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What is the Hercules Investments Ltd (HERCULES) share price today?

Hercules Investments Ltd (HERCULES) is trading at ₹159.32 on the NSE, down 0.34% on the day. Source: DocStoX.

What is the PE ratio of Hercules Investments Ltd?

Hercules Investments Ltd has a price-to-earnings (PE) ratio of 91.6 in the Capital Goods sector.

What is the market capitalisation of Hercules Investments Ltd?

Hercules Investments Ltd has a market capitalisation of approximately ₹511 crore.

Hercules Investments Ltd

HERCULES·NSE·Capital Goods

₹159.32▼ -0.55 (-0.34%)

⚠️Trading suspended — last traded ₹159.32 on 31 Dec 2025 (199 days ago). Not a live price.

Capital Goods · Industrial Products

Revenue under pressure recently

Day₹159.00

₹161.14

52W₹151

₹22511%

Open

₹161.14

High

₹161.14

Low

₹159.00

Prev Close

₹159.87

Volume

11.4K

VWAP

₹159.56

Snapshot

Key fundamentals

Market Cap

₹511 Cr

P/E Ratio

91.56Expensive

P/B Ratio

0.53

EPS

₹1.74

Book Value

₹216.12

ROE

3.80%Weak

ROCE

0.72%Weak

Dividend Yield

2.51%

Debt / Equity

0.00Low

Face Value

₹1.00

52W High

₹224.99

52W Low

₹151.30

Sector

Capital Goods

Industry

Industrial Products

Expensive

None moatHigh uncertainty

Fair value estimate

₹171

▲ 7.1%upside

Trading at ₹159 — 7% below our estimate

BearFair valueBull

₹108₹171₹196

/100

Business quality — Watch the fundamentals

Growth 0Profitability 0Efficiency 0Valuation 50

Plain English

Our view

Revenue under pressure recently
Virtually debt-free balance sheet
Weak returns on equity (4%)

Strengths

Virtually debt-free balance sheet
Promoters hold a controlling stake

Risks

Weak returns on equity (4%)
Revenue has been shrinking
Expensive — trades at 92× earnings
Fundamental red flags (Piotroski 3/9)

How we got there

Fair value methods

Residual income

1% ROE fading to 12% over ~3 yrs, on ₹216 book

₹188

Relative P/E

Needs ≥3 peers with P/E

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Graham floor

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

₹108

Analyst target

No analyst coverage

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Blended fair value₹171

What the numbers say

Investment thesis

Bull case

Virtually debt-free balance sheet
Promoters hold a controlling stake

Bear case

Weak returns on equity (4%)
Revenue has been shrinking
Expensive — trades at 92× earnings
Fundamental red flags (Piotroski 3/9)

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

Snapshot

Key statistics

P/E

91.6Expensive

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

ROE

3.8%Weak

Above 15% is considered healthy for Indian equities

ROCE

0.7%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

₹511 Cr

P/B

0.53

EPS

₹1.74

Div Yield

2.51%

What changed

Recent changes

No notable changes to report.

What matters

News impact

Overview

Valuation

Expensive

P/E 91.6×

Growth

Shrinking

-61% rev CAGR

Profitability

Modest

3.8% ROE

Financial health

Rock solid

D/E 0.00

Momentum

N/A

No technicals

Today

Trading activity

Delivery %77.5%

Turnover₹18.25L Cr

Trades297

VWAP₹159.56

Face value₹1.00

Market depth

Market depth available during market hours

Snapshot

Technical signals

Compounded annual growth

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue

-61.0%

-35.3%

10Y

-20.8%

Profit

-57.9%

-0.1%

10Y

-5.3%

EPS

-57.9%

-0.1%

10Y

-5.3%

Profile

Pros

Company is almost debt free.
Stock is trading at 0.54 times its book value

Watch-outs

Cons

The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -35.3% over past five years.
Tax rate seems low
Company has a low return on equity of 0.97% over last 3 years.

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.

70%

Promoter

Promoters

69.6%0.00

Public

22.6%-0.06

FII / FPI

0.0%0.00

DII

0.0%0.00

Others

7.8%

Total shareholders

21,590-856 QoQ

Quarterly trend

Ownership over time

Q4 FY26

Promoter69.61%

Public22.55%

Others7.84%

Corporate Actions

Bulk & Block Deals

Filings

MF Holdings

Technicals

FAQs

Quick reference

Frequently asked questions

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