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Valuation ka chakkar
Cummins India ka stock ab ₹6,099 ke naye 52-week high par hai, jo institutional investors ke confidence ko dikhata hai. Lekin jab financials dekhte hain, toh 18% growth ke baad bhi stock 63x P/E par trade ho raha hai. Ye iske pichle 5 saal ke average 42x P/E se kaafi zyada hai. Engine aur power systems jaisi capital-intensive company ke liye itna high valuation maintain karna mushkil hai, sirf 'perfection' hi isse giraane se rok sakti hai.
Kya chal raha hai?
Ye surge Q4 results ke baad aaya hai, jisme domestic demand ne export mein hui 6% ki kami ko recover kiya. Domestic sales 30% badhi. Company ne 27.7% ka EBITDA margin bhi maintain kiya hai, jo dikhata hai ki wo raw material inflation ko customers par pass kar paa rahe hain. Ye baat unhe Kirloskar Oil Engines ya Mahindra Powerol jaise competitors se alag banati hai.
Risk Factors
Sab kuch theek nahi hai. Company data centers aur bade infrastructure projects ke orders par bahut depend karti hai. Agar ye orders kam ho gaye toh revenue mein sharp fluctuations aa sakte hain. Saath hi, CPCB IV+ emission standards mein transition bhi chal raha hai, ismein koi deri hui toh market share kho sakte hain. Aur haan, FIIs ke paas 18% stake hai, toh agar wo Indian market se nikalte hain, toh stock par pressure aa sakta hai.
Future Outlook
Management ne ₹46 per share ka final dividend announce kiya hai, jo future cash flows par confidence dikhata hai. Export mein challenges hain, lekin government infrastructure spending ki wajah se domestic pipeline FY27 ke liye clear lag rahi hai. Investors ko dhyaan rakhna hoga ki kya company ye high margins maintain kar paati hai, agar domestic demand kam hui ya raw material prices phir se badhti hain.