Sep 2026 · Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management 1 Sep - Sujeeth Pai appointed Managing Director from 1 September 2026, replacing Mukund Vasudevan.
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SKF India (Industrial) Limited is an Indian industrial company specializing in bearings and related solutions. The company's strategy emphasizes accelerating localization, commercial excellence, and operational execution to drive growth in localized products and enhance customer centricity.
SMA20 -7.3% / mo · MACD −
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Daily history is available from 2025-12-05; the requested 1Y window is partially covered.
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Strong fundamentals, management evidence is still limited to a financial-only Trust Lite signal, but price trend argues for patience. Suitable for staggered entry or watchlist confirmation rather than aggressive buying.
Strong U-Score but weak trend: timing is not confirming the thesis.
Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.
Revenue +18.3% · PAT -13.9% YoY
Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.
Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.
Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.
Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence
PAT -14% YoY · margin compression · Rev +18% YoY
| Metric | This quarter | YoY | QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹971 Cr | +18.3% | +2.6% |
| EBITDA | ₹88 Cr | -6.4% | +8.6% |
| Operating margin | 9.0% | -200 bps | +0 bps |
| PAT | ₹62 Cr | -13.9% | -47.9% |
| PAT margin | 6.4% | -238 bps | -619 bps |
NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.
Updated 19/10/2026
Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence
Trend is weak — long-term trend down. RSI 30.
Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.
U-Score 76 · legacy U-Score band DEEP VALUE · valuation evidence and comparable companies
Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.
Capital-intensive execution stories need cash-flow and balance-sheet checks alongside valuation.
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.
12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.
Business-comparable peers in Industrials — ranked by industry, sub-sector, theme-tag overlap, market cap, and U-Score similarity. Green cells mark the best available peer metric in this table.
Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery
SKF India (Industrial) Limited reported solid net sales growth of 9.8% QoQ in Q4 FY26, reaching 9.5 BINR, with PBT margins improving significantly to 9.5% due to lower one-time demerger expenses.
The company delivered strong Q4 FY26 results with robust sales growth and significant PBT margin recovery QoQ, primarily due to reduced demerger-related expenses. Strategic initiatives in localization and new project wins, coupled with capacity expansion, support future growth, though rising inventory levels warrant monitoring.
Latest issuer-disclosed distribution across 5 reported categories.
OEM sales grew 20.1% QoQ in 4QFY26, contributing 50% of total revenue, indicating strong demand from industrial customers.
Secured 4 projects worth ₹325 MINR with a major tractor OEM, supplying bearings from new Pune and Ahmedabad channels, involved from platform design stage.
Developing Unitized Bearing Units (TBUs) for suburban trains, valued at ~₹30 MINR/year, with potential to extend solution for Vande Bharat trains.
Strategic priority to accelerate localization, aiming for higher volume growth of localized products by 2028.
Increased Tapered Roller Bearing (TRB) capacity from 600T pcs to 880 Tpcs (110–165 MM OD) in Pune, targeting Agricultural, Off-highway, After-market, and Export to EMEA.
India's GDP growth projected at 6.5% (y-o-y) for 4QFY26, indicating a robust economic environment.
CPI-Inflation growth normalized to 3.1% (y-o-y) in 4QFY26, easing cost pressures.
IIP - General growth at 4.5% (y-o-y) in 4QFY26, with strong performance in construction and steel sectors.
Distribution segment sales declined 8.5% QoQ in 4QFY26, contrasting with growth in other segments.
Inventory as a percentage of net sales increased to 24.8% in 4QFY26 from 23.6% in 3QFY26 and 17.5% in 4QFY25.
Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.
QoQ comparison is crucial to assess sequential momentum, especially for margin recovery from one-time demerger expenses and NWC improvement. YoY comparison provides a broader view of underlying business growth and market trends.
9,457 MINR in 4QFY26, up 9.8% QoQ and 10% YoY, driven by sales to OEM and inter-company sales.
9.5% in 4QFY26, improved by 1731 bps QoQ from -7.8% in 3QFY26, due to lower one-time demerger expenses.
18.7% in 4QFY26, a 2.8% QoQ decline, indicating significant improvement in working capital management.
2,370 MINR in 4QFY26, improved significantly due to decline in NWC, with a 263% cash conversion QoQ.
Management outlined ACES strategy focusing on Accelerate localization, Commercial Excellence, Execution, and Single SKF to drive future growth.
Enhanced customer centricity and innovation for growth are key aspects of the Commercial Excellence strategy.
Adoption of cutting-edge technology and process optimization, including high-speed machines, to improve productivity and reduce costs.
| Checkpoint | Current evidence | What to verify next |
|---|---|---|
| PBT Margin | 9.5% (4QFY26) | Sustained margin improvement post-demerger expenses and impact of cost reduction initiatives. |
| Inventory % of Net Sales | 24.8% (4QFY26) | Stabilization or reduction in inventory levels to optimize working capital. |
| Distribution Segment Performance | -8.5% QoQ growth (4QFY26) | Recovery in distribution sales, indicating broader market demand. |
| Capacity Utilization & Ramp-up | TRB capacity increased to 880 Tpcs | Timely ramp-up and utilization of new TRB capacity in Pune and contribution to target segments. |
Verification checkpoints are IndiaPulse research interpretation, not investment advice.
Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.
Limited evidence: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 75th percentile of the scored universe and 73rd percentile within Industrials. Main check: cash conversion is weak at 53/100.
This is a financial-behaviour screen, not a claim-tested management reliability verdict.
Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.
overall median 67 · Industrials: 73rd pctile, median 68 · Micro: 56th pctile, median 73
8 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.
0 claims extracted · No contradicted claim yet
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.
Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.
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