Ratings Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Limited

Equities

AHLUCONT

INE758C01029

Market Closed - Bombay S.E. Other stock markets 03:47:46 30/04/2024 pm IST			5-day change	1st Jan Change
1,112 ^INR	-1.93%		-3.52%	+42.99%

11/04	ICRA Affirms AA- Rating on Ahluwalia Contracts' Long-term Bank Financing; Outlook Stable	MT
30/03	Announces Announces Board Cessation	CI

Summary

The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.
According to Refinitiv, the company's ESG score for its industry is poor.

Strengths

The prospective high growth for the next fiscal years is among the main assets of the company
The company's earnings per share (EPS) are expected to grow significantly over the next few years according to the consensus of analysts covering the stock.
The company is in a robust financial situation considering its net cash and margin position.
Over the past year, analysts have regularly revised upwards their sales forecast for the company.
Growth remains a strong point in this company. In their sales forecast, analysts sound optimistic with regard to sales prospects.
Analysts remain confident with respect to the group's activity and, more often than not, have revised upwards their earnings per share estimates.
There is high visibility into the group's activities for the coming years. Outlooks on future revenues from analysts covering the equity remain similar. Such hardly dispersed estimates support highly predictable sales for the current and upcoming fiscal years.

Weaknesses

With a 2024 P/E ratio at 29.2 times the estimated earnings, the company operates at rather significant levels of earnings multiples.
In relation to the value of its tangible assets, the company's valuation appears relatively high.
The valuation of the company is particularly high given the cash flows generated by its activity.
The company is not the most generous with respect to shareholders' compensation.

Ratings chart - Surperformance

Chart ESG Refinitiv

Sector: Construction & Engineering

	1st Jan change	Capi.	ESG Refinitiv
AHLUWALIA CONTRACTS (INDIA) LIMITED	+42.99%	892M	D+
VINCI	-3.03%	67.26B	C+
LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED	+1.90%	59.19B	C+
QUANTA SERVICES, INC.	+18.28%	37.85B	B+
CHINA STATE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORPORATION LIMITED	+11.43%	30.82B	B
FERROVIAL SE	+2.36%	26.47B	A-
CHINA RAILWAY GROUP LIMITED	+15.67%	20.73B	B-
WSP GLOBAL INC.	+12.42%	18.95B	A
CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED	+21.84%	16.96B	B+
EMCOR GROUP, INC.	+64.88%	16.79B	B

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