Sterling Tools Limited
NSE: STERTOOLSAuto Components & Equipments
Share price
₹225.24
-2.78% close of 9 Oct 2026
Price-based ratios (P/B, dividend yield, EV/EBITDA) are as of 8 Oct 2026, the close above is 9 Oct 2026.
Business score
How strong the business is, in one number. The parts behind it are in Pro.
55
out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026
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Market cap
₹788 Cr
P/E ratio
40.9
P/B ratio
1.6
ROCE
7.2%
ROE
3.1%
Dividend yield
1.2%
Price & valuation chart
How the share price and its valuation have moved. Hover over the chart to see any day. Prices as of the last close.
Answers
Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.
How fast it has been growing
Sales fell 9.3% over the past year. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales slipped from 13.0% to 9.1% over the last four years.
Whether it grew faster than its sector
It grew 10.2% a year against a sector median of 10.5% — 0.3 percentage points slower.
Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating
At 40.9× earnings it costs 1.7× the market, which pays 24.1× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 52.1×, across 5 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 25.2×, the 99th percentile of its own range.
Whether growth justifies the valuation
Its earnings are falling, so growth cannot justify the price.
| Profit growth | Price per ₹1 profit | Per 1% growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Tools Limited — this one | -29%/yr | 40.9× | — |
| UNO Minda Limited | 23%/yr | 52.1× | ₹2.3 |
| Schaeffler India Limited | 10%/yr | 45.4× | ₹4.5 |
| Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited | 18%/yr | 67.0× | ₹3.7 |
| Tube Investments of India Limited | -11%/yr | 67.0× | — |
| Endurance Technologies Limited | 26%/yr | 34.5× | ₹1.3 |
Compared with companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
How it compares with its peers
Against companies the exchange files under the same label (Auto Components & Equipments), it ranks 87 of 101 on returns, 53 of 99 on growth, 87 of 101 on margin. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
What makes it hard to beat — and is that still true?
No durable advantage shows in the numbers: it earns 7.2% on capital, ahead of 14% of companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
Whether its growth pays for itself
Yes — Over the last five years it made ₹370 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹238 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹55 crore to lenders and shareholders. And the profit is real: of every 100 rupees it reported over 11 years, about 149 arrived as cash (before interest, which is why it can exceed the profit). Its cash comes back faster than it used to: it went from being waiting 66 days for its cash to waiting 28 days for its cash.
Profit reality check
Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.
7 of 9 checks clear · 78%
Latest result · Q1 FY27
What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.
Announced 5 Aug 2026 · Consolidated · Unaudited
Revenue
₹214 Cr
Revenue vs last year
+11.4%
Revenue vs last quarter
-3.6%
Net profit
₹6 Cr
Profit vs last year
-34.8%
Profit vs last quarter
+268.4%
Net margin
2.7%
EPS
₹1.61
Earnings call transcript · 6 Aug 2026
Checklist before you investPRO
Points for and against, in one list.
Key numbers & peers
The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.
Price
- Market cap
- ₹788 Cr
- Prev close
- ₹225.24
- 52w High
- ₹335
- 52w Low
- ₹155
- Enterprise value
- ₹776 Cr
- Beta
- 1.5
- Price CAGR 1y
- -29.0%
- Price CAGR 3y
- -16.0%
- Price CAGR 5y
- 0.0%
- Price CAGR 10y
- 2.0%
Ratios
- Return on assets
- 3.6%
- PEG ratio
- -1.5
- P/E ratio
- 40.9
- P/B ratio
- 1.6
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.1
- Industry P/E
- 32.0
- ROCE
- 7.2%
- ROCE 5y average
- 11.6%
- ROE
- 3.1%
- Debt / Equity
- 0.3
- Interest coverage
- 5.8
- Dividend yield
- 1.2%
- ROE 3y average
- 9.0%
- ROE last year
- 3.0%
Annual P&L
- Annual revenue
- ₹828 Cr
- Annual profit
- ₹29 Cr
- Operating margin
- 9.0%
- Net profit margin
- 3.5%
- EBITDA margin
- 9.3%
- Sales growth 3y
- 2.4%
- Sales growth 5y
- 18.5%
- Profit growth 3y
- -29.0%
- Profit growth 5y
- -8.0%
- EPS
- ₹8.1
- Sales growth TTM
- -9.0%
- Profit growth TTM
- -61.0%
- Dividend payout
- 34.0%
Quarter P&L
- Sales latest quarter
- ₹214 Cr
- Profit latest quarter
- ₹6 Cr
- YoY quarterly sales growth
- 11.4%
- YoY quarterly profit growth
- -34.8%
- OPM latest quarter
- 10.6%
Balance Sheet
- Book Value
- ₹150
- Face Value
- ₹2.0
- Total debt
- ₹147 Cr
- Total cash
- ₹159 Cr
- Borrowings
- ₹147 Cr
- Reserves / Equity
- 74.1
Cash Flow
- Operating cash flow
- ₹56 Cr
- Free cash flow
- ₹5 Cr
- FCF yield
- -0.6%
- Net cash flow
- ₹25 Cr
Shareholding
- Promoter holding
- 64.9%
- FII holding
- 0.1%
- DII holding
- 0.1%
- Public holding
- 35.0%
Peer comparison
| Company | Price ₹ | P/E | Mkt cap ₹ Cr | Div yield % | Profit qtr ₹ Cr | Profit var % | Sales qtr ₹ Cr | Sales var % | ROCE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samvardh. Mothe. | 154.00 | 35.5 | 1,62,538 | 0.38 | 1,075.7 | 81.5 | 35,243.8 | 16.6 | 13.4 |
| Bosch | 43,281.25 | 54.0 | 1,27,663 | 0.61 | 706.1 | 5.2 | 5,841.9 | 22.0 | 21.5 |
| Bharat Forge | 1,780.00 | 86.1 | 86,983 | 0.46 | -89.9 | -57.7 | 4,639.9 | 18.7 | 12.6 |
| Uno Minda | 1,089.70 | 51.5 | 62,927 | 0.24 | 315.5 | 1.8 | 5,556.9 | 23.8 | 19.6 |
| Schaeffler India | 3,733.50 | 45.2 | 58,356 | 0.93 | 336.7 | 13.7 | 2,681.4 | 17.5 | 27.9 |
| Sona BLW Precis. | 790.80 | 63.5 | 49,359 | 0.42 | 220.1 | 73.4 | 1,157.2 | 50.8 | 15.1 |
| Tube Investments | 2,258.60 | 69.7 | 43,720 | 0.15 | 294.0 | -15.3 | 6,215.3 | 17.1 | 17.1 |
| Sterling Tools | 225.20 | 42.5 | 819 | 1.20 | 5.9 | -34.8 | 214.1 | 11.4 | 7.2 |
| Median | 445.43 | 29.1 | 1,559 | 0.32 | 12.3 | 22.3 | 265.5 | 21.0 | 16.4 |
Competes with: Bharat Forge Limited, Bosch Limited, Samvardhana Motherson International Limited, Schaeffler India Limited, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited, Tube Investments of India Limited, UNO Minda Limited
Quarterly results
Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 221 | 210 | 232 | 269 | 282 | 284 | 261 | 200 | 192 | 208 | 206 | 222 | 214 |
| Expenses | 195 | 185 | 206 | 238 | 250 | 252 | 234 | 181 | 170 | 184 | 183 | 214 | 191 |
| Material Cost | 71 | 79 | 92 | 87 | 92 | ||||||||
| Change in Inventories | 9.89 | 3.19 | -9.26 | 3.43 | -11 | ||||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 0 | 0 | 0.68 | 0.24 | 2.23 | ||||||||
| Employee Cost | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | ||||||||
| Other Expenses | 66 | 77 | 74 | 100 | 83 | ||||||||
| Operating Profit | 25 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 7.96 | 23 |
| OPM % | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9.28 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3.59 | 11 |
| Other Income | 2.02 | 1.96 | 2.02 | 0.94 | 1.98 | 1.92 | 1.81 | 5.93 | 2.88 | 12 | -5.70 | 12 | 2.53 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | 9.50 | -8.57 | 8.57 | 0 | ||||||||
| Interest | 2.46 | 2.47 | 2.14 | 2.22 | 2.39 | 2.41 | 2.42 | 2.56 | 2.62 | 2.41 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.33 |
| Depreciation | 8.06 | 8.34 | 8.39 | 8.27 | 7.68 | 8.67 | 8.45 | 10 | 10 | 9.77 | 9.99 | 10 | 10 |
| Profit before tax | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 4.47 | 6.98 | 13 |
| Tax % | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 65 | 77 | 54 |
| Net Profit | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 8.81 | 8.99 | 17 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 5.86 |
| EPS in Rs | 3.63 | 3.46 | 3.77 | 4.51 | 5.11 | 4.85 | 3.78 | 2.43 | 2.48 | 4.75 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 1.61 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 2.47 | 4.71 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 1.60 |
Profit & loss
Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 372 | 371 | 453 | 512 | 364 | 355 | 510 | 772 | 932 | 1,026 | 828 | 850 |
| Expenses | 311 | 295 | 362 | 426 | 304 | 293 | 444 | 674 | 824 | 916 | 751 | 773 |
| Material Cost | 329 | |||||||||||
| Change in Inventories | 7.26 | |||||||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 0.92 | |||||||||||
| Employee Cost | 98 | |||||||||||
| Other Expenses | 317 | |||||||||||
| Operating Profit | 61 | 76 | 91 | 86 | 60 | 62 | 66 | 98 | 108 | 110 | 77 | 77 |
| OPM % | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Other Income | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 21 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 9.50 | |||||||||||
| Interest | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9.77 | 9.82 | 10 |
| Depreciation | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 40 | 40 |
| Profit before tax | 43 | 60 | 75 | 70 | 36 | 30 | 35 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 48 | 48 |
| Tax % | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 38 | |
| Net Profit | 28 | 39 | 49 | 45 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 48 | 55 | 58 | 29 | 26 |
| EPS in Rs | 8.20 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 8.47 | 6.53 | 7.09 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 8.07 | 7.23 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 8.02 | |||||||||||
| Dividend Payout % | 37 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 34 |
Compounded growth
Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.
Compounded sales growth
- 10 years
- 8%
- 5 years
- 18%
- 3 years
- 2%
- TTM
- -9%
Compounded profit growth
- 10 years
- -6%
- 5 years
- -8%
- 3 years
- -29%
- TTM
- -61%
Stock price CAGR
- 10 years
- 2%
- 5 years
- 0%
- 3 years
- -16%
- 1 year
- -29%
Return on equity
- 10 years
- 11%
- 5 years
- 9%
- 3 years
- 9%
- Last year
- 3%
Balance sheet
What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7.20 | 7.24 | 7.27 |
| Reserves | 122 | 153 | 237 | 273 | 299 | 324 | 349 | 393 | 440 | 492 | 519 |
| Borrowings | 69 | 40 | 34 | 99 | 75 | 105 | 126 | 133 | 118 | 155 | 147 |
| Other Liabilities | 48 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 63 | 79 | 83 | 122 | 145 | 132 | 143 |
| Total Liabilities | 246 | 267 | 351 | 458 | 444 | 516 | 565 | 656 | 710 | 786 | 816 |
| Fixed Assets | 139 | 165 | 159 | 192 | 263 | 257 | 280 | 275 | 278 | 319 | 317 |
| CWIP | 1 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 32 |
| Investments | 0 | 1 | 56 | 56 | 17 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| Other Assets | 107 | 101 | 126 | 163 | 163 | 233 | 260 | 349 | 414 | 439 | 468 |
| Total Assets | 246 | 267 | 351 | 458 | 444 | 516 | 565 | 656 | 710 | 791 | 821 |
Cash flows
Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operating Activity | 56 | 59 | 47 | 43 | 53 | 16 | 25 | 63 | 102 | 124 | 56 |
| Cash from Investing Activity | -26 | -25 | -75 | -92 | 2 | -49 | -39 | -53 | -49 | -125 | -5 |
| Cash from Financing Activity | -21 | -42 | 26 | 52 | -42 | 23 | 10 | -6 | -33 | 0 | -26 |
| Net Cash Flow | 9 | -8 | -1 | 3 | 12 | -11 | -4 | 4 | 20 | -1 | 25 |
| Free Cash Flow | 31 | 33 | 23 | -52 | 7 | -1 | -26 | 30 | 73 | 50 | 4.95 |
Ratios
How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.
| Line item | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor Days | 36 | 34 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 43 | 45 | 38 | 35 | 23 | 44 |
| Inventory Days | 105 | 125 | 118 | 146 | 158 | 330 | 189 | 153 | 133 | 124 | 172 |
| Days Payable | 69 | 78 | 79 | 58 | 56 | 92 | 52 | 55 | 56 | 44 | 80 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 72 | 81 | 76 | 117 | 130 | 281 | 182 | 137 | 112 | 103 | 136 |
| Working Capital Days | 12 | 41 | 44 | 39 | 76 | 78 | 66 | 46 | 40 | 24 | 28 |
| ROCE % | 31 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 7 |
Price trend
The price as a Renko brick chart: small moves drop out so the bigger path stands out.
Every brick is the same size, about one typical day's move. A new brick needs a full brick's move; turning the other way needs two. Bricks show where the price went, not where it will go.
Open interestPRO
Where option traders are positioned on this stock.
Industry numbers
The numbers that matter most in this industry, from the company's own filings.
1 when an audit qualification is filed as repetitive
0.00flag
2026-03-31
the company's own unlisted debt securities in default at period end
0.00cr
2026-06-30
the company's own loans / revolving facilities in default at period end (standalone filing)
0.00cr
2026-06-30
net debt from the filed balance sheet at the newest year end: Borrowings − Cash Equivalents − Investments (Current); negative = net cash
-12.00inr_cr
2026-03-31
guarantees / comfort given for promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP
0.00cr
2026-03-31
loans outstanding to promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP (governance filing)
0.00cr
2026-03-31
security given for the borrowing of promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP
0.00cr
2026-03-31
FY revenue / permanent employees + workers, same basis (calc)
1,09,25,651inr
2026-03-31
News
News and filings about Sterling Tools Limited. Open one to see why it matters.
No recent news for this company.
Supply chain
Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.
Competes with
Uses as raw material
- Alloy steel wire rod (special/high-strength grades)
- Aluminium (for MCU housings / EV components)
- Boron steel wire rod
- Copper (for EV MCU / power electronics)
- Low carbon steel wire rod
- Medium carbon steel wire rod
Depends on the price of
- aluminium
- copper
- steel
Sells to
- Ashok Leyland · Commercial vehicle fasteners
- Bajaj Auto · Two-wheeler / three-wheeler fasteners
- Daimler India Commercial Vehicles · Commercial vehicle fasteners
- Eicher Motors · Commercial vehicle fasteners (VE Commercial Vehicles / Royal Enfield)
- Escorts Kubota Limited · Farm equipment fasteners
- Hero MotoCorp · Two-wheeler fasteners
- Honda Cars India · Passenger vehicle fasteners
- Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India · Two-wheeler fasteners
- Hyundai Motor India Limited · Passenger vehicle fasteners
- India Yamaha Motor · Two-wheeler fasteners
- Isuzu Motors India Pvt Ltd · Commercial vehicle fasteners
- John Deere India Private Limited · Farm/construction equipment fasteners
- Mahindra & Mahindra · Fasteners – PV, CV, farm equipment (incl. Swaraj)
- Maruti Suzuki India · Automotive fasteners – chassis, engine, standard (PV)
- New Holland India (CNH Industrial) · Farm equipment fasteners
- Ola Electric Mobility Limited · Motor Control Units (MCU) for electric 2-wheelers (Sterling Gtake E-mobility)
- Suzuki Motorcycle India · Two-wheeler fasteners
- Tata Motors Limited · Automotive fasteners – PV and CV segments
- Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited · Automotive fasteners – PV and CV segments
About
What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.
- Sector
- Automobile and Auto Components
- Industry
- Auto Components & Equipments
- Classification
- Automobile and Auto Components › Auto Components & Equipments
- ISIN
- INE334A01023
Plants
- Ballabhgarh Wire Drawing Plant · Ballabhgarh (Faridabad district), Haryana
- Bengaluru Fasteners Plant · Bengaluru, Karnataka
- DLF Industrial Area Fasteners Plant · Faridabad, Haryana
- Prithla Fasteners Plant · Prithla, Palwal, Haryana
- SGeM MCU Plant (Sterling Gtake E-mobility)
News impact
Big market events that reach Sterling Tools Limited, and how the effect spreads.
No recent market events reach this company.
Dividends, splits & big trades
Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.
Dividends
| 28 Aug 2026 | unspecified | ₹2.75 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2025 | unspecified | ₹2.5 |
| 6 Sep 2024 | unspecified | ₹2 |
| 11 Sep 2023 | unspecified | ₹2 |
| 14 Sep 2022 | unspecified | ₹1 |
| 13 Sep 2021 | unspecified | ₹1 |
| 8 Aug 2019 | interim | ₹2 |
| 20 Aug 2018 | interim | ₹2 |
Splits, bonuses & buybacks
- daily-prices repair: 9 rows from NSE's archive (replace 1, delete 1, insert 7), 2016-10-30..2026-02-01 (docs/flat_day_repair.md)1× · 30 Oct 2016
Bulk & block deals
| Date | Who | Bought / sold | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2026 | NK SECURITIES RESEARCH PRIVATE LIMITED | BUY | 2,99,056 | ₹275.97 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | NK SECURITIES RESEARCH PRIVATE LIMITED | SELL | 2,99,056 | ₹276.30 |
Insider trades
| Disclosed | Who | Type | Shares | Value ₹ Cr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2026 | ANIL AGGARWAL · Promoter and Director | SELL | 80,000 | — |
| 24 Aug 2026 | AKHILL AGGARWAL · Promoter and Director | BUY | 80,000 | — |
Documents
Annual reports, results presentations and earnings calls, straight from the source.
- Annual report · 2025-2613 Aug 2026
- Earnings call · Q1FY276 Aug 2026
- Results presentation30 Jun 2026
- Earnings call · Q4FY2618 May 2026
- Annual report · 2024-2530 Aug 2025
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