SML Mahindra Ltd
SML ISUZU LIMITED was incorporated as Swaraj Vehicles Ltd in 1983 and was promoted by Punjab Tractors Ltd with technical collaboration Mazda Motor Corporation, Japan, and Sumitomo Corporation, Japan. In 2004, the technical collaboration agreement with Mazda expired 2004 and sold its entire stake to Sumitomo Corporation and in the same time, it signed a technical assistance agreement with Isuzu Motors. In 2011, it was renamed as SML ISUZU and Sumitomo Corporation(Japan) and Isuzu Motors(Japan) own 44% and 15% stake, respectively [1]
Strengths
- +Company has delivered good profit growth of 26.2% CAGR over last 5 years
- +Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 38.2%
- +Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 21.4%
Weaknesses
- −Stock is trading at 9.66 times its book value
- −Company might be capitalizing the interest cost
Shareholding Pattern
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 43.96% | 43.96% | 43.96% | 43.96% | 43.96% | 58.97%▲15.0 | 58.97% | 58.97% |
| FIIs | 15.32% | 15.35%▲0.0 | 15.32%▼0.0 | 15.24%▼0.1 | 15.73%▲0.5 | 1.8%▼13.9 | 0.61%▼1.2 | 0.77%▲0.2 |
| DIIs | 0.07% | 0.05%▼0.0 | 0%▼0.1 | 0.04%▲0.0 | 0.29%▲0.2 | 0.63%▲0.3 | 0.64%▲0.0 | 1.56%▲0.9 |
| Public | 40.65% | 40.63%▼0.0 | 40.72%▲0.1 | 40.76%▲0.0 | 40.02%▼0.7 | 38.6%▼1.4 | 39.78%▲1.2 | 38.71%▼1.1 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 386 | 680 | 746 | 550 | 332 | 771 | 846 | 555 | 539 | 898 |
| Expenses | 364 | 608 | 665 | 505 | 313 | 681 | 741 | 513 | 498 | 807 |
| Operating Profit | 22 | 71 | 81 | 45 | 18 | 90 | 105 | 42 | 41 | 90 |
| OPM % | 6% | 10% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 10% |
| Net Profit | 3 | 52 | 46 | 22 | 1 | 53 | 67 | 21 | 18 | 54 |
| EPS ₹ | 1.85 | 36.15 | 32.06 | 15.06 | 0.37 | 36.59 | 46.27 | 14.55 | 12.12 | 37.45 |
AI Insights
Mar 2026 revenue at ₹2,838Cr, up 18.3% YoY. OPM at 10%.
Borrowings at ₹289Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.57x. Moderate leverage.
CWIP at ₹23Cr (6% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.
DIIs: 1.56% (+1.56pp change). FIIs: 0.77% (-14.34pp change). Promoters hold 58.97%.
ROCE improving from 19% (Mar 2015) to 31% (Mar 2026). Working capital days: 23.
PE 31.8x with 30.9% ROCE. Price is 877% above book value of ₹359. Dividend yield: 0.67%.
Recent Announcements
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 8 May - Newspaper Advertisements- Special window for re-lodgement of transfer request of physical shares
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Monthly Business Updates 8 May - April 2026 commercial vehicle production 1,588, sales 1,711, exports 30; up from last year.
- Compliances-Reg.24(A)-Annual Secretarial Compliance 7 May - FY 2025-26 annual secretarial compliance report filed; no non-compliances observed.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Monthly Business Updates 1 May - April 2026 sales rose 15% to 1,741 units, led by passenger vehicles.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Earnings Call Transcript 24 Apr
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Financial Year 2024 from bse
- Financial Year 2023 from bse