Dalmia Bharat Ltd.
NSE: DALBHARATDalmia Bharat Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
Dalmia Bharat trades at Rs 1,845, up 4.86% over the past 3 months but down 17.34% over the past year and 25.73% below its 52-week high. The stock sits above its 50-DMA (Rs 1,758.52) but below its 200-DMA (Rs 1,931.33), with a trailing PE of 36.8x (forward PE 25.1x) against 5-year earnings growth of -52.1% and a profit margin of 6.2%.
P/E
36.8
Forward P/E
25.1
ROE
—
Debt / Equity
40.99
Profit Margin
+6.2%
Div. Yield
+0.5%
5Y ROE > 15%
0/5
5Y FCF > 0
1/5
Quality
40/100
News
2 headlines · 0 positive · 0 negative
Recent context
- ·Marketscreener.com reported Dalmia Bharat Limited executive changes on 2026-07-24 (neutral sentiment).
- ·A 2026-08-07 Yahoo Finance Australia item that surfaced in DALBHARAT's news feed was a generic UltraTech Cement (ULTRACEMCO) quote/history page rather than company-specific news (neutral sentiment), underscoring the thin news flow -- 2 headlines total.
- ·Mean analyst rating of 1.73 across 33 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive) sits alongside the stock's 25.73% drawdown from its 52-week high.
Strengths
- +Price is up 4.86% over the past 3 months and holds above its 50-DMA (Rs 1,758.52), with RSI at 57.5 (neutral).
- +Revenue grew 7% over the 5-year window even as earnings compressed over the same period.
- +Mean analyst rating of 1.73 across 33 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
- +Trailing PE of 36.8x ranks 3rd of 6 tracked Cement peers (below GRASIM's 45.5x and SHREECEM's 56.5x), and quality score of 30 ranks 3rd of 6.
Weaknesses
- −5-year earnings growth of -52.1% alongside free cash flow positive in only 1 of the tracked years and a persistence consistency score of 0.
- −Debt-to-equity of 0.41x is on a rising trend per the persistence record, alongside a thin 6.2% profit margin.
- −Stock is 25.73% below its 52-week high and below its 200-DMA (Rs 1,931.33), down 17.34% over the past 12 months.
- −Company ROE is not available, sector peer comparison is incomplete (priceChange1Y null for all 5 peers, ROE missing for 4 of 5), and news coverage is sparse at 2 headlines.
Open questions
- ?Does the rising debt-to-equity trend reflect capacity-expansion capex or funding of ongoing operating shortfalls, and how does it compare with Cement-sector peers over the same period?
- ?What explains the gap between 7% revenue growth and -52.1% earnings growth over five years -- input costs, pricing power, or one-off items?
- ?With free cash flow positive in only 1 of the tracked years, what would a return to consistent free cash flow generation require operationally?
- ?How might the divergence between the analyst consensus of 1.73 (1-5 scale) and the stock's 25.73% drawdown from its 52-week high be reconciled by comparing forward estimates against trailing fundamentals?
Peer comparison: Cement
Ranks 3 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALBHARAT | Dalmia Bharat Ltd.You're viewing | 36.8 | — | 30 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 35.9 | +6.3% | 29 |
| ULTRACEMCO | UltraTech Cement Ltd. | 40.6 | — | 43 |
| SHREECEM | Shree Cement Ltd. | 56.5 | — | 39 |
| GRASIM | Grasim Industries Ltd. | 45.5 | +6.3% | 25 |
| ACC | ACC Ltd. | 13.2 | — | 21 |
| AMBUJACEM | Ambuja Cements Ltd. | 23.8 | — | 19 |
Technical state
Current price
₹1,845.00
SMA 50
₹1,758.52
SMA 200
₹1,931.33
RSI (14)
57.5 (neutral)
From 52w high
-25.7%
1Y return
-17.3%
3M return
+4.9%
50-DMA
Above
200-DMA
Below
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- high5-year earnings growth of -52.1% coincides with free cash flow positive in only 1 of the tracked years and a persistence consistency score of 0, with 0 years of ROE above 15%, indicating a sustained multi-year erosion in profitability and cash generation.
- mediumDebt-to-equity of 0.41x (raw metric 40.99, percent-scaled) is on a rising trend per the persistence record, alongside a thin profit margin of 6.2% -- leverage is increasing without a corresponding improvement in profitability.
- mediumCurrent price of Rs 1,845 is 25.73% below the 52-week high and down 17.34% over the past 12 months, sitting below the 200-DMA (Rs 1,931.33) though still above the 50-DMA (Rs 1,758.52), with a 3-month gain of 4.86%.
- lowNews coverage is sparse (2 headlines total, both neutral, one of which is a generic UltraTech Cement quote page rather than DALBHARAT-specific news), and sector peer comparison data is incomplete -- priceChange1Y is null for all 5 listed Cement peers and ROE is missing for 4 of 5, and the company's own ROE metric is also null.
Cross-section contradictions
- Mean analyst rating of 1.73 across 33 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive) reads as relatively constructive, while the stock trades 25.73% below its 52-week high and is down 17.34% over 12 months -- sell-side tone and the extent of the price drawdown point in different directions.
- Revenue grew 7% over the 5-year window while earnings fell 52.1% over the same period, consistent with a thin 6.2% profit margin -- top-line growth did not translate into bottom-line growth.
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Fundamentals & technicals: refreshed 11 Aug 2026 · refreshed daily at 01:00 IST
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