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Balu Forge Industries Ltd

NSE BALUFORGE · BSE 531112 · Castings & Forgings
₹488.95 -1.49%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range341.05 - 678.00
Market cap₹6,084 Cr.
P/E22.7
Microcap 250 Price band 20% Delivery 38.6%

Price

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Financials

Consolidated, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales139147161175223256270233300311264301
Expenses109114127132158188195161217227204216
Operating Profit303334436568757283856085
OPM %22%22%21%25%29%26%28%31%28%27%23%28%
Other Income42412104234234
Interest444232424555
Depreciation011111122333
Profit before tax303035426474747080817581
Tax %22%16%18%18%25%20%15%19%19%12%13%18%
Net Profit232528344859635765716666
EPS in Rs2.322.462.763.334.395.395.735.005.716.185.425.44
Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales1422863275609241,1071,175
Expenses130249277441673808863
Operating Profit123750119251300312
OPM %9%13%15%21%27%27%27%
Other Income581310173335
Interest751114111619
Depreciation111231012
Profit before tax103951114254306317
Tax %22%24%23%18%20%15%
Net Profit8303993204259268
EPS in Rs1.113.634.679.1118.6321.3322.75
Dividend Payout %0%3%0%2%1%1%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth%51%50%20%
Compounded Profit Growth%102%88%18%
Stock Price CAGR28%14%32%-20%
Return on Equity%22%22%20%
Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital698283103111121
Reserves9761144509421,473
Borrowings2647524940152
Other Liabilities6878121111159104
Total Liabilities1712843717121,2521,851
Fixed Assets42424857183547
CWIP077130417277
Investments000000
Other Assets1292353165256521,027
Total Assets1712843717121,2521,851
Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity17-5826-3214832
Cash from Investing Activity-3-8-21-134-416-354
Cash from Financing Activity-1269-6249273315
Net Cash Flow24-1835-7
Free Cash Flow14-655-166-268-322
CFO/OP159%-161%52%-12%73%15%
Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days156165235142129140
Inventory Days667056875975
Days Payable15775105787132
Cash Conversion Cycle65160186151117182
Working Capital Days113141146175116158
ROCE %29%27%30%31%23%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters57.47%56.07%56.07%56.07%54.71%54.71%55.25%54.85%54.85%54.87%54.39%53.51%
FIIs6.48%8.77%9.71%8.51%10.43%6.93%7.07%8.20%8.33%7.94%6.03%5.04%
DIIs2.00%1.95%1.88%1.43%0.93%0.97%1.07%0.86%0.83%0.80%0.89%0.95%
Government0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%4.23%4.17%4.06%4.06%4.06%4.02%3.86%
Public34.05%33.21%32.34%33.99%33.93%33.16%32.43%32.03%31.93%32.34%34.68%36.64%
No. of Shareholders13,79818,05423,72329,41950,95566,31073,28377,24372,35170,44579,71183,997

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 6,084 Cr.
Current Price₹ 501
Stock P/E22.7
Book Value₹ 131
ROCE22.7 %
ROE19.6 %
Dividend Yield0.03 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)20%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)18%
Consolidated figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 4,025 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 4,065 Cr
P/E (TTM)15.02x
Price to book25.37x
Price to sales3.43x
EV / EBITDA11.71x
EV / EBIT12.11x
EV / sales3.46x
Earnings yield6.66%
Dividend yield0.02%
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)12.95%
Operating margin (incl. other income)15.86%
EBITDA margin29.55%
Pre-tax margin26.96%
Net profit margin22.81%
Net margin, latest quarter21.98%
ROE25.27%
ROCE28.64%
ROA13.09%
ROIC (approx.)128.83%
Tax rate23.64%
Other income / net worth5.25%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)101.34%
Profit growth (latest year)291.60%
Sales growth QoQ14.10%
Profit growth QoQ0.53%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)28.95%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)15.89%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 32.55
EPS (latest year)Rs 3.63
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 8.03
Book value per shareRs 19.27
Sales per shareRs 142.73
Cash flow per shareRs -7.01
Free cash flow per shareRs -39.12
Dividend per share (latest year)Rs 0.10
Dividends
Dividend payout2.75%
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.01x
Fixed asset turnover6.75x
Inventory turnover5.21x
Inventory days70 days
Debtor days165 days
Debtors turnover2.22x
Creditor days32 days
Cash conversion cycle182 days
Working capital days158 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 47 Cr
Cash and bankRs 7 Cr
Net debtRs 40 Cr
Debt to equity0.30x
Net debt / EBITDA0.12x
Interest coverage17.83x
Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)3.54x
Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)2.89x
Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 63 Cr
Owners' fund to total sources55.77%
Debt to assets16.66%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs -58 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -8 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs 69 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 4 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs -322 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs -301 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years0.19x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 1,175 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 286 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 301 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 37 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 85 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 35 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 347 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 328 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 317 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 9 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 268 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 30 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 66 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 12 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 3 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 19 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 221 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 249 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 294 Cr
Share capitalRs 82 Cr
ReservesRs 76 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 159 Cr
Total assetsRs 284 Cr
Net blockRs 42 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 7 Cr
ReceivablesRs 129 Cr
InventoryRs 42 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 78 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)8.23
Ownership
Promoter holding53.51% (-1.34 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the consolidated statements. Returns use average balances.
Not enough history to build valuation bands (needs two years of profits and prices).
PeriodBALUFORGENifty 50Difference
1 week-1.8%-2.8% +0.9 pts
1 month-21.4%-6.8% -14.6 pts
3 months+5.0%-7.6% +12.6 pts
6 months+26.6%+0.4% +26.2 pts
1 year-24.5%-9.9% -14.6 pts
2 years-38.9%-13.6% -25.3 pts
3 years+122.6%+14.2% +108.4 pts
5 years+85.1%+27.9% +57.2 pts
6 mutual fund schemes hold about ₹8 Cr. Over three months 6 bought more and 0 sold (share counts, price move removed).
FundWeightEst. Cr3m shares
Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund0.31%8 +20%
Groww Nifty Total Market Index Fund0.01%0 +21%
Angel One Nifty Total Market Index Fund0.01%0 +21%
Mirae Asset Nifty Total Market Index Fund0.01%0 +21%
Bandhan Nifty Total Market Index Fund0.01%0 +21%
Motilal Oswal BSE 1000 Index Fund0.01%0 +24%

Red flags

F-score 4 of 8
explainWeak cash conversion Cash from operations was -108% of net profit over the last 2 years
explainHigh accruals Profit exceeded operating cash by 31% of total assets in 2026
lookShare dilution Share count up 20% in a year
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 ₹301 Cr +29.2% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹66 Cr +15.8%.

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No bulk or block deals on record.
Ex-dateActionFactor
2026-09-18Dividend - Re 0.15 Per Share
2025-09-19Dividend - Re 0.15 Per Share
2024-09-20Dividend - Rs 0.15 Per Share
2024-09-20Annual General Meeting
DateTypeWhat it says
2026-09-30Shareholder meetingProceedings of Annual General Meeting held on September 30, 2026
Company filings to NSE, newest first. Routine notices (trading window, newspaper copies) are left out. Click a row for the filing.
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 Balu Forge Industries Ltd?

Balu Forge Industries Ltd (BALUFORGE) has a market capitalisation of Rs 6,084 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Balu Forge Industries Ltd?

Balu Forge Industries Ltd trades at a P/E of 22.7 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Balu Forge Industries Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Balu Forge Industries Ltd sales was Rs 301 Cr (+29.2% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 66 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of Balu Forge Industries Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 678.00 and the 52-week low is Rs 341.05.

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