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Thermax Limited

THERMAX.NS
49
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Price
₹3967.80
-66.20 (-1.64%)
Market Cap
₹446.97B
Exchange
National Stock Exchange of India
Winston Score
49
Winston is serious
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
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Thermax Limited is an Indian industrial company that makes equipment and systems for energy and the environment. Its main products include boilers, heaters, chillers, water treatment systems, and air pollution control equipment. It sells to factories, power plants, chemical companies, and food manufacturers — basically any large facility that needs to manage heat, power, or waste.

Thermax earns money by selling this equipment outright and also through long-term service and maintenance contracts, which provide steadier recurring income. The company is headquartered in Pune, India, and operates across South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Europe, with India being its dominant market. Its long track record and engineering expertise give it a strong reputation in a market where trust matters. The key growth driver is India's ongoing industrial expansion and government push for cleaner energy, but the business is sensitive to capital spending cycles — when factories and plants delay big investments, Thermax's order book can slow down quickly.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+16.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+18.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

₹0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

71.1%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

Thermax Limited is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 16%. 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

+0.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 112.6M (2022) → 112.7M (2026)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
35.3%
Modest — 35.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
19.6%
Healthy — 19.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
14.3%
Good — 14.3% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+7.0%
Steady sales growth (+7.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-11.6%
Earnings shrinking (-11.6% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
11%
Weak — only 11% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-3.0%
Burning cash (-3.0%)

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
0.41
Conservative — low debt load (0.41)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
10.30x
Comfortably covers interest (10.3x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
75.3x
Expensive — P/E 75.3

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+34.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (75.3 → 41.2)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.49%
Small dividend — 0.49% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+86.7%
Dividend growing fast (86.7% YoY)

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