Grindwell Norton Ltd

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Grindwell Norton Ltd

₹ 1,931 0.86%
13 Nov 10:51 a.m.
About

Grindwell Norton Limited is engaged in the business of manufacturing Abrasives, Ceramics & Plastics and providing IT Services. [1]

Key Points

Parentage
The company is one of the subsidiaries of Compagnie de Saint Gobain, a transnational group with its headquarters in Paris with sales of Euro 47.90 billion in 2023. [1] As of March 24, it holds ~51% stake in the company. [2]

  • Market Cap ₹ 21,376 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 1,931
  • High / Low ₹ 2,464 / 1,329
  • Stock P/E 46.5
  • Book Value ₹ 234
  • Dividend Yield 1.00 %
  • ROCE 21.2 %
  • ROE 16.1 %
  • Face Value ₹ 5.00

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 50.9%
  • Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 34.7 days to 22.2 days

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 8.19 times its book value

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026 Jun 2026 Sep 2026
658 652 681 691 672 683 691 694 761 742 829 794 865
529 525 557 560 547 565 568 565 624 606 666 637 701
Operating Profit 130 127 125 131 125 119 123 129 137 136 163 157 164
OPM % 20% 19% 18% 19% 19% 17% 18% 19% 18% 18% 20% 20% 19%
19 14 17 16 23 18 23 24 31 19 21 25 39
Interest 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2
Depreciation 17 17 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 25 26 26
Profit before tax 131 122 122 123 124 112 119 126 140 126 157 154 176
Tax % 25% 25% 23% 25% 24% 25% 23% 25% 25% 26% 24% 25% 25%
98 92 94 92 94 84 91 94 105 94 119 116 131
EPS in Rs 8.85 8.32 8.44 8.30 8.49 7.55 8.25 8.53 9.49 8.49 10.76 10.43 11.87
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026 TTM
1,110 1,126 1,236 1,405 1,567 1,552 1,633 2,006 2,524 2,652 2,737 3,026 3,230
945 957 1,056 1,168 1,307 1,300 1,309 1,604 2,023 2,135 2,238 2,459 2,610
Operating Profit 165 169 181 237 259 252 324 402 501 517 499 567 620
OPM % 15% 15% 15% 17% 17% 16% 20% 20% 20% 19% 18% 19% 19%
20 24 33 28 37 46 51 53 55 64 78 93 104
Interest 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 4 8 7 9 8 7
Depreciation 35 37 40 42 42 55 52 51 58 69 90 102 104
Profit before tax 149 155 173 222 253 239 320 400 491 505 479 550 614
Tax % 32% 34% 33% 34% 35% 24% 24% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25%
101 102 116 147 164 183 242 298 366 381 361 413 460
EPS in Rs 9.13 9.23 10.48 13.29 14.80 16.52 21.86 26.91 33.05 34.39 32.59 37.27 41.55
Dividend Payout % 36% 35% 38% 38% 41% 45% 43% 45% 44% 49% 52% 51%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 10%
5 Years: 13%
3 Years: 6%
TTM: 14%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 15%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 3%
TTM: 23%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 19%
5 Years: 2%
3 Years: -3%
1 Year: 18%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 17%
5 Years: 18%
3 Years: 17%
Last Year: 16%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026 Sep 2026
Equity Capital 28 28 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55
Reserves 589 734 833 927 1,031 1,121 1,302 1,508 1,749 1,996 2,188 2,464 2,530
2 3 3 -0 -0 -0 10 14 42 75 78 60 51
291 299 299 335 336 391 475 516 535 617 697 821 884
Total Liabilities 910 1,063 1,189 1,318 1,423 1,568 1,843 2,093 2,381 2,743 3,018 3,401 3,521
327 322 341 317 321 360 348 366 570 731 861 864 845
CWIP 7 13 6 23 42 29 24 67 119 128 26 51 46
Investments 55 155 166 191 203 603 734 552 665 710 911 1,019 1,037
521 573 676 787 856 576 737 1,108 1,028 1,174 1,220 1,467 1,592
Total Assets 910 1,063 1,189 1,318 1,423 1,568 1,843 2,093 2,381 2,743 3,018 3,401 3,521

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
98 131 161 124 82 307 331 186 398 364 453 530
-29 -37 -43 -40 -53 -437 -225 -55 -257 -176 -212 -313
-40 -95 7 -57 -68 -93 -95 -114 -140 -174 -219 -214
Net Cash Flow 29 -1 125 28 -39 -223 11 17 1 14 21 3
Free Cash Flow 64 92 109 88 16 258 283 66 84 201 361 414
CFO/EBITDA Share of operating profit converting into cash: CFO (before tax) / Operating Profit 90% 106% 120% 82% 67% 149% 126% 71% 104% 97% 114% 117%

Ratios

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Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 41 41 36 45 47 47 45 43 40 49 47 47
Inventory Days 154 174 149 149 161 147 157 178 141 145 135 120
Days Payable 62 59 104 108 91 114 156 130 86 110 122 131
Cash Conversion Cycle 134 156 82 86 117 80 46 90 96 83 61 36
Working Capital Days 43 56 49 53 73 49 34 50 44 46 36 22
ROCE % 25% 22% 20% 23% 23% 20% 24% 26% 28% 25% 21% 21%

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Number of permanent employees
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Abrasives segment revenue
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Ceramics & Plastics segment revenue
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Export share of revenue
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Number of countries exported to
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Number of dealers/distributors
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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Sep 2026
58.04% 58.04% 58.04% 58.04% 58.04% 58.04% 58.04% 58.04% 58.04% 58.04% 58.04% 58.04%
8.42% 8.31% 8.63% 8.25% 6.97% 6.75% 6.81% 6.38% 6.39% 5.56% 5.21% 5.34%
15.45% 15.90% 16.14% 16.69% 18.07% 18.33% 18.20% 18.37% 18.35% 19.18% 19.59% 19.66%
18.09% 17.76% 17.19% 17.01% 16.91% 16.88% 16.95% 17.22% 17.23% 17.23% 17.17% 16.95%
No. of Shareholders 52,19947,95447,49350,45550,30046,81047,11048,55749,01046,99445,54544,141

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