Asian Paints Ltd.
NSE: ASIANPAINTAsian Paints Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
Asian Paints trades at Rs 2,750, up 11.52% over the past year and 5.78% over three months, sitting 7.1% below its 52-week high and above both the 50-day (Rs 2,696.76) and 200-day (Rs 2,583.36) moving averages. Q1 FY27 net profit rose 40% YoY to Rs 1,539 crore, reported 29 July 2026, driving 8 recent headlines that skew positive (5 positive, 3 neutral, 0 negative). The stock trades at 54.95x trailing earnings (45.15x forward) against a mean analyst rating of 2.38 across 34 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
P/E
55.0
Forward P/E
45.2
ROE
—
Debt / Equity
17.85
Profit Margin
+12.8%
Div. Yield
+1.0%
5Y ROE > 15%
4/5
5Y FCF > 0
4/5
Quality
64/100
News
8 headlines · 5 positive · 0 negative
Asian Paints Ltd (BOM:500820) (Q1 2027) Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Volume Growth Amidst ... - finance.yahoo.com
finance.yahoo.com
Asian Paints Q1 Results: Profit, Revenue Beat Estimates — Check Key Numbers - NDTV Profit
NDTV Profit
Asian Paints Q1 results: Net profit rises 40% to Rs 1,539 crore - Moneycontrol.com
Moneycontrol.com
Asian Paints Limited Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year - simplywall.st
simplywall.st
Asian Paints Falls 3% Despite Strong Q1 Profit Jump - HDFC Sky
HDFC Sky
Recent context
- ·Q1 FY27 results released 29 July 2026 showed net profit up 40% YoY to Rs 1,539 crore, with multiple sources describing the results as beating estimates.
- ·One headline noted the stock fell 3% on results day despite the profit jump ("Asian Paints Falls 3% Despite Strong Q1 Profit Jump" - HDFC Sky).
- ·Mean analyst rating stands at 2.38 across 34 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive), a middling reading set against the period's earnings growth and positive news flow.
Strengths
- +Earnings grew 39.9% and revenue grew 17.9% over the trailing 5 years, with ROE above 15% in 4 of the last 5 years per the persistence data.
- +Q1 FY27 net profit rose 40% YoY to Rs 1,539 crore, with multiple sources citing strong volume growth in the earnings call.
- +Free cash flow was positive in 4 of the last 5 years per the persistence block.
- +Price sits above both the 50-DMA (Rs 2,696.76) and 200-DMA (Rs 2,583.36), with RSI at 55.68 in the neutral zone.
Weaknesses
- −Quality score of 49 and consistency score of 43 sit near or below the midpoint of their 0-100 scales, ranking 3rd of 6 on quality score among the listed sector peers.
- −Debt-to-equity trend is flagged rising in the persistence data, even though the absolute level (approximately 0.18x) remains low.
- −ROE is not populated in the current keyMetrics snapshot, leaving the 54.95x trailing PE without a direct current-period ROE figure alongside it.
- −The sector peer set (Titan, Trent, Avenue Supermarts, Indian Hotels, Eternal) lacks direct paints-industry comparators and is missing ROE and 1-year price-change data for all five peers, limiting the precision of the PE and quality-score rankings.
Open questions
- ?Does the 4-of-5-year ROE persistence above 15% reflect a durable structural advantage, or a temporary industry tailwind that could fade?
- ?What is driving the rising debt-to-equity trend even as the absolute level stays low, and is it funding expansion or working-capital needs?
- ?How would the PE and quality-score rankings shift if measured against direct paints-sector peers rather than the current retail and hospitality peer set?
- ?What does the same-day 3% price decline against a 40% profit jump suggest about which parts of the results (margins, guidance, competitive intensity) the market is weighing most heavily?
Peer comparison: Consumer Goods
Ranks 3 of 6 on qualityTechnical state
Current price
₹2,750.00
SMA 50
₹2,696.76
SMA 200
₹2,583.36
RSI (14)
55.7 (neutral)
From 52w high
-7.1%
1Y return
+11.5%
3M return
+5.8%
50-DMA
Above
200-DMA
Above
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- mediumThe peer set used for sector ranking (Titan, Trent, Avenue Supermarts, Indian Hotels, Eternal) has no direct paints-industry comparators, and ROE plus 1-year price-change data are null for all five peers, which limits the precision of the PE rank (2nd of 6) and quality-score rank (3rd of 6).
- lowROE is not populated in the current fundamental keyMetrics block (null), leaving the 54.95x trailing PE (45.15x forward) without a direct current-period ROE cross-check, even though the persistence block shows ROE above 15% in 4 of the last 5 measured years.
- lowDebt-to-equity trend is flagged rising in the persistence data, though the absolute level remains low at 17.847 on the Yahoo percent-scaled field, i.e. approximately 0.18x.
- lowQuality score of 49 and consistency score of 43 sit near or below the midpoint of their 0-100 scales, with the quality score ranking 3rd of 6 among the listed sector peers.
Cross-section contradictions
- Earnings growth (39.9% over 5 years), a 40% YoY Q1 FY27 profit jump, positive news flow (5 positive, 0 negative of 8 items) and a price above both the 50-DMA and 200-DMA coincide with a mean analyst rating of 2.38 across 34 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive) -- a middling reading rather than one clustered toward the constructive end.
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