BHARATFORGAutomobile and Auto Components

Bharat Forge Limited

Auto Components & Equipments · ISIN INE465A01025 · BSE 500493 · NSE EQ · FV ₹2
Last price
₹1,919
+1.79%today
What this company does

Bharat Forge Limited operates in Auto Components & Equipments, part of the Automobile and Auto Components sector. It booked ₹4,640 cr of revenue in its latest quarter (Q1 FY27) and kept -1.9% of sales as profit. It is the 3rd largest of 9 Auto Components & Equipments companies we track, by market value.

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In the report:
35out of 100
Equitytale Health Score
Strained

Healthier than 35% of companies in Automobile and Auto Components, on all six measures of filed financials. Each measure is ranked against the 37–48 companies that reported it.

Measures financial condition, not whether to buy. Learn what this score means · How this is calculated

Price momentum
neutral
RSI (14)
37

At close. Not part of the score.

Profitability & returns4

How much profit it earns on the money it employs

Balance sheet15

How much it owes, and whether earnings cover the interest

Cash quality64

Whether reported profit actually arrives as cash

Growth & consistency60

Whether sales and profit have grown, and how steadily

Valuation15

What today's price implies, against our models or its peers

Governance & risk100

How much of the promoters' stake is pledged, and how much they hold · highest in its sector on what we could measure

Is this company doing well?
not investment advice
Some things to watch
Strengths
Sales up 19% vs last year
Promoters hold 44%
No promoter shares pledged
Watch-outs
! Currently loss-making
! Thin -1.9% net margin
! Low -3.8% return on equity

What if I invest in BHARATFORG?

Set a growth rate and see what a monthly SIP would add up to. Your assumption, our arithmetic.

You would put in
₹12.00 lakh
120 instalments
At 14% a year, it would become
₹24.93 lakh

The slider starts at 14%, taken from this company's own free-cash-flow trend. That is history, not a forecast — this is your assumption, and the figure above is arithmetic on it. Returns are not steady year to year, and a real holding would not grow in a straight line. We do not publish price targets or predict returns.

Key ratios · latest quarter + price
₹1,919 +1.79%
latest close · 2026-09-17
1-year return
+163.9%
52-wk low ₹59552-wk high ₹2,295
Is it cheap or expensive?
What you pay for the profits, book value and cash flow. Higher isn't automatically worse — it can signal faster growth.
P/B ratio9.60High
Below bookModerateHigh
EV / EBITDA59.8High
LowAverageHigh
How good is the business?
How much profit it earns from its money and its sales.
Return on equity-3.8%Loss
WeakFairStrong ▸15%
Return on capital4.6%Weak
WeakFairStrong
Net margin-1.9%Loss
ThinDecentStrong
EBITDA margin8.8%Thin
ThinDecentHealthy
Is it financially safe?
How much it owes, and whether it can comfortably cover it.
Debt to equity0.72Moderate
LowModerateHigh ▸1
Interest cover1.6×Risky
RiskyOkayStrong ▸5×
Current ratio1.17Healthy
Tight ◂1HealthyAmple
More figures
Market cap
₹91,740 cr
Book value
₹200
EPS
₹-1.88
latest quarter
Net debt
₹6,027 cr
owes more than its cash
Enterprise value
₹97,766 cr
EBITDA
₹1,635 cr
annualised
EBIT
₹582 cr
annualised
Operating margin
3.1%
Return on assets
-1.6%
Earnings yield
P/S
4.94
Sales / share
₹388.2
Tax rate
241.1%
Face value
₹2
Shares
47.8 cr
Working capital
₹1,621 cr
Current assets
₹11,203 cr
Current liabilities
₹9,581 cr
Delivery %
52.8%
Strong / safeFairWeak / riskyValuation — a level, not good/badBands are general rules of thumb, not advice.

P/E, ROE, ROCE and margins are annualised from the latest quarter; per-share and balance-sheet ratios use the most recent balance sheet on file · prices as of 2026-09-17.

Worth vs price · from the FY 2026 report & filings
not investment advice
Hard to value confidentlyLow confidence
The market price is far above what these earnings- and book-based models support — a fast-growing or asset-light business can trade well above them for years, so we won't put a confident number on how overpriced it is.
Models span ₹179₹298, midpoint ₹217

An educational model from the company's own filings, every assumption shown — not investment advice or a price target. Prices can stay above or below any model for years.

P&L · Q1 FY27 (consolidated)
Revenue from Operations₹4,640 cr
Other Income₹57 cr
Total Income₹4,697 cr
Cost of Materials₹2,103 cr
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade₹11 cr
Inventory Change (±)₹-46 cr
Employee Benefit Expense₹594 cr
Finance Costs₹90 cr
Depreciation & Amortisation₹263 cr
Other Expenses₹1,268 cr
Total Expenses₹4,283 cr
Exceptional Items₹-358 cr
Profit before Tax₹56 cr
Tax Expense₹134 cr
Share of JV / Associates₹-11 cr
Net Profit₹-90 cr
Net margin on total income-1.9%
Where the money goes · Q1 FY27
% of total spend
Materials + stock-in-trade₹2,069 cr46.8%
Employee benefit expense₹594 cr13.4%
Finance costs₹90 cr2.0%
Depreciation & amortisation₹263 cr6.0%
Other expenses₹1,268 cr28.7%
Tax expense₹134 cr3.0%
Total income ₹4,697 cr

The company made a net loss of ₹90 cr this quarter — income covered only 106 of every ₹100 it spent on costs and tax.

Quarterly results · consolidated (₹ cr)
MetricQ3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
Revenue4,343 cr4,528 cr4,640 cr
Total income4,385 cr4,581 cr4,697 cr
Expenses3,919 cr4,089 cr4,283 cr
Profit before tax411 cr393 cr56 cr
Tax134 cr159 cr134 cr
Net profit (owners' share)264 cr233 cr-90 cr
Net margin (owners' share, on revenue)6.1%5.1%-1.9%
EPS (₹)5.534.86-1.88
YoY (latest quarter): total income +18.7% · net profit
Balance sheet & cash flow · as of Mar 2026
Moderate debt
Total assets
₹22,260 cr
Shareholder equity
₹9,557 cr
parent shareholders
Total debt
₹6,875 cr
Cash
₹848 cr
Cash flow · H1 FY26
Operating
₹999 cr
Investing
₹-72 cr
Financing
₹-862 cr
Peer comparison
Auto Components & Equipments · by market value
CompanyPriceMarket capP/E
Samvardhana Motherson International Limited₹162₹1.71 L cr41.3
Bosch Limited₹47,735₹1.41 L cr49.8
Bharat Forge Limitedthis company₹1,919₹91,740 cr
UNO Minda Limited₹1,205₹69,583 cr58.8
Schaeffler India Limited₹3,991₹62,379 cr48.0
Tube Investments of India Limited₹2,599₹50,313 cr74.6
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited₹778₹48,388 cr67.1
Endurance Technologies Limited₹2,691₹37,849 cr38.7
Exide Industries Limited₹419₹35,581 cr25.4
Same industry · latest reported numbers · not a recommendation.
Corporate actions
Dividend yield
0.44%
trailing 12 months
Dividend / share (TTM)
₹8.5
Last dividend
₹6.5
ex 3 Jul 2026
ActionDetailEx-date
Dividend₹6.5 / share3 Jul 2026
Dividend₹2 / share18 Feb 2026
Dividend₹6 / share4 Jul 2025
Dividend₹2.5 / share18 Feb 2025
Dividend₹6.5 / share5 Jul 2024
Dividend₹2.5 / share23 Feb 2024
Who owns it · 2026-06-30
No pledge
Promoter
44.1%
FII / Foreign
15.0%
DII / Domestic
32.3%
Retail / others
8.5%
Promoter stake down 1.2% over the last 12 quarters.
Smart-money activity
Insider trades
SoldKSL Holdings Private Limited · Promoter Group030 Sep 21
SoldSundaram Trading & Investment Pvt. Ltd · Promoter Group75.00 L · ₹558.1 cr29 Sep 21
SoldSundaram Trading & Investment Pvt. Ltd · Promoter Group75.00 L · ₹585.8 cr27 Sep 21
Bulk / block deals
short · NSE1415 Sep 26
short · NSE10510 Sep 26
short · NSE2018 Sep 26
Stake changes
BoughtKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund→ 5.13% · 7.34 L5 Apr 23
BoughtHermes Investment Management Limited→ 5.00% · 4.47 L15 Dec 20
BoughtLife Insurance Corporation of India→ 5.00% · 2.18 L30 Jul 20
Promoter pledges
ReleasedBajaj Finserv74.99 L · 1.61% held28 Mar 24
ReleasedTata Capital Ltd75.00 L · 3.22% held20 Feb 24
ReleasedYes Bank Axis trustee Securities ltd0 · 5.74% held30 Sep 21
What shareholders were asked to approve

A company cannot decide everything on its own. Things like a top executive’s pay, issuing new shares, or re-appointing a director have to be put to the people who own the company, and they vote — one vote per share. So whoever owns the most shares has the most say.

Yearly shareholder meeting · 11 Aug 2026
See the official result
1
1- To consider and adopt the Audited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statement of the Company for the Financial year ended March 31, 2026 together with the reports of Board of Directors and Auditors thereon.
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
19.98 cr votes for, 414 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
2
2- To confirm the payment of an Interim dividend and to declare a final dividend on Equity Shares for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2026
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
19.99 cr votes for, 344 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
3
3- To appoint a Director in the place of Mr. Ashish Bharat Ram (DIN: 00671567), who retires by roatation, and being eligible, offer himself for re-appointment
Backed by 90% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
18.04 cr votes for, 1.95 cr against · 10% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
4
4- Appointment of Mr. Ashish Bharat Ram (DIN: 00671567) as a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of the Company
Backed by 94% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
18.64 cr votes for, 1.24 cr against · 6% of mutual funds and other big investors said no

Every vote count above is taken from the result the company filed with the stock exchange, certified by an independent counter. To work out what would have happened without the promoters, we simply remove their votes and re-apply the same legal bar the proposal had to clear. Nothing here is an estimate or an opinion.

Who controls this company, and what it pays them

Most Indian companies are controlled by a family or group — the promoters. The exchange requires them to be listed by name, including members who own no shares at all, and requires the company to disclose any business it does with them.

The promoter group — 28 named members
owning 44.1% between them · as of 2026-06-30
KALYANI INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED13.24%
SUNDARAM TRADING AND INVESTMENT PVT LTD11.56%
KSL HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED9.68%
BF INVESTMENT LIMITED3.27%
AJINKYA INVESTMENT AND TRADING COMPANY3.13%
JANNHAVI INVESTMENT PVT. LTD.0.98%
YUSMARG INVESTMENT AND TRADING PVT.LTD.0.39%
RAJGAD TRADING COMPANY PVT.LTD.0.28%

Names and holdings from the company’s shareholding pattern filed with the exchange; transactions from the related-party note in its annual report. Every figure is as filed — these are legal, disclosed dealings, and what to make of them is your call.

How the stock has moved · adjusted for splits & bonuses
Data from primary exchange filings · analysis tool, not investment advice.