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Toh bhaiyo, Grindwell Norton ne quarter mein kamaal ka performance dikhaya hai, jiske chalte analysts ne is stock ko 'Accumulate' rating de di hai aur target bhi badha diya hai! Company ki revenue 18.7% badh kar ₹8.4 billion ho gayi. Sabse mast performance Ceramics & Plastics (C&P) segment se aaya, jahan revenue 23.3% bhaga aur EBIT margin 19.7% tak pahunch gaya. Overall EBITDA margins bhi 155 basis points badhkar 19.5% ho gaye operating leverage ki wajah se. Abrasives division mein bhi revenue 15.1% badha, lekin yahan competition aur input costs ki wajah se margin flat raha. Is sab ko dekh kar analyst Prabhudas Lilladher ne GWN ko 'Hold' se upgrade karke 'Accumulate' kar diya hai aur price target diya hai ₹1,887. Lekin ek baat dhyaan rakho, stock ka P/E ratio 47.6 hai, jo ki thoda high lag raha hai.
Ab C&P segment toh company ka main growth engine bana hua hai. Yahan demand kaafi strong hai. Iska EBIT margin 246 basis points badhkar 19.7% ho gaya efficiency aur demand ke karan. Digital Services bhi achha perform kar raha hai aur EBIT margins 142 basis points badh kar 25.2% ho gaye. Lekin Abrasives segment mein revenue badhne ke baad bhi 15.1% growth ke bawajood profit margin wahi ka wahi hai. Iska reason hai kada competition, export sales mein kami, aur import products ka dump hona. Isliye sirf operating leverage par depend karna risky ho sakta hai agar gross margins na sudhrein.
Valuation ki baat karein toh GWN ka TTM P/E ratio 47.6 hai, jo kuch peers jaise Enersys (P/E range 18.40 se 29) se kaafi zyada hai. Analyst ka target ₹1,887 hai, matlab future earnings growth ki umeed hai. Par itna high P/E maintain karne ke liye company ko apna performance jabardast rakhna padega.
Indian manufacturing sector toh waise bhi zoron par hai, PMI bhi 54.7 tha April 2026 mein. High capital expenditure bhi dikh raha hai. Lekin global tensions aur supply chain issues ki wajah se input costs badhne ka risk abhi bhi hai, jo companies jaise GWN ke liye problem ho sakti hai, khaas kar imported goods ke maamle mein.
Ek cautionary note yeh hai ki Abrasives segment mein margin pressure dikh raha hai, aur China se dumped products ki wajah se yeh issue gehra ho sakta hai. Agar industrial market slow hui ya raw material costs badhi toh C&P division bhi affect ho sakta hai. Waise toh Prabhudas Lilladher ne FY27E ke liye EPS estimates 0.9% aur FY28E ke liye 3.3% badhaye hain, aur March 2028 earnings par 38x P/E multiple ke hisaab se target ₹1,887 diya hai. Par dusre analysts ka consensus target ₹1,744 ke aas paas hai, matlab sabki rai ek jaisi nahi hai. Input costs ko manage karna aur competition mein tikna GWN ke liye sabse important hoga.