HAPPYFORGEIndustrials

Happy Forgings Limited

Castings & Forgings · ISIN INE330T01021 · BSE 544057 · NSE EQ · FV ₹2
Last price
₹2,143
-0.59%today
What this company does

Happy Forgings Limited operates in Castings & Forgings, part of the Industrials sector. It booked ₹449 cr of revenue in its latest quarter (Q1 FY27) and kept 20.4% of sales as profit. It is the 3rd largest of 9 Castings & Forgings companies we track, by market value.

In the report:
64out of 100
Equitytale Health Score
Mixed

Healthier than 64% of companies in Industrials, on the 5 of 6 measures we could read for it. Each measure is ranked against the 234–290 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)
51

At close. Not part of the score.

Profitability & returns81

How much profit it earns on the money it employs

Balance sheet75

How much it owes, and whether earnings cover the interest

Cash quality53

Whether reported profit actually arrives as cash

Valuation15

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

Governance & risk88

How much of the promoters' stake is pledged, and how much they hold

Not measurable for this company: growth & consistency. Those pillars are left out of the score rather than counted as zero.

Is this company doing well?
not investment advice
Strengths
Makes a profit
Strong 20% net margin
Sales up 27% vs last year
Profit up 39% vs last year
Promoters hold 78%
No promoter shares pledged
Strong 17% return on equity
Turns profit into real cash
Watch-outs
None flagged from our data

What if I invest in HAPPYFORGE?

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 10% a year, it would become
₹20.15 lakh

The starting rate is a round number, not a view on this company — 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 We do not publish price targets or predict returns.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
₹2,143 -0.59%
latest close · 2026-09-17
52-wk low ₹1,55442 sessions so far52-wk high ₹2,470
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/E ratio55.2High
LowAverageHigh
P/B ratio9.50High
Below bookModerateHigh
EV / EBITDA33.8High
LowAverageHigh
How good is the business?
How much profit it earns from its money and its sales.
Return on equity17.2%Strong
WeakFairStrong ▸15%
Return on capital23.1%Strong
WeakFairStrong
Net margin20.4%Strong
ThinDecentStrong
EBITDA margin33.8%Healthy
ThinDecentHealthy
Is it financially safe?
How much it owes, and whether it can comfortably cover it.
Debt to equity0.15Comfortable
LowModerateHigh ▸1
Interest cover41.0×Strong
RiskyOkayStrong ▸5×
Current ratio2.35Ample
Tight ◂1HealthyAmple
More figures
Market cap
₹20,227 cr
Book value
₹225
EPS
₹9.70
latest quarter
Net debt
₹304 cr
owes more than its cash
Enterprise value
₹20,531 cr
EBITDA
₹608 cr
annualised
EBIT
₹503 cr
annualised
Operating margin
28.0%
Return on assets
13.9%
Earnings yield
1.81%
P/S
11.25
Sales / share
₹190.5
Tax rate
25.4%
Face value
₹2
Shares
9.4 cr
Working capital
₹615 cr
Current assets
₹1,071 cr
Current liabilities
₹456 cr
Delivery %
59.7%
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 ₹236₹379, midpoint ₹298

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₹449 cr
Other Income₹11 cr
Total Income₹461 cr
Cost of Materials₹188 cr
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade₹0 cr
Inventory Change (±)₹-11 cr
Employee Benefit Expense₹39 cr
Finance Costs₹3 cr
Depreciation & Amortisation₹26 cr
Other Expenses₹93 cr
Total Expenses₹338 cr
Profit before Tax₹123 cr
Tax Expense₹31 cr
Net Profit₹91 cr
Net margin on total income19.9%
Where the money goes · Q1 FY27
% of total income
Materials + stock-in-trade₹177 cr38.4%
Employee benefit expense₹39 cr8.4%
Finance costs₹3 cr0.7%
Depreciation & amortisation₹26 cr5.7%
Other expenses₹93 cr20.2%
Tax expense₹31 cr6.8%
Profit for the period₹91 cr19.9%
Total income ₹461 cradds up to ₹100 ✓
Quarterly results · consolidated (₹ cr)
MetricQ3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
Revenue391 cr424 cr449 cr
Total income399 cr430 cr461 cr
Expenses296 cr319 cr338 cr
Profit before tax104 cr111 cr123 cr
Tax25 cr28 cr31 cr
Net profit (owners' share)79 cr84 cr91 cr
Net margin (owners' share, on revenue)20.2%19.7%20.4%
EPS (₹)8.378.869.70
YoY (latest quarter): total income +26.5% · net profit +39.2%
Balance sheet & cash flow · as of Mar 2026
Low debt
Total assets
₹2,633 cr
Shareholder equity
₹2,128 cr
parent shareholders
Total debt
₹330 cr
Cash
₹26 cr
Cash flow · H1 FY26
Operating
₹217 cr
Investing
₹-149 cr
Financing
₹-67 cr
Peer comparison
Castings & Forgings · by market value
CompanyPriceMarket capP/E
AIA Engineering Limited₹3,983₹37,173 cr30.9
PTC Industries Limited₹22,670₹33,988 cr291.1
Happy Forgings Limitedthis company₹2,143₹20,227 cr55.2
Balu Forge Industries Limited₹502₹6,089 cr22.8
Steelcast Limited₹303₹3,075 cr32.4
Nelcast Limited₹108₹940 cr45.8
Synergy Green Industries Limited₹592₹920 cr
Kalyani Forge Limited₹1,016₹370 cr20.6
Hilton Metal Forging Limited₹17₹88 cr12.2
Same industry · latest reported numbers · not a recommendation.
Corporate actions
Dividend yield
0.19%
trailing 12 months
Dividend / share (TTM)
₹4
Last dividend
₹4
ex 20 Jul 2026
ActionDetailEx-date
Dividend₹4 / share20 Jul 2026
Dividend₹3 / share22 Jul 2025
Dividend₹4 / share22 Jul 2024
Who owns it · 2026-06-30
No pledge
Promoter
78.5%
FII / Foreign
1.9%
DII / Domestic
15.5%
Retail / others
4.1%
Promoter stake down 0.1% over the last 12 quarters.
Smart-money activity
Insider trades
SoldNARINDER SINGH · Designated Person2,500 · ₹58.3 L20 Aug 26
SoldNARINDER SINGH · Designated Person500 · ₹10.9 L17 Aug 26
SoldGURJINDER SINGH · Designated Person4 · ₹8,04012 Aug 26
Bulk / block deals
short · NSE323 Sep 26
short · NSE10021 Jul 26
BoughtRAJNI TARUN JAIN · NSE2.21 L @ ₹1,14512 Feb 26
Stake changes
SoldIndia Business Excellence Fund III→ 0.00% · 39.10 L12 Feb 26
BoughtSBI Mutual Fund under its various Schemes→ 5.86% · 38.83 L24 Jan 25
SoldIndia Business Excellence Fund III→ 4.15% · 39.10 L24 Jan 25
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 · 29 Jul 2025
See the official result
1
1 - a) Adoption of the Audited Standalone Financial Statements of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March 2025 b) Adoption of the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31st March 2025
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
1.78 cr votes for, 0 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
2
2 - To declare final dividend of Rs. 3 per equity share for the Financial year ended 31st March, 2025.
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
1.78 cr votes for, 0 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
3
3 - Ms. Megha Garg (DIN: 07352042), Whole-Time Director liable to retire by rotation, and being eligible for reappointment offers herself for reappointment.
Promoters had a personal stake in this
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
1.78 cr votes for, 35,234 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
4
4 - To re-appoint M/s. S R Batliboi & Co., LLP, Chartered Accountants, as Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office for a period of 5 (Five) consecutive financial years.
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
1.78 cr votes for, 81 against · 0% 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 — 8 named members
owning 78.5% between them · as of 2026-06-30
PARITOSH KUMAR40.31%
ASHISH GARG13.72%
AYUSH CAPITAL & FINANCIAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED11.39%
PARITOSH KUMAR9.48%
MEGHA GARG2.56%
PARITOSH KUMAR GARG HUF0.73%
ASHISH GARG & SONS HUF0.27%
SUDESH KUMARI AGARWALno shares
Business done with them
FY2026 · 5 of the group
The company paid ₹13 cr to companies in the promoter group last year — about 0.9% of its ₹1,546 cr revenue.
Ashish Garg
Other payments to them · Short term employee benefit - Rs.363.89 Lakhs , Repayment of loan - 70 Lakhs and Dividend paid - Rs. 388.39 Lakhs
also owns 13.72% of the company
₹8 cr
company paid
AYUSH CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED
Other payments to them · dividend paid - Rs. 322.35 lakhs
also owns 11.39% of the company
₹3 cr
company paid
Megha Garg
Other payments to them · short term employee benefit - Rs. 84.49 Lakhs and Dividend paid - Rs. 72.60 lakhs
also owns 2.56% of the company
₹2 cr
company paid
Paritosh Kumar Garg (HUF)
Other payments to them · dividend paid: Rs. 20.56 Lakhs
also owns 0.73% of the company
₹20.6 L
company paid
Ashish Garg & Sons (HUF)
Other payments to them · dividend paid: Rs. 7.63 Lakhs
also owns 0.27% of the company
₹7.6 L
company paid

The company also transacted with 10 other related parties — subsidiaries, joint ventures, directors and others — that we could not match by name to the promoter list above. Some may still be connected to the family; we only count the ones the filings let us match with certainty.

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.

Money it raised, and what it did with it

When a company raises money from investors, it has to say up front what the money is for. The rules then make it report, every three months until the money is gone, how much of each of those things it has actually paid for — so a promise made while asking for the money can be checked afterwards.

₹400 cr raised in Dec 2023 by selling shares to the public

The company has not broken this money down into purposes in its filing for Mar 2026, so there is nothing to measure it against yet. ICRA watches the spending on the exchange’s behalf.

Every figure above is taken from the statement the company files with the stock exchange each quarter, for as long as money it has raised remains unspent. The only thing we work out is how much of each stated purpose has been paid for — one number divided by another from the same filing. Whether a plan that changed was a good change is not something a filing can tell you. See the filing

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