Competent Automobiles Company (COMPEAU) had a P/E of 9.7× on 6 Nov 2026, below the industry P/E of 24.5×, and the shares are 11% below their 52-week high. It earns ROCE of 13% and ROE of 5.5%, and sales grew 12% a year over 3 years while net profit fell 6.0%. Its dividend yield is 0.3%, and debt is 1.09× equity. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹230 Cr, ranked 4th of 8 Auto & Truck Dealerships companies by market cap; the shares rose 5.6% over the past year.
- ₹342.50
- ₹375.00
- ₹342.50
- ₹372.95
- 1.5K
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
+5.6% over a year, better than 6 of 6 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 9.7 vs industry 24.5.
- GrowthSteady
Sales +12.0%, profit −6.0% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROCE 12.8% vs peer median 8.7%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 1.09× equity, interest covered 2.7×.
- Red flags2 to check
Return on equity is low at 5.5%.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹230 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 9.7
- Industry 24.5
- Price to book
- 0.44
- Peers 1.08
- Dividend yield
- 0.27%
- ROE
- 5.5%
- Peers 3.8%
- ROCE
- 12.8%
- Peers 8.7%
- Debt to equity
- 1.09
- Debt ₹421 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹38.59
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 3.7%
- Net margin 0.8%
- Sales growth
- +20.1%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +16.9%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.09
- EV/EBITDA 6.2
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly sales up 20.1% on a year ago.
- P/E of 9.7 against an industry P/E of 24.5.
Risks to check
- Return on equity is low at 5.5%.
- Interest coverage of only 2.7×.
About Competent Automobiles Company
Competent Automobiles Company Limited engages in trading and servicing Maruti Suzuki vehicles in India. It operates through two segments, Showroom; and Services & Spares. It is involved in the purchase and sales of vehicles manufactured by Maruti Suzuki India Limited; and provision of services to Maruti vehicles, as well as sells its spare parts. The company operates as an authorized dealer of Maruti Suzuki and Nexa in in Delhi, Haryana, and Himachal…
- Headquarters
- New Delhi
- Employees
- 2,739
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- ISIN
- INE823B01015
- Website
- competent-maruti.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 1.2K
- 1-year return
- plus 5.6%
- From 52-week high
- minus 10.7%
Peers · Auto & Truck Dealerships
| Company | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTRADECartrade Tech | 2,700.00 | plus 3.77% | 13,126 | 58.4 | 4.96 | 11.0% | 9.7% | 34.9% | 28.7% | 87.2% | 0.00% | minus 10.9% |
| LANDMARKLandmark Cars | 466.50 | minus 1.00% | 1,934 | 43.0 | 3.31 | 13.0% | 6.6% | 2.7% | 12.6% | −23.8% | 0.32% | minus 24.0% |
| PVSLPopular Vehicles and Services | 94.92 | minus 1.77% | 676 | – | 1.08 | 6.4% | −2.0% | 3.1% | 9.6% | – | 0.00% | minus 37.8% |
| COMPEAUCompetent Automobiles Company | 375.00 | plus 0.55% | 230 | 9.7 | 0.44 | – | 4.5% | 1.9% | – | – | 0.27% | plus 5.6% |
| RAJPUTANARajputana Biodiesel | 201.70 | plus 3.44% | 62 | – | – | 1.3% | 1.0% | −4.3% | 74.5% | −14.3% | – | – |
| KALYANIKalyani Commercials | 144.99 | 0.00% | 14 | 6.0 | – | 44.2% | 12.6% | 1.7% | 20.9% | −5.4% | 0.00% | plus 5.0% |
| NAKSHNaksh Precious Metals | 3.99 | minus 4.32% | 4 | – | 0.70 | −8.8% | −6.0% | −48.0% | 153.1% | – | 0.00% | minus 32.9% |
| SPECTRASpectra Industries | 3.86 | 0.00% | 3 | – | −0.05 | – | – | 0.0% | – | – | 0.00% | minus 24.6% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | 0.00% | 62 | 43.0 | 1.08 | 8.7% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 24.8% | −9.8% | 0.00% | −24.3% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Mar 25 | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516 | 445 | 535 | 834 | 620 | |
| 492 | 428 | 519 | 806 | 591 | |
| 24.2 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 27.7 | 28.8 | |
| 4.7% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 4.7% | |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.4 | |
| 7.7 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 7 | |
| 8.1 | 8 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.8 | |
| – | – | – | – | −3.2 | |
| 11 | 3 | 1.4 | 11.7 | 12.4 | |
| 33.0% | 9.8% | −5.4% | 34.0% | 30.0% | |
| 7.4 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 7.7 | 8.7 | |
| 12.04 | 4.36 | 2.46 | 12.56 | 19.21 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +12.0%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- −6.0%
- ROE
- 5.5%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,730 | 2,116 | 2,138 | 2,432 | |
| – | +22.3% | +1.1% | +13.7% | |
| 1,667 | 2,036 | 2,056 | 2,343 | |
| 63 | 79.7 | 82.2 | 89 | |
| 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.7% | |
| 5.6 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 8.7 | |
| 16.5 | 23 | 30.3 | 33.5 | |
| 19.3 | 24 | 29.3 | 32.9 | |
| 1.8 | −0.9 | 0.5 | −2.8 | |
| 34.4 | 38.6 | 30.2 | 28.5 | |
| 28.2% | 28.6% | 28.9% | 27.8% | |
| 24.7 | 27.6 | 21.5 | 20.6 | |
| – | +11.5% | minus 22.0% | minus 4.3% | |
| 40.24 | 45.60 | 34.98 | – |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | |
| 304 | 336 | 359 | 380 | |
| 229 | 323 | 408 | 422 | |
| 25.2 | 26.8 | 41.3 | 50.4 | |
| 565 | 693 | 814 | 859 | |
| 189 | 245 | 299 | 315 | |
| 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 2.6 | |
| 57.7 | 69.8 | 81.9 | 95.5 | |
| 28.4 | 52.5 | 74.2 | 75.3 | |
| 288 | 323 | 359 | 370 | |
| 565 | 693 | 814 | 859 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.3 | −17.8 | 53.6 | 80.1 | |
| −52 | −54 | −36.3 | −35.8 | |
| 12.9 | 61.3 | 19.5 | −48.4 | |
| −26.7 | −10.6 | 36.8 | −4.1 | |
| −21.5 | −72.2 | −48.8 | −21.5 | |
| −9.2 | −90 | 4.8 | 58.6 | |
| −0.6 | −0.6 | −0.6 | −0.6 |
Shareholding pattern
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Major shareholders
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