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V-Guard Industries Limited (VGUARD)

Micro Cap

Consumer stocks · Micro cap · NSE

V-Guard Industries Limited, founded in 1977, manufactures and markets light electricals and consumer durables. Products include stabilizers, UPS, wires, pumps, switchgears, water heaters, fans, and kitchen appliances. It has diversified from a South-dominant player to expanding rapidly in non-South geographies, with ~48% revenue from non-South in FY26.

₹335.4
-3.85 · -1.13%
Quote04 Sept, 03:59 pm IST
Fundamentals05 Sept 2026 · screener
Score05 Sept, 10:20 pm IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags02 May 2026
Coverage14/14 · 100%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Consumer P/E 23.3 (n=433)
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
38

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

Trust
Healthy Trust
81

low confidence · 0/0 claims checked

Technical
Neutral
56

Timing lens: price trend and sector relative strength.

Result consistency
consistent
87

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

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Excellent · 90/100

Rev +24% YoY · PAT +76% YoY · margin expansion · operating leverage

Filed 29 Jul 2026
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MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹1,811 Cr+23.5%+3.2%
EBITDA₹191 Cr+54.0%+11.7%
Operating margin11.0%+300 bps+100 bps
PAT₹130 Cr+75.7%+16.1%
PAT margin7.2%+213 bps+80 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

Where growth can come from, and what can break the case

Thesis intactReviewed 2026-06-03T14:42:24.165Z
Management commentary snapshot

V-Guard reports robust Q4 FY26 performance with consolidated revenue up 14.1% YoY to ₹1,755 crore and PAT up 23.0% YoY to ₹112 crore. Full-year FY26 revenue grew 7.0% to ₹5,966 crore, but PAT declined 1.7% YoY due to an exceptional charge.

Q4 FY26 showed strong revenue and PAT growth, driven by South markets and Electricals/Electronics segments. Full-year PAT was impacted by an exceptional item, but underlying PAT grew. Non-South expansion continues, and Sunflame integration is complete. Management is optimistic for FY27, despite ongoing commodity and supply chain challenges from the West Asia crisis.

Current business mix

Revenue by Segment (Q4 FY26)

Latest issuer-disclosed distribution across 4 reported categories.

Businessmix
Electricals44.0%
Electronics28.4%
Consumer Durables24.3%
Sunflame3.4%
Growth engines

Electricals Segment

Q4 FY26 revenue grew 15.9% YoY; segment result grew 23.6% YoY.

Electronics Segment

Q4 FY26 revenue grew 22.3% YoY; segment result grew 11.4% YoY.

Non-South Expansion

Non-South markets grew 11.8% YoY in Q4 FY26 and contributed 46.3% of total revenues.

Sunflame Business

Integration is complete, and management sees some growth traction from actions taken.

Tailwinds

Supportive Summer

Management sees indications of a supportive summer, hopeful for a strong start to FY27.

Headwinds

West Asia Crisis

Continues to pose challenges in commodity inflation and supply disruptions for materials/components.

Weak H1 FY26 Demand

First half of FY26 experienced weak summer and tepid demand.

Risk radar

Commodity Inflation

West Asia crisis poses challenges in terms of commodity inflation in some categories.

Supply Disruptions

West Asia crisis causes supply disruptions for certain materials and components.

Consumer Durables Performance

Consumer Durables segment result declined 50.0% YoY in Q4 FY26 and 62.4% YoY in FY26.

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.

Analyst reading lens
Compare BOTH

YoY is crucial for understanding seasonal demand patterns in consumer durables and electricals, especially with the mention of 'summer' impact. QoQ provides insight into sequential momentum and recovery from a 'challenging first half' of FY26.

Sector KPIs management disclosed

Gross Margin (Q4 FY26)

Contracted by 20 bps YoY to 35.3% in Q4 FY26 from 35.5% in Q4 FY25.

Gross Margin (FY26)

Maintained at 36.3% in FY26, same as FY25.

Ad & Promotion Exp./Net Revenue (Q4 FY26)

Decreased to 1.8% in Q4 FY26 from 2.6% in Q4 FY25.

Non-South Revenue Contribution (Q4 FY26)

46.3% of total revenues in Q4 FY26, down from 47.3% in Q4 FY25.

Management forward view

FY27 Outlook

Hopeful of a strong start to FY27, with indications of a supportive summer.

Sunflame Integration

Business integration is complete, and growth traction is seen from actions taken.

Risk Mitigation

Company continues to monitor the West Asia situation closely and will take appropriate actions to mitigate risk.

Cash Generation

Cash generation remains strong with consistent profitability and efficient working capital management.

Thesis monitor

Numbers and claims to verify in the next filings

CheckpointCurrent evidenceWhat to verify next
Non-South Revenue Growth11.8% YoY in Q4 FY26; 46.3% of total revenue.Continued expansion and increasing contribution to total revenue, indicating successful pan-India strategy.
Consumer Durables Segment ResultDeclined 50.0% YoY in Q4 FY26 (₹6.96 Cr).Reversal of negative trend and improvement in profitability, especially with summer demand.
Gross Margin35.3% in Q4 FY26 (down 20 bps YoY).Stability or improvement, given commodity inflation concerns and ad/promo spend changes.
Sunflame Business TractionIntegration complete, "some growth traction" seen.Quantifiable growth rates and improved profitability contribution from the acquired business.

Verification checkpoints are IndiaPulse research interpretation, not investment advice.

Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

56Neutral

SMA20 +9.6% / mo · MACD −

Stock trend: 63
Sector RS: 45
Sector 3M: -2.3% vs Nifty -1.5%

Technical chart

VGUARDdaily · 1Y · AUTO+9.8%
Latest close ₹335.40 on 2026-09-04
Bar
-1.2%
RSI
56
MACD hist
-0.42
52W pos
45%
2026-09-04O ₹339.50H ₹339.50L ₹329.05C ₹335.40Vol 7.5L sh
₹285.74₹302.57₹319.40₹336.23₹353.0652L335.402026-032026-06VolRSIMACD2026-032026-042026-062026-072026-09
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 56. Wait for confirmation.

  • Price above SMA200 (long-term uptrend) but mid-term MAs not aligned.
  • SMA20 rising (~8.8% over last month) — short-term momentum positive.
  • RSI(14) at 56 — falling, no extreme reading.
  • MACD below signal, histogram expanding negatively — bearish momentum building.
  • 14% off 52W high · 16% 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 38 · WATCHLIST · pillar breakdown, sector model, fair-value anchor

38U-SCORE
WATCHLIST

Fundamental score breakdown

WATCHLIST
Valuation0/30
Growth10/25
Quality9/20
Balance Sheet10/15
Cash Flow4/10
Piotroski
8/9 (+5)
Penalties
0
Raw sum
38

Why this score?

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

38/100 · WATCHLIST

Positive drivers

  • Piotroski is strong at 8/9.
  • Balance sheet contributes 10/15 to the score.
  • Quality contributes 9/20 to the score.

Main drags

  • Fair-value margin of safety is negative at -28.5%.
  • Valuation is weaker at 0/30; verify the latest quarterly trend.
  • Growth is weaker at 10/25; 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
38.6
PB
6.2
EV/EBITDA
21.1
ROE
14.4%
ROCE
18.4%
FCF Yield
0.7%
Debt/Equity
0.1
MoS
-28.5%
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
38
Previous: 38
Verdict
WATCHLIST
Previous: WATCHLIST
Margin of safety
-28.5%
Previous: -28.5%

Score history

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

05 Sept 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
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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
₹101.06
-231.9% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
31.2
Growth-justified Value
₹261
-28.5% MoS
PEG
2.76

Trust score

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

Trust Score
81Healthy 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 93rd percentile of the scored universe and 95th percentile within Consumer. No major sub-score weakness stands out.

High Trust Lite: Promoter pledge is zero.

Computed 05 Sept 2026
management-trust-v1
114 docs text-extracted · 37 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Healthy Trust

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

Relative rank
93rd percentile

overall median 67 · Consumer: 95th pctile, median 66 · Micro: 86th pctile, median 73

Evidence depth
Financial-only

114 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
78
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
77
strong · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
96
strong · leverage and solvency
Discipline
68
acceptable · capital discipline
Results
87
strong · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • Promoter pledge is zero.
  • FCF yield is positive at 0.7%.
  • 8 years of positive FCF.
  • Debt/equity is 0.07.

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
38.60
P/B
6.17
EV/EBITDA
21.08
Market Cap
14654.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
14.40%
ROCE
18.40%
ROA
9.87%
Dividend Y
0.45%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
17.00%
EPS 5Y
10.00%
Revenue 3Y
13.00%
EPS 3Y
20.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.07
Interest Coverage
54.00×
Altman Z
9.35
Book Value
54.30

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
0.65%
FCF Positive Y
8/5
OCF
459.00 Cr
EPS TTM
8.36

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
53.22%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
45%

Financial History

Updated 5/9/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
No data

Net Profit

₹ Cr
No data

Return on Equity

%
No data

Peers

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