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Berger Paints (I) vs Linde: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Berger Paints (I) (BERGEPAINT) and Linde (LIN) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Linde as the less overvalued of the two: Berger Paints (I) trades at ₹460 versus a fair value of ₹159 (-65%), while Linde trades at $470 versus $441 (-6%).
Berger Paints (I)
BERGEPAINT.NSE · INR · Materials
-65%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price₹460
Fair Value₹159
Quality62/100
Linde
LIN · USD · Materials
-6%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$470
Fair Value$441
Quality70/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Berger Paints (I)Linde
Valuation
47.7×P/E (TTM)30.8×
4.89×P/S (TTM)6.95×
8.40×P/B6.30× · book value is mostly goodwill
31.5×EV/EBITDA18.9×
n/aPEG2.18×
−65.4%Fair value upside−6.1%
0.9%Dividend yield1.3%
₹4.00Dividend per share$6.10
Profitability
13%Operating margin28%
1.53×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.84×
17%Return on equity18%
9%Return on assets7%
Growth
6%Revenue growth (YoY)8%
4.0%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)0.6%
11.7%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)4.5%
+10.3%Value creation/yr+24.2%
Balance & size
25.0×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)42.1×
0.00×Debt / equity0.54×
$6BMarket cap$241B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy

Linde leads: 5 to 8 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Berger Paints (I)of which business quality 63 · market factors 48 Lindeof which business quality 66 · market factors 53
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
67
51
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
30
51
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
53
64
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
82
69
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
56
70
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
86
87
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
38
37
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
24
42
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
81
100

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyBerger Paints (I)Price ₹460LindePrice $470
DCF Models-58%below the price₹192-54%below the price$216
Earnings-Based-76%below the price₹112-72%below the price$132
Dividend Discount-87%below the price₹61.98-75%below the price$116
Multiples-65%below the price₹162-49%below the price$239
Asset-Based-91%below the price₹39.74-88%below the price$55.42
Growth DCF-58%below the price₹191-66%below the price$159
Economic Profit-77%below the price₹104-67%below the price$156
Growth Earnings-65%below the price₹162-57%below the price$204
Minimum-91%below the price₹39.74-88%below the price$55.42
Maximum-58%below the price₹192-49%below the price$239
Median-70%below the price₹137-66%below the price$158
Geometric mean-75%below the price₹114-69%below the price$147

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Berger Paints (I): 26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Linde: 26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Berger Paints (I)
Price ₹460
Fair Value ₹159
Bear ₹105Bull ₹210
Linde
Price $470
Fair Value $441
Bear $247Bull $737

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Berger Paints (I) · Materials

Quality score62 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-65% · bottom 25%

Linde · Materials

Quality score70 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-6% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Linde as the less overvalued of the two: Berger Paints (I) trades at ₹460 versus a fair value of ₹159 (-65%), while Linde trades at $470 versus $441 (-6%).

Linde has the higher quality score (70/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.