General Insuranc (GICRE)
StalwartFairStock Score: 80/100 — HIGH CONVICTION
Score breakdown: P/E: 3/3 · ROCE: 1/2 · Growth: 1/2 · Dividend: 1/1
Key Financials
| Current Price | ₹352.1 |
| Market Cap | ₹61,772.42 Cr |
| P/E Ratio | 6.96 |
| ROCE | 13.32% |
| ROE | 9.11% |
| Dividend Yield | 3.76% |
| Profit Growth | 9.69% |
| Debt/Equity | 0 |
| Sales Growth | -0.16% |
| Free Cash Flow | ₹1,701 Cr |
| Promoter Holding | 82.4% |
| 52-Week Range | ₹307.95 — ₹417.95 |
| Sector | Insurance |
| Book Value | ₹524.81 |
AI Analysis
AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.
Mr. Market is offering General Insuranc at ₹352.10, while book value is ₹524.81 and the Graham Number is ₹657.92. That gives a 41.78% margin of safety by Graham's math, and P/B of 0.67 catches my eye. Debt/equity is 0.00, promoter holding is 82.40%, FCF is ₹1,701 Cr, and dividend yield is 3.76% — balance sheet comfort and cash returns. Piotroski F-Score 8/9 tells me accounting trends are sound. The latest quarter had sales of ₹12,589 Cr and net profit of ₹1,726 Cr, with profit growth of 9.69%, so earnings are not collapsing. Valuation is undemanding: P/E 6.96, PEG 0.21, and FairStock Score 80/100. But this is not a fast grower. Sales growth is -0.16%, and five-year revenue CAGR is -0.29%, so the top line is stagnant. ROE 9.11% and ROCE 13.32% are acceptable but not wonderful. I do not see a clear pricing moat in these numbers; the high promoter holding and zero debt provide stability, not dominance. The red flags: Altman Z-Score 0.97 suggests financial distress risk under that model, and DCF intrinsic value ₹110.35 is far below price, while EV/EBITDA -229.31 is odd. So I would treat it as an asset play, not a compounder. I need the discount to book/Graham Number to narrow, or profit growth to continue while revenue stabilizes. If management can lift ROE and sales, re-rating could be meaningful. Otherwise, I collect the 3.76% dividend and wait.
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