Kiran Print Pack (531413)

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

Key Financials

Strengths

• Piotroski F-Score of 6/9 indicates passable financial health across the nine checks.
• Positive book value of ₹5.67 provides a tangible asset base, though modest relative to price.
• Shown profit growth of 33.33% suggests the low earnings base can improve.
• ROE and ROCE are positive at 3.03% and 3.19%, meaning operations are not loss-making at the aggregate level.

Concerns

• P/E of 175 and PEG of 5.25 are excessively expensive for a business with 3% ROE and declining sales.
• Latest quarter sales and net profit are both ₹0 crore, indicating activity has stalled.
• Sales growth of -8.70% and no dividend yield leave no fundamental support for the price.
• Current price ₹18 is below the stated 52-week low of ₹20.75, a sign of sustained market disappointment.

AI Analysis

Let's start with what I see. Kiran Print Pack is a micro-cap printer with a market cap of just ₹9 crore. At ₹18, I am paying 175 times earnings for a business that earned perhaps only a few lakh rupees—this is not the kind of equation Graham would call sane. The return on equity is merely 3.03%, less than a fixed deposit, and ROCE is 3.19%. Why would I pay 3.17 times book value for such a low return on capital? The latest quarter shows sales of ₹0 crore and net profit of ₹0 crore; the company appears to be barely operating. Reported sales growth is -8.70%, and while profit growth is shown at 33.33%, that comes off an extremely small or zero base—a single large order could swing the story, as could a bad debt. The Piotroski score of 6/9 suggests some fundamental signals are okay, but I don't invest based on score alone. There is no dividend yield, no promoter holding data, and no debt-equity figure to reassure me about leverage. In fact, with no data on promoter stake, I cannot judge whether insiders have skin in the game. The price is below the stated 52-week range low of ₹20.75, which tells me the market is disappointed. I would need strong evidence of a durable turnaround: renewed sales, positive quarterly earnings, better margins, and a sane price. At 175 times earnings and 5.25 PEG, this is priced for perfection while the operating reality is far from perfect. This is a potential turnaround at best—not yet an investment.

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