Risk factor
Poor trading liquidity
Profitability factor
Very strong margins and returns
About
Garware Technical Fibres Limited, founded in 1976 and headquartered in Pune, India, is a global producer and supplier of an extensive array of technical textile solutions. The company's operations are strategically divided into two principal segments: Synthetic Cordage, and Fibre and Industrial Products and Projects. Its diverse product portfolio caters to numerous industries: Fishing and Marine: GTFL provides specialized fishing nets, ropes, and twines for deep-sea operations, alongside aquaculture cages and predator control systems. It also manufactures robust synthetic ropes for marine applications, including shipping, mooring, towing hawsers, and power transmission lines. Industrial and Textile: Under its Garlon brand, the company offers various yarn and thread solutions, designed for uses such as portable bag closing machines, port bagging, shoe stitching, and the production of fibrillated bulk containers. Sports: The Sportiva brand encompasses a wide range of sports products, including nets for soccer, tennis, handball, volleyball, basketball, golf, badminton, and cricket, as well as baseball batting cages, rappelling and slithering ropes, and fitness/battle ropes. Coated Fabrics: Garware supplies durable coated fabric products used in applications like truck tarpaulins, awnings, tents, hangar covers, inflatable bouncies, biogas covers, trailer curtains, and oil booms. Agriculture: Its agricultural offerings include various netting solutions such as shade nets, sericulture nets, insect nets, fencing, floriculture nets, crop support nets, grape nets, and anti-bird nets, in addition to staking cords. Geo-synthetics: The company also delivers geo-synthetic materials crucial for civil engineering and infrastructure development projects. The company underwent a name change from Garware-Wall Ropes Limited to Garware Technical Fibres Limited in July 2018.
Company Valuation
Based on key historical and expected multiples, the stock is overvalued relative to its peers. Specifically, the stock is fairly valued on P/E, overvalued on EV/EBITD.
Target Price
The average target price of GARFIBRES.NS is 809 and suggests 4.73% upside potential. Usually, this means a HOLD recommendation among investment firms. This neutral recomm