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Bharat Forge Ltd

NSE: BHARATFORG BSE: 500493

1758.90

(-0.71%)

Sun, 22 Feb 2026, 09:33 pm

Bharat Forge Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends per share have increased over the past 10 years.
  • Dividends paid are well covered by earnings (3.2x coverage).
  • Dividends after 3 years are expected to be well covered by earnings (3x coverage).
  • Bharat Forge's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
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Cons

  • Dividends per share have been volatile in the past 10 years (annual drop of over 20%).
  • Bharat Forge's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).

future

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Pros

  • Bharat Forge's earnings are expected to grow significantly at over 20% yearly.
  • Bharat Forge's earnings growth is expected to exceed the India market average.
  • Bharat Forge's earnings growth is expected to exceed the low risk savings rate of 7.2%.
  • Performance (ROE) is expected to be above the current IN Auto Components industry average.
  • Bharat Forge's revenue growth is expected to exceed the India market average.
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Cons

  • Cash flow for Bharat Forge is expected to decrease over the next 2 years.
  • Bharat Forge's earnings are expected to decrease over the next year.
  • Bharat Forge's net income is expected to increase but not above the 50% threshold in 2 years time.
  • Bharat Forge is not expected to efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future (Return on Equity less than 20%).
  • A decline in Bharat Forge's performance (ROE) is expected over the next 3 years.
  • Bharat Forge's revenue is expected to increase but not above the 50% threshold in 2 years time.
  • Bharat Forge's revenue is expected to grow by 8.4% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).

health

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Pros

  • Bharat Forge is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • Bharat Forge is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Bharat Forge is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (42.3%, greater than 20% of total debt).
  • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 1.5x debt.
  • Bharat Forge's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
  • The level of debt compared to net worth has been reduced over the past 5 years (77.8% vs 67.8% today).
  • Interest payments on debt are well covered by earnings (EBIT is 9.1x coverage).
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Cons

  • Bharat Forge's level of debt (67.8%) compared to net worth is high (greater than 40%).
  • High level of physical assets or inventory.

management

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Pros

  • The average tenure for the Bharat Forge board of directors is over 10 years, this suggests they are a seasoned and experienced board.
  • Baba's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year, both up more than 20%.
  • The tenure for the Bharat Forge management team is about average.
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Cons

  • Baba's remuneration is higher than average for companies of similar size in India.

misc

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Pros

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    Cons

    • Bharat Forge has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

    past

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    Pros

    • Bharat Forge's year on year earnings growth rate has been positive over the past 5 years, however the most recent earnings are below average.
    • Bharat Forge used its assets more efficiently than the IN Auto Components industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
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    Cons

    • Bharat Forge's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the 5-year average.
    • Bharat Forge's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
    • Bharat Forge has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).
    • Bharat Forge's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the IN Auto Components industry average.

    value

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    Pros

    • Bharat Forge is good value based on expected growth next year.
    • BHARATFORG outperformed the Auto Components industry which returned -22.4% over the past year.
    • NSEI:BHARATFORG is up 25.6% outperforming the Auto Components industry which returned 13.2% over the past month.
    • NSEI:BHARATFORG is up 25.6% outperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.
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    Cons

    • Bharat Forge's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a moderate discount (< 20%).
    • Bharat Forge's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a substantial discount (< 40%).
    • Bharat Forge is overvalued based on assets compared to the IN Auto Components industry average.
    • Bharat Forge is overvalued based on earnings compared to the IN Auto Components industry average.
    • Bharat Forge is overvalued based on earnings compared to the India market.
    • BHARATFORG underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.

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