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Public Announcement - Buyback of Shares
Outcome of Board Meeting held on September 17, 2026.
Key MetricsFull financials →
P/E (TTM)
22.7×
EPS ₹17.18
P / Book
5.81×
BVPS ₹67
ROE
27.6%
FY26, avg equity
Net margin
20.5%
FY26
Revenue YoY
+14.9%
Q1 FY27
Net profit YoY
−15.4%
Q1 FY27
Debt / equity
0.04×
₹122 Cr debt
Div. yield
2.57%
₹10.00 in 12 months
From NSE filings (consolidated) and the last close.
Shareholding Pattern Jun 2026
Promoter pledge: none reported
Peer Comparison
| Company | P/E | P/B | ROE | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUPID₹36,306 Cr | 264.2× | 80.53× | 27.3% | 30.3% |
| GILLETTE₹23,048 Cr | 34.5× | 24.35× | 66.4% | 21.1% |
| PGHH₹22,844 Cr | 28.9× | 30.32× | 114.9% | 20.0% |
| EMAMILTD₹16,991 Cr | 22.7× | 5.81× | 27.6% | 20.5% |
| HONASA₹15,804 Cr | 63.4× | 11.19× | 15.4% | 8.4% |
| BAJAJCON₹6,524 Cr | 29.3× | 8.64× | 25.3% | 16.3% |
Personal Care: the companies closest in market value, of the 10 in that basic industry whose filings we hold. Computed from each company's NSE filings (up to Q1 FY27) and the last close; hover a column for its definition.
Forensic Flags2 Watch
Inventory grew 30% against revenue growth of -1%
FY26: inventory days moved from 30 to 39.
Effective tax rate averaged 9%
Tax over pre-tax profit, last 3 years. The base corporate rate is about 25%.
12 checks within their thresholds
Operating cash flow was 1.03× net profit
Cumulative over FY22–FY26 (5 years).
Free cash flow was negative in 0 of the last 5 years
Operating cash flow less capital expenditure, as filed.
Receivables grew -24% against revenue growth of -1%
FY26: debtor days moved from 43 to 33.
Debt to equity is 0.04×
As at 2026-03-31; it was 0.03× at 2023-03-31.
Profit before interest and tax covers finance costs 77.4×
FY26.
Other income is 10% of profit before tax
FY26.
Exceptional items above 5% of pre-tax profit in 0 of the last 5 years
FY22–FY26.
Share count changed -1.1% in three years, net of bonuses and splits
From 2023-03-31 to 2026-03-31. Shares issued for mergers, placements, conversions and stock options all count.
Promoter holding is 54.84%, +0.00 points over a year
2026-06-30 against 2025-06-30.
No promoter shares are pledged
Shareholding pattern as at 2026-06-30.
No auditor change or resignation filings in three years
From NSE announcements on record.
Results were filed late in 0 of the last 8 quarters
Slowest filing came 51 days after the period end.
Computed from NSE filings (consolidated). Colours follow fixed thresholds, shown on hover. These are facts about the filings, not advice.
Formula Scores
Piotroski F-score: 5 of 9 · FY to 2026-03-31one point for each of nine tests on profitability, leverage and liquidity, and operating efficiency, comparing the year with the one before
- ✓ Return on assets positive: 21.94 — profit after tax over the year's opening total assets, %
- ✓ Operating cash flow positive: 800.5 — ₹ crore
- ✓ Cash flow above profit (accruals): 25.3 — operating cash flow less profit after tax, ₹ crore
- ✗ Return on assets improved: -2.54 — change in ROA, percentage points
- ✗ Long-term borrowings to assets fell: 0 — no long-term borrowings in either year; the paper scores no decrease as 0
- ✓ Current ratio improved: 0.08 — change in current assets over current liabilities
- ✓ No new shares issued: 0 — change in share capital, %
- ✗ Gross margin improved: -0.99 — revenue less material cost over revenue, change in percentage points
- ✗ Asset turnover improved: -0.092 — revenue over the year's opening total assets, change
Inputs: profit after tax ₹775 Cr (2026-03-31) · profit after tax ₹803 Cr (2025-03-31) · total assets ₹3,836 Cr (2026-03-31) · total assets ₹3,534 Cr (2025-03-31)
The paper's bands: 8–9: the paper's high group; 0–2: the paper's low group
Source: Joseph Piotroski, "Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners from Losers", Journal of Accounting Research, 2000
Altman Z-score: 14.41 · FY to 2026-03-31Z = 1.2 × working capital / total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings / total assets + 3.3 × EBIT / total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity / total liabilities + 1.0 × sales / total assets
- working capital / total assets: 0.286 × 1.2
- retained earnings / total assets: 0.751 × 1.4 — reserves and surplus as retained earnings
- EBIT / total assets: 0.224 × 3.3 — profit before tax plus finance cost
- market value of equity / total liabilities: 18.819 × 0.6 — market capitalisation over total assets less equity
- sales / total assets: 0.985 × 1
Inputs: total assets ₹3,836 Cr (2026-03-31) · current assets ₹1,935 Cr (2026-03-31) · current liabilities ₹838 Cr (2026-03-31) · reserves ₹2,880 Cr (2026-03-31) · total equity ₹2,922 Cr (2026-03-31) · profit before tax ₹850 Cr (2026-03-31) · finance cost ₹11 Cr (2026-03-31) · revenue ₹3,780 Cr (2026-03-31) · market capitalisation (today) ₹17,201 Cr
The paper's bands: above 2.99: the paper's safe zone; 1.81–2.99: the grey zone; below 1.81: the distress zone
the 1968 form, fitted on manufacturers; reserves stand in for retained earnings, and profit before tax plus finance cost for EBIT
Source: Edward Altman, "Financial Ratios, Discriminant Analysis and the Prediction of Corporate Bankruptcy", Journal of Finance, 1968
Graham number: 163.61 ₹ per share · FY to 2026-03-31√(22.5 × earnings per share × book value per share): the price at which P/E × P/B = 22.5 (a P/E of 15 at a P/B of 1.5)
- earnings per share: 17.76
- book value per share: 66.99 — owners' equity over shares (paid-up capital / face value)
Inputs: earnings per share 17.76 (2026-03-31) · owners' equity ₹2,924 Cr (2026-03-31) · paid-up capital ₹44 Cr (2026-03-31) · face value 1 (2026-03-31)
a number the book uses as a ceiling for a defensive investor's purchase price; it is arithmetic on two reported figures, not a valuation
Source: Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor (1949; the 22.5 in the 1973 edition's criteria for the defensive investor)
Sloan accrual ratio: -0.69 % of assets · FY to 2026-03-31(profit after tax − operating cash flow) / average total assets
Inputs: profit after tax ₹775 Cr (2026-03-31) · operating cash flow ₹801 Cr (2026-03-31) · total assets ₹3,836 Cr (2026-03-31) · total assets ₹3,534 Cr (2025-03-31)
how much of the year's profit was not cash; the paper sorts companies by this and reports the top decile's later returns
Source: Richard Sloan, "Do Stock Prices Fully Reflect Information in Accruals and Cash Flows about Future Earnings?", The Accounting Review, 1996
Each score is its published formula applied to the company's own filings (consolidated); open one for the tests, the inputs and the paper. Arithmetic on the filings, not a view on the stock.