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 58.9% CAGR over last 5 years
- Company has a healthy return on capital (ROCE) of 35.4%
- Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 30.0%
- Latest quarter profit grew 753.1% YoY, showing strong momentum
- Company has delivered good sales growth of 54.2% CAGR over last 5 years
- Strong cash generation - operating cash flow backs reported profits (CFO/PAT 0.97x)
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 836.2% year on year
- Operating margins have contracted to 38.2% from 61.2%
- Stock is trading at 7.8x its book value
* 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
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 23 | 30 | 41 | 42 | 36 | 34 | 47 | 82 | 62 | 115 | |
| 10 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 23 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 40 | 56 | |
| Operating Profit | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 22 | 60 |
| OPM % | 31.50% | 12.88% | 37.60% | 36.42% | 29.74% | 36.72% | 40.03% | 39.82% | 41.31% | 36.13% | 51.73% |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | |
| Interest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Depreciation | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Profit before Tax | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 26 | 63 |
| Tax % | 30.88% | 38.37% | 19.13% | 30.66% | 26.21% | 27.76% | 24.79% | 14.38% | 0.00% | -19.43% | 3.25% |
| Net Profit | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 61 |
| 1.74 | -0.86 | 6.57 | 8.51 | 9.31 | 8.00 | 6.60 | 9.26 | 13.25 | 12.52 | 24.87 |
Profit & Loss
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 49 | 195 | 139 | 149 | 307 | |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 127 | 99 | 92 | 172 | |
| Operating Profit | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 68 | 41 | 57 | 135 |
| OPM % | 22.44% | 32.49% | 34.21% | 45.35% | 60.31% | 34.68% | 29.16% | 38.17% | 43.95% |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 21 | |
| Interest | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Depreciation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| Profit before Tax | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 63 | 35 | 48 | 130 |
| Tax % | 33.70% | 23.25% | 19.23% | 28.04% | 25.51% | 25.53% | 28.89% | 26.53% | -0.97% |
| Net Profit | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 47 | 25 | 35 | 132 |
| EPS | 1153.39 | 3.91 | 4.61 | 8.57 | 19.03 | 44.83 | 23.04 | 32.38 | — |
| 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:
- 54%
- 3 Years:
- 44%
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:
- 37%
- 3 Years:
- 30%
- Last Year:
- 20%
Balance Sheet
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| 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 |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 120 | 148 | 183 | |
| 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 94 | |
| Trade Payables | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 11 | 22 |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 22 | |
| Total Liabilities | 9 | 24 | 27 | 41 | 81 | 202 | 196 | 331 |
| 6 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 120 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 50 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 62 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 48 | |
| Cash & Bank | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 53 | 45 | 34 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 72 | 21 | 16 | |
| Total Assets | 9 | 24 | 27 | 41 | 81 | 202 | 196 | 331 |
Cash Flows
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 45 | 40 | |
| Cash from Investing | -6 | 0 | -9 | -5 | -29 | -24 | -32 | -128 |
| Cash from Financing | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 41 | -21 | 77 |
| -0 | 0 | -7 | 9 | 9 | 35 | -8 | -11 |
Ratios
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| 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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