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Palco Metals Ltd

BSE 539121 · Aluminium
₹183.45 +6.53%
BSE close2026-10-01
Market cap₹68.0 Cr.
P/E8.90

Price

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Financials

Consolidated, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales42.2852.8860.9360.1053.2061.9171.0955.1375.5982.1680.7568.00
Expenses40.6351.8256.9455.0550.4859.6269.0254.1873.9477.4375.6265.39
Operating Profit1.651.063.995.052.722.292.070.951.654.735.132.61
OPM %3.90%2.00%6.55%8.40%5.11%3.70%2.91%1.72%2.18%5.76%6.35%3.84%
Other Income0.003.44-0.010.000.000.001.040.420.000.380.390.41
Interest0.080.431.300.980.670.041.300.720.940.990.720.60
Depreciation0.400.350.380.250.520.240.590.380.380.410.400.37
Profit before tax1.173.722.303.821.532.011.220.270.333.714.402.05
Tax %0.00%0.00%75.22%26.18%-1.31%37.31%17.21%0.00%0.00%25.88%30.91%25.85%
Net Profit1.173.720.572.821.551.271.020.260.342.753.041.52
EPS in Rs2.929.301.427.053.883.182.550.650.856.887.603.80
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales00961126295174160194246293306
Expenses00941106093166156187234281292
Operating Profit-0-02112737121214
OPM %2.1%1.1%2.0%2.5%4.2%2.1%3.7%4.8%4.1%4.6%
Other Income101010112121
Interest002211122333
Depreciation001000001222
Profit before tax101-1016269910
Tax %22%650%37%6%10%24%26%36%13%27%27%
Net Profit1-01-101515668
EPS in Rs1.48-0.251.65-1.350.882.2811.883.5012.5815.7815.9519.13
Dividend Payout %0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth%25%22%27%
Compounded Profit Growth63%48%66%87%
Stock Price CAGR21%48%44%41%
Return on Equity18%30%35%43%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital444444444444
Reserves16778778111215814
Borrowings333162211182028363729
Other Liabilities011149891211132851
Total Liabilities231515424130394754687798
Fixed Assets10009777710171717
CWIP000000007000
Investments111112000100000
Other Assets233333323314037506081
Total Assets231515424130394754687798
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity-0-10-00-29-2-2510288
Cash from Investing Activity0100000-00-5-10-84
Cash from Financing Activity0-0004-116-176-26-12
Net Cash Flow0-0002-23-365-5-0
Free Cash Flow-0-0-00-29-2-3-6-1267
CFO/OP140%5,918%217%0%-158%758%-92%-27%213%163%259%83%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days632736202927141428
Inventory Days315157422729373647
Days Payable29455333333
Cash Conversion Cycle657488585354474742
Working Capital Days43409248419481415
ROCE %-0%1%10%3%4%7%19%8%11%20%25%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters68.17%68.17%68.17%68.18%68.18%68.18%68.18%68.18%68.18%68.18%68.17%68.17%
Public31.83%31.82%31.83%31.82%31.83%31.83%31.81%31.81%31.82%31.82%31.82%31.81%
No. of Shareholders2,1792,2412,2592,3642,7743,1983,4093,3553,3573,3183,4283,356

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 68.0 Cr.
Current Price₹ 170
Stock P/E8.90
Book Value₹ 45.0
ROCE25.1 %
ROE43.1 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)27%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)87%
Consolidated figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 73 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 102 Cr
P/E (TTM)9.59x
Price to book4.07x
Price to sales0.24x
EV / EBITDA6.65x
EV / EBIT7.41x
EV / sales0.33x
Price to cash flow9.46x
Earnings yield10.43%
P/E, 3-year average9.14x
P/B, 3-year average3.92x
P/E, 5-year average9.41x
P/B, 5-year average2.88x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)4.08%
Operating margin (incl. other income)4.66%
EBITDA margin4.99%
Pre-tax margin3.42%
Net profit margin2.50%
Net margin, latest quarter2.24%
ROE43.06%
ROCE25.14%
ROA7.27%
ROE, 3-year average37.91%
ROCE, 3-year average21.27%
ROA, 3-year average8.07%
ROE, 5-year average31.85%
ROCE, 5-year average19.50%
ROA, 5-year average7.61%
ROIC (approx.)21.70%
Tax rate26.67%
Other income / net worth9.38%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)19.17%
Profit growth (latest year)1.11%
Sales CAGR, 3 years22.43%
Sales CAGR, 5 years25.18%
Profit CAGR, 3 years65.79%
Profit CAGR, 5 years47.62%
Sales growth QoQ-15.79%
Profit growth QoQ-50.00%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)23.34%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)484.62%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 19.12
EPS (latest year)Rs 15.95
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 3.80
EPS, 3-year averageRs 14.77
EPS, 5-year averageRs 11.94
Book value per shareRs 45.02
Sales per shareRs 766.25
Cash flow per shareRs 19.40
Free cash flow per shareRs 17.50
Efficiency
Asset turnover2.99x
Fixed asset turnover17.56x
Inventory turnover8.12x
Inventory days45 days
Debtor days28 days
Debtors turnover12.83x
Creditor days33 days
Cash conversion cycle42 days
Working capital days15 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 29 Cr
Cash and bankRs 1 Cr
Net debtRs 28 Cr
Debt to equity1.62x
Net debt / EBITDA1.86x
Interest coverage4.23x
Owners' fund to total sources18.37%
Debt to assets29.67%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 8 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs 4 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -12 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs -0 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 7 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs -1 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years2.13x
Sales to cash flow37.77x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 306 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 293 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 68 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 12 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 3 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 2 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 15 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 12 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 10 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 2 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 8 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 6 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 2 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 2 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 0 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 3 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 276 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 281 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 295 Cr
Share capitalRs 4 Cr
ReservesRs 14 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 18 Cr
Total assetsRs 98 Cr
Net blockRs 17 Cr
InvestmentsRs 0 Cr
ReceivablesRs 23 Cr
InventoryRs 34 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 51 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)0.40
Ownership
Promoter holding68.17% (-0.01 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the consolidated statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 9.6 is at the 29th percentile of its own 5.8-year range (median 12.1, low 3.1, high 27.9).
P/B 4.07 is at the 78th percentile (median 1.81).
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.
Period539121Nifty 50Difference
1 week+6.4%-2.8% +9.2 pts
1 month+19.0%-6.8% +25.8 pts
3 months+39.6%-7.6% +47.2 pts
3 years+221.8%+14.2% +207.7 pts
5 years+664.4%+27.9% +636.5 pts

Red flags

F-score 5 of 8
lookInventory outrunning sales Inventory grew 54% vs sales +19% 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 ₹68 Cr +23.3% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹2 Cr +484.6%.

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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 Palco Metals Ltd?

Palco Metals Ltd (539121) has a market capitalisation of Rs 68.0 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Palco Metals Ltd?

Palco Metals Ltd trades at a P/E of 8.90 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Palco Metals Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Palco Metals Ltd sales was Rs 68 Cr (+23.3% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 2 Cr.

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