Federal-Mogul Goetze (India) Ltd: 29% Profit CAGR, 16% Margins – The Piston King with New Drivers at the Wheel


1. At a Glance

Federal-Mogul Goetze (FMG) is India’s #2 piston & piston ring player with a ~29% organized market share. It’s been around since 1954, makes critical components for 2/3/4-wheelers, and exports to global OEMs. FY25 saw TTM revenue ₹1,839 Cr, net profit ₹178 Cr, and OPM 16%. Debt? Basically zero. Dividend? Zero too — because apparently, they like to keep the cash for themselves.


2. Introduction

Think of FMG as the heart surgeon for engines — if the piston ring fails, your vehicle’s basically got cardiac arrest. They’ve got German-origin DNA (Goetze-Werke → Federal-Mogul → now Tenneco Inc.), decades of process know-how, and sticky OEM relationships.

While the auto component sector loves riding economic cycles, FMG has delivered a 37% CAGR profit growth over the last 5 years, mostly by margin expansion and cost control, not by wild sales surges (sales CAGR: 11%). And just this week, they swapped out the MD, CFO, and CEO — so yes, there’s fresh leadership fuel in the tank.


3. Business Model (WTF Do They Even Do?)

Products:

  • Pistons & Piston Rings
  • Engine components for two-wheelers, three-wheelers, passenger cars, and commercial vehicles.

Customers: Major OEMs in India and abroad.
Moat: Long-standing relationships,

high engineering precision, and being an entrenched Tier-1 supplier.

They aren’t chasing glamour in EVs yet — internal combustion engines still pay the bills.


4. Financials Overview

Latest Quarter (Q1 FY26):

  • Revenue: ₹484 Cr (+8.8% YoY)
  • Operating Profit: ₹71 Cr (OPM: 15%)
  • Net Profit: ₹45 Cr (PAT Margin: 9.3%)
  • EPS: ₹7.77

Fresh P/E Calculation:
Annualized EPS = ₹7.77 × 4 = ₹31.08
At CMP ₹537 → P/E = 17.28 (slightly cheaper than the screen’s 17.57 due to fresh Q1 numbers).

TTM:

  • Revenue: ₹1,839 Cr
  • Net Profit: ₹178 Cr
  • ROE: 13.6%
  • ROCE: 19%

5. Valuation (Fair Value RANGE only)

MethodBasisMultiple / AssumptionValue (₹ Cr)Per Share (₹)
P/EEPS ₹31.08 × 16–2016x – 20x2,857 – 3,572514 – 642
EV/EBITDAEBITDA ₹292 Cr × 9–109x – 10x2,628 – 2,920473 – 525
DCF10% growth, 12% discount, 10 yrsConservative~₹3,200 Cr~₹560

Fair Value Range: ₹510 – ₹560 per share.

Disclaimer: This FV range is for educational purposes only and

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