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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/E0.0
Book Value₹ 300
Price to Book9.48
Dividend Yield0.12 %
ROCE-14.3 %
ROE-23.8 %
Face Value₹ 10

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ABOUT

KEY POINTS

Revenue Breakup Mar 2015 • Services: 82.6% • Products: 15.7% • Unallocable: 1.8%

AI Sector View

AI GENERATED

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 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

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

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
128160176168133173187273179206238343205
111139154151120156167231153181213299192
Operating Profit17212217131720432625264413
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%
1115211433-2018-0
Interest4545445634454
Depreciation4555555545555
Profit before Tax1013151261011362318-1854418
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 Profit710119478281613-1783314
5.537.448.416.763.495.155.8821.0911.228.87-120.4222.149.17

Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
387355499482425348501633776973991
337355429411362306447554682852884
Operating Profit50070716243547994121107
OPM %12.85%0.04%13.97%14.78%14.71%12.21%10.72%12.44%12.13%12.42%10.81%
7837444577-187-191
Interest815272817151618191718
Depreciation812121316161618202021
Profit before Tax41-1968353315264962-103-105
Tax %24.63%-13.55%14.07%28.02%27.61%23.48%26.46%26.01%26.05%-13.73%-12.58%
Net Profit31-2258252412193646-117-119
EPS24.00-17.0245.0019.4218.609.1214.9128.1331.03-79.40—
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

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
174147204223242252268296539415
14420819918413810812517090118
Trade Payables731141061145973152149170255
76781321008098140186288284
Total Liabilities4805606546335325436998141,1021,086
113109103123120114109113112140
Capital Work in Progress0071205080
524949496463761081540
163247225220175199232287327457
0000000220317307
Cash & Bank2422161529242136113120
128133254225142144256487163
Total Assets4805606546335325436998141,1021,086

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
17-233381103782184-1628
Cash from Investing-97-13-6-5-20-6-13-66-102-42
Cash from Financing6036-30-60-69-58-23-71550
-31-0-3154-151137-14

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

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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