Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.
NSE: BALRAMCHINBalrampur Chini Mills Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
BALRAMCHIN trades at Rs 596.30, up 2.51% over the trailing year and up 12.3% over the trailing 3 months, sitting 7.11% below its 52-week high and above both its 50-day (Rs 560.43) and 200-day (Rs 490.36) moving averages. Fundamentally, ROE stands at 9.54% and 5-year earnings growth is -30.7% despite 6.7% revenue growth over the same period, with free cash flow positive in 0 of the tracked years. The stock carries a quality score of 10, the lowest among the 6 FMCG-sector peers covered in this data set (range 10-57).
P/E
31.5
Forward P/E
16.5
ROE
+9.5%
Debt / Equity
76.61
Profit Margin
+6.0%
Div. Yield
+1.2%
5Y ROE > 15%
1/5
5Y FCF > 0
0/5
Quality
34/100
News
4 headlines · 0 positive · 0 negative
தானிய எத்தனால் உற்பத்தி: இந்தியாவில் 70% ஆனது - ISMA தகவல் - whalesbook.com
whalesbook.com
Grain Ethanol Now 70% of India's Output, Says ISMA - whalesbook.com
whalesbook.com
भारतात इथेनॉल उत्पादनात मोठे बदल: धान्यापासून निर्मितीचे प्रमाण ७०% पर्यंत वाढले! - whalesbook.com
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4 Nifty FMCG stocks to buy after 32% selloff: What past 4 big falls since 2004 hint at - Business Today
Business Today
Recent context
- ·News flow over the covered period was thin (4 headlines, all neutral), dominated by industry-wide wire reports that grain-based ethanol now accounts for roughly 70% of India's ethanol output per ISMA data (July 15, 2026), rather than company-specific developments.
- ·A Business Today piece (July 11, 2026) titled '4 Nifty FMCG stocks to buy after 32% selloff' referenced the broader FMCG sector context rather than BALRAMCHIN specifically.
- ·Price action over the period shows a 12.3% rise over the trailing 3 months with the stock trading above both its 50- and 200-day moving averages; 6 analysts are tracked in this data set, though no aggregate consensus rating value was available.
Strengths
- +Price trades above both the 50-day (Rs 560.43) and 200-day (Rs 490.36) SMAs, up 12.3% over the trailing 3 months, with RSI at a neutral 55.42.
- +Trailing 5-year revenue grew 6.7%, and the stock sits only 7.11% below its 52-week high.
- +Dividend yield of 1.17% is maintained alongside the current metrics.
- +Trailing PE of 31.52 ranks 2nd-lowest of the 6 tracked FMCG peers, below Nestle India (76.36), Britannia (51.60), Tata Consumer (65.56) and HUL (46.58), though above ITC (17.03).
Weaknesses
- −Free cash flow was positive in 0 of the tracked historical years, and debt-to-equity of 0.77x carries a 'rising' trend classification - reflected in the quality score of 10, the lowest of the 6 FMCG peers covered (range 10-57).
- −5-year earnings growth of -30.7% contrasts with 5-year revenue growth of +6.7%; ROE of 9.54% cleared the 15% threshold in only 1 of the tracked years (consistency score 24 of 100).
- −Forward PE of 16.52 sits 48% below trailing PE of 31.52, implying an earnings recovery baked into consensus estimates that the trailing 5-year earnings trend (-30.7%) has not yet evidenced.
- −Profit margin of 6.03% and ROE of 9.54% trail the two sector peers with disclosed ROE in this data set - ITC at 29.34% and Britannia at 53.31%.
Open questions
- ?Does the rising debt trend alongside 0 years of positive free cash flow reflect capacity expansion in the ethanol/sugar business, or a structural cash-generation gap?
- ?What is driving the gap between the -30.7% 5-year earnings growth and the +6.7% 5-year revenue growth - margin compression, one-off items, or cyclical sugar/ethanol pricing?
- ?Does the forward PE of 16.52, 48% below trailing PE, reflect a specific visible earnings catalyst, or a general sector-wide re-rating expectation?
- ?How does the quality score of 10 - the lowest among the 6 FMCG peers tracked - reconcile with the stock trading only 7.11% below its 52-week high?
Peer comparison: FMCG
Ranks 6 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALRAMCHIN | Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.You're viewing | 31.5 | +9.5% | 10 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 51.4 | +41.3% | 47 |
| NESTLEIND | Nestle India Ltd. | 76.4 | — | 57 |
| BRITANNIA | Britannia Industries Ltd. | 51.6 | +53.3% | 50 |
| TATACONSUM | Tata Consumer Products Ltd. | 65.6 | — | 45 |
| HINDUNILVR | Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 46.6 | — | 44 |
| ITC | ITC Ltd. | 17.0 | +29.3% | 41 |
Technical state
Current price
₹596.30
SMA 50
₹560.43
SMA 200
₹490.36
RSI (14)
55.4 (neutral)
From 52w high
-7.1%
1Y return
+2.5%
3M return
+12.3%
50-DMA
Above
200-DMA
Above
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- highDebt-to-equity of 0.77x carries a 'rising' trend classification, and free cash flow was positive in 0 of the tracked historical years. The company's quality score of 10 is the lowest among the 6 FMCG peers in this data set (peer range 41-57).
- medium5-year earnings growth of -30.7% contrasts with 5-year revenue growth of +6.7%. ROE of 9.54% cleared the 15% threshold in only 1 of the tracked years, with a consistency score of 24 (of 100).
- mediumForward PE of 16.52 sits 48% below the trailing PE of 31.52 - a gap that implies a consensus earnings recovery not yet evidenced in the -30.7% trailing 5-year earnings growth.
- lowNews coverage is thin (4 headlines total, all neutral), with 3 of 4 concerning industry-wide ethanol-output statistics rather than company-specific developments. Analyst coverage shows a count of 6 but no aggregate consensus rating value in this data set.
Cross-section contradictions
- Technical readings show the stock trading above both its 50-day (Rs 560.43) and 200-day (Rs 490.36) SMAs, up 12.3% over the trailing 3 months and only 7.11% off its 52-week high - a constructive price trend that sits alongside fundamentals showing ROE of 9.54%, free cash flow positive in 0 of the tracked years, and a peer-lowest quality score of 10, with no company-specific catalyst evident in the 4 available headlines.
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Fundamentals & technicals: refreshed 12 Aug 2026 · refreshed daily at 01:00 IST
AI synthesis (narrative, snapshot, strengths/weaknesses, peer ranking): generated 31 Jul 2026 · rotates through NIFTY 500 every ~5 days