Centum Electronics Ltd.
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ABOUT
KEY POINTS
Revenue Breakup Mar 2015 • Services: 82.6% • Products: 15.7% • Unallocable: 1.8%
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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 sales growth of 18.0% CAGR over last 5 years
- Institutional investors have been accumulating - FII+DII up 5.6pp
- Company has a consistent dividend-paying track record
- Working capital cycle has improved - days down from 117 to 97
- Company maintains a comfortable, low leverage position
CONS
- Company is loss-making at the operating / net level
- Recent results are weak - TTM profit is down 245.5% versus prior year
- Company has a low return on equity of -0.3% over last 3 years
- Promoter holding has decreased over last 2 years: -11.9pp
- Interest coverage is weak at -5.1x - earnings barely cover interest
- Company has a low return on capital employed of 5.7%
* 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
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | 160 | 176 | 168 | 133 | 173 | 187 | 273 | 179 | 206 | 238 | 343 | 205 | |
| 111 | 139 | 154 | 151 | 120 | 156 | 167 | 231 | 153 | 181 | 213 | 299 | 192 | |
| Operating Profit | 17 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 43 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 44 | 13 |
| OPM % | 13.45% | 13.08% | 12.55% | 9.97% | 9.57% | 9.95% | 10.71% | 15.59% | 14.62% | 11.93% | 10.72% | 12.82% | 6.44% |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -201 | 8 | -0 | |
| Interest | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Depreciation | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Profit before Tax | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 23 | 18 | -185 | 44 | 18 |
| Tax % | 25.57% | 26.00% | 25.65% | 26.75% | 26.15% | 32.59% | 29.68% | 22.91% | 27.02% | 26.10% | 3.94% | 25.54% | 25.86% |
| Net Profit | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 16 | 13 | -178 | 33 | 14 |
| 5.53 | 7.44 | 8.41 | 6.76 | 3.49 | 5.15 | 5.88 | 21.09 | 11.22 | 8.87 | -120.42 | 22.14 | 9.17 |
Profit & Loss
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 387 | 355 | 499 | 482 | 425 | 348 | 501 | 633 | 776 | 973 | 991 | |
| 337 | 355 | 429 | 411 | 362 | 306 | 447 | 554 | 682 | 852 | 884 | |
| Operating Profit | 50 | 0 | 70 | 71 | 62 | 43 | 54 | 79 | 94 | 121 | 107 |
| OPM % | 12.85% | 0.04% | 13.97% | 14.78% | 14.71% | 12.21% | 10.72% | 12.44% | 12.13% | 12.42% | 10.81% |
| 7 | 8 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | -187 | -191 | |
| Interest | 8 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
| Depreciation | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| Profit before Tax | 41 | -19 | 68 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 26 | 49 | 62 | -103 | -105 |
| Tax % | 24.63% | -13.55% | 14.07% | 28.02% | 27.61% | 23.48% | 26.46% | 26.01% | 26.05% | -13.73% | -12.58% |
| Net Profit | 31 | -22 | 58 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 46 | -117 | -119 |
| EPS | 24.00 | -17.02 | 45.00 | 19.42 | 18.60 | 9.12 | 14.91 | 28.13 | 31.03 | -79.40 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | 20.66% | -5.90% | 11.10% | 12.87% | 21.49% | 27.38% | 26.57% | 21.33% | 19.34% | -6.30% | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- 11%
- 5 Years:
- 18%
- 3 Years:
- 25%
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:
- 7%
- 5 Years:
- 2%
- 3 Years:
- 0%
- Last Year:
- -24%
Balance Sheet
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| 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 |
| 174 | 147 | 204 | 223 | 242 | 252 | 268 | 296 | 539 | 415 | |
| 144 | 208 | 199 | 184 | 138 | 108 | 125 | 170 | 90 | 118 | |
| Trade Payables | 73 | 114 | 106 | 114 | 59 | 73 | 152 | 149 | 170 | 255 |
| 76 | 78 | 132 | 100 | 80 | 98 | 140 | 186 | 288 | 284 | |
| Total Liabilities | 480 | 560 | 654 | 633 | 532 | 543 | 699 | 814 | 1,102 | 1,086 |
| 113 | 109 | 103 | 123 | 120 | 114 | 109 | 113 | 112 | 140 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 52 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 64 | 63 | 76 | 108 | 154 | 0 | |
| 163 | 247 | 225 | 220 | 175 | 199 | 232 | 287 | 327 | 457 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 317 | 307 | |
| Cash & Bank | 24 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 36 | 113 | 120 |
| 128 | 133 | 254 | 225 | 142 | 144 | 256 | 48 | 71 | 63 | |
| Total Assets | 480 | 560 | 654 | 633 | 532 | 543 | 699 | 814 | 1,102 | 1,086 |
Cash Flows
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | -23 | 33 | 81 | 103 | 78 | 21 | 84 | -16 | 28 | |
| Cash from Investing | -97 | -13 | -6 | -5 | -20 | -6 | -13 | -66 | -102 | -42 |
| Cash from Financing | 60 | 36 | -30 | -60 | -69 | -58 | -23 | -7 | 155 | 0 |
| -31 | -0 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -15 | 11 | 37 | -14 |
Ratios
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| 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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