Astral Limited vs Shaily Engineering Plastics Limited
An objective side-by-side of ASTRAL and SHAILY, both in Plastics Products: valuation, profitability, growth, balance sheet, ownership and share-price performance. Where one number is clearly better on its own terms (lower P/E, higher ROE), it is shaded. That is a description, not a recommendation.
Prices as of 2026-09-21 close
Latest results: ASTRAL Jun 2026 · SHAILY Jun 2026
At a glance
- Astral Limited is the larger company by market value, about 2.5 times the size of Shaily Engineering Plastics Limited.
- On trailing earnings, Astral Limited trades at the lower P/E (65.4 against 85.9).
- Shaily Engineering Plastics Limited earns the higher return on equity (24.4% against 14.2%).
- Over three years Shaily Engineering Plastics Limited has grown profits faster (69% a year against 7%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned -4.0% (ASTRAL) and +42.7% (SHAILY).
| Metric | Astral ASTRAL |
Shaily Engineering SHAILY |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹37,635 Cr | ₹15,018 Cr |
| Share price | ₹1,401 | ₹3,265 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 65.37 | 85.87 |
| P/B | 9.27 | 20.97 |
| EV/EBITDA | 34.18 | 52.04 |
| PEG | 9.34 | 1.24 |
| Dividend yield | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 14.2% | 24.4% |
| ROCE | 20.0% | 29.0% |
| Operating margin | 16.3% | 28.9% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹6,785 Cr | ₹1,011 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹576 Cr | ₹175 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +30.7% | +13.8% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +24.4% | +16.7% |
| Sales CAGR 3Y | +8.0% | +18.0% |
| Profit CAGR 3Y | +7.0% | +69.0% |
| Sales CAGR 5Y | +16.0% | — |
| Profit CAGR 5Y | +7.0% | — |
| Financial strength | ||
| Debt/Equity | 0.06 | 0.25 |
| Interest cover | 12.74 | 14.17 |
| Ownership | ||
| Promoter holding | 54.2% | 41.1% |
| Promoter change (4 qtrs) | +0.12 pp | -2.63 pp |
| Price performance | ||
| Return 1M | -8.56% | -2.53% |
| Return 3M | -10.07% | +18.10% |
| Return 1Y | -3.95% | +42.73% |
| Return YTD | +0.89% | +44.37% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 21 | 66 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 38.00 | 83.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | -6.89% | +26.94% |
| RSI (14) | 37.59 | 51.85 |
| % from 52-week high | -20.79% | -9.68% |
