AWL Agri Business Ltd.
NSE: AWLAWL Agri Business Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
AWL trades at ₹189.91, down 29.33% over 12 months and 32.52% below its 52-week high, sitting 10.6% below its 200-DMA (₹212.31) while just above its 50-DMA (₹188.39). Trailing PE is 23.62 (forward 18.51) against an ROE of 10.52% and a D/E of 10.62, placing it 2nd of 6 FMCG peers on both PE and quality score (53) despite the outsized leverage.
P/E
23.6
Forward P/E
18.5
ROE
+10.5%
Debt / Equity
10.62
Profit Margin
+1.4%
Div. Yield
+0.5%
5Y ROE > 15%
0/5
5Y FCF > 0
2/5
Quality
50/100
News
8 headlines · 7 positive · 0 negative
AWL Agri Business to expand regenerative mustard farming after yields jump 30% - CNBC TV18
CNBC TV18
AWL Agri Business Relaunches Alife Bathing Soap Range With New Variants - Sahi
Sahi
Regenerative mustard programme to strengthen India's edible oil value chain: AWL Agri Business - thehindubusinessline.com
thehindubusinessline.com
AWL Agri Business Adds Madhur Sugar Brand To Food Portfolio - HDFC Sky
HDFC Sky
AWL Agri Business adds Madhur sugar to its food portfolio - scanx.trade
scanx.trade
Recent context
- ·AWL Agri Business is expanding its regenerative mustard farming programme after reporting a 30% yield increase (CNBC TV18, July 9).
- ·The company relaunched its Alife bathing soap range and added the Madhur sugar brand to its food portfolio in July 2026.
- ·All 8 tracked news items for the period carried positive (7) or neutral (1) sentiment, with none negative.
Strengths
- +5-year revenue growth of 18% and 5-year earnings growth of 53.7%.
- +News flow over the period is entirely positive or neutral (7 positive, 1 neutral, 0 negative of 8 articles), covering regenerative mustard farming yield gains, a soap-range relaunch, and a new sugar brand addition.
- +Forward PE of 18.51 sits below trailing PE (23.62) and below several sector peers on trailing PE — NESTLEIND 75.77, TATACONSUM 66.19, BRITANNIA 52.45, HINDUNILVR 46.95.
- +Ranks 2nd of 6 FMCG peers on both PE and quality score (53).
Weaknesses
- −Debt-to-equity of 10.62 is well above typical FMCG sector leverage.
- −Free cash flow was positive in only 2 of the tracked years, alongside this elevated debt level.
- −ROE of 10.52% has not exceeded 15% in any tracked year, and net profit margin is a thin 1.39%.
- −Price is 10.6% below the 200-DMA, down 29.33% over 12 months and 32.52% off the 52-week high.
Open questions
- ?What is driving the D/E of 10.62 — working-capital/inventory financing typical of an edible-oil business, or longer-term debt — and how does that compare with the company's own historical leverage trend?
- ?Does the 53.7% five-year earnings growth reflect margin expansion and operating leverage, or primarily volume and balance-sheet growth, given ROE has stayed below 15% throughout?
- ?How might the recent portfolio additions (soap relaunch, sugar brand, mustard programme) affect the 1.39% profit margin in coming quarters?
- ?What would need to be true of cash flow generation, given FCF was positive in only 2 of the tracked years, for the current leverage level to be sustained through a commodity-cost cycle?
Peer comparison: FMCG
Ranks 2 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWL | AWL Agri Business Ltd.You're viewing | 23.6 | +10.5% | 53 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 51.7 | +41.3% | 47 |
| NESTLEIND | Nestle India Ltd. | 75.8 | — | 57 |
| BRITANNIA | Britannia Industries Ltd. | 52.5 | +53.3% | 50 |
| TATACONSUM | Tata Consumer Products Ltd. | 66.2 | — | 45 |
| HINDUNILVR | Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 46.9 | — | 44 |
| ITC | ITC Ltd. | 17.3 | +29.3% | 41 |
Technical state
Current price
₹189.91
SMA 50
₹188.39
SMA 200
₹212.31
RSI (14)
52.8 (neutral)
From 52w high
-32.5%
1Y return
-29.3%
3M return
-7.0%
50-DMA
Above
200-DMA
Below
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- highDebt-to-equity of 10.62 is extreme relative to FMCG norms; sector peers in this dataset typically carry minimal leverage. At this level, interest servicing and refinancing capacity depend heavily on stable operating cash flow.
- highFree cash flow was positive in only 2 of the tracked years while the debt trend is flat at a D/E of 10.62. Persistent cash-generation gaps alongside this leverage level are relevant to solvency assessment.
- mediumROE of 10.52% has not exceeded 15% in any tracked year (roeYearsAbove15 = 0), and net profit margin is 1.39%, leaving limited buffer against input-cost swings in the edible-oil business.
- mediumCurrent price of ₹189.91 is 10.6% below the 200-DMA of ₹212.31, down 29.33% over 12 months and 32.52% off the 52-week high. Price has stayed below the 200-DMA through the measurement window while remaining just above the 50-DMA (₹188.39).
- lowAnalyst count is 6 but the consensus rating field is null. Sector peer ROE data is also missing for 3 of 5 listed FMCG peers (HINDUNILVR, NESTLEIND, TATACONSUM), limiting the ROE peer-ranking basis.
- lowNews corpus totals 8 articles, all positive (7) or neutral (1), with none negative. The small sample size limits the reliability of the sentiment signal.
Cross-section contradictions
- News sentiment is uniformly positive (7 of 8 articles) on product-portfolio expansion, yet the stock is down 29.33% over 12 months and 32.52% below its 52-week high — price action has not tracked the positive news flow.
- 5-year earnings growth of 53.7% contrasts with an ROE that has never exceeded 15% in any tracked year, suggesting the earnings trajectory may be linked to balance-sheet expansion (consistent with a D/E of 10.62) rather than compounding returns on equity.
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Fundamentals & technicals: refreshed 12 Aug 2026 · refreshed daily at 01:00 IST
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