On 6 Nov 2026, Walchand PeopleFirst was priced at ₹126.50, or 8.3× trailing earnings, against an industry P/E of 18.4×, and the shares are 21% below their 52-week high. Sales grew 22% a year over 3 years while net profit fell 0.2%, with ROCE of 15% and ROE of 14%. It carries very little debt, and its dividend yield is 0.8%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹37 Cr, ranked 21st of 31 Education & Training Services companies by market cap; the shares fell 5.4% over the past year.
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Health check
- ReturnsAhead
−5.4% over a year, better than 6 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 8.3 vs industry 18.4.
- GrowthSlow
Sales +21.9%, profit −0.2% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROCE 14.6% vs peer median 17.4%.
- Balance sheetSolid
Practically debt-free, Piotroski 9 of 9.
- Red flagsNone found
No warning signs in the headline numbers.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹37 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 8.3
- Industry 18.4
- Price to book
- 1.10
- Peers 4.11
- Dividend yield
- 0.79%
- ROE
- 14.0%
- Peers 16.6%
- ROCE
- 14.6%
- Peers 17.4%
- Debt to equity
- 0.00
- Debt ₹0.09 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹15.16
- OPM (TTM)
- 9.6%
- Net margin 11.3%
- Sales growth
- +5.8%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- −8.3%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.94
- EV/EBITDA 4.7
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Practically debt-free.
- P/E of 8.3 against an industry P/E of 18.4.
About Walchand PeopleFirst
Walchand PeopleFirst Limited provides consulting and training services to individuals and employees of corporates in India. The company offers learning and development, human resource consulting, and education and skilling, as well as corporate social responsibility social projects. It serves civil construction, shipping, agriculture, automobiles, finance, and aerospace sectors. The company was formerly known as Walchand Capital Limited. Walchand…
- Headquarters
- Mumbai
- Employees
- 59
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- ISIN
- INE695D01021
- Website
- walchandpeoplefirst.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 592
- 1-year return
- minus 5.4%
- From 52-week high
- minus 20.9%
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% |
| WALCHPFWalchand PeopleFirst | 126.50 | minus 0.32% | 37 | 8.3 | 1.10 | 14.6% | 14.0% | 10.2% | 21.9% | −0.2% | 0.79% | minus 5.4% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −0.92% | 2,337 | 28.1 | 4.11 | 17.4% | 16.6% | 23.0% | 30.1% | 19.5% | 1.41% | −30.6% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.6 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 10.2 | |
| 8.3 | 8.1 | 10 | 8.3 | 8.8 | |
| 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | |
| 13.4% | 11.9% | 0.7% | 12.7% | 13.4% | |
| 0.6 | 0.8 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| −0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | −0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | |
| 26.3% | 24.5% | −141.5% | 17.7% | 32.7% | |
| 1.2 | 1.4 | −0.1 | 2 | 1.1 | |
| 4.14 | 4.67 | -0.27 | 6.97 | 3.80 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +21.9%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- −0.2%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- −0.2%
- ROE
- 14.0%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.8 | 25.7 | 30.1 | 35.9 | |
| – | +29.7% | +17.0% | +19.4% | |
| 18.8 | 23.7 | 30.1 | 33 | |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.9 | |
| 5.1% | 7.9% | 0.0% | 8.0% | |
| 3.8 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | |
| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| −0 | 1 | 0.5 | −0.1 | |
| 4 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 4.5 | |
| 13.5% | 24.7% | 15.8% | 23.5% | |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 3.5 | |
| – | minus 2.3% | minus 47.2% | +92.6% | |
| 12.04 | 11.76 | 6.21 | 11.95 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |
| 19.8 | 22.9 | 24.4 | 27.7 | |
| 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| 5.2 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 8.5 | |
| 28.3 | 31.3 | 34.1 | 39.3 | |
| 2.3 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | |
| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | |
| 7.7 | 10.1 | 12.2 | 12.6 | |
| 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 14.4 | |
| 7.1 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 9.3 | |
| 28.3 | 31.3 | 34.1 | 39.3 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.4 | −0.3 | 0.2 | 4.3 | |
| 0 | 3.1 | −0.8 | −2.7 | |
| −0.5 | −0.4 | −0.4 | −0.4 | |
| −0.1 | 2.3 | −1 | 1.2 | |
| −0.5 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.7 | |
| −0.2 | −0.4 | 0 | 3.6 | |
| −0.4 | −0.3 | −0.3 | −0.3 |
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
Filings & events
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