Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
Valuation (94/100) does the heavy lifting; financial trend (68/100) is the drag.
Buy zoneSolvency riskOur blended model reads Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited as a Sell at 40/100. At ₹1,260.6 it trades below our blended DCF and relative-multiples fair value of ₹2,195.35, about 74% upside to that estimate — we read it as undervalued by 74%. On 4.5x trailing earnings it sits cheaper than the Energy median of about 11.0x. The price is about 4% below its 52-week high of ₹1,307.8 and 103% above the low of ₹622.12. Financial health scores 13/100, in the distress band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 4/9. The average analyst target of ₹1,265 is roughly in line with the current price across 1 analysts. It clears 9 of 13 investability checks, with durability 68, valuation 88 and momentum 85 on our 0–100 scales.
Analysis by Ankit Sharma · StocksWizard's own estimates from end-of-day public data — see how we calculate them. For information only, not investment advice.
With a 20% margin of safety, our buy-below price is ₹1,756.28.
Analyst views
1-year price
EOD · 2026-07-3152-week range
-3.61% from the 52-week high.
Price above both moving averages reads as an intact uptrend; below both, the trend is against you.
Verdict pillars
Sell40Piotroski F-score 4/9 — quality of earnings & balance sheet.
Our scores
Durability rewards strong, low-debt, profitable businesses; Valuation rewards stocks cheap vs their sector; Momentum rewards strong price trends.
Investability checklist
- Pass: ROE above 15%: 32.1%
- Pass: Low debt (D/E < 0.5): 0.18x
- Pass: Positive free cash flow
- Fail: Revenue growth > 10%: -3%
- Pass: Earnings growing: 203%
- Fail: Net margin ≥ 10%: 4.9%
- Pass: Current ratio > 1.5: 1.62
- Pass: Below our fair value
- Pass: Margin of safety ≥ 20%
- Pass: Above 200-day average
- Pass: Above 50-day average
- No data: Positive 1-year return
- Fail: Altman Z in safe zone: Z 1.51
- Fail: Piotroski ≥ 7: 4/9
Quarterly results
Annual financials
Shareholding
- Promoter69.1%
- Institutions5.3%
- Public & other25.6%
Promoter holding via insider stake; institutional via reported holdings.
Key fundamentals
Bull case vs bear case
Bull case
Strengths
- Strong return on equity (32.1%).
- Lightly leveraged balance sheet.
Opportunities
- Earnings growing (203% YoY).
- Trading in our value buy zone versus sector peers.
- Trades ~74% below our estimated fair value.
Bear case
Threats
- Balance-sheet stress — Altman Z 1.51.
About Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited manufactures and distributes petroleum products in India, including liquefied petroleum gas, naphtha, motor gasoline and spirit, kerosene, aviation turbine fuel, automotive diesel, light diesel oil, and bunker and non-bunker fuel oil. The company also produces lube products, paving bitumen, lube oil base stocks, and extracts.
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited — frequently asked questions
Is Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited a buy, hold or sell?
StocksWizard currently rates Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CHENNPETRO) a Sell, based on a blended score of 40/100 across valuation, quality, momentum and price trend. This is our own model-based view, not investment advice.
What is Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited's fair value?
Our blended DCF and relative-valuation model estimates Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited's fair value at about ₹2,195.35, versus a current price of ₹1,260.6 — roughly 74% upside. On that basis the stock looks undervalued by 74%.
Is Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited financially healthy?
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited scores 13/100 on our financial-health model, placing it in the distress band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 4/9.
How has Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited's share price performed?
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited is up 16% over three months, and last traded at ₹1,260.6. Past performance doesn't predict future returns.
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View allOur verdict, fair value, financial-health and checklist are StocksWizard's own estimates, computed from public end-of-day data using standard models (DCF, relative valuation, Altman Z, Piotroski). For information only — not investment advice or a recommendation. Verify independently before investing.