Mahanagar Gas Valuation

Is MGL undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MGL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: MGL (₹1296.1) is trading above our estimate of fair value (₹966.2)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MGL is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MGL?

Key metric: As MGL is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MGL. This is calculated by dividing MGL's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MGL's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio11.2x
Earnings₹11.42b
Market Cap₹128.03b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MGL's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MGL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average43.1x
IGL Indraprastha Gas
16.1x0.6%₹298.0b
GSPL Gujarat State Petronet
13.6x-21.6%₹207.6b
GUJGASLTD Gujarat Gas
27.5x13.9%₹349.9b
ATGL Adani Total Gas
115.1xn/a₹807.8b
MGL Mahanagar Gas
11.2x0.4%₹128.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MGL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.2x) compared to the peer average (43.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MGL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Asian Gas Utilities Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MGL 11.2xIndustry Avg. 14.6xNo. of Companies9PE0816243240+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MGL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.2x) compared to the Asian Gas Utilities industry average (14.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MGL's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MGL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.2x
Fair PE Ratio19.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MGL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.7x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst MGL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current₹1,296.10
₹1,566.00
+20.8%
20.9%₹2,200.00₹1,000.00n/a28
Dec ’25₹1,191.75
₹1,584.89
+33.0%
19.7%₹2,200.00₹1,000.00n/a28
Nov ’25₹1,446.05
₹1,695.79
+17.3%
16.9%₹2,320.00₹1,100.00n/a28
Oct ’25₹1,915.20
₹1,829.07
-4.5%
19.4%₹2,400.00₹1,160.00n/a29
Sep ’25₹1,792.10
₹1,774.50
-1.0%
19.2%₹2,302.00₹1,160.00n/a28
Aug ’25₹1,824.55
₹1,760.45
-3.5%
19.1%₹2,302.00₹1,160.00n/a29
Jul ’25₹1,746.80
₹1,468.28
-15.9%
14.1%₹1,859.00₹1,070.00n/a29
Jun ’25₹1,298.00
₹1,449.41
+11.7%
13.0%₹1,680.00₹1,070.00n/a29
May ’25₹1,443.50
₹1,427.79
-1.1%
15.4%₹1,740.00₹960.00n/a29
Apr ’25₹1,385.00
₹1,406.17
+1.5%
15.2%₹1,665.00₹960.00n/a29
Mar ’25₹1,498.85
₹1,389.66
-7.3%
16.8%₹1,665.00₹925.00n/a29
Feb ’25₹1,463.50
₹1,386.55
-5.3%
16.7%₹1,665.00₹925.00n/a29
Jan ’25₹1,203.65
₹1,211.44
+0.6%
11.7%₹1,411.00₹895.00₹1,282.2527
Dec ’24₹1,063.10
₹1,211.93
+14.0%
11.5%₹1,411.00₹895.00₹1,191.7528
Nov ’24₹1,004.00
₹1,211.93
+20.7%
11.5%₹1,411.00₹895.00₹1,446.0528
Oct ’24₹1,028.85
₹1,200.61
+16.7%
12.3%₹1,411.00₹871.00₹1,915.2028
Sep ’24₹1,030.30
₹1,186.52
+15.2%
12.9%₹1,411.00₹871.00₹1,792.1029
Aug ’24₹1,120.95
₹1,172.89
+4.6%
12.2%₹1,350.00₹871.00₹1,824.5527
Jul ’24₹1,048.50
₹1,164.92
+11.1%
12.0%₹1,350.00₹871.00₹1,746.8026
Jun ’24₹1,069.00
₹1,159.28
+8.4%
12.1%₹1,350.00₹871.00₹1,298.0025
May ’24₹1,008.65
₹1,071.13
+6.2%
10.7%₹1,280.00₹825.00₹1,443.5024
Apr ’24₹983.45
₹1,043.50
+6.1%
10.7%₹1,280.00₹825.00₹1,385.0024
Mar ’24₹903.95
₹1,001.63
+10.8%
11.4%₹1,280.00₹642.00₹1,498.8527
Feb ’24₹880.70
₹993.11
+12.8%
11.8%₹1,280.00₹642.00₹1,463.5027
Jan ’24₹838.25
₹990.93
+18.2%
11.8%₹1,280.00₹642.00₹1,203.6527

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 21:39
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Mahanagar Gas Limited is covered by 52 analysts. 28 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Vivekanand SubbaramanAmbit Capital
Nitin BhasinAmbit Capital
Ritesh GuptaAmbit Capital