Kilburn Engg. (522101)

FairStock Score: 50/100 — MIXED

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

Key Financials

AI Analysis

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

Whenever I look at an industrial products company, I ask whether it earns high returns on capital without heavy debt. Kilburn Engg. shows ROE 22.56% and ROCE 21.68%. That is a good signal: for every rupee of capital, management is producing above-average returns. It hints at some moat, but the data does not prove a wide one. Sales grew 44.80%, profits 52.67%, and five-year revenue CAGR 38.47%, so this is not a sleepy business. Latest quarter sales ₹157 Cr and net profit ₹23 Cr—about 14.6% net margin—shows profitability at current scale. Piotroski F-score 7/9 and PEG 0.59 support the idea that growth is not being paid for at an absurd multiple. Market cap ₹1,957 Cr at ₹412.20 with P/E 28.93 means Mr. Market is asking a fair-to-full price for that growth. But Graham taught me to look at the balance sheet and book value. P/B 7.42 and book value ₹55.59 mean I am paying ₹412 for ₹55.59 of accounting net worth—not a bargain if growth stalls. Debt/equity is N/A, so I cannot confirm financial leverage; that is a gap. Dividend yield 0.39% is negligible, so returns depend almost entirely on earnings compounding. FairStock score 50/100 mixed reinforces caution. The 52-week range given is ₹423.40–₹597.50, yet price is ₹412.20, below that stated low—an odd data point I would verify. I like the high returns and growth, but I want a margin of safety. At 29 times earnings and 7.4 times book, I would monitor margins, returns, and debt. This is a fast grower, not a Graham net-net.

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