Centum Electronics Ltd

Centum Electronics Ltd

₹ 1,963 -2.67%
24 Apr 1:49 p.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 Segment & Revenue contribution as of H1FY24[1]
Engineering R&D (ER&D) Services (30%) – Involves conceptualizing and designing of Electronic Hardware, Embedded Software, FPGA, Analog, Radio Frequency products, etc.

  • Market Cap 2,530 Cr.
  • Current Price 1,963
  • High / Low 2,080 / 718
  • Stock P/E 50.2
  • Book Value 229
  • Dividend Yield 0.20 %
  • ROCE 11.2 %
  • ROE 7.08 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company is expected to give good quarter
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 25.2%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 8.86 times its book value
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 7.09% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 7.24% over last 3 years.
  • Company has high debtors of 153 days.

* 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.

Peer comparison

Sector: Electronics Industry: Electronics - Components

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2020 Mar 2021 Jun 2021 Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023
105 95 60 82 85 121 98 105 103 195 128 160 176
88 88 62 75 75 96 92 101 97 157 111 139 154
Operating Profit 17 8 -2 7 10 25 6 3 6 38 17 21 22
OPM % 16% 8% -3% 9% 12% 21% 6% 3% 5% 19% 14% 13% 13%
1 2 -1 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Interest 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 5 4 5 4
Depreciation 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Profit before tax 10 2 -11 3 5 19 0 -3 -1 31 10 13 15
Tax % 26% 69% 25% 17% 29% 24% 120% 28% 11% 26% 26% 26% 26%
7 0 -8 2 3 14 -0 -2 -1 23 7 10 11
EPS in Rs 5.69 0.39 -6.39 1.85 2.48 11.18 -0.01 -1.92 -0.73 17.71 5.53 7.44 8.41
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 TTM
181 181 292 316 332 387 355 499 482 425 348 501 660
163 179 247 274 289 337 355 429 411 362 305 447 561
Operating Profit 18 2 45 42 43 50 0 70 71 62 43 54 99
OPM % 10% 1% 15% 13% 13% 13% 0% 14% 15% 15% 12% 11% 15%
2 2 6 11 12 7 8 37 4 4 4 5 5
Interest 4 4 6 3 5 8 15 27 28 17 15 16 18
Depreciation 7 8 7 7 6 8 12 12 13 16 16 16 18
Profit before tax 8 -8 39 43 43 41 -19 68 35 33 15 26 68
Tax % 32% 27% 21% 25% 25% 25% -14% 14% 28% 28% 23% 26%
5 -6 30 32 32 31 -22 58 25 24 12 19 50
EPS in Rs 4.23 -4.65 24.54 25.50 25.60 24.20 -16.95 45.03 19.43 18.61 9.13 15.06 39.09
Dividend Payout % 24% 0% 10% 12% 12% 21% -6% 11% 13% 22% 27% 27%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: 1%
TTM: 55%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 18%
5 Years: 24%
3 Years: -8%
TTM: 359%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 26%
5 Years: 35%
3 Years: 73%
1 Year: 169%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 12%
5 Years: 10%
3 Years: 7%
Last Year: 7%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Sep 2023
Equity Capital 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
Reserves 70 64 92 119 148 174 147 204 223 242 252 270 283
36 34 32 59 70 150 208 205 188 143 99 107 144
39 49 64 114 143 145 192 237 212 137 182 315 353
Total Liabilities 157 160 200 305 374 483 561 660 636 534 546 705 792
29 25 36 32 40 113 109 103 123 120 114 109 115
CWIP 0 0 0 0 21 0 1 10 1 2 0 5 0
Investments 3 3 3 3 4 52 49 49 49 64 63 76 91
125 132 161 270 309 317 402 498 463 348 369 514 585
Total Assets 157 160 200 305 374 483 561 660 636 534 546 705 792

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
8 2 26 -3 41 6 -24 32 66 94 68 21
0 3 -14 -1 -30 -97 -13 -6 -4 -20 -6 -13
-8 -5 -8 23 2 60 36 -30 -60 -69 -58 -9
Net Cash Flow 0 1 4 20 14 -31 -0 -3 1 5 4 -1

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
Debtor Days 119 118 91 104 98 84 97 136 129 86 94 153
Inventory Days 107 143 102 195 229 243 361 262 287 252 357 268
Days Payable 57 101 66 81 121 108 166 124 148 86 130 176
Cash Conversion Cycle 169 161 128 219 206 219 292 275 268 252 320 244
Working Capital Days 132 132 89 124 104 120 173 138 142 143 151 126
ROCE % 10% -3% 36% 28% 23% 18% -1% 16% 15% 12% 8% 11%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024
58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.79% 58.79%
0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 0.03% 0.08% 0.11% 0.48% 0.38% 0.37%
6.52% 5.89% 5.83% 6.04% 6.06% 6.82% 6.17% 6.34% 7.66% 7.93% 7.25% 7.69%
34.68% 35.30% 35.31% 35.16% 35.14% 34.32% 34.99% 34.78% 33.42% 32.78% 33.57% 33.15%
No. of Shareholders 8,2178,5188,5838,7808,6368,7439,34410,24912,64725,92825,46623,497

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

Classifications such as banks and foreign portfolio investors were not available earlier. The sudden changes in FII or DII can be because of these changes.

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