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What is the PE ratio of Hardcastle & Waud Mfg Co Ltd?

Hardcastle & Waud Mfg Co Ltd has a price-to-earnings (PE) ratio of 11.6 in the Chemicals sector.

What is the market capitalisation of Hardcastle & Waud Mfg Co Ltd?

Hardcastle & Waud Mfg Co Ltd has a market capitalisation of approximately ₹58 crore.

Hardcastle & Waud Mfg Co Ltd

HARDCASTLEWAUDMFGLTD·NSE·Chemicals

₹0.00▲ +0.00 (+0.00%)

⚠️Trading suspended. Not a live price.

Chemicals · Specialty Chemicals

A steady, established business

52W₹602

₹1048-135%

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Snapshot

Key fundamentals

Market Cap

₹58 Cr

P/E Ratio

11.60Cheap

P/B Ratio

1.13

EPS

₹18.98

Book Value

₹745.74

ROE

10.20%Average

ROCE

6.31%Weak

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Debt / Equity

0.00Low

Face Value

₹10.00

52W High

₹1048.00

52W Low

₹602.25

Sector

Chemicals

Industry

Specialty Chemicals

Fairly Valued

None moatHigh uncertainty

Fair value estimate

₹723

No recent traded price

BearFair valueBull

₹615₹723₹881

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Business quality — Solid

Growth 50Profitability 63Efficiency 0Valuation 98

Plain English

Our view

A steady, established business
Virtually debt-free balance sheet

Strengths

Virtually debt-free balance sheet
Reasonably priced at 12× earnings
Promoters hold a controlling stake

How we got there

Fair value methods

Residual income

3% ROE fading to 13% over ~3 yrs, on ₹746 book

₹653

Relative P/E

Needs ≥3 peers with P/E

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Graham floor

Conservative floor: √(22.5 × EPS × book value/share)

₹881

Analyst target

No analyst coverage

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Blended fair value₹723

What the numbers say

Investment thesis

Bull case

Virtually debt-free balance sheet
Reasonably priced at 12× earnings
Promoters hold a controlling stake

Bear case

No notable red flags from the current metrics.

Free — see our deterministic Fair Value range, business quality score, and the full bull/bear case for this stock.

Snapshot

Key statistics

P/E

11.6Cheap

Below 15× is value territory; above 35× prices in strong growth

ROE

10.2%Average

Above 15% is considered healthy for Indian equities

ROCE

6.3%Weak

Above 18% means capital is working hard

Debt/Eq

0.00Low

Below 0.5 is comfortable; above 1.5 strains the balance sheet

Mkt Cap

₹58 Cr

P/B

1.13

EPS

₹18.98

Div Yield

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What changed

Recent changes

No notable changes to report.

What matters

News impact

Overview

Valuation

Attractive

P/E 11.6×

Growth

Strong

+39% rev CAGR

Profitability

Modest

10.2% ROE

Financial health

Rock solid

D/E 0.00

Momentum

N/A

No technicals

Today

Trading activity

Delivery %—

Turnover—

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VWAP—

Face value₹10.00

Market depth

Market depth available during market hours

Snapshot

Technical signals

Compounded annual growth

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue

+39.5%

+27.2%

10Y

+6.8%

Profit

+64.7%

+245.3%

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EPS

+41.9%

+214.6%

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Profile

Pros

Company is almost debt free.
Stock is trading at 1.12 times its book value

Watch-outs

Cons

Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
Tax rate seems low
Company has a low return on equity of 6.47% over last 3 years.
Contingent liabilities of Rs.25.4 Cr.
Working capital days have increased from 32.9 days to 137 days

Forecast

News

Peers

Financials

Growth

Shareholding

Ownership

Ownership breakdown

Quarter ending 31 Mar 2026

Ownership was broadly stable versus the previous quarter. The QoQ column shows each group's change versus the prior quarter.

74%

Promoter

Promoters

73.6%0.00

Public

14.8%+0.09

FII / FPI

0.0%0.00

DII

0.1%0.00

Others

11.5%

Total shareholders

1,494+7 QoQ

Quarterly trend

Ownership over time

Q4 FY26

Promoter73.61%

DII0.08%

Public14.83%

Others11.48%

Corporate Actions

Bulk & Block Deals

Filings

MF Holdings

Technicals

FAQs

Quick reference

Frequently asked questions

Incorporated in 1945, Hardcastle & Waud's business activity currently consists of Industrial Chemicals, Investments and Leasing.[1]