Bosch Ltd.
NSE: BOSCHLTDBosch Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
Bosch trades at ₹42,950, up 19.05% over the past 3 months and 5.15% over the past year, and sits just 1.6% below its 52-week high with RSI neutral at 64.07 and the price above both its 50-day (₹40,125) and 200-day (₹36,816) moving averages. Trailing PE of 45.66x is the richest among tracked Auto-sector peers, while ROE of 19.35% ranks highest among peers reporting the metric. Debt-to-equity of 0.008x indicates an essentially debt-free balance sheet.
P/E
45.7
Forward P/E
41.7
ROE
+19.4%
Debt / Equity
0.80
Profit Margin
+14.0%
Div. Yield
+0.6%
5Y ROE > 15%
2/5
5Y FCF > 0
4/5
Quality
58/100
News
2 headlines · 0 positive · 1 negative
Recent context
- ·A proposed two-wheeler braking-rule rework was reported as adverse for Bosch specifically (Business Upturn, Jul 29, 2026) while framed as favorable for another two-wheeler maker.
- ·A Q1 FY2026-27 earnings call was scheduled per a TipRanks report (Aug 3, 2026).
- ·The tracked news sample for the period covers only 2 headlines (1 negative, 1 neutral), too thin to draw firm conclusions about overall media tone.
Strengths
- +ROE of 19.35% ranks 1st among tracked Auto-sector peers with reported figures (versus Bajaj Auto, Eicher Motors, M&M, Maruti Suzuki, and Tata Motors PV).
- +Debt-to-equity of 0.008x indicates an essentially debt-free balance sheet.
- +Price is 5.15% above its year-ago level and only 1.6% below its 52-week high, trading above both the 50-day (₹40,125) and 200-day (₹36,816) SMAs.
- +Free cash flow was positive in 4 of the tracked years per persistence data.
Weaknesses
- −Trailing PE of 45.66x (forward 41.71x) is the richest among tracked Auto-sector peers, while 5-year earnings growth of 3% has lagged 5-year revenue growth of 13.2% by roughly 10 percentage points.
- −Persistence data flags a rising debt trajectory, albeit off a very low base (0.008x debt-to-equity).
- −ROE exceeded 15% in only 2 of the tracked years despite the current 19.35% reading, with a consistency score of 63.
- −Composite quality score of 47 ranks only 3rd of 6 tracked Auto-sector peers despite leading the group on ROE.
Open questions
- ?Does the persistence-flagged rising debt trajectory reflect a structural shift in capital allocation, or normal fluctuation off a near-zero base?
- ?How might the proposed two-wheeler braking-rule rework affect Bosch's product mix relative to peers over the coming quarters?
- ?What explains the gap between 5-year revenue growth (13.2%) and 5-year earnings growth (3%) - margin pressure, one-off items, or another factor?
- ?Does the current PE premium over sector peers reflect durable advantages consistent with the sector-leading ROE, or elevated expectations relative to that variability?
Peer comparison: Auto
Ranks 3 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOSCHLTD | Bosch Ltd.You're viewing | 45.7 | +19.4% | 47 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 29.5 | -1.1% | 41 |
| BAJAJ-AUTO | Bajaj Auto Ltd. | 27.7 | — | 57 |
| EICHERMOT | Eicher Motors Ltd. | 38.2 | — | 56 |
| M&M | Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 21.3 | — | 42 |
| MARUTI | Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | 30.8 | — | 33 |
| TMPV | Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. | — | -1.1% | 16 |
Technical state
Current price
₹42,950.00
SMA 50
₹40,125.20
SMA 200
₹36,815.74
RSI (14)
64.1 (neutral)
From 52w high
-1.6%
1Y return
+5.2%
3M return
+19.1%
50-DMA
Above
200-DMA
Above
Algorithmic support levels
Risk flags
- mediumTrailing PE of 45.66x (forward 41.71x) is the richest among tracked Auto-sector peers with reported multiples (Eicher Motors 38.17x, Maruti Suzuki 30.77x, Bajaj Auto 27.70x, Mahindra & Mahindra 21.32x), while 5-year earnings growth of 3% has lagged 5-year revenue growth of 13.2% by roughly 10 percentage points.
- lowDebt-to-equity of 0.008x indicates an essentially debt-free balance sheet, though persistence data flags a rising debt trajectory off this low base; ROE exceeded 15% in only 2 of the tracked years despite a current reading of 19.35%, and the consistency score sits at a moderate 63 - together pointing to some year-to-year variability behind the current headline return.
- lowAnalyst coverage lists a count of 5 but no consensus rating figure was returned, and the news sample for the period covers only 2 headlines - both limit how much can be concluded about sell-side and media coverage right now.
- lowOf the 2 tracked headlines, one described a proposed two-wheeler braking rule rework as adverse for Bosch specifically while framed as favorable for another two-wheeler maker - a company-specific regulatory item distinct from the overall neutral news tone.
Cross-section contradictions
- 5-year earnings growth (3%) has lagged 5-year revenue growth (13.2%) by roughly 10 points and the trailing PE (45.66x) is the highest among tracked peers, yet the stock trades only 1.6% below its 52-week high and is up 19.05% over the past three months - price performance has not tracked the earnings-growth shortfall.
- ROE of 19.35% ranks 1st among tracked Auto-sector peers with reported figures, yet the composite quality score of 47 ranks only 3rd of 6 - other components of the quality composite, including the 5-year earnings-growth lag versus revenue growth, are offsetting the sector-leading return on equity.
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