MarketFriction

LWS Knitwear Ltd

BSE 531402 · Trading & Distributors
₹15.34 -4.72%
BSE close2026-10-01
Market cap₹24.4 Cr.
P/E10.7

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales16.8417.2834.4817.3825.5916.3849.3413.0732.8917.6832.5712.38
Expenses16.4316.8032.4616.6424.6915.1247.2912.0131.9916.0030.9411.70
Operating Profit0.410.482.020.740.901.262.051.060.901.681.630.68
OPM %2.43%2.78%5.86%4.26%3.52%7.69%4.15%8.11%2.74%9.50%5.00%5.49%
Other Income0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.130.00
Interest0.290.330.310.290.420.270.500.690.500.510.480.44
Depreciation0.030.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.000.000.00
Profit before tax0.090.131.690.430.460.971.530.350.381.171.280.24
Tax %22.22%53.85%27.81%23.26%54.35%11.34%25.49%22.86%23.68%26.50%25.00%25.00%
Net Profit0.070.061.210.320.200.871.130.270.300.850.960.18
EPS in Rs0.050.040.820.220.140.590.770.180.210.580.660.12
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales26.8732.2330.2754.3429.0145.6361.7662.6275.08108.6696.2195.52
Expenses26.4431.6429.9753.5628.6145.1461.0361.4271.86103.6890.9490.63
Operating Profit0.430.590.300.780.400.490.731.203.224.985.274.89
OPM %1.60%1.83%0.99%1.44%1.38%1.07%1.18%1.92%4.29%4.58%5.48%5.12%
Other Income-0.030.000.030.030.000.000.000.000.00-0.030.130.13
Interest0.220.440.130.060.060.060.270.731.171.482.171.93
Depreciation0.020.020.060.100.100.100.100.100.090.090.050.02
Profit before tax0.160.130.140.650.240.330.360.371.963.383.183.07
Tax %31.25%30.77%28.57%32.31%33.33%24.24%25.00%21.62%28.57%25.15%25.16%
Net Profit0.110.090.100.440.170.250.260.291.402.532.382.29
EPS in Rs0.070.060.070.300.120.170.180.200.951.731.631.57
Dividend Payout %0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth14%16%15%-8%
Compounded Profit Growth34%57%102%-7%
Stock Price CAGR27%9%21%-13%
Return on Equity6%8%10%8%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital5.065.065.065.065.065.065.065.065.065.0614.6314.63
Reserves4.364.474.554.334.784.945.195.445.737.1315.7317.99
Borrowings3.360.494.910.470.600.480.555.0015.9719.4814.2517.85
Other Liabilities0.625.203.588.469.7712.4016.1016.6523.5811.497.535.58
Total Liabilities13.4015.2218.1018.3220.2122.8826.9032.1550.3443.1652.1456.05
Fixed Assets0.240.220.200.790.690.590.500.400.300.390.100.05
CWIP0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Investments3.365.476.213.153.363.473.690.000.000.000.000.00
Other Assets9.809.5311.6914.3816.1618.8222.7131.7550.0442.7752.0456.00
Total Assets13.4015.2218.1018.3220.2122.8826.9032.1550.3443.1652.1456.05
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity-3.912.52-4.143.87-2.141.790.25-6.11-5.63-8.67-14.250.96
Cash from Investing Activity1.320.66-0.610.762.18-2.01-0.071.52-4.574.693.520.00
Cash from Financing Activity2.58-2.864.42-4.420.13-0.120.064.4410.953.5110.481.57
Net Cash Flow0.000.32-0.330.210.18-0.340.23-0.150.74-0.47-0.252.53
Free Cash Flow-4.032.52-4.151.560.251.790.24-6.11-5.60-8.70-14.200.96
CFO/OP-4,300%598%-693%1,410%-249%465%67%-825%-462%-252%-269%36%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days72.3124.0486.8675.6072.21106.4456.7141.13128.0686.15113.6084.03
Inventory Days24.6653.8915.2945.9822.8058.2982.5556.8552.0075.8048.4678.43
Days Payable12.9971.8541.07102.5065.24158.59116.3895.42139.7854.9121.6215.44
Cash Conversion Cycle83.976.0861.0719.0829.776.1522.882.5740.28107.04140.44147.02
Working Capital Days29.8814.409.6320.7429.5536.2423.9232.7457.3697.47120.29150.54
ROCE %1.48%3.60%4.65%2.21%7.00%2.87%3.67%4.79%5.21%10.71%12.82%11.25%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters57.83%57.83%57.83%57.83%57.83%58.44%58.44%58.44%58.44%58.44%58.44%58.44%
Public42.18%42.18%42.17%42.19%42.17%41.56%41.56%41.57%41.56%41.56%41.56%41.57%
No. of Shareholders4,1654,1764,1404,1024,0794,8254,9134,9865,0445,0205,0615,023

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 24.4 Cr.
Current Price₹ 16.6
Stock P/E10.7
Book Value₹ 22.3
ROCE11.2 %
ROE7.56 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)-8%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)-7%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 22 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 38 Cr
P/E (TTM)9.80x
Price to book0.69x
Price to sales0.23x
EV / EBITDA7.44x
EV / EBIT7.52x
EV / sales0.39x
Price to cash flow23.37x
Earnings yield10.21%
P/E, 3-year average8.20x
P/B, 3-year average0.79x
P/E, 5-year average10.83x
P/B, 5-year average0.57x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)5.48%
Operating margin (incl. other income)5.61%
EBITDA margin5.29%
Pre-tax margin3.21%
Net profit margin2.40%
Net margin, latest quarter1.45%
ROE7.56%
ROCE11.25%
ROA4.40%
ROE, 3-year average10.54%
ROCE, 3-year average11.57%
ROA, 3-year average4.23%
ROE, 5-year average7.37%
ROCE, 5-year average8.94%
ROA, 5-year average2.86%
ROIC (approx.)7.83%
Tax rate25.16%
Other income / net worth0.40%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)-11.46%
Profit growth (latest year)-5.93%
Sales CAGR, 3 years15.39%
Sales CAGR, 5 years16.09%
Profit CAGR, 3 years101.71%
Profit CAGR, 5 years56.94%
Sales growth QoQ-61.99%
Profit growth QoQ-81.25%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)-5.28%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)-33.33%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 1.57
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 0.12
EPS, 3-year averageRs 2.25
EPS, 5-year averageRs 1.40
Book value per shareRs 22.30
Sales per shareRs 65.31
Cash flow per shareRs 0.66
Free cash flow per shareRs 0.66
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.72x
Fixed asset turnover1924.20x
Inventory turnover4.65x
Inventory days78 days
Debtor days84 days
Debtors turnover4.34x
Creditor days15 days
Cash conversion cycle147 days
Working capital days151 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 18 Cr
Cash and bankRs 3 Cr
Net debtRs 15 Cr
Debt to equity0.55x
Net debt / EBITDA3.00x
Interest coverage2.59x
Owners' fund to total sources58.20%
Debt to assets31.85%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 1 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs 2 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 3 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 1 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 5 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years-4.91x
Sales to cash flow100.22x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 96 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 96 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 12 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 5 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 1 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 0 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 5 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 3 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 3 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 1 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 2 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 2 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 0 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 0 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 2 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 90 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 91 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 96 Cr
Share capitalRs 15 Cr
ReservesRs 18 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 33 Cr
Total assetsRs 56 Cr
Net blockRs 0 Cr
ReceivablesRs 22 Cr
InventoryRs 19 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 6 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)1.46
Ownership
Promoter holding58.44% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 9.8 is at the 17th percentile of its own 9.2-year range (median 36.0, low 3.4, high 121.4).
P/B 0.69 is at the 35th percentile (median 0.90).
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.
Period531402Nifty 50Difference
1 week+9.1%-2.8% +11.9 pts
1 month-5.4%-6.8% +1.4 pts
3 months-10.3%-7.6% -2.7 pts
3 years+78.8%+14.2% +64.6 pts
5 years+46.0%+27.9% +18.1 pts

Red flags

F-score 4 of 8
explainWeak cash conversion Cash from operations was -348% of net profit over the last 3 years
lookInventory outrunning sales Inventory grew 42% vs sales -11% 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 ₹12 Cr -5.3% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹0 Cr -33.3%.

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No bulk or block deals on record.
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 LWS Knitwear Ltd?

LWS Knitwear Ltd (531402) has a market capitalisation of Rs 24.4 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of LWS Knitwear Ltd?

LWS Knitwear Ltd trades at a P/E of 10.7 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were LWS Knitwear Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, LWS Knitwear Ltd sales was Rs 12 Cr (-5.3% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 0 Cr.

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