Stock Valuation: Power Grid Corp of India Ltd (532898) – ProThinker

Name of Company	Country of Origin/ Exchange Traded	Sector	Stock Price
POWER GRID CORP OF INDIA LTD	India/ NSE	Utilities – Utilities – Regulated – Utilities – Regulated Electric	INR181.35
			@ 17 Jul 2018
COMPANY PROFILE	Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd is an electric power transmission company. The Company is engaged in the transmission of electricity, power system management, telecom and domestic consultancy. The Power Grid Corporation of India is an Indian state-owned electric utilities company. The company is in the power transmission business with the responsibility for planning, implementation, operation, and maintenance of the Inter-State Transmission System. The Government of India is a majority shareholder. However, the company also has telecom and consultancy businesses. The company’s telecom business is providing connectivity to a variety of metros, major cities, and towns. The company’s consultancy services are extended to clients in India and internationally. A majority of revenue is derived from transmission charges. Customers include State Governments, State power utilities, and other clients. All revenue is derived from India.
Stock Code	532898
Stock Valuation Below

Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Cash Flow ratios all value a company based on what it is generating (i.e. profits, sales or cash flow). Price to Book ratio is different in that it values a company based on what it owns (i.e. its net assets). This is usually a suitable valuation indicator for a financial institution, which frequently revalues its assets and liabilities, or a company with huge asset base e.g. utilities company.
At the price of INR181.35 as at 17 Jul 2018, Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd is trading at a Price to Book Ratio of 1.7 times current book value. This is a 16% discount to its historical average Price to Book Ratio of 2.0 times.
Is the stock undervalued? One should not just look at one indicator to determine the fair value of a stock.
ProThinker believes in using a combination of valuation methods to decide whether a stock is over or undervalued? The five ratios we use are Price to Earnings, Price to Sales, Price to Cash Flow, Price to Book and Dividend Yield. We use multiple methods to value a stock because each has its benefits as well as shortcomings. Price to Earnings and Price to Cash Flow Ratios relate stock price to profitability but are meaningless when the comany has negative earnings or cash flows. Price to Sales Ratio is more stable because sales are never negative. However, this does not tell us whether the company is able to sell profitably. Price to Book Ratio gives us an indication as to how much we are paying for the company’s assets but it is not directly related to the company’s profitability. Dividend Yield cannot be used for companies that are paying little to no dividends.
While it is important to value stocks based on multiple valuation methods, this often leads to differing views on valuation. One indicator may suggest that a stock is overvalued while another suggest that it is undervalued. This does not help an investor who needs to make a definite decision whether to buy, hold or sell the stock. That is why we advocate the use of a Composite Valuation Indicator, which is derived from the best combination of the five indicators above. A Composite Valuation Indicator will give you ONE conclusion on whether a stock is under or over valued.
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Source of Data: Charts are from ProThinker Stock Report. Company description, historical financial statements data and price data are from gurufocus.com. Estimates are from gurufocus and/or 4-traders.com – Thomson Reuters.
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