The Sandesh Limited
Valuation (87/100) does the heavy lifting; financial trend (33/100) is the drag.
Buy zoneOur blended model reads The Sandesh Limited as a Buy at 68/100. At ₹1,014.6 it trades below our blended DCF and relative-multiples fair value of ₹2,029.2, about 100% upside to that estimate — we read it as undervalued by 100%. On 11.3x trailing earnings it sits cheaper than the Communication Services median of about 25.0x. The price is about 16% below its 52-week high of ₹1,201 and 24% above the low of ₹817.98. Financial health scores 100/100, in the safe band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 3/9. It clears 6 of 11 investability checks, with durability 82, valuation 73 and momentum 53 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 ₹1,623.36. Low-confidence estimate — limited data.
1-year price
EOD · 2026-09-1452-week range
-15.52% from the 52-week high.
Price above both moving averages reads as an intact uptrend; below both, the trend is against you.
Verdict pillars
Buy68Piotroski F-score 3/9 — 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
- No data: ROE above 15%
- Pass: Low debt (D/E < 0.5): 0.00x
- Fail: Positive free cash flow
- Fail: Revenue growth > 10%: 3%
- Fail: Earnings growing: -3%
- Pass: Net margin ≥ 10%: 19.6%
- No data: Current ratio > 1.5
- 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
- Pass: Altman Z in safe zone: Z 6.19
- Fail: Piotroski ≥ 7: 3/9
Shareholding
- Promoter87.9%
- Institutions0.0%
- Public & other12.1%
Promoter holding via insider stake; institutional via reported holdings.
Key fundamentals
Bull case vs bear case
Bull case
Strengths
- Lightly leveraged balance sheet.
- Healthy profit margin (19.6%).
- Financially solid — Altman Z 6.19.
Opportunities
- Trading in our value buy zone versus sector peers.
- Trades ~100% below our estimated fair value.
Bear case
Weaknesses
- Weak Piotroski score (3/9).
Threats
- Earnings contracting year on year.
About The Sandesh Limited
Sandesh Limited operates a media business in India through its subsidiary Sandesh Digital Private Limited. The company publishes SANDESH, a Gujarati daily newspaper, and operates Sandesh News, a Gujarati news channel. It functions across two segments: Media and Finance.
The Sandesh Limited — frequently asked questions
Is The Sandesh Limited a buy, hold or sell?
StocksWizard currently rates The Sandesh Limited (SANDESH) a Buy, based on a blended score of 68/100 across valuation, quality, momentum and price trend. This is our own model-based view, not investment advice.
What is The Sandesh Limited's fair value?
Our blended DCF and relative-valuation model estimates The Sandesh Limited's fair value at about ₹2,029.2, versus a current price of ₹1,014.6 — roughly 100% upside. On that basis the stock looks undervalued by 100%.
Is The Sandesh Limited financially healthy?
The Sandesh 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 3/9.
How has The Sandesh Limited's share price performed?
The Sandesh Limited is up 7% over three months, and last traded at ₹1,014.6. Past performance doesn't predict future returns.
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View allOur verdict, fair value, financial-health and checklist are StocksWizard's own estimates, computed from public end-of-day data using standard models (DCF, relative valuation, Altman Z, Piotroski). For information only — not investment advice or a recommendation. Verify independently before investing.