Jost's Engineering Company (BSE: JOSTS) had a P/E of 6.5× on 6 Nov 2026, below the industry P/E of 33.8×, and the shares are 35% below their 52-week high. Sales and net profit grew 13% and 65% a year over 3 years, with ROCE of 27% and ROE of 27%. It carries very little debt, and its dividend yield is 0.6%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹257 Cr, ranked 88th of 138 Specialty Industrial Machinery companies by market cap; the shares fell 32% over the past year.
- ₹221.05
- ₹225.00
- ₹210.00
- ₹219.45
- 3.8K
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−31.7% over a year, better than 1 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 6.5 vs industry 33.8.
- GrowthSteady
Sales +12.9%, profit +65.0% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityStrong
ROCE 26.6% vs peer median 24.8%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 0.05× equity, interest covered 14.0×, Piotroski 4 of 9.
- Red flags2 to check
Quarterly sales down 6.6% on a year ago.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹257 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 6.5
- Industry 33.8
- Price to book
- 1.63
- Peers 9.16
- Dividend yield
- 0.57%
- ROE
- 27.0%
- Peers 19.1%
- ROCE
- 26.6%
- Peers 24.8%
- Debt to equity
- 0.05
- Debt ₹8.27 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹33.65
- OPM (TTM)
- 11.5%
- Net margin 13.7%
- Sales growth
- −6.6%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +627.3%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 1.06
- EV/EBITDA 11.8
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Return on equity of 27.0%.
- Return on capital employed of 26.6%.
- Practically debt-free.
- Quarterly profit up 627.3% on a year ago.
- P/E of 6.5 against an industry P/E of 33.8.
Risks to check
- Quarterly sales down 6.6% on a year ago.
- 35% below its 52-week high.
About Jost's Engineering Company
Jost's Engineering Company Limited manufactures and sells material handling equipment and engineered products in India. The company offers engineered products comprising sound and vibration, environment simulation, electrical test and measurement, heat and combustion products, components, electrical test and measuring instruments, nanotechnology, and analytical solutions, as well as connectors and switches. It also engages in the material handling rental…
- Headquarters
- Mumbai
- Employees
- 106
- Sector
- Industrials
- ISIN
- INE636D01041
- Website
- josts.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 7.8K
- 1-year return
- minus 31.7%
- From 52-week high
- minus 34.7%
Peers · Specialty Industrial Machinery
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHELBharat Heavy Electricals | 418.80 | plus 0.17% | 1,45,829 | 50.6 | 74.6 | 6.6% | 10.1% | 0.22 | 13.5% | plus 56.4% |
| ABBABB India | 6,774.00 | plus 2.20% | 1,43,547 | 92.3 | 68.2 | 28.5% | 13.8% | 0.02 | 15.4% | plus 26.4% |
| SIEMENSSiemens | 3,560.00 | plus 3.73% | 1,26,779 | 86.1 | 59.3 | 16.5% | 10.4% | 0.02 | 3.0% | plus 10.0% |
| CUMMINSINDCummins India | 4,048.80 | minus 0.25% | 1,12,233 | 49.8 | 41.7 | 35.0% | 19.1% | 0.00 | 16.1% | minus 6.0% |
| GVT&DGE Vernova T&D India | 4,018.00 | minus 3.06% | 1,02,879 | 71.3 | 56.6 | 58.5% | 26.5% | 0.01 | 31.1% | plus 31.7% |
| SUZLONSuzlon Energy | 38.80 | plus 0.54% | 53,337 | 23.7 | 17.3 | 24.8% | 16.7% | 0.07 | 41.4% | minus 35.7% |
| AIAENGAIA Engineering | 3,113.60 | minus 2.77% | 29,056 | 23.5 | 19.6 | 19.9% | 27.4% | 0.00 | −3.4% | minus 3.9% |
| JOSTSJost's Engineering Company | 217.30 | minus 0.98% | 257 | 6.5 | 11.9 | 26.6% | 12.5% | 0.05 | 12.9% | minus 31.7% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | 0.17% | 1,12,233 | 50.6 | 56.6 | 24.8% | 16.7% | 0.02 | 15.4% | 10.0% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55.6 | 53.8 | 78.2 | 60.3 | 52 | |
| 52.2 | 49.6 | 73.9 | 44.1 | 48.4 | |
| 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 16.2 | 3.5 | |
| 6.1% | 7.7% | 5.5% | 26.8% | 6.8% | |
| 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 | −15.5 | 1.5 | |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | |
| – | – | −2.6 | −1.8 | – | |
| 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | −3.5 | 4 | |
| 41.1% | 56.8% | 25.6% | 129.0% | 39.2% | |
| 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 32.8 | 2.4 | |
| 0.32 | 1.17 | 0.98 | 27.81 | 2.03 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +12.9%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +65.0%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +55.1%
- ROE
- 27.0%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167 | 181 | 234 | 241 | |
| – | +7.8% | +29.4% | +3.1% | |
| 151 | 163 | 211 | 225 | |
| 16.3 | 18 | 22.5 | 16 | |
| 9.8% | 10.0% | 9.7% | 6.6% | |
| −0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | −1.3 | |
| 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.1 | |
| 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 6.1 | |
| −1.7 | – | −0.9 | 34.5 | |
| 10.1 | 13.7 | 17.2 | 39.9 | |
| 27.6% | 27.7% | 35.9% | 16.4% | |
| 7.1 | 9.9 | 17.5 | 31.8 | |
| – | +39.8% | +77.2% | +81.3% | |
| 7.58 | 4.77 | 16.16 | 28.28 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | |
| 37.4 | 57 | 77.4 | 156 | |
| 6.7 | 17.1 | 23.3 | 8.3 | |
| 49.5 | 49.6 | 60.4 | 47.6 | |
| 94.5 | 125 | 162 | 213 | |
| 23.3 | 30.8 | 39.9 | 18 | |
| 2.7 | 8.5 | 19.3 | – | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 75.9 | |
| 66.5 | 79.7 | 94 | 119 | |
| 94.5 | 125 | 162 | 213 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.6 | 1.9 | 4.6 | −9.8 | |
| −3.3 | −23.1 | −9.2 | −24.4 | |
| −7.2 | 20.7 | 6.4 | 33.3 | |
| 0.2 | −0.5 | 1.7 | −0.9 | |
| −1.8 | −13.3 | −12.9 | −3.1 | |
| 8.9 | −11.4 | −8.4 | −12.9 | |
| −0.6 | −0.7 | −1 | −1.5 |
Shareholding pattern
This company is listed only on BSE, so there’s no NSE category split. See Major shareholders below for the named holders.
Major shareholders
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