Quest Flow (543982)

FairStock Score: 1/100 — RISKY

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

Key Financials

AI Analysis

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

I look at Quest Flow and my first instinct is caution. It sells other industrial products, a business I cannot judge for moat from the numbers alone. ROCE of 12.82% is modest, not the high-return hallmark I want. The past five-year revenue CAGR of 30.77% is eye-catching, but the latest numbers tell a different story: sales growth -11.48%, profit growth -16.88%, latest quarter sales ₹26 Cr, net profit ₹1 Cr. That implies a wafer-thin margin and no dividend. At ₹1,158.60, market cap ₹1,177 Cr, P/E 28.95, the market is not paying a bargain price for a business whose current momentum is negative. The stock is also at the top of its 52-week range of ₹116.20–₹1,158.60, so Mr. Market is optimistic. Graham would demand a margin of safety; here book value, P/B, ROE, debt/equity and promoter holding are not available to me. The Piotroski F-Score of 3/9 and FairStock Score 1/100 scream risky. If I cannot verify balance sheet strength or owner alignment, I cannot call this safe. The 5-year growth is attractive but recent contraction and weak score suggest the past may not repeat. I would classify it as a turnaround candidate at best, not a stalwart. I would wait for sales and profit to stabilize, ROCE to improve, and debt/ownership to be transparent. No dividend and a high price leave little room for error. At ₹1,158.60, I’m happy to watch, not buy.

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