Navin Fluorine International Ltd.
NSE: NAVINFLUORNavin Fluorine International Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
Navin Fluorine International (NAVINFLUOR) is a specialty fluorochemicals manufacturer trading at ₹6,998, up 50.3% over the past 12 months and 2.8% below its 52-week high. Trailing PE stands at 53.5x against a forward PE of 37.6x, implying significant earnings growth is expected; the stock ranks 1st of 6 Chemicals sector peers on quality score (66) and 2nd on ROE (20.1%).
P/E
53.5
Forward P/E
37.6
ROE
+20.1%
Debt / Equity
32.00
Profit Margin
+20.0%
Div. Yield
+0.2%
5Y ROE > 15%
2/5
5Y FCF > 0
3/5
Quality
69/100
Recent context
- ·No news articles were retrieved for NAVINFLUOR in this analysis run; the sentiment baseline is absent and recent corporate developments — including any fluorochemicals contract announcements or capex updates — are not reflected here.
- ·The stock has gained 50.3% over the past 12 months and trades 2.8% below its 52-week high of approximately ₹7,200 (nearest resistance level), with RSI at 67.06 approaching the conventional overbought threshold.
- ·Analyst coverage spans 29 analysts with a mean rating of 2.04 on a 1–5 scale (lower = more constructive), suggesting the analyst community leans toward the constructive end of the scale at current levels.
Strengths
- +Quality score of 66 ranks 1st among 6 sector peers (PIDILITIND 66, SRF 41, COROMANDEL 30, PIIND 25, SOLARINDS 57), and ROE of 20.1% ranks 2nd, above SRF (13.8%) and COROMANDEL (15.6%).
- +5-year earnings growth of 116.5% and 5-year revenue growth of 33.8% indicate a significant scale-up phase; forward PE of 37.6x represents a 30% compression from the trailing 53.5x, embedding substantial earnings growth expectations.
- +Price is above both the 50-DMA (₹6,387) and 200-DMA (₹5,702), with a 50.3% gain over 12 months and 9.1% over the past 3 months; the stock sits only 2.8% below its 52-week high.
- +Profit margin of 20.0% and positive free cash flow in 3 of 5 available historical years point to a business generating meaningful cash despite an elevated capital expenditure cycle.
Weaknesses
- −ROE has exceeded 15% in only 2 of the available historical years (persistence score 64/100), indicating that the current 20.1% ROE may not yet reflect a long-standing structural advantage.
- −Debt trend is classified as rising; the reported D/E figure of 31.997 requires verification against primary filings — if interpreted at face value rather than as a scaled percentage, it would represent extreme leverage inconsistent with the company's operating profile.
- −Trailing PE of 53.5x is the 4th highest among 6 sector peers, and with zero news coverage retrieved in this run, the catalysts supporting the 50% 12-month re-rating cannot be independently assessed from available data.
- −Dividend yield of 0.21% is minimal, and with debt rising and capital intensity likely elevated during a capacity expansion, capital allocation between growth investment and shareholder returns warrants scrutiny.
Open questions
- ?Is the 116.5% five-year earnings growth driven by a structural shift in CRAMS/specialty fluorochemicals demand, or by a commodity fluorochemicals cycle that could reverse?
- ?How does the rising debt trend reconcile with the positive free cash flow reported in 3 of 5 years — is incremental debt funding a defined capacity expansion with a visible payback horizon?
- ?Given that peer 1-year price return data is unavailable for 5 of 6 sector peers, how does NAVINFLUOR's 50.3% gain compare to the broader specialty chemicals cycle over the same period?
- ?What accounts for the gap between the trailing PE of 53.5x and the forward PE of 37.6x — is the implied earnings jump already reflected in management guidance, and what are the key execution risks attached to it?
Peer comparison: Chemicals
Ranks 1 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAVINFLUOR | Navin Fluorine International Ltd.You're viewing | 53.5 | +20.1% | 66 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 52.7 | +17.6% | 44 |
| PIDILITIND | Pidilite Industries Ltd. | 61.3 | +23.5% | 66 |
| SOLARINDS | Solar Industries India Ltd. | 98.0 | — | 57 |
| SRF | SRF Ltd. | 44.4 | +13.8% | 41 |
| COROMANDEL | Coromandel International Ltd. | 28.4 | +15.6% | 30 |
| PIIND | PI Industries Ltd. | 31.6 | — | 25 |
Technical state
Current price
₹6,998.00
SMA 50
₹6,387.39
SMA 200
₹5,701.81
RSI (14)
67.1 (neutral)
From 52w high
-2.8%
1Y return
+50.3%
3M return
+9.1%
50-DMA
Above
200-DMA
Above
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- mediumDebt-to-equity reported as 31.997; in the data source this field is often scaled by 100, implying ~0.32x actual leverage, but the raw value warrants verification — if literal, a 32x D/E would be crisis-level for a chemicals manufacturer.
- mediumROE exceeded 15% in only 2 of the available historical years (consistency score 64/100), and the debt trend is classified as rising, raising questions about whether recent profitability improvement is durable.
- lowRSI at 67.06 is approaching the conventional overbought threshold of 70; the stock is trading 9.5% above its 50-DMA (₹6,998 vs ₹6,387) and 22.7% above its 200-DMA (₹5,702).
- lowZero news articles were retrieved for this analysis run, leaving sentiment and recent event context entirely absent from this assessment.
Cross-section contradictions
- 5-year earnings growth of 116.5% and a forward PE compressing to 37.6 from a trailing 53.5 suggest the market is pricing in sustained high growth, yet ROE has exceeded 15% in only 2 of the historical years available — raising the question of whether recent earnings expansion reflects a structural shift or a cycle-driven surge.
- News sentiment is neutral (zero articles retrieved) while the stock has gained 50.3% over 12 months and sits 2.8% below its 52-week high, leaving the driver of the sharp re-rating unverifiable from available data.
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