Exide Industries Limited (EXIDEIND.NS) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Exide Industries Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 19 pass, warnings: 2, red flags: 4.

About Exide Industries Limited

Exide Industries Limited is a Consumer Cyclical company (Auto - Parts) based in India, listed on NSE as EXIDEIND.NS.

What our checks show for EXIDEIND.NS

Red flags

• The net margin fell by 29.2 points over 5 years, to 4.9%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• The gross margin fell by 5.2 points, to 26.6%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• The net margin is only 4.9%: little room if costs rise.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is zero or negative: the business does not earn on the money put into it.

Warning signs

• The price is 30.6 times earnings (P/E): the market already pays for a lot of future growth.
• The stock has fallen as much as 59% from a peak. Would you have held through that?

Strengths

• Debt is low: 0x equity.
• Operating profit covers interest 12.3 times over.
• Operating cash flow is 2.52x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 26.3% a year over the next years.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 2.8 points from today's 4.9%.
• The dividend takes 18% of profit: there is a cushion.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-04

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Questions

What grade does Exide Industries Limited (EXIDEIND.NS) have?

In our weekly check, Exide Industries Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 19 pass, warnings: 2, red flags: 4. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of EXIDEIND.NS stock?

This week's biggest flags for Exide Industries Limited: Margins falling, Gross margin falling, Thin margins. In total 6 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Exide Industries Limited do?

Exide Industries Limited is a Consumer Cyclical company (Auto - Parts) based in India, listed on NSE as EXIDEIND.NS.

When does Exide Industries Limited report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-04. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-31

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