Prakash Woollen & Synthetic Mills Limited

Consumer Cyclical — Textile Manufacturing · BSE

₹22.95−₹0.12 (−0.52%)

DalalBaazaar Score

53 / 100

🟡 Moderate

Verdict

CAUTION

Risk

High

Driven by moderate debt load, micro-cap size, which brings thin liquidity, falling profits.

In simple words: The business is earning a fairly low return on the money invested in it, though profits are falling even as sales grow. The direction of profits is the main factor to watch.

Decision support, not a buy or sell call.

As of 18 Oct 2026, 6:52 pm

Understanding the Business

Company site ↗

The 60-second version of Prakash Woollen & Synthetic Mills Limited — what it does, how it earns, and who it competes with, before any of the numbers below.

What does this company do?

Prakash Woollen & Synthetic Mills Limited manufactures and sells mink blankets and bed covers in India. The company offers cloudy blankets, such as orchid blankets, and jasmine blankets; soft blankets and baby blankets.

IndustryTextile Manufacturing

SectorConsumer Cyclical

Employees404

Annual revenue₹105 Cr

How does it make money?

Turns over ₹105 Cr a year. Of every ₹100 of sales, about ₹-1 reaches shareholders as profit, with ₹6 left at the operating level before interest, tax and depreciation. Each of its 404 employees supports ₹26.1 lakh of revenue a year, the signature of a people-led business.

Revenue / employee₹26.1 lakh

Who are its competitors?

The closest listed comparisons in its industry are MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA LTD., TITAN COMPANY LIMITED, TRENT LTD, AVENUE SUPERMARTS LIMITED. These are the companies its valuation and returns are measured against elsewhere in this report.

Compared side by side in Peers ↓

What is its competitive advantage?Little sign of one

Returns on capital of 3.6% are at or below what the capital likely costs. That is the financial pattern of a business competing largely on price, where advantage has to come from execution rather than position.

Peer median ROE25.9%

What has been driving growth?

Profit has moved mainly because margins changed, not because the business sold much more. Over 3 years revenue moved +2% while net margin moved -83% relative to itself. What this cannot tell you is which products, customers or geographies did the work — that lives in the segment disclosures of the annual report.

Revenue effect+2%

Margin effect-83%

DalalBaazaar Score

53/ 100

Moderate

Weighted across six categories. Every point is explained below.

✗ Revenue CAGR of only 0.8% — barely ahead of inflation
✗ Profit fell 170.6% in the latest year

Quality vs. Valuation

Company Quality

47/ 100

Average

How good the business is, ignoring the share price entirely.

Valuation

83/ 100

Cheap

What you are being asked to pay, ignoring how good the business is.

A reasonable business at a reasonable price — neither the quality nor the valuation stands out in either direction.

Historical Valuation

Current P/E

12.5x

2Y Median

25.0x

28 monthly readings · mean 26.2x · range 14.7x–43.3x

Sector Median

69.2x

median of 4 sector peers

🟢Current valuation is approximately 50% below its 2y median of 25.0x. Cheaper than its own history, which is worth a reason too: the market may be pricing in something the backward-looking numbers do not show.

🟢Against its sector it trades 82% below the peer median of 69.2x.

vs. its own history

Cheap

25.0x median over 28 months · -50%

vs. sector peers

Cheap

69.2x median of 4 peers · -82%

vs. generic bands

Cheap

Below 15x

EV/EBITDA

10.1x

PEG

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What's Good / What's Bad

🟢 What's Going Well5

Margins are improving
EBITDA margin is up from 1.0% to 6.0% over 3 years.
Debt is being paid down
Total debt is down 20% over 3 years.
Cash flow has turned positive
Free cash flow moved from negative to positive over 3 years.
Return on equity is rising
ROE has improved from -10.7% to -1.9%.
Return on capital is rising
ROCE has improved from -3.8% to 3.6%.

🔴 What Needs Attention0

Nothing stands out as clearly deteriorating on the years of data available.

Red Flags

4 items require attention · 2 high · 2 watch

🔴Thin interest coverageFinancial
Operating profit covers interest only 0.8x — little room if earnings dip.
🔴The company is lossmakingFinancial
Net profit of -₹1 Cr in the latest reported year.
🟡Interest coverage is deterioratingFinancial
Cover has fallen from 1.3x to 0.8x.
🟡Inventory building faster than salesFinancial
Inventory up 49% against revenue up 2% — stock may not be moving.

Investment Thesis

🟢 Bull CaseWhat could make this work?

Margin expansion has further to run
EBITDA margin has risen from 1.0% to 6.0%. If that holds, profit compounds faster than sales and today's multiple looks cheaper in hindsight than it does now.
Deleveraging frees up earnings
Debt is down 20% over 3 years. Every rupee of interest not paid drops to the bottom line, so profit can grow even if revenue does not.
Priced below its own history
The stock trades 50% below its own median multiple. If the business performs as it has and simply re-rates back to normal, that gap is return on its own.
Cheaper than its peers
It trades 82% below the sector median. Either the market sees a problem the numbers do not show, or the discount closes.

🔴 Bear CaseWhat could go wrong?

The debt load needs earnings to hold up
Debt is 6.4x EBITDA. At that level a downturn in earnings turns a manageable balance sheet into a refinancing problem, and lenders get paid before shareholders.
Growth barely outpaces inflation
Revenue compounding at 0.8% a year is close to the rate prices rise, so the business is gaining little ground in real terms. That leaves the share price dependent on a re-rating rather than on earnings growth.
Earnings are hard to forecast
Profit has swung sharply from year to year, so any single year — good or bad — is a weak guide to the next. Cyclical earnings deserve lower multiples for that reason.
Size brings its own risk
Micro Cap businesses are thinly traded, so exits are harder in a falling market and single events move the price more than they would for a larger company.
Several serious flags at once
2 high-severity checks triggered. Individually each has an explanation; together they raise the chance that something structural is wrong rather than a one-off.

🟡 Key Things to WatchMeasurable tripwires, set against where this company stands today

1EBITDA margin holds above 4%✓ 6.0%
Two points below today's level — enough room for noise, tight enough to catch real compression.
2Debt / EBITDA falls below 3x✗ 6.4x
Already stretched, so this is a reduction target rather than a level to hold. Around 3x is where lenders typically start attaching conditions.
3Interest cover stays above 3x✗ 0.8x
How much operating profit can fall before interest stops being comfortably covered.
4Revenue growth stays above 4% a year✗ 0.8% CAGR
Latest reported year was 45.0%. The bar is set below the established compounding rate, so ordinary variation does not trip it.
5Free cash flow remains positive✓ ₹2 Cr
Profit that never becomes cash eventually stops being profit.

Investment Checklist

6 / 11 checks passed

✗ Strong return on equity (ROE ≥ 15%)
✗ Strong return on capital employed (ROCE ≥ 15%)
✗ Healthy net margin (≥ 10%)
✓ Generates positive free cash flow
✓ Manageable leverage (Debt/Equity < 1.0)
✓ Adequate short-term liquidity (Current Ratio ≥ 1.0)
✓ Revenue growing year-over-year
✗ Profit growing year-over-year
✓ Not trading at an extreme valuation (P/E < 40x)
✓ Not buying right at the 52-week high
✗ Short-term technical trend isn't bearish

Price history

Quick Metrics

5 good · 3 neutral · 3 weak

Market Cap

₹24 Cr

Micro Cap

Smaller company — thin liquidity and deep drawdowns are normal here

P/E (Trailing)

12.5x

Cheap

Cheap against the generic band

P/B Ratio

0.49x

Reasonable

Reasonable against the company's book value

EPS (TTM)

₹1.83

Profitable

Profitable on a per-share basis

ROE

-1.9%

Weak

Weak capital efficiency

ROCE

3.6%

Weak

Low return on total capital employed

Debt/Equity

0.84x

Moderate

Moderate leverage

Revenue Growth (YoY)

45.0%

Healthy

Healthy top-line growth

Profit Growth (YoY)

-170.6%

Falling

Profits are shrinking

Dividend Yield

None

No dividend yield reported — usually means no payout, but verify if one was recently initiated

Free Cash Flow

₹2 Cr

Cash generative

Generates cash even after funding its capex

More Metrics

Operating Margin

-5.6%

Weak

Thin margins leave little room for error

Net Margin

1.6%

Weak

Very little revenue reaches the bottom line

Current Ratio

1.08

Adequate

Adequate, but no real cushion

Beta (vs Nifty)

0.36

Defensive

Steadier than the market

52W Range Position

33%

Mid-range

Technical Snapshot

SMA 20 / SMA 50

22.5 / 22.6

Bearish alignment (short < long)

Price vs SMA 200

Below

Long-term downtrend

RSI (14)

57.1

Neutral momentum

Financial Trend (4-Year)

Metric	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26	3Y CAGR
Revenue	₹103 Cr	₹102 Cr	₹105 Cr	₹105 Cr	+0.8%
EBITDA	₹1 Cr	₹10 Cr	₹1 Cr	₹6 Cr	+81.1%
EBITDA Margin	1.0%	10.3%	0.9%	6.0%	—
PAT (Net Profit)	-₹5 Cr	₹1 Cr	₹1 Cr	-₹1 Cr	—
EPS	₹-4.91	₹0.94	₹1.22	₹-0.86	—
ROE	-10.7%	2.0%	2.6%	-1.9%	—
ROCE	-3.8%	5.7%	8.5%	3.6%	—
Total Debt	₹50 Cr	₹52 Cr	₹42 Cr	₹40 Cr	-7.3%
Free Cash Flow	-₹14 Cr	₹2 Cr	₹4 Cr	₹2 Cr	—

🟡 Revenue has been broadly flat over 3 years (0.8% a year).

🟢 EBITDA has grown at 81.1% a year over 3 years.

🟢 EBITDA Margin has risen from 1.0% to 6.0% over 3 years (+4.9 pts).

🟢 ROE has risen from -10.7% to -1.9% over 3 years (+8.8 pts).

🟢 ROCE has risen from -3.8% to 3.6% over 3 years (+7.4 pts).

🟢 Total Debt has shrunk at 7.3% a year over 3 years.

🟢 Free Cash Flow has turned positive, from -₹14 Cr to ₹2 Cr.

Balance Sheet & Cash Flow — FY2026

Total Assets

₹119 Cr

Total Liabilities

₹71 Cr

Cash & Equivalents

₹0 Cr

Operating Cash Flow

₹5 Cr

Capex

-₹3 Cr

Shareholding (proxy)

Institutional Holding

0.0%

Insider Holding

73.5%

Corporate Actions

Ex-Dividend Date

15 Sept 1997

Peer Comparison

Company	P/E	ROE
MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA LTD.	25.2x	13.4%
TITAN COMPANY LIMITED	68.5x	36.7%
TRENT LTD	87.2x	25.9%
AVENUE SUPERMARTS LIMITED	69.9x	12.7%

Recent News

1 positive2 mixed3 general

Prakash Woollen enters ₹50 lakh inter-corporate loan deal with Martco

scanx.trade, 06 Oct

Prakash Woollen AGM passes all resolutions; Gupta re-appointed as WTD

scanx.trade, 25 Sept

Kovalam Investment & Trading Co. standalone net profit rises 37.78% in the June 2026 quarter

Business Standard, 11 AugResults

🟢Potentially positiveReported improvement. Check whether it came from volume, price or a one-off item before treating it as a trend.

Prakash Woollen sets Sep 25 AGM for WTD re-appointment, loss review

scanx.trade, 19 Aug

Q4 results 2026: RVNL to IndiGo among companies to declare Q4 results next week; check full list here

Livemint, 24 MayResults

🟡Mixed / dependsA results event. The figures on this page update once the new statements reach the data feed, which usually lags the announcement.

Q3 Results Today: Bajaj Finserv, JSW Cement, Tata Power, Trent Among Over 140 Companies To Declare Earnings On Feb. 4

NDTV Profit, 04 FebResults

🟡Mixed / dependsA results event. The figures on this page update once the new statements reach the data feed, which usually lags the announcement.

Watch Items

Cross-check against the company's latest quarterly filing / investor presentation before acting.

DalalBaazaar Thesis

StrongValuation

MiddlingFinancial Health

WeakBusiness Quality · Growth · Profitability · Risk

Points for each in the Score ↑

Unremarkable in both directions

A reasonable business at a reasonable price. Nothing here is alarming and nothing is compelling, which usually means the decision rests on things this data cannot see — the industry's direction, management's intent, and what else is available to you. 2 high-severity red flags sit above this conclusion and should be read first.

3 of 5 tripwires tripped — Debt / EBITDA falls below 3x; Interest cover stays above 3x; Revenue growth stays above 4% a year · see Key things to watch ↑