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Industrial & Prudential Investment Company — Peer Comparison

How the peer fair value is calculated and which companies were used as benchmarks.

Peer selection

Peers are selected from the same Financial Services industry. 8 companies were matched as valid comparables.

Same-industry peers share similar business models, cost structures, and growth prospects — making them the most appropriate benchmarks for valuation multiples.

Peer comparison table

Financial Services · 8 peers · sector medians shown

Better than medianWorse than median

Company	Mkt Cap	P/E	P/B	EV/EBITDA	ROE	Net Margin	Rev CAGR 3y
Industrial & Prudential Investment Company INDPRUD · you	₹4.0 L Cr	116.1×	17.7×	247.9×	15.1%	9.7%	21.2%
Sector median	—	47.3×	3.4×	45.6×	18.3%	23.2%	17.2%
SBI Funds Management Limited SBIFUNDS	₹1.1 L Cr	36.0×	18.5×	29.5×	51.4%	63.9%	27.7%
TVS Holdings Limited TVSHLTD	₹28,294 Cr	88.7×	19.2×	—	21.6%	—	—
National Securities Depository Limited NSDL	₹16,248 Cr	44.3×	—	—	—	0.5%	—
Maharashtra Scooters Limited MAHSCOOTER	₹15,613 Cr	50.3×	0.6×	50.6×	1.1%	99.3%	13.1%
Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Limited PRUDENT	₹14,164 Cr	62.0×	15.6×	45.6×	25.2%	16.9%	29.2%
JSW Holdings Limited JSWHL	₹12,852 Cr	88.3×	0.4×	78.8×	0.4%	81.7%	-23.9%
Edelweiss Financial Services Limited EDELWEISS	₹11,135 Cr	17.5×	2.5×	—	11.8%	7.8%	-6.2%
IIFL Capital Services Limited IIFLCAPS	₹10,649 Cr	19.6×	3.4×	8.7×	18.3%	23.2%	21.3%

Peer comparison verdict

Industrial trades at a premium to sector peers on P/E (116.1× vs median 47.3×). The market is pricing in higher growth — worth verifying whether recent revenue trends support that expectation.

How the peer fair value is calculated

Three valuation methods are weighted by sector. Each gives a fair value based on how sector peers are currently priced.

Method breakdown

35% weight · 8 peers

Sector median PE47.3×

Fair value via PE₹2,588

25% weight · 7 peers

Sector median PB3.4×

Fair value via PB₹1,221

EV/EBITDA

40% weight · 5 peers

Sector median EV/EBITDA45.6×

Fair value via EV/EBITDA₹1,169

Blended peer fair value₹1,679

Why median? Why these weights?

Median over mean: The sector median is used instead of the average because valuation multiples have extreme outliers — one high-growth company at 200× P/E would dramatically skew a mean. The median gives the middle value in the peer set, which better represents typical pricing.

Sector-specific weights: The weight given to each method reflects what matters most in this sector. For banks, P/B dominates because their value is tied to book assets. For IT companies, P/E carries the most weight because earnings quality matters more than asset base. For capital-intensive businesses, EV/EBITDA accounts for varying debt levels across peers and removes financing structure bias.

Limitations of peer comparison

Peer comparison assumes comparable companies are truly comparable — which is never perfectly true. Sector classifications can be imperfect: a conglomerate classified as "IT" may also have significant manufacturing revenue. Small peer counts (below 5) reduce confidence, as a single outlier can skew the sector median. When the entire sector is broadly expensive, peer comparison will show even an expensive stock as "fairly valued" relative to its peers.

The peer fair value shown is an algorithmic estimate based on publicly available financial data. It is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security. Please consult a SEBI-registered investment adviser before making any investment decision.