Sterling Tools Limited

NSE: STERTOOLS · Unclassified

₹220.30+5.16%06 Nov 2026

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Instant answers about Sterling Tools Limited — computed from its filings, no language model

Market cap₹801 cr

Current price₹220.30

High / Low₹315 / ₹161

P/E66.8

P/B1.52

Book value₹145.0

ROE2.3%

ROCE6.0%

Debt / equity0.36

Dividend yield1.13%

EPS (TTM)₹3.30

Face value₹2

Price & valuation

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Annual performance

annual · ₹ crore · line = operating margin

	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY26
Revenue	364.2	353.1	509.6	772.0	932.0	827.8
EBITDA	60.9	59.5	66.6	97.5	107.8	76.2
Operating margin	16.7%	16.8%	13.1%	12.6%	11.6%	9.2%
Interest	6.3	7.6	6.9	8.8	9.5	9.8
Depreciation	24.2	26.4	27.3	31.7	33.0	39.9
Profit before tax	36.6	30.9	35.4	63.3	72.2	47.6
Tax	5.5	6.8	9.2	15.4	16.8	18.3
Net profit	30.5	23.5	25.5	47.9	55.4	29.3
EPS ₹	8.47	6.53	7.09	13.29	15.37	8.10
Operating cash flow	—	—	40.2	62.9	101.6	56.0
Capex	—	—	51.8	33.2	29.2	54.6
Dividend paid	—	—	3.6	3.6	7.2	9.0
Total assets	—	—	—	656.9	712.8	821.1
Equity	—	—	—	400.4	447.1	526.2

Quarterly performance

last 29 quarters · ₹ crore

showing latest 8 of 29 periods

	JUN '19	SEP '19	DEC '19	MAR '20	JUN '20	SEP '20	DEC '20	MAR '21	JUN '21	SEP '21	DEC '21	MAR '22	JUN '22	SEP '22	DEC '22	MAR '23	JUN '23	SEP '23	DEC '23	MAR '24	JUN '24	SEP '24	DEC '24	JUN '25	SEP '25	DEC '25	MAR '26	JUN '26	SEP '26
Revenue	104.3	89.2	84.9	85.8	20.3	95.2	111.2	126.5	89.3	127.8	121.5	169.4	173.9	178.6	207.8	211.7	220.6	210.2	231.9	269.2	281.7	284.0	260.9	192.1	207.9	205.8	222.0	214.1	250.3
Operating profit	18.5	14.6	13.9	13.8	-5.1	21.8	22.5	20.3	11.6	20.3	15.8	17.3	22.0	25.0	28.1	22.4	25.4	25.4	26.1	30.9	32.1	32.2	26.8	22.0	23.6	22.6	8.0	22.7	19.8
Operating margin	17.7%	16.4%	16.4%	16.0%	-25.3%	22.9%	20.2%	16.0%	13.0%	15.9%	13.0%	10.2%	12.6%	14.0%	13.5%	10.6%	11.5%	12.1%	11.2%	11.5%	11.4%	11.3%	10.3%	11.5%	11.4%	11.0%	3.6%	10.6%	7.9%
Other income	1.4	2.0	1.5	1.3	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.5	0.6	1.0	2.2	1.4	2.0	0.9	2.0	1.9	1.8	2.9	3.0	2.9	3.0	2.5	2.3
Interest	1.4	1.3	1.8	1.8	1.8	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.9	2.4	2.4	2.2	2.5	2.6	2.2	2.2	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.6	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	3.1
Depreciation	5.5	5.7	6.5	6.6	5.9	6.5	6.7	7.2	6.8	6.7	6.8	7.1	7.9	8.0	7.9	7.9	8.1	8.3	8.4	8.3	7.7	8.7	8.4	10.0	9.8	10.0	10.1	10.0	10.2
Profit before tax	13.1	9.7	7.1	6.7	-11.7	14.7	15.3	12.5	4.4	13.6	8.3	9.1	12.9	21.9	18.5	10.0	16.9	16.4	17.5	21.3	23.9	23.1	17.8	12.3	23.9	4.5	7.0	12.9	8.7
Tax	4.3	2.4	2.2	-3.4	-2.7	4.0	3.9	1.7	1.1	3.4	2.5	2.2	3.4	5.3	4.6	2.2	3.9	4.0	3.9	5.1	5.5	5.6	4.2	3.3	6.7	2.9	5.4	7.0	5.7
Net profit	0.0	7.0	4.7	10.1	-9.2	10.7	0.0	10.5	3.1	10.1	5.5	6.9	9.6	16.6	13.9	7.8	0.0	0.0	13.6	16.2	0.0	17.5	0.0	9.0	17.2	1.6	1.6	5.9	3.0
EPS ₹	2.40	1.95	1.32	2.81	-2.56	2.97	3.20	2.92	0.87	2.79	1.52	1.91	2.66	4.61	3.86	2.16	3.63	3.46	3.77	4.51	5.11	4.85	3.78	2.48	4.75	0.43	0.44	1.61	0.82
Revenue YoY	—	—	—	—	-80.6%	6.7%	31.0%	47.4%	340.4%	34.2%	9.2%	33.9%	94.8%	39.7%	71.1%	24.9%	26.9%	17.7%	11.6%	27.2%	27.7%	35.1%	12.5%	-31.8%	-26.8%	-21.1%	—	11.4%	20.4%
Profit YoY	—	—	—	—	—	52.8%	-100.0%	3.9%	—	-6.0%	—	-34.5%	206.1%	64.8%	154.9%	13.1%	-100.0%	-100.0%	-2.4%	108.9%	—	—	-100.0%	—	-1.6%	—	—	-34.8%	-82.7%

Earlier results (standalone, Sep '07 – Mar '19)

₹ crore · from BSE, before the NSE XBRL filings begin

Sterling Tools Limited reports consolidated figures above. Quarterly consolidated results only became mandatory in India in 2019, so the earlier history available is the standalone company only (excluding subsidiaries). It is shown separately so the two bases are never mixed.

Full years

showing latest 8 of 11 periods

	FY09†	FY10†	FY11†	FY12†	FY13†	FY14†	FY15†	FY16†	FY17†	FY18†	FY19†
Revenue	151.4	179.9	248.3	292.9	280.2	301.4	342.8	372.0	373.9	466.1	512.2
Operating profit	15.8	30.4	36.1	38.4	34.0	41.8	47.2	62.3	73.8	90.7	86.0
Operating margin	10.4%	16.9%	14.6%	13.1%	12.1%	13.9%	13.8%	16.8%	19.7%	19.5%	16.8%
Other income	—	—	—	—	0.7	0.5	1.2	1.7	2.6	7.0	6.4
Interest	7.3	5.5	6.4	10.1	9.9	8.1	7.4	6.3	5.5	3.8	3.7
Depreciation	6.1	6.3	6.4	8.0	9.4	10.3	12.0	13.4	15.3	17.6	19.1
Profit before tax	2.7	18.6	23.7	20.3	17.3	24.2	28.7	43.5	59.9	76.3	69.6
Tax	1.2	7.0	7.9	5.5	6.4	8.6	7.5	15.0	21.0	26.7	24.7
Net profit	1.5	11.6	15.7	14.8	10.9	15.6	21.2	28.4	38.9	49.6	44.9

Quarters

showing latest 8 of 47 periods

	SEP '07†	DEC '07†	MAR '08†	JUN '08†	SEP '08†	DEC '08†	MAR '09†	JUN '09†	SEP '09†	DEC '09†	MAR '10†	JUN '10†	SEP '10†	DEC '10†	MAR '11†	JUN '11†	SEP '11†	DEC '11†	MAR '12†	JUN '12†	SEP '12†	DEC '12†	MAR '13†	JUN '13†	SEP '13†	DEC '13†	MAR '14†	JUN '14†	SEP '14†	DEC '14†	MAR '15†	JUN '15†	SEP '15†	DEC '15†	MAR '16†	JUN '16†	SEP '16†	DEC '16†	MAR '17†	JUN '17†	SEP '17†	DEC '17†	MAR '18†	JUN '18†	SEP '18†	DEC '18†	MAR '19†
Revenue	36.5	41.6	40.0	40.0	42.4	33.8	35.3	38.4	42.4	42.4	56.7	54.1	50.3	74.6	69.3	69.9	70.7	73.7	78.6	70.2	71.1	68.0	70.8	63.6	78.3	74.0	85.4	74.9	84.9	88.1	94.8	84.9	96.3	88.3	102.5	95.2	96.2	82.7	99.7	110.3	115.8	108.8	131.2	131.3	139.3	123.3	118.3
Operating profit	5.6	7.1	6.0	8.0	6.4	1.8	-0.4	6.3	7.6	7.4	9.1	8.3	9.3	9.0	9.5	9.9	8.9	11.3	8.2	9.4	8.3	9.5	6.9	9.4	11.9	10.7	9.7	12.3	11.2	11.3	12.3	14.1	17.0	16.4	14.7	19.5	19.2	18.5	16.5	20.1	26.9	23.1	20.6	25.2	26.7	17.8	16.2
Operating margin	15.4%	17.0%	15.1%	20.0%	15.1%	5.3%	-1.1%	16.4%	17.9%	17.5%	16.1%	15.4%	18.5%	12.0%	13.7%	14.2%	12.6%	15.3%	10.5%	13.4%	11.7%	13.9%	9.7%	14.9%	15.2%	14.4%	11.4%	16.5%	13.2%	12.8%	13.0%	16.6%	17.7%	18.6%	14.4%	20.4%	20.0%	22.4%	16.5%	18.2%	23.2%	21.2%	15.7%	19.2%	19.2%	14.4%	13.7%
Other income	-0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	—	0.2	0.1	—	—	—	0.0	—	—	—	0.3	—	—	—	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.8	0.3	0.2	0.2	1.9	1.7	1.4	2.3	1.5	1.9	1.7	1.1	1.7
Interest	1.7	1.2	1.4	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.7	1.9	2.0	2.3	2.6	3.2	3.1	2.0	3.3	1.4	2.0	2.6	1.9	1.7	1.7	1.7	2.1	1.8	1.6	1.4	1.5	1.8	1.6	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.0	0.9	0.8	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.7	1.6
Depreciation	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.4	1.7	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	3.0	3.6	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.1	3.7	3.6	3.8	4.1	4.3	4.3	4.7	4.2	4.6	4.6	4.8	5.0
Profit before tax	2.4	4.4	3.6	5.1	2.9	-1.5	-3.8	3.3	4.5	4.7	6.1	5.4	6.3	5.7	6.3	6.1	4.8	6.7	2.7	4.4	4.0	3.9	4.9	4.9	6.8	6.4	6.1	7.3	7.0	6.5	8.0	9.3	12.2	11.1	10.8	14.4	14.3	17.9	13.2	16.4	23.1	19.8	17.0	21.8	23.1	13.4	11.3
Tax	0.8	1.4	1.4	1.8	1.2	-0.7	-1.2	2.4	2.1	0.4	2.1	1.6	2.2	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.4	2.2	-0.1	1.8	1.5	1.7	1.4	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.6	2.5	2.2	2.3	0.6	3.3	4.0	4.3	3.5	5.1	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.9	8.4	7.3	5.2	7.8	7.9	5.2	3.9
Net profit	1.6	3.0	2.2	3.3	1.7	-0.8	-2.6	0.8	2.4	4.4	4.0	3.8	4.1	3.6	4.2	4.1	3.4	4.5	2.8	2.6	2.5	2.2	3.6	3.1	4.9	4.2	3.5	4.8	4.8	4.2	7.4	6.1	8.2	6.8	7.3	9.4	9.1	12.6	7.8	10.5	14.7	12.6	11.8	14.0	15.2	8.3	7.3
EPS ₹	2.30	4.40	3.16	4.85	2.45	-1.24	-3.82	1.22	3.50	6.40	5.82	5.48	6.28	5.54	6.10	6.02	4.93	6.56	4.06	3.83	3.58	3.26	5.22	4.50	7.14	6.10	5.09	6.97	7.04	6.13	10.87	8.86	12.04	9.91	10.70	13.69	13.23	18.39	2.29	3.05	4.27	3.65	3.28	3.89	4.22	2.30	2.04
Revenue YoY	—	—	—	—	16.0%	-18.7%	-11.8%	-3.8%	0.0%	25.4%	60.6%	40.7%	18.8%	76.0%	22.3%	29.2%	40.5%	-1.2%	13.4%	0.6%	0.5%	-7.7%	-9.9%	-9.4%	10.2%	8.8%	20.6%	17.7%	8.4%	19.1%	11.0%	13.3%	13.5%	0.2%	8.1%	12.1%	-0.1%	-6.3%	-2.7%	15.8%	20.3%	31.6%	31.5%	19.0%	20.3%	13.3%	-9.8%
Profit YoY	—	—	—	—	7.0%	-128.2%	-220.8%	-75.0%	42.3%	—	—	351.8%	72.4%	-17.4%	6.3%	9.9%	-18.2%	24.0%	-34.3%	-36.4%	-27.3%	-50.3%	28.4%	17.6%	99.6%	87.4%	-2.5%	54.9%	-1.4%	0.5%	113.8%	27.0%	71.0%	61.4%	-1.5%	54.6%	9.8%	85.7%	7.0%	12.3%	62.4%	-0.2%	50.5%	33.4%	3.5%	-34.2%	-37.7%

Returns & margins

trailing-twelve-month, per quarter

showing latest 8 of 23 periods

	MAR '20	JUN '20	SEP '20	DEC '20	MAR '21	JUN '21	SEP '21	DEC '21	MAR '22	JUN '22	SEP '22	DEC '22	MAR '23	JUN '23	SEP '23	DEC '23	MAR '24	JUN '24	SEP '24	DEC '24	MAR '26	JUN '26	SEP '26
ROE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.2%	12.4%	12.0%	9.6%	5.2%	5.1%	6.7%	6.7%	9.9%	7.0%	5.6%	5.0%	2.3%
ROCE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.2%	14.4%	13.5%	14.4%	12.9%	12.7%	14.5%	15.7%	15.6%	15.7%	8.7%	8.8%	6.0%
Net margin	6.0%	4.5%	5.7%	3.7%	3.4%	5.8%	5.2%	6.3%	5.0%	5.4%	6.0%	6.4%	6.2%	4.7%	2.6%	2.4%	3.2%	3.0%	4.4%	3.1%	3.5%	3.1%	1.3%
EBITDA margin	16.7%	13.3%	15.5%	16.9%	16.8%	18.0%	16.4%	14.6%	12.8%	12.7%	12.4%	12.7%	12.6%	12.3%	11.9%	11.4%	11.6%	11.5%	11.4%	11.1%	9.2%	9.0%	8.2%
Debt / equity	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.30	0.30	0.33	0.33	0.32	0.32	0.26	0.26	0.27	0.27	0.25	0.25	0.36
Interest coverage	6.85	2.78	3.29	4.37	5.06	7.15	7.30	6.49	6.15	7.33	7.80	8.47	8.16	8.16	7.42	7.42	8.62	9.33	10.21	10.02	5.86	6.07	4.22
Asset turnover	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.08	1.23	1.18	1.25	1.26	1.30	1.31	1.39	1.40	1.43	1.01	1.03	1.01

Balance sheet

equity vs borrowings over time · ₹ crore

showing latest 6 of 8 periods

	SEP '22	MAR '23	SEP '23	MAR '24	SEP '24	SEP '25	MAR '26	SEP '26
Share capital	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3
Other equity / reserves	371.6	393.2	411.6	439.9	472.8	521.6	519.0	519.6
Total equity	378.8	400.4	418.8	447.1	480.0	528.9	526.2	526.9
Borrowings	113.7	132.6	134.6	116.0	130.1	150.2	131.2	189.2
Current liabilities	147.2	186.3	190.6	197.7	208.1	223.2	229.6	283.0
Non-current liabilities	67.0	70.2	64.8	68.0	75.8	77.8	65.3	77.4
Total assets	593.0	656.9	674.1	712.8	763.9	829.8	821.1	887.3
Property, plant & equipment	275.4	273.9	279.9	276.8	279.5	312.4	315.3	340.6
Capital work-in-progress	8.6	11.2	4.9	4.8	10.7	10.5	22.1	9.8
Investments	23.9	20.3	15.3	0.0	14.3	33.2	0.0	20.4
Inventories	153.8	163.4	171.2	179.1	155.3	145.3	159.0	199.2
Receivables	52.1	81.4	80.3	89.7	145.4	94.1	99.5	120.4
Cash & equivalents	2.4	4.6	3.9	24.6	12.5	21.3	48.4	7.3

Cash flow

annual · ₹ crore · line = free cash flow

	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY26
Cash from operations	40.2	62.9	101.6	56.0
Cash from investing	-39.2	-53.4	-48.7	-4.9
Cash from financing	-5.3	-5.7	-32.9	-26.3
Capex	51.8	33.2	29.2	54.6
Free cash flow	-11.6	29.7	72.5	1.3
Dividends paid	3.6	3.6	7.2	9.0

Where the assets sit

Sep '26 · ₹ crore

Fixed assets (PPE)

₹340.6 cr38%

CWIP

₹9.8 cr1%

Investments

₹20.4 cr2%

Inventories

₹199.2 cr22%

Receivables

₹120.4 cr14%

Cash & equivalents

₹7.3 cr1%

Other assets

₹189.6 cr21%

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Sterling Tools Limited	801	220.30	66.8	1.52	2.3%

StoxGud checklist: Neutral setup · 4/10

Price above 50-day average
Price above 200-day average
50-day average above 200-day (uptrend)
RSI in healthy 40–70 zone
Positive 1-year return
Return on equity above 15%
Debt to equity below 1
Revenue growing year on year
Net profit margin above 10%
P/E below industry median

A rules-based screen of trend, momentum, quality and valuation. Educational only — not a buy or sell recommendation.

Returns & technicals

1 month+0.7%

6 months-15.1%

1 year-30.7%

3Y CAGR-13.7%

5Y CAGR+2.3%

10Y CAGR+1.9%

50-day avg₹216.61

200-day avg₹227.43

RSI (14)51

FAQs

What is the share price of Sterling Tools Limited?

Sterling Tools Limited (STERTOOLS) closed at ₹220.30 on NSE on 06 Nov 2026.

What is the market cap of Sterling Tools Limited?

₹801 crore at the latest close.

What is the P/E ratio of Sterling Tools Limited?

66.8, on trailing-twelve-month earnings from its filings.

How fast is Sterling Tools Limited growing?

Sterling Tools Limited: revenue has compounded at 17.6% a year over three years; net profit at 4.7% a year. Latest-quarter revenue is up 20.4% year on year, profit down 82.7%.

How profitable is Sterling Tools Limited?

On a trailing-twelve-month basis return on equity is 2.3%, return on capital employed 6.0%, operating margin 8.2%, net margin 1.3%.

How much debt does Sterling Tools Limited have?

Sterling Tools Limited is lightly geared: debt to equity is 0.36 with borrowings of ₹189 cr against cash of ₹7 cr (balance sheet of 2026-09-30). Operating profit covers interest 4.2 times.

Financials parsed from Sterling Tools Limited's own XBRL filings to NSE (consolidated), ₹ crore unless marked. Quarterly from JUN '19, annual from FY20, balance sheet from Sep '22. * = derived (full year or half year minus earlier quarters). Information only, not investment advice.