Centum Electronics Ltd

Centum Electronics Ltd

₹ 2,884 -0.85%
20 May 9:19 a.m.
About

Founded in 1993, Centum Electronics Limited is one of the largest Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) companies in India. It offers entire spectrum of design services and manufacturing of systems, subsystems for mission critical products in Defence, Space, Aerospace, Industrial, Transportation and Medical sectors.[1]

Key Points

Business Verticals:[1]
a) ER&D (Engineering Research & Development):
It involves end-to-end engineering services including conceptualization, product design, and certification supported by a strong team of over 600 design engineers and global design centers across India and Europe, enabling close collaboration with international customers
Product Portfolio:
Embedded Computing Systems, Flight Control
& Actuation Systems, Energy Conservation, Medical Systems, Automotive Systems, Energy
& Industrial Systems.

  • Market Cap 4,257 Cr.
  • Current Price 2,884
  • High / Low 3,200 / 1,981
  • Stock P/E 59.6
  • Book Value 293
  • Dividend Yield 0.21 %
  • ROCE 19.3 %
  • ROE 14.4 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 9.94 times its book value
  • Tax rate seems low
  • Company has a low return on equity of 13.0% over last 3 years.
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -11.9%

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026
195 128 160 176 168 133 167 187 274 180 206 238 344
157 111 139 154 151 120 146 167 231 153 181 213 299
Operating Profit 38 17 21 22 17 13 20 20 43 27 25 25 45
OPM % 19% 14% 13% 13% 10% 10% 12% 11% 16% 15% 12% 11% 13%
2 1 1 1 5 2 1 1 4 3 3 -201 8
Interest 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 6 3 5 4 5
Depreciation 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5
Profit before tax 31 10 13 15 12 6 13 11 36 23 18 -186 44
Tax % 26% 26% 26% 26% 27% 26% 25% 30% 23% 27% 26% -4% 26%
23 7 10 11 9 4 10 8 28 16 13 -178 33
EPS in Rs 17.71 5.53 7.44 8.41 6.76 3.49 7.44 5.89 19.02 11.22 8.87 -120.85 22.17
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
316 332 387 355 499 482 425 348 501 633 750 973
274 289 337 355 429 411 362 305 447 554 648 852
Operating Profit 42 43 50 0 70 71 62 43 54 79 102 121
OPM % 13% 13% 13% 0% 14% 15% 15% 12% 11% 12% 14% 12%
11 12 7 8 37 4 4 4 5 7 7 -187
Interest 3 5 8 15 27 28 17 15 16 18 19 17
Depreciation 7 6 8 12 12 13 16 16 16 18 19 20
Profit before tax 43 43 41 -19 68 35 33 15 26 49 71 -103
Tax % 25% 25% 25% 14% 14% 28% 28% 23% 26% 26% 26% 14%
32 32 31 -22 58 25 24 12 19 36 53 -117
EPS in Rs 25.50 25.60 24.20 -16.95 45.03 19.43 18.61 9.13 15.06 28.13 35.90 -79.40
Dividend Payout % 12% 12% 21% -6% 11% 13% 22% 27% 27% 21% 17% -6%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 18%
3 Years: 25%
TTM: 30%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 8%
5 Years: 24%
3 Years: 54%
TTM: 35%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 18%
5 Years: 47%
3 Years: 52%
1 Year: 46%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 10%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 13%
Last Year: 14%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Equity Capital 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 15 15
Reserves 119 148 174 147 204 223 242 252 270 300 549 417
59 70 150 208 205 188 143 99 107 118 96 123
114 143 145 192 237 212 137 182 315 393 455 551
Total Liabilities 305 374 483 561 660 636 534 546 705 823 1,115 1,106
32 40 113 109 103 123 120 114 109 113 110 140
CWIP 0 21 0 1 10 1 2 0 5 0 8 0
Investments 3 4 52 49 49 49 64 63 76 108 154 0
270 309 317 402 498 463 348 369 514 601 844 966
Total Assets 305 374 483 561 660 636 534 546 705 823 1,115 1,106

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
-3 41 6 -24 32 66 94 68 21 84 -20 28
-1 -30 -97 -13 -6 -4 -20 -6 -13 -66 -102 -42
23 2 60 36 -30 -60 -69 -58 -9 -7 156 0
Net Cash Flow 20 14 -31 -0 -3 1 5 4 -1 11 35 -14
Free Cash Flow -11 10 -43 -38 19 47 81 59 12 61 -35 -11
CFO/OP 19% 118% 33% -14,312% 47% 114% 164% 183% 39% 135% -2% 40%

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 104 98 84 97 136 129 86 94 153 127 153 115
Inventory Days 195 229 243 361 262 287 252 357 268 260 241 254
Days Payable 81 121 108 166 124 148 86 130 176 135 122 142
Cash Conversion Cycle 219 206 219 292 275 268 252 320 244 252 272 227
Working Capital Days 56 26 14 -10 19 29 31 47 48 59 76 52
ROCE % 28% 23% 18% -1% 16% 15% 12% 8% 11% 16% 17% 19%

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Consolidated Order Book
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Total Employees
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Build-to-Specification (BTS) Order Book
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Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) Order Book
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Number of Design Engineers
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Standalone Order Book
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Patents Held
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Number of Suppliers
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R&D Expenditure (Percentage of Turnover)
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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

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Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
58.80% 58.80% 58.79% 58.79% 58.75% 58.75% 58.75% 51.52% 51.52% 46.99% 46.89% 46.88%
0.11% 0.48% 0.38% 0.37% 0.37% 0.38% 1.03% 0.81% 1.93% 2.85% 2.39% 2.37%
7.66% 7.93% 7.25% 7.69% 8.13% 8.53% 8.06% 15.36% 15.69% 19.29% 19.95% 21.51%
33.42% 32.78% 33.57% 33.15% 32.76% 32.35% 32.16% 32.31% 30.86% 30.85% 30.78% 29.24%
No. of Shareholders 12,64725,92825,46623,49724,01323,41518,25518,15020,45526,91726,84326,539

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