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Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd (PVSL)

Share Analysis – Quality, Valuation Zone, Price Trend & DeciZen Rating BSE: 544144 NSE: PVSL Automobiles - Dealers & Distributors | Small Cap | Popular Vehicles&Ser Share Price

₹93.28 0.85 (0.92%)

As on 09-Jul'26 16:59

Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd (PVSL)

Share Analysis – Quality, Valuation Zone, Price Trend & DeciZen Rating BSE: 544144 NSE: PVSL Automobiles - Dealers & Distributors | Small Cap | Popular Vehicles&Ser Share Price

₹93.28 0.85 (0.92%)

As on 09-Jul'26 16:59

Key Metrics
Valuation Multiples
Market Cap
₹664 Cr.
Current Price
₹93.3
52-Week Low / High
₹79 / 163
TTM EPS
₹-7.2
TTM Sales
₹2,849 Cr.
Book Value per Share
₹56.9
P/E Ratio
0.00
Industry PE
77.5
Price to Book (P/B)
1.64
Lower than its 3-year historical median
Price to Sales (P/S)
0.23
Lower than its 3-year historical median
EV/EBITDA
13.30
In line with its 3-year historical median
Dividend Yield
0%
Profitability Efficiency
Return on Equity (ROE)
-7.10%
Underperforms industry median
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
1.65%
Underperforms industry median
Return on Assets (ROA)
-2.78%
Operating Profit Margin
1.6%
Net Profit Margin
-1.3%
Gross Profit Margin
0.4%
Growth Momentum
1-yr vs 3-yr growth
Sales Growth (1 Year)
Slowing versus 3-year growth rate
-2.53%
Operating Profit Growth (1 Year)
Slowing versus 3-year growth rate
-65.35%
Net Profit Growth (1 Year)
-
-230.21%
Asset Quality
Promoter Holding
61.36%
Pledged shares (%) of Promoter's holding (%)
0.00%
Reserves
₹391 Cr.
Equity
₹14.2 Cr.
Face Value
₹2
All Time Low / High
₹78.50 / 296.35

Popular Vehicles & Services stock performance

Key Ratios
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Quality

Somewhat Good

Valuation

Fair

Price Trend

Weak
Q.1 Is Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd a good quality company?
Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd is a average quality company, based on a somewhat consistent multi-year financial track record.

This assessment is based on company’s performance on Revenue growth, ROCE, Equity and Assets, key margin ratios, cash conversion cycle, and debt to cash flow from operations and how it compares with its long term averages.

We have analysed the performance of the company on the following:

  • How has it performed on generating Profits?

    By checking its Revenue growth, Gross, Operating and Net Margins compared to its last 5-year median.

  • How efficiently has it utilized Capital?

    By checking its ROCE, ROA, ROE and its Cash Conversion Cycle.

  • How is it managing its Debt?

    By checking its Debt to Equity and Cash Flow from Operations.

How does Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd performance compare with that of its Peers?
Q.1 Revenue growth of Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd vs industry peers?
Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd revenue CAGR is 6.98%, compared to the industry median CAGR of 3.6%, indicating faster growth and gaining its market share.
Q.1 Promoter shareholding and pledge status of Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd?
Promoters hold 61.36% of the Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd, with 0.00% of their stake pledged, indicating no pledge risk.
Q.1 Stock return of Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd over the last decade?
Over the last 1 year(s), the stock has delivered a CAGR of -11.85% based on the current price.

10 Year X-Ray :

Analysis of Financial Track Record (Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end)

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end.

Financial track record gives insight into the company's performance on key parameters over the past ten years. MoneyWorks4me’s proprietary colour codes make it easy for retail investors to gauge the company’s past performance.
Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd has performed well in some of the past ten years indicating its past ten year financial track record is somewhat good

Value Creation

Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25TTM
ROCE % 10.4%16.8%15.2%10.8%12.4%14.6%12.9%18.8%15.5%1.7%-
Value Creation
Index
-0.30.20.1-0.2-0.10.1-0.10.30.1-0.9-

Growth Parameters

Sales 1,9892,3312,2612,2531,8391,6921,8662,5142,6442,5772,849
Sales YoY Gr.-17.2%-3%-0.4%-18.4%-8%10.3%34.7%5.2%-2.5%-
Adj EPS 0002-0.72.61.14.93.2-4.8-7.2
YoY Gr.-NA-33.3%9950%-136.8%NA-59%363.8%-34.3%-250.6%-
BVPS (₹) 17.728.631.829.128.931.432.537.169.263.956.9
Adj Net
Profit
1.421.817.212.6-4.7166.630.522.8-34.3-51
Cash Flow from Ops. 93.7110-2.7-72.814775.227.385.5115-38.7-
Debt/CF from Ops. 2.70.8-56.6-3.81.42.67.92.81.5-7-

CAGR

9 Years 5 Years 3 Years 1 Years
Sales 2.9%7%11.4%-2.5%
Adj EPS NANA-266.2%-250.6%
BVPS15.3%17.2%25.2%-7.6%
Share Price - - - -31.3%

Key Financial Parameters

Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25TTM
Return on
Equity %
2.620.910.77.2-2.68.53.3146.3-7.2-11.9
Op. Profit
Mgn %
1.82.52.323.154.44.74.41.62
Net Profit
Mgn %
0.10.90.80.6-0.310.41.20.9-1.3-1.8
Debt to
Equity
4.50.60.91.51.211.110.40.60.1
Working Cap
Days
5038374972696149668535
Cash Conv.
Cycle
35242434403439323441-3

Profit And Loss

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25
Sales1,9892,3312,2612,2531,8391,6921,8662,5142,6442,577
Operating Expenses + 1,9532,2752,2082,2071,7821,6081,7832,3962,5272,536
Manufacturing Costs29343637423245616644
Material Costs1,7472,0641,9671,9271,5251,4011,5272,0532,1482,151
Employee Cost 98111135158159137158200225232
Other Costs 796570845636538288109
Operating Profit 3657534557848211811741
Operating Profit Margin (%) 1.8%2.4%2.3%2.0%3.1%5.0%4.4%4.7%4.4%1.6%
Other Income + 5461351312121824
Exceptional Items 00002600020
Interest 31151523433539455753
Depreciation 8151616363942464853
Profit Before Tax 23228191022143931-42
Tax 111107-467105-8
Profit After Tax 2211812131672926-34
PAT Margin (%) 0.1%0.9%0.8%0.5%0.7%0.9%0.4%1.2%1.0%-1.3%
Adjusted EPS (₹)0.53.93.32.02.12.51.14.73.6-4.7
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%13.80%0%

Valuation of Popular Vehicles&Ser - Standalone

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Analyst's Notes

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Balance Sheet

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25

Equity and Liabilities

Shareholders Fund + 57153170182182197204233492455
Share Capital 23313131313131414
Reserves 55149166170169184192220478441
Debt +24174143266201188198221166269
Long Term Debt1022216222967605940
Short Term Debt13952127244172121138162162269
Minority Interest0000000000
Trade Payables2621133912034504010955
Others Liabilities 911209394262278362348444430
Total Liabilities 4143684195817656968148421,2111,209

Fixed Assets

Net Fixed Assets +111126127132285288385387427465
Gross Block173139154169353374483468550610
Accumulated Depreciation6113273668879882123145
CWIP 0112282316126138
Investments 1413135070626293111115
Inventories1106879178216143200196292314
Trade Receivables868893121518666818969
Cash Equivalents 181226131638573512
Others Assets 76616959102648372243225
Total Assets 4143684195817656968148421,2111,209

Cash Flow

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25
Cash Flow From Operating Activity + 94110-3-73147752786115-39
PBT 2322819-1622143929-42
Adjustment 37282527756471869388
Changes in Working Capital 5955-45-11193-12-50-253-79
Tax Paid -5-6-11-8-51-7-15-10-7
Cash Flow From Investing Activity + -64-1-37-37-282-27-57-176-12
Capex -26-15-29-39-1-9-30-28-49-34
Net Investments 5-00-0-99-01-1717
Others -4314-82-1834-30-1095
Cash Flow From Financing Activity + -42-11552100-116-56-31-308928
Net Proceeds from Shares 000100002320
Net Proceeds from Borrowing 14-10-91364003-71-6
Interest Paid -29-13-13-21-24-17-16-42-56-51
Dividend Paid 000000000-4
Others -27-9275107-98-79-1510-1688
Net Cash Flow -12-612-9321-30-128-23

Financial Ratio

PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25
Ratios
ROE (%)2.7820.0910.936.977.398.383.4813.437.12-7.1
ROCE (%)10.4116.8215.210.8312.4314.6312.9418.8215.491.65
Asset Turnover Ratio4.885.965.744.52.732.392.543.12.632.2
PAT to CFO Conversion(x)475.24-0.17-6.0811.314.693.862.974.42N/A
Working Capital Days
Receivable Days16.8013.7014.7017.4017.1014.4014.5010.5011.5010.90
Inventory Days23.4013.9011.9020.8039.1037.6032.7028.203341.60
Payable Days64.203.204.901920.1010812.7014

Management X-Ray

Shareholding Pattern

Promoter's Holding & Share Pledging

Pledged *0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
* Pledged shares as % of Promoter's holding (%)

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Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd FAQs

The current trading price of Popular Vehicles&Ser on 09-Jul-2026 16:59 is ₹93.28.

Market capitalization or market cap is determined by multiplying the current market price of a company's shares with the total number of shares outstanding. As of 08-Jul-2026 the market cap of Popular Vehicles&Ser stood at ₹664.1 Cr

The latest P/E ratio of Popular Vehicles&Ser as of 08-Jul-2026 is 0.00.

The latest P/B ratio of Popular Vehicles&Ser as of 08-Jul-2026 is 1.64.

The 52-week high of Popular Vehicles&Ser is ₹163.1 and the 52-week low is ₹78.50.

The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of Popular Vehicles&Ser is ₹2,849 ( Cr.) .

Past 10 year's financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd is a average quality company.

The key valuation ratios of Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd's currently when compared to its past seem to suggest it is in the Fair zone.

The Price Trend analysis by MoneyWorks4Me indicates it is Weak which suggest that the price of Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd is likely to Fall in the short term. However, please check the rating on Quality and Valuation before investing.

About Popular Vehicles & Services Ltd

The company was originally incorporated as Popular Vehicles and Services Limited on July 5, 1983 at Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala, India as a public limited company under the Companies Act, 1956 and received its certificate for commencement of business on July 14, 1983. The company was converted to a private limited company pursuant to a special resolution passed by its Shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on December 29, 2014 and the name of the company was changed to Popular Vehicles and Services Private Limited. A fresh certificate of incorporation consequent upon conversion of the company to a private limited company was issued on March 24, 2015 by the Registrar of Companies, Kerala at Ernakulam (RoC). The company was subsequently converted into a public limited company pursuant to a special resolution passed by its Shareholders at the EGM held on June 11, 2018 and the name of the company was changed to Popular Vehicles and Services Limited. A fresh certificate of incorporation consequent upon conversion of the company to a public limited company was issued on July 10, 2018 by the RoC.

The company is a diversified automobile dealership in India, having a fully integrated business model. The company caters to the complete life cycle of vehicle ownership, right from the sale of new vehicles, servicing and repairing vehicles, distributing spare parts and accessories, to facilitating sale and exchange of pre-owned vehicles, operating driving schools and facilitating the sale of third-party financial and insurance products. It categorises its automobile dealership business into three key segments, namely, (a) passenger vehicles including luxury vehicles, (b) commercial vehicles and (c) electric two-wheeler and three-wheeler vehicles.

The company operate (a) passenger vehicle dealerships covering economy, premium and luxury vehicles across its dealerships for the following OEMs: (i) Maruti Suzuki India (Maruti Suzuki) for both Arena and Nexa, through the Company, (ii) Honda Cars India (Honda) through its Subsidiary, VMPL, and (iii) Jaguar Land Rover India (JLR) through its Subsidiary, PAWL; (b) commercial vehicle dealerships of (i) Tata Motors (Tata Motors (Commercial)), through its Subsidiary, PMMIL and (ii) Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (BharatBenz), through its Subsidiary, PMPL; and (c) electric three-wheeler vehicle dealership of Piaggio Vehicles, including commercial and cargo vehicles (Piaggio), through its Subsidiary, KGPL and electric two-wheeler vehicle dealership of Ather Energy (Ather), through its Subsidiary, KCPL.

Business area of the company

The company is engaged in the business of automobile dealerships in India. It provides complete services throughout the life cycle of vehicle ownership, including sales of new and preowned vehicles, servicing, spare parts distribution, driving schools, and third-party financial and insurance product sales.

Awards, accreditations and accolades

  • 2003: PMMIL received the first ISO 9001:2015 certification.
  • 2004: The company was declared as the winner of the All India Best HR Practices Award in the Maruti Suzuki Dealers’ Conference 2003-04.
  • 2005: The company was declared as the winner of the All India Best HR Practices Award (Category A) in the Maruti Suzuki Dealers’ Conference 2004-05.
  • 2007: The company was declared as the winner of the All India Best HR Practices Award (Category A) in the Maruti Suzuki Dealers’ Conference 2006-07.
  • 2008: The company was declared as the runner up of the Sales Award for Excellence in Sales and Best HR Practices (Category A) in the Maruti Suzuki Dealers Conference.
  • 2013: PAWL was recognised as the National Dealer Champion by JLR at the Dealer Excellence Awards 2012-2013.
  • 2014: PAWL was recognised as the National Dealer Champion by JLR at the Dealer Excellence Awards 2013-2014.
  • 2014: PADL received the Product Champion Brakes from Maruti Suzuki in Parts Distributor Meet 2014.
  • 2015: PAWL was recognised as the National Champion for Overall Sales by JLRat the Dealer Excellence Awards 2014-15.
  • 2015: PMMIL received the “Best Dealer in Commercial Vehicles” Award in the first Apollo CV Awards 2015.
  • 2016: PAWL was recognised as the Jaguar Land Rover Overall Champion Category A – at the JLR Dealer Excellence Awards 2015-16.
  • 2017: The company was declared as the all India second runner up as Dealer Group with the Highest Sales Award at the NEXA Awards for Innovation & Excellence.
  • 2018: The company was declared as the runner up of the All India Highest Sales Award (Arena Channel) in the Maruti Suzuki Dealer Conference.
  • 2018: PMMIL was awarded the Excellence Award for highest sale of SCV Passenger by Tata Motors (Commercial).
  • 2018: PMMIL was awarded the Excellence Award and was declared as the third ranked dealer in the Tata Genuine Parts Business by Tata Motors (Commercial).
  • 2018: PMMIL was awarded the Excellence Award and was declared as the third ranked dealer in the Tata OK-Pre Owned Vehicles Business by Tata Motors (Commercial).
  • 2018: PAWL (Marqland) was recognised as the Best Luxury Car Dealership at the Times Business Awards.
  • 2019: PADL was awarded the Best Infrastructure & Warehouse Facility in the Parts Distributor Meet 2019 held at Kathmandu, Nepal by Maruti Suzuki.
  • 2019: PADL received the most enterprising CEO award by Maruti Suzuki.
  • 2020: The company was categorised within the “Alpha Band” in Nexa score card 2019-20 from Maruti Suzuki for Kerala and Chennai in Nexa.
  • 2020: The company was categorised within the “Platinum Band” in balance score card 2019-20 by Maruti Suzuki for Kerala in Arena.
  • 2021: The company was categorised within the “Alpha Band” in Nexa score card 2020-21 from Maruti Suzuki for Kerala and Chennai in Nexa.
  • 2021: The company has achieved the coveted ‘Platinum Band’ in balance score card 2020-21 by Maruti Suzuki for Kerala in Arena.
  • 2021: The company has achieved the coveted ‘Gold Band’ in balance score card 2020-21 by Maruti Suzuki for Chennai in Arena.
  • 2022: The company was awarded the ‘award of excellence’ at the Maruti Suzuki Dealers Conference, 2022.
  • 2022: The company achieved the coveted Platinum Band in Balance Score Card 2021-22 from Maruti Suzuki for Chennai in Arena.
  • 2022: The company achieved the Alpha Band in Nexa Score Card 2021-22 from Maruti Suzuki for Kerala and Chennai in Nexa.
  • 2023: The company has received ET Auto Retail Award 2023, for being the Top Dealer of the Year (South).

Major events and milestones

  • 1984: The company commenced automobile dealership business with setting up their first Maruti Suzuki showroom in Trivandrum, Kerala.
  • 1997: The company’s Subsidiary, PMMIL commenced its first dealership in Kerala for Tata commercial vehicles.
  • 2002: The company commenced the ‘Popular Motors’ dealership in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, for Maruti Suzuki passenger vehicles.
  • 2005: The company’s Subsidiary, PADL commenced spare parts distribution business in Kerala.
  • 2006: The company’s Subsidiary, PMMIL commenced the ‘Popular Motors’ dealership in Tamil Nadu for Tata Motors (Commercial) commercial vehicles.
  • 2008: The company’s step-down Subsidiary, VMPL commenced its ‘Vision Motors’ dealership in Kottayam, Kerala for Honda passenger vehicles.
  • 2015: Investment by BanyanTree in the Company.
  • 2021: The company’s Subsidiary, KGPL, entered into a dealership agreement with Piaggio Vehicles Private Limited to operate dealerships for three-wheeler electric vehicles in Ernakulam.
  • 2021: The company’s Subsidiary, KCPL, entered into a letter of intent with Ather Energy Private Limited to operate the two-wheeler electric vehicles dealership in Trivandrum.
  • 2022: The company’s Subsidiary KCPL, entered into a letter of intent with Ather Energy Private Limited to operate the two-wheeler electric vehicles dealership in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu.
  • 2023: The company’s step-down Subsidiary PMPL, entered into a slump sale agreement to acquire BharatBenz dealership business in Maharashtra.
  • 2023: The company received an in-principle approval for Maruti Suzuki dealership (Arena Channel) at Bangalore, Karnataka.


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