Kirloskar Brothers Limited
Quality (54/100) does the heavy lifting; valuation (11/100) is the drag.
ExpensiveOvervaluedKirloskar Brothers Limited earns a Sell from StocksWizard, with a blended score of 34/100. We put fair value near ₹1,191.55; at ₹1,728 that leaves roughly 31% downside, so the stock screens overvalued by 31%. On 39.2x trailing earnings it sits pricier than the Industrials median of about 29.0x. The price is about 17% below its 52-week high of ₹2,074.41 and 30% above the low of ₹1,334.03. Financial health scores 100/100, in the safe band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 4/9. It clears 7 of 13 investability checks, with durability 54, valuation 22 and momentum 44 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 ₹953.24.
1-year price
EOD · 2026-09-1552-week range
-16.70% from the 52-week high.
Price above both moving averages reads as an intact uptrend; below both, the trend is against you.
Verdict pillars
Sell34Piotroski 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%: 16.5%
- Pass: Low debt (D/E < 0.5): 0.10x
- Pass: Positive free cash flow
- Pass: Revenue growth > 10%: 10%
- Fail: Earnings growing: -19%
- Fail: Net margin ≥ 10%: 8.2%
- Pass: Current ratio > 1.5: 1.83
- Fail: Below our fair value
- Fail: Margin of safety ≥ 20%
- Pass: Above 200-day average
- Fail: Above 50-day average
- No data: Positive 1-year return
- Pass: Altman Z in safe zone: Z 6.35
- Fail: Piotroski ≥ 7: 4/9
Quarterly results
Annual financials
Shareholding
- Promoter69.3%
- Institutions12.5%
- Public & other18.3%
Promoter holding via insider stake; institutional via reported holdings.
Key fundamentals
Bull case vs bear case
Bull case
Strengths
- Lightly leveraged balance sheet.
- Financially solid — Altman Z 6.35.
Bear case
Threats
- Earnings contracting year on year.
- Rich valuation versus sector peers.
- Trades ~31% above our estimated fair value.
About Kirloskar Brothers Limited
Kirloskar Brothers Limited manufactures and supplies pumps and valves globally for fluid management applications. Its product portfolio includes utility, solid handling, process, split-case, multi-stage, sump, vertical inline and turbine pumps, as well as hydro turbines, PAT units, and various valve types including sluice, non-return, globe, ball, and butterfly valves. The company offers solutions focused on lifecycle cost optimization.
Kirloskar Brothers Limited — frequently asked questions
Is Kirloskar Brothers Limited a buy, hold or sell?
StocksWizard currently rates Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KIRLOSBROS) a Sell, based on a blended score of 34/100 across valuation, quality, momentum and price trend. This is our own model-based view, not investment advice.
What is Kirloskar Brothers Limited's fair value?
Our blended DCF and relative-valuation model estimates Kirloskar Brothers Limited's fair value at about ₹1,191.55, versus a current price of ₹1,728 — roughly 31% downside. On that basis the stock looks overvalued by 31%.
Is Kirloskar Brothers Limited financially healthy?
Kirloskar Brothers Limited scores 100/100 on our financial-health model, placing it in the safe band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 4/9.
How has Kirloskar Brothers Limited's share price performed?
Kirloskar Brothers Limited is down 5% over three months, and last traded at ₹1,728. Past performance doesn't predict future returns.
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