Finolex Cables Ltd.
NSE: FINCABLESNIFTY500
₹1,136.60+25.3%1Y
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Finolex Cables Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
Finolex Cables (FINCABLES) is priced at ₹1,074.30 as of the run date, trading 15.9% above its 50-DMA (₹927.35) and 29.5% above its 200-DMA (₹829.70), with a 52-week drawdown of just 8.4% from the high. The stock carries a trailing PE of 23.63 and forward PE of 19.32, with a D/E of 0.377 and a profit margin of 11.42% — the lowest-valued name by PE among its 6 tracked Infrastructure peers.
P/E
23.6
Forward P/E
19.3
ROE
—
Debt / Equity
0.38
Profit Margin
+11.4%
Div. Yield
+0.7%
5Y ROE > 15%
1/5
5Y FCF > 0
4/5
Quality
58/100
Recent context
- ·No news articles were retrieved for FINCABLES in this run cycle; the sentiment signal is unavailable and recent corporate events cannot be assessed from this data.
- ·The stock is 8.4% below its 52-week high at the run-date price of ₹1,074.30, having pulled back from peak levels while remaining above both key moving averages.
- ·With a forward PE of 19.32 versus trailing PE of 23.63, the implied earnings growth embedded in consensus estimates points to a meaningful step-up in profitability expected over the coming year.
Strengths
- +Lowest PE in the Infrastructure peer group at 23.63x versus a peer range of 33.4x to 108.6x (ranked 1st of 6 by PE).
- +Highest quality score among tracked peers at 58, ranking 1st of 6 — ahead of BEL (57), ABB (47), CGPOWER (45), CUMMINSIND (24), and LT (26).
- +Revenue has compounded at 35.2% over 5 years, indicating substantial top-line expansion in the cables and infrastructure segment.
- +FCF was positive in 4 of the available tracked years, and D/E of 0.377 is the lowest in the peer group context of capital-intensive infrastructure.
Weaknesses
- −ROE exceeded 15% in only 1 of the tracked years, and the fundamental persistence consistency score stands at 44 out of 100 — indicating that profitability has not been reliably high over the measurement window.
- −5-year earnings CAGR of 11.4% lags 5-year revenue CAGR of 35.2% by 23.8 percentage points, pointing to significant margin compression over the period.
- −Debt trend is classified as rising; while absolute D/E (0.377) is moderate, the direction adds monitoring weight given the capital-intensive nature of the sector.
- −Price has moved 29.92% over 3 months and sits 29.5% above the 200-DMA, a pace of acceleration that has historically increased drawdown risk if earnings growth does not keep pace.
Open questions
- ?Does the 23.8 percentage-point gap between 5-year revenue and earnings CAGR reflect temporary input-cost cycles, or has the business structurally lost pricing power as it scaled?
- ?What is driving the rising debt trend — capacity expansion funded by leverage, or working-capital pressure — and how does the interest coverage ratio compare to sector peers?
- ?If the forward PE of 19.32 implies a significant earnings step-up, which product segments or order-book components are expected to drive that improvement?
- ?How durable is the quality-score advantage (1st of 6 peers) given that ROE has exceeded 15% in only 1 of the tracked years — is the score driven by balance-sheet strength rather than return on capital?
Peer comparison: Infrastructure
Ranks 1 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINCABLES | Finolex Cables Ltd.You're viewing | 23.6 | — | 58 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 69.5 | +17.5% | 40 |
| BEL | Bharat Electronics Ltd. | 52.0 | — | 57 |
| ABB | ABB India Ltd. | 87.1 | — | 47 |
| CGPOWER | CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. | 108.6 | +19.6% | 45 |
| LT | Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 33.4 | +15.5% | 26 |
| CUMMINSIND | Cummins India Ltd. | 66.5 | — | 24 |
Technical state
Current price
₹1,074.30
SMA 50
₹927.35
SMA 200
₹829.70
RSI (14)
64.4 (neutral)
From 52w high
-8.4%
1Y return
+18.2%
3M return
+29.9%
50-DMA
Above
200-DMA
Above
Algorithmic support levels
₹967.55
₹786.35
₹765.50
Risk flags
- mediumPrice rose 29.92% over the past 3 months and stands 15.9% above the 50-DMA (₹927.35) and 29.5% above the 200-DMA (₹829.70), indicating a significant acceleration above medium- and long-term trend lines. RSI of 64.37 is in the upper neutral band, approaching overbought territory.
- medium5-year revenue growth of 35.2% has not translated proportionately to earnings: 5-year earnings growth of 11.4% implies sustained margin compression over the period. Profit margin stands at 11.42%, and the gap between revenue and earnings CAGR is 23.8 percentage points.
- mediumROE exceeded 15% in only 1 of the tracked years; persistence consistencyScore of 44 out of 100 and FCF positive in 4 of available years indicate uneven earnings quality. Debt trend is classified as rising, with D/E at 0.377.
- lowNews section returned 0 articles — no sentiment signal is available. Analyst consensus rating is absent; only a count of 6 analysts is recorded with no mean rating provided.
Cross-section contradictions
- Price is up 18.23% over 12 months and 29.92% over 3 months, trading well above both moving averages, yet fundamental persistence is weak: ROE exceeded 15% in only 1 of the tracked years and the consistency score is 44/100. The price momentum is not anchored in a sustained track record of high-return capital allocation.
- FINCABLES trades at a PE of 23.63 — the lowest among its 6 tracked Infrastructure peers (peer range: 33.4x to 108.6x) — while ranking 1st of 6 on quality score (58). A stock with the highest quality rank trading at the lowest sector PE is an unusual pairing within this peer set.
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