On 6 Nov 2026, Finolex Industries was priced at ₹141.95, or 14.5× trailing earnings, against an industry P/E of 24.8×, and the shares are 29% below their 52-week high. Sales fell 2.4% a year over 3 years while net profit grew 34%; its ROCE of 13% is the lowest among the 7 largest Building Products & Equipment peers. It carries very little debt, and its dividend yield is 1.4%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹8,777 Cr, ranked 7th of 64 Building Products & Equipment companies by market cap; the shares fell 23% over the past year.
- ₹144.15
- ₹144.15
- ₹139.10
- ₹144.78
- 7.5 L
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−23.1% over a year, better than 1 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 14.5 vs industry 24.8.
- GrowthSteady
Sales −2.4%, profit +33.7% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 12.6% vs peer median 20.7%.
- Balance sheetFair
Practically debt-free, Piotroski 4 of 9.
- Red flagsNone found
No warning signs in the headline numbers.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹8,777 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 14.5
- Industry 24.8
- Price to book
- 1.16
- Peers 7.95
- Dividend yield
- 1.41%
- ROE
- 9.0%
- Peers 18.7%
- ROCE
- 12.6%
- Peers 20.7%
- Debt to equity
- 0.02
- Debt ₹142 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹9.82
- Face value ₹2
- OPM (TTM)
- 16.4%
- Net margin 14.5%
- Sales growth
- +27.4%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- −6.9%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 2.10
- EV/EBITDA 9.7
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Practically debt-free.
- Quarterly sales up 27.4% on a year ago.
- P/E of 14.5 against an industry P/E of 24.8.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
About Finolex Industries
Finolex Industries Limited manufactures and sells polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes and fittings, and PVC resins in India. The company operates in two segments, PVC Resin and PVC Pipes and Fittings. It offers agriculture pipes and fittings; column pipes; casing pipes; and solvent cement and lubricants. The company also provides plumbing and sanitation pipes and fitting, such as ASTM pipes and fittings; CPVC pipes and fittings; SWR pipes and fittings;…
- Headquarters
- Pune
- Employees
- 1,325
- Sector
- Industrials
- ISIN
- INE183A01024
- Website
- finolexpipes.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 4.4 L
- 1-year return
- minus 23.1%
- From 52-week high
- minus 29.2%
Analyst consensus
Peers · Building Products & Equipment
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPPLUSAditya Infotech | 4,131.40 | minus 0.94% | 50,682 | 82.2 | 88.3 | 25.9% | 14.5% | 0.10 | 22.7% | plus 215.4% |
| SUPREMEINDSupreme Industries | 3,156.90 | minus 4.07% | 40,118 | 35.5 | 25.0 | 19.6% | 14.4% | 0.01 | 6.8% | minus 15.4% |
| ASTRALAstral | 1,253.60 | minus 9.68% | 33,678 | 59.3 | 31.1 | 17.6% | 15.5% | 0.08 | 8.4% | minus 5.4% |
| BLUESTARCOBlue Star | 1,575.00 | plus 0.19% | 32,381 | 60.6 | 33.4 | 20.7% | 6.6% | 0.22 | 15.7% | minus 18.0% |
| GRINDWELLGrindwell Norton | 1,919.10 | minus 0.55% | 21,248 | 46.0 | 34.1 | 21.0% | 19.2% | 0.02 | 6.6% | plus 16.8% |
| KAJARIACERKajaria Ceramics | 1,180.70 | minus 2.08% | 18,554 | 31.1 | 21.0 | 21.0% | 19.0% | 0.13 | 3.3% | plus 3.3% |
| FINPIPEFinolex Industries | 141.95 | minus 1.95% | 8,777 | 14.5 | 9.5 | 12.6% | 17.5% | 0.02 | −2.4% | minus 23.1% |
| CERACera Sanitaryware | 4,798.70 | minus 0.06% | 6,188 | 30.6 | 20.0 | 17.3% | 12.5% | 0.03 | 4.1% | minus 23.7% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −0.94% | 32,381 | 46.0 | 31.1 | 20.7% | 14.5% | 0.08 | 6.8% | −5.4% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 859 | 898 | 1,314 | 884 | 1,094 | |
| 729 | 775 | 982 | 777 | 970 | |
| 130 | 123 | 332 | 107 | 124 | |
| 15.2% | 13.7% | 25.3% | 12.1% | 11.4% | |
| 67.7 | 63.4 | 53 | 75.6 | 57.3 | |
| 4.3 | 3 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 3.3 | |
| 27.4 | 26.5 | 26.2 | 27.5 | 28.2 | |
| 166 | 157 | 351 | 148 | 150 | |
| 25.6% | 26.0% | 25.6% | 22.5% | 23.4% | |
| 124 | 116 | 261 | 115 | 115 | |
| 2.00 | 1.88 | 4.23 | 1.85 | 1.86 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- −2.4%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +33.7%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +33.9%
- ROE
- 9.0%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,361 | 4,274 | 4,109 | 4,061 | |
| – | minus 2.0% | minus 3.9% | minus 1.2% | |
| 4,036 | 3,684 | 3,630 | 3,347 | |
| 325 | 590 | 479 | 713 | |
| 7.5% | 13.8% | 11.7% | 17.6% | |
| 25.1 | 85 | 127 | 103 | |
| 11.5 | 26.5 | 20 | 12.2 | |
| 89.2 | 116 | 107 | 107 | |
| 71.8 | 118 | 564 | 107 | |
| 321 | 651 | 1,043 | 805 | |
| 22.0% | 27.2% | 23.3% | 25.6% | |
| 251 | 474 | 800 | 599 | |
| – | +88.9% | +68.9% | minus 25.1% | |
| 4.04 | 7.66 | 12.94 | 9.69 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | |
| 4,779 | 5,511 | 5,973 | 6,091 | |
| 541 | 394 | 237 | 446 | |
| 841 | 1,030 | 1,048 | 935 | |
| 6,285 | 7,058 | 7,382 | 7,596 | |
| 1,111 | 1,076 | 1,093 | 1,052 | |
| 56.7 | 22.2 | 89.4 | 37.6 | |
| 2,069 | 2,543 | 2,599 | 2,341 | |
| 1,800 | 1,908 | 2,241 | 2,464 | |
| 1,248 | 1,508 | 1,360 | 1,701 | |
| 6,285 | 7,058 | 7,382 | 7,596 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 308 | 353 | 383 | 192 | |
| −294 | −83 | 8.3 | −156 | |
| −28.9 | −277 | −349 | −49.1 | |
| −15 | −6.4 | 42.2 | −13 | |
| −169 | −86.4 | −116 | −65 | |
| 139 | 267 | 267 | 127 | |
| −248 | −92.8 | −155 | −223 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters52.47%
- Public47.18%
- Employee trusts0.35%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 52.47% | 47.18% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 52.47% | 47.18% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 52.47% | 47.18% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 52.47% | 47.18% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 52.47% | 47.18% | – |
Major shareholders
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