Finolex Cables Ltd.
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ABOUT
KEY POINTS
Revenue Breakup Mar 2026 • Electrical Cables: 65.4% • Copper Rod: 25.5% • Communication Cables: 6.0%
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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
- Company has consistently been profitable over the last 5 years
- Latest quarter profit grew 53.1% YoY, showing strong momentum
- Company has delivered good sales growth of 18.0% CAGR over last 5 years
- Company comfortably covers its interest (531.6x coverage)
- Working capital cycle has improved - days down from 235 to 180
CONS
- Receivables are growing faster than sales - a possible quality concern
- Poor cash conversion - profits are not backed by operating cash flow (CFO/PAT 0.40x)
- Operating margins have contracted to 9.8% from 14.0%
- Company has delivered a poor profit growth of 9.1% over past five years
- Expensive relative to growth - PEG of 2.2
* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.
Peer comparison
| Name | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLYCAB | 8364.00 | 44.00 | 126038.44 | 0.56 | 796.65 | 32.84 | 8209.73 | 39.01 | 34.93 | 13.84 |
| KEI | 4636.90 | 44.47 | 44329.04 | 0.10 | 274.14 | 40.05 | 3185.34 | 22.97 | 20.23 | 12.43 |
| DHOOTTRANS | 1570.35 | 80.98 | 32121.20 | 0.00 | 1326.70 | — | 14464.15 | — | 24.14 | 15.10 |
| RRKABEL | 2436.70 | 45.36 | 27560.42 | 0.39 | 205.20 | 128.59 | 3168.20 | 53.90 | 28.43 | 9.01 |
| FINCABLES | 1420.50 | 27.15 | 21725.03 | 0.63 | 249.04 | 53.14 | 2013.15 | 44.26 | 16.06 | 14.16 |
| PRECWIRE | 463.10 | 499.66 | 8465.76 | 0.27 | 46.45 | 71.48 | 1779.24 | 61.20 | 33.09 | 4.76 |
| UNIVCABLES | 1548.25 | 26.81 | 5371.71 | 0.29 | 70.14 | -78.69 | 945.06 | 57.46 | 11.69 | 13.80 |
| LASERPOWER | 290.55 | 26.90 | 4078.40 | 0.00 | 207.32 | — | 5215.47 | — | 24.84 | 12.62 |
| ADVAIT | 2053.30 | 38.28 | 2246.93 | 0.10 | 14.80 | 65.77 | 179.27 | 51.37 | 28.24 | 13.36 |
| DYCL | 455.20 | 24.19 | 2205.84 | 0.11 | 249.53 | 1270.52 | 3491.01 | 1232.27 | 26.80 | 10.89 |
| PARACABLES | 65.70 | 35.27 | 2149.96 | 0.00 | 19.70 | 6.49 | 529.40 | 17.35 | 16.62 | 6.56 |
| QUADFUTURE | 435.75 | 0.00 | 1743.00 | 0.00 | -9.13 | 32.36 | 40.59 | 41.27 | -7.01 | -8.25 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,204 | 1,187 | 1,222 | 1,401 | 1,230 | 1,312 | 1,182 | 1,595 | 1,396 | 1,376 | 1,599 | 1,951 | 2,013 | |
| 1,058 | 1,041 | 1,088 | 1,239 | 1,104 | 1,206 | 1,044 | 1,424 | 1,259 | 1,231 | 1,441 | 1,771 | 1,791 | |
| Operating Profit | 146 | 146 | 134 | 162 | 127 | 106 | 138 | 171 | 136 | 145 | 158 | 180 | 222 |
| OPM % | 12.17% | 12.30% | 10.94% | 11.56% | 10.31% | 8.07% | 11.65% | 10.71% | 9.77% | 10.55% | 9.86% | 9.25% | 11.04% |
| 39 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 46 | 52 | 45 | 55 | 54 | 37 | 41 | 33 | 51 | |
| Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Depreciation | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 22 |
| Profit before Tax | 175 | 177 | 167 | 199 | 162 | 145 | 170 | 213 | 176 | 168 | 184 | 196 | 314 |
| Tax % | 28.41% | 29.60% | 27.94% | 31.88% | 45.56% | 22.56% | 26.60% | 32.80% | 22.64% | 25.91% | 28.53% | 40.28% | 20.80% |
| Net Profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,439 | 118 | 147 | 192 | 163 | 163 | 164 | 2,244 | 249 |
| 10.49 | 10.08 | 9.87 | 12.17 | 15.95 | 7.71 | 9.63 | 12.53 | 10.63 | 10.63 | 10.73 | 14.67 | 16.28 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,445 | 2,815 | 3,078 | 2,877 | 2,768 | 3,768 | 4,481 | 5,014 | 5,319 | 6,321 | 6,939 | |
| 2,049 | 2,380 | 2,631 | 2,494 | 2,398 | 3,343 | 3,972 | 4,426 | 4,798 | 5,702 | 6,233 | |
| Operating Profit | 396 | 435 | 447 | 383 | 370 | 425 | 509 | 588 | 521 | 619 | 705 |
| OPM % | 16.19% | 15.46% | 14.52% | 13.33% | 13.37% | 11.28% | 11.36% | 11.73% | 9.80% | 9.80% | 10.16% |
| 59 | 87 | 105 | 92 | 77 | 75 | 118 | 175 | 218 | 166 | 163 | |
| Interest | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Depreciation | 48 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 46 | 44 | 47 | 59 | 67 |
| Profit before Tax | 504 | 549 | 610 | 512 | 631 | 787 | 649 | 864 | 922 | 929 | 862 |
| Tax % | 20.54% | 39.89% | 33.23% | 23.64% | 26.85% | 23.83% | 22.35% | 24.55% | 24.03% | 23.13% | 27.87% |
| Net Profit | 400 | 330 | 407 | 391 | 461 | 599 | 504 | 652 | 701 | 714 | 622 |
| EPS | 26.20 | 21.58 | 26.64 | 25.57 | 30.17 | 39.18 | 32.97 | 42.61 | 45.82 | 46.66 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | 11.46% | 18.53% | 16.89% | 21.51% | 18.23% | 15.32% | 21.23% | 18.78% | 17.46% | 19.29% | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- 10%
- 5 Years:
- 18%
- 3 Years:
- 12%
COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- 8%
- 5 Years:
- 9%
- 3 Years:
- 12%
STOCK PRICE CAGR
- 10 Years:
- 13%
- 5 Years:
- 24%
- 3 Years:
- 10%
- 1 Year:
- 69%
RETURN ON EQUITY
- 10 Years:
- 15%
- 5 Years:
- 14%
- 3 Years:
- 13%
- Last Year:
- 12%
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 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| 2,110 | 2,398 | 2,706 | 2,973 | 3,384 | 3,891 | 4,340 | 4,915 | 5,465 | 6,055 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
| Trade Payables | 188 | 177 | 208 | 159 | 176 | 190 | 209 | 234 | 242 | 222 |
| 109 | 177 | 208 | 239 | 291 | 375 | 1,661 | 1,768 | 1,999 | 2,281 | |
| Total Liabilities | 2,440 | 2,784 | 3,154 | 3,407 | 3,886 | 4,494 | 6,250 | 6,963 | 7,751 | 8,603 |
| 415 | 409 | 404 | 387 | 394 | 380 | 435 | 444 | 583 | 848 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 87 | 21 | 168 | 210 | 105 |
| 1,159 | 1,523 | 1,767 | 1,121 | 1,571 | 2,014 | 2,610 | 3,584 | 3,986 | 4,195 | |
| 462 | 499 | 587 | 593 | 755 | 653 | 675 | 576 | 717 | 1,023 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 243 | 370 | |
| Cash & Bank | 176 | 104 | 49 | 934 | 54 | 38 | 73 | 98 | 145 | 168 |
| 219 | 244 | 337 | 345 | 1,085 | 1,322 | 2,436 | 1,915 | 1,867 | 1,893 | |
| Total Assets | 2,440 | 2,784 | 3,154 | 3,407 | 3,886 | 4,494 | 6,250 | 6,963 | 7,751 | 8,603 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 341 | 370 | 316 | 419 | 231 | 605 | 488 | 577 | 207 | 49 | |
| Cash from Investing | -126 | -134 | -110 | 587 | -859 | -378 | -225 | -440 | -82 | 153 |
| Cash from Financing | -75 | -57 | -75 | -86 | -86 | -87 | -97 | -112 | -128 | -129 |
| 11 | 44 | -30 | 810 | -831 | 8 | 35 | 26 | -3 | 73 |
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
2026-09-05 - Finolex Cables Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Notice of Annual General Meeting to be held on September 28, 2026
2026-09-04 - Finolex Cables Limited has informed the Exchange about Schedule of meet
2026-08-29 - Finolex Cables Limited has informed the Exchange about General Updates
2026-08-29 - Finolex Cables Limited has informed the Exchange that Record date for the purpose of Dividend is 04-Sep-2026.
2026-08-29 - Finolex Cables Limited has informed the Exchange that Record date for the purpose of Dividend is 04-Sep-2026.
2026-08-27 - Finolex Cables Limited has informed the Exchange about General Updates
2026-08-21 - Finolex Cables Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Machine Readable Form copy of Financial Results for June 26'.
2026-08-18 - Finolex Cables Limited has informed the Exchange about Transcript
2026-08-13 - Finolex Cables Limited has informed the Exchange about Link of Recording
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