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S.A.L. Steel Limited (SALSTEEL)

Small Cap

Metals stocks · Small cap · NSE

S.A.L. Steel Limited operates in Minerals, within the Metals sector. Use the latest filing and company disclosures below to verify its revenue mix and current business drivers.

₹81.37
-0.67 · -0.82%
Quote04 Sept, 03:59 pm IST
Fundamentals05 Sept 2026 · screener
Score05 Sept, 10:20 pm IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags02 May 2026
Coverage12/14 · 86%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Metals P/E 20.4 (n=89)
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, while price trend supports entry. This looks more like momentum/speculation than a clean fundamental investment setup.

Suggested next step
Verify management risk first
Do not let cheap valuation override weak Trust or governance evidence.
Weak U-Score but strong trend: momentum may be ahead of fundamentals.
U-Score
OVERVALUED
19

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

Trust
Weak Trust
43

low confidence · 0/0 claims checked

Technical
Bullish
77

Timing lens: price trend and sector relative strength.

Result consistency
weak
5

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

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Bad · 5/100

Rev -32% YoY · margin expansion · +630% QoQ

Filed 14 Aug 2026
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MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹87.4 Cr-31.6%+629.9%
EBITDA₹13.6 Cr+355.2%+91.4%
Operating margin15.5%+1967 bps-4364 bps
PAT₹3.1 CrNDFNDF
PAT margin3.5%+1111 bps+1214 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

S.A.L. Steel Limited operates in Minerals, within the Metals 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

77Bullish

full bull SMA stack · SMA20 +27.9% / mo · MACD + · near 52W high · sector +2.7pp vs Nifty (3M)

Stock trend: 85
Sector RS: 64
Sector 3M: +1.2% vs Nifty -1.5%

Technical chart

SALSTEELdaily · 1Y · AUTO+77.6%
Latest close ₹81.37 on 2026-09-04
Bar
-1.0%
RSI
68
MACD hist
0.43
52W pos
92%
2026-09-04O ₹82.20H ₹84.63L ₹80.01C ₹81.37Vol 2.3L sh
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Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal

Daily technical trend read

Bullish setup

Trend is constructive — long-term uptrend intact. RSI 68.

  • Price > SMA20 > SMA50 > SMA200 — full bullish stack.
  • SMA20 rising (~21.8% over last month) — short-term momentum positive.
  • RSI(14) at 68 — rising, no extreme reading.
  • MACD above signal but histogram contracting — bullish momentum cooling.
  • 6% off 52W high · 212% 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 19 · OVERVALUED · pillar breakdown, sector model, fair-value anchor

19U-SCORE
OVERVALUED

Fundamental score breakdown

OVERVALUED
Valuation0/30
Growth15/25
Quality0/20
Balance Sheet2/15
Cash Flow3/10
Piotroski
2/9 (+0)
Penalties
-1
Raw sum
19

Why this score?

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

19/100 · OVERVALUED

Positive drivers

  • Growth contributes 15/25 to the score.
  • Cash flow contributes 3/10 to the score.
  • Balance sheet contributes 2/15 to the score.

Main drags

  • Penalty bucket subtracts 1 points.
  • Fair-value margin of safety is negative at -123.5%.
  • Valuation is weaker at 0/30; verify the latest quarterly trend.
Sector valuation model

Cyclical valuation: normalized earnings, not just trailing PE

Cyclical companies can look cheapest near peak profits, so IndiaPulse flags value-trap risk separately.

Cyclical normalized
Primary lens
Mid-cycle PE/EV/EBITDA using multi-year average margins or earnings.
Secondary checks
Current margin versus 5-year average, balance sheet strength, commodity cycle.
Main risk check
A low trailing PE may mean peak-cycle earnings, not true cheapness.
PE
PB
8.1
EV/EBITDA
33.9
ROE
-17.7%
ROCE
1.1%
FCF Yield
Debt/Equity
2.4
MoS
-123.5%
Cyclical/value-trap warning
This sector can look cheap when profits are temporarily high. Check mid-cycle margins/earnings before relying on trailing PE. Debt/equity is 2.4, so downturn resilience matters.
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
19
Previous: 19
Verdict
OVERVALUED
Previous: OVERVALUED
Margin of safety
-123.5%
Previous: -120.2%

Score history

12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.

05 Sept 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
19

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
₹16.44
-394.8% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
30.6
Growth-justified Value
₹36.41
-123.5% MoS
PEG

Trust score

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

Trust Score
43Weak 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.

Weak Trust: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 2nd percentile of the scored universe and 3rd percentile within Metals. Main check: results consistency is weak at 5/100.

Low Trust Lite: Promoter holding is 71%. Key concern: Operating cash flow is negative at ₹-84 Cr.

Computed 05 Sept 2026
management-trust-v1
3 docs text-extracted · 0 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Weak Trust

Management or financial behaviour needs caution. Demand stronger valuation compensation.

Relative rank
2nd percentile

overall median 67 · Metals: 3rd pctile, median 70 · Small: 2nd pctile, median 66

Evidence depth
Financial-only

3 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

Weak 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
Do not rely on management narrative unless hard turnaround evidence is visible.

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
90
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
52
watch · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
26
weak · leverage and solvency
Discipline
30
weak · capital discipline
Results
5
weak · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • Promoter holding is 71%.
  • Promoter pledge is zero.
  • Promoter holding increased 20.4%.
  • 9 years of positive FCF.

Trust risks

  • Operating cash flow is negative at ₹-84 Cr.
  • Debt/equity is 2.37.
  • 3 latest quarters had PAT decline worse than 25% YoY.
  • Interest coverage is 1.6x.

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
P/B
8.06
EV/EBITDA
33.93
Market Cap
1178.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
-17.70%
ROCE
1.08%
ROA
1.93%
Dividend Y

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
-7.00%
EPS 5Y
50.00%
Revenue 3Y
-25.00%
EPS 3Y
70.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
2.37
Interest Coverage
1.55×
Altman Z
2.03
Book Value
10.10

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
FCF Positive Y
9/5
OCF
-84.00 Cr
EPS TTM
1.19

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
70.98%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
92%

Financial History

Updated 5/9/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
No data

Net Profit

₹ Cr
No data

Return on Equity

%
No data

Peers

Business-comparable names in Metals, ranked by similarity

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All information is for study purposes only. For investment decisions, consult your financial advisor. See Playbook for methodology.