Share price
₹603.55 latest close · −15.7% over the last 90 sessions
₹603.55 month-end · +22.5% over 12 months
₹603.55 month-end · +42.0% over 3 years
₹603.55 month-end · +429.7% since Mar '19
52-week range ₹362.15 to ₹805.00 · 1-year volatility 47.7%
Was the rally earned?
Partly.
- Most of the rise came from investors paying a higher multiple (P/E 8.5x to 18.1x); per-share earnings took off 62 points.
- The share count barely moved.
Partly.
- Most of the rise came from investors paying a higher multiple (P/E 12.4x to 18.1x); per-share earnings took off 4 points.
- The share count barely moved.
Mostly yes, with a catch.
- Per-share earnings added 99 points, but investors now pay less per rupee of profit (P/E 20.9x to 18.1x), which took 19 points back.
- The share count barely moved.
What do "pts" mean?
"pts" are percentage points of the share price return. The parts add up to the total shown for each period. Because price = P/E × net profit ÷ share count, higher profit pushes the price up, a higher P/E pushes it up, and more shares push it down.
Example: if the price rose 34% and profit growth accounts for +58 pts while a lower P/E accounts for -24 pts, then 58 - 24 = 34. The +58 is not the profit growth rate itself: it is the part of the price move that profit growth explains.
Net profit is trailing twelve months as reported with a 60-day lag.
How rough has the ride been?
Drawdown from peak
Largest drawdowns
-67.0% (2024-01 peak to 2026-03 low, not yet recovered)
-64.7% (2020-02 peak to 2020-03 low, recovered 2021-01)
-55.4% (2021-10 peak to 2022-07 low, recovered 2023-12)
Most recent volume spikes
2026-07-06: 6.8x the 50-day median, price +1.6% that day
Beta is the slope of daily returns against a market-cap-weighted index of the sector's other listed companies, built from today's constituents (so it excludes companies no longer listed).
Is it expensive against its own past and its peers?
Usual range 8.8x to 25.9x since 2019-03.
19% below the Retail Trade median.
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How to read this
Shaded band: 10th to 90th percentile of the company's own P/E history; dotted line: its median; orange line: sector median (companies with a positive multiple, at least 5 in the sector).
Sector figures are built from today's listed companies, so they exclude companies that are no longer listed.
Where does it rank among Retail Trade peers?
Each cell is the company's percentile rank among its Retail Trade peers (non-financial companies) that month.
Darker is better-ranked.
Rows marked ↓ are inverted (lower debt, shorter cash cycle and a lower P/E rank higher).
Where it ranks today
- ROCE92ndflat vs a year ago
- Op. margin100thflat vs a year ago
- Revenue growth65th▲ 61 pts vs a year ago
- EPS growth12th▼ 80 pts vs a year ago
- Debt/equity ↓69th▼ 4 pts vs a year ago
- Cash cycle ↓22nd▲ 12 pts vs a year ago
- P/E ↓66th▼ 32 pts vs a year ago
- 12M momentum85th▲ 43 pts vs a year ago
Rank history
Percentiles use today's listed companies in the sector and need at least 5 peers with a value; grey cells have too few.
ROE is computed from net profit and book value where the source does not report it.
The Retail Trade sector page Watch it move against Retail Trade in the Observatory
What is the price implying?
At a P/E of 17.2x, the price would imply about 10.1%/yr earnings growth for 10 years under the same assumptions, but it is not ranked.
Fewer than six years of annual earnings are available, which is too little to measure delivered growth.
“Implied growth” is what the current price would require under our stated assumptions, not what we expect.
What prices imply across Retail Trade The market-wide Expectations lists
Key figures
- Share Priceclose 9 Nov
- ₹603.55
- P/E
- 18.1x
- ROCE
- 30.0%
- Market Cap
- ₹4247 cr
- Revenue (TTM)
- ₹386 cr
- P/S
- 11.0x
- P/B
- 4.7x
- ROE
- 25.9%
- Operating Margin
- 61.0%
- Debt / Equity
- 0.2x
- Promoter Holding
- 64.8%
- 12M Momentum
- 22.6%
52-week range
Price risk
Balance sheet & cash
Are profits backed by cash?
Other income reliance29%Near threshold
Other income as a share of pre-tax profit (trailing twelve months): 29.0%. Bands: below 15%, 15% to 35%, above 35%.
Tax rate26%Within range
Median quarterly effective tax rate over about 2.5 years: 26.0%. Bands: 15% to 35%, 5% to 15% or 35% to 50%, outside 5% to 50%.
Cash conversion-0.06xBeyond threshold
Operating cash flow divided by net profit over the last three fiscal years: -0.06x (cash from operations ₹-51 cr, net profit ₹790 cr). Bands: 0.8x and above, 0.5x to 0.8x, below 0.5x.
Free cash flow3 of 5 yrsNear threshold
Fiscal years with positive free cash flow in the last 5: 3. Bands: at least 80% of years, 40% to 80%, below 40%.
Receivable days vs history-139 daysWithin range
Debtor days are below the median of the previous three fiscal years by 139 days (224 vs 363). Bands: under 15 days, 15 to 45, over 45.
Capital work in progress0% of fixed assetsWithin range
Capital work-in-progress is 0% of fixed assets. Bands: not rising or up to 30%; rising for three years and above 30%; rising and above 60%.
Payable days—Not enough data
Not enough reported data to compute this.
Tap a check to see how it is measured
How to read this
Each check is a named rule with fixed thresholds, not a score. Annual statements are the latest restated figures, so a past year may differ from what was originally reported.
Who has been buying and selling?
- Over 2 years, FIIs added 1.6 pts.
- The number of shareholders rose from 56,753 to 87,424 (+54%) between Dec 2023 and Jun 2026.
Holdings, Jun '26
How each group changed
Number of shareholders
Quarterly shareholding as reported, labelled by the quarter it covers (it becomes visible about two months later).
Shareholder counts are only available for recent quarters.
What happened next to similar setups
- We found 50 past situations where a non-financial company looked like MSTC LIMITED today on valuation, return on capital, margins, debt, growth, price momentum, size and volatility.
- Over the following 12 months the middle half of them returned −37% to +15% vs the market, against −5% for all non-financial companies in the same months.
- The analogs' median sat below that base rate (gap −10.2%, 80% range −21.8% to −6.1%), but the matches cluster in only 6 distinct 12-month windows.
Where the 50 outcomes landed
Each dot is one past situation (hover or tap for details) · Solid dots are the closest matches, listed below · Shaded is the middle half of all companies in the same months
50 past situations · 50 companies · 37 months · 2020–2025
The closest matches
| Company | When | P/E | ROCE | 12M mom. | Drawdown | Next 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPLIPOINT Health Technology |
Jul 2025 | 29x | 26% | +31% | −21% | +16% |
| ADVENZYMES Consumer Non-Durables |
Aug 2020 | 17x | 22% | +35% | −17% | +20% |
| MONARCH Finance |
Jul 2025 | 18x | 33% | +7% | −25% | +3% |
| MIDHANI Non-Energy Minerals |
Sep 2020 | 23x | 20% | +55% | −22% | −42% |
| ACCELYA Technology Services |
Apr 2023 | 25x | 38% | +45% | −18% | −19% |
Show the other 3 matches
How reliable is this?
Matched on P/E, P/S, ROCE, operating margin, debt/equity, revenue growth, 12-month momentum, drawdown from 12-month high, size and volatility. Closest on: 12-month momentum, drawdown from 12-month high and revenue growth. Not used (unavailable for this company): interest cover. One match per company and at most 7 from any one month.
Independent periods: the matches fall in 6 distinct 12-month windows. Matches from nearby months share the same market conditions, so fewer windows means less evidence.
What else looks like this?
Companies with the most similar financial profile today, regardless of industry.
Similarity is statistical, based on reported metrics; it does not imply similar business quality or future returns.
What changed?
30 events since Nov '22
- JulPriceVolume reached 6.8x its 50-day median on 2026-07-06; price +1.6% that day.
- JunPriceVolume reached 77.0x its 50-day median on 2026-06-16; price +12.6% that day.
- MarResultsYear-on-year EPS growth turned negative.
- MarPriceFell 67% from the Jan 2024 peak to the Mar 2026 low.
- MarPeer rankSlipped to the bottom quartile of Retail Trade on EPS growth (from the top quartile).
- NovValuationP/E fell below the 10th percentile of its own history to date (8.5x).
- OctPriceVolume reached 8.9x its 50-day median on 2025-10-06; price +2.0% that day.
- AugPriceVolume reached 13.3x its 50-day median on 2025-08-28; price +5.3% that day.
Show 22 earlier events
- JulValuationP/E fell below the 10th percentile of its own history to date (8.3x).
- JunPeer rankMoved into the top quartile of Retail Trade on EPS growth (from the 2nd quartile).
- JunPriceVolume reached 8.1x its 50-day median on 2025-06-27; price +6.6% that day.
- MarResultsYear-on-year EPS growth turned positive.
- MarValuationP/E fell below the 10th percentile of its own history to date (9.4x).
- MarPeer rankMoved into the 2nd quartile of Retail Trade on EPS growth (from the bottom quartile).
- FebPriceVolume reached 7.5x its 50-day median on 2025-02-11; price +4.1% that day.
- NovValuationP/E crossed above the 90th percentile of its own history to date (26.2x).
- OctPriceVolume reached 9.1x its 50-day median on 2024-10-09; price +12.3% that day.
- SepInstitutionsFII + DII holding rose 3.0 pts over 2 quarters to 7.7%.
- SepPeer rankMoved into the top quartile of Retail Trade on operating margin (from the bottom quartile).
- AugPeer rankSlipped to the bottom quartile of Retail Trade on EPS growth (from the 2nd quartile).
- JulPriceVolume reached 15.4x its 50-day median on 2024-07-25; price +4.5% that day.
- JunResultsYear-on-year EPS growth turned negative.
- JanValuationP/E crossed above the 90th percentile of its own history to date (30.9x).
- JanPriceVolume reached 16.5x its 50-day median on 2024-01-11; price +13.3% that day.
- DecPriceRegained the 2021-10 peak, 17 months after the low.
- DecPriceVolume reached 22.9x its 50-day median on 2023-12-26; price +13.3% that day.
- JulPriceVolume reached 14.4x its 50-day median on 2023-07-18; price +7.2% that day.
- JunPriceVolume reached 7.2x its 50-day median on 2023-06-16; price +6.3% that day.
- MarValuationP/E fell below the 10th percentile of its own history to date (8.9x).
- NovPriceVolume reached 26.8x its 50-day median on 2022-11-28; price +20.0% that day.
Events are generated from the data by fixed rules.
The month shown is when the change became visible in the reported figures, assuming a 60-day lag after each quarter end; it is not an announcement date.
Where price and fundamentals disagree, market-wide Rewind the whole market to any month
Monthly history93 months · 2019-03 to 2026-11
| Month | P/E | Revenue (TTM) | ROE | ROCE | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11 | 18.1x | ₹386 cr | 25.9% | 30.0% | 0.2x |
| 2026-10 | 16.1x | ₹386 cr | 25.9% | 30.0% | 0.2x |
| 2026-09 | 21.5x | ₹386 cr | 25.9% | 30.0% | 0.2x |
| 2026-08 | 24.2x | ₹369 cr | 24.1% | 30.0% | 0.2x |
| 2026-07 | 19.9x | ₹369 cr | 24.1% | 30.0% | 0.2x |
| 2026-06 | 22.9x | ₹369 cr | 24.1% | 30.0% | 0.2x |
| 2026-05 | 14.3x | ₹339 cr | 29.4% | 29.0% | 0.2x |
| 2026-04 | 14.1x | ₹339 cr | 29.4% | 29.0% | 0.2x |
| 2026-03 | 11.9x | ₹339 cr | 29.4% | 29.0% | 0.2x |
| 2026-02 | 7.7x | ₹332 cr | 56.5% | 29.0% | 0.2x |
| 2026-01 | 7.8x | ₹332 cr | 56.5% | 29.0% | 0.2x |
| 2025-12 | 8.8x | ₹332 cr | 56.5% | 29.0% | 0.2x |
| 2025-11 | 8.5x | ₹319 cr | 55.6% | 29.0% | 0.2x |
| 2025-10 | 9.3x | ₹319 cr | 55.6% | 29.0% | 0.2x |
| 2025-09 | 8.2x | ₹319 cr | 55.6% | 29.0% | 0.2x |
| 2025-08 | 7.8x | ₹311 cr | 55.1% | 29.0% | 0.2x |
| 2025-07 | 8.3x | ₹311 cr | 55.1% | 29.0% | 0.2x |
| 2025-06 | 9.5x | ₹311 cr | 55.1% | 29.0% | 0.2x |
| 2025-05 | 10.3x | ₹421 cr | 58.6% | 32.0% | 0.2x |
| 2025-04 | 9.5x | ₹421 cr | 58.6% | 32.0% | 0.2x |
| 2025-03 | 9.4x | ₹421 cr | 58.6% | 32.0% | 0.2x |
| 2025-02 | 17.0x | ₹525 cr | 27.5% | 32.0% | 0.2x |
| 2025-01 | 24.1x | ₹525 cr | 27.5% | 32.0% | 0.2x |
| 2024-12 | 26.7x | ₹525 cr | 27.5% | 32.0% | 0.2x |
| 2024-11 | 26.2x | ₹534 cr | 29.7% | 32.0% | 0.2x |
| 2024-10 | 24.2x | ₹534 cr | 29.7% | 32.0% | 0.2x |
| 2024-09 | 24.4x | ₹534 cr | 29.7% | 32.0% | 0.2x |
| 2024-08 | 28.2x | ₹644 cr | 31.5% | 32.0% | 0.2x |
| 2024-07 | 32.2x | ₹644 cr | 31.5% | 32.0% | 0.2x |
| 2024-06 | 29.5x | ₹644 cr | 31.5% | 32.0% | 0.2x |
| 2024-05 | 25.9x | ₹721 cr | 30.8% | 38.0% | 0.2x |
| 2024-04 | 26.2x | ₹721 cr | 30.8% | 38.0% | 0.2x |
| 2024-03 | 24.2x | ₹721 cr | 30.8% | 38.0% | 0.2x |
| 2024-02 | 26.5x | ₹721 cr | 30.8% | 38.0% | 0.2x |
| 2024-01 | 30.9x | ₹721 cr | 30.8% | 38.0% | 0.2x |
| 2023-12 | 19.5x | ₹721 cr | 30.8% | 38.0% | 0.2x |
| 2023-11 | 12.4x | ₹721 cr | 30.8% | 38.0% | 0.2x |
| 2023-10 | 12.9x | ₹721 cr | 30.8% | 38.0% | 0.2x |
| 2023-09 | 12.5x | ₹721 cr | 30.8% | 38.0% | 0.2x |
| 2023-08 | 11.4x | ₹721 cr | 30.8% | 38.0% | 0.2x |
| 2023-07 | 12.8x | ₹721 cr | 30.8% | 38.0% | 0.2x |
| 2023-06 | 10.1x | ₹721 cr | 30.8% | 38.0% | 0.2x |
| 2023-05 | 10.9x | ₹876 cr | 30.4% | 31.0% | 0.2x |
| 2023-04 | 10.7x | ₹876 cr | 30.4% | 31.0% | 0.2x |
| 2023-03 | 8.9x | ₹876 cr | 30.4% | 31.0% | 0.2x |
| 2023-02 | 9.6x | ₹876 cr | 30.4% | 31.0% | 0.2x |
| 2023-01 | 10.5x | ₹876 cr | 30.4% | 31.0% | 0.2x |
| 2022-12 | 10.4x | ₹876 cr | 30.4% | 31.0% | 0.2x |
| 2022-11 | 12.0x | ₹876 cr | 30.4% | 31.0% | 0.2x |
| 2022-10 | 9.5x | ₹876 cr | 30.4% | 31.0% | 0.2x |
| 2022-09 | 9.0x | ₹876 cr | 30.4% | 31.0% | 0.2x |
| 2022-08 | 9.7x | ₹876 cr | 30.4% | 31.0% | 0.2x |
| 2022-07 | 8.8x | ₹876 cr | 30.4% | 31.0% | 0.2x |
| 2022-06 | 8.5x | ₹876 cr | 30.4% | 31.0% | 0.2x |
| 2022-05 | 18.1x | ₹780 cr | 20.3% | 20.0% | 0.3x |
| 2022-04 | 21.1x | ₹780 cr | 20.3% | 20.0% | 0.3x |
| 2022-03 | 19.1x | ₹780 cr | 20.3% | 20.0% | 0.3x |
| 2022-02 | 19.1x | ₹780 cr | 20.3% | 20.0% | 0.3x |
| 2022-01 | 22.1x | ₹780 cr | 20.3% | 20.0% | 0.3x |
| 2021-12 | 20.5x | ₹780 cr | 20.3% | 20.0% | 0.3x |
| 2021-11 | 20.9x | ₹780 cr | 20.3% | 20.0% | 0.3x |
| 2021-10 | 24.3x | ₹780 cr | 20.3% | 20.0% | 0.3x |
| 2021-09 | 19.3x | ₹780 cr | 20.3% | 20.0% | 0.3x |
| 2021-08 | 16.4x | ₹780 cr | 20.3% | 20.0% | 0.3x |
| 2021-07 | 17.7x | ₹780 cr | 20.3% | 20.0% | 0.3x |
| 2021-06 | 17.8x | ₹780 cr | 20.3% | 20.0% | 0.3x |
| 2021-05 | 19.3x | ₹1231 cr | 20.5% | 23.0% | 0.5x |
| 2021-04 | 18.4x | ₹1231 cr | 20.5% | 23.0% | 0.5x |
| 2021-03 | 21.7x | ₹1231 cr | 20.5% | 23.0% | 0.5x |
| 2021-02 | 19.9x | ₹1231 cr | 20.5% | 23.0% | 0.5x |
| 2021-01 | 14.7x | ₹1231 cr | 20.5% | 23.0% | 0.5x |
| 2020-12 | 11.9x | ₹1231 cr | 20.5% | 23.0% | 0.5x |
| 2020-11 | 11.5x | ₹1231 cr | 20.5% | 23.0% | 0.5x |
| 2020-10 | 10.7x | ₹1231 cr | 20.5% | 23.0% | 0.5x |
| 2020-09 | 11.9x | ₹1231 cr | 20.5% | 23.0% | 0.5x |
| 2020-08 | 10.4x | ₹1231 cr | 20.5% | 23.0% | 0.5x |
| 2020-07 | 10.3x | ₹1231 cr | 20.5% | 23.0% | 0.5x |
| 2020-06 | 8.9x | ₹1231 cr | 20.5% | 23.0% | 0.5x |
| 2020-05 | — | ₹3292 cr | -79.1% | -14.0% | 1.6x |
| 2020-04 | — | ₹3292 cr | -79.1% | -14.0% | 1.6x |
| 2020-03 | — | ₹3292 cr | -79.1% | -14.0% | 1.6x |
| 2020-02 | — | ₹3292 cr | -79.1% | -14.0% | 1.6x |
| 2020-01 | — | ₹3292 cr | -79.1% | -14.0% | 1.6x |
| 2019-12 | — | ₹3292 cr | -79.1% | -14.0% | 1.6x |
| 2019-11 | — | ₹3292 cr | -79.1% | -14.0% | 1.6x |
| 2019-10 | — | ₹3292 cr | -79.1% | -14.0% | 1.6x |
| 2019-09 | — | ₹3292 cr | -79.1% | -14.0% | 1.6x |
| 2019-08 | — | ₹3292 cr | -79.1% | -14.0% | 1.6x |
| 2019-07 | — | ₹3292 cr | -79.1% | -14.0% | 1.6x |
| 2019-06 | — | ₹3292 cr | -79.1% | -14.0% | 1.6x |
| 2019-05 | 9.0x | ₹2265 cr | 10.5% | 16.0% | 1.0x |
| 2019-04 | 9.7x | ₹2265 cr | 10.5% | 16.0% | 1.0x |
| 2019-03 | 10.4x | ₹2265 cr | 10.5% | 16.0% | 1.0x |