GE Shipping Co (GESHIP)

FairStock Score: 93/100 — HIGH CONVICTION

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

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AI Analysis

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

I am looking at GE Shipping with Graham's margin-of-safety lens and Buffett's quality checklist. At ₹1284.50, market cap ₹18,339 Cr, P/E 4.90, P/B 1.08, and book value ₹1188.12, I am not paying much above stated net worth for a business earning ROE 15.86% and ROCE 13.86%. Debt/equity is just 0.06, so the balance sheet is not stretched. Piotroski 8/9 and FCF ₹2,499 Cr suggest accounting and cash generation are strong. The latest quarter had Sales ₹1,454 Cr and Net Profit ₹813 Cr—very high profitability, while sales growth 149.47% and profit growth 236.94% are exceptional. However, the 5-year revenue CAGR is only 7.62%, so current boom may be cyclical rather than secular. Shipping is inherently cyclical; the 52-week range ₹1002.55–₹1798.00 shows volatility. Graham Number ₹1886.52 gives about 29.03% margin of safety at current price. DCF intrinsic value ₹9371.12 is much higher, but I treat DCF as optimistic. EV/EBITDA of -94.18 is anomalous and I would not rely on it without context. Dividend yield 4.48% pays me to wait. Promoter holding 30.08% is moderate, not a controlling majority. FairStock 93/100 and Altman Z 2.24—solid but not fortress. My conclusion: a statistically cheap, cash-rich cyclical with a margin of safety, but not a wide-moat compounder. I would demand a discount to book or evidence that 5-year growth improves before calling it a Buffett-style forever holding.

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