Earnings Per Share (EPS) is a key financial metric that measures a company’s profitability by indicating how much profit each outstanding share of common stock has earned.
A higher EPS suggests greater profitability and is often associated with higher stock values, as investors are willing to pay more for shares of companies that demonstrate strong earnings potential.
However, the optimal EPS can vary significantly across different industries and market conditions, making it essential for investors to compare EPS with industry averages and assess the growth trends over time.
Following are a few stocks under Rs. 200 with high EPS:
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
With a market capitalisation of Rs. 2.44 lakh crores, the shares of India’s flagship Maharatna national oil company surged 1.6 percent on BSE to Rs. 175.95 in the trading session of Friday.
In terms of return ratios, IOCL has reported a return on equity (RoE) of 25.7 percent, and a return on capital employed (RoCE) of 21.1 percent, while the company’s Earnings Per Share (EPS) stands at Rs. 21.8.
The company reported a 2.4 percent YoY decline in revenue from operations, falling from Rs. 1,98,551 crores in Q1 FY24 to Rs. 1,93,845 crores in Q1 FY25. Concurrently, its net profit also witnessed a 74.7 percent decline, falling from Rs. 14,735 crores to Rs. 3,723 crores over the same period.
The stock delivered positive returns of around 98.3 percent in one year, as well as nearly 39 percent returns year-to-date.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited have business interests straddling the entire hydrocarbon value chain – from refining, pipeline transportation & marketing, to exploration & production of crude oil & gas, petrochemicals, gas marketing, alternative energy sources and globalisation of downstream operations.
Zuari Agro Chemical Limited
With a market capitalisation of Rs. 824.34 crores, the stock surged 0.8 percent on BSE to Rs. 200.7 in the trading session of Friday.
In terms of return ratios, Zuari Agro Chemical has reported a return on equity (RoE) of 6.1 percent, and a return on capital employed (RoCE) of 11.1 percent, while the company’s Earnings Per Share (EPS) stands at Rs. 31.7.
The company reported a 9 percent YoY decline in revenue from operations, falling from Rs. 1,205 crores in Q1 FY24 to Rs. 1,097 crores in Q1 FY25. Meanwhile, its net profit grew from a loss of Rs. 2 crores to a profit of Rs. 29 crores over the same period.
The stock delivered positive returns of around 23.6 percent in one year, as well as nearly 0.4 percent returns year-to-date.
Zuari Agro Chemical Limited is engaged in the business of manufacturing, trading and marketing of chemical fertilisers and fertiliser products. It caters to the demand of the farmers across India, through its “Jai Kisaan” brand of fertilisers.
Navneet Education Limited
With a market capitalisation of Rs. 3,434 crores, the shares of one of the largest educational syllabus-based supplementary content and stationery provider surged 1.5 percent on BSE to Rs. 154.45 in the trading session of Friday.
In terms of return ratios, Navneet Education has reported a return on equity (RoE) of 15.7 percent, and a return on capital employed (RoCE) of 16.2 percent, while the company’s Earnings Per Share (EPS) stands at Rs. 34.1.
The company reported a marginal increase of 0.8 percent YoY in revenue from operations, rising from Rs. 791 crores in Q1 FY24 to Rs. 798 crores in Q1 FY25. Concurrently, its net profit also witnessed a 414.5 percent growth, climbing from Rs. 145 crores to Rs. 746 crores over the same period.
The stock delivered positive returns of around 2.7 percent returns year-to-date, but nearly 1.4 percent of negative returns.
Navneet Education Limited provides educational syllabus-based supplementary content for the state-board-based curriculum and quality content across print and digital mediums. It also offers scholastic paper and scholastic non-paper stationery, and publishes general and children’s books.
Written by Shivani Singh
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