Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd vs Riddhi Steel & Tube Ltd

A side-by-side comparison of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) and Riddhi Steel & Tube Ltd (RSTL) — valuation, profitability, growth, and financial health — to help you judge which is the stronger buy today.

The verdict

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd and Riddhi Steel & Tube Ltd are evenly matched on the numbers (77). The breakdown below shows where each one wins.

Valuation

How expensive each stock is relative to its earnings and book value. Lower usually means cheaper.

89.85
P/E ratio
32.09
5.35
P/B ratio
3.32
0.32%
Dividend yield
0.00%
₹4.60
EPS
₹6.12

Profitability

How efficiently each company turns capital and sales into profit. Higher is better.

6.29%
Return on equity
16.90%
9.00%
Return on capital
12.00%
7.00%
EBITDA margin
6.00%
4.74%
Net margin
2.05%

Growth

Three-year compounded growth. Faster-growing businesses can justify a higher valuation.

13.08%
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
14.75%
34.75%
Profit CAGR (3Y)
58.03%

Size & financial health

Scale and balance-sheet strength. Bigger revenue/profit and lower debt are generally safer.

₹1.55L Cr
Market cap
₹244 Cr
₹33,782 Cr
Revenue
₹391 Cr
₹1,600 Cr
Net profit
₹8 Cr
0.31
Debt / equity
1.88
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd
  • + ["Company is expected to give good quarter", "Company has delivered good profit growth of 20.9% CAGR over last 5 years", "Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 31.3%"]
  • ["Stock is trading at 5.62 times its book value", "Company has a low return on equity of 3.18% over last 3 years.", "Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -5.00%"]
Riddhi Steel & Tube Ltd
  • + ["Company has delivered good profit growth of 54.3% CAGR over last 5 years", "Debtor days have improved from 49.2 to 37.6 days."]
  • ["Stock is trading at 3.32 times its book value", "Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend", "The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 6.95% over past five years.", "Company has a low return on equity of 13.1% over last 3 years."]
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