
ROCE8.76%
ROA4.85%
ROE, 3-year average24.07%
ROCE, 3-year average27.00%
ROA, 3-year average12.69%
ROE, 5-year average-3054.45%
ROCE, 5-year average255.10%
ROA, 5-year average72.65%
ROIC (approx.)6.85%
Tax rate26.24%
Other income / net worth7.09%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)-61.78%
Profit growth (latest year)-89.08%
Sales CAGR, 3 years17.66%
Sales CAGR, 5 years-39.41%
Profit CAGR, 3 years-58.81%
Sales growth QoQ-22.86%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)-40.94%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)-25.93%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 9.42
EPS (latest year)Rs 10.40
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 2.79
EPS, 3-year averageRs 34.04
EPS, 5-year averageRs 706.02
Book value per shareRs 154.56
Sales per shareRs 51.90
Cash flow per shareRs -4.74
Free cash flow per shareRs -1.55
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 65.01
Dividends
Dividend payout, 5-year average43.68%
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.30x
Fixed asset turnover2.84x
Inventory turnover3.66x
Inventory days100 days
Debtor days37 days
Debtors turnover9.81x
Creditor days222 days
Cash conversion cycle-35 days
Working capital days-69 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 6 Cr
Cash and bankRs 21 Cr
Net debtRs -15 Cr
Debt to equity0.03x
Net debt / EBITDA-0.74x
Interest coverage27.22x
Owners' fund to total sources79.30%
Debt to assets2.39%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs -6 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs 0 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -1 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs -7 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs -2 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs -1 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years0.05x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 67 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 76 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 13 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 8 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 1 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 14 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 20 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 19 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 17 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 5 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 12 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 13 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 4 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 3 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 1 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 1 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 36 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 69 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 90 Cr
Share capitalRs 13 Cr
ReservesRs 186 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 199 Cr
Total assetsRs 251 Cr
Net blockRs 27 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 0 Cr
InvestmentsRs 164 Cr
ReceivablesRs 8 Cr
InventoryRs 10 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 46 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)1.29
Ownership
Promoter holding73.85% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the consolidated statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 30.7 is at the 96th percentile of its own 5.8-year range (median 3.2, low 0.1, high 31.7).
P/B 1.87 is at the 52th percentile (median 1.80).
Monthly. Market cap from split-adjusted price; profit and book value as reported by that month. A low percentile means cheap versus its own history, not cheap versus peers.
Period502865Nifty 50Difference
1 week-10.8%-2.8% -8.1 pts
1 month+6.2%-6.8% +13.0 pts
3 months-5.5%-7.6% +2.1 pts
3 years+6.9%+14.2% -7.3 pts
5 years+120.2%+27.9% +92.3 pts

Red flags

F-score 2 of 8
explainWeak cash conversion Cash from operations was -28% of net profit over the last 3 years
explainReceivables outrunning sales Receivables grew -7% vs sales -62% in 2026
lookProfit leans on other income Other income was 78% of pre-tax profit in 2026
Checks on the latest reported years: cash vs profit, accruals, receivables and inventory vs sales, dilution, debt, interest cover, equity, other income, losses, and auditor, top-management, insolvency and regulator filings in the last 12 months. A flag asks for an explanation; it is not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Jun 2026
Sales ₹13 Cr -40.9% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹4 Cr -25.9%.

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No corporate actions on record.
No announcements in our files yet.
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No short selling reported to NSE in our files.
Short sales disclosed by brokers to NSE, by trade date. Collected since late September 2026.
Not on any NSE surveillance list in the latest file.

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Forbes & Company Ltd?

Forbes & Company Ltd (502865) has a market capitalisation of Rs 393 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Forbes & Company Ltd?

Forbes & Company Ltd trades at a P/E of 32.3 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Forbes & Company Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Forbes & Company Ltd sales was Rs 13 Cr (-40.9% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 4 Cr.

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