Employees: 2,246
Size Prince Pipes And Fittings (PRINCEPIPE.NS) is an India Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $359M, the 983rd largest of 1,058 India companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₹306.50 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 15.2%, against -22.4% for the median peer and 0.0% for the India market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 5.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.2%); the operating margin is 5.1% (peer median 5.9%).
Valuation It trades at 22.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 28.3× (3rd cheapest of 8).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 23% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +5%, so the hurdle is +18 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 8.6 points below its cost of capital (14.7% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 14 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹26.3B | ₹26.0B | ₹25.2B | ₹25.7B | ₹27.1B |
| Revenue growth | — | +3% | -2% | -5% | — |
| Gross profit | ₹4.33B | ₹2.56B | ₹2.23B | ₹3.93B | ₹3.08B |
| EBITDA | ₹2.70B | ₹2.38B | ₹1.69B | ₹3.17B | ₹2.58B |
| Net income | ₹1.02B | ₹732M | ₹431M | ₹1.82B | ₹1.21B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ₹3.04B | -₹1.41B | -₹1.54B | ₹2.64B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ₹2.15B | ₹2.57B | ₹1.94B | ₹947M |
| Total debt | n/a | ₹1.45B | ₹2.77B | ₹1.30B | ₹629M |
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| Measure | PRINCEPIPE.NS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +19.4% | -9.7% | highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +15.2% | -22.4% | 3rd highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -6.4% | -34.1% | highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +5.1% | +2.2% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 5.1% | 5.9% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 22.8× | 28.3× | 3rd cheapest of 8 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 22.6% | -0.8% | 3rd most demanding of 11 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +4.6% | +8.9% | 4th lowest of 11 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +17.9 pp | -7.7 pp | 2nd most demanding of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -8.6 pp | -2.8 pp | 5th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.6× | 11.8× | 5th most expensive of 13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.5× | 0.1× | 5th least indebted of 14 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Pipes And Fittings PRINCEPIPE.NS | India | $359M | +15% | +5% | 5% | 22.8× | 22.6% | +4.6% |
| Tsubakimoto Kogyo 8052.T | Japan | $359M | +6% | -1% | 5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Guangzhou Tech-Long Packaging Machinery 002209.SZ | China | $359M | -22% | +8% | 8% | n/a | 1.0% | +14.7% |
| Sunpower 5GD.SI | Singapore | $360M | +11% | 0% | 22% | n/a | -12.8% | +17.8% |
| Shanghai Automobile Air-Conditioner Accessories 603107.SS | China | $357M | -18% | +3% | 6% | n/a | -4.6% | +13.5% |
| Pitti Engineering PITTIENG.NS | India | $361M | -9% | +15% | 11% | 25.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Jash Engineering JASH.NS | India | $362M | +29% | +1% | 12% | 31.3× | 28.8% | +19.8% |
| Sichuan Kexin Mechanical & Electrical Equipment 300092.SZ | China | $363M | -38% | -1% | 6% | 28.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Energy Recovery ERII | United States | $365M | -22% | -15% | 16% | n/a | 1.5% | +2.6% |
| NORMA NOEJ.DE | Germany | $353M | -23% | -21% | -4% | 45.3× | -8.6% | -2.9% |
| Junhe Pumps 603617.SS | China | $352M | -21% | +9% | 5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| HLB innoVation 024850.KS | South Korea | $366M | -38% | +21% | -106% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bystronic BYS.SW | Switzerland | $366M | -23% | -2% | -6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mimaki Engineering 6638.T | Japan | $351M | +25% | +1% | 12% | 7.2× | -2.7% | +11.4% |
| ReTech Environmental Solutions 7934.TWO | Taiwan | $350M | n/a | +13% | 16% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lanpec Technologies 601798.SS | China | $370M | -24% | +33% | 4% | n/a | 43.1% | -3.3% |
| Heidelberger Druckmaschinen HDD.DE | Germany | $370M | -23% | -5% | 2% | 34.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Dibay Electric 603320.SS | China | $348M | -36% | -2% | 7% | n/a | 11.5% | +6.3% |
| Robostar 090360.KS | South Korea | $371M | -29% | +26% | -2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Rieter RIEN.SW | Switzerland | $371M | -31% | +20% | -4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ebara Jitsugyo 6328.T | Japan | $347M | -8% | +4% | 15% | 14.6× | -3.3% | +6.4% |