Centum Electronics Ltd

Centum Electronics Ltd

₹ 1,684 -0.86%
28 Mar - close price
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 2,168 Cr.
  • Current Price 1,684
  • High / Low 2,011 / 663
  • Stock P/E 72.4
  • Book Value 158
  • Dividend Yield 0.24 %
  • ROCE 7.65 %
  • ROE 3.23 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company is expected to give good quarter
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 24.0%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 10.6 times its book value
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 3.48% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 4.10% over last 3 years.
  • Company has high debtors of 151 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

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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
216.18 206.51 174.37 172.42 200.03 233.11 208.48 201.10 197.12 316.28 247.52 248.22 298.19
187.60 188.43 164.82 160.34 181.28 221.34 197.03 192.85 190.79 266.10 226.39 231.07 269.30
Operating Profit 28.58 18.08 9.55 12.08 18.75 11.77 11.45 8.25 6.33 50.18 21.13 17.15 28.89
OPM % 13.22% 8.76% 5.48% 7.01% 9.37% 5.05% 5.49% 4.10% 3.21% 15.87% 8.54% 6.91% 9.69%
1.63 2.57 -42.90 2.89 2.57 2.62 2.58 0.62 1.23 2.67 1.57 0.95 1.07
Interest 7.58 7.45 7.32 6.04 5.58 7.40 5.98 6.55 6.74 8.07 8.09 9.09 7.72
Depreciation 12.74 11.44 11.13 11.18 11.59 9.30 11.04 10.79 11.02 10.97 10.61 11.13 11.52
Profit before tax 9.89 1.76 -51.80 -2.25 4.15 -2.31 -2.99 -8.47 -10.20 33.81 4.00 -2.12 10.72
Tax % 20.63% 48.86% 6.35% 6.22% 15.42% -176.19% 14.05% 19.13% 5.20% 23.69% 64.00% -115.09% 32.37%
7.85 0.90 -48.51 -2.11 3.52 -6.37 -2.57 -6.86 -9.67 25.79 1.45 -4.56 7.25
EPS in Rs 5.55 0.84 -26.90 -0.50 2.73 -4.94 -1.99 -5.32 -7.50 20.02 1.13 -3.54 5.63
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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
257 283 425 488 404 692 778 930 883 817 780 923 1,110
224 247 341 387 354 636 754 848 786 729 710 847 993
Operating Profit 33 36 84 101 51 56 23 82 97 88 70 76 117
OPM % 13% 13% 20% 21% 13% 8% 3% 9% 11% 11% 9% 8% 11%
1 1 1 7 8 32 13 7 5 6 -52 7 6
Interest 6 6 8 5 7 18 22 35 37 30 26 27 33
Depreciation 15 16 16 17 17 23 28 28 41 45 43 44 44
Profit before tax 13 15 62 87 36 46 -14 27 23 19 -52 12 46
Tax % 33% 35% 28% 31% 28% 19% -7% -1% 31% 38% -2% 45%
9 10 44 60 26 37 -15 27 16 12 -53 7 30
EPS in Rs 5.81 7.50 27.90 34.49 20.74 26.93 -14.74 21.91 15.47 13.32 -23.70 7.62 23.24
Dividend Payout % 17% 59% 6% 9% 14% 19% -7% 23% 16% 30% -11% 53%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 13%
5 Years: 3%
3 Years: 1%
TTM: 32%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: -3%
5 Years: 20%
3 Years: -33%
TTM: 218%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 25%
5 Years: 31%
3 Years: 63%
1 Year: 147%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 10%
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: 4%
Last Year: 3%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 86 88 118 156 179 197 177 206 192 210 191 198 191
64 62 53 89 81 279 390 357 372 374 320 308 351
76 102 112 169 188 377 493 515 497 381 396 551 587
Total Liabilities 238 264 295 427 461 865 1,073 1,091 1,074 978 920 1,070 1,142
72 63 75 72 72 250 239 205 256 253 239 220 256
CWIP 0 0 0 0 21 11 27 14 11 19 12 28 0
Investments 0 0 0 0 1 45 14 12 40 49 7 10 10
166 200 220 354 366 559 793 860 766 658 661 812 876
Total Assets 238 264 295 427 461 865 1,073 1,091 1,074 978 920 1,070 1,142

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2012 Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
16 17 64 28 68 -53 -27 50 109 81 103 71
-14 -6 -28 -18 -36 -70 -31 -22 -11 13 -15 -10
-2 -7 -27 22 -25 97 66 -33 -102 -66 -81 -74
Net Cash Flow 0 3 9 32 6 -26 8 -4 -4 28 7 -13

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 117 132 83 83 92 99 113 108 103 96 117 151
Inventory Days 116 138 107 185 223 216 295 225 242 205 272 230
Days Payable 70 102 60 64 114 144 205 138 183 115 138 185
Cash Conversion Cycle 162 167 131 203 202 171 203 195 162 187 251 195
Working Capital Days 122 123 88 113 110 93 142 101 71 95 72 67
ROCE % 11% 11% 35% 36% 14% 15% 1% 10% 12% 8% 6% 8%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023
58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.79%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 0.03% 0.08% 0.11% 0.48% 0.38%
6.57% 6.52% 5.89% 5.83% 6.04% 6.06% 6.82% 6.17% 6.34% 7.66% 7.93% 7.25%
34.63% 34.68% 35.30% 35.31% 35.16% 35.14% 34.32% 34.99% 34.78% 33.42% 32.78% 33.57%
No. of Shareholders 7,8238,2178,5188,5838,7808,6368,7439,34410,24912,64725,92825,466

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