3M India Ltd.
Conglomerate · NSE
52-week range
₹27,360 – ₹38,030
From 52w high
-15.7%
RSI (14)
46.6
vs SMA 50 / 200
↓ 50 · ↓ 200
3M India (3MINDIA) is a specialty-products manufacturer trading at ₹32,045, below its 50-DMA (₹32,805) and 200-DMA (₹32,726) after an 8.51% decline over the past 3 months. Trailing PE is 95.3 against a forward PE of 48.6, implying significant earnings-recovery expectations, while debt-to-equity of 6.42 with a rising debt trend adds a leverage dimension to monitor. Five-year revenue CAGR stands at 12.7% and FCF was positive in 4 of the available years, providing an operating baseline against which the current valuation and price action can be assessed.
- ✓Five-year revenue CAGR of 12.7% reflects sustained top-line compounding over the measurement period.
- ✓Free cash flow was positive in 4 of the years available in the persistence dataset, indicating the business has historically converted revenue into cash.
- ✓Quality score of 37 ranks 1st of 3 peers in the Conglomerate sector group, indicating relatively stronger composite fundamentals within this narrow peer set.
- ✓Forward PE of 48.6 represents a meaningful compression from the trailing PE of 95.3, suggesting the market embeds a substantial step-up in near-term profitability.
- ✗Debt-to-equity of 6.42 with a rising debt trend is the most prominent fundamental risk flag; for a non-financial manufacturer this level of leverage amplifies sensitivity to revenue shortfalls or rising financing costs.
- ✗Trailing profit margin of 7.74% is narrow relative to the leverage profile, leaving limited buffer if revenue growth moderates.
- ✗Price is below both the 50-DMA and 200-DMA with a 52-week drawdown of 15.74%, indicating sustained underperformance relative to its own recent range.
- ✗The high trailing PE (95.3) against a narrow current profit margin means any earnings disappointment relative to the recovery priced into forward estimates could have an outsized impact on the valuation.
- ·No news headlines were retrieved for 3MINDIA in the current run; the news sentiment module returned 0 articles, so no recent catalysts, regulatory actions, or corporate announcements can be confirmed from this dataset.
- ·The nearest resistance level sits at ₹32,060 — approximately 0.05% above the current price of ₹32,045 — meaning the stock is trading just below a technically significant level identified by the pattern engine.
- ·Analyst coverage is limited to 1 analyst with a null rating value, making sell-side consensus effectively unavailable; investors relying on institutional research coverage will find limited independent input here.
- ?Does the rising debt-to-equity trend reflect strategic capital deployment (capacity expansion, acquisitions) or operational working-capital stress, and what does the interest-coverage ratio look like at current financing rates?
- ?Is the forward PE of 48.6 anchored to management guidance or sell-side estimates, and what are the key assumptions driving the implied earnings recovery?
- ?Given that 3MINDIA is classified under a 3-stock Conglomerate peer group with null ROE and price-change data for two peers, how comparable are those peers operationally, and are there more relevant benchmarks in the global 3M Corp. peer set?
- ?The stock has been below both its 50-DMA and 200-DMA with a 52-week drawdown of 15.74% — does the divergence between the positive 5-year revenue CAGR and the recent price weakness reflect a sector rotation, a specific earnings event, or a broader liquidity shift in mid-large cap specialty industrials?
PE
95.3
Forward PE
48.6
ROE
—
Profit margin
+7.7%
D/E
6.42
Dividend yield
+0.5%
Quality score
37/100
ROE 5y above 15%
3/5 yrs
FCF 5y positive
4/5 yrs
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