Indian Metals

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Ferrous Metals
  • ISIN: INE919H01018
  • NSEID: IMFA
  • BSEID: 533047
INR
1,475.00
12.45 (0.85%)
BSENSE

Aug 11

BSE+NSE Vol: 1.57 lacs

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Comparison
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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd ?
1
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 0.08 times
2
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 34.31%
3
The company has declared positive results in Dec'2025 after 4 consecutive negative quarters
  • PBDIT(Q) Highest at Rs 164.31 cr.
  • OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q) Highest at 23.38%
  • PBT LESS OI(Q) Highest at Rs 139.69 cr.
4
Stock is technically in a Bullish range
  • The technical trend has improved from Mildly Bullish on 16-Apr-26 and has generated -4.56% returns since then
  • Multiple factors for the stock are Bullish like MACD, KST and DOW
5
With ROE of 13.2, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 3.1 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 139.50%, its profits have risen by 0.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 21
6
Increasing Participation by Institutional Investors
  • Institutional investors have increased their stake by 0.7% over the previous quarter and collectively hold 4.69% of the company
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors
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How much should you hold?
  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Indian Metals should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Ferrous Metals should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Ferrous Metals)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Indian Metals for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Indian Metals
101.23%
2.73
51.14%
Sensex
-3.09%
-0.49
12.94%
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.73%
EBIT Growth (5y)
14.36%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
12.99
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.79
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.20
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.06
Tax Ratio
23.57%
Dividend Payout Ratio
15.90%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
4.46%
ROCE (avg)
25.07%
ROE (avg)
18.04%
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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
15
Industry P/E
12
Price to Book Value
2.90
EV to EBIT
12.56
EV to EBITDA
11.35
EV to Capital Employed
2.59
EV to Sales
2.68
PEG Ratio
0.32
Dividend Yield
0.85%
ROCE (Latest)
16.09%
ROE (Latest)
15.61%
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stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

29What is working for the Company
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q)

Highest at 22.57 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at Rs 960.45 cr

PBDIT(Q)

Highest at Rs 281.27 cr.

OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)

Highest at 29.29%

PBT LESS OI(Q)

Highest at Rs 245.40 cr.

PAT(Q)

Highest at Rs 192.34 cr.

EPS(Q)

Highest at Rs 35.64

-15What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CF(Y)

Lowest at Rs 318.80 Cr

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 16.05%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO(HY)

Highest at 0.35 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 11.82 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at Rs 12.46 cr

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Here's what is working for Indian Metals
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 245.40 cr has Grown at 100.9% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs 122.14 Cr
MOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very positive

PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)

Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 192.34 cr has Grown at 81.3% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs 106.07 Cr
MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive

PAT (Rs Cr)

Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Highest at 22.57 times
in the last five quarters
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 960.45 cr
in the last five quarters
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (Rs Cr)

Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 960.45 cr has Grown at 35.9% (vs previous 4Q average)
over average Net Sales of the previous four quarters of Rs 706.58 Cr
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (Rs Cr)

Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 281.27 cr.
in the last five quarters
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (Rs Cr)

Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Highest at 29.29%
in the last five quarters
MOJO Watch
Company's efficiency has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 245.40 cr.
in the last five quarters
MOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive

PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)

Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 192.34 cr.
in the last five quarters
MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is positive

PAT (Rs Cr)

Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 35.64
in the last five quarters
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (Rs)

Here's what is not working for Indian Metals
Debt-Equity Ratio - Half Yearly
Highest at 0.35 times and Grown
each half year in the last five half yearly periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Operating Cash Flow - Annually
Lowest at Rs 318.80 Cr
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (Rs Cr)

Interest - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 12.46 cr
in the last five quarters and Increased by 10.36 % (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (Rs cr)

Debtors Turnover Ratio- Half Yearly
Lowest at 11.82 times
in the last five half yearly periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of settling its Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio