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Forbes & Company Overview

Forbes & Company Ltd is a holding organisation. The Company is engaged within the manufacture of threading gear, carbide tools and steam engines. The Company's operations additionally include ocean freight forwarding and box freight station. The Company's segments encompass Engineering, Health & Hygiene, Real Estate, IT enabled services and Products, Energy Solution and Others. The Others segment includes Education auxiliary offerings and other services. The Company, via its subsidiaries/accomplice businesses, offers clean water, air and hygien...Read More

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Forbes & Company Key Financials

Market Cap ₹457 Cr.

Stock P/E 15.8

P/B 2

Current Price ₹354

Book Value ₹ 181.2

Face Value 10

52W High ₹477

Dividend Yield 0%

52W Low ₹ 301.9

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Forbes & Company Quarterly Results

#(Fig in Cr.) Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025
Net Sales 16 12 86 36 35 40 89 22 19 18
Other Income 3 2 2 2 3 10 2 5 6 2
Total Income 19 14 88 38 37 50 91 27 24 20
Total Expenditure 17 12 80 31 30 36 74 21 16 15
Operating Profit 2 2 8 7 7 13 16 6 9 5
Interest 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Depreciation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Exceptional Income / Expenses -0 1 -6 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0
Profit Before Tax 0 3 2 7 7 13 16 5 8 4
Provision for Tax 0 -1 -2 1 1 4 5 1 2 1
Profit After Tax 0 4 4 6 6 9 10 4 6 4
Adjustments -23 -0 -1 -0 -0 0 92 0 0 0
Profit After Adjustments -23 4 3 5 5 10 103 5 6 4
Adjusted Earnings Per Share -17.6 3 2.6 4.1 4 7.4 79.7 3.8 4.9 3.2

Forbes & Company Profit & Loss

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 TTM
Net Sales 3546 3200 2999 2823 2853 2731 932 515 47 125 199 148
Other Income 58 69 52 30 38 241 74 37 216 23 16 15
Total Income 3604 3269 3050 2853 2891 2972 1006 552 263 148 216 162
Total Expenditure 3400 3069 2892 2694 2711 2902 795 468 76 117 172 126
Operating Profit 204 200 158 159 180 70 211 84 186 31 44 36
Interest 91 114 74 96 89 101 52 42 10 1 1 0
Depreciation 22 75 71 77 77 98 68 41 6 2 2 3
Exceptional Income / Expenses -10 -21 82 0 -10 -215 -126 -346 12 -4 -0 0
Profit Before Tax 81 -9 95 -4 11 -338 -30 -334 186 22 40 33
Provision for Tax 44 40 24 28 14 -2 60 -10 6 2 11 9
Profit After Tax 37 -49 71 -32 -3 -335 -90 -324 179 19 29 24
Adjustments -5 -9 14 13 10 10 13 4553 13 -24 94 92
Profit After Adjustments 32 -59 84 -19 7 -325 -78 4230 192 -4 123 118
Adjusted Earnings Per Share 25.5 -46 65.5 -15.1 5.4 -251.7 -60.2 3279.2 148.8 -3.5 95.2 91.6

Growth Rates

# 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Sales CAGR 59% -27% -41% -25%
Operating Profit CAGR 42% -19% -9% -14%
PAT CAGR 53% 0% 0% -2%
# 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Share Price CAGR -1% -16% -27% -12%
ROE Average 19% 60% 36% -18%
ROCE Average 23% 34% 5% 4%

Forbes & Company Balance Sheet

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Shareholder's Funds 555 219 314 316 264 -88 -141 86 163 79 219
Minority's Interest 61 128 132 119 109 99 64 -0 0 0 0
Borrowings 771 734 775 735 579 344 170 63 62 62 0
Other Non-Current Liabilities 189 178 151 161 116 133 9 -5 -1 2 24
Total Current Liabilities 1221 1305 1314 1405 1745 2183 1917 565 305 224 58
Total Liabilities 2797 2568 2686 2737 2813 2670 2019 760 684 406 301
Fixed Assets 1140 997 1011 1114 1108 1002 574 136 7 6 7
Other Non-Current Assets 387 365 364 403 440 324 157 178 169 170 201
Total Current Assets 1270 1162 1310 1220 1264 1344 1287 341 245 222 93
Total Assets 2797 2568 2686 2737 2813 2670 2019 760 684 406 301

Forbes & Company Cash Flow

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Opening Cash & Cash Equivalents 206 137 138 190 137 71 35 84 18 46 20
Cash Flow from Operating Activities 98 120 67 170 207 229 366 201 55 -20 -11
Cash Flow from Investing Activities -66 -83 6 -129 -45 -143 77 32 216 8 7
Cash Flow from Financing Activities -80 -36 -20 -94 -230 -122 -382 -275 -243 -6 -1
Net Cash Inflow / Outflow -48 2 53 -53 -67 -36 61 -42 28 -19 -5
Closing Cash & Cash Equivalent 172 138 190 137 71 35 84 18 46 20 14

Forbes & Company Ratios

# Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Earnings Per Share (Rs) 25.5 -45.99 65.5 -15.07 5.4 -251.66 -60.21 3279.19 148.82 -3.46 95.17
CEPS(Rs) 46.08 19.97 109.59 34.76 57.42 -183.68 -17.1 -218.77 143.47 16.28 23.64
DPS(Rs) 0 0 2.5 2.5 5 0 0 0 65 0 0
Book NAV/Share(Rs) 348.19 171.99 243.4 244.84 204.39 -68.34 -109.33 67.01 126.42 60.88 170.16
Core EBITDA Margin(%) 4.07 4.06 3.52 4.56 4.99 -6.26 14.74 9.14 -63.16 6.29 13.88
EBIT Margin(%) 4.81 3.25 5.61 3.23 3.54 -8.65 2.32 -56.71 418.08 18.32 20.45
Pre Tax Margin(%) 2.26 -0.29 3.15 -0.15 0.4 -12.36 -3.21 -64.87 397.05 17.45 20.18
PAT Margin (%) 1.04 -1.52 2.34 -1.14 -0.1 -12.27 -9.67 -62.87 383.3 15.53 14.51
Cash Profit Margin (%) 1.64 0.79 4.68 1.59 2.6 -8.68 -2.36 -54.82 395.93 16.83 15.3
ROA(%) 1.41 -1.84 2.69 -1.19 -0.11 -12.22 -3.85 -23.29 24.82 3.56 8.17
ROE(%) 8.7 -14.88 26.53 -10.23 -1.03 -381.83 0 0 143.61 16.04 19.4
ROCE(%) 11.66 7.03 11.95 6.13 7.11 -20.2 3.16 -80.79 66.65 12.4 22.65
Receivable days 58.07 62.81 59.67 57.05 56.68 58.28 143.92 147.23 370.21 21.35 13.85
Inventory Days 35.9 39.12 47.82 56.41 66.05 87.56 231.91 238.58 1372.85 396.99 124.58
Payable days 161.57 143.95 137.52 136.09 149.25 162.3 380.33 565.67 -2323.74 251.31 78.76
PER(x) 67.69 0 26.95 0 406.95 0 0 0.13 3.93 0 3.07
Price/Book(x) 4.96 7.06 7.25 12.64 10.75 -11.25 -15.77 6.12 4.63 7.1 1.71
Dividend Yield(%) 0 0 0.14 0.08 0.23 0 0 0 11.12 0 0
EV/Net Sales(x) 0.9 0.79 1.07 1.79 1.34 0.74 2.82 1.51 16.35 4.69 1.75
EV/Core EBITDA(x) 15.67 12.64 20.37 31.68 21.22 28.72 12.48 9.29 4.1 18.96 7.91
Net Sales Growth(%) 15.61 -9.76 -6.29 -5.87 1.09 -4.29 -65.86 -44.8 -90.92 167 59.64
EBIT Growth(%) 13.68 -39.03 61.69 -46.07 10.32 -334.09 109.17 -1448.13 166.94 -88.3 78.17
PAT Growth(%) -26.57 -232.98 243.5 -145.56 90.73 0 73.08 -258.88 155.36 -89.18 49.16
EPS Growth(%) -21.58 -280.35 242.42 -123.01 135.82 -4760.94 76.07 5546.02 -95.46 -102.32 2853.87
Debt/Equity(x) 1.92 5.2 3.71 3.77 4.06 -12.4 -3.59 3.14 0.4 0.79 0
Current Ratio(x) 1.04 0.89 1 0.87 0.72 0.62 0.67 0.6 0.8 0.99 1.61
Quick Ratio(x) 0.76 0.62 0.66 0.56 0.38 0.29 0.43 0.25 0.31 0.45 1.36
Interest Cover(x) 1.89 0.92 2.28 0.96 1.13 -2.33 0.42 -6.95 19.89 21.05 77.21
Total Debt/Mcap(x) 0.49 0.73 0.51 0.3 0.38 1.1 0.23 0.51 0.09 0.11 0

Forbes & Company Shareholding Pattern

# Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026
Promoter 73.85 73.85 73.85 73.85 73.85 73.85 73.85 73.85 73.85 73.85
FII 11.58 11.56 11.51 11.3 10.16 8.24 8.24 8.24 8.24 8.24
DII 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.96
Public 13.62 13.63 13.68 13.89 15.03 16.95 16.95 16.96 16.96 16.96
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

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Forbes & Company Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 60%
  • Debtor days have improved from 251.31 to 78.76days.
  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.

Cons

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