Astral Ltd.
NSE: ASTRALAstral Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
Astral Ltd's most recently captured technical snapshot shows a price near ₹1,471.9, up 4.53% over the past 12 months but 16.78% below its 52-week high, sitting just above its 50-DMA (₹1,467.72) and below its 200-DMA (₹1,504.43). Fundamentally, the company posted a 24.2% 5-year revenue CAGR against a slower 18.9% earnings CAGR, ROE of 13.8% (above 15% in only 2 of the last 5 years), and trades at 72.36x trailing / 43.35x forward earnings. In late July 2026 Astral withdrew its chemical-business demerger scheme 'on consultant advice,' a move reported alongside selloff pressure and brokerage target-price trims.
P/E
72.4
Forward P/E
43.4
ROE
+13.8%
Debt / Equity
6.17
Profit Margin
+8.2%
Div. Yield
+0.3%
5Y ROE > 15%
2/5
5Y FCF > 0
4/5
Quality
58/100
News
8 headlines · 2 positive · 2 negative
Astral withdraws chemical business demerger scheme on consultant advice - scanx.trade
scanx.trade
Astral's demerger plan triggers sharp selloff, brokerages trim target prices - economictimes.com
economictimes.com
Marcellus CCP: Astral and Divis join Eicher as top contributors as portfolio tilts further toward... - Moneycontrol.com
Moneycontrol.com
ITC Hotels to Apollo Tyres, Astral: 10 mid- and small-cap stock picks by ICICI Securities for up to 41% upside potential - livemint.com
livemint.com
Astral Resources Target Price Cut 33% to A$0.30/Share by Shaw & Partners>AAR.AU - Moomoo
Moomoo
Recent context
- ·Astral withdrew its chemical-business demerger scheme 'on consultant advice,' per scanx.trade (2026-07-29).
- ·Coverage reported a selloff tied to the demerger plan with brokerages trimming target prices, per Economic Times (2026-07-03).
- ·Astral was cited in a Moneycontrol piece on the Marcellus CCP portfolio (2026-07-16) and in an ICICI Securities list of mid/small-cap stock picks carried by Livemint (2026-07-09); separately, roughly a third of the captured news volume under the 'Astral' keyword refers to unrelated entities (footwear, an Australian mining company, and a GPU product line).
Strengths
- +5-year revenue CAGR of 24.2%, with free cash flow positive in 4 of the last 5 years.
- +Mean analyst rating of 1.69 across 29 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
- +Price is up 4.53% over the trailing 12 months despite a 16.78% drawdown from its 52-week high, and currently sits above its 50-DMA with RSI at 59 (neutral zone).
- +Debt-to-equity, correctly scaled, is approximately 0.06x — a low absolute leverage level even though the debt trend is flagged as rising.
Weaknesses
- −ROE cleared the 15% threshold in only 2 of the last 5 years (current ROE 13.8%), and the consistency score sits at 45 out of 100.
- −Trailing PE of 72.36x (forward 43.35x) sits well above an 8.17% profit margin and a 45/100 quality score, embedding a sizeable re-rating assumption.
- −Peer/sector comparison data is sparse — 4 of the 5 listed peers have no ROE or 1-year price-change figures, and the assigned 'Infrastructure' sector groups Astral with capital-goods/defense names (BEL, LT, ABB, CGPOWER) rather than building-materials peers.
- −The chemical-business demerger scheme was withdrawn 'on consultant advice' in late July 2026, an event reported alongside a selloff and brokerage target-price trims; the debt trend is also flagged as rising even though the current absolute level (~0.06x) is low.
Open questions
- ?Does the withdrawal of the chemical-business demerger reflect a structural rethink of capital allocation, or a near-term deferral pending further review?
- ?What explains the gap between the 24.2% 5-year revenue CAGR and the slower 18.9% earnings CAGR — margin pressure, mix shift, or one-off items?
- ?Does the rising debt trend, from a low base of roughly 0.06x D/E, reflect capacity expansion, working-capital needs, or something else visible in recent filings?
- ?How is the 43.35x forward PE reconciled with a return profile where ROE cleared 15% in only 2 of the last 5 years?
Peer comparison: Infrastructure
Ranks 4 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASTRAL | Astral Ltd.You're viewing | 72.4 | +13.8% | 45 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 70.3 | +29.5% | 47 |
| CUMMINSIND | Cummins India Ltd. | 64.7 | +29.5% | 65 |
| BEL | Bharat Electronics Ltd. | 46.2 | — | 50 |
| ABB | ABB India Ltd. | 98.9 | — | 47 |
| CGPOWER | CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. | 109.2 | — | 38 |
| LT | Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 32.7 | — | 37 |
Technical state
Current price
₹1,471.90
SMA 50
₹1,467.72
SMA 200
₹1,504.43
RSI (14)
59.0 (neutral)
From 52w high
-16.8%
1Y return
+4.5%
3M return
-3.9%
50-DMA
Above
200-DMA
Below
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- mediumROE of 13.8% cleared the 15% threshold in only 2 of the last 5 years, and the consistency score stands at 45 out of 100; FCF was positive in 4 of the last 5 years.
- mediumTrailing PE of 72.36x and forward PE of 43.35x sit well above an 8.17% profit margin and a quality score of 45/100, implying the market is pricing in a sizeable earnings re-rating relative to the historical ROE/consistency profile.
- lowDebt-to-equity, correctly scaled, is approximately 0.06x (raw Yahoo field of 6.168 is percent-scaled, not an x-multiple) — a low absolute level — but the debt-trend field is flagged 'rising' across the tracked window.
- lowPeer comparison data is sparse: 4 of the 5 listed peers (BEL, LT, ABB, CGPOWER) have null ROE and null 1-year price-change figures, leaving only CUMMINSIND with a complete data set; the assigned 'Infrastructure' sector groups Astral with capital-goods/defense names rather than building-materials/pipes-adhesives comparables, limiting the reliability of the peer rankings shown.
- lowOf 8 total news items captured, 3 are keyword collisions unrelated to Astral Ltd (Astral footwear, Astral Resources — an Australian mining company, and an ASUS ROG Astral GPU); the on-target sample is thin at roughly 5 items, reducing the statistical weight of the sentiment aggregate.
Cross-section contradictions
- On-target news is negative around the withdrawn chemical-business demerger and the subsequent selloff/brokerage target-price trims, yet the mean analyst rating remains at the constructive end of the scale (1.69 across 29 analysts, 1-5 scale, lower = more constructive) — sell-side positioning has not visibly shifted despite the event-driven reaction.
- Trailing PE of 72.36x (forward 43.35x) embeds an expectation of accelerating earnings, while the historical base shows a slower 18.9% 5-year earnings CAGR versus 24.2% revenue CAGR and ROE above 15% in only 2 of the last 5 years — the valuation multiple is not obviously supported by the return-persistence data available.
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