Sundaram Clayton (SUNCLAY) had a P/E of 9.5× on 6 Nov 2026, below the industry P/E of 25.1×, and the shares are 31% below their 52-week high. Sales fell 0.2% a year over 3 years; its ROCE of 20% is the second-highest among the 7 largest Metal Fabrication peers, though net profit is above operating profit, which points to a one-off gain. Debt is 1.29× equity, and its dividend yield is 0.4%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹2,379 Cr, ranked 20th of 71 Metal Fabrication companies by market cap; the shares fell 30% over the past year.
- ₹1,090.00
- ₹1,098.50
- ₹1,071.00
- ₹1,094.70
- 5.4K
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−30.1% over a year, better than 0 of 7 peers.
- Price tagDistorted
A one-off gain inflates profit, so P/E isn’t comparable right now.
- GrowthShrinking
Sales −0.2% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROCE 19.8% vs peer median 15.6%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 1.29× equity, interest covered 4.0×, Piotroski 6 of 9.
- Red flags3 to check
Net profit is above operating profit, so a one-off gain is likely flattering earnings.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹2,379 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 9.5
- Industry 25.1
- Price to book
- 1.98
- Peers 7.00
- Dividend yield
- 0.42%
- ROE
- 25.5%
- Peers 8.6%
- ROCE
- 19.8%
- Peers 15.6%
- Debt to equity
- 1.29
- Debt ₹1,546 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹113.77
- Face value ₹5
- OPM (TTM)
- 4.8%
- Net margin 11.4%
- Sales growth
- +15.6%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- n/a
- Year-ago quarter not reported
- Price to sales
- 1.03
- EV/EBITDA 32.6
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Return on equity of 25.5%.
- Quarterly sales up 15.6% on a year ago.
Risks to check
- Net profit is above operating profit, so a one-off gain is likely flattering earnings.
- 31% below its 52-week high.
- Interest coverage of only 1.0×.
About Sundaram Clayton
Sundaram-Clayton Limited engages in manufacturing and sale of non-ferrous gravity and pressure die castings in India. The company offers flywheel, gear, and clutch housing; and filter head, air connector, lube oil cooler cover assembly, filtration module casting, turbo charger, compressor cover assembly, charge air pipe, and intake manifold products, as well as cover coolant ducts for the truck segment. It also provides cylinder head, case transaxle…
- Headquarters
- Chennai
- Employees
- 1,189
- Sector
- Industrials
- ISIN
- INE0Q3R01026
- Website
- sundaram-clayton.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 12K
- 1-year return
- minus 30.1%
- From 52-week high
- minus 31.4%
Peers · Metal Fabrication
| Company | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHARATFORGBharat Forge | 1,740.00 | minus 0.74% | 85,029 | 121.8 | 7.23 | 15.6% | 6.7% | 14.7% | 9.7% | 26.9% | 0.49% | plus 32.3% |
| INDOMIMINDO-MIM | 1,219.50 | minus 3.93% | 60,302 | 101.1 | 20.94 | 22.8% | 21.3% | 28.6% | 15.8% | 4.9% | 0.00% | plus 64.4% |
| PTCILPTC Industries | 24,335.00 | plus 0.04% | 38,564 | 290.6 | 23.73 | 7.9% | 8.6% | 24.6% | 40.7% | 57.8% | 0.00% | plus 41.4% |
| ZETWERKZetwerk Manufacturing Businesses | 164.89 | minus 1.10% | 27,937 | – | −2.47 | −13.0% | −36.0% | 0.1% | 56.9% | – | 0.00% | plus 19.3% |
| HAPPYFORGEHappy Forgings | 1,694.50 | minus 10.00% | 15,996 | 49.0 | 7.00 | 18.9% | 15.2% | 30.6% | 9.8% | 13.1% | 0.24% | plus 85.8% |
| RKFORGERamkrishna Forgings | 693.85 | minus 4.25% | 13,087 | 68.4 | 3.51 | 4.7% | 5.6% | 17.1% | 10.5% | −33.9% | 0.58% | plus 35.6% |
| GRAVITAGravita India | 1,493.90 | minus 0.07% | 10,883 | 27.3 | 4.11 | 18.1% | 16.2% | 9.3% | 14.9% | 23.5% | 0.52% | minus 15.4% |
| SUNCLAYSundaram Clayton | 1,079.00 | minus 1.43% | 2,379 | 9.5 | 1.98 | 19.8% | 25.5% | 4.8% | −0.2% | – | 0.42% | minus 30.1% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −1.10% | 27,937 | 84.7 | 7.00 | 15.6% | 8.6% | 17.1% | 14.9% | 18.3% | 0.24% | 35.6% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512 | 495 | 501 | 518 | 592 | |
| 495 | 480 | 465 | 479 | 580 | |
| 16.2 | 14.8 | 35.8 | 39.1 | 11.8 | |
| 3.2% | 3.0% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 2.0% | |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 9.1 | 4 | |
| 26.3 | 26.6 | 28.5 | 26.5 | 21.1 | |
| 45.8 | 51.1 | 49.2 | 59.6 | 47.8 | |
| – | – | −7.7 | 521 | – | |
| −52.1 | −58.5 | −44.7 | 483 | −53.1 | |
| −10.9% | −10.1% | −16.1% | 11.8% | −11.8% | |
| −57.8 | −64.4 | −51.9 | 426 | −59.3 | |
| -26.20 | -29.19 | -23.55 | 193.42 | -26.91 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- −0.2%
- ROE
- 25.5%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,026 | 1,401 | 2,239 | 2,012 | |
| – | minus 30.8% | +59.8% | minus 10.2% | |
| 1,902 | 1,370 | 2,143 | 1,906 | |
| 124 | 30.9 | 96.7 | 106 | |
| 6.1% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 5.3% | |
| 9.6 | 33.8 | 22.5 | 15.2 | |
| 59.8 | 57.3 | 103 | 108 | |
| 144 | 103 | 173 | 206 | |
| −16.8 | −1.4 | 196 | 520 | |
| −86.5 | −97.4 | 38.9 | 328 | |
| −24.7% | −23.4% | 127.4% | 23.1% | |
| −108 | −120 | −10.7 | 252 | |
| -53.30 | -59.38 | -5.05 | 114.48 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.1 | 10.1 | 11 | 11 | |
| 764 | 590 | 960 | 1,284 | |
| 1,107 | 1,426 | 1,493 | 1,298 | |
| 531 | 648 | 635 | 689 | |
| 2,412 | 2,674 | 3,099 | 3,282 | |
| 1,564 | 1,829 | 2,216 | 2,287 | |
| 93.9 | 356 | 62.7 | 76.8 | |
| 4.9 | 24.6 | 25 | 30.1 | |
| 104 | 14.4 | 26.6 | 44.1 | |
| 645 | 450 | 769 | 843 | |
| 2,412 | 2,674 | 3,099 | 3,282 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | 45.5 | −45 | −4.4 | |
| −186 | −278 | −261 | 376 | |
| 40 | 151 | 318 | −354 | |
| −19.9 | −81.1 | 12.2 | 17.6 | |
| −188 | −273 | −552 | −275 | |
| −61.4 | −228 | −597 | −280 | |
| – | – | −15.6 | −5.2 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters59.09%
- Public40.91%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 59.09% | 40.91% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 59.09% | 40.91% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 59.09% | 40.91% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 59.09% | 40.91% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 59.09% | 40.91% | – |
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