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SML Mahindra LimitedSMLMAH.NSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

India · INR·Auto & Ancillaries›Motor Vehicles
Momentum strong 69
Mkt cap
$806M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
28%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$4.38M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
+16.1 pp
WACC 10.7%
Hurdle
-13 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
91 days
5 Feb 2027
Close · INR₹5,260
1D+4.8%
1W+11.3%
1M-13.7%
3M-7.3%
6M+35.3%
YTD+32.3%
1Y+73.5%
ATR %5.3%
Beta1.59
52w lowhigh23.8% off high

What SML Mahindra does

Employees: 3,577

SML Mahindra at a glance

Size SML Mahindra (SMLMAH.NS) is an India Consumer Discretionary company (Motor Vehicles) with a market value of $806M, the 666th largest of 1,058 India companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₹5,260 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 35.3%, against -15.9% for the median peer and 0.0% for the India market (cap-weighted) — highest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 22.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.6%); the operating margin is 6.8% (peer median 1.4%).

Valuation It trades at 2.5× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 0.9× (7th most expensive of 19).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 24% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +37%, so the hurdle is -13 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 16.1 points above its cost of capital (10.7% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 5 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10015011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026SMLMAH.NS 138Peer median 84
Six months, rebased to 100: SML Mahindra against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

SML Mahindra financials

Reported figures in INR; fiscal year ends 2026-03-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue₹30.6B₹28.3B₹23.9B₹21.9B₹18.2B
Revenue growth—+18%+9%+21%—
Gross profit₹3.87B₹3.58B₹2.94B₹2.31B₹1.24B
EBITDA₹2.60B₹2.72B₹2.28B₹1.76B₹779M
Net income₹1.47B₹1.60B₹1.22B₹1.08B₹198M
Free cash flown/a₹707M₹907M-₹1.19B₹253M
Capital expendituren/a₹703M₹620M₹424M₹413M
Total debt₹384M₹2.89B₹3.27B₹4.21B₹2.65B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

SML Mahindra competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%0%-20%0%+20%000572600375300825PSNY0009572201DOMPIAAEBI22047222OLECTRA000913245160084113337489600686SMLMAH.NS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. SML Mahindra is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-50%0%+50%0×5×000572600375300825PSNY0009572201DOMPIAAEBI22043013227222OLECTRA1333600686SMLMAH.NSRevenue growth (TTM) →EV / Sales →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. SML Mahindra is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

-20%0%+20%+40%-20%0%20%40%6003750009572201DOMPIA600841600686SMLMAH.NSGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. SML Mahindra is the large dot.

SML Mahindra competitors and peer comparison

How SML Mahindra 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.

SML Mahindra against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureSMLMAH.NSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-13.7%-3.7%5th lowest of 20
6-month return+35.3%-15.9%highest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-23.8%-38.3%4th highest of 20
Revenue growth (TTM)+22.4%+6.6%5th highest of 19
Operating margin6.8%1.4%4th highest of 19
EV / Sales2.5×0.9×7th most expensive of 19
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)23.6%3.4%most demanding of 10
Growth delivered (Del g)+36.9%+1.7%highest of 9
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-13.3 pp+1.4 pp2nd least demanding of 9
ROIC minus cost of capital+16.1 pp-3.6 pphighest of 18
EV / EBITDA29.4×8.2×most expensive of 8
Net debt / EBITDA0.1×1.9×3rd least indebted of 9

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
SML Mahindra SMLMAH.NSIndia$806M+35%+22%7%2.5×23.6%+36.9%
Kuen Tong Technology 7965.TWOTaiwan$796Mn/an/an/an/an/an/a
Haima Automobile 000572.SZChina$792M-43%-48%-27%6.2×n/an/a
Hanma Technology 600375.SSChina$786M-39%+38%0%0.7×11.1%+0.5%
IAT Automobile Technology 300825.SZChina$786M+9%+7%-8%4.7×n/an/a
Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC Sponsored ADR PSNYUnited States$778M-79%+18%-47%2.0×n/an/a
Zhongtong Bus 000957.SZChina$857M-18%+6%6%0.5×-16.1%+10.7%
Yulon Motor 2201.TWTaiwan$860M-1%-8%8%3.9×14.9%-2.6%
Dometic DOM.STSweden$755M-29%-6%-13%0.9×3.4%+5.4%
Piaggio & C PIA.MIItaly$862M+24%-5%7%0.8×2.6%+2.7%
Aebi Schmidt AEBIUnited States$867M-3%+49%6%0.7×11.9%n/a
China Motor 2204.TWTaiwan$867M-4%+6%4%0.9×3.7%+0.8%
Guangdong Lvtong New Energy Electric Vehicle Tech 301322.SZChina$869M+5%+63%-3%4.3×n/an/a
Nissan Shatai 7222.TJapan$747M-4%+15%4%0.1×n/an/a
Olectra Greentech OLECTRA.NSIndia$891M-19%+38%12%3.3×n/an/a
Zhejiang Qianjiang Motorcycle 000913.SZChina$896M-16%0%2%0.8×n/an/a
Luyuan Group Holding (Cayman) 2451.HKHong Kong$722M+24%-3%1%1.0×n/an/a
Shanghai New Power Automotive Technology 600841.SSChina$914M-39%+15%-5%0.7×2.1%-23.6%
Breton Technology 1333.HKHong Kong$915M+5%+16%-24%9.1×n/an/a
Voyah Automotive Technology 7489.HKHong Kong$704M-75%n/an/an/an/an/a
Xiamen King Long Motor 600686.SSChina$967M-42%-3%2%0.4×-1.1%+12.0%

Questions

Which companies are SML Mahindra's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Kuen Tong Technology (7965.TWO), Haima Automobile (000572.SZ), Hanma Technology (600375.SS), IAT Automobile Technology (300825.SZ), Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC Sponsored ADR (PSNY), Zhongtong Bus (000957.SZ), Yulon Motor (2201.TW), Dometic (DOM.ST).
Is SML Mahindra expensive compared with its peers?
On ev / sales it trades at 2.5× against a peer median of 0.9×, 7th most expensive of 19 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 24% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +37%, so the hurdle is -13 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has SML Mahindra stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +35.3% against -15.9% for the median peer; over one year +73.5%.

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.