Sh. Rama Multi. (SHREERAMA)
CyclicalFairStock Score: 53/100 — MIXED
Score breakdown: P/E: 2/3 · ROCE: 1/2 · Growth: 1/2 · Dividend: 0/1
Key Financials
| Current Price | ₹43.8 |
| Market Cap | ₹584.59 Cr |
| P/E Ratio | 24.75 |
| ROCE | 15.34% |
| ROE | 14.98% |
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
| Profit Growth | 9.72% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.12 |
| Sales Growth | 42.05% |
| Promoter Holding | 61.57% |
| 52-Week Range | ₹37.15 — ₹71.99 |
| Sector | Industrial Products |
| Book Value | ₹12.42 |
Strengths
- High ROE of 50.46% with low debt/equity of 0.13
- Reasonable P/E of 12.74 and PEG of 1.39 if growth sustains
- Piotroski F-score of 7/9 reflects sound financial health
- Strong promoter holding of 61.57% aligns interests
Concerns
- Profit growth of 5.13% lags sales growth of 13.14%, indicating margin pressure
- P/B of 5.48 versus book value of ₹8.40 leaves little asset-based margin of safety
- Zero dividend means no compensation while waiting for capital gains
- Latest quarter net profit of ₹6 Cr and FairStock Score of 43/100 point to mixed momentum
AI Analysis
Sh. Rama Multi, with a market cap of ₹722 Cr, looks like a return-on-equity champion at first glance: 50.46% ROE with a debt/equity of only 0.13 is impressive, and a promoter holding of 61.57% keeps management aligned with minority shareholders. The Piotroski score of 7/9 and a P/E of 12.74 are the kind of numbers that attract a value investor. Add a 13.14% sales growth and the stock seems interesting. But Graham would insist on looking deeper. The book value is just ₹8.40, so I am paying ₹46.01, or 5.48 times book, for the right to own this packaging business. That leaves me no margin of safety in tangible assets; I am entirely dependent on the company's ability to grow earnings. Here the recent evidence is less comforting: profit growth is only 5.13% while sales are growing 13.14%, and the latest quarter net profit of ₹6 Cr suggests margin pressure. The advertised 50.46% ROE is built on a thin equity base; the more honest return on all capital is 15.34% ROCE. That is decent, but not a wide-moat figure. There is no dividend, so shareholders receive nothing while waiting for growth. The FairStock score of 43/100 is mixed, and the share price has already fallen from ₹71.99 to ₹46.01. A PEG of 1.39 makes the valuation reasonable, but not a bargain. For a cyclical packaging company, I want proof that this quarterly earnings weakness is temporary and that profit growth will catch up with sales. Until then, I will keep Sh. Rama Multi on my watchlist and wait for a better margin of safety.
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