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Sterling Tools Limited (STERTOOLS) · mywealthgrid

About

Auto-components manufacturer in consumer discretionary sector. Market cap ₹812.94 Cr, mid-cap scale, positioned in domestic OEM and aftermarket supply typical of Indian auto industry.

Face value: ₹2

Market cap

₹814 Cr

P/E

31.1×

P/B

1.5×

Dividend yield

2.3%

ROE

5.7%

ROCE

8.1%

Debt / equity

0.25

OPM

9.2%

EPS (TTM)

₹7.2

Book value

₹144.8

52-week high

₹320.8

52-week low

Key insights

Company research notes and source-linked reviews

Key risks

Profit volatility: OPM 3.59%–14.85%, EPS ₹0.44–₹6.59 within 12 months signal operational instability. Verify root: cyclical, seasonal, or structural.
Valuation vs. returns: PE 31.03 vs. ROE 5.72% implies market prices undemonstrated growth; stock down 28.46% in 1y.
Cyclical exposure: Auto components depend on vehicle production. India auto downturn compresses volume and margins.
Margin reversal risk: Latest Q (Jun 2026) OPM 14.34%, but pattern swings 3.59%–14.85%; verify sustainability.

Generated analysis · source review pending

Growth drivers

Latest Q (Jun 2026) OPM 14.34%, highest in recent data—if sustained, signals margin recovery.
Dividends paid 2021–2026 show periodic cash generation; verify current policy and whether dependent on one-off gains.
Auto sector recovery could expand volume. Verify OEM order books, production forecasts, and Sterling's capacity utilisation rate.
Fixed-cost structure (OPM range 3.59%–14.85%) means higher volumes could lift profitability. Verify production breakeven and capex.

Generated analysis · source review pending

₹224.3-28.1%1Y

Beta

1.71

Amplifies index moves

Volatility (1y)

48.3%

Annualised, daily returns

RSI (14)

56.5

Neither overbought nor oversold

Rel. strength (1y)

-38.8%

Behind the market

Beta is measured against NIFTY 50 over three years of weekly returns — 1 moves with the index, above 1 amplifies it, below 1 damps it.

Quick read

rule-based

Pros

+Revenue CAGR of 18.6% over the last 5 years
+Dividend payout of 72.7% of profit
+High promoter holding of 64.9% with no pledge

Cons

−Low return on equity of 10.4% (3-yr avg)

Research score

Structured signal from quality, growth, valuation and momentum.

30/100

Business quality: 29
Growth: 16
Valuation: 63

Revenue & net profit

₹ crore, by fiscal year

RevenuePAT

Margins

% of revenue, by fiscal year

OPMPAT margin

Peers

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Financials

Reported profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow and growth history.

Annual Quarterly

Consolidated Standalone

Consolidated figures · ₹ crore

₹ Cr	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
	415	464	512	364	353	510	772	932	1,026	828
COGS	134	168	207	137	121	224	389	492	512	337
Gross profit	281	296	305	227	232	286	383	440	514	491
	206	206	219	167	173	220	286	332	405	415
	76	91	86	60	59	66	98	108	110	76
OPM %	18.2%	19.5%	16.8%	16.5%	16.7%	12.9%	12.6%	11.6%	10.7%	9.2%
Depreciation	17	18	19	24	26	27	32	33	35	40
Interest	6	4	4	6	8	7	9	9	10	10
	7	6	7	6	5	3	6	7	12	21
Profit before tax	60	75	70	36	30	35	63	72	77	48
Tax	21	26	25	6	7	9	15	17	18	18
Tax %	35.2%	34.9%	35.4%	15.3%	22.5%	26.6%	24.4%	23.3%	23.9%	38.5%
	39	49	45	31	24	26	48	55	58	29
PAT margin %	9.4%	10.6%	8.8%	8.4%	6.7%	5%	6.2%	5.9%	5.7%	3.5%
EPS (₹)	11.4	13.8	12.5	8.5	6.5	7.1	13.3	15.4	16.2	8.1
EPS adjusted (₹)	—	13.6	12.5	12.7	9.8	10.6	13.3	15.4	16.1	8.1
	52.5%	14.5%	16%	23.6%	15.3%	14.1%	15%	13%	15.5%	34%
Annual report	Annual report for Mar 2017	Annual report for Mar 2018	Annual report for Mar 2019	Annual report for Mar 2020	Annual report for Mar 2021	Annual report for Mar 2022	Annual report for Mar 2023	Annual report for Mar 2024	Annual report for Mar 2025	Annual report for Mar 2026

₹ Cr	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
Equity capital	7	7	5	5	5	7	7	7	7
Reserves	237	277	—	263	358	393	440	492	519
Minority interest	—	0	—	—	—	0	0	—	—
	25	86	—	340	421	133	116	137	131
	82	91	—	392	508	124	150	154	164
Total equity & liabilities	351	462	—	1,000	1,291	657	713	791	821
	159	182	347	316	299	275	278	319	317
CWIP	10	47	—	2	4	11	5	7	22
Investments	56	72	—	25	31	20	12	15	0
	126	161	—	657	957	350	419	449	482
Total assets	351	462	—	1,000	1,291	657	713	791	821

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Ratios

Annual operating, return, leverage and working-capital ratios.

Consolidated Standalone

Consolidated figures

Ratio	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
Margins
Gross margin %	59.6%	62.3%	65.6%	56%

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Shareholding

Quarterly ownership, named holders, insider transactions and disclosed deals.

Quarterly Annual

Every quarter filed · % of equity

Holder (%)	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
	65.77%	65.77%	65.77%	65.77%	65.77%	65.31%	65.02%	65.02%	65.02%	65.15%	64.86%	64.86%
	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.05%	0.12%	0.21%	0.51%	0.09%	0.19%	0.1%	0.24%	0.09%
	5.71%	5.68%	5.49%	5.49%	4.74%	4.24%	2.85%	0.7%	0%	0.14%	0.34%	0.09%
Government	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	28.51%	28.54%	28.73%	28.69%	29.37%	30.24%	31.62%	34.19%	34.79%	34.61%	34.56%	34.96%
No. of shareholders	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43,253	42,083	40,263	39,410

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F&O

Current futures and options contracts with compact option-chain pages.

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Fund holders

Mutual-fund schemes that disclosed a holding in the company.

No fund holdings on record

No scheme among the 32 fund houses on record reported a position in Sterling Tools Limited. Portfolios are published monthly by each AMC; coverage is still partial.

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Documents

Annual reports, exchange filings, offer documents, ratings and earnings-call material.

Announcements

Annual reports

Credit ratings

Please find attached intimation regarding Credit Rating.10 Nov 2025

Investor Presentation and earnings call

May 2026Transcript AI Summary PPT REC
Nov 2025Transcript AI Summary PPT

Documents link to external sources (exchange filings, company investor pages).

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Events

Upcoming dates and the company’s corporate-action history.

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Final dividend28 Aug 2026 · ex-date₹2.75
Final dividend18 Sept 2025 · ex-date₹2.5
Final dividend6 Sept 2024 · ex-date₹2
Final dividend11 Sept 2023 · ex-date₹2
Final dividend14 Sept 2022 · ex-date₹1
Dividend dividend13 Sept 2021 · ex-date₹1
Interim dividend8 Aug 2019 · ex-date₹2
Interim dividend20 Aug 2018 · ex-date₹2
Interim dividend20 Feb 2018 · ex-date₹1
Interim dividend13 Sept 2017 · ex-date₹1
Interim dividend16 Feb 2017 · ex-date₹1
Interim dividend12 Aug 2016 · ex-date₹5
Interim dividend21 Mar 2016 · ex-date₹5
Interim dividend15 Feb 2016 · ex-date₹5
Interim dividend7 Aug 2015 · ex-date₹5
Interim dividend13 Aug 2014 · ex-date₹5
Interim dividend27 Jan 2014 · ex-date₹5
Interim dividend21 Feb 2013 · ex-date₹5
Dividend dividend28 Jun 2012 · ex-date₹5
Dividend dividend29 Jun 2011 · ex-date₹5
Final dividend24 Aug 2010 · ex-date₹2
Interim dividend22 Feb 2010 · ex-date₹3
Dividend dividend28 Aug 2009 · ex-date₹1
Dividend dividend30 Jul 2008 · ex-date₹3

1

Board meeting to consider results5 Aug 2026

1

Face value ₹10 → ₹29 Jan 2017 · ex-date

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Announcements

Latest exchange announcements, filings and downloadable documents.

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17 announcementsExport CSV

5 Sept 2026, 1:06 pmAGM/EGM

Shareholder Meeting / Postal Ballot-Scrutinizer''s Report

AGM PDF

4 Sept 2026, 3:19 pmAGM/EGM

Shareholder Meeting / Postal Ballot-Outcome of AGM

AGM PDF

24 Aug 2026, 5:43 pmInsider Trading / SAST

Disclosures under Reg. 29(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011

Disclosures under Reg. 29(2) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011 PDF

24 Aug 2026, 4:40 pmInsider Trading / SAST

Disclosures under Reg. 29(1) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011

Disclosures under Reg. 29(1) of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011 PDF

14 Aug 2026, 1:11 pmCompany Update

Intimation Of Dispatch Of Letter To Shareholders Whose E-Mail Addresses Are Not Registered

General PDF

14 Aug 2026, 1:09 pmCompany Update

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication

Newspaper Publication PDF

13 Aug 2026, 6:10 pmCorp. Action

Record Date For Dividend And Annual General Meeting

Record Date PDF

13 Aug 2026, 6:00 pmCorp. Action

Corporate Action-Board to consider Dividend

Dividend PDF

Date	Category	Subject	Filing
5 Sept 2026, 1:06 pm	AGM/EGM AGM	Shareholder Meeting / Postal Ballot-Scrutinizer''s Report	PDF
4 Sept 2026, 3:19 pm	AGM/EGM AGM	Shareholder Meeting / Postal Ballot-Outcome of AGM

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12 deals · 20 Jan 2023 – 23 Jun 2026

Date	Client	Type	Venue	Side	Quantity	Price	Value
23 Jun 2026	NK SECURITIES RESEARCH PRIVATE LIMITED	Bulk	NSE	Sell	2,99,056	₹276.30	₹8.26 Cr
23 Jun 2026	NK SECURITIES RESEARCH PRIVATE LIMITED	Bulk	NSE	Buy	2,99,056	₹275.97	₹8.25 Cr
26 Nov 2024	HRTI PRIVATE LIMITED	Bulk	NSE	Sell	2,51,580	₹662.34	₹16.66 Cr
26 Nov 2024	HRTI PRIVATE LIMITED	Bulk	NSE	Buy	2,34,406	₹662.88	₹15.54 Cr
20 Aug 2024	GRAVITON RESEARCH CAPITAL LLP	Bulk	NSE	Sell	1,90,193	₹525.41	₹9.99 Cr
20 Aug 2024	GRAVITON RESEARCH CAPITAL LLP	Bulk	NSE	Buy	1,90,193	₹526.14	₹10.01 Cr
19 Aug 2024	GRAVITON RESEARCH CAPITAL LLP	Bulk	NSE	Sell	1,96,697	₹486.69	₹9.57 Cr
19 Aug 2024	GRAVITON RESEARCH CAPITAL LLP	Bulk	NSE	Buy	1,96,697	₹485.62	₹9.55 Cr
18 Apr 2024	GRAVITON RESEARCH CAPITAL LLP	Bulk	NSE	Sell	2,59,369	₹372.53	₹9.66 Cr
18 Apr 2024	GRAVITON RESEARCH CAPITAL LLP	Bulk	NSE	Buy	2,59,334	₹372.05	₹9.65 Cr

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₹ Cr	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
	59	47	43	53	16	40	63	102	124	56
	-25	-75	-92	2	-49	-39	-53	-49	-125	-5
	-42	26	52	-42	23	-5	-6	-33	0	-26
Net cash flow	-8	-1	3	12	-11	-4	4	20	-1	25
Free cash flow	—	—	—	—	-2	-12	30	72	48	1
CFO / Operating profit %	77.6%	51.9%	49.7%	86.5%	26.6%	60.4%	64.5%	94.3%	112.7%	73.5%

Leverage
Current ratio	2.21	—	0.93	1.04	1.84	2.04	2.14	1.97

Return ratios
Return on assets %	9.8%	—	2.4%	2%	7.3%	7.8%	7.4%	3.6%

Working capital
Receivable days	29	—	232	217	38	35	23	44

Sterling Tools Limited

Sterling Tools Limited

About

Key insights

Key risks

Growth drivers

Risk & technicals

Quick read

Pros

Cons

Research score

Revenue & net profit

Margins

Peers

Financials

Profit & loss

Balance sheet

Ratios

Ratio timeline

Shareholding

Quarterly record

F&O

Not in the F&O segment

Fund holders

No fund holdings on record

Documents

Announcements

Annual reports

Credit ratings

Investor Presentation and earnings call

Events

Dividends24

Board meetings1

Stock splits1

Announcements

Dividends24

Board meetings1

Stock splits1

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No fund holdings on record

Announcements

Annual reports

Credit ratings

Investor Presentation and earnings call

Ratio timeline

Quarterly record

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Board and management

Profit & loss

Balance sheet

Cash flow

Compounded returns

Compounded sales growth

Compounded profit growth

Stock price CAGR

Return on equity

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