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Solar Industries India Limited

SOLARINDS.NS
69
Chemicals - Specialty · Basic Materials
Exchange
National Stock Exchange of India
Winston Score
69
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Exceptional
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Solar Industries India Limited makes explosives and ammunition. Its core products include industrial explosives, detonators, and pyrotechnics used in mining, construction, and infrastructure projects. The company has also expanded into defense, making rockets, bombs, and other military ammunition for the Indian armed forces, making it one of India's largest private-sector defense explosives manufacturers.

The company earns money by selling these products to mining companies, government infrastructure projects, and India's defense establishment. It operates primarily in India but exports to several countries across Africa, Southeast Asia, and other regions. Its long-term contracts with government and defense clients, along with strict regulatory barriers that limit new competitors in the explosives industry, give it a durable competitive position. The key growth driver is India's expanding defense budget and the government's push to source more military equipment domestically, though any slowdown in mining activity or loss of defense contracts would be a meaningful risk to revenue.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+40.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+70.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

73.6%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

₹10.7B cash & investments

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

Revenue accelerating

Solar Industries India Limited grew revenue 41% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
49.4%
Healthy — 49.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
42.4%
Excellent — 42.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
52.7%
Exceptional — 52.7% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+41.7%
Fast-growing sales (+41.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+57.8%
Earnings growing fast (+57.8% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
5%
Weak — only 5% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-5.9%
Burning cash (-5.9%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
32.39x
Comfortably covers interest (32.4x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
89.9x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 89.9

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+31.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (89.9 → 58.1)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.06%
no trend
Small dividend — 0.06% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+41.5%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (41.5% YoY)

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