Gabriel India (GABRIEL)
Fast GrowerFairStock Score: 55/100 — STEADY
Score breakdown: P/E: 0/3 · ROCE: 2/2 · Growth: 2/2 · Dividend: 0/1
Key Financials
| Current Price | ₹1,459 |
| Market Cap | ₹25,857.86 Cr |
| P/E Ratio | 82.66 |
| ROCE | 26.14% |
| ROE | 21.94% |
| Dividend Yield | 0.34% |
| Profit Growth | 36.46% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.11 |
| Sales Growth | 30.41% |
| Free Cash Flow | ₹55 Cr |
| Promoter Holding | 55% |
| 52-Week Range | ₹795.7 — ₹1,600 |
| Sector | Auto Components |
| Book Value | ₹95.14 |
Strengths
- Clean balance sheet with debt/equity of only 0.08
- High return ratios: ROE 21.94% and ROCE 26.14%
- Strong promoter holding of 55% aligns interests
- Profit growth of 41% is well above sales growth of 15.95%, showing margin expansion
- Piotroski F-Score of 7/9 indicates sound financial health
Concerns
- Expensive valuation: P/E 58.21, P/B 13.13, PEG 2.04
- Reported free cash flow of ₹55 Cr is very low relative to market cap of ₹14,347 Cr
- Dividend yield of only 0.47% gives little return while waiting
- Stock is down from its 52-week high of ₹1,600, yet still priced for perfection
AI Analysis
At ₹997.75, Gabriel India fails my first test: price. A P/E of 58.21 and a P/B of 13.13 mean I am paying ₹58 for every ₹1 of earnings and ₹13 for every ₹1 of book value. Benjamin Graham would call that speculation, not investment. Still, the business has qualities I respect: debt/equity is just 0.08, ROE is 21.94%, ROCE is 26.14%, and promoters hold 55% — skin in the game. Profit growth of 41% on sales growth of 15.95% shows margin expansion, and the Piotroski F-score of 7/9 adds a little comfort. But the PEG ratio is 2.04, so the market has already priced in years of excellent performance. The reported free cash flow of ₹55 Cr is tiny against a market cap of ₹14,347 Cr; earnings are not translating into cash the way I would like. Dividend yield is only 0.47%, so I am not paid to wait. The latest quarter's net profit of ₹66 Cr on sales of ₹1,072 Cr is respectable, but it does not justify 58 times earnings unless that profit compounds at an unusually high rate for a very long time. The stock has already fallen from a high of ₹1,600, but a falling knife is not a margin of safety. FairStock's mixed score of 50/100 seems fair. This is a quality auto-component company, perhaps even a fast grower, but the price offers little protection if growth slows. I will stay on the sidelines and wait for either a much lower price or much better cash generation.
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