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Q4 Mein Aaya Profit Ka Toofan!
Is baar JBM Auto ne Q4 mein waqai kamaal kar dikhaya hai. Net profit 11.9% badh kar ₹74.2 crore ho gaya, aur revenue bhi 12.6% bhaga, ₹1,852.3 crore par pahunch gaya. Sabse acchi baat ye hai ki EBITDA mein 20% ka zabardast jump aaya, jisse margin 11.97% se badh kar 12.8% ho gaya. Yeh sab cost control aur better product mix ka natija lag raha hai. Results ke baad toh stock 4.75% tak upar bhaga tha! Aur haan, company ne 85% ka final dividend bhi recommend kiya hai, jo investors ke liye ek good news hai.
Par Bhai, Valuation Ka Kya?
Abhi toh sab achha lag raha hai, par asli game toh valuation mein hai. JBM Auto ka P/E ratio lagbhag 71.8 ke aas paas hai, jo ki Motherson Sumi Wiring India ( 42-45 ) aur Uno Minda ( 54-69 ) jaise competitors se kaafi zyada hai. Company ka EV bus segment mein 30-35% share aur integrated EV manufacturing is premium valuation ka reason hai. Indian auto component market bhi grow kar raha hai, aur JBM Auto toh EV mein aage hai. Lekin ek baat hai, pichle teen saal se share price earnings se zyada bhaga hai, matlab market pehle se hi kaafi optimistic lag raha hai.
Risk Bhi Toh Hai Yaar!
Achhe results aur EV bus mein leadership ke bawajood, kuch bade risks bhi hain. Kuch analysts ne toh 'Strong Sell' rating de rakhi hai aur price targets bhi girne ka ishara kar rahe hain. Unke hisab se P/E 68.4x aur PEG ratio 5.24 thoda zyada hai. Dusri taraf, kuch analysts abhi bhi 'Buy' rating de rahe hain. Company ka EV bus business govt policies aur subsidies par bahut depend karta hai, jisme regulatory risk hai. Auto components mein bhi raw material costs badhne, competition aur export tariffs ka issue ho sakta hai. Aur haan, sabse alarming baat ye hai ki debtor days 82.4 se badh kar 131 ho gaye hain, jisse working capital management par sawaal uth rahe hain.
Aage Kya Ho Sakta Hai?
Future toh EV bus market ke growth aur company ki execution par depend karega. 2030 tak bus sector mein 60% EV penetration ka target hai. Proposed dividend financial discipline dikhata hai. Investors ko dekha hoga ki kya company margins ko maintain kar paati hai aur valuation justify ho pata hai ya nahi. Market mein split sentiment hai, isliye stock mein volatility reh sakti hai policy, execution aur competition ke basis par.