Pfizer (PFIZER)
Slow GrowerFairStock Score: 61/100 — STEADY
Score breakdown: P/E: 0/3 · ROCE: 1/2 · Growth: 2/2 · Dividend: 0/1
Key Financials
| Current Price | ₹4,874.8 |
| Market Cap | ₹22,301.1 Cr |
| P/E Ratio | 30.3 |
| ROCE | 21.62% |
| ROE | 20.24% |
| Dividend Yield | 1.54% |
| Profit Growth | 6.6% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.02 |
| Sales Growth | 8.3% |
| Free Cash Flow | ₹159 Cr |
| Promoter Holding | 63.92% |
| 52-Week Range | ₹3,590 — ₹5,346 |
| Sector | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology |
| Book Value | ₹918.71 |
AI Analysis
AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.
As a Buffett/Graham investor, I look for a business that earns high returns on capital and carries little debt. Pfizer India ticks those boxes: ROE 20.24%, ROCE 21.62%, and debt/equity just 0.02. Piotroski F-Score 8/9 and Altman Z-Score 4.78 tell me the balance sheet is strong and accounting quality is good. Latest quarter sales were ₹645 Cr and net profit ₹142 Cr; free cash flow was ₹159 Cr. Promoter holding 63.92% gives skin in the game, and dividend yield 1.54% adds a modest cash return. But growth is the rub. Five-year revenue CAGR is only 2.39%, while recent sales and profit growth are 8.30% and 6.60%. That is not a fast compounder. At ₹4,874.80 and market cap ₹22,301 Cr, the market pays P/E 30.30 and P/B 5.31 for this steady profile. The Graham Number is ₹1,968.31, leaving a margin of safety of -157.18%, meaning the price is far above conservative asset-earnings value. A DCF intrinsic value of ₹6,885.68 offers a different, more optimistic view, and PEG 1.38 is not outrageous if growth improves. Still, with five-year CAGR so low, I would demand either a better price or clearer growth acceleration. The negative EV/EBITDA figure is unusual and likely distorts the picture, so I lean on ROE, ROCE, debt, and cash flow. This is a quality stalwart, not a bargain. I would watch it, not chase it.
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