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KSB Ltd

NSE: KSB BSE: 500249

702.90

(-2.08)%

Thu, 05 Feb 2026, 06:35 pm

Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends per share have increased over the past 10 years.
  • Dividends paid are well covered by earnings (3.4x coverage).
  • KSB'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%).
  • KSB's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).

future

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    Cons

    • KSB is not expected to efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future (Return on Equity less than 20%).
    • Performance (ROE) is not expected to exceed the current IN Machinery industry average.
    • A decline in KSB's performance (ROE) is expected over the next 3 years.
    • KSB's revenue is expected to decrease over the next 2 years.
    • KSB's revenue is expected to grow by 1.5% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).
    • KSB's revenue growth is positive but not above the India market average.

    health

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    Pros

    • KSB is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
    • KSB is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
    • KSB is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
    • Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (336.8%, greater than 20% of total debt).
    • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 16.5x debt.
    • KSB's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
    • Interest payments on debt are well covered by earnings (EBIT is 17.5x coverage).
    • KSB's level of debt (7.2%) compared to net worth is satisfactory (less than 40%).
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    Cons

    • The level of debt compared to net worth has increased over the past 5 years (3.3% vs 7.2% today).
    • High level of physical assets or inventory.

    management

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    Pros

    • The tenure for the KSB board of directors is about average.
    • Rajeev's remuneration is about average for companies of similar size in India.
    • Rajeev's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year, both up more than 20%.
    • The tenure for the KSB management team is about average.
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    Cons

      misc

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      Pros

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        Cons

        • KSB is covered by less than 3 analysts.
        • KSB has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

        past

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        Pros

        • KSB's 1-year earnings growth exceeds its 5-year average (25.3% vs 8.9%)
        • KSB's year on year earnings growth rate has been positive over the past 5 years.
        • KSB used its assets more efficiently than the IN Machinery industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
        • KSB's earnings growth has exceeded the IN Machinery industry average in the past year (25.3% vs -7.2%).
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        Cons

        • KSB's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
        • KSB has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).

        value

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          Cons

          • KSB's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a moderate discount (< 20%).
          • KSB's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a substantial discount (< 40%).
          • KSB is overvalued based on assets compared to the IN Machinery industry average.
          • KSB is overvalued based on earnings compared to the IN Machinery industry average.
          • KSB is overvalued based on earnings compared to the India market.
          • 500249 underperformed the Machinery industry which returned -23.7% over the past year.
          • 500249 underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.
          • BSE:500249 is up 6.1% underperforming the Machinery industry which returned 8.3% over the past month.
          • BSE:500249 is up 6.1% underperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.

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