Elcid Investment (503681)

Score breakdown: P/E: 2/3 · ROCE: 0/2 · Growth: 2/2 · Dividend: 0/1

Key Financials

AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I begin with a red flag: the data shows a book value of ₹5,15,880.48 per share, yet the price is ₹3.53, giving a P/B of 0.00 and a market cap of ₹0 Cr. Graham’s first rule is to get the facts before protecting the downside. A scrip with a 52-week range of ₹87,003–₹1,44,500 cannot logically have a current price of ₹3.53 unless the quote is stale, adjusted, or wrong. If the low price is real, the market is valuing the company at zero even though the latest quarter had sales of ₹62 Cr and net profit of ₹47 Cr. If the higher range is real, I still need an audited net asset value, not just a book-entry figure. Elcid is an investment company, so its moat is the underlying portfolio. It has no operating pricing power; its quality is transparency and liquidity of holdings. The growth numbers are spectacular — sales growth of 1,273.76%, profit growth of 787.66% — but a ROE of 0.86% and ROCE of 1.98% tell me the huge stated capital is earning very little. The Piotroski F-Score of 7/9 is fine, and a P/E of 16.64 with a PEG of 0.02 looks cheap. But I refuse to value a black box. Debt/equity is N/A, promoter holding is N/A, the dividend yield is only 0.02%, and FairStock has insufficient data. This is an asset play, not a compounder. I would need a reliable quote, a detailed NAV statement, and evidence of value-unlocking actions before buying. Price is what you pay; value is what you get — and here I cannot yet trust the price.

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