Balu Forge share price & results
- Jun 2026
- Sept 2026
Forges & precision-machines components for global OEMs across auto, defence, aerospace, rail and energy.
Reported
The figures, each with its period
Each figure keeps its basis and period; nothing is filled in.
| Metric | Value | Change | Basis | Period | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 301 | +29.2% YoY | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Jun 2026 | Revenue from operations as filed. |
| Operating margin | 28.0 | −3.0 pts YoY | Operating profit / revenue | Quarter to Jun 2026 | For the quarter; a change is in percentage points. |
| Net profit | 66.0 | +15.8% YoY | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Jun 2026 | Profit after tax as filed. |
| Return on equity | 20.25 | −5.8 pts | Trailing twelve months | TTM to Jun 2026 | Adjusted profit attributable to owners ÷ average owners’ equity. |
| Free cash flow margin | -29.09 | −0.1 pts | Fiscal year | FY ending Mar 2026 | (Operating cash flow − fixed-asset purchases + disposals) ÷ revenue. |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 19.76 | −45.2 pts | Trailing twelve months | TTM to Jun 2026 | Revenue change against the same period one year earlier. |
Price
Performance −26.4% 1Y
1Y: ₹598.75 on 24 Oct 2025 → ₹440.55. High ₹653.4 (15 Dec 2025), low ₹356.3 (28 Jan 2026).
- Previous close
- ₹424.6
- Market cap
- ₹5.2k Cr
- 52-week range
- ₹356.3 – ₹653.4
- One year
- −27.72%
- Price to earnings (TTM to Jun 2026)
- 19.23×
- Return on equity (TTM to Jun 2026)
- 20.25%
Overview
- Symbol
- NSE:BALUFORGE
- Sector
- Capital Goods
- Industry
- Industrials
- Exchange
- NSE
- Currency
- INR
What Balu Forge does
Based on the company's own presentations, annual report and earnings calls.
Balu Forge Industries manufactures forged and precision-machined components (crankshafts, railway wheels, turbine blades, empty shells, brake and chassis parts, hydraulic motors, lifting hooks and more) for original equipment manufacturers across automotive, defence, aerospace, railway, oil & gas, power generation, agriculture, earth-moving and industrial-machinery end-markets. It operates vertically integrated forging, heat-treatment and machining lines and earns revenue by supplying finished precision components under long-term OEM and defence supply contracts, mostly on an Ex-Works export basis. The company is expanding into higher-value defence and aerospace components, including large-calibre ammunition (empty shells) and has entered the NATO supply chain and secured its first aerospace order (Alpha Aircraft Systems Inc., USA).
Segments
- Auto Components
- Non-Auto Components
- Manufacturing facilities
- 4 units (3 in Karnataka, India + 1 in UAE)
- Installed machining capacity
- 80,000+ MTPA (22,000+ MTPA Belgaum + 58,000+ MTPA Hattargi)
- Installed forging capacity
- 100,000+ MTPA at Hattargi, being expanded to 1,50,000+ MTPA
- Global OEM customers
- 25+ OEMs across 80+ countries
- Dedicated R&D team
- 75 personnel
- Product approvals in defence/aerospace/railways
- 180+ products approved
Fundamentals
Ratios, each with its period
Current values with the period they cover; the trend reads across the 6 fiscal years held (Mar 2021 to Mar 2026).
Financials
What the filings say
Net profit, year on year: +16% (quarter to jun 2026 against jun 2025).
| Line item | Sept 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sept 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 223 | 256 | 270 | 233 | 300 | 311 | 264 | 301 |
| Expenses | 158 | 188 | 195 | 161 | 217 | 227 | 204 | 216 |
| Operating profit | 65 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 83 | 85 | 60 | 85 |
| Operating margin | 29.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 31.0% | 28.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% |
| Other income | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 4 |
| Interest | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Depreciation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Profit before tax | 64 | 74 | 74 | 70 | 80 | 81 | 75 | 81 |
| Tax rate | 25.0% | 20.0% | 15.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 12.0% | 13.0% | 18.0% |
| Net profit | 48 | 59 | 63 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 66 | 66 |
| EPS (₹ per share) | 4.39 | 5.39 | 5.73 | 5 | 5.71 | 6.18 | 5.42 | 5.44 |
| Line item | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 328 | 559 | 924 | 1,108 |
| Expenses | 277 | 440 | 673 | 809 |
| Operating profit | 52 | 119 | 251 | 300 |
| Other income | 12 | 10 | 17 | 32 |
| Interest | 12 | 14 | 11 | 16 |
| Depreciation | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Profit before tax | 50 | 114 | 254 | 306 |
| Net profit | 38 | 93 | 204 | 259 |
| Line item | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Sept 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity capital | 82 | 83 | 103 | 111 | 114 | 121 |
| Reserves | 76 | 114 | 450 | 942 | 1,135 | 1,473 |
| Borrowings | 47 | 52 | 49 | 40 | 82 | 152 |
| Other liabilities | 78 | 121 | 111 | 159 | 194 | 104 |
| Total liabilities | 284 | 371 | 712 | 1,252 | 1,524 | 1,851 |
| Fixed assets | 42 | 48 | 57 | 183 | 436 | 547 |
| Capital work in progress | 7 | 7 | 130 | 417 | 351 | 277 |
| Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other assets | 235 | 316 | 525 | 652 | 737 | 1,027 |
| Total assets | 284 | 371 | 712 | 1,252 | 1,524 | 1,851 |
| Line item | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 17 | -58 | 26 | -32 | 148 | 32 |
| Cash from investing | -3 | -8 | -21 | -134 | -416 | -354 |
| Cash from financing | -12 | 69 | -6 | 249 | 273 | 315 |
| Net cash flow | 2 | 4 | -1 | 83 | 5 | -7 |
| Free cash flow | 14 | -65 | 5 | -166 | -268 | -322 |
| Line item | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor days | 156 | 165 | 235 | 142 | 129 | 140 |
| Inventory days | 66 | 70 | 56 | 87 | 59 | 75 |
| Days payable | 157 | 75 | 105 | 78 | 71 | 32 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 65 | 160 | 186 | 151 | 117 | 182 |
| Working capital days | 113 | 141 | 146 | 175 | 116 | 158 |
| Return on capital employed | — | 29.0% | 27.0% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% |
| Dividend payout | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
What the price assumes
AttractiveTo justify its price of ₹441, this stock must grow earnings at 14% every year for 7 years. Our analysis caps realistic growth at ~85%. At that growth it is worth ₹10175 — upside of 2210%.
- Growth the price implies
- 13.9% a year
- for 7 years, fading to 4%
- It has actually compounded at
- 84.6% a year
- net profit, FY23–FY26
- The gap
- -0.7 pp
- 2210% downside if it only repeats history
Ownership
Who owns it
Promoters hold 53.99% as of Sept 2026; institutions added 0.06 pts since Jun 2026.
- Promoters 53.99%
- Foreign institutions 5.13%
- Domestic institutions 0.92%
- Government 3.81%
- Public 36.16%
Who bought this quarter
since Jun 2026
Disclosed holders that added to a position or appeared on the register for the first time, biggest addition first.
- +1.22 pp 2.12% held
The same filing shows 2 holders trimming and 0 off the list — both are in the register beside this.
Who is on the register
Named in the Sep 2026 filing
Every holder of Balu Forge above SEBI's 1% disclosure line, and what changed since Jun 2026.
| Holder | Stake | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 49.80% | −0.72 pp | |
| 3.81% | unchanged | |
| 2.12% | +1.22 pp | |
| 2.07% | unchanged | |
| FPI fund | 1.73% | unchanged |
| 1.56% | unchanged | |
| Corporate | 1.15% | unchanged |
| FPI fund | 1.10% | unchanged |
| 1.07% | −0.20 pp |
A holder disappearing from this list has fallen below the 1% line — it is not necessarily a sale. Percentages are of total shares, as disclosed in the company's own filing. Who was buying across the market this quarter.
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