Sector Alpha Week of 2026-07-24
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Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd

VENUSPIPES
Steel - Tubes/Pipes

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's earnings have outrun its stock. EPS grew +8.2% in a year against a +5.2% price move.

The sharpest disagreement: Foreign institutions moved −2.5 points over 8 quarters while the operating story went the other way — someone close to the numbers is not convinced.

The price is in a confirmed uptrend (8 weeks in) while the P/E sits at the 49th percentile of its own 4-year range. Underneath, the last four quarters read improving — profit +8.3% year on year, and 83% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash. What settles it: whether the register turns back in the story’s favour.

Stage
Mixed
fundamental trajectory, 12 quarters
Price
₹1,710
+5.2% 1Y
P/E
34.4×
49th pctile
of its own 4-year range
Revenue (Mar 26)
₹302 Cr
+17.1% YoY
Profit (Mar 26)
₹26.0 Cr
+8.3% YoY
Operating margin
16.0%
flat YoY
ROCE
22%
FY26
ROIC
14.1%
vs WACC 12.0% → +2.1 pp
Cash conversion
83%
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.

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd trades at ₹1,710, in a confirmed uptrend and 8 weeks into that stage. That is +25.7% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 89% of a 52-week range of ₹937 to ₹1,811. On relative strength it has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 21 straight weeks.

Today the stock is in a confirmed uptrend — week 8 of stage 2, confirmed. At ₹1,710 it trades +25.7% versus its 200-day average and sits at 89% of its 52-week range (₹937–₹1,811).

Jul 26: ₹1,710 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.
+25.7% versus the 200-day line, week 8 of stage 2
Price50-day avg200-day avg
S2S4S2₹2,559₹2,094₹1,629₹1,164₹700₹1,710₹1,360Jul 23Apr 24Feb 25Nov 25Jul 26
S2S4S2₹2,559₹2,094₹1,629₹1,164₹700₹1,710₹1,360Jul 23Feb 25Jul 26
Beating or trailing, week by week since 2022 Each cell is one week from 2022 to now (223 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
May 22Jul 26

Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 4.1 years the stock moved +411% while the NIFTY 500 moved +66% — ahead of the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock has been ahead for 21 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 49th 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.

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd trades at 34.4× P/E, mid-range by its own standards (49th percentile). Its long-run median P/E is 34.6×, measured across 4.2 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 34.4× is mid-range by its own standards (49th percentile), against a long-run median of 34.6× measured over 4.2 years of weekly readings. This is a comparison against the stock's own history — not a claim about what it is worth.

P/E 34.4× vs a 34.6× long-run median P/E, weekly (left axis); earnings per share, trailing twelve months, weekly (right axis). 4.2-year window; loss-period spikes above 58× shown pinned at the top. The eps (ttm) bars are red where the reading is lower than the quarter before.
mid-range by its own standards (49th percentile)
P/EMedianEPS (TTM) (quarterly)
61.5×₹53.448.2×₹40.034.9×₹26.721.7×₹13.38.4×₹0.0×34.50×₹49May 22Jun 23Jul 24Aug 25Jul 26
61.5×₹53.448.2×₹40.034.9×₹26.721.7×₹13.38.4×₹0.0×34.50×₹49May 22Jul 24Jul 26
PEG 2.19 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. Computed here as quarter-end P/E ÷ trailing-twelve-month EPS growth (only quarters with positive growth), because a reported quarterly PEG is not held for this stock. Last 10 quarters.
above 1.0, the multiple already banks the growth
PEGPEG = 1.0
5.0×3.8×2.6×1.4×0.2××2.19×Q1 FY24Q3 FY24Q1 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY26
5.0×3.8×2.6×1.4×0.2××2.19×Q1 FY24Q1 FY25Q4 FY26
P/E
34.4×
49th percentile of 4y
PEG
1.13
derived from 3-year earnings growth

Why the multiple sits where it does: over the past year annual EPS moved +8.2% against a +5.2% price move — earnings outran the price, pushing the multiple DOWN its own range.

The price move, decomposed: over 3y, of the +13.0%/yr price move, ~+31.3%/yr came from earnings growth and ~−18.3 pp from the multiple (compressing). 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 unremarkable 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: Mixed

Stage: Mixed 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).

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd reads as mixed on its fundamental arc. Mixed — no clean majority across the growth curves, ROCE slipping at 26.1% — the per-curve reads carry the story. 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
58%106%47%76%35%45%24%14%12%−16%%%21.8%9.6%8.3%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
58%106%47%76%35%45%24%14%12%−16%%%21.8%9.6%8.3%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
40%36%33%29%25%%26.1%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
40%36%33%29%25%%26.1%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
Revenue growth
Steady high
latest +21.8% · span +15.3% to +55.1%
Profit growth
Rising
latest +9.6% · span −7.0% to +97.7%
EPS growth
Rising
latest +8.3% · span −7.8% to +91.3%
ROCE
Rolling over
latest 26.1% · span 26.1%–39.1%

Why it matters: when the curves disagree, the per-curve reads above matter more than any single verdict.

Growth, year by year: revenue +21.7% in FY26, profit +9.7% Year-over-year growth per fiscal year, %: revenue (left axis); net profit and EPS (right axis — profit growth swings far wider). Zero line drawn. Turnaround-year spikes shown pinned (▲).
Revenue YoYProfit YoYEPS YoY
78%326%62%232%47%138%31%45%15%−49%%%21.7%9.7%FY19FY22FY26
78%326%62%232%47%138%31%45%15%−49%%%21.7%9.7%FY19FY22FY26
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 (+21.8%) with the last 8 annualized (+20.6%).
revenue stabilising, profit stabilising
Revenue TTM YoYProfit TTM YoYEPS TTM YoY
58%106%47%76%35%45%24%14%12%−16%%%21.8%9.6%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
58%106%47%76%35%45%24%14%12%−16%%%21.8%9.6%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+21.7%+28.3%+30.4%
Profit+9.7%+32.3%+33.6%
EPS+8.2%+31.2%+12.7%
Share price+5.2%+13.0%
Revenue YoY (Mar 26)
+17.1%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Profit YoY (Mar 26)
+8.3%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Revenue 10y
38.6%
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

58.6/100 — rank 4 of 15 in Steel - Tubes/Pipes · 96% evidence confidence

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd scores 58.6 out of 100 against the 15 companies it is compared with in Steel - Tubes/Pipes, ranking 4. Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 31.6%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.

The four contributions add to the total exactly: 15.6 + 19.2 + 5.7 + 18.1 = 58.6. 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.

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd reported ₹302 Cr of revenue in the Mar 26 quarter, +17.1% year on year. That is the 12th straight quarter of year-on-year growth. Over 7 years it has compounded at 38.6% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹1,167 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹1,167 Cr.

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd reported ₹302 Cr of revenue in the Mar 26 quarter, +17.1% year on year. That is the 12th straight quarter of year-on-year growth. Over 7 years it has compounded at 38.6% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹1,167 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹1,167 Cr.

FY26 revenue came in at ₹1,167 Cr (+21.7% on the year), capping 7 years at 38.6% compound. The latest quarter (Mar 26) printed ₹302 Cr, +17.1% year on year — the 12th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth.

FY26 revenue ₹1,167 Cr (+21.7% YoY) Revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 8-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
38.6% a year over 7 years
RevenueYoY growth
1.3k78%94562%63047%31531%015%₹ Cr%₹1,16721.7%FY19FY22FY26
1.3k78%94562%63047%31531%015%₹ Cr%₹1,16721.7%FY19FY22FY26
Mar 26: ₹302 Cr (+17.1% 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.
12th straight quarter of growth
Revenue (quarterly)YoY growth
32662%24548%16335%8221%07.9%₹ Cr%₹30217.1%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
32662%24548%16335%8221%07.9%₹ Cr%₹30217.1%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26

Pace check: the last four quarters averaged +22.0% growth against the decade's 38.6% — the current year is running slower than its own long-run rate.

Acceleration check: trailing-twelve-month revenue grew +21.8% over the last 4 quarters against +20.6%/yr over the last 8 — stabilising; TTM profit +9.6% vs +10.1%/yr — stabilising.

→ Revenue grew — did margins hold as it scaled? Next: 16.0% this quarter (+0.0 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.

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's operating margin is 16.0% in the Mar 26 quarter, +0.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. Across 8 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 7.0% to 18.0%. The current quarter sits inside that band.

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's operating margin is 16.0% in the Mar 26 quarter, +0.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. Across 8 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 7.0% to 18.0%. The current quarter sits inside that band.

The latest quarter's operating margin is 16.0%, +0.0 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 8 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 7.0%–18.0%.

Why the margin moved: operating margin went +0.2 pp year on year while gross margin went +2.1 pp — the gain came mostly from the gross line: input costs and pricing.

FY26: 16.0% Operating margin by fiscal year, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). 8-year window.
within a 7.0–18.0% band over 8 years
operating marginYoY change (pp)
19%5.5%16%3.7%13%2.0%9.3%0.3%6.1%−1.5%%%16%−1%FY19FY22FY26
19%5.5%16%3.7%13%2.0%9.3%0.3%6.1%−1.5%%%16%−1%FY19FY22FY26
Mar 26: 16.0% operating margin (+0.0 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)
20%9.0%19%5.5%18%2.0%16%−1.5%15%−5.0%%%16%0%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
20%9.0%19%5.5%18%2.0%16%−1.5%15%−5.0%%%16%0%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26

→ Margins held — did that reach the bottom line? Next: profit +8.3% 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.

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd earned ₹26.0 Cr of net profit in the Mar 26 quarter, +8.3% year on year. It is the 3rd consecutive quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹102 Cr. The 7-year compound rate is 58.8%. That is 8.6% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹24.0 Cr.

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd earned ₹26.0 Cr of net profit in the Mar 26 quarter, +8.3% year on year. It is the 3rd consecutive quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹102 Cr. The 7-year compound rate is 58.8%. That is 8.6% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹24.0 Cr.

Mar 26 profit was ₹26.0 Cr, +8.3% year on year — the 3rd consecutive quarter of growth. On the full year, FY26 printed ₹102 Cr (+9.7%), and the 7-year compound rate is 58.8%.

FY26 profit ₹102 Cr (+9.7% YoY) Net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 8-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
58.8% a year over 7 years
Net profitYoY growth
110540%83395%55250%28105%0−40%₹ Cr%₹1029.7%FY19FY22FY26
110540%83395%55250%28105%0−40%₹ Cr%₹1029.7%FY19FY22FY26
Mar 26: ₹26.0 Cr (+8.3% 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.
3rd straight quarter of growth
Net profit (quarterly)YoY growth
30120%2382%1544%85.8%0−32%₹ Cr%₹268.3%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
30120%2382%1544%85.8%0−32%₹ Cr%₹268.3%Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26

Why profit moved: revenue contributed +17.1% and the margin +0.0 pp — the quarter was revenue-led, with the margin roughly flat.

Pace comparison, last four quarters: profit +12.6% vs revenue +22.0%. 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: 83% 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 83% of Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash — the cash follows the profit. In FY26 that was ₹112 Cr of operating cash against ₹102 Cr of profit. After ₹170 Cr of capital spending, ₹−58.0 Cr was left as free cash.

FY26: operating cash of ₹112 Cr against reported profit of ₹102 Cr, leaving free cash of ₹−58.0 Cr after ₹170 Cr of capital spending. Across the last 3 fiscal years the conversion rate is 83% of profit.

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

FY26: CFO ₹112 Cr vs profit ₹102 Cr Operating cash flow and net profit by fiscal year, ₹ Cr; the line is free cash flow (CFO minus capital spending). 8-year window, annual resolution. FY23 reflects an acquisition year — point shown clipped.
83% of 3-year profit arrived as cash
Operating cashNet profitFree cash
1277320−33−87₹ Cr₹112₹102₹−58FY19FY22FY26
1277320−33−87₹ Cr₹112₹102₹−58FY19FY22FY26
FY26: CFO = 110% of profit (three-year rate 83%) Operating cash as a share of net profit, per fiscal year, % (line). Dashed line = 100% — every unit of profit arriving as cash.
Conversion100%
134%47%−39%−125%−212%%110%FY19FY22FY26
134%47%−39%−125%−212%%110%FY19FY22FY26

Why conversion sits at 83%: the cash cycle stretched 68 days between FY21 and FY26 — more of each rupee of profit waits inside the cycle before arriving.

Router verdict: the bigger cash user is investment — capital spending ran 7.2× 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: ₹396 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).

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's cash conversion cycle runs 124 days in FY26, up from 56 days in FY21. Capital spending ran ₹396 Cr over the last 3 years. At FY26 sales of ₹1,167 Cr each day of that cycle holds about ₹3.2 Cr, so roughly ₹396 Cr sits inside the business at any moment.

FY26: debtors at 81 days, inventory at 183 days — roughly 6.0 months of stock waiting to sell; that is where the cash sits while it waits — for a full cycle of 124 days, looser than FY21's 56.

The full loop: cash goes out to suppliers and production on day 0; stock waits 183 days to sell; customers pay about 81 days after that; and suppliers themselves are paid at 141 days — netting out to the 124-day cycle.

In money terms: at FY26 sales of ₹1,167 Cr, each day of the cycle holds about ₹3.2 Cr — so the 124-day loop keeps roughly ₹396 Cr sitting inside the business at any moment.

FY26: a 124-day cash cycle Debtor days, inventory days, payable days and the cash conversion cycle by fiscal year. 8-year window.
+68 days vs FY21
Cash cycleInventory daysDebtor daysPayable days
2081641217733days124d183d81d141dFY19FY20FY22FY24FY26
2081641217733days124d183d81d141dFY19FY22FY26

On the investment side: capital spending of ₹396 Cr over the last 3 fiscal years against ₹55.0 Cr of depreciation — the company is building well ahead of wear-and-tear. Capital work-in-progress stands at ₹124 Cr (FY26) — capacity paid for but not yet earning.

FY26: capex ₹170 Cr, work-in-progress ₹124 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
18413892460₹ Cr₹170₹124FY20FY21FY23FY24FY26
18413892460₹ Cr₹170₹124FY20FY23FY26

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 22% and the ROIC − WACC spread is +2.1 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.

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd earns a ROCE of 22% in FY26. That is up from a trough of 22% in FY20. Return on invested capital clears the cost of that capital by +2.1 percentage points, so growth here adds value rather than only size. The wiring behind it is 8.7% net margin on 0.90× asset turns.

FY26 ROCE is 22%, recovered from a FY20 trough of 22% — the full ladder below shows the fall and the climb, undoctored.

Why the return is what it is — the wiring (FY26): 8.7% net margin × 0.90× asset turns × 1.94× balance-sheet leverage ≈ 15.2% on equity. Margin does its share; leverage is a meaningful part of the equation.

The capstone test — ROIC − WACC: 14.1% − 12.0% = a +2.1 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. Positive but thin — value creation with little room for error.

FY26: ROCE 22% Return on capital employed by fiscal year, % (line); ROIC by fiscal year, % (line). 7-year window, dips included. Dashed line = the 12.0% cost of capital used on this page.
the climb back from FY20's 22%
ROCEROIC (annual)WACC
56%44%33%21%8.7%%22%15.2%FY20FY23FY26
56%44%33%21%8.7%%22%15.2%FY20FY23FY26
Q4 FY26: ROCE 21.4% (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
31%26%21%16%11%%21.4%16.2%Q1 FY24Q2 FY25Q4 FY26
31%26%21%16%11%%21.4%16.2%Q1 FY24Q2 FY25Q4 FY26

→ Returns like these — is the balance sheet borrowing to make them? Next: debt-to-equity is 0.29.

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.

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd carries total debt of ₹287 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹668 Cr as of Mar 26, a debt-to-equity of 0.43. On the annual view that ratio went from 0.50 in FY22 to 0.43 in FY26. Read the returns elsewhere on this page with that leverage in mind.

Mar 26: total debt of ₹287 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹668 Cr — a debt-to-equity of 0.43. On the annual view, debt-to-equity went from 0.50 (FY22) to 0.43 (FY26). Read the returns on this page with that leverage in mind.

FY26: debt ₹287 Cr at 0.43× equity Total debt by fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). 5-year window.
Total debtDebt-to-equity
3100.52×2320.45×1550.39×770.33×00.26×₹ Cr×₹2870.43×FY22FY24FY26
3100.52×2320.45×1550.39×770.33×00.26×₹ Cr×₹2870.43×FY22FY24FY26
Mar 26: debt ₹287 Cr, debt-to-equity 0.43 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
3100.44×2320.40×1550.35×770.31×00.27×₹ Cr×₹2870.43×Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
3100.44×2320.40×1550.35×770.31×00.27×₹ Cr×₹2870.43×Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26

→ Who owns this, and are they adding or leaving? Next: Domestic institutions added 4.6 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 added 4.6 points of Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd over 8 quarters, the biggest move on the register. That takes domestic institutions to 17.8% of the company. Foreign institutions moved −2.5 points over the same window, to 2.6%. The register is read on the four disclosed classes only; nothing is inferred between filings.

The register over the last two years — Domestic institutions: +4.6 points over 8 quarters to 17.8%; Foreign institutions: −2.5 points over 8 quarters to 2.6%; Promoters: −0.3 points over 8 quarters to 48.4%.

Why the register moved: rotation — foreign institutions −2.5 points against domestic institutions +4.6 points over 8 quarters, with promoters holding steady — one class of institutions handing the register to the other, not a verdict change by the people closest to the numbers.

Fiscal-year ends: promoters −0.3 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
52%39%26%12%−1.0%%48.4%2.7%17.5%31.4%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
52%39%26%12%−1.0%%48.4%2.7%17.5%31.4%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
Domestic institutions added 4.6 points over 8 quarters Shareholding by holder class, % of the company, quarterly, last 13 quarters.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
52%39%26%12%−1.1%%48.4%2.6%17.8%31.1%Jun 23Dec 24Jun 26
52%39%26%12%−1.1%%48.4%2.6%17.8%31.1%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.

Venus Pipes & Tubes 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 · Steel - Tubes/Pipes 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
Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd this page34.4×₹3,522 CrTurning around
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd42.1×₹50,612 CrMixed
Maharashtra Seamless Ltd10.9×₹7,658 CrDeteriorating
Surya Roshni Ltd18.1×₹5,179 CrMixed
Goodluck India Ltd27.8×₹5,024 CrMixed
DEE Development Engineers Ltd57.4×₹4,526 CrNo read
Man Industries (India) Ltd23.2×₹3,956 CrMixed
Sambhv Steel Tubes Ltd23.6×₹3,416 CrNo read
Welspun Specialty Solutions Ltd119.0×₹3,399 CrNo read
JTL Industries Ltd28.2×₹2,775 CrTurning around
Welspun Specialty Solutions Ltd112.0×₹2,469 CrNo read
Hi-Tech Pipes Ltd22.6×₹1,722 CrMixed
Hariom Pipe Industries Ltd16.0×₹1,213 CrNo read
Gandhi Special Tubes Ltd18.2×₹1,055 CrMixed
Scoda Tubes Ltd22.7×₹880 CrNo read
Rama Steel Tubes Ltd55.4×₹697 CrTurning around
12 · Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's share price today?

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd trades at ₹1,710, +5.2% over the past year. The company is valued at ₹3,522 Cr. The stock sits at 89% of its 52-week range of ₹937–₹1,811, +25.7% versus its 200-day average. On the tape, the price is in a confirmed uptrend, 8 weeks in. — as of 24 July 2026.

What were Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's latest quarterly results?

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd reported revenue of ₹302 Cr and net profit of ₹26.0 Cr for the Mar 26 quarter. Revenue rose 17.1% and profit rose 8.3% year on year. Earnings per share were ₹12.31. The operating margin was 16.0%, 0.0 pp higher than a year earlier. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's revenue?

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd reported revenue of ₹302 Cr in the Mar 26 quarter, +17.1% year on year. For the full FY26 fiscal year, revenue was ₹1,167 Cr (+21.7%). Over the last 7 years revenue compounded at 38.6% a year. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's profit?

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd earned ₹26.0 Cr of net profit in the Mar 26 quarter, +8.3% year on year — the 3rd straight quarter of growth. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹102 Cr. The operating margin ran 16.0% in the latest quarter. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's market cap?

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's market capitalisation is ₹3,522 Cr at a share price of ₹1,710. 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 Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's P/E ratio?

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd trades at a P/E of 34.4×, at the 49th percentile of its own 4-year range, against a long-run median of 34.6×. This is a comparison with the stock's own history, not a value call — as of 24 July 2026.

Does Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd pay a dividend?

Yes — Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's dividend payout was 1% of profit in FY26, and it recorded a payout in 4 of its last 8 reported fiscal years. This page holds the payout ratio, not a per-share amount. — as of 24 July 2026.

Is Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd overvalued?

On its own history, Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd looks mid-range against its own history: its P/E of 34.4× sits at the 49th percentile of its 4-year range (long-run median 34.6×). 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 Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd growing?

Yes — Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd is growing: latest-quarter revenue +17.1% year on year, profit +8.3%, and the margin +0.0 pp at 16.0%. The 7-year compound rates are 38.6% (revenue) and 58.8% (profit). The earnings engine currently reads: improving — as of 24 July 2026.

How is Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd performing?

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd is in a confirmed uptrend, 8 weeks in. Its latest quarter's revenue rose 17.1% and profit rose 8.3% year on year. Against the NIFTY 500 it has been ahead on a trailing-13-week view for 21 weeks. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 24 July 2026.

What stage is Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd in?

Mixed — no clean majority across the growth curves, ROCE slipping at 26.1% — the per-curve reads carry the story. The read comes from the last 12 quarters of growth (revenue growth +21.8% latest, profit growth +9.6% latest, eps growth +8.3% latest) plus the ROCE curve, classified by deterministic rules — a trajectory read, not a buy or sell call — as of 24 July 2026.

Is Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd in an uptrend?

Yes — the price is in a confirmed uptrend (week 8 of stage 2), trading +25.7% versus its 200-day average and at 89% 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 Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd beating the market?

On recent form, yes — Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 21 straight weeks, the same metric the week-by-week ribbon on this page draws. Separately, on the cumulative view: over the last 4.1 years the stock moved +411% against the NIFTY 500's +66% — ahead of the index over the full window. — as of 24 July 2026.

Will Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's share price go up?

This page publishes no price forecast for Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd. What it measures instead: the share price is ₹1,710, the price is in a confirmed uptrend 8 weeks in. Its P/E of 34.4× sits at the 49th percentile of its own 4-year range. — as of 24 July 2026.

Who owns Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd?

Promoters hold 48.4% of Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd, foreign institutions 2.6%, domestic institutions 17.8% and the public 31.1% (latest quarter). The biggest move on the register over the last two years: Domestic institutions added 4.6 points over 8 quarters. — as of 24 July 2026.

Does Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd have too much debt?

No — Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's debt-to-equity is 0.29, and operating profit covers the interest bill 5×. FY26 borrowings were ₹197 Cr against equity of ₹669 Cr. The returns on this page are earned, not borrowed — as of 24 July 2026.

What is Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's capex?

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd spent ₹396 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 ₹170 Cr, with ₹124 Cr in capital work-in-progress — capacity paid for but not yet earning. — as of 24 July 2026.

What is Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's cash flow?

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd generated ₹112 Cr of operating cash flow in FY26 and ₹−58.0 Cr of free cash flow after ₹170 Cr of capital spending. Reported profit that year was ₹102 Cr, so operating cash ran ahead of profit. Cash-flow resolution for India is annual. — as of 24 July 2026.

Is Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's profit real cash?

Yes — over the last 3 fiscal years, 83% of Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash. In FY26, operating cash was ₹112 Cr against reported profit of ₹102 Cr. The cash then goes mostly into building capacity. Cash-flow resolution is annual — as of 24 July 2026.

Where is Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd in its business cycle?

Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's FY26 operating margin was 16.0%, against a 8-year band of 7.0%–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 16.0%. 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 Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd story?

The sharpest disagreement: Foreign institutions moved −2.5 points over 8 quarters while the operating story went the other way — someone close to the numbers is not convinced. 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 Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd a stock worth studying right now?

This is not investment advice. The machine read: Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd's earnings have outrun its stock. EPS grew +8.2% in a year against a +5.2% price move. The sharpest open question: whether the register turns back in the story’s favour. 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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