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Balu Forge Industries LtdBALUFORGE.NSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

India · INR·Capital Goods›Trucks/Construction/Farm Machinery
Momentum strong 62
Mkt cap
$624M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
41%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$3.21M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
15.9×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-4.9 pp
WACC 19.0%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
103 days
17 Feb 2027
Close · INR₹501.70
1D-2.6%
1W+13.4%
1M-1.1%
3M+9.4%
6M-10.0%
YTD-17.1%
1Y-22.2%
ATR %4.5%
Beta1.50
52w lowhigh24.8% off high

What Balu Forge Industries does

Employees: 533

Balu Forge Industries at a glance

Size Balu Forge Industries (BALUFORGE.NS) is an India Industrials company (Trucks/Construction/Farm Machinery) with a market value of $624M, the 763rd largest of 1,058 India companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₹501.70 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 10.0%, against -19.2% for the median peer and 0.0% for the India market (cap-weighted) — 5th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 30.8% over the last twelve months (peer median -1.2%); the operating margin is 25.6% (peer median 4.0%).

Valuation It trades at 15.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 19.2× (3rd cheapest of 12).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.9 points below its cost of capital (19.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 17 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026BALUFORGE.NS 91Peer median 80
Six months, rebased to 100: Balu Forge Industries against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Balu Forge Industries financials

Reported figures in INR; fiscal year ends 2026-03-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue₹11.7B₹10.8B₹9.06B₹5.53B₹3.27B
Revenue growth—+19%+64%+69%—
Gross profit₹3.68B₹3.30B₹2.79B₹1.62B₹905M
EBITDA₹3.12B₹2.74B₹2.36B₹1.14B₹550M
Net income₹2.68B₹2.59B₹2.04B₹935M₹389M
Free cash flown/a-₹3.36B-₹2.75B-₹1.76B-₹55.9M
Capital expendituren/a₹3.54B₹4.16B₹1.34B₹72.6M
Total debtn/a₹1.52B₹398M₹488M₹519M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Balu Forge Industries competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-30%-20%-10%0%-20%-10%0%0024806885700021116009842208688569002454PON1V300669AJAXENGGENDUR3005896039663004073010166004956882266016VBG-B603012BALUFORGE.NS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Balu Forge Industries is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+25%+50%+75%20×30×40×688570002111688569002454PON1VAJAXENGGENDUR3005896882266016BALUFORGE.NSRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Balu Forge Industries is the large dot.

Balu Forge Industries competitors and peer comparison

How Balu Forge Industries compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Balu Forge Industries against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureBALUFORGE.NSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-1.1%-9.4%3rd highest of 21
6-month return-10.0%-19.2%5th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-24.8%-32.1%4th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+30.8%-1.2%3rd highest of 21
Operating margin25.6%4.0%highest of 21
Forward P/E15.9×19.2×3rd cheapest of 12
ROIC minus cost of capital-4.9 pp-1.9 pp6th lowest of 21
EV / EBITDA18.9×10.5×2nd most expensive of 6
Net debt / EBITDA0.2×0.8×4th least indebted of 8

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Balu Forge Industries BALUFORGE.NSIndia$624M-10%+31%26%15.9×n/an/a
Chengdu Xinzhu Road & Bridge Machinery 002480.SZChina$620M-18%-21%-4%n/a12.5%-8.7%
Beijing Tianma Intelligent Control Technology 688570.SSChina$628M-22%-5%-1%44.5×14.1%+6.8%
Weihai Guangtai Airport Equipment 002111.SZChina$620M-29%+11%6%14.7×5.8%+2.4%
Shaanxi Construction Machinery 600984.SSChina$611M-24%-4%-61%n/a6.9%-8.6%
CSBC Corp. Taiwan 2208.TWTaiwan$642M-18%-15%-5%n/an/an/a
Beijing Tieke Shougang Railway-Tech 688569.SSChina$606M-5%+24%22%16.1×-2.0%+0.8%
Songz Automobile Air Conditioning 002454.SZChina$596M-36%+7%4%16.1×n/an/a
Ponsse PON1V.HEFinland$595M-15%-3%4%19.2×n/an/a
Hangzhou Huning Elevator Parts 300669.SZChina$591M-36%-2%1%n/a50.1%-1.7%
Ajax Engineering AJAXENGG.NSIndia$676M+1%+1%12%24.3×25.4%+23.2%
Endur ENDUR.OLNorway$696M+7%+88%5%19.2×8.8%+88.7%
Jianglong Shipbuilding 300589.SZChina$699M-25%-9%-12%42.5×n/an/a
Eurocrane (China) 603966.SSChina$557M-32%-3%9%n/a1.2%+14.0%
Tianjin Keyvia Electric 300407.SZChina$549M-20%+13%2%n/a-1.6%+6.6%
Nanjing Railway New Technology 301016.SZChina$542M-28%-1%18%n/a19.2%-3.9%
Jinxi Axle 600495.SSChina$728M-6%+19%-1%n/a22.1%+2.6%
Wetown Electric 688226.SSChina$729M-55%+54%3%29.9×n/an/a
Japan Engine 6016.TJapan$532M-19%-2%20%15.5×n/an/a
VBG VBG-B.STSweden$734M-16%+5%10%16.2×2.7%+11.4%
Shanghai Chuangli 603012.SSChina$738M-12%-17%5%n/a8.1%+2.8%

Questions

Which companies are Balu Forge Industries's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Chengdu Xinzhu Road & Bridge Machinery (002480.SZ), Beijing Tianma Intelligent Control Technology (688570.SS), Weihai Guangtai Airport Equipment (002111.SZ), Shaanxi Construction Machinery (600984.SS), CSBC Corp. Taiwan (2208.TW), Beijing Tieke Shougang Railway-Tech (688569.SS), Songz Automobile Air Conditioning (002454.SZ), Ponsse (PON1V.HE).
Is Balu Forge Industries expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 15.9× against a peer median of 19.2×, 3rd cheapest of 12 in its peer set.
How has Balu Forge Industries stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -10.0% against -19.2% for the median peer; over one year -22.2%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.