Praj Industries Limited
Quality (25/100) does the heavy lifting; valuation (5/100) is the drag.
ExpensiveOvervaluedStocksWizard rates Praj Industries Limited a Strong Sell, scoring 13/100 on our blended model. The price is about 33% below its 52-week high of ₹463.05 and 13% above the low of ₹276.15. Financial health scores 76/100, in the safe band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 5/9. The average analyst target of ₹367.29 implies about 18% upside across 7 analysts. It clears 3 of 13 investability checks, with durability 25, valuation 9 and momentum 10 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 ₹148.1.
Analyst views
1-year price
EOD · 2026-07-3152-week range
-32.64% from the 52-week high.
Price above both moving averages reads as an intact uptrend; below both, the trend is against you.
Verdict pillars
Strong Sell13Piotroski F-score 5/9 — 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%: 1.8%
- Pass: Low debt (D/E < 0.5): 0.13x
- Pass: Positive free cash flow
- Fail: Revenue growth > 10%: -2%
- Fail: Earnings growing: -71%
- Fail: Net margin ≥ 10%: 0.8%
- Fail: Current ratio > 1.5: 1.46
- Fail: Below our fair value
- Fail: 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 4.05
- Fail: Piotroski ≥ 7: 5/9
Quarterly results
Annual financials
Shareholding
- Promoter34.4%
- Institutions25.2%
- Public & other40.4%
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 4.05.
Bear case
Weaknesses
- Low return on equity (1.8%).
- Price below its 200-day moving average (downtrend).
Threats
- Earnings contracting year on year.
- Rich valuation versus sector peers.
- Trades ~41% above our estimated fair value.
About Praj Industries Limited
Praj Industries Limited develops bio-based technologies and engineering solutions for customers in India and internationally. The company supplies ethanol production systems including multi-feed multi-product plants and modernization services, renewable fuel technologies such as BioCNG and iso-butanol, and high-purity systems for the biopharma, sterile formulations, topical and oral formulations, personal care, and nutraceutical sectors.
Praj Industries Limited — frequently asked questions
Is Praj Industries Limited a buy, hold or sell?
StocksWizard currently rates Praj Industries Limited (PRAJIND) a Strong Sell, based on a blended score of 13/100 across valuation, quality, momentum and price trend. This is our own model-based view, not investment advice.
What is Praj Industries Limited's fair value?
Our blended DCF and relative-valuation model estimates Praj Industries Limited's fair value at about ₹185.13, versus a current price of ₹311.9 — roughly 41% downside. On that basis the stock looks overvalued by 41%.
Is Praj Industries Limited financially healthy?
Praj Industries Limited scores 76/100 on our financial-health model, placing it in the safe band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 5/9.
How has Praj Industries Limited's share price performed?
Praj Industries Limited is down 25% over three months, and last traded at ₹311.9. Past performance doesn't predict future returns.
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