Kernex Microsystems (India) Ltd

₹ 1,587 -2.96%

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About

Incorporated in 1991, Kernex Microsystems Ltd manufactures and sells Safety Systems and Software services for Railways^[1]

Key Points

Business Overview^[1] ^[2]
The company is an ISO 9001-certified, 100% Export Oriented Unit with expertise in developing electronic systems for demanding operating environments. It provides end-to-end solutions covering design, engineering, software and hardware development, manufacturing, testing, installation, commissioning, and maintenance. Its capabilities are focused on railway safety and signalling systems, including Kavach/TCAS solutions, along with EPC works for related railway infrastructure.

Website BSE NSE

Market Cap ₹ 2,667 Cr.
Current Price ₹ 1,587
High / Low ₹ 2,586 / 850
Stock P/E 14.6
Book Value ₹ 153
Dividend Yield 0.00 %
ROCE 43.5 %
ROE 37.5 %
Face Value ₹ 10.0

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Pros

Company has delivered good profit growth of 223% CAGR over last 5 years

Cons

Stock is trading at 10.4 times its book value
Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
Promoter holding is low: 28.7%
Company has high debtors of 271 days.

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

	Jun 2023	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
	1	1	9	9	29	41	37	83	53	45	72	255	502
	2	4	11	21	24	31	28	66	41	35	56	153	339
Operating Profit	-1	-3	-2	-12	5	10	8	17	12	10	17	101	163
OPM %	-64%	-407%	-27%	-131%	18%	25%	23%	20%	23%	22%	23%	40%	32%
	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0
Interest	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	2	3	5	9	12	13
Depreciation	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Profit before tax	-1	-4	-3	-12	4	7	7	15	10	5	6	88	148
Tax %	10%	11%	1%	-5%	-3%	-0%	-1%	-114%	23%	51%	3%	27%	26%
	-1	-4	-4	-12	4	7	7	33	7	2	6	65	110
EPS in Rs	-0.56	-2.76	-2.09	-7.02	2.40	4.33	4.26	19.40	4.40	1.49	3.68	38.42	65.21
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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	TTM
	20	12	12	13	7	15	16	5	2	19	190	426	874
	24	20	33	25	20	22	15	15	18	37	149	285	584
Operating Profit	-4	-8	-21	-11	-12	-7	1	-10	-16	-17	41	141	291
OPM %	-18%	-74%	-170%	-85%	-164%	-49%	7%	-182%	-801%	-90%	22%	33%	33%
	2	2	25	1	-4	18	2	-3	1	2	2	3	3
Interest	3	4	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	7	28	39
Depreciation	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	6	7
Profit before tax	-10	-14	-1	-15	-21	8	0	-16	-19	-20	33	109	248
Tax %	-3%	-2%	162%	-4%	-1%	-0%	12%	2%	2%	-0%	-53%	26%
	-9	-13	-4	-14	-21	8	0	-17	-20	-20	51	81	183
EPS in Rs	-7.51	-10.63	-2.81	-11.54	-16.54	6.45	0.30	-13.26	-12.85	-12.18	30.38	47.99	108.80
Dividend Payout %	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years:	43%
5 Years:	94%
3 Years:	497%
TTM:	308%

Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years:	23%
5 Years:	223%
3 Years:	82%
TTM:	237%

Stock Price CAGR
10 Years:	45%
5 Years:	80%
3 Years:	41%
1 Year:	31%

Return on Equity
10 Years:	2%
5 Years:	13%
3 Years:	24%
Last Year:	38%

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	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	17	17	17
Reserves	106	92	84	69	49	57	58	46	77	105	157	240
	22	27	18	19	13	5	14	12	9	24	40	162
	20	24	18	20	17	12	15	14	13	29	32	507
Total Liabilities	161	156	132	120	92	87	99	85	114	175	245	925
	53	50	55	54	43	33	32	25	24	24	25	34
CWIP	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
Investments	1	1	1	1	1	11	8	8	13	13	13	9
	97	95	75	66	48	43	60	51	77	136	200	882
Total Assets	161	156	132	120	92	87	99	85	114	175	245	925

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
	1	-6	-26	2	-25	-8	1	-5	-34	-69	11	-101
	1	0	30	-0	29	15	-9	-6	-5	-5	-9	-8
	-2	5	-3	-2	-2	-1	-1	1	48	63	9	94
Net Cash Flow	-1	-0	0	0	1	5	-9	-10	9	-11	11	-14
Free Cash Flow	1	-6	3	2	3	16	1	0	-35	-74	7	-116
CFO/EBITDA Share of operating profit converting into cash: CFO (before tax) / Operating Profit	-17%	69%	124%	-22%	205%	112%	86%	55%	215%	399%	26%	-69%

Ratios

Standalone / 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	945	1,643	1,223	1,002	745	321	300	775	0	101	37	271
Inventory Days	6,386	1,779	293	1,670	894	137	978	1,026	4,282	2,151	191	803
Days Payable	3,258	962	236	1,103	20	20	307	337	823	574	58	957
Cash Conversion Cycle	4,073	2,460	1,279	1,568	1,619	438	971	1,463	3,458	1,678	170	117
Working Capital Days	752	1,100	842	630	533	191	199	467	2,137	1,182	128	152
ROCE %	-4%	-7%	-18%	-12%	-15%	-8%	1%	-13%	-20%	-14%	22%	44%

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Shareholding Pattern

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	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026	Sep 2026
	29.14%	29.14%	29.14%	29.14%	29.08%	29.08%	28.97%	28.97%	28.89%	28.85%	28.73%	28.73%
	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.49%	1.16%	0.07%	0.52%	0.54%	0.07%	0.30%	2.48%	1.19%
	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.04%	0.73%	1.10%	1.11%	0.39%	0.07%	0.02%	0.05%	0.05%
	0.06%	0.06%	0.06%	0.06%	0.06%	0.06%	0.06%	0.06%	0.06%	0.06%	0.06%	0.06%
	70.79%	70.77%	70.78%	70.26%	68.96%	69.68%	69.34%	70.04%	70.91%	70.78%	68.69%	69.96%
No. of Shareholders	15,007	16,240	22,241	27,058	34,242	37,894	42,149	42,785	40,187	41,511	41,803	52,768

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026	Sep 2026
	39.70%	33.35%	31.78%	27.41%	22.34%	22.34%	34.52%	31.60%	29.14%	29.08%	28.85%	28.73%
	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.01%	0.07%	0.30%	1.19%
	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.01%	1.10%	0.02%	0.05%
	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.07%	0.06%	0.06%	0.06%	0.06%
	60.30%	66.65%	68.22%	72.59%	77.66%	77.66%	65.48%	68.34%	70.77%	69.68%	70.78%	69.96%
No. of Shareholders	21,121	19,567	17,251	16,427	16,091	14,480	12,514	13,094	16,240	37,894	41,511	52,768

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Kernex Microsystems (India) Ltd

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