Centum Electronics Ltd.
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ABOUT
KEY POINTS
Revenue Breakup Mar 2015 • Services: 54.6% • Products: 45.4%
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AI GENERATEDCapital Goods
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.
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
| Name | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAL | 4898.75 | 35.15 | 327616.15 | 0.92 | 1589.66 | 14.88 | 5515.17 | 14.45 | 31.99 | 27.89 |
| BEL | 405.50 | 48.23 | 296411.53 | 0.62 | 1054.53 | 8.82 | 5546.98 | 24.94 | 36.68 | 25.22 |
| BDL | 1190.50 | 83.80 | 43639.27 | 0.41 | 118.79 | 547.36 | 572.24 | 147.63 | 13.91 | 14.52 |
| DATAPATTNS | 4832.90 | 3517.81 | 27056.49 | 0.21 | 220.60 | 765.10 | 1160.30 | 1068.13 | 23.18 | 27.04 |
| ASTRAMICRO | 1677.95 | 84.27 | 15931.30 | 0.14 | 12.35 | -24.12 | 176.66 | -11.55 | 20.29 | 20.40 |
| APOLLO | 421.95 | 129.24 | 15679.64 | 0.06 | 252.16 | 1325.84 | 2512.93 | 1781.17 | 14.52 | 21.38 |
| ZENTEC | 1722.85 | 86.35 | 15556.12 | 0.06 | 31.85 | -39.99 | 141.64 | -10.48 | 16.83 | 27.13 |
| AEQUS | 226.05 | 304.43 | 15160.40 | 0.00 | -532.28 | -6067.26 | 3955.45 | 1486.69 | 1.50 | 4.47 |
| PARAS | 1433.00 | 122.27 | 11548.16 | 0.07 | 20.74 | 45.34 | 127.91 | 37.26 | 18.68 | 24.95 |
| UNIMECH | 1609.30 | 113.74 | 8191.66 | 0.00 | 27.86 | 45.70 | 107.62 | 70.85 | 12.10 | 36.35 |
| AXISCADES | 1831.10 | 214.34 | 7788.31 | 0.00 | -14.76 | -170.76 | 183.35 | -24.77 | 14.56 | 4.73 |
| CENTUM | 4210.75 | 125.27 | 6215.92 | 0.12 | 10.55 | 135.70 | 204.15 | -22.53 | 26.02 | 11.54 |
Quarterly Results
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | 238 | 288 | 284 | 238 | 251 | 267 | 266 | 264 | 287 | 324 | 339 | 204 | |
| 226 | 231 | 269 | 279 | 230 | 240 | 246 | 221 | 251 | 273 | 300 | 292 | 191 | |
| Operating Profit | 12 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 45 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 47 | 14 |
| 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% |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -17 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -54 | 7 | 2 | |
| Interest | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Depreciation | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Profit before Tax | 4 | -2 | 11 | -5 | -3 | 3 | -7 | 38 | 10 | 9 | -39 | 46 | 16 |
| 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 Profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -0 | -193 | 22 | 4 | 4 | -618 | 16 | 11 |
| 2.50 | -2.89 | 5.95 | -4.18 | -2.45 | -0.26 | -6.75 | 22.75 | 3.95 | 2.96 | -23.37 | 23.70 | 71.47 |
Profit & Loss
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 692 | 778 | 930 | 883 | 817 | 780 | 923 | 1,091 | 740 | 953 | 1,154 | |
| 636 | 738 | 827 | 785 | 728 | 706 | 847 | 1,005 | 641 | 817 | 1,055 | |
| Operating Profit | 56 | 40 | 104 | 98 | 90 | 74 | 76 | 86 | 99 | 135 | 99 |
| OPM % | 8.07% | 5.12% | 11.16% | 11.10% | 10.95% | 9.52% | 8.26% | 7.87% | 13.36% | 14.22% | 8.58% |
| 31 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | -52 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | -34 | |
| Interest | 18 | 22 | 35 | 37 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 20 | 17 | 25 |
| Depreciation | 23 | 28 | 28 | 41 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 31 |
| Profit before Tax | 46 | 2 | 47 | 24 | 19 | -52 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 115 | 32 |
| Tax % | 18.73% | 51.33% | -0.56% | 30.51% | 38.04% | -2.42% | 44.84% | 134.97% | 24.17% | 12.30% | 41.68% |
| Net Profit | 37 | 1 | 47 | 17 | 12 | -53 | 7 | -3 | 50 | 101 | 19 |
| EPS | 26.70 | -14.80 | 21.88 | 15.45 | 13.30 | -23.70 | 7.55 | 1.38 | 1.67 | -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
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
| Minority Interest | 22 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 17 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -11 | -18 |
| 197 | 173 | 200 | 192 | 210 | 191 | 196 | 187 | 386 | 327 | |
| 280 | 418 | 349 | 340 | 346 | 301 | 297 | 268 | 148 | 118 | |
| Trade Payables | 123 | 188 | 145 | 178 | 109 | 114 | 211 | 222 | 220 | 253 |
| 231 | 255 | 360 | 326 | 283 | 307 | 355 | 371 | 463 | 589 | |
| Total Liabilities | 865 | 1,073 | 1,091 | 1,074 | 978 | 920 | 1,066 | 1,054 | 1,221 | 1,283 |
| 250 | 239 | 205 | 256 | 253 | 239 | 220 | 238 | 217 | 140 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 45 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 49 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 184 | 270 | 237 | 236 | 194 | 225 | 261 | 317 | 347 | 456 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 307 | 300 | |
| Cash & Bank | 29 | 36 | 29 | 23 | 60 | 57 | 42 | 72 | 130 | 120 |
| 357 | 514 | 600 | 517 | 421 | 391 | 528 | 190 | 212 | 267 | |
| Total Assets | 865 | 1,073 | 1,091 | 1,074 | 978 | 920 | 1,066 | 1,054 | 1,221 | 1,283 |
Cash Flows
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -48 | -18 | 51 | 125 | 90 | 114 | 71 | 202 | -29 | 60 | |
| Cash from Investing | -114 | -33 | -22 | -12 | 12 | -15 | -11 | -44 | -59 | -43 |
| Cash from Financing | 97 | 66 | -33 | -102 | -66 | -81 | -88 | -133 | 107 | -25 |
| -70 | 7 | -4 | -4 | 27 | 7 | -28 | 25 | 19 | -8 |
Ratios
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Documents
Corporate disclosures, annual reports, credit ratings, and concall transcripts
2026-09-02 - Centum Electronics Limited has informed the Exchange about Schedule of meet
2026-09-01 - Centum Electronics Limited has informed the Exchange about Bagging/Receiving of orders/contracts
2026-09-01 - Centum Electronics Limited has informed the Exchange about Investor Presentation
2026-08-21 - Centum Electronics Limited has informed the Exchange about Schedule of meet
2026-08-18 - Centum Electronics Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Approval received under Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS)'.
2026-08-18 - Centum Electronics Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'ESG Rating'.
2026-08-15 - Centum Electronics Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
2026-08-14 - Centum Electronics Limited has informed the Exchange about Link of Recording
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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