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S P Apparels Ltd

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Textiles - Readymade Apparel

S P Apparels Ltd's three tracks disagree. Price, valuation and the earnings engine each tell a different story — the next quarter or two settles it.

Biggest watch item: the P/E sits at the 96th percentile of its own range — the multiple has already done part of the work.

The price is in a confirmed uptrend (11 weeks in) while the P/E sits at the 96th percentile of its own 10-year range. Underneath, the last four quarters read deteriorating — profit −36.7% year on year, and 116% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash. What settles it: the next one or two quarters of delivery.

Stage
Consistent
fundamental trajectory, 12 quarters
Price
₹992
+22.9% 1Y
P/E
25.0×
96th pctile
of its own 10-year range
Revenue (Mar 26)
₹365 Cr
−8.5% YoY
Profit (Mar 26)
₹19.0 Cr
−36.7% YoY
Operating margin
12.0%
−2.0 pp YoY
ROCE
14%
FY26
ROIC
9.6%
vs WACC 12.0% → −2.4 pp
Cash conversion
116%
of profit, last 3 FY
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.

S P Apparels Ltd trades at ₹992, in a confirmed uptrend and 11 weeks into that stage. That is +21.1% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 68% of a 52-week range of ₹636 to ₹1,160. On relative strength it has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 25 straight weeks.

Today the stock is in a confirmed uptrend — week 11 of stage 2, confirmed. At ₹992 it trades +21.1% versus its 200-day average and sits at 68% of its 52-week range (₹636–₹1,160).

Jul 26: ₹992 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.
+21.1% versus the 200-day line, week 11 of stage 2
Price50-day avg200-day avg
S2S4S4S2₹1,222₹996₹770₹543₹317₹992₹820Jul 23Apr 24Feb 25Nov 25Jul 26
S2S4S4S2₹1,222₹996₹770₹543₹317₹992₹820Jul 23Feb 25Jul 26
Beating or trailing, week by week since 2016 Each cell is one week from 2016 to now (522 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
Sep 16Jul 26

Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 9.9 years the stock moved +193% while the NIFTY 500 moved +207% — behind the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock has been ahead for 25 straight weeks — 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 96th 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.

S P Apparels Ltd trades at 25.0× P/E, at the pricey end of its own range (96th percentile). Its long-run median P/E is 15.9×, measured across 9.9 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 25.0× is at the pricey end of its own range (96th percentile), against a long-run median of 15.9× measured over 9.9 years of weekly readings. This is a comparison against the stock's own history — not a claim about what it is worth.

P/E 25.0× vs a 15.9× long-run median P/E, weekly (left axis); earnings per share, trailing twelve months, weekly (right axis). 9.9-year window; loss-period spikes above 27× shown pinned at the top. The eps (ttm) bars are red where the reading is lower than the quarter before.
at the pricey end of its own range (96th percentile)
P/EMedianEPS (TTM) (quarterly)
29.0×₹48.821.8×₹36.614.6×₹24.47.5×₹12.20.3×₹0.0×25.00×₹40Sep 16Feb 19Sep 21Mar 24Jul 26
29.0×₹48.821.8×₹36.614.6×₹24.47.5×₹12.20.3×₹0.0×25.00×₹40Sep 16Sep 21Jul 26
PEG 0.82 PEG ratio per quarter — the P/E divided by the earnings-growth rate. The dashed line marks 1.0: below it the growth is cheap against the multiple, above it the price already prices the growth in. Last 20 quarters.
below 1.0, the growth looks cheap against the multiple
PEGPEG = 1.0
1.3×1.0×0.7×0.4×0.0××0.82×Q1 FY22Q1 FY23Q2 FY24Q3 FY25Q4 FY26
1.3×1.0×0.7×0.4×0.0××0.82×Q1 FY22Q2 FY24Q4 FY26
P/E
25.0×
96th percentile of 10y
PEG
1.02
as reported

Why the multiple sits where it does: over the past year annual EPS moved +5.8% against a +22.9% price move — the price outran earnings, pushing the multiple UP its own range.

The price move, decomposed: over 5y, of the +26.6%/yr price move, ~+19.0%/yr came from earnings growth and ~+7.6 pp from the multiple (expanding); over 10y, of the +11.3%/yr price move, ~+5.3%/yr came from earnings growth and ~+6.0 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.

→ 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: Consistent

Stage: Consistent 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).

S P Apparels Ltd reads as consistent on its fundamental arc. Consistent — revenue, profit and EPS growth have stayed positive through the window, with ROCE at 18.3% and holding. The read is built from 12 quarters across 4 curves, on full 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. A missing point means that reading is not held for the quarter.
the trajectory the stage is read from
RevenueProfitEPS
46%33%35%17%24%2.1%12%−13%0.8%−28%%%13.2%8.5%7.3%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
46%33%35%17%24%2.1%12%−13%0.8%−28%%%13.2%8.5%7.3%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
ROCE Trailing-twelve-month operating profit (before interest and tax) as a share of average capital employed — total assets minus current liabilities, the standard textbook basis, %.
the return curve, computed quarterly
ROCE
21%19%18%16%15%%18.3%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
21%19%18%16%15%%18.3%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
Revenue growth
Rolling over
latest +13.2% · span +3.9% to +43.2%
Profit growth
Steady high
latest +8.5% · span −24.2% to +27.9%
EPS growth
Steady high
latest +7.3% · span −23.6% to +28.5%
ROCE
Steady high
latest 18.3% · span 15.2%–20.3%

Why it matters: steady curves with healthy returns are the compounding setup — the risk is the price, not the business.

Growth, year by year: revenue +13.2% in FY26, profit +6.3% 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
36%202%21%138%6.2%74%−8.6%10%−23%−54%%%13.2%6.3%FY16FY21FY26
36%202%21%138%6.2%74%−8.6%10%−23%−54%%%13.2%6.3%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 (+13.2%) with the last 8 annualized (+20.5%).
revenue rolling over, profit stabilising
Revenue TTM YoYProfit TTM YoYEPS TTM YoY
46%33%35%17%24%2.1%12%−13%0.8%−28%%%13.2%8.5%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
46%33%35%17%24%2.1%12%−13%0.8%−28%%%13.2%8.5%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+13.2%+13.5%+19.4%+11.5%
Profit+6.3%+6.8%+18.6%+18.2%
EPS+5.8%+6.8%+19.0%+13.8%
Share price+22.9%+27.0%+26.6%+11.3%
Revenue YoY (Mar 26)
−8.5%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Profit YoY (Mar 26)
−36.7%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Revenue 10y
11.5%
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

58.1/100 — rank 6 of 26 in Textiles - Readymade Apparel · 96% evidence confidence

S P Apparels Ltd scores 58.1 out of 100 against the 26 companies it is compared with in Textiles - Readymade Apparel, ranking 6. Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 27.2%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.

The four contributions add to the total exactly: 15.1 + 13.3 + 11.5 + 18.2 = 58.1. 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.

S P Apparels Ltd reported ₹365 Cr of revenue in the Mar 26 quarter, −8.5% year on year. Over 10 years it has compounded at 11.5% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹1,579 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹1,578 Cr.

S P Apparels Ltd reported ₹365 Cr of revenue in the Mar 26 quarter, −8.5% year on year. Over 10 years it has compounded at 11.5% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹1,579 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹1,578 Cr.

FY26 revenue came in at ₹1,579 Cr (+13.2% on the year), capping 10 years at 11.5% compound. The latest quarter (Mar 26) printed ₹365 Cr, −8.5% year on year.

FY26 revenue ₹1,579 Cr (+13.2% YoY) Revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
11.5% a year over 10 years
RevenueYoY growth
1.7k36%1.3k21%8536.2%426−8.6%0−23%₹ Cr%₹1,57913.2%FY16FY21FY26
1.7k36%1.3k21%8536.2%426−8.6%0−23%₹ Cr%₹1,57913.2%FY16FY21FY26
Mar 26: ₹365 Cr (−8.5% 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
46170%34649%23128%1156.8%0−14%₹ Cr%₹365−8.5%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
46170%34649%23128%1156.8%0−14%₹ Cr%₹365−8.5%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26

Pace check: the last four quarters averaged +18.0% growth against the decade's 11.5% — the current year is running faster than its own long-run rate.

Acceleration check: trailing-twelve-month revenue grew +13.2% over the last 4 quarters against +20.5%/yr over the last 8 — rolling over; TTM profit +8.5% vs +6.5%/yr — stabilising.

→ Revenue slipped — did margins hold as it scaled? Next: 12.0% this quarter (−2.0 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.

S P Apparels Ltd's operating margin is 12.0% in the Mar 26 quarter, −2.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 10.0% to 18.0%. The current quarter sits inside that band.

S P Apparels Ltd's operating margin is 12.0% in the Mar 26 quarter, −2.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 10.0% to 18.0%. The current quarter sits inside that band.

The latest quarter's operating margin is 12.0%, −2.0 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 10.0%–18.0%.

🚨 Why the margin moved: operating margin went −1.7 pp year on year while gross margin went −1.5 pp — the loss came mostly from the gross line: input costs and pricing.

FY26: 13.0% Operating margin by fiscal year, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). 13-year window.
within a 10.0–18.0% band over 13 years
operating marginYoY change (pp)
19%7.0%16%3.5%14%0.0%12%−3.5%9.4%−7.0%%%13%0%FY14FY20FY26
19%7.0%16%3.5%14%0.0%12%−3.5%9.4%−7.0%%%13%0%FY14FY20FY26
Mar 26: 12.0% operating margin (−2.0 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)
16%5.6%15%3.3%14%1.0%13%−1.3%12%−3.6%%%12%−2%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
16%5.6%15%3.3%14%1.0%13%−1.3%12%−3.6%%%12%−2%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26

→ Margins slipped — did that reach the bottom line? Next: profit −36.7% 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.

S P Apparels Ltd earned ₹19.0 Cr of net profit in the Mar 26 quarter, −36.7% year on year. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹101 Cr. The 10-year compound rate is 18.2%. That is 5.2% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹30.0 Cr.

S P Apparels Ltd earned ₹19.0 Cr of net profit in the Mar 26 quarter, −36.7% year on year. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹101 Cr. The 10-year compound rate is 18.2%. That is 5.2% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹30.0 Cr.

Mar 26 profit was ₹19.0 Cr, −36.7% year on year. On the full year, FY26 printed ₹101 Cr (+6.3%), and the 10-year compound rate is 18.2%.

FY26 profit ₹101 Cr (+6.3% 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.
18.2% a year over 10 years
Net profitYoY growth
109202%82138%5574%2711%0−53%₹ Cr%₹1016.3%FY16FY21FY26
109202%82138%5574%2711%0−53%₹ Cr%₹1016.3%FY16FY21FY26
Mar 26: ₹19.0 Cr (−36.7% 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
3867%2838%198.4%9−21%0−50%₹ Cr%₹19−36.7%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
3867%2838%198.4%9−21%0−50%₹ Cr%₹19−36.7%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26

🚨 Why profit moved: revenue contributed −8.5% and the margin −2.0 pp — the quarter was revenue-led despite a thinner margin.

Pace comparison, last four quarters: profit +12.9% vs revenue +18.0%. 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: 116% 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 116% of S P Apparels Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash — the cash follows the profit. In FY26 that was ₹209 Cr of operating cash against ₹101 Cr of profit. After ₹112 Cr of capital spending, ₹97.0 Cr was left as free cash.

FY26: operating cash of ₹209 Cr against reported profit of ₹101 Cr, leaving free cash of ₹97.0 Cr after ₹112 Cr of capital spending. Across the last 3 fiscal years the conversion rate is 116% of profit.

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

FY26: CFO ₹209 Cr vs profit ₹101 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.
116% of 3-year profit arrived as cash
Operating cashNet profitFree cash
24513932−75−181₹ Cr₹209₹101₹97FY16FY21FY26
24513932−75−181₹ Cr₹209₹101₹97FY16FY21FY26
FY26: CFO = 207% of profit (three-year rate 116%) Operating cash as a share of net profit, per fiscal year, % (line). Dashed line = 100% — every unit of profit arriving as cash.
Conversion100%
281%205%129%53%−23%%207%FY16FY21FY26
281%205%129%53%−23%%207%FY16FY21FY26

Why conversion sits at 116%: the cash cycle tightened 113 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 2.7× 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: ₹350 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).

S P Apparels Ltd's cash conversion cycle runs 156 days in FY26, down from 269 days in FY21. Capital spending ran ₹350 Cr over the last 3 years. At FY26 sales of ₹1,579 Cr each day of that cycle holds about ₹4.3 Cr, so roughly ₹675 Cr sits inside the business at any moment.

FY26: debtors at 59 days, inventory at 167 days — roughly 5.5 months of stock waiting to sell; that is where the cash sits while it waits — for a full cycle of 156 days, tighter than FY21's 269.

The full loop: cash goes out to suppliers and production on day 0; stock waits 167 days to sell; customers pay about 59 days after that; and suppliers themselves are paid at 69 days — netting out to the 156-day cycle.

In money terms: at FY26 sales of ₹1,579 Cr, each day of the cycle holds about ₹4.3 Cr — so the 156-day loop keeps roughly ₹675 Cr sitting inside the business at any moment.

FY26: a 156-day cash cycle Debtor days, inventory days, payable days and the cash conversion cycle by fiscal year. 13-year window.
−113 days vs FY21
Cash cycleInventory daysDebtor daysPayable days
3672781899910days156d167d59d69dFY14FY17FY20FY23FY26
3672781899910days156d167d59d69dFY14FY20FY26

On the investment side: capital spending of ₹350 Cr over the last 3 fiscal years against ₹129 Cr of depreciation — the company is building well ahead of wear-and-tear. Capital work-in-progress stands at ₹4.0 Cr (FY26) — capacity paid for but not yet earning.

FY26: capex ₹112 Cr, work-in-progress ₹4.0 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
212159106530₹ Cr₹112₹4FY16FY18FY21FY23FY26
212159106530₹ Cr₹112₹4FY16FY21FY26

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 14% and the ROIC − WACC spread is −2.4 pp.

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.

S P Apparels Ltd earns a ROCE of 14% in FY26. That is up from a trough of 10% in FY21. Return on invested capital clears the cost of that capital by −2.4 percentage points, so growth here is not yet paying for the capital it uses. The wiring behind it is 6.4% net margin on 0.99× asset turns.

FY26 ROCE is 14%, recovered from a FY21 trough of 10% — the full ladder below shows the fall and the climb, undoctored.

🚨 Why the return is what it is — the wiring (FY26): 6.4% net margin × 0.99× asset turns × 1.68× balance-sheet leverage ≈ 10.6% on equity. Margin does its share; leverage is a meaningful part of the equation.

The capstone test — ROIC − WACC: 9.6% − 12.0% = a −2.4 pp spread. The 12.0% is a standing assumption for the cost of capital in India, not a per-stock estimate — read the sign and the size of the spread, not the decimals. Negative — growth at these returns destroys value until the returns recover.

FY26: ROCE 14% Return on capital employed by fiscal year, % (line); ROIC by fiscal year, % (line). 13-year window, dips included. Dashed line = the 12.0% cost of capital used on this page.
the climb back from FY21's 10%
ROCEROIC (annual)WACC
24%20%16%13%8.7%%14%9.8%FY14FY20FY26
24%20%16%13%8.7%%14%9.8%FY14FY20FY26
Q4 FY26: ROCE 16.3% (TTM) vs WACC 12.0% Trailing-twelve-month ROCE and ROIC, per quarter, %; dashed line = the cost of capital. Last 12 quarters, put on a trailing-twelve-month basis and anchored to the annual figure.
ROCE (TTM)ROIC (TTM)WACC
18%16%14%12%10%%16.3%11.2%Q1 FY24Q2 FY25Q4 FY26
18%16%14%12%10%%16.3%11.2%Q1 FY24Q2 FY25Q4 FY26

→ Returns like these — is the balance sheet borrowing to make them? Next: debt-to-equity is 0.44.

11 · Debt

Debt Debt-to-equity says how much of the business is funded by borrowings. Low is the safe corner; the trend matters as much as the level.

S P Apparels Ltd carries total debt of ₹419 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹940 Cr as of Mar 26, a debt-to-equity of 0.45. On the annual view that ratio went from 0.37 in FY22 to 0.45 in FY26. Read the returns elsewhere on this page with that leverage in mind.

Mar 26: total debt of ₹419 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹940 Cr — a debt-to-equity of 0.45. On the annual view, debt-to-equity went from 0.37 (FY22) to 0.45 (FY26). Read the returns on this page with that leverage in mind.

FY26: debt ₹419 Cr at 0.45× equity Total debt by fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). 5-year window.
Total debtDebt-to-equity
4530.46×3390.41×2260.36×1130.31×00.26×₹ Cr×₹4190.45×FY22FY24FY26
4530.46×3390.41×2260.36×1130.31×00.26×₹ Cr×₹4190.45×FY22FY24FY26
Mar 26: debt ₹419 Cr, debt-to-equity 0.45 Total debt per quarter, ₹ Cr (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). Last 12 quarters. India reports the full balance sheet half-yearly, so the intervening quarter carries the prior reading forward.
Total debt (quarterly)Debt-to-equity
4530.46×3390.41×2260.36×1130.31×00.26×₹ Cr×₹4190.45×Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
4530.46×3390.41×2260.36×1130.31×00.26×₹ Cr×₹4190.45×Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26

→ Who owns this, and are they adding or leaving? Next: Domestic institutions cut 3.1 points over 8 quarters.

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.

Domestic institutions cut 3.1 points of S P Apparels Ltd over 8 quarters, the biggest move on the register. That takes domestic institutions to 16.1% of the company. Promoters moved −0.1 points over the same window, to 61.8%. The register is read on the four disclosed classes only; nothing is inferred between filings.

The register over the last two years — Domestic institutions: −3.1 points over 8 quarters to 16.1%; Promoters: −0.1 points over 8 quarters to 61.8%; Foreign institutions: −0.1 points over 8 quarters to 1.5%.

🚨 Why the register moved: domestic institutions drove it (−3.1 points) — distribution into the market’s bid.

Fiscal-year ends: promoters −0.1 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
67%49%32%14%−3.4%%61.8%1.5%16.6%20.1%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
67%49%32%14%−3.4%%61.8%1.5%16.6%20.1%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
Domestic institutions cut 3.1 points over 8 quarters Shareholding by holder class, % of the company, quarterly, last 13 quarters.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
67%49%32%14%−3.8%%61.8%1.5%16.1%20.6%Jun 23Dec 24Jun 26
67%49%32%14%−3.8%%61.8%1.5%16.1%20.6%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.

S P Apparels 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
S P Apparels Ltd this page25.0×₹2,521 CrMixed
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
Kitex Garments Ltd293.0×₹2,933 CrDeteriorating
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 S P Apparels Ltd's share price today?

S P Apparels Ltd trades at ₹992, +22.9% over the past year. The company is valued at ₹2,521 Cr. The stock sits at 68% of its 52-week range of ₹636–₹1,160, +21.1% versus its 200-day average. On the tape, the price is in a confirmed uptrend, 11 weeks in. — as of 24 July 2026.

What were S P Apparels Ltd's latest quarterly results?

S P Apparels Ltd reported revenue of ₹365 Cr and net profit of ₹19.0 Cr for the Mar 26 quarter. Revenue fell 8.5% and profit fell 36.7% year on year. Earnings per share were ₹7.35. The operating margin was 12.0%, 2.0 pp lower than a year earlier. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is S P Apparels Ltd's revenue?

S P Apparels Ltd reported revenue of ₹365 Cr in the Mar 26 quarter, −8.5% year on year. For the full FY26 fiscal year, revenue was ₹1,579 Cr (+13.2%). Over the last 10 years revenue compounded at 11.5% a year. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is S P Apparels Ltd's profit?

S P Apparels Ltd earned ₹19.0 Cr of net profit in the Mar 26 quarter, −36.7% year on year. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹101 Cr. The operating margin ran 12.0% in the latest quarter. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is S P Apparels Ltd's market cap?

S P Apparels Ltd's market capitalisation is ₹2,521 Cr at a share price of ₹992. 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 S P Apparels Ltd's P/E ratio?

S P Apparels Ltd trades at a P/E of 25.0×, at the 96th percentile of its own 10-year range, against a long-run median of 15.9×. This is a comparison with the stock's own history, not a value call — as of 24 July 2026.

Does S P Apparels Ltd pay a dividend?

Not in its latest year — S P Apparels Ltd's dividend payout was 0% of profit in FY26. It did record a payout in 3 of its last 13 reported fiscal years, so there is a history but no current dividend. — as of 24 July 2026.

Is S P Apparels Ltd overvalued?

On its own history, S P Apparels Ltd looks expensive against its own history: its P/E of 25.0× sits at the 96th percentile of its 10-year range (long-run median 15.9×). 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 S P Apparels Ltd growing?

Not right now — S P Apparels Ltd's latest numbers are shrinking: latest-quarter revenue −8.5% year on year, profit −36.7%, and the margin −2.0 pp at 12.0%. The 10-year compound rates are 11.5% (revenue) and 18.2% (profit). The earnings engine currently reads: deteriorating — as of 24 July 2026.

How is S P Apparels Ltd performing?

S P Apparels Ltd is in a confirmed uptrend, 11 weeks in. Its latest quarter's revenue fell 8.5% and profit fell 36.7% year on year. Against the NIFTY 500 it has been ahead on a trailing-13-week view for 25 weeks. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 24 July 2026.

What stage is S P Apparels Ltd in?

Consistent — revenue, profit and EPS growth have stayed positive through the window, with ROCE at 18.3% and holding. The read comes from the last 12 quarters of growth (revenue growth +13.2% latest, profit growth +8.5% latest, eps growth +7.3% latest) plus the ROCE curve, classified by deterministic rules — a trajectory read, not a buy or sell call — as of 24 July 2026.

Is S P Apparels Ltd in an uptrend?

Yes — the price is in a confirmed uptrend (week 11 of stage 2), trading +21.1% versus its 200-day average and at 68% 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 S P Apparels Ltd beating the market?

On recent form, yes — S P Apparels Ltd has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 25 straight weeks, the same metric the week-by-week ribbon on this page draws. Separately, on the cumulative view: over the last 9.9 years the stock moved +193% against the NIFTY 500's +207% — behind the index over the full window. — as of 24 July 2026.

Will S P Apparels Ltd's share price go up?

This page publishes no price forecast for S P Apparels Ltd. What it measures instead: the share price is ₹992, the price is in a confirmed uptrend 11 weeks in. Its P/E of 25.0× sits at the 96th percentile of its own 10-year range. — as of 24 July 2026.

Who owns S P Apparels Ltd?

Promoters hold 61.8% of S P Apparels Ltd, foreign institutions 1.5%, domestic institutions 16.1% and the public 20.6% (latest quarter). The biggest move on the register over the last two years: Domestic institutions cut 3.1 points over 8 quarters. — as of 24 July 2026.

Does S P Apparels Ltd have too much debt?

It is moderate — S P Apparels Ltd's debt-to-equity is 0.44, and operating profit covers the interest bill 5×. FY26 borrowings were ₹419 Cr against equity of ₹946 Cr. Read the returns on this page with that leverage in mind — as of 24 July 2026.

What is S P Apparels Ltd's capex?

S P Apparels Ltd spent ₹350 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 ₹112 Cr, with ₹4.0 Cr in capital work-in-progress — capacity paid for but not yet earning. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is S P Apparels Ltd's cash flow?

S P Apparels Ltd generated ₹209 Cr of operating cash flow in FY26 and ₹97.0 Cr of free cash flow after ₹112 Cr of capital spending. Reported profit that year was ₹101 Cr, so operating cash ran ahead of profit. Cash-flow resolution for India is annual. — as of 24 July 2026.

Is S P Apparels Ltd's profit real cash?

Yes — over the last 3 fiscal years, 116% of S P Apparels Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash. In FY26, operating cash was ₹209 Cr against reported profit of ₹101 Cr. The cash then goes mostly into building capacity. Cash-flow resolution is annual — as of 24 July 2026.

Where is S P Apparels Ltd in its business cycle?

S P Apparels Ltd's FY26 operating margin was 13.0%, against a 13-year band of 10.0%–18.0%: mid-band by its own history — neither the peak that precedes mean-reversion nor the trough that precedes recovery. The latest quarter ran 12.0%. 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 S P Apparels Ltd story?

Biggest watch item: the P/E sits at the 96th percentile of its own range — the multiple has already done part of the work. 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 S P Apparels Ltd a stock worth studying right now?

This is not investment advice. The machine read: S P Apparels Ltd's three tracks disagree. Price, valuation and the earnings engine each tell a different story — the next quarter or two settles it. The sharpest open question: the next one or two quarters of delivery. 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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