Rane (Madras) Limited Valuation
RML · Automobile and Auto Components · Current price ₹1,275
Is Rane (Madras) Limited undervalued?
We estimate the fair value of Rane (Madras) Limited at ₹1,317 per share, against a market price of ₹1,360. That puts the share price about -3.2% above our estimate, at medium confidence. This is our view of what the business is worth, not a target price or a forecast of where the share price will go.
How this fair value is calculated
This estimate comes from 1 method: Normalized earnings (mid-cycle EV/EBITDA) (₹1,317). Each is weighted by how well its inputs held up for this company. The full working, including the assumptions and what data was missing, is set out below.
The range around this estimate
Our estimate for Rane (Madras) Limited spans ₹1,185 to ₹1,448. A margin of safety means buying meaningfully below the estimate: the wider the range, the more room the assumptions leave for error.
Valuation multiples
Rane (Madras) Limited trades at a P/E of 19.2x and a P/B of 5.2x, with a dividend yield of 1.1%. Multiples are most useful compared against the company's own history and its sector peers — see the peer comparison for context.
How we got this fair value
Every number below is part of the same estimate for Rane (Madras) Limited. Nothing here is a target price or a forecast of where the share price will go.
Workable, with real gaps. Weigh it alongside your own view rather than on its own.
Estimate range ₹1,185 – ₹1,448
Why this method for this business
Normalized earnings and EV/EBITDA are the most appropriate models for a cyclical business like RML, which is sensitive to macroeconomic conditions and industry cycles.
The models behind the number
Each method is weighted by how well its inputs held up for this company.
Cyclical valued off mid-cycle earnings and a through-cycle EV/EBITDA (§6.6)
required inputs missing
- Relative PE is not suitable for a cyclical business where earnings are volatile and not indicative of long-term value.
- DCF is not appropriate due to the cyclical nature of the business and the lack of forward-looking data.
What was missing
- Forward-looking data to support DCF analysis
- Detailed analysis of the acquired friction business
What drives it
8 inputs, grouped by how strong each claim is
- Revenue (TTM)
- 3,863 ₹ cr
- Net debt
- 752 ₹ cr
- Shares outstanding
- 2,75,29,762
computed
computed
computed
- EBITDA margin (cycle median)
- 8%
- Through-cycle EV/EBITDA
- 14.16×
computed (≤5y median)
own-history (median of 4y)
- Mid-cycle EBITDA
- 309 ₹ cr
- Enterprise value
- 4,376.8 ₹ cr
- Net debt basis
- gross (cash unavailable)
computed
computed
note: net debt approximated by gross debt (cash unavailable)
Who computed this
A language model (qwen3:8b) selects the valuation method and the judgement inputs for Rane (Madras) Limited: which models suit the business, the moat, the growth and margin assumptions. It does not produce the number. The fair value itself is computed in Python by a deterministic engine (version 2026.08.1) from those inputs, so the same inputs always give the same result and every figure above can be traced to a source.
Estimated 15 Sept 2026. Re-run as new financials and news arrive.
How we value stocks
We estimate what a business is worth from its own economics: cash flows, returns on capital, and a multiple justified by its quality, rather than from where the share price has been. A fair value estimate is a view, not a verdict, and it is only as good as the inputs listed above.
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