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Centum Electronics Ltd.

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centumelectronics.comBSE: 517544NSE: CENTUM
Market Cap₹ 6,216 Cr.
Current Price
High / Low₹ 4,450 / 2,044
Stock P/E125.3
Book Value₹ 239
Price to Book11.94
Dividend Yield0.12 %
ROCE26.0 %
ROE27.2 %
Face Value₹ 10

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ABOUT

KEY POINTS

Revenue Breakup Mar 2015 • Services: 54.6% • Products: 45.4%

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Capital Goods

Buy

Capital goods is supported by strong public capex and still-expansionary industrial activity. Capital expenditure rose 66% YoY (2026-06), GST collections grew 8% YoY (2026-07), and the core industries Overall Index increased 5.4% YoY (2026-07). E-way bills slowed to 6% YoY (2026-07) and sector FPI flows show INR -9697 crore net outflow over 3 months to 2026-08-31, but the investment cycle and fiscal impulse remain favorable.

Confidence
72%
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PROS

  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 52.9% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Latest quarter profit grew 135.7% YoY, showing strong momentum
  • Operating margins have improved to 14.2% from 8.9%
  • Strong cash generation - operating cash flow backs reported profits (CFO/PAT 1.57x)
  • Institutional investors have been accumulating - FII+DII up 5.6pp
  • Company has a consistent dividend-paying track record

CONS

  • Company is loss-making at the operating / net level
  • Recent results are weak - TTM profit is down 1226.7% versus prior year
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 2 years: -11.9pp
  • Stock is trading at 11.9x its book value
  • Company has delivered a poor sales growth of 3.1% over past five years
  • Equity base is being diluted - shares outstanding up 14.4%

* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.

Peer comparison

Capital GoodsCapital GoodsAerospace & Defense
Part ofNIFTY 50NIFTY 500NIFTY LARGEMIDCAP 250NIFTY 100NIFTY 200
S.No.Name
1.HAL4898.7535.15327616.150.921589.6614.885515.1714.4531.9927.89
2.BEL405.5048.23296411.530.621054.538.825546.9824.9436.6825.22
3.BDL1190.5083.8043639.270.41118.79547.36572.24147.6313.9114.52
4.DATAPATTNS4832.903517.8127056.490.21220.60765.101160.301068.1323.1827.04
5.ASTRAMICRO1677.9584.2715931.300.1412.35-24.12176.66-11.5520.2920.40
6.APOLLO421.95129.2415679.640.06252.161325.842512.931781.1714.5221.38
7.ZENTEC1722.8586.3515556.120.0631.85-39.99141.64-10.4816.8327.13
8.AEQUS226.05304.4315160.400.00-532.28-6067.263955.451486.691.504.47
9.PARAS1433.00122.2711548.160.0720.7445.34127.9137.2618.6824.95
10.UNIMECH1609.30113.748191.660.0027.8645.70107.6270.8512.1036.35
11.AXISCADES1831.10214.347788.310.00-14.76-170.76183.35-24.7714.564.73
12.CENTUM4210.75125.276215.920.1210.55135.70204.15-22.5326.0211.54
Detailed Comparison with:

Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
238238288284238251267266264287324339204
226231269279230240246221251273300292191
Operating Profit12719581221451314244714
OPM %4.94%2.84%6.63%1.80%3.56%4.65%7.74%16.84%4.87%4.97%7.41%13.91%6.68%
211-111-174511-5472
Interest89810888678754
Depreciation111112121211951011955
Profit before Tax4-211-5-33-738109-394616
Tax %63.84%-115.09%32.46%-45.57%-27.06%110.69%-42.90%21.61%56.16%52.15%18.61%24.26%29.60%
Net Profit0000-4-0-1932244-6181611
2.50-2.895.95-4.18-2.45-0.26-6.7522.753.952.96-23.3723.7071.47

Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
6927789308838177809231,0917409531,154
6367388277857287068471,0056418171,055
Operating Profit564010498907476869913599
OPM %8.07%5.12%11.16%11.10%10.95%9.52%8.26%7.87%13.36%14.22%8.58%
3113756-5262716-34
Interest1822353730262735201725
Depreciation2328284145434445202031
Profit before Tax462472419-521286611532
Tax %18.73%51.33%-0.56%30.51%38.04%-2.42%44.84%134.97%24.17%12.30%41.68%
Net Profit371471712-537-35010119
EPS26.70-14.8021.8815.4513.30-23.707.551.381.67-31.65—
Dividend Payout %18.57%-6.79%22.82%16.17%30.04%-10.55%52.51%435.63%359.29%-15.80%—

COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH

10 Years:
9%
5 Years:
3%
3 Years:
1%

COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH

10 Years:
—
5 Years:
—
3 Years:
—

STOCK PRICE CAGR

10 Years:
24%
5 Years:
55%
3 Years:
40%
1 Year:
62%

RETURN ON EQUITY

10 Years:
8%
5 Years:
4%
3 Years:
14%
Last Year:
27%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Corporate actions

2026

Jul 31

₹ 0.50

Rs.5.0000 per share(50%)Final Dividend

2025

Jul 25

₹ 0.60

Rs.6.0000 per share(60%)Final Dividend

2024

Jul 31

₹ 0.30

Rs.3.0000 per share(30%)Final Dividend

2024

Feb 20

₹ 0.30

Rs.3.0000 per share(30%)Interim Dividend

2023

Aug 2

₹ 0.40

Rs.4.0000 per share(40%)Final Dividend

2022

Aug 2

₹ 0.25

Rs.2.5000 per share(25%)Final Dividend

2021

Aug 2

₹ 0.20

Rs.0.2000 per share(2%)Final Dividend

2021

Feb 18

₹ 0.20

Rs.2.0000 per share(20%)Interim Dividend

2020

Sep 3

₹ 0.25

Rs.2.5000 per share(25%)Final Dividend

2019

Feb 14

₹ 0.10

06/03/2019 Equity Interim Dividend

2018

Feb 22

₹ 0.10

Rs.1.0000 per share(10%)Interim Dividend

2017

Jun 29

₹ 0.30

Rs.3.0000 per share(30%)Final Dividend

2017

Feb 22

₹ 0.20

Interim Dividend

2016

Apr 6

₹ 0.20

Second Interim Dividend

2016

Feb 17

₹ 0.10

Rs.1.0000 per share(10%)Interim Dividend

2026

Jul 22

₹ 0.50

Rs.5.0000 per share(50%)Final Dividend

Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital13131313131313131515
Minority Interest2226252517-5-7-7-11-18
197173200192210191196187386327
280418349340346301297268148118
Trade Payables123188145178109114211222220253
231255360326283307355371463589
Total Liabilities8651,0731,0911,0749789201,0661,0541,2211,283
250239205256253239220238217140
Capital Work in Progress0181205080
4514124049710800
184270237236194225261317347456
0000000228307300
Cash & Bank2936292360574272130120
357514600517421391528190212267
Total Assets8651,0731,0911,0749789201,0661,0541,2211,283

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
-48-18511259011471202-2960
Cash from Investing-114-33-22-1212-15-11-44-59-43
Cash from Financing9766-33-102-66-81-88-133107-25
-707-4-4277-282519-8

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
58.7558.7558.7551.5251.5246.9946.8946.8846.82
0.370.381.030.811.932.852.392.373.31
8.138.537.9915.1015.4319.1319.7921.3519.67
Government0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
32.7532.3532.2332.5631.1231.0330.9229.4030.21

Documents

Corporate disclosures, annual reports, credit ratings, and concall transcripts

2026-09-02
Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates

2026-09-02 - Centum Electronics Limited has informed the Exchange about Schedule of meet

2026-09-01
Bagging/Receiving of orders/contracts

2026-09-01 - Centum Electronics Limited has informed the Exchange about Bagging/Receiving of orders/contracts

2026-09-01
Investor Presentation

2026-09-01 - Centum Electronics Limited has informed the Exchange about Investor Presentation

2026-08-21
Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates

2026-08-21 - Centum Electronics Limited has informed the Exchange about Schedule of meet

2026-08-18
Updates

2026-08-18 - Centum Electronics Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Approval received under Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS)'.

2026-08-18
Updates

2026-08-18 - Centum Electronics Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'ESG Rating'.

2026-08-15
Copy of Newspaper Publication

2026-08-15 - Centum Electronics Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication

2026-08-14
Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates

2026-08-14 - Centum Electronics Limited has informed the Exchange about Link of Recording

2026-08-14
Shareholders meeting

2026-08-14 - Centum Electronics Limited has submitted the Exchange a copy Srutinizers report of Annual General Meeting held on August 13, 2026. Further, the company has informed the Exchange regarding voting results.

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