Aptech (APTECHT)

FairStock Score: 37/100 — MIXED

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

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AI Analysis

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

Business quality first: Aptech operates in education, a straightforward field I can understand. But the figures do not yet reveal a wide moat. At ₹108.01 the market cap is ₹507 Cr, 17.9 times earnings and 2.46 times book, while book value is ₹43.87. The balance sheet is clean: debt/equity of 0.06, Piotroski 7/9, and ROCE of 13.92% is decent. Sales grew 24.41% and profit jumped 186.36%, but the latest quarter earned only ₹9 Cr on ₹137 Cr of sales — a thin 6.6% margin. ROE of 7.87% tells me this is not yet a high-return compounder. The 5.14% dividend yield is attractive, yet with earnings per share near ₹6 and dividend around ₹5.55, the company pays out nearly all earnings, limiting internal reinvestment. Promoter holding of 47.35% is a helpful sign of alignment. Valuation? A P/E of 17.9 is not excessive if growth continues. The PEG of 0.17 looks tempting, but I distrust low PEGs born from a 186% profit recovery off a low base; that is a turnaround, not a steady growth franchise. In Graham's language, profit growth must be demonstrated over time. FairStock says 50, mixed; I agree. I would wait for more quarters of healthy margins and cash generation. If this is a genuine turnaround, today's price may be fair; if it remains a low-ROE business, the financial strength alone is not enough. I want a margin of safety before investing.

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