Pashupati Cotsp. (PASHUPATI)
CyclicalFairStock Score: 31/100 — RISKY
Score breakdown: P/E: 0/3 · ROCE: 0/2 · Growth: 2/2 · Dividend: 0/1
Key Financials
| Current Price | ₹84.65 |
| Market Cap | ₹1,336.12 Cr |
| P/E Ratio | 98.91 |
| ROCE | 11.79% |
| ROE | —% |
| Dividend Yield | 0.06% |
| Profit Growth | 265.1% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.6 |
| Sales Growth | 9.7% |
| Promoter Holding | 65.99% |
| 52-Week Range | ₹67.1 — ₹118.35 |
| Sector | Textiles & Apparels |
| Book Value | ₹10.82 |
Strengths
- Promoter holding of 65.99% aligns interests and shows commitment.
- Piotroski F-Score of 6/9 suggests reasonably sound financial health across profitability, leverage and efficiency metrics.
- Debt/Equity of 0.57 is moderate, not excessive.
- ROCE of 11.79% is positive, though not extraordinary.
Concerns
- Valuation is expensive: P/E of 98.91 and P/B of 8.57 against book value of ₹10.15.
- Sales declined 10.24%; the 236.25% profit growth appears low-base or one-off, and latest quarterly net profit is only ₹3 Cr on ₹148 Cr sales.
- FairStock Score of 28/100 flags high risk; ROE is not available and dividend yield is negligible at 0.05%.
AI Analysis
Looking at Pashupati Cotsp, my first reaction is caution. This is a textile player with a market cap of ₹1,578 crore, but it earns very little. The trailing P/E of 98.91 means investors are paying nearly 99 rupees for every one rupee of profit. Book value is just ₹10.15, so the price-to-book of 8.57 is far above anything Graham would call a margin of safety. The latest quarter shows sales of ₹148 crore and net profit of only ₹3 crore — that is a thin margin, and annualised profit would not justify the valuation. The reported 236.25% profit growth looks impressive, but sales actually fell 10.24%. A profit jump on declining revenue is often a low-base effect or one-time gain, not a durable moat. ROCE at 11.79% is modest; debt-to-equity of 0.57 is manageable, and promoter holding of 65.99% is good. Piotroski score of 6/9 is okay but not outstanding. The FairStock score of 28/100 labels it risky, and I agree. In textiles, cycles are brutal; without pricing power or a strong brand, margins stay thin. The 0.05% dividend yield offers no compensation while waiting. I cannot identify an enduring moat from these numbers. Even with a PEG of 0.42, that ratio is only meaningful if growth is predictable, and this growth is not. This is a cyclical, not a compounder. I would wait for a much lower price, stronger balance sheet, and evidence that sales are growing again before considering it.
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