DCW Limited
Financial trend (83/100) does the heavy lifting; momentum (9/100) is the drag.
Fair valueSolvency riskOur blended model reads DCW Limited as a Sell at 40/100. At ₹46.19 it trades below our blended DCF and relative-multiples fair value of ₹59.19, about 28% upside to that estimate — we read it as undervalued by 28%. On 28.0x trailing earnings it sits pricier than the Basic Materials median of about 22.2x. The price is about 42% below its 52-week high of ₹80.32 and 23% above the low of ₹37.49. Financial health scores 18/100, in the distress band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 7/9. It clears 7 of 13 investability checks, with durability 38, valuation 56 and momentum 9 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 ₹47.35.
1-year price
EOD · 2026-07-3152-week range
-42.50% 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 7/9 — 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
- Fail: ROE above 15%: 4.6%
- Pass: Low debt (D/E < 0.5): 0.27x
- Pass: Positive free cash flow
- Pass: Revenue growth > 10%: 13%
- Pass: Earnings growing: 56%
- Fail: Net margin ≥ 10%: 2.2%
- Fail: Current ratio > 1.5: 1.01
- Pass: Below our fair value
- Pass: Margin of safety ≥ 20%
- Fail: Above 200-day average
- Fail: Above 50-day average
- No data: Positive 1-year return
- Fail: Altman Z in safe zone: Z 1.71
- Pass: Piotroski ≥ 7: 7/9
Shareholding
- Promoter51.9%
- Institutions6.8%
- Public & other41.3%
Promoter holding via insider stake; institutional via reported holdings.
Key fundamentals
Bull case vs bear case
Bull case
Strengths
- Lightly leveraged balance sheet.
- High Piotroski quality score (7/9).
Opportunities
- Earnings growing (56% YoY).
- Revenue growing (13% YoY).
- Well off its 52-week high — possible mean-reversion.
- Trades ~28% below our estimated fair value.
Bear case
Weaknesses
- Low return on equity (4.6%).
- Price below its 200-day moving average (downtrend).
Threats
- Balance-sheet stress — Altman Z 1.71.
About DCW Limited
DCW Limited manufactures and sells heavy chemical products in India across three categories: specialty chemicals including chlorinated polyvinyl chloride, synthetic iron oxide pigment, and synthetic rutile; intermediate chemicals such as sodium bicarbonate, hydrochloric acid, liquid chlorine, trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene, ferric chloride, sodium hypochlorite, and ammonium bicarbonate; and commodity chemicals including soda ash and caustic soda.
DCW Limited — frequently asked questions
Is DCW Limited a buy, hold or sell?
StocksWizard currently rates DCW Limited (DCW) 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 DCW Limited's fair value?
Our blended DCF and relative-valuation model estimates DCW Limited's fair value at about ₹59.19, versus a current price of ₹46.19 — roughly 28% upside. On that basis the stock looks undervalued by 28%.
Is DCW Limited financially healthy?
DCW Limited scores 18/100 on our financial-health model, placing it in the distress band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 7/9.
How has DCW Limited's share price performed?
DCW Limited is down 9% over three months, and last traded at ₹46.19. Past performance doesn't predict future returns.
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