Sector Alpha Week of 2026-07-24
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Kitex Garments Ltd

KITEX
Textiles - Readymade Apparel

Kitex Garments Ltd's price has outrun its earnings. −46.1% in a year against EPS −95.7% — the market is paying now for delivery later.

The sharpest disagreement: the price moved −46.1% in a year while annual EPS moved −95.7% — the difference is re-rating, and re-rating has to be repaid with earnings.

The price is in a downtrend (43 weeks in) while the P/E sits at the 100th percentile of its own 10-year range. Underneath, the last four quarters read deteriorating — profit −129.2% year on year, and 125% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash. What settles it: whether earnings grow into a price that has already moved.

Stage
Deteriorating
partial read
Price
₹151
−46.1% 1Y
P/E
293.0×
100th pctile
of its own 10-year range
Revenue (Mar 26)
₹166 Cr
−44.6% YoY
Profit (Mar 26)
₹−9.3 Cr
−129.2% YoY
Operating margin
1.0%
−16.0 pp YoY
ROCE
2%
FY26
Cash conversion
125%
of profit, last 3 FY
Withheld from this page: Part of this page is deliberately not drawn: its two data sources disagree by up to 67% on reported income across 14 comparable periods, so nothing from the second source is placed here — the quarterly PEG curve, the quarterly return curves, the annual return-on-invested-capital overlay, the total-debt and debt-to-equity series and the F-score and the return-on-invested-capital reading are absent for that reason. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data. The quarterly history also begins where the primary source begins: 6 earlier quarters the second source carries are not spliced in front of it. Extending a reported profit series is stricter than showing a ratio chart — it needs a source that has been checked.
01 · Price story

Price story Before the numbers, the tape. A stock price moves through four repeating seasons: a flat base (stage 1), an advance (2), a top (3), a decline (4). Where the price sits in that cycle frames everything below.

Kitex Garments Ltd trades at ₹151, in a downtrend and 43 weeks into that stage. That is −14.0% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 10% of a 52-week range of ₹143 to ₹222. On relative strength it is currently behind the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view (15 weeks and counting).

Today the stock is in a downtrend — week 43 of stage 4, confirmed. At ₹151 it trades −14.0% versus its 200-day average and sits at 10% of its 52-week range (₹143–₹222).

Jul 26: ₹151 Weekly closing price (₹) with 50- and 200-day averages; shaded bands mark the price stage (grey base, green advance, amber top, red decline). 3-year window.
−14.0% versus the 200-day line, week 43 of stage 4
Price50-day avg200-day avg
S2S4S2S4₹317₹248₹178₹108₹38.5₹151₹175Jul 23Apr 24Jan 25Oct 25Jul 26
S2S4S2S4₹317₹248₹178₹108₹38.5₹151₹175Jul 23Jan 25Jul 26
Beating or trailing, week by week since 2016 Each cell is one week from 2016 to now (544 weeks): the stock's trailing 13-week return minus the NIFTY 500's, green ahead / red behind (±25% ramp). Grey cells are the 13-week warm-up or weeks where the NIFTY 500 reading is not held.
trailing 13-week return vs the NIFTY 500
Mar 16Jul 26

Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 10.3 years the stock moved +54% while the NIFTY 500 moved +274% — behind the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock is currently behind (15 weeks and counting; last ahead the week of 2026-05-08) — the ribbon below is that same metric, week by week.

What would end the trend, mechanically: two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day line. That is the exit rule — no debates.

→ The trend is one thing; the bill is another. Are you paying up for it? Next: the P/E sits at the 100th percentile of its own range.

02 · Valuation

Valuation P/E is the price of ₹1 of annual profit: how many rupees the market pays for each rupee the company earns in a year.

Kitex Garments Ltd trades at 293.0× P/E, about the priciest it has ever traded. Its long-run median P/E is 18.1×, measured across 10.0 years of weekly readings. This places the multiple against the stock’s own record, and says nothing about what the business is worth.

Today's P/E of 293.0× is about the priciest it has ever traded, against a long-run median of 18.1× measured over 10.0 years of weekly readings. This is a comparison against the stock's own history — not a claim about what it is worth.

P/E 293.0× vs a 18.1× long-run median P/E, weekly (left axis); earnings per share, trailing twelve months, weekly (right axis). 10.0-year window; loss-period spikes above 54× shown pinned at the top. The eps (ttm) bars are red where the reading is lower than the quarter before.
about the priciest it has ever traded
P/EMedianEPS (TTM) (quarterly)
58.2×₹7.644.0×₹5.729.7×₹3.815.5×₹1.91.3×₹0.0×54.30×₹2May 16Nov 18May 21Nov 23May 26
58.2×₹7.644.0×₹5.729.7×₹3.815.5×₹1.91.3×₹0.0×54.30×₹2May 16May 21May 26
P/E
293.0×
100th percentile of 10y

🚨 Why the multiple sits where it does: over the past year annual EPS moved −95.7% against a −46.1% price move — the price outran earnings, pushing the multiple UP its own range.

The price move, decomposed: over 5y, of the +20.9%/yr price move, ~−9.1%/yr came from earnings growth and ~+30.0 pp from the multiple (expanding); over 10y, of the +2.1%/yr price move, ~−9.7%/yr came from earnings growth and ~+11.8 pp from the multiple (expanding). The split is the honest approximate (price return minus earnings growth); it makes the rally itself visible instead of hiding it behind the percentile.

Put together: the multiple is full against its own past, so the story rests on the earnings line underneath it, not the multiple.

A quarterly PEG curve, which only the second data source carries, is not drawn on this page: its two data sources disagree by up to 67% on reported income across 14 comparable periods. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.

→ Cheap or dear rides on the earnings. Are they actually growing? Next: the fundamental stage — where the business sits in its arc, and how growth has compounded.

03 · Stage: Deteriorating

Stage: Deteriorating Every business sits somewhere on a fundamental arc, and this page names the spot before anything else. The last twelve quarters of revenue, profit and EPS growth — plus the return the business earns on its capital — are read as curves: Deteriorating (the curves are falling), Turning around (a trough has just formed and the last few quarters lift off it), Improving (the climb off the trough is sustained), Consistent (steadily positive with healthy returns), Topping out (still high but decelerating from the peak). When the curves genuinely disagree the read is Mixed; too little history is No read. CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is the smooth yearly pace that turns the starting value into the latest one — the fairest way to compare growth across different time spans. Read the columns together: if the 1-year number towers over the 10-year, recent growth is running hotter than the long-run trend. A dash means that window is not held, or the base year was a loss (where a growth rate is not meaningful).

Kitex Garments Ltd reads as deteriorating on its fundamental arc. Deteriorating — revenue and profit growth are shrinking (revenue growth −44.6% latest (single-quarter readings) against +77.1% at its 12-quarter best), ROCE slipping at 2.0%. The read is built from 10 quarters across 3 curves, on partial evidence.

Three growth curves, twelve quarters Year-on-year growth of trailing-twelve-month revenue (left axis), profit and EPS (right axis — they swing far wider), % at each quarter-end. Where the trailing-twelve-month history is short, the curve falls back to single-quarter year-on-year growth — noisier, and the classifier smooths and caps base-effect spikes before reading. Base-effect spikes shown pinned (▲). A missing point means that reading is not held for the quarter.
the trajectory the stage is read from
RevenueProfitEPS
156%335%102%207%48%79%−5.5%−49%−59%−177%%%−44.6%−129.2%−95.8%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
156%335%102%207%48%79%−5.5%−49%−59%−177%%%−44.6%−129.2%−95.8%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
ROCE Annual readings — the quarterly balance-sheet pieces this curve needs are not held for this stock, so the returns read moves once a year and carries less weight in the call.
the return curve, annual readings
ROCE
11%8.3%6.0%3.7%1.4%%2%FY23FY24FY26
11%8.3%6.0%3.7%1.4%%2%FY23FY24FY26
Revenue growth
Falling
latest −44.6% · span −44.6% to +77.1%
Profit growth
Falling
latest −129.2% · span −100.0% to +100.0%
ROCE
Falling
latest 2.0% · span 2.0%–10.0%

🚨 Why it matters: falling curves mean every cheap-looking ratio below needs a discount for direction.

One or more growth curves carry a base-effect spike — a large year-on-year move off a near-zero or loss-making comparable quarter. Those spikes are capped before the classifier reads the trajectory, and shown pinned on the chart, so a single distorted quarter does not drive the stage call.

Return readings here are annual, not quarterly — read as level and direction only; they can confirm the growth curves but never drive the stage on their own.

A partial read: at least one curve is short, or the returns curve is not the computed quarterly series — hold the stage word a little more loosely.

Growth, year by year: revenue −32.1% in FY26, profit −109.6% Year-over-year growth per fiscal year, %: revenue (left axis); net profit and EPS (right axis — profit growth swings far wider). Zero line drawn.
Revenue YoYProfit YoYEPS YoY
82%167%50%93%17%18%−15%−56%−47%−130%%%−32.1%−109.6%FY16FY21FY26
82%167%50%93%17%18%−15%−56%−47%−130%%%−32.1%−109.6%FY16FY21FY26
TTM growth by quarter Trailing-twelve-month growth versus the year-ago TTM, per quarter, %: revenue (left axis); profit and EPS (right axis). The acceleration read compares the last 4 quarters (−32.1%) with the last 8 annualized (+4.0%). Spikes shown pinned (▲).
revenue rolling over
Revenue TTM YoYProfit TTM YoYEPS TTM YoY
75%333%46%214%17%95%−11%−24%−40%−142%%%−32.1%−109.7%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
75%333%46%214%17%95%−11%−24%−40%−142%%%−32.1%−109.7%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
Compound annual growth rate (%) Compound annual growth rate over each window, %. Revenue, profit and EPS from fiscal-year figures; share price is the price CAGR over the same spans. A dash = that window is not held, or the base was a loss.
1yr3yr5yr10yr
Revenue−32.1%+6.2%+8.0%+2.0%
EPS−95.7%−52.9%−35.7%−25.2%
Share price−46.1%+33.8%+20.9%+2.1%
Revenue YoY (Mar 26)
−44.6%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Profit YoY (Mar 26)
−129.2%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Revenue 10y
2.0%
long-run compound pace

→ The stage names the trajectory. Next: the revenue line that produces it, quarter by quarter.

04 · 4-Factor Sector Score

4-Factor Sector Score

22.9/100 — rank 25 of 26 in Textiles - Readymade Apparel · 66% evidence confidence

Kitex Garments Ltd scores 22.9 out of 100 against the 26 companies it is compared with in Textiles - Readymade Apparel, ranking 25. Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

The four contributions add to the total exactly: 3.9 + 4.9 + 8.5 + 5.6 = 22.9. This is the SAME number shown on the sector comparison — it is computed once, for the whole peer set, and read here.

What would change it: The read weakens if profit growth turns negative or margin improvement reverses while sector-relative strength deteriorates.

05 · Revenue

Revenue Revenue is the top line: everything the company billed its customers in the period.

Kitex Garments Ltd reported ₹166 Cr of revenue in the Mar 26 quarter, −44.6% year on year. Over 10 years it has compounded at 2.0% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹667 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹667 Cr.

Kitex Garments Ltd reported ₹166 Cr of revenue in the Mar 26 quarter, −44.6% year on year. Over 10 years it has compounded at 2.0% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹667 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹667 Cr.

FY26 revenue came in at ₹667 Cr (−32.1% on the year), capping 10 years at 2.0% compound. The latest quarter (Mar 26) printed ₹166 Cr, −44.6% year on year.

FY26 revenue ₹667 Cr (−32.1% YoY) Revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
2.0% a year over 10 years
RevenueYoY growth
1.1k82%79650%53117%265−15%0−47%₹ Cr%₹667−32.1%FY16FY21FY26
1.1k82%79650%53117%265−15%0−47%₹ Cr%₹667−32.1%FY16FY21FY26
Mar 26: ₹166 Cr (−44.6% YoY) Quarterly revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
Revenue (quarterly)YoY growth
324156%243102%16248%81−5.5%0−59%₹ Cr%₹166−44.6%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
324156%243102%16248%81−5.5%0−59%₹ Cr%₹166−44.6%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26

Pace check: the last four quarters averaged −29.7% growth against the decade's 2.0% — the current year is running slower than its own long-run rate.

Acceleration check: trailing-twelve-month revenue grew −32.1% over the last 4 quarters against +4.0%/yr over the last 8 — rolling over.

→ Revenue slipped — did margins hold as it scaled? Next: 1.0% this quarter (−16.0 pp YoY).

06 · Operating margin

Operating margin Operating margin is what is left of every ₹100 of sales after running the business, before interest and tax. It is the cleanest read on pricing power and cost control.

Kitex Garments Ltd's operating margin is 1.0% in the Mar 26 quarter, −16.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. Across 12 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 4.0% to 35.0%. The current quarter is running below every full year in that window.

Kitex Garments Ltd's operating margin is 1.0% in the Mar 26 quarter, −16.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. Across 12 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 4.0% to 35.0%. The current quarter is running below every full year in that window.

The latest quarter's operating margin is 1.0%, −16.0 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 12 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 4.0%–35.0%.

🚨 Why the margin moved: operating margin went −16.0 pp year on year while gross margin went −5.8 pp — the loss came mostly below the gross line: operating leverage, with costs spread over a bigger revenue base.

FY26: 4.0% Operating margin by fiscal year, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). 12-year window.
within a 4.0–35.0% band over 12 years
operating marginYoY change (pp)
37%6.7%28%0.6%20%−5.5%11%−12%1.5%−18%%%4%−16%FY15FY20FY26
37%6.7%28%0.6%20%−5.5%11%−12%1.5%−18%%%4%−16%FY15FY20FY26
Mar 26: 1.0% operating margin (−16.0 pp YoY) Quarterly operating margin, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). Last 12 quarters. Operating profit as a share of revenue, per quarter.
Operating marginYoY change (pp)
28%32%17%13%6.2%−5.9%−5.0%−25%−16%−44%%%1%−16%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
28%32%17%13%6.2%−5.9%−5.0%−25%−16%−44%%%1%−16%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26

→ Margins slipped — did that reach the bottom line? Next: profit −129.2% in the latest quarter.

07 · Net profit

Net profit Net profit is what survives every cost, interest and tax — the number EPS, dividends and book value all grow from.

Kitex Garments Ltd posted a net loss of ₹9.3 Cr in the Mar 26 quarter. The full FY26 year was a loss of ₹13.0 Cr. That loss is 5.6% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹31.8 Cr. 3 of the last 12 reported quarters were loss-making.

Kitex Garments Ltd posted a net loss of ₹9.3 Cr in the Mar 26 quarter. The full FY26 year was a loss of ₹13.0 Cr. That loss is 5.6% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹31.8 Cr. 3 of the last 12 reported quarters were loss-making.

Mar 26 profit was ₹−9.3 Cr, −129.2% year on year. On the full year, FY26 printed ₹−13.0 Cr (−109.6%).

FY26 profit ₹−13.0 Cr (−109.6% YoY) Net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
Net profitYoY growth
148163%10590%6217%18−57%−25−130%₹ Cr%₹−13−109.6%FY16FY21FY26
148163%10590%6217%18−57%−25−130%₹ Cr%₹−13−109.6%FY16FY21FY26
Mar 26: ₹−9.3 Cr (−129.2% YoY) Quarterly net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
Net profit (quarterly)YoY growth
45621%28416%12211%−50.0%−22−199%₹ Cr%₹−9−129.2%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
45621%28416%12211%−50.0%−22−199%₹ Cr%₹−9−129.2%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26

🚨 Why profit moved: revenue contributed −44.6% and the margin −16.0 pp — the quarter was revenue-led despite a thinner margin.

Pace comparison, last four quarters: profit −104.0% vs revenue −29.7%. Profit is growing slower than sales — costs are eating the growth before it reaches the bottom line.

→ Profit rose — but did the cash follow? Next: 125% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash.

08 · Cash flow — the router

Cash flow — the router The P&L says what was earned; the cash-flow statement says what actually arrived. Operating cash flow (CFO) against profit is the cleanest lie detector in the accounts.

Over the last 3 fiscal years 125% of Kitex Garments Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash — the cash follows the profit. In FY26 that was ₹346 Cr of operating cash against ₹−13.0 Cr of profit. After ₹510 Cr of capital spending, ₹−164 Cr was left as free cash.

FY26: operating cash of ₹346 Cr against reported profit of ₹−13.0 Cr, leaving free cash of ₹−164 Cr after ₹510 Cr of capital spending. Across the last 3 fiscal years the conversion rate is 125% of profit.

Cash-flow readings here are annual — that is the resolution our series carries, so this section moves once a year.

FY26: CFO ₹346 Cr vs profit ₹−13.0 Cr Operating cash flow and net profit by fiscal year, ₹ Cr; the line is free cash flow (CFO minus capital spending). 11-year window, annual resolution. FY24/FY25 reflects an acquisition year — point shown clipped.
125% of 3-year profit arrived as cash
Operating cashNet profitFree cash
38723991−57−205₹ Cr₹346₹−13₹−164FY16FY21FY26
38723991−57−205₹ Cr₹346₹−13₹−164FY16FY21FY26
FY26: CFO = 40% of profit (three-year rate 125%) Operating cash as a share of net profit, per fiscal year, % (line). Dashed line = 100% — every unit of profit arriving as cash; outlier years shown pinned.
Conversion100%
329%223%116%9.3%−97%%40%FY16FY21FY26
329%223%116%9.3%−97%%40%FY16FY21FY26

Why conversion sits at 125%: the cash cycle tightened 144 days between FY21 and FY26 — cash that used to wait in the cycle now reaches the bank sooner.

Router verdict: the bigger cash user is investment — capital spending ran 19.7× depreciation over three years, so the next section's job is to check what that build-out is buying.

→ So follow the cash to where it goes. Next: ₹1,614 Cr of building over 3 years.

09 · Where the cash goes

Where the cash goes Working capital is the cash tied up between paying suppliers and getting paid: debtor days (customers owe), inventory days (stock waits), and the cash conversion cycle (the whole loop, in days of sales).

Kitex Garments Ltd's cash conversion cycle runs 173 days in FY26, down from 317 days in FY21. Capital spending ran ₹1,614 Cr over the last 3 years. At FY26 sales of ₹667 Cr each day of that cycle holds about ₹1.8 Cr, so roughly ₹316 Cr sits inside the business at any moment.

FY26: debtors at 68 days, inventory at 165 days — roughly 5.4 months of stock waiting to sell; that is where the cash sits while it waits — for a full cycle of 173 days, tighter than FY21's 317.

The full loop: cash goes out to suppliers and production on day 0; stock waits 165 days to sell; customers pay about 68 days after that; and suppliers themselves are paid at 61 days — netting out to the 173-day cycle.

In money terms: at FY26 sales of ₹667 Cr, each day of the cycle holds about ₹1.8 Cr — so the 173-day loop keeps roughly ₹316 Cr sitting inside the business at any moment.

FY26: a 173-day cash cycle Debtor days, inventory days, payable days and the cash conversion cycle by fiscal year. 12-year window.
−144 days vs FY21
Cash cycleInventory daysDebtor daysPayable days
34125416678−9days173d165d68d61dFY15FY17FY20FY23FY26
34125416678−9days173d165d68d61dFY15FY20FY26

On the investment side: capital spending of ₹1,614 Cr over the last 3 fiscal years against ₹82.0 Cr of depreciation — the company is building well ahead of wear-and-tear. Capital work-in-progress stands at ₹946 Cr (FY26) — capacity paid for but not yet earning.

FY26: capex ₹510 Cr, work-in-progress ₹946 Cr Capital spending per fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); capital work-in-progress, ₹ Cr (line). Quarterly capital-spending history is not held for India — annual is the honest resolution.
a build-out
CapexWork-in-progress
1.5k1.1k7513760₹ Cr₹510₹946FY16FY18FY21FY23FY26
1.5k1.1k7513760₹ Cr₹510₹946FY16FY21FY26

The synthesis: the cash is going into capacity, not disappearing into the cycle — the question becomes whether the new capacity earns.

→ Does all this activity actually earn its cost of capital? Next: ROCE is 2%.

10 · Return on capital

Return on capital Return on capital employed (ROCE) is the profit the whole business earns on all the money in it — equity and debt together. It is the single best test of whether growth creates value or just size.

Kitex Garments Ltd earns a ROCE of 2% in FY26. A return-on-invested-capital spread against the cost of capital is not computable from what is held here. The wiring behind it is −1.9% net margin on 0.22× asset turns.

FY26 ROCE is 2%.

Why the return is what it is — the wiring (FY26): −1.9% net margin × 0.22× asset turns × 2.95× balance-sheet leverage ≈ −1.2% on equity. Margin does its share; leverage is a meaningful part of the equation.

FY26: ROCE 2% Return on capital employed by fiscal year, % (line). 11-year window, dips included. Dashed line = the 12.0% cost of capital used on this page.
the full ladder
ROCEWACC
45%34%22%10%−1.2%%2%FY16FY18FY21FY23FY26
45%34%22%10%−1.2%%2%FY16FY21FY26

The quarterly return curves and the return-on-invested-capital overlay, which only the second data source carries, are not drawn on this page: its two data sources disagree by up to 67% on reported income across 14 comparable periods. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.

→ Returns like these — is the balance sheet borrowing to make them? Next: debt-to-equity is 1.16.

11 · Debt

Debt Debt-to-equity says how much of the business is funded by borrowings; interest cover says how many times operating profit pays the interest bill. Low and high, respectively, is the safe corner.

Kitex Garments Ltd carries ₹1,199 Cr of borrowings against ₹1,030 Cr of equity in FY26, a debt-to-equity of 1.16. Operating profit covers the interest bill 1×. Over 5 years borrowings went from ₹0.0 Cr to ₹1,199 Cr. Capital spending ran ₹1,614 Cr across the last 3 of those years.

FY26: borrowings of ₹1,199 Cr against equity of ₹1,030 Cr — a debt-to-equity of 1.16. Operating profit covers the interest bill 1×. Over 5 years borrowings went from ₹0.0 Cr to ₹1,199 Cr while capital spending ran ₹1,614 Cr in just the last 3 — part of the build-out is riding on borrowed money.

FY26: borrowings ₹1,199 Cr at 1.16× equity Borrowings by fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). 12-year window. Quarterly balance-sheet history is not held for India — annual is the honest resolution.
the debt trajectory
BorrowingsDebt-to-equity
1.3k1.3×9710.9×6470.6×3240.2×0−0.1×₹ Cr×₹1,1991.16×FY15FY17FY20FY23FY26
1.3k1.3×9710.9×6470.6×3240.2×0−0.1×₹ Cr×₹1,1991.16×FY15FY20FY26

The total-debt and debt-to-equity series, which only the second data source carries, are not drawn on this page: its two data sources disagree by up to 67% on reported income across 14 comparable periods. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.

→ Who owns this, and are they adding or leaving? Next: the register is quiet.

12 · Ownership

Ownership Who owns the stock, quarter by quarter: promoters (the controlling owners), foreign and domestic institutions, and the public. Steady accumulation by people close to the numbers is a signal; a quiet register is also an answer.

No holder of Kitex Garments Ltd moved a full percentage point over the last two years — the register is quiet. Domestic institutions moved +0.1 points over the same window, to 0.1%. The register is read on the four disclosed classes only; nothing is inferred between filings.

The register over the last two years — Foreign institutions: +0.4 points over 8 quarters to 1.2%; Domestic institutions: +0.1 points over 8 quarters to 0.1%; Promoters: +0.0 points over 8 quarters to 56.7%.

Fiscal-year ends: promoters +0.0 pts from Mar 24 to Mar 26 Shareholding at each fiscal-year end (March quarter), % of the company. 3 year-ends held.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
61%45%28%12%−4.5%%56.7%0.9%0.1%42.3%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
61%45%28%12%−4.5%%56.7%0.9%0.1%42.3%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
A quiet register: no holder moved a full point in two years Shareholding by holder class, % of the company, quarterly, last 13 quarters.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
61%45%28%12%−4.5%%56.7%1.2%0.1%42.0%Jun 23Dec 24Jun 26
61%45%28%12%−4.5%%56.7%1.2%0.1%42.0%Jun 23Dec 24Jun 26

→ One last check: does the safety math agree? Next: the balance-sheet safety line.

13 · Safety line

Safety line The Z-score estimates how far a company sits from balance-sheet distress — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the danger zone. It was built for manufacturers, so it is not applied to banks and lenders.

Kitex Garments Ltd: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one. It is a distance-to-distress estimate from the balance sheet, not a forecast of failure. The debt, cash-flow and return sections above carry the balance-sheet evidence this page does hold, and each of them states its own reporting date.

The safety line in one sentence: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one.

Related companies · same sector · Textiles - Readymade Apparel Every company is compared on the shape of its own curves, not static ratios. The Revenue, EPS and ROCE columns each draw that company's last 12 quarters as a mini line of the ACTUAL level (trailing-twelve-month revenue and EPS, and the ROCE itself) — so a line that climbs is a business getting bigger, a line that sinks is one shrinking. The colour tracks the same line: green when it is rising or steadily healthy, amber when it is rolling over from a high (still elevated but turning down), red when it is falling, grey when flat or stuck. Colour and direction always agree — a green line never points down. The ROCE curve is the return on capital (annual readings for peers, so a slightly coarser line than the quarterly one at the top of this page). The Stage column then runs the same 12-quarter trajectory classifier used at the top of the page on each company and names where it sits. What lands a company in each bucket: CONSISTENT — growth stays positive across the window and returns are healthy (ROCE ≥ 15%, or ROE ≥ 12% for lenders); IMPROVING — profit or EPS fell into real decline, bottomed a few quarters back, and has climbed back to positive and held there; TURNING AROUND — the same kind of trough but more recent, with the latest quarters just lifting off it (an early, unconfirmed turn); TOPPING OUT — growth is still positive but decelerating hard from its own peak while returns have stopped rising; DETERIORATING — two or more growth curves are shrinking (latest below zero) and staying there, not one soft quarter; MIXED — the curves genuinely disagree, or no clean majority, so no single word fits; NO READ — fewer than eight usable quarters. It is a like-for-like read of every company against its own past, not a ranking against the group.
CompanyP/EMkt capRevenueEPSROCEStage
Kitex Garments Ltd this page293.0×₹2,933 CrDeteriorating
Trent Ltd89.3×₹1.5L CrConsistent
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd56.7×₹50,609 CrNo read
Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Ltd54.9×₹11,474 CrNo read
Vedant Fashions Ltd24.3×₹9,775 CrTurning around
Pearl Global Industries Ltd33.2×₹9,119 CrMixed
V2 Retail Ltd56.0×₹7,996 CrNo read
Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Ltd₹6,865 CrNo read
Arvind Fashions Ltd47.2×₹6,182 CrTurning around
Gokaldas Exports Ltd60.8×₹6,085 CrMixed
V-Mart Retail Ltd41.6×₹5,764 CrNo read
Raymond Lifestyle Ltd39.6×₹4,356 CrNo read
Lux Industries Ltd34.0×₹3,689 CrMixed
Kewal Kiran Clothing Ltd21.8×₹3,095 CrMixed
S P Apparels Ltd25.0×₹2,521 CrMixed
Baazar Style Retail Ltd97.0×₹2,134 CrNo read
Cantabil Retail India Ltd21.0×₹2,006 CrMixed
SBC Exports Ltd79.3×₹2,003 CrConsistent
Go Fashion (India) Ltd28.8×₹1,705 CrDeteriorating
SBC Exports Ltd58.3×₹1,541 CrTurning around
Sai Silks (Kalamandir) Ltd9.9×₹1,356 CrMixed
Monte Carlo Fashions Ltd9.9×₹1,114 CrNo read
Iris Clothings Ltd56.2×₹910 CrConsistent
Karnika Industries Ltd25.0×₹700 Cr
Credo Brands Marketing Ltd7.8×₹542 CrTopping out
Thomas Scott India Ltd21.0×₹369 CrMixed
Bella Casa Fashion & Retail Ltd16.6×₹330 CrMixed
12 · Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Kitex Garments Ltd's share price today?

Kitex Garments Ltd trades at ₹151, −46.1% over the past year. The company is valued at ₹2,933 Cr. The stock sits at 10% of its 52-week range of ₹143–₹222, −14.0% versus its 200-day average. On the tape, the price is in a downtrend, 43 weeks in. — as of 24 July 2026.

What were Kitex Garments Ltd's latest quarterly results?

Kitex Garments Ltd reported revenue of ₹166 Cr and a net loss of ₹9.3 Cr for the Mar 26 quarter. Revenue fell 44.6% and profit fell 129.2% year on year. Earnings per share were ₹−0.20. The operating margin was 1.0%, 16.0 pp lower than a year earlier. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is Kitex Garments Ltd's revenue?

Kitex Garments Ltd reported revenue of ₹166 Cr in the Mar 26 quarter, −44.6% year on year. For the full FY26 fiscal year, revenue was ₹667 Cr (−32.1%). Over the last 10 years revenue compounded at 2.0% a year. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is Kitex Garments Ltd's profit?

Kitex Garments Ltd earned ₹−9.3 Cr of net profit in the Mar 26 quarter, −129.2% year on year. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹−13.0 Cr. The operating margin ran 1.0% in the latest quarter. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is Kitex Garments Ltd's market cap?

Kitex Garments Ltd's market capitalisation is ₹2,933 Cr at a share price of ₹151. Market cap is the share price multiplied by shares outstanding, so it is restated whenever the price moves. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is Kitex Garments Ltd's P/E ratio?

Kitex Garments Ltd trades at a P/E of 293.0×, at the 100th percentile of its own 10-year range, against a long-run median of 18.1×. This is a comparison with the stock's own history, not a value call — as of 24 July 2026.

Does Kitex Garments Ltd pay a dividend?

Yes — Kitex Garments Ltd's dividend payout was 169% of profit in FY26, and it recorded a payout in each of its last 12 reported fiscal years. This page holds the payout ratio, not a per-share amount. — as of 24 July 2026.

Is Kitex Garments Ltd overvalued?

On its own history, Kitex Garments Ltd looks expensive against its own history: its P/E of 293.0× sits at the 100th percentile of its 10-year range (long-run median 18.1×). That is a percentile read against the stock's own past, not a price opinion or a direction call. — as of 24 July 2026.

Is Kitex Garments Ltd growing?

Not right now — Kitex Garments Ltd's latest numbers are shrinking: latest-quarter revenue −44.6% year on year, profit −129.2%, and the margin −16.0 pp at 1.0%. The earnings engine currently reads: deteriorating — as of 24 July 2026.

How is Kitex Garments Ltd performing?

Kitex Garments Ltd is in a downtrend, 43 weeks in. Its latest quarter's revenue fell 44.6% and profit fell 129.2% year on year. Against the NIFTY 500 it has been behind on a trailing-13-week view for 15 weeks. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 24 July 2026.

What stage is Kitex Garments Ltd in?

Deteriorating — revenue and profit growth are shrinking (revenue growth −44.6% latest (single-quarter readings) against +77.1% at its 12-quarter best), ROCE slipping at 2.0%. The read comes from the last 12 quarters of growth (revenue growth −44.6% latest, profit growth −129.2% latest) plus the ROCE curve, classified by deterministic rules — a trajectory read, not a buy or sell call — as of 24 July 2026.

Is Kitex Garments Ltd in an uptrend?

No — the price is in a downtrend (week 43 of stage 4), trading −14.0% versus its 200-day average and at 10% of its 52-week range. Price stages cycle base → advance → top → decline, and the stage names where this stock sits in that cycle — as of 24 July 2026.

Is Kitex Garments Ltd beating the market?

Not lately — on a trailing-13-week view Kitex Garments Ltd is currently behind the NIFTY 500 (15 weeks and counting; last ahead the week of 2026-05-08), the same metric the week-by-week ribbon on this page draws. Separately, on the cumulative view: over the last 10.3 years the stock moved +54% against the NIFTY 500's +274% — behind the index over the full window. — as of 24 July 2026.

Will Kitex Garments Ltd's share price go up?

This page publishes no price forecast for Kitex Garments Ltd. What it measures instead: the share price is ₹151, the price is in a downtrend 43 weeks in. Its P/E of 293.0× sits at the 100th percentile of its own 10-year range. — as of 24 July 2026.

Who owns Kitex Garments Ltd?

Promoters hold 56.7% of Kitex Garments Ltd, foreign institutions 1.2%, domestic institutions 0.1% and the public 42.0% (latest quarter). No holder moved a full point over the last two years — the register is quiet. — as of 24 July 2026.

Does Kitex Garments Ltd have too much debt?

It carries real leverage — Kitex Garments Ltd's debt-to-equity is 1.16, and operating profit covers the interest bill 1×. FY26 borrowings were ₹1,199 Cr against equity of ₹1,030 Cr. Read the returns on this page with that leverage in mind — as of 24 July 2026.

What is Kitex Garments Ltd's capex?

Kitex Garments Ltd spent ₹1,614 Cr on capital expenditure over the last 3 fiscal years, a figure derived from the change in fixed assets plus depreciation. In FY26 alone that was ₹510 Cr, with ₹946 Cr in capital work-in-progress — capacity paid for but not yet earning. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is Kitex Garments Ltd's cash flow?

Kitex Garments Ltd generated ₹346 Cr of operating cash flow in FY26 and ₹−164 Cr of free cash flow after ₹510 Cr of capital spending. Reported profit that year was ₹−13.0 Cr, so operating cash ran ahead of profit. Cash-flow resolution for India is annual. — as of 24 July 2026.

Is Kitex Garments Ltd's profit real cash?

Yes — over the last 3 fiscal years, 125% of Kitex Garments Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash. In FY26, operating cash was ₹346 Cr against reported profit of ₹−13.0 Cr. The cash then goes mostly into building capacity. Cash-flow resolution is annual — as of 24 July 2026.

Where is Kitex Garments Ltd in its business cycle?

Kitex Garments Ltd's FY26 operating margin was 4.0%, against a 12-year band of 4.0%–35.0%: the low end of its own band, which is where recoveries start when they come. The latest quarter ran 1.0%. Profitability versus a company's own long band is the cleanest cycle clock this page holds — as of 24 July 2026.

What could break the Kitex Garments Ltd story?

The sharpest disagreement: the price moved −46.1% in a year while annual EPS moved −95.7% — the difference is re-rating, and re-rating has to be repaid with earnings. Mechanically, two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day average would end the price trend — that is the exit rule this page tracks — as of 24 July 2026.

Is Kitex Garments Ltd a stock worth studying right now?

This is not investment advice. The machine read: Kitex Garments Ltd's price has outrun its earnings. −46.1% in a year against EPS −95.7% — the market is paying now for delivery later. The sharpest open question: whether earnings grow into a price that has already moved. Every number on this page is drawn deterministically from the raw series, with no forecasts and no price opinions — as of 24 July 2026.

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