Physicswallah Ltd.
NSE: PWLPhysicswallah Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
PWL (Consumer Goods) ranks last of 6 peers on quality score (36/100) and reports a trailing ROE of -79% and net margin of -58%, even as 5-year revenue grew 50.7%. The stock trades at ₹127.52, up 13.25% over the past 3 months and modestly above its 50-DMA (₹124.84), but remains 21.28% below its 52-week high with RSI neutral at 48.56.
P/E
—
Forward P/E
61.0
ROE
-0.8%
Debt / Equity
23.02
Profit Margin
-0.6%
Div. Yield
—
5Y ROE > 15%
0/5
5Y FCF > 0
3/5
Quality
47/100
Recent context
- ·No headlines survived the news filter for PWL in this run's tracked window, leaving no news-driven sentiment signal for the period.
- ·Price has risen 13.25% over the past 3 months even as it remains 21.28% below its 52-week high.
- ·Mean analyst rating of 2.0 across 6 analysts (1-5 scale) sits alongside trailing ROE of -79%, a divergence between external coverage and reported trailing profitability.
Strengths
- +5-year revenue growth of 50.7%.
- +Price up 13.25% over the past 3 months, trading above its 50-DMA (₹127.52 vs ₹124.84).
- +Free cash flow was positive in 3 of the years captured in the persistence dataset.
- +Mean analyst rating of 2.0 across 6 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
Weaknesses
- −Trailing ROE of -79% and net profit margin of -58%, with ROE above 15% in 0 of the years tracked.
- −Quality score of 36/100 and consistency score of 30/100, ranking last (6th of 6) in the Consumer Goods peer set on quality score.
- −Debt-to-equity is on a rising trend (approximately 0.23x on the underlying percent-scaled metric of 23.018).
- −Price remains 21.28% below its 52-week high, and SMA200 cannot be computed with only 183 of the required 200 price bars available.
Open questions
- ?Does the 50.7% five-year revenue growth reflect a durable expansion path, and what would it take for that growth to translate into positive ROE and margins?
- ?What is driving the 2.0 average analyst rating despite a trailing ROE of -79% and net margin of -58%?
- ?With debt-to-equity trending upward off a low base, how is the company funding its growth — debt, equity, or internal cash flow?
- ?How does PWL's bottom-of-peer-set quality score (36/100, last of 6 in Consumer Goods) square with its recent 3-month price momentum?
Peer comparison: Consumer Goods
Ranks 6 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWL | Physicswallah Ltd.You're viewing | — | -0.8% | 36 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 77.3 | — | 44 |
| ETERNAL | Eternal Ltd. | — | — | 50 |
| ASIANPAINT | Asian Paints Ltd. | 55.0 | — | 49 |
| TRENT | Trent Ltd. | 88.5 | — | 45 |
| DMART | Avenue Supermarts Ltd. | 86.2 | — | 38 |
| TITAN | Titan Company Ltd. | 79.3 | — | 37 |
Technical state
Current price
₹127.52
SMA 50
₹124.84
SMA 200
—
RSI (14)
48.6 (neutral)
From 52w high
-21.3%
1Y return
—
3M return
+13.3%
50-DMA
Above
200-DMA
Below
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- highTrailing ROE of -79% and net profit margin of -58% show the company operating at a loss on both an equity-return and net-income basis; ROE exceeded 15% in 0 of the years captured in the persistence dataset, even as 5-year revenue grew 50.7%.
- mediumQuality score is 36/100 and consistency score is 30/100, ranking last (6th of 6) in the Consumer Goods peer set on quality score; free cash flow was positive in only 3 of the years captured in the persistence dataset, and debt-to-equity is on a rising trend, though the absolute level (approximately 0.23x, from the reported percent-scaled figure of 23.018) remains low.
- lowPrice is 21.28% below its 52-week high despite a 13.25% gain over the past 3 months and trading modestly above its 50-DMA (₹127.52 vs ₹124.84); RSI is neutral at 48.56.
- lowSMA200 could not be computed with only 183 of the required 200 price bars available; trailing PE, 5-year earnings growth, dividend yield, and 1-year price change are all unavailable; the tracked news sample for this run contains 0 headlines.
Cross-section contradictions
- Mean analyst rating of 2.0 across 6 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive) is a moderate-to-constructive reading despite trailing ROE of -79% and net profit margin of -58%, suggesting sell-side coverage may weight the 50.7% five-year revenue growth trajectory more heavily than trailing profitability.
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