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Chennai Ferrous Industries Ltd

BSE 539011 · Trading - Metals
₹70.00 -4.12%
BSE close2026-10-01
Market cap₹26.4 Cr.
P/E45.5

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales5.0720.5521.7473.8270.4521.0557.3269.2156.510.755.850.94
Expenses3.1619.5420.3071.4968.8820.5156.9566.0856.691.746.661.62
Operating Profit1.911.011.442.331.570.540.373.13-0.18-0.99-0.81-0.68
OPM %37.67%4.91%6.62%3.16%2.23%2.57%0.65%4.52%-0.32%-132.00%-13.85%-72.34%
Other Income0.000.000.000.260.001.220.450.240.250.240.400.24
Interest0.010.000.050.000.000.000.020.000.000.000.090.00
Depreciation0.270.270.330.270.270.270.280.260.260.26-0.480.06
Profit before tax1.630.741.062.321.301.490.523.11-0.19-1.01-0.02-0.50
Tax %0.00%0.00%0.00%25.00%25.38%25.50%63.46%25.08%-26.32%-24.75%-10,000.00%0.00%
Net Profit1.630.741.061.740.971.120.192.33-0.14-0.761.98-0.50
EPS in Rs4.522.052.944.832.693.110.536.46-0.39-2.115.49-1.39
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales27.863.2512.936.887.9646.4295.86138.90140.73222.43132.3164.05
Expenses45.394.5614.314.713.8140.3969.56137.90137.06217.84131.1766.71
Operating Profit-17.53-1.31-1.382.174.156.0326.301.003.674.591.14-2.66
OPM %-62.92%-40.31%-10.67%31.54%52.14%12.99%27.44%0.72%2.61%2.06%0.86%-4.15%
Other Income0.040.060.090.410.140.120.093.402.302.151.131.13
Interest0.000.000.021.330.010.000.000.020.100.020.090.09
Depreciation1.441.271.251.241.071.091.091.081.141.100.300.10
Profit before tax-18.93-2.52-2.560.013.215.0625.303.304.735.621.88-1.72
Tax %0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%41.23%28.83%-79.79%
Net Profit-18.93-2.52-2.560.013.205.0625.303.292.794.013.380.58
EPS in Rs-52.52-6.99-7.100.038.8814.0470.199.137.7411.129.381.60
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 Growth17%23%-2%-71%
Compounded Profit Growth8%-8%1%-87%
Stock Price CAGR28%-4%-19%-44%
Return on Equity%18%7%6%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital3.603.603.603.603.603.603.603.603.603.603.603.60
Reserves2.22-16.71-19.23-21.79-31.17-18.58-13.5238.3541.6544.4448.4551.83
Borrowings7.629.339.333.9332.060.000.000.000.000.001.670.00
Other Liabilities83.4560.1360.6861.0141.1629.7256.1815.23103.4616.4326.9013.98
Total Liabilities96.8956.3554.3846.7545.6514.7446.2657.18148.7164.4780.6269.41
Fixed Assets15.6314.1912.9211.6710.439.799.0634.5434.3033.2131.8231.52
CWIP0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Investments0.060.070.124.6923.913.203.093.1211.178.200.910.91
Other Assets81.2042.0941.3430.3911.311.7534.1119.52103.2423.0647.8936.98
Total Assets96.8956.3554.3846.7545.6514.7446.2657.18148.7164.4780.6269.41
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity15.12-1.62-0.7210.45-2.620.140.430.329.34-2.60-8.333.35
Cash from Investing Activity-0.10-0.01-0.06-4.56-22.4129.67-0.25-0.03-8.892.927.58-0.67
Cash from Financing Activity-17.721.74-0.04-5.4226.78-32.060.000.00-0.02-0.10-0.02-0.09
Net Cash Flow-2.700.10-0.820.471.75-2.250.180.290.420.21-0.782.58
Free Cash Flow15.08-1.62-0.7210.45-2.62-0.300.070.328.50-2.65-8.043.35
CFO/OP-110%9%55%-757%-121%3%7%1%934%-56%-151%437%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days132.51189.841,686.86461.54296.036.42177.3114.434.499.341.150.91
Inventory Days628.95130.924,841.4269.60702.280.0060.281.07215.640.0028.150.00
Days Payable953.46493.8619,961.371,574.9215,043.54448.5260.49278.4735.32
Cash Conversion Cycle-192.00-173.10-13,433.09-1,043.78-14,045.236.42-210.94-44.99-58.349.34-6.020.91
Working Capital Days-97.10-309.71-2,714.48-1,013.70-1,629.24-1,202.30-138.9422.542.6020.5237.5358.62
ROCE %-93.88%-392.75%157.98%7.55%10.16%10.91%3.61%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters68.70%68.50%68.10%68.04%67.95%67.87%67.86%67.79%67.75%67.75%67.75%67.75%
Public31.30%31.52%31.92%31.97%32.06%32.15%32.15%32.23%32.26%32.27%32.27%32.27%
No. of Shareholders7,4497,1917,0997,0146,9616,8956,8276,7666,6616,5686,5036,440

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 26.4 Cr.
Current Price₹ 73.2
Stock P/E45.5
Book Value₹ 154
ROCE3.61 %
ROE6.29 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)-71%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)-87%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 25 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 22 Cr
P/E (TTM)43.50x
Price to book0.46x
Price to sales0.39x
EV / sales0.35x
Price to cash flow7.53x
Earnings yield2.30%
P/E, 3-year average9.71x
P/B, 3-year average0.63x
P/E, 5-year average9.14x
P/B, 5-year average0.76x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)0.86%
Operating margin (incl. other income)1.72%
EBITDA margin-2.39%
Pre-tax margin-2.69%
Net profit margin0.91%
Net margin, latest quarter-53.19%
ROE6.29%
ROCE3.61%
ROA4.51%
ROE, 3-year average6.76%
ROCE, 3-year average8.35%
ROA, 3-year average4.22%
ROE, 5-year average37.16%
ROCE, 5-year average38.13%
ROA, 5-year average12.95%
ROIC (approx.)-5.60%
Tax rate-79.79%
Other income / net worth2.04%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)-40.52%
Profit growth (latest year)-15.71%
Sales CAGR, 3 years-1.61%
Sales CAGR, 5 years23.30%
Profit CAGR, 3 years0.90%
Profit CAGR, 5 years-7.75%
Sales growth QoQ-83.93%
Profit growth QoQ-125.25%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)-98.64%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)-121.46%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 1.61
EPS (latest year)Rs 9.38
EPS (latest quarter)Rs -1.39
EPS, 3-year averageRs 9.41
EPS, 5-year averageRs 21.51
Book value per shareRs 153.78
Sales per shareRs 177.69
Cash flow per shareRs 9.29
Free cash flow per shareRs 9.29
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.91x
Fixed asset turnover4.20x
Debtor days1 days
Debtors turnover400.94x
Creditor days35 days
Cash conversion cycle1 days
Working capital days59 days
Leverage
Cash and bankRs 3 Cr
Net debtRs -3 Cr
Interest coverage-18.11x
Owners' fund to total sources79.86%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 3 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -1 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -0 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 3 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 3 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years0.05x
Sales to cash flow39.50x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 64 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 132 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 1 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 1 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs -1 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 1 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs -2 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs -2 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs -2 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs -2 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 1 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 3 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs -0 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 0 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 0 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 0 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 124 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 131 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 133 Cr
Share capitalRs 4 Cr
ReservesRs 52 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 55 Cr
Total assetsRs 69 Cr
Net blockRs 32 Cr
InvestmentsRs 1 Cr
ReceivablesRs 0 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 14 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)0.36
Ownership
Promoter holding67.75% (-0.04 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 43.5 is at the 88th percentile of its own 6.8-year range (median 10.3, low 0.4, high 330.9).
P/B 0.46 is at the 2th percentile (median 0.94).
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.
Period539011Nifty 50Difference
1 week-5.1%-2.8% -2.3 pts
1 month-6.7%-6.8% +0.1 pts
3 months-20.9%-7.6% -13.3 pts
3 years-50.0%+14.2% -64.2 pts
5 years-25.5%+27.9% -53.4 pts

Red flags

F-score 4 of 8
explainWeak cash conversion Cash from operations was -74% of net profit over the last 3 years
lookProfit leans on other income Other income was 60% 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 ₹1 Cr -98.6% vs Jun 2025. Net loss ₹0 Cr.

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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 Chennai Ferrous Industries Ltd?

Chennai Ferrous Industries Ltd (539011) has a market capitalisation of Rs 26.4 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Chennai Ferrous Industries Ltd?

Chennai Ferrous Industries Ltd trades at a P/E of 45.5 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Chennai Ferrous Industries Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Chennai Ferrous Industries Ltd sales was Rs 1 Cr (-98.6% vs Jun 2025) with a net loss of Rs 0 Cr.

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