Bhartiya Intl. (BIL)

FairStock Score: 47/100 — MIXED

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

Key Financials

AI Analysis

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

Let me begin with what I can measure. Bhartiya Intl. earns a return on equity of only 9.17% and a return on capital employed of 8.85%. With debt-to-equity at 1.04, those returns are too modest for the financial risk being taken. In Graham's language, this is not a defensive investment. The 543.71% profit growth looks tempting, but I look behind the percentage. In the latest quarter, sales were ₹366 Cr and net profit was only ₹7 Cr. That is a net margin under 2%. Such a thin margin tells me the company has little pricing power in the competitive leather products business. Sales grew 39.16%, and that is good, but in a cyclical industry growth often appears just before margins compress. The Piotroski score of 7/9 says the financial position is improving, and promoter holding of 61.17% does align owners with public shareholders. Yet I cannot ignore valuation. At ₹804.25, the P/E is 27.37 and price-to-book is 2.93. Paying nearly three times book value for a business earning 9% on equity is not a margin-of-safety investment. There is no dividend yield, so the investor must rely entirely on future price appreciation. The PEG ratio of 0.09 is a trap: it uses a 543% earnings spike from a low base. If earnings normalise, the high P/E will look unjustified. I would need stronger evidence that margins and returns on capital have structurally improved. This looks more like a cyclical recovery than a durable grower. I would keep it on my watch list, but not buy at this price.

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