Steel Authority of India Limited
Valuation (85/100) does the heavy lifting; quality (37/100) is the drag.
Buy zoneSolvency riskStocksWizard rates Steel Authority of India Limited a Sell, scoring 40/100 on our blended model. At ₹170.96 it trades below our blended DCF and relative-multiples fair value of ₹281.61, about 65% upside to that estimate — we read it as undervalued by 65%. On 21.0x trailing earnings it sits roughly in line with the Basic Materials median of about 22.2x. The price is about 17% below its 52-week high of ₹206.06 and 46% above the low of ₹117.19. Financial health scores 20/100, in the distress band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 6/9. The average analyst target of ₹181.07 implies about 6% upside across 29 analysts. It clears 5 of 13 investability checks, with durability 37, valuation 69 and momentum 42 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 ₹225.28.
Analyst views
1-year price
EOD · 2026-07-2952-week range
-17.03% 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 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
- Fail: ROE above 15%: 5.7%
- Fail: Low debt (D/E < 0.5): 0.53x
- Pass: Positive free cash flow
- Fail: Revenue growth > 10%: 5%
- Pass: Earnings growing: 47%
- Fail: Net margin ≥ 10%: 3.0%
- Fail: Current ratio > 1.5: 0.82
- Pass: Below our fair value
- Pass: Margin of safety ≥ 20%
- Pass: Above 200-day average
- Fail: Above 50-day average
- No data: Positive 1-year return
- Fail: Altman Z in safe zone: Z 1.81
- Fail: Piotroski ≥ 7: 6/9
Quarterly results
Annual financials
Shareholding
- Promoter65.1%
- Institutions20.0%
- Public & other14.9%
Promoter holding via insider stake; institutional via reported holdings.
Key fundamentals
Bull case vs bear case
Bull case
Opportunities
- Earnings growing (47% YoY).
- Trading in our value buy zone versus sector peers.
- Trades ~65% below our estimated fair value.
Bear case
Weaknesses
- Low return on equity (5.7%).
Threats
- Balance-sheet stress — Altman Z 1.81.
About Steel Authority of India Limited
Steel Authority of India Limited manufactures and sells iron and steel products domestically and internationally. Its product portfolio includes railway products such as various rail types, pig iron, cold rolled products, pipes, structural steel, and reinforcement bars.
Steel Authority of India Limited — frequently asked questions
Is Steel Authority of India Limited a buy, hold or sell?
StocksWizard currently rates Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) 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 Steel Authority of India Limited's fair value?
Our blended DCF and relative-valuation model estimates Steel Authority of India Limited's fair value at about ₹281.61, versus a current price of ₹170.96 — roughly 65% upside. On that basis the stock looks undervalued by 65%.
Is Steel Authority of India Limited financially healthy?
Steel Authority of India Limited scores 20/100 on our financial-health model, placing it in the distress band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 6/9.
How has Steel Authority of India Limited's share price performed?
Steel Authority of India Limited is down 7% over three months, and last traded at ₹170.96. Past performance doesn't predict future returns.
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