SRF Limited

SRF.BO

Chemicals - Specialty · Basic Materials

Price

₹2576.45

+5.95 (+0.23%)

Market Cap

₹770.52B

Exchange

Bombay Stock Exchange

Winston Score

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

Good

Growth

Exceptional

Cash Flow

Mixed

Stability

Strong

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

SRF Limited is an Indian industrial company that makes specialty chemicals, packaging films, and technical textiles. Its chemical business produces refrigerants and agrochemical ingredients used by farmers and manufacturers. Its packaging films are sold to food and consumer goods companies across India and around the world.

SRF earns money by selling these products directly to industrial buyers, food companies, and chemical distributors. It operates mainly in India but exports a significant share of its output to Europe, North America, and other markets, making it a globally competitive mid-to-large Indian manufacturer. The company's moat comes from its technical expertise in fluorochemicals and its ability to serve multiple industries at once, which reduces dependence on any single market. The key growth driver is rising global demand for specialty fluorochemicals used in pharmaceuticals and advanced refrigerants, though tighter environmental regulations on older refrigerant gases and pricing pressure from Chinese competitors remain meaningful risks to watch.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+10.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

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

8.4%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 context

SRF Limited is growing revenue at 5% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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

+0.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 296.3M (2022) → 296.4M (2026)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

33.0%

Modest — 33.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

22.6%

Excellent — 22.6% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

17.0%

Strong — 17.0% 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

+11.8%

Steady sales growth (+11.8% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+51.1%

Earnings growing fast (+51.1% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

7/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

49%

Weak — only 49% of profit becomes cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

1.1%

Thin free cash flow (1.1%)

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

0.36

Conservative — low debt load (0.36)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

12.16x

Comfortably covers interest (12.2x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

35.3x

Pricey — P/E 35.3

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

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+4.6

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (35.3 → 30.7)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

0.34%

Small dividend — 0.34% yield

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

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+12.5%

Dividend growing fast (12.5% YoY)

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