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KSB Limited

KSB.BO
23
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Price
₹801.50
+1.80 (+0.23%)
Market Cap
₹139.49B
Exchange
Bombay Stock Exchange
Winston Score
23
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Data not available
Stability
Data not available
Valuation
Data not available
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

KSB Limited is an Indian industrial company that makes pumps, valves, and related systems used to move water, chemicals, and other fluids. Its customers include power plants, water utilities, oil and gas companies, and construction projects across India. KSB Limited is the Indian subsidiary of the German engineering group KSB SE, one of the largest pump and valve manufacturers in the world.

The company earns revenue by selling pumps and valves outright, along with aftermarket services like spare parts and maintenance. It operates primarily in India but also exports to other markets, and its connection to the KSB global group gives it access to advanced engineering technology that smaller local competitors cannot easily match. Key growth drivers include India's large infrastructure spending programs, especially in water supply and energy, though the business faces risk from raw material cost swings and delays in government-funded projects.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-99.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-99.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

€0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

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

Insider Activity

70.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~3 years

€19M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

€19M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

KSB Limited's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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

0.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 175.1M (2021) → 174.1M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
45.3%
Healthy — 45.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
9.7%
Modest — 9.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-473.4%
Weak — -473.4% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-194.3%
Shrinking sales (-194.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-155.1%
Earnings shrinking (-155.1% 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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
N/A
Data not available

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.56%
Small dividend — 0.56% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-42.3%
Dividend cut (-42.3% YoY) — warning sign

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