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Cera Sanitaryware Limited

CERA.BO
51
Construction Materials · Basic Materials
Price
₹5857.35
-9.55 (-0.16%)
Market Cap
₹75.82B
Exchange
Bombay Stock Exchange
Winston Score
51
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Cera Sanitaryware Limited is an Indian company that makes bathroom and kitchen products. Its core products include toilets, washbasins, faucets, tiles, and shower systems — sold to homebuilders, contractors, and everyday consumers across India. Cera is one of India's leading sanitaryware brands and competes in a market driven by the country's growing housing and construction sector.

Cera earns money by selling its products through a wide network of dealers, distributors, and retail showrooms across India. The company manufactures some products itself and also sources others from third-party vendors, which helps it offer a broad range without building every factory on its own. Its brand recognition and dealer network give it a competitive edge in a fragmented market. The key growth driver is India's ongoing urbanization and government-backed affordable housing programs, though rising raw material costs — particularly for ceramics and energy — remain a persistent risk to profit margins.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+10.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-9.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

₹0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

67.8%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

₹0 cash & investments

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Cera Sanitaryware Limited is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 11%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

0.8% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 13.0M (2022) → 12.9M (2026)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
27.8%
Modest — 27.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
8.2%
Modest — 8.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
15.3%
Strong — 15.3% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+8.7%
Steady sales growth (+8.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-17.3%
Earnings shrinking (-17.3% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
37%
Weak — only 37% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
3.1%
Thin free cash flow (3.1%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
35.96x
Comfortably covers interest (36.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
37.2x
Pricey — P/E 37.2

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+7.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (37.2 → 29.8)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.25%
Small dividend — 1.25% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+237.8%
Dividend growing fast (237.8% YoY)

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