CMI Ltd.
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ABOUT
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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 is almost debt free
- Operating margins have improved to -4.9% from -121.2%
- Institutional investors have been accumulating - FII+DII up 12.3pp
- Company generates healthy free cash flow
CONS
- Net worth is negative - accumulated losses have eroded equity
- Company is loss-making at the operating / net level
- Operating cash flow has been negative in recent years
- Company has a low return on capital employed of -14.7%
- Interest coverage is weak at -11.8x - earnings barely cover interest
- Company has a low return on equity of 0.0% over last 3 years
* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.
Peer comparison
| Name | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLYCAB | 8338.00 | 43.87 | 125646.65 | 0.56 | 796.65 | 32.84 | 8209.73 | 39.01 | 34.93 | 13.84 |
| KEI | 4664.00 | 44.73 | 44588.12 | 0.10 | 274.14 | 40.05 | 3185.34 | 22.97 | 20.23 | 12.43 |
| DHOOTTRANS | 1597.60 | 82.39 | 32678.60 | 0.00 | 1326.70 | — | 14464.15 | — | 24.14 | 15.10 |
| RRKABEL | 2419.95 | 45.04 | 27370.97 | 0.39 | 205.20 | 128.59 | 3168.20 | 53.90 | 28.43 | 9.01 |
| FINCABLES | 1352.55 | 25.85 | 20685.81 | 0.67 | 249.04 | 53.14 | 2013.15 | 44.26 | 16.06 | 14.16 |
| PRECWIRE | 474.40 | 511.86 | 8672.33 | 0.26 | 46.45 | 71.48 | 1779.24 | 61.20 | 33.09 | 4.76 |
| UNIVCABLES | 1540.35 | 26.68 | 5344.30 | 0.29 | 70.14 | -78.69 | 945.06 | 57.46 | 11.69 | 13.80 |
| LASERPOWER | 296.70 | 27.47 | 4164.73 | 0.00 | 207.32 | — | 5215.47 | — | 24.84 | 12.62 |
| ADVAIT | 2093.05 | 39.02 | 2290.43 | 0.10 | 14.80 | 65.77 | 179.27 | 51.37 | 28.24 | 13.36 |
| DYCL | 456.95 | 24.29 | 2214.32 | 0.11 | 249.53 | 1270.29 | 3491.01 | 1232.24 | 26.80 | 10.89 |
| PARACABLES | 66.48 | 35.69 | 2175.49 | 0.00 | 19.70 | 6.49 | 529.40 | 17.35 | 16.62 | 6.56 |
| CMICABLES | 2.63 | 0.16 | 4.22 | 0.00 | -2.85 | 1.72 | 13.46 | 53.30 | -4.24 | -4.01 |
Quarterly Results
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 44 | 13 | |
| 80 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 46 | 14 | |
| Operating Profit | -72 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -11 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 |
| OPM % | -896.89% | -33.64% | -57.32% | -182.11% | -112.29% | -43.46% | 4.05% | 5.87% | -5.92% | -10.83% | -7.70% | -5.23% | -4.01% |
| 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Interest | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Depreciation | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Profit before Tax | -55 | -16 | -10 | -9 | -82 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -3 |
| Tax % | 28.82% | 24.32% | 27.97% | 24.43% | -1.95% | 24.74% | -1.66% | 54.19% | -0.35% | -0.00% | -0.00% | -0.00% | -0.00% |
| Net Profit | -39 | -12 | -7 | -7 | -84 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -3 |
| -24.35 | -7.44 | -4.61 | -4.36 | -52.28 | -0.18 | -0.12 | -0.04 | -0.18 | -0.22 | -0.40 | -0.51 | -0.18 |
Profit & Loss
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240 | 307 | 560 | 637 | 498 | 202 | 68 | 22 | 29 | 57 | 103 | |
| 208 | 264 | 493 | 564 | 450 | 227 | 153 | 41 | 31 | 60 | 110 | |
| Operating Profit | 33 | 43 | 68 | 73 | 48 | -25 | -85 | -19 | -1 | -3 | -7 |
| OPM % | 13.61% | 14.05% | 12.06% | 11.43% | 9.72% | -12.40% | -125.94% | -85.30% | -5.03% | -4.94% | -6.64% |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 14 | -136 | -42 | -89 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Interest | 8 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Depreciation | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| Profit before Tax | 25 | 33 | 39 | 41 | 10 | -218 | -181 | -117 | -10 | -11 | -21 |
| Tax % | 30.68% | 32.96% | 34.43% | -8.45% | 64.17% | 10.82% | 21.23% | 6.26% | 17.20% | -0.00% | -0.00% |
| Net Profit | 17 | 22 | 26 | 45 | 4 | -195 | -143 | -110 | -8 | -11 | -21 |
| EPS | 13.10 | 15.39 | 17.22 | 29.91 | 2.46 | -128.47 | -89.16 | -68.69 | -5.19 | -6.88 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | 8.28% | 6.58% | 5.81% | 3.34% | 20.30% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- -8%
- 5 Years:
- -35%
- 3 Years:
- -5%
COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- —
- 3 Years:
- —
STOCK PRICE CAGR
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- -44%
- 3 Years:
- -24%
- 1 Year:
- -26%
RETURN ON EQUITY
- 10 Years:
- -27%
- 5 Years:
- -71%
- 3 Years:
- 0%
- Last Year:
- 0%
Balance Sheet
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | 91 | 223 | 298 | 299 | 109 | -33 | -143 | -152 | -162 | |
| 95 | 93 | 218 | 282 | 282 | 312 | 410 | 383 | 324 | 324 | |
| Trade Payables | 35 | 70 | 91 | 103 | 83 | 117 | 28 | 32 | 37 | 36 |
| 15 | 24 | 30 | -3 | 7 | -15 | -61 | -56 | 9 | 4 | |
| Total Liabilities | 223 | 293 | 577 | 696 | 686 | 539 | 360 | 231 | 234 | 218 |
| 17 | 8 | 151 | 155 | 161 | 151 | 139 | 129 | 121 | 113 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | 66 | 128 | 162 | 188 | 154 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 10 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | |
| Cash & Bank | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 154 | 197 | 282 | 351 | 317 | 212 | 178 | 89 | 38 | 37 | |
| Total Assets | 223 | 293 | 577 | 696 | 686 | 539 | 360 | 231 | 234 | 218 |
Cash Flows
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | -17 | -22 | -2 | 60 | -33 | -76 | 14 | 6 | -7 | |
| Cash from Investing | -110 | 48 | -11 | -13 | -23 | 7 | 16 | 15 | -4 | 7 |
| Cash from Financing | 93 | -31 | 36 | 30 | -50 | 32 | 53 | -28 | -1 | -1 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | -14 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
Ratios
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Documents
Corporate disclosures, annual reports, credit ratings, and concall transcripts
2026-08-14 - CMI Limited has informed the Exchange about Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process
2026-08-10 - The Exchange had sought clarification from CMI Limited for the quarter ended 31-Mar-2025 with respect to Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. On basis of above the Company was required to clarify the following: The response of the Company is enclosed.
2026-07-21 - CMI Limited has informed the Exchange about Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process
2026-07-20 - CMI Limited has informed the Exchange about General Updates
2026-07-14 - The Exchange has sought clarification from CMI Limited for the quarter ended 31-Mar-2025 with respect to Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. On basis of above the Company is required to clarify the following: The response of the Company is awaited.
2026-06-15 - Amit Jain has Submitted to the Exchange a copy of Disclosure under Regulation 31(4) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011.
2026-05-26 - CMI Limited has informed the Exchange about Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process
2026-05-19 - CMI Limited has informed the Exchange about Resignation of Statutory Auditor
2026-05-18 - CMI Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Change in Auditors of the company.
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