At a Glance
Jindal Worldwide Ltd is Asia’s largest fully integrated denim manufacturer — but don’t let the title fool you. While the fabric might be durable, the financials are fraying. With just 1% 5-year sales CAGR, a sky-high 73x P/E, and ROE barely clinging to double digits, it feels like a value investor’s nightmare trapped in a momentum investor’s portfolio. But denim never goes out of style… right?

1. Introduction with Hook:

“Denim Darling or Diluted Drama?”

Jindal Worldwide is one of those classic Gujarat textile giants that everyone’s heard of — but no one really understands why it trades where it does. In a sector plagued by cyclicality, JWL boasts scale and integration, yet its stock has underperformed in a bull market. Is the shine fading, or is this just a deep-value wash cycle before a clean breakout?

Let’s unravel the threads.

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

👖 Business Segments:

• Denim fabric manufacturing (core)
• Premium shirtings, yarn dyeing, bottom weights
• Home textiles via internal divisions

🏭 Structure:

• Vertically integrated
• Founded in 1986 by Dr. Yamunadutt Agrawal
• Flagship of the Jindal Group, based in Ahmedabad

🛍️ Customers:

• Mostly B2B – brands, exporters, and retailers

But unlike Page or Arvind, no strong brand visibility. All backend. All bulk.

3. Financials Overview – Profit, Margins, ROE, Growth

📉 Revenue Trends:

• FY25 Revenue: ₹2,288 Cr
• 5Y Sales CAGR: 1% 🤕
• 3Y Revenue CAGR: -4%

💸 Profit Trends:

• FY25 PAT: ₹76 Cr (flat for 3 years)
• EPS: ₹0.76/share (on a ₹1 face value)

📊 Margins:

• OPM hovers at 8–10% — stable but not exciting

📈 Returns:

• ROE: 10%
• ROCE: 10.2%

So yes, they’re profitable — but no one’s clapping.

4. Valuation – Is It Cheap, Meh, or Crack?

💰 Valuation Metrics:

• CMP: ₹55.4
• P/E: 73.3x 😵
• Price/Book: 7x
• Market Cap: ₹5,559 Cr

📉 Whaaaat?

• For 0% growth, 73x PE = absurd
• Even if FY26 PAT grows 20% → EPS ₹0.91 → Still 61x P/E

🧮 EduInvesting FV Range:

• Bear Case (P/E 20): ₹15–18
• Bull Case (P/E 35): ₹26–28
• FV Range: ₹15 – ₹30 max

Verdict: Valuation is as tight as skinny jeans on a sumo wrestler.

5. What’s Cooking – News, Triggers, Drama

🧵 Recent developments:

• Selling 51% stake in subsidiary Goodcore Spintex for ₹12.75 Cr
• Shareholder approval pending
• Consolidated control to reduce

🚫 No major capex, no re-rating triggers

🎢 Stock is down 22% YoY despite textile rally

6. Balance Sheet – How Much Debt, How Many Dreams?

💳 FY25 Numbers:

• Total Assets: ₹1,796 Cr
• Reserves: ₹690 Cr
• Borrowings: ₹796 Cr (👀 High)
• Equity Base: Expanded from ₹20 Cr → ₹100 Cr in FY25 (dilution!)

📦 Capex largely done; no major asset build-up visible

7. Cash Flow – Sab Number Game Hai

💸 FY25 Cash Flow:

• CFO: ₹167 Cr (finally positive)
• CFI: ₹3 Cr
• CFF: ₹-147 Cr (debt repayments + no major dividends)

Net cash flow: Positive, but not robust

8. Ratios – Sexy or Stressy?

⚠️ Working capital heavy, debt high, return ratios average

9. P&L Breakdown – Show Me the Money

3-year PAT = flat. Classic post-COVID peak reversal.

10. Peer Comparison – Who Else in the Game?

Verdict: Weakest growth, highest valuation.

11. Miscellaneous – Shareholding, Promoters

🧍 Promoters: 59.8% (slight drop from 61.3%)
🏦 FIIs: 0.13%
🏛️ DIIs: Still missing
👨‍👩‍👧 Public: 40%+

⚠️ No pledging, but also no signs of institutional love

12. EduInvesting Verdict™

Jindal Worldwide looks like a textbook overvalued legacy textile stock. Margins are okay, debt is high, growth is meh, and valuation is unjustifiable.

The only thing premium about this stock right now… is the P/E ratio.

Unless there’s a game-changing business shift (e.g., brand play, exports, or digital B2C), this one’s riding on legacy fumes.

Verdict: Denim stock with distressed wash. Stitch wisely.

✍️ Written by Prashant | 📅 July 1, 2025

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