Physicswallah (PWL) had a P/E of 448.3× on 6 Nov 2026, above the industry P/E of 18.4×, and the shares are 20% below their 52-week high. Sales grew 74% a year over 3 years, with ROCE of 1.6% and ROE of 2.9%. Debt is 0.21× equity. It is a mid-cap company with a market cap of ₹37,813 Cr, the largest of 31 Education & Training Services companies by market cap; the shares fell 16% over the past year.
- ₹132.20
- ₹132.20
- ₹128.40
- ₹132.20
- 39.9 L
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
−16.3% over a year, better than 5 of 7 peers.
- Price tagPricier
P/E 448.3 vs industry 18.4.
- GrowthStrong
Sales +73.6% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 1.6% vs peer median 18.1%.
- Balance sheetStretched
Debt 0.21× equity, interest covered 1.1×, Piotroski 7 of 9.
- Red flags2 to check
Return on equity is low at 2.9%.
Mid cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹37,813 Cr
- Mid cap
- P/E
- 448.3
- Industry 18.4
- Price to book
- 8.24
- Peers 2.05
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- ROE
- 2.9%
- Peers 16.6%
- ROCE
- 1.6%
- Peers 18.1%
- Debt to equity
- 0.21
- Debt ₹1,000 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹0.29
- Face value ₹1
- OPM (TTM)
- 12.2%
- Net margin 2.2%
- Sales growth
- +18.2%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +101.3%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 8.81
- EV/EBITDA 118.9
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly profit up 101.3% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 18.2% on a year ago.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
Risks to check
- Return on equity is low at 2.9%.
- P/E of 448.3 against an industry P/E of 18.4.
About Physicswallah
Physicswallah Limited offers online and offline coaching and study material for test preparation of various competitive exams in India. It offers various courses for competitive exams, including IIT JEE, NEET, ESE, GATE, AE/JE, Olympiad, UPSC, and state PSC; government exams, such as judiciary, SSC, defence, teaching, JAIIB and CAIIB, railway, nursing, banking; undergraduate and postgraduate entrance exams that includes MBA, IPMAT, IIT JAM, law, CUET UG,…
- Headquarters
- Noida
- Employees
- 16,289
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- ISIN
- INE0LP301011
- Website
- pw.live
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 1.3 Cr
- 1-year return
- minus 16.3%
- From 52-week high
- minus 19.7%
Analyst consensus
Peers · Education & Training Services
| Company | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWLPhysicswallah | 130.00 | minus 1.66% | 37,813 | 448.3 | 8.24 | 1.6% | −0.9% | 10.7% | 73.6% | – | 0.00% | minus 16.3% |
| SEILShanti Educational Initiatives | 178.12 | plus 6.61% | 2,868 | 494.8 | 37.43 | 10.4% | 8.0% | 23.8% | 71.6% | 20.5% | 0.00% | minus 13.4% |
| CRIZACCrizac | 157.13 | minus 2.40% | 2,750 | 13.2 | 4.11 | 47.7% | 32.5% | 34.0% | 30.1% | 25.0% | 5.09% | minus 48.7% |
| NIITMTSNIIT Learning Systems | 169.14 | minus 0.15% | 2,337 | 9.6 | 1.43 | 17.4% | 16.6% | 17.9% | 12.7% | 8.8% | 1.92% | minus 47.1% |
| NIITLTDNIIT | 70.74 | minus 1.20% | 969 | 181.4 | 0.91 | 1.2% | 0.7% | −1.2% | 4.6% | 18.5% | 1.41% | minus 30.6% |
| JAROJaro Institute of Technology Management and Research | 339.85 | minus 0.92% | 757 | 12.9 | 2.05 | 18.9% | 19.9% | 23.0% | 30.9% | 65.6% | 1.75% | minus 44.8% |
| GLOBALGlobal Education | 143.68 | minus 0.55% | 731 | 28.1 | 5.41 | 26.8% | 20.9% | 40.8% | 14.8% | 5.5% | 0.70% | plus 103.5% |
| APTECHTAptech | 82.23 | minus 0.56% | 477 | 19.5 | 1.92 | – | 9.8% | 6.4% | – | – | 5.43% | minus 23.5% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −0.56% | 969 | 19.5 | 2.05 | 18.1% | 16.6% | 23.0% | 22.5% | 19.5% | 1.75% | −30.6% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,051 | 1,082 | 919 | 1,054 | 1,242 | |
| 869 | 839 | 893 | 1,067 | 976 | |
| 182 | 244 | 25.6 | −12.7 | 266 | |
| 17.3% | 22.5% | 2.8% | −1.2% | 21.4% | |
| 47.2 | 64.7 | 35.8 | 109 | 72.3 | |
| 24.8 | 20.7 | 23.3 | 25.5 | 26 | |
| 105 | 113 | 122 | 111 | 113 | |
| −0.6 | −30.7 | 3.2 | −44.3 | 9.5 | |
| 98.9 | 144 | −80.6 | −84.3 | 209 | |
| 29.5% | 28.8% | 14.2% | −4.6% | 32.0% | |
| 72.3 | 101 | −74.9 | −77.6 | 146 | |
| 0.25 | 0.36 | -0.26 | -0.27 | 0.48 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +73.6%
- ROE
- 2.9%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 741 | 1,933 | 2,874 | 3,877 | |
| – | +160.9% | +48.7% | +34.9% | |
| 735 | 2,090 | 2,674 | 3,495 | |
| 6.3 | −157 | 200 | 382 | |
| 0.9% | −8.1% | 7.0% | 9.9% | |
| 69 | −4 | 34 | 86 | |
| 20.6 | 64.1 | 75.1 | 85.8 | |
| 75.1 | 298 | 366 | 437 | |
| −69 | −669 | −51.1 | 65 | |
| −89.4 | −1,193 | −259 | 9.9 | |
| 6.0% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 343.6% | |
| −81.4 | −1,040 | −216 | −22.5 | |
| -0.28 | -3.64 | -0.75 | -0.08 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 1,053 | 286 | |
| −189 | −1,252 | −363 | 4,234 | |
| 570 | 847 | 997 | 1,052 | |
| 1,695 | 2,881 | 2,470 | 2,104 | |
| 2,082 | 2,481 | 4,156 | 7,677 | |
| 658 | 1,018 | 1,224 | 1,382 | |
| 19.4 | 13 | 20.6 | 9.5 | |
| 0.6 | 127 | 99.7 | 191 | |
| 742 | 531 | 1,927 | 5,045 | |
| 662 | 792 | 884 | 1,049 | |
| 2,082 | 2,481 | 4,156 | 7,677 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 | 212 | 507 | 833 | |
| −1,076 | −42.9 | −1,513 | −3,283 | |
| 848 | −165 | 1,007 | 2,755 | |
| 42.1 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 306 | |
| −146 | −236 | −172 | −343 | |
| 124 | −24.5 | 335 | 490 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters71.17%
- Public28.83%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 71.17% | 28.83% | minus 0.10 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 71.27% | 28.73% | minus 1.03 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 72.30% | 27.70% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 72.30% | 27.70% | 0.00 | |
| 17 Nov 2025 | 72.30% | 27.70% | – |
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