Star Cement (STARCEMENT)
CyclicalFairStock Score: 39/100 — MIXED
Score breakdown: P/E: 1/3 · ROCE: 0/2 · Growth: 2/2 · Dividend: 0/1
Key Financials
| Current Price | ₹200.06 |
| Market Cap | ₹8,086.03 Cr |
| P/E Ratio | 21.89 |
| ROCE | 8.39% |
| ROE | 6.1% |
| Dividend Yield | 1% |
| Profit Growth | -1.79% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.19 |
| Sales Growth | 6.73% |
| Promoter Holding | 57.62% |
| 52-Week Range | ₹157 — ₹269.6 |
| Sector | Cement & Cement Products |
| Book Value | ₹78.87 |
AI Analysis
AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.
At ₹235.12, Star Cement is an interesting study in how a recovering cyclical can masquerade as a growth stock. The topline grew 22.43%, profits jumped 772.85%, and the latest quarter delivered ₹880 Cr sales with ₹74 Cr net profit. But I don't buy earnings in a rearview mirror; I buy earning power I can trust. A 23.23 P/E and 5.73 P/B for a cement business earning only 6.10% on equity and 8.39% on capital is not my idea of a bargain. Graham would ask: where is the margin of safety? For every ₹100 I put in, I get ₹6.10 of return on their book equity, yet I'm paying ₹235.12 for book value of ₹41.02. That's a rich price for ordinary returns.
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