Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Ltd.
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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 63.4% CAGR over last 5 years
- Company has a healthy return on capital (ROCE) of 34.9%
- Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 32.7%
- Latest quarter profit grew 466.1% YoY, showing strong momentum
- Company has delivered good sales growth of 53.0% CAGR over last 5 years
- Company has consistently been profitable over the last 5 years
CONS
- Receivables are growing faster than sales - a possible quality concern
- Promoter holding has decreased over last 2 years: -9.0pp
- Total debt has risen sharply - up 121.7% year on year
- Operating margins have contracted to 39.0% from 53.9%
- Stock is trading at 6.9x its book value
- Free cash flow has been persistently negative
* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.
Peer comparison
| Name | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAZDOCK | 2395.00 | 33.80 | 96609.51 | 0.76 | 550.46 | 21.74 | 2942.70 | 12.08 | 36.51 | 16.48 |
| COCHINSHIP | 1524.85 | 58.98 | 40115.87 | 0.59 | 151.45 | -19.37 | 1094.21 | 2.40 | 17.60 | 17.65 |
| GRSE | 2437.00 | 34.87 | 27916.32 | 0.80 | 172.84 | 43.82 | 1814.62 | 38.53 | 43.66 | 8.22 |
| KMEW | 2916.55 | 57.10 | 7397.63 | 0.00 | 62.75 | 466.05 | 115.41 | 138.11 | 24.88 | 63.61 |
Quarterly Results
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 41 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 90 | 68 | 115 | |
| 12 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 39 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 51 | 49 | 53 | |
| Operating Profit | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 39 | 19 | 62 |
| OPM % | 24.97% | 24.02% | 36.67% | 40.07% | 31.71% | 35.15% | 41.14% | 39.80% | 42.82% | 27.49% | 53.83% |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |
| Interest | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Depreciation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Profit before Tax | 2 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 17 | 65 |
| Tax % | 32.09% | 12.59% | 12.71% | 24.80% | 18.74% | 23.17% | 17.36% | 13.14% | 4.94% | -35.78% | 3.96% |
| Net Profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 24 | 63 |
| 1.41 | 4.50 | 9.53 | 11.64 | 14.77 | 4.30 | 10.43 | 10.37 | 13.35 | 9.63 | 25.67 |
Profit & Loss
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 61 | 202 | 164 | 201 | 323 | |
| 8 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 133 | 114 | 122 | 184 | |
| Operating Profit | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 69 | 50 | 78 | 139 |
| OPM % | 24.09% | 40.74% | 32.46% | 39.52% | 53.05% | 34.08% | 30.49% | 38.97% | 43.08% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | |
| Interest | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| Depreciation | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 |
| Profit before Tax | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 63 | 41 | 62 | 131 |
| Tax % | 33.95% | 9.84% | 20.10% | 27.92% | 25.49% | 25.53% | 25.19% | 20.25% | -0.08% |
| Net Profit | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 47 | 31 | 50 | 131 |
| EPS | 11.73 | 16.53 | 6.05 | 8.98 | 19.89 | 45.26 | 22.96 | 32.39 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- 53%
- 3 Years:
- 49%
COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- 59%
- 3 Years:
- 22%
STOCK PRICE CAGR
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- —
- 3 Years:
- —
- 1 Year:
- 208%
RETURN ON EQUITY
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- 38%
- 3 Years:
- 33%
- Last Year:
- 26%
Balance Sheet
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Minority Interest | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 123 | 157 | 207 | |
| 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 60 | 133 | |
| Trade Payables | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 22 | |
| Total Liabilities | 14 | 30 | 36 | 51 | 94 | 209 | 259 | 399 |
| 11 | 12 | 27 | 28 | 53 | 59 | 108 | 159 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 50 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 60 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 72 | |
| Cash & Bank | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 56 | 51 | 45 |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 74 | 20 | 11 | |
| Total Assets | 14 | 30 | 36 | 51 | 94 | 209 | 259 | 399 |
Cash Flows
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 36 | 38 | 58 | |
| Cash from Investing | -10 | -9 | -9 | -4 | -31 | -23 | -72 | -127 |
| Cash from Financing | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 63 |
| -0 | 7 | -6 | 10 | 11 | 33 | -5 | -6 |
Ratios
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| 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
2026-09-09 - Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
2026-09-08 - Letter to Non-Email Shareholders
2026-09-08 - Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Notice of Annual General Meeting to be held on September 30, 2026
2026-09-08 - Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Outcome of Board Meeting held on September 08, 2026.
2026-09-03 - Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited has informed the Exchange regarding the Trading Window closure pursuant to SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015
2026-09-02 - Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited has informed the Exchange about Transcript
2026-08-26 - Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited has informed the Exchange about Link of Recording
2026-08-24 - Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited has informed the Exchange about Schedule of meet
2026-08-23 - Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited has informed the Exchange about Schedule of meet
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