JSW Energy Ltd.
Power · NSE
52-week range
₹428 – ₹586
From 52w high
-2.5%
RSI (14)
63.7
vs SMA 50 / 200
↑ 50 · ↑ 200
JSW Energy (₹572) trades above both its 50-DMA (₹517.56) and 200-DMA (₹509.69), with a 52-week drawdown of only 2.3% and a 1-year price gain of 22.6%. The stock carries a PE of 43.93 against a forward PE of 36.54 and a profit margin of 12.94%, set against a debt-to-equity of 218.7 — one of the highest leverage profiles in the Power sector peer set. A ₹14.47 billion regulatory demand on a subsidiary (April 2026) adds a near-term contingent liability to an already capital-intensive balance sheet.
- ✓5-year revenue growth of 67.4% and earnings growth of 151% reflect rapid capacity expansion in a sector undergoing structural demand growth in India.
- ✓Price is currently 10.5% above its 50-DMA and 12.2% above its 200-DMA, with RSI of 64 in neutral territory — no extreme overbought reading at current levels.
- ✓Forward PE of 36.54 is a 16.8% compression from trailing PE of 43.93, implying analyst consensus models earnings growth ahead.
- ✓Quality score of 42 ranks 2nd of 6 in the Power sector peer group tracked here, above ADANIPOWER (41), ADANIGREEN (28), NTPC (28), and ADANIENSOL (23).
- ✗Debt-to-equity of 218.7 is extremely high for a non-financial issuer; the debt trend is classified as rising, and FCF has been positive in only 1 of the available historical years — the business has been a persistent net consumer of external capital.
- ✗Consistency score of 14 out of 100 and zero years of ROE above 15% indicate that historical profitability and capital efficiency have not met typical quality thresholds.
- ✗A subsidiary faces a ₹14.47 billion regulatory/tax demand (April 2026) — a contingent liability material relative to annual earnings given a 12.94% profit margin.
- ✗Earnings yield of approximately 2.3% (inverse of PE 43.93) is low relative to the cost of debt typical for highly leveraged infrastructure borrowers, raising the question of whether current valuation prices in execution of the growth trajectory.
- ·A JSW Energy unit received a demand for ₹14.47 billion (April 2026, reported by TradingView), flagged as a negative event; the scale of the demand versus the company's annual earnings base makes this a material disclosure to monitor.
- ·Business Today included JSWENERGY in a roundup of power-sector names (April 2026) alongside Suzlon, BHEL, Tata Power, and Waaree Energies, reflecting continued analyst and media attention on the renewable and conventional power space.
- ·Analyst coverage stands at 19 analysts with a mean rating of 2.0 on a 1–5 scale (lower = more constructive), while the forward PE of 36.54 implies the consensus models continued earnings growth.
- ?How much of the 5-year earnings growth of 151% reflects one-time asset monetisation or accounting items versus sustained improvement in operating cash flow — and does the FCF trajectory confirm the earnings trajectory?
- ?Given debt-to-equity of 218.7 and a rising debt trend, what refinancing schedule and interest coverage ratio does the company carry, and how sensitive is the debt-service profile to a 100bps move in benchmark rates?
- ?What is the outcome and timeline of the ₹14.47 billion regulatory demand on the subsidiary, and does management's guidance account for this in its forward earnings estimates?
- ?Does the forward PE compression from 43.93 to 36.54 rest on capacity additions that are already under construction and contracted, or on merchant power price assumptions that depend on grid-demand conditions?
PE
43.9
Forward PE
36.5
ROE
—
Profit margin
+12.9%
D/E
218.67
Dividend yield
+0.3%
Quality score
42/100
ROE 5y above 15%
0/5 yrs
FCF 5y positive
1/5 yrs
For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. VivaTrades is not a SEBI-registered Investment Adviser or Research Analyst. Market data sourced from public feeds; consult a registered adviser before any investment decision.Analysis generated 11 May 2026.