Kaveri Seed Company Limited
Valuation (79/100) does the heavy lifting; momentum (9/100) is the drag.
Buy zoneOur blended model reads Kaveri Seed Company Limited as a Hold at 58/100. On 16.2x trailing earnings it sits cheaper than the Basic Materials median of about 22.2x. The price is about 35% below its 52-week high of ₹1,195.93 and 9% above the low of ₹714.6. Financial health scores 89/100, in the safe band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 6/9. The average analyst target of ₹1,081 implies about 38% upside across 2 analysts. It clears 7 of 11 investability checks, with durability 62, valuation 62 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 ₹796.15.
Analyst views
1-year price
EOD · 2026-07-3152-week range
-34.57% from the 52-week high.
Price above both moving averages reads as an intact uptrend; below both, the trend is against you.
Verdict pillars
Hold58Piotroski F-score 6/9 — 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%: 18.2%
- No data: Low debt (D/E < 0.5)
- Fail: Positive free cash flow
- Pass: Revenue growth > 10%: 19%
- No data: Earnings growing
- Pass: Net margin ≥ 10%: 21.2%
- Pass: Current ratio > 1.5: 2.14
- 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
- Pass: Altman Z in safe zone: Z 4.55
- Fail: Piotroski ≥ 7: 6/9
Quarterly results
Annual financials
Shareholding
- Promoter70.9%
- Institutions4.9%
- Public & other24.2%
Promoter holding via insider stake; institutional via reported holdings.
Key fundamentals
Bull case vs bear case
Bull case
Strengths
- Strong return on equity (18.2%).
- Healthy profit margin (21.2%).
- Financially solid — Altman Z 4.55.
Opportunities
- Revenue growing (19% YoY).
- Trading in our value buy zone versus sector peers.
- Trades ~27% below our estimated fair value.
Bear case
Weaknesses
- Price below its 200-day moving average (downtrend).
About Kaveri Seed Company Limited
Kaveri Seed Company Limited produces and distributes seeds and related agricultural products across India through three business segments: Seeds, Micronutrients, and Vegetables. The company's seed offerings encompass field crops including maize, cotton, sunflower, mustard, sorghum, paddy, pulses, bajra, and wheat, alongside vegetable seeds for tomatoes, okra, chilies, watermelon, gourds, and brinjal.
Kaveri Seed Company Limited — frequently asked questions
Is Kaveri Seed Company Limited a buy, hold or sell?
StocksWizard currently rates Kaveri Seed Company Limited (KSCL) a Hold, based on a blended score of 58/100 across valuation, quality, momentum and price trend. This is our own model-based view, not investment advice.
What is Kaveri Seed Company Limited's fair value?
Our blended DCF and relative-valuation model estimates Kaveri Seed Company Limited's fair value at about ₹995.19, versus a current price of ₹782.45 — roughly 27% upside. On that basis the stock looks undervalued by 27%.
Is Kaveri Seed Company Limited financially healthy?
Kaveri Seed Company Limited scores 89/100 on our financial-health model, placing it in the safe band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 6/9.
How has Kaveri Seed Company Limited's share price performed?
Kaveri Seed Company Limited is down 20% over three months, and last traded at ₹782.45. Past performance doesn't predict future returns.
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