Berger Paints India makes decorative and industrial coatings, from interior and exterior emulsions and wood finishes to automotive and powder coatings, sold through a large dealer and retail network across India. Its moat rests on distribution and brand: a store footprint that competes head-on with Asian Paints, plus a manufacturing base that feeds an industrial segment tied to automobiles and infrastructure. Revenue growth of 12.0% is the current datapoint, and the business is trading at 45.0x trailing earnings and 36.3x forward earnings, so the market is paying for continued volume expansion and some operating leverage. A 40.9% gross margin against a 14.1% operating margin shows how much of the cost base sits in distribution and marketing, which is where any margin upside would have to come from. The valuation leaves little room for a slowdown in housing or repainting demand, so the question for a deeper look is whether pricing and mix improvements can lift operating margins faster than the multiple compresses.
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| Date | Type | New | Previous | Price |
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| 23 Oct 2026, 01:53 CEST | ACCE price target | ₹427 | first publication | ₹470 |
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| Company | Price | Fair value | vs fair value | P/E | ROE | Quality | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERGEPAINT.NS Berger Paints India Limited | ₹466.35 | - | - | 44.7x | - | 76 | 52 |
| LINDEINDIA.NS Linde India Limited | ₹5900.50 | - | - | 89.3x | - | 89 | 44 |
| FLUOROCHEM.NS Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited | ₹4303.90 | - | - | 76.1x | - | 81 | 66 |
| 4183.T Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | ¥2056.00 | - | - | 11.5x | 8.0% | 47 | 64 |
| 4182.T Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. | ¥3539.00 | - | - | - | -3.4% | 40 | 62 |
| 4203.T Sumitomo Bakelite Company Limited | ¥7788.00 | - | - | 21.7x | - | 71 | 75 |
| 4403.T NOF Corporation | ¥2822.00 | - | - | 16.5x | 13.8% | 75 | 62 |
Where BERGEPAINT.NS ranks against its sector peers on each metric.