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Happy Forgings Limited (HAPPYFORGE)

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Auto stocks · Small cap · NSE

Happy Forgings Limited operates in Forgings, within the Auto sector. Use the latest filing and company disclosures below to verify its revenue mix and current business drivers.

₹2,238.5
-55.90 · -2.44%
Quote04 Sept, 03:50 pm IST
Fundamentals05 Sept 2026 · screener
Score05 Sept, 10:20 pm IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags02 May 2026
Coverage13/14 · 93%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Auto P/E 26.5 (n=128)
Data confidence
Fresh enough for analysis
Investor decision lenses

One read, four checks

75+ is strong, 60-74 is usable, 45-59 is mixed, and below 45 needs caution. These are research lenses, not buy/sell instructions.

Weak fundamentals, management trust is supportive, price trend is neutral, and recent execution is consistent.

Suggested next step
Research, do not rush
The four lenses are not strongly aligned. Compare peers and wait for a cleaner setup.
U-Score
WATCHLIST
43

Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.

Trust
Healthy Trust
75

low confidence · 0/0 claims checked

Technical
Neutral
59

Timing lens: price trend and sector relative strength.

Result consistency
consistent
95

Rolling lens: recent quarterly delivery, not the latest single-result score.

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Excellent · 90/100

Rev +27% YoY · PAT +38% YoY · margin expansion · +6% QoQ · operating leverage

Filed 04 Aug 2026
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MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹449 Cr+26.8%+5.9%
EBITDA₹141 Cr+39.6%+6.0%
Operating margin31.0%+200 bps+0 bps
PAT₹91 Cr+37.9%+8.3%
PAT margin20.3%+163 bps+46 bps

NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.

Business & thesis

Growth engines, tailwinds/headwinds, and risk radar from management commentary

Business and thesis

Issuer presentation review pending

Happy Forgings Limited operates in Forgings, within the Auto sector. Use the latest filing and company disclosures below to verify its revenue mix and current business drivers. The structured result feed currently covers the quarter ended 30 Jun 2026. Investor presentations and earnings-call PDFs will be added as issuer-backed evidence before management claims appear here.

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

59Neutral

full bull SMA stack · SMA20 +32.6% / mo · MACD − · near 52W high · sector -3.3pp vs Nifty (3M)

Stock trend: 78
Sector RS: 31
Sector 3M: -4.8% vs Nifty -1.5%

Technical chart

HAPPYFORGEdaily · 1Y · AUTO+75.8%
Latest close ₹2238.50 on 2026-09-04
Bar
-1.2%
RSI
60
MACD hist
-14.17
52W pos
86%
2026-09-04O ₹2265.10H ₹2306.20L ₹2226.60C ₹2238.50Vol 69,563 sh
₹1.07k₹1.44k₹1.80k₹2.17k₹2.54k52H2238.502026-032026-06VolRSIMACD2026-032026-042026-062026-072026-09
Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal

Daily technical trend read

Mixed signals

Signals are conflicting — long-term uptrend intact. RSI 60. Wait for confirmation.

  • Price > SMA20 > SMA50 > SMA200 — full bullish stack.
  • SMA20 rising (~24.6% over last month) — short-term momentum positive.
  • RSI(14) at 60 — falling, no extreme reading.
  • MACD below signal, histogram expanding negatively — bearish momentum building.
  • 9% off 52W high · 158% above 52W low.

Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.

Valuation & score drivers

U-Score 43 · WATCHLIST · pillar breakdown, sector model, fair-value anchor

43U-SCORE
WATCHLIST

Fundamental score breakdown

WATCHLIST
Valuation0/30
Growth15/25
Quality11/20
Balance Sheet10/15
Cash Flow2/10
Piotroski
8/9 (+5)
Penalties
0
Raw sum
43

Why this score?

Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.

43/100 · WATCHLIST

Positive drivers

  • Piotroski is strong at 8/9.
  • Balance sheet contributes 10/15 to the score.
  • Growth contributes 15/25 to the score.

Main drags

  • Fair-value margin of safety is negative at -62.2%.
  • Valuation is weaker at 0/30; verify the latest quarterly trend.
  • Cash flow is weaker at 2/10; verify the latest quarterly trend.
Sector valuation model

Consumer valuation: PE/PEG and brand-quality premium

Consumer franchises can deserve higher multiples, but only when growth quality supports them.

Consumer PE/PEG
Primary lens
PE and PEG relative to growth, ROE, margins, and brand strength.
Secondary checks
Volume growth, pricing power, distribution, same-store or category growth.
Main risk check
Premium valuation needs durable growth and margin resilience.
PE
64.5
PB
9.9
EV/EBITDA
35.5
ROE
15.0%
ROCE
18.0%
FCF Yield
Debt/Equity
0.2
MoS
-62.2%
Score movement

Stored run vs live recompute

This shows the stored score trend when snapshots exist, and also compares the latest stored nightly score with a live recompute from current fundamentals and price.

Stored run: 05 Sept 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
43
Previous: 43
Verdict
WATCHLIST
Previous: WATCHLIST
Margin of safety
-62.2%
Previous: -62.2%

Score history

12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +1 points.

05 Sept 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
41
41
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
43

Factor attribution

No pillar movement versus the latest stored run. Historical score trend will appear after snapshot storage is enabled.

Modelled fair value

Graham Number
₹420.12
-432.8% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
39.8
Growth-justified Value
₹1,379.72
-62.2% MoS
PEG
2.93

Trust score

Does management behaviour match later outcomes? Claim delivery, forensic breakdown, evidence depth

Trust Score
75Healthy Trust · low confidenceTrust Lite

Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.

Healthy Trust: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 78th percentile of the scored universe and 55th percentile within Auto. Main check: cash conversion is weak at 55/100.

High Trust Lite: Promoter holding is 78.5%.

Computed 05 Sept 2026
management-trust-v1
53 docs text-extracted · 20 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Healthy Trust

Generally investable credibility. Look for weak sub-scores before increasing position size.

Relative rank
78th percentile

overall median 67 · Auto: 55th pctile, median 74 · Small: 80th pctile, median 66

Evidence depth
Financial-only

53 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.

Claim delivery
Outcome history still building

0 claims extracted · No contradicted claim yet

How to read this Trust Score

Healthy Trust · low confidence
What it measures
Reliability of management and financial delivery, using financial behaviour only.
Confidence
Treat this as an early read until more concalls and outcomes are matched.
Investor use
Can support position sizing if valuation and trend also agree.

Read Trust alongside U-Score, result consistency, and technical trend. A cheap stock with weak Trust needs a larger margin of safety; a high Trust score does not make an expensive stock attractive by itself.

Forensic breakdown

Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.

Promoter
86
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
55
watch · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
89
strong · leverage and solvency
Discipline
60
acceptable · capital discipline
Results
95
strong · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • Promoter holding is 78.5%.
  • Promoter pledge is zero.
  • 4/4 latest quarters had positive YoY revenue growth.
  • 4/4 latest quarters had positive YoY PAT growth.

Trust risks

  • No major Trust Lite risk flags.

Trust Lite uses financial behaviour only. Prefer claim-tested Trust when enough concall claims have later outcomes.

Financials

Full fundamentals table and 10-year revenue / profit / ROE history

Fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
64.50
P/B
9.90
EV/EBITDA
35.47
Market Cap
21127.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
15.00%
ROCE
18.00%
ROA
12.42%
Dividend Y
0.18%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
21.00%
EPS 5Y
28.00%
Revenue 3Y
9.00%
EPS 3Y
13.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.16
Interest Coverage
46.36×
Altman Z
8.68
Book Value
226.00

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
FCF Positive Y
2/5
OCF
445.00 Cr
EPS TTM
34.71

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
78.46%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
85%

Financial History

Updated 5/9/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
Latest: 1,546+9.7% vs prev
01546Mar 2021: 585Mar 2022: 860Mar 2023: 1,197Mar 2024: 1,358Mar 2025: 1,409Mar 2026: 1,546FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Net Profit

₹ Cr
Latest: 302+13.1% vs prev
0302.0Mar 2021: 86.0Mar 2022: 142Mar 2023: 209Mar 2024: 243Mar 2025: 267Mar 2026: 302FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Return on Equity

%
Latest: 14.2-1.7% vs prev
021.1Mar 2021: 13.3%Mar 2022: 18.0%Mar 2023: 21.1%Mar 2024: 15.1%Mar 2025: 14.4%Mar 2026: 14.2%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Peers

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