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Competent Automobiles Company Ltd

NSE COMPEAU · BSE 531041 · Auto Dealer
₹362.45 -1.63%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range314.30 - 420.00
Market cap₹222 Cr.
P/E8.91
Price band 20% Delivery 100.0%

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales471.19669.30498.56473.49454.81694.57508.67426.28496.42759.45556.95576.10
Expenses454.91648.29473.81454.31437.23674.40484.22409.67480.38734.34530.65558.48
Operating Profit16.2821.0124.7519.1817.5820.1724.4516.6116.0425.1126.3017.62
OPM %3.46%3.14%4.96%4.05%3.87%2.90%4.81%3.90%3.23%3.31%4.72%3.06%
Other Income1.451.931.601.791.602.713.143.403.032.13-0.012.64
Interest5.656.355.756.967.098.607.627.948.858.236.348.40
Depreciation5.846.486.206.557.027.607.927.366.947.657.967.12
Profit before tax6.2410.1114.407.465.076.6812.054.713.2811.3611.994.74
Tax %25.32%25.42%33.26%22.92%28.21%29.49%29.79%22.08%14.94%30.46%29.94%22.36%
Net Profit4.667.539.615.753.634.718.463.662.797.898.393.68
EPS in Rs7.5812.2515.649.365.917.6613.775.964.5412.8413.655.99
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales1,0341,2271,2281,2221,1491,1911,2361,7162,1172,1312,2392,389
Expenses1,0051,1951,1931,1831,1051,1361,1811,6532,0372,0492,1542,304
Operating Profit293236394454556380838585
OPM %2.8%2.6%2.9%3.2%3.8%4.6%4.5%3.7%3.8%3.9%3.8%3.6%
Other Income11824326577998
Interest79910121181724323332
Depreciation55892124251924293030
Profit before tax1919101244326273439313131
Tax %32%36%19%35%9%33%28%28%29%28%27%
Net Profit131282163917192528232323
EPS in Rs20.8819.69133.6225.7263.1328.2031.6640.3444.8436.7136.9737.02
Dividend Payout %5%5%1%4%2%4%3%3%2%3%3%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth8%13%9%15%
Compounded Profit Growth7%7%1%22%
Stock Price CAGR7%13%4%-8%
Return on Equity7%7%7%7%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital666666666666
Reserves8597109190206244261279307336360380
Borrowings33695871109185166204229323399380
Other Liabilities736760262622181935274049
Total Liabilities197239232292347457452509576693806816
Fixed Assets4243305664199194191187243266270
CWIP1212126141711201
Investments123434343535353558616360
Other Assets133150166200242210205282330388476485
Total Assets197239232292347457452509576693806816
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity38-1940-35-456686612-187183
Cash from Investing Activity-11-29-769-18-46-60-52-54-49-18
Cash from Financing Activity-230-21-234-24-4329136115-71
Net Cash Flow24-181232-29-43835-27-1137-6
Free Cash Flow31-263332-6519802-7-895268
CFO/OP169%-40%150%-40%-90%169%170%27%32%-13%98%106%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days91181118314169111614
Inventory Days273116183543172326363829
Days Payable952422221111
Cash Conversion Cycle283722255244293834465342
Working Capital Days-4-43920101214510-32
ROCE %18%17%16%14%12%7%8%8%10%10%9%9%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters74.92%74.92%74.92%74.92%74.92%74.92%74.92%74.92%74.92%74.92%74.92%74.92%
DIIs0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%2.92%2.92%2.92%2.92%2.92%2.92%2.92%
Public25.08%25.08%25.07%25.08%25.08%22.16%22.16%22.16%22.16%22.16%22.17%22.17%
No. of Shareholders3,4453,9133,9354,2194,1544,0893,9393,8773,8243,7313,5943,557

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 222 Cr.
Current Price₹ 370
Stock P/E8.91
Book Value₹ 629
ROCE8.70 %
ROE6.56 %
Dividend Yield0.27 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)15%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)22%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 232 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 566 Cr
P/E (TTM)10.21x
Price to book0.60x
Price to sales0.10x
EV / EBITDA6.10x
EV / EBIT8.96x
EV / sales0.24x
Price to cash flow2.79x
Earnings yield9.79%
Dividend yield0.27%
P/E, 3-year average10.51x
P/B, 3-year average0.71x
P/E, 5-year average8.41x
P/B, 5-year average0.58x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)3.81%
Operating margin (incl. other income)4.19%
EBITDA margin3.89%
Pre-tax margin1.31%
Net profit margin0.95%
Net margin, latest quarter0.64%
ROE6.03%
ROCE8.35%
ROA2.80%
ROE, 3-year average6.94%
ROCE, 3-year average9.17%
ROA, 3-year average3.38%
ROE, 5-year average7.23%
ROCE, 5-year average9.02%
ROA, 5-year average3.75%
ROIC (approx.)6.36%
Tax rate27.43%
Other income / net worth2.21%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)5.06%
Profit growth (latest year)0.71%
Sales CAGR, 3 years9.27%
Sales CAGR, 5 years13.46%
Profit CAGR, 3 years-2.86%
Profit CAGR, 5 years5.57%
Sales growth QoQ3.44%
Profit growth QoQ-56.14%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)35.15%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)0.55%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 35.49
EPS (latest year)Rs 35.45
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 5.74
EPS, 3-year averageRs 37.88
EPS, 5-year averageRs 36.54
Book value per shareRs 603.39
Sales per shareRs 3,727.16
Cash flow per shareRs 129.71
Free cash flow per shareRs 106.09
Dividend per share (latest year)Rs 0.98
Dividend per share, 3-year averageRs 0.98
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 0.98
Dividends
Dividend payout2.77%
Dividend payout, 3-year average2.62%
Dividend payout, 5-year average2.73%
Efficiency
Asset turnover2.74x
Fixed asset turnover8.31x
Inventory turnover12.90x
Inventory days28 days
Debtor days14 days
Debtors turnover25.37x
Creditor days1 days
Cash conversion cycle42 days
Working capital days2 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 380 Cr
Cash and bankRs 46 Cr
Net debtRs 334 Cr
Debt to equity0.98x
Net debt / EBITDA3.60x
Interest coverage1.99x
Owners' fund to total sources47.39%
Debt to assets46.58%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 83 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -18 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -71 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs -6 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 68 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 49 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years1.31x
Sales to cash flow26.93x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 2,389 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 2,239 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 576 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 85 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 18 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 8 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 93 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 61 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 31 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 9 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 23 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 23 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 4 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 30 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 7 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 32 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 2,013 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 2,154 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 2,248 Cr
Share capitalRs 6 Cr
ReservesRs 380 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 387 Cr
Total assetsRs 816 Cr
Net blockRs 270 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 1 Cr
InvestmentsRs 60 Cr
ReceivablesRs 88 Cr
InventoryRs 156 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 49 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)0.64
Ownership
Promoter holding74.92% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 10.2 is at the 62th percentile of its own 9.4-year range (median 7.5, low 1.2, high 15.4).
P/B 0.60 is at the 49th percentile (median 0.61).
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.
PeriodCOMPEAUNifty 50Difference
1 week-0.7%-2.8% +2.1 pts
1 month+0.8%-6.8% +7.6 pts
3 years+11.1%+14.2% -3.0 pts
5 years+78.5%+27.9% +50.6 pts

Red flags

F-score 6 of 8
No red flags in the latest statements and filings.
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 ₹576 Cr +35.1% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹4 Cr +0.5%.

Activity

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Ex-dateActionFactor
2026-09-11Dividend - Re 1 Per Share
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.
Less than 100 unique PAN traded in previous 30 days

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Competent Automobiles Company Ltd?

Competent Automobiles Company Ltd (COMPEAU) has a market capitalisation of Rs 222 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Competent Automobiles Company Ltd?

Competent Automobiles Company Ltd trades at a P/E of 8.91 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Competent Automobiles Company Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Competent Automobiles Company Ltd sales was Rs 576 Cr (+35.1% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 4 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of Competent Automobiles Company Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 420.00 and the 52-week low is Rs 314.30.

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