Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys (IMFA) had a P/E of 10.4× on 6 Nov 2026, below the industry P/E of 11.5×, and the shares are 34% below their 52-week high. Sales and net profit grew 1.9% and 23% a year over 3 years, with ROCE of 19% and ROE of 21%. Debt is 0.41× equity, and its dividend yield is 1.1%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹5,970 Cr, ranked 6th of 22 Other Industrial Metals & Mining companies by market cap; the shares fell 8.0% over the past year.
- ₹1,131.60
- ₹1,131.60
- ₹1,096.50
- ₹1,131.60
- 88.7K
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
−8.0% over a year, better than 5 of 7 peers.
- Price tagIn line
P/E 10.4 vs industry 11.5.
- GrowthSlow
Sales +1.9%, profit +23.5% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 18.5% vs peer median 27.9%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 0.41× equity, interest covered 21.4×, Piotroski 4 of 9.
- Red flags1 to check
34% below its 52-week high.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹5,970 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 10.4
- Industry 11.5
- Price to book
- 1.99
- Peers 5.18
- Dividend yield
- 1.13%
- ROE
- 20.8%
- Peers 28.4%
- ROCE
- 18.5%
- Peers 27.9%
- Debt to equity
- 0.41
- Debt ₹1,244 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹106.48
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 24.8%
- Net margin 17.0%
- Sales growth
- +35.5%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +51.5%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 1.77
- EV/EBITDA 8.1
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Return on equity of 20.8%.
- Quarterly profit up 51.5% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 35.5% on a year ago.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
Risks to check
- 34% below its 52-week high.
About Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys
Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Limited engages in the production and sale of ferro chrome in India and internationally. It operates through Ferro Alloys, Power, and Mining segments. The company operates a captive power generation plant with a total capacity of 204.55MW; and two chrome ore mines, as well as a manufacturing plant for low-density aggregates and fly ash bricks for use in road construction and cement industries. It offers its products to…
- Headquarters
- Bhubaneswar
- Employees
- 2,187
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- ISIN
- INE919H01018
- Website
- imfa.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 1 L
- 1-year return
- minus 8.0%
- From 52-week high
- minus 34.1%
Peers · Other Industrial Metals & Mining
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HINDZINCHindustan Zinc | 568.10 | minus 0.46% | 2,40,040 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 62.0% | 53.4% | 0.22 | 5.6% | plus 20.6% |
| VEDLVedanta | 261.75 | minus 0.78% | 1,02,208 | 9.2 | 4.0 | 21.3% | 28.7% | 1.34 | −19.2% | minus 48.1% |
| CMPDICentral Mine Planning & Design Institute | 177.28 | minus 3.82% | 12,653 | 18.8 | 14.4 | 34.6% | 34.2% | 0.00 | 18.7% | plus 15.1% |
| VOGLVedanta Oil and Gas | 30.74 | minus 2.26% | 12,001 | 18.0 | – | 4.1% | 7.3% | 0.15 | 161.8% | minus 14.8% |
| JAINRECJain Resource Recycling | 286.50 | plus 2.23% | 9,887 | 27.8 | 19.4 | 35.5% | 4.5% | 0.82 | 45.4% | minus 25.7% |
| IMFAIndian Metals & Ferro Alloys | 1,106.50 | minus 2.22% | 5,970 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 18.5% | 23.8% | 0.35 | 1.9% | minus 8.0% |
| MOILMOIL | 215.71 | minus 1.41% | 4,389 | 14.9 | 8.7 | – | 20.0% | – | 3.2% | minus 39.9% |
| ASHAPURMINAshapura Minechem | 416.30 | minus 3.90% | 3,977 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 20.1% | 7.6% | 0.88 | 42.4% | minus 34.9% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −1.41% | 12,001 | 14.9 | 9.8 | 27.9% | 20.0% | 0.52 | 18.7% | −25.7% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 642 | 703 | 763 | 960 | 968 | |
| 516 | 539 | 604 | 679 | 732 | |
| 125 | 164 | 159 | 281 | 236 | |
| 19.6% | 23.4% | 20.8% | 29.3% | 24.4% | |
| 22 | 21.7 | 5.9 | 12.9 | 4.4 | |
| 7 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 14.4 | |
| 14.7 | 15.4 | 17.7 | 23.4 | 27 | |
| 126 | 161 | 136 | 258 | 199 | |
| 26.4% | 18.6% | 24.2% | 25.4% | 25.7% | |
| 92.3 | 131 | 103 | 192 | 148 | |
| 17.10 | 24.33 | 19.13 | 35.65 | 27.37 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +1.9%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +23.5%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +23.5%
- ROE
- 20.8%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,639 | 2,743 | 2,535 | 2,794 | |
| – | +3.9% | minus 7.6% | +10.2% | |
| 2,133 | 2,135 | 2,002 | 2,154 | |
| 507 | 608 | 532 | 640 | |
| 19.2% | 22.2% | 21.0% | 22.9% | |
| −47 | −11.7 | 11.2 | −39.1 | |
| 26.2 | 28.9 | 23 | 27.2 | |
| 107 | 78 | 54.6 | 62.9 | |
| −2.3 | 26.6 | 48.2 | 43.1 | |
| 324 | 516 | 514 | 554 | |
| 30.3% | 33.3% | 26.2% | 23.3% | |
| 225 | 344 | 379 | 424 | |
| – | +52.5% | +10.2% | +12.0% | |
| 41.75 | 63.68 | 70.19 | 78.64 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | |
| 1,819 | 2,051 | 2,294 | 2,664 | |
| 341 | 237 | 389 | 958 | |
| 440 | 571 | 441 | 641 | |
| 2,654 | 2,913 | 3,177 | 4,317 | |
| 1,024 | 1,040 | 1,092 | 2,406 | |
| 64.3 | 65.6 | 74.4 | 867 | |
| 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 13.1 | |
| 278 | 450 | 916 | 404 | |
| 1,287 | 1,357 | 1,095 | 627 | |
| 2,654 | 2,913 | 3,177 | 4,317 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 460 | 585 | 318 | |
| 140 | −209 | −562 | −753 | |
| −291 | −207 | −67.9 | 462 | |
| 0.6 | 43.7 | −44.5 | 27 | |
| – | −114 | −116 | −1,335 | |
| 151 | 346 | 470 | −1,017 | |
| −68 | −67.9 | −193 | −54.4 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters58.69%
- Public41.31%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 58.69% | 41.31% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 58.69% | 41.31% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 58.69% | 41.31% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 58.69% | 41.31% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 58.69% | 41.31% | – |
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