1.At a Glance
Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd is India’s stainless steel pipes & tubes export poster child, serving 70+ Fortune 500 companies and 25+ countries. FY25 saw revenue at ₹959 Cr (+19.5% YoY), PAT at ₹93 Cr, and ROCE of 25.6%. The stock’s P/E sits at ~29.2 — a stainless-steel premium. Despite a 5-year PAT CAGR of86%, the dividend yield is a paper-thin 0.04% — so small you need a microscope to see it.
2.Introduction
Founded to ride India’s industrial steel wave, Venus Pipes has morphed from a small manufacturer to a global supplier, shipping to industries from oil & gas to pharma. They’ve bagged big-ticket orders like a ₹190 Cr stainless steel boiler tubes deal for thermal power projects and keep expanding capacity faster than some countries grow GDP.
But while operational growth has been shiny, the stock’s had a rough year — down 38% from its 52-week high, possibly because the market realised expansion needs cash, and cash comes with debt.
3.Business Model (WTF Do They Even Do?)
Venus Pipes makes two broad types of stainless steel products:
- Seamless Tubes/Pipes– For high-pressure, high-performance applications.
- Welded Tubes/Pipes– For everything else from infrastructure to pharma.
Within these, they servefive product categories: high precision & heat exchanger tubes, hydraulic & instrumentation tubes, seamless pipes, welded pipes, and box pipes. The customers? Oil & gas, power plants, pharma companies, and engineering firms worldwide.
4.Financials Overview
Annualised EPS (Q1 FY26
EPS ₹12.08 × 4) ≈₹48.32→ P/E ≈ 26.6 (slightly lower than reported TTM multiple).FY25 Performance:
- Revenue: ₹959 Cr (+20%)
- EBITDA: ₹168 Cr (17% margin)
- PAT: ₹93 Cr (+8%)
- ROCE: 25.6% | ROE: 19.8%
- Debt: ₹164 Cr (vs ₹149 Cr in FY24)
Despite slower profit growth this year (-6% TTM), the 5-year story is a rocket — sales CAGR 40%, PAT CAGR 86%.
5.Valuation (Fair Value Range)
| Method | Calculation | FV (₹) |
|---|---|---|
| P/E Method | EPS ₹48.32 × P/E 25–30 | 1,208 – 1,449 |
| EV/EBITDA | EBITDA ₹164 Cr × EV/EBITDA 12–14 | 1,180 – 1,375 |
| DCF | 15% growth, 12% discount rate, 10 years | 1,150 – 1,400 |
Fair Value Range:₹1,180 – ₹1,450This FV range is for educational purposes only and is not investment advice.
6.What’s Cooking – News, Triggers, Drama
- ₹190 Cr Orderfor stainless steel boiler tubes (thermal power projects).
- Capacity Expansion: Added 3,600 MTPA welded tube capacity → total now 27,600 MTPA.
- ₹175 Cr Capexfor new
