Nile (NILE) had a P/E of 8.3× on 6 Nov 2026, below the industry P/E of 11.5×, and the shares are 15% below their 52-week high. It earns ROCE of 23% and ROE of 19%, and sales and net profit grew 8.9% and 35% a year over 3 years. The company has almost no debt. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹397 Cr, ranked 12th of 22 Other Industrial Metals & Mining companies by market cap; the shares fell 13% over the past year.
- ₹1,353.10
- ₹1,374.60
- ₹1,301.00
- ₹1,352.80
- 1.8K
Health check
- ReturnsIn line
−13.4% over a year, better than 4 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 8.3 vs industry 11.5.
- GrowthStrong
Sales +8.9%, profit +34.8% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROCE 23.5% vs peer median 27.9%.
- Balance sheetFair
Practically debt-free, Piotroski 5 of 9.
- Red flags1 to check
Quarterly profit down 45.4% on a year ago.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹397 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 8.3
- Industry 11.5
- Price to book
- 1.26
- Peers 5.18
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- ROE
- 19.0%
- Peers 28.4%
- ROCE
- 23.5%
- Peers 27.9%
- Debt to equity
- 0.04
- Debt ₹12 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹158.82
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 5.8%
- Net margin 4.5%
- Sales growth
- +14.4%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- −45.4%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.37
- EV/EBITDA 5.7
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Return on equity of 19.0%.
- Return on capital employed of 23.5%.
- Practically debt-free.
- P/E of 8.3 against an industry P/E of 11.5.
Risks to check
- Quarterly profit down 45.4% on a year ago.
About Nile
Nile Limited engages in the manufacture and sale of pure lead for battery consumption in India and internationally. The company offers lead antimony, lead selenium, lead calcium, lead tin, and pure lead. It serves its products to manufacturers of lead acid batteries, PVC stabilizers, and lead-oxide. Nile Limited is based in Hyderabad, India.
- Headquarters
- Hyderabad
- Employees
- 131
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- ISIN
- INE445D01013
- Website
- nilelimited.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 3.2K
- 1-year return
- minus 13.4%
- From 52-week high
- minus 15.3%
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% |
| NILENile | 1,320.90 | minus 2.36% | 397 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 23.5% | 5.8% | 0.04 | 8.9% | minus 13.4% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −1.41% | 12,001 | 14.9 | 10.4 | 27.9% | 23.8% | 0.29 | 5.6% | −14.8% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 245 | 274 | 291 | 230 | 281 | |
| 224 | 257 | 271 | 215 | 271 | |
| 21.3 | 16.5 | 20.7 | 15.2 | 9.6 | |
| 8.7% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 6.6% | 3.4% | |
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 2.2 | |
| 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |
| 20.6 | 16.2 | 20.5 | 18.3 | 11.4 | |
| 27.6% | 28.5% | 27.1% | 25.3% | 28.3% | |
| 14.9 | 11.6 | 15 | 13.7 | 8.1 | |
| 49.69 | 38.65 | 48.82 | 45.57 | 27.13 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +8.9%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +34.8%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +34.5%
- ROE
- 19.0%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 806 | 836 | 918 | 1,039 | |
| – | +3.8% | +9.8% | +13.2% | |
| 770 | 790 | 862 | 960 | |
| 35.8 | 46.1 | 56.3 | 79.1 | |
| 4.4% | 5.5% | 6.1% | 7.6% | |
| −0.2 | −0.2 | −0.1 | 3.5 | |
| 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | |
| 0 | 0 | −0.1 | −1.5 | |
| 30.4 | 42.2 | 50.3 | 75.6 | |
| 25.7% | 26.1% | 27.7% | 27.1% | |
| 22.6 | 31.2 | 36.3 | 55.3 | |
| – | +38.1% | +16.7% | +52.0% | |
| 75.41 | 103.71 | 121.07 | 183.67 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 197 | 227 | 262 | 313 | |
| 16.4 | 12.3 | 22.4 | 18 | |
| 11 | 10.1 | 14.9 | 20.2 | |
| 227 | 252 | 302 | 354 | |
| 49.7 | 65.4 | 75.5 | 88.3 | |
| 3.3 | 3.3 | 14 | 25.4 | |
| 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 19.1 | |
| 9.2 | 9.4 | 0.9 | 34.1 | |
| 165 | 174 | 211 | 188 | |
| 227 | 252 | 302 | 354 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.7 | 25.1 | −1.1 | 82.6 | |
| −5.1 | −18.6 | −14.2 | −35.5 | |
| −36.7 | −6.2 | 6.7 | −14 | |
| 9 | 0.3 | −8.6 | 33.2 | |
| −5 | −18.7 | −14.1 | −16.8 | |
| 45.7 | 6.3 | −15.2 | 65.9 | |
| −0.6 | −0.9 | −1.2 | −1.5 |
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