Forbes & Co (502865)
TurnaroundFairStock Score: 14/100 — RISKY
Score breakdown: P/E: 2/3 · ROCE: 1/2 · Growth: 0/2 · Dividend: 0/1
Key Financials
| Current Price | ₹607.55 |
| Market Cap | ₹783.65 Cr |
| P/E Ratio | 18.61 |
| ROCE | 15.79% |
| ROE | 14.16% |
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
| Profit Growth | -55.89% |
| Debt/Equity | — |
| Sales Growth | -55.75% |
| 52-Week Range | ₹301.9 — ₹607.55 |
| Sector | Consumer Durables |
| Book Value | ₹118.2 |
AI Analysis
AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.
When I look at Forbes & Co, I am reminded of Graham's dictum: price is what you pay, value is what you get. The market is paying ₹607.55, at the top of the 52-week range, but the business is contracting. Sales growth is minus 55.75% and profit growth is minus 55.89%. Value investing requires a margin of safety; I see the opposite here. A P/E of 18.61 and a P/B of 5.14 on a shrinking household-appliances company is not a value proposition. Book value is only ₹118.20, so I am being asked to pay over five times book for an enterprise losing momentum.
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