Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 61.37 (As of Mar. 2026) — 265% Above Median

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NSE:MGL Mahanagar Gas Ltd NSE:MGL
100 GF Score
Price ₹1,139.60
GF Value ₹1,607.10
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Mahanagar Gas Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Mahanagar Gas NSE:MGL +1.41% 100 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 61.37 as of Mar. 2026, which is 265% above its 10-year median of 16.81. GuruFocus rates NSE:MGL with a GF Score™ of 100/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹1,607.10 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 247 Utilities - Regulated companies, Mahanagar Gas ranks worse than 57.09% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Mahanagar Gas's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹61.37. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 18.57.


The historical rank and industry rank for Mahanagar Gas's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

NSE:MGL' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.58   Med: 16.81   Max: 25.7
Current: 18.57


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Mahanagar Gas was 25.70. The lowest was 9.58. And the median was 16.81.


NSE:MGL's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
57.09% of 247 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 16.48 vs NSE:MGL: 18.57

Mahanagar Gas's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹19.54. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹72.42. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 15.74.

Mahanagar Gas's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹19.54. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹72.42. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 15.74.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Mahanagar Gas Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Mahanagar Gas Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Mahanagar Gas's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Mahanagar Gas Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Mahanagar Gas Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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Mahanagar Gas Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 0.00 61.37 0.00

NSE:MGL vs ATO, NI, UGI: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Mahanagar Gas's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Mahanagar Gas Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Mahanagar Gas's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mahanagar Gas's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Mahanagar Gas Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Mahanagar Gas's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 8,411
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 4,099
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 5,809
Change In Working Capital -639
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 99

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Mahanagar Gas's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹8,411 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Mahanagar Gas's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹4,099 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Mahanagar Gas's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = ₹5,809 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Mahanagar Gas's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = ₹5,809 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Mahanagar Gas's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹-639 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Mahanagar Gas's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 98.778 Mil.

Mahanagar Gas's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 8411.4 +4098.7+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-5808.7382+-639.3)/98.778
=61.37

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=1139.60/61.37
=18.57

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 61.37 mean?
Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 61.37 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Mahanagar Gas. This is 265% above median its historical median of 16.81. Over the past decade, Mahanagar Gas' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 9.58 to 25.70. According to the industry distribution chart, Mahanagar Gas ranks #141 out of 247 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, placing it in the top 57.1%.
Is Mahanagar Gas' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Mahanagar Gas' current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 61.37 is 265% above median its 10-year median of 16.81. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 9.58 to a high of 25.70. The Utilities - Regulated industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 16.48. Mahanagar Gas' value of 61.37 is 272.4% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Mahanagar Gas ranks #141 out of 247 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Mahanagar Gas has a GF Score™ of 100/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Mahanagar Gas' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to ATO and NI?
According to the Utilities - Regulated industry distribution chart, Mahanagar Gas ranks #141 out of 247 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Mahanagar Gas in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 16.48. Mahanagar Gas' value of 61.37 is 272.4% above this benchmark. Historically, Mahanagar Gas' own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 9.58 to 25.70 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 16.81 vs. the industry median of 16.48, Mahanagar Gas has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for an Utilities - Regulated company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Utilities - Regulated companies is 16.48, based on 247 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Mahanagar Gas's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 61.37 is 272.4% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Mahanagar Gas. For the Utilities - Regulated industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 16.48 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Mahanagar Gas's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 61.37, which is 265% above median its own 10-year median of 16.81. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Mahanagar Gas stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹1,607.10, compared to a current price of ₹1,139.60 — trading 29.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 61.37, which is 265% above median its 10-year median of 16.81 and 272.4% above the Utilities - Regulated industry median of 16.48. Mahanagar Gas' overall GF Score™ is 100/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 61.37 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mahanagar Gas stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₹1,139.60 is trading 29.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₹1,607.10. GuruFocus considers Mahanagar Gas to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for NSE:MGL:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 61.37 (265% above median its 10-year median of 16.81)
  • GF Value™: ₹1,607.10 vs. price of ₹1,139.60 (29.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 100/100 with 5 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 272.4% above the Utilities - Regulated median (#141 of 247)

No single metric tells the full story. See the NSE:MGL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Mahanagar Gas Business Description

Other Exchanges 539957:India
Address Block No. G-33, Bandra-Kurla Complex, MGL House, Bandra (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400051
Mahanagar Gas Ltd is an India-based natural gas distribution company. It distributes natural gas through the City Gas Distribution network of pipelines. It distributes compressed natural gas (CNG) for use in vehicles and piped natural gas (PNG) for domestic household, commercial, and industrial use, and to transport sector customers as well. The company operates under the business segment of the sale of natural gas. Its business operations are principally carried out in India. The company generates revenue by selling natural gas, of which the sale of CNG accounts majorly for the total gas sales revenue.
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