CRISIL Research's report on NRB Bearings

NRB Bearings, the fourth largest organised bearings player in India, manufactures customised bearings for leading domestic and global auto companies. Its strong engineering capabilities and customised product offering have ensured a steady relationship with its clients. Being positioned in the niche customised bearings segment, the company faces less competition from global bearing manufacturers such as SKF (Sweden), Timken (the US), who largely produce off-the-shelf bearings. As needle roller bearings constitute 50% of NRB Bearings' revenues, it faces competition from the Schaeffler Group as the latter also produces needle roller bearings. We assign NRB Bearings a fundamental grade of '4/5', indicating its fundamentals are 'superior' relative to other listed securities in India.

Valuations: CMP has strong upside: CRISIL Research has used the discounted cash flow method to value NRB Bearings and arrived at a fair value of Rs 46. At the current market price of Rs 36, the valuation grade is 5/5.

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