Rajkot Inv.Trust (539495)

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

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AI Analysis

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

At ₹45, Rajkot Inv.Trust is not the kind of business I would normally study: a ₹5 crore market cap NBFC with no meaningful operating history visible in these numbers. The one Graham-style attraction is the balance sheet: book value is ₹52.23, so I am paying 86 paise for every rupee of book. That creates a possible margin of safety. But owning a stock is owning a business, and the business is not earning. The latest quarter shows zero sales and zero net profit; annual sales have collapsed by 77.78%. A 166.67% profit growth number is a mathematical echo, not evidence of a recovery, from that base. Return on equity is only 6.80%, and return on capital employed is a miserable 0.74%—this capital is barely working. There is no dividend to reward patience. The Piotroski score of 6/9 is mildly comforting, but with debt/equity not disclosed and promoter holding not reported, I cannot fully assess financial risk or minority-shareholder alignment. The P/E of 11.88 and PEG of 0.07 are mechanical outputs on negligible earnings; they tell me nothing about intrinsic value. In Graham's terms, this is a cigar butt: cheap, perhaps, but with only one puff available. It only becomes interesting if management can revive earning power, or if the assets are genuinely worth book and can be unlocked. The 52-week range of ₹32 to ₹53.90 suggests speculation, not compounding. I prefer a wonderful business at a fair price, as Buffett says. Rajkot Inv.Trust may deserve a small watchlist slot as an asset play, but not my capital until I see sales, profits, promoter disclosure, and a demonstrated plan to improve returns.

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