Paramount Communications Ltd

Paramount Communications Ltd

₹ 60.6 -8.05%
01 Jun - close price
About

Paramount Communications Ltd is engaged in manufacturing of Wires and Cables comprising of power cables, telecom cables, railway cables and specialised cables. [1]

Key Points

Product Portfolio:[1]
a) Power:
LT/HT cables, Control cables, Instrumentation cables, UL certified cables
b) Telecom:
Optical fibre cables, FTTH (Fiber to the Home), Jelly-filled cables
c) Railways:
Signalling cables, Power cables, Axle counter cables
d) Special Cables:
PV solar cables, Fire survival cables, HTLS (High Temperature Low Sag) conductors
e) Domestic:
Building wires, Submersible cables, LAN cables, Coaxial cables

Segment Revenue - 9MFY26:[2]
Power Cables: 52.4%
Railway Cables: 3.3%
Telecom Cables: 2.8%
House Wires: 5.6%
Exports: 34.5%
Pipe & Others: 1.4%

  • Market Cap 1,859 Cr.
  • Current Price 60.6
  • High / Low 71.0 / 28.3
  • Stock P/E 31.1
  • Book Value 25.5
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 12.4 %
  • ROE 7.99 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

  • Company's median sales growth is 28.0% of last 10 years

Cons

  • Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
  • Company has a low return on equity of 12.2% over last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.51.1 Cr.
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -12.9%

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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
202 211 252 284 323 321 356 392 507 451 428 461 573
191 194 231 260 296 294 325 358 475 436 422 446 543
Operating Profit 11 17 21 24 27 27 31 34 32 15 6 15 30
OPM % 6% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 9% 9% 6% 3% 1% 3% 5%
7 2 2 2 3 3 2 4 2 18 20 5 9
Interest 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 4 4 6 8
Depreciation 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Profit before tax 14 15 20 22 26 26 29 31 25 25 18 10 27
Tax % 0% 0% 0% 0% -14% 2% 30% 26% 26% 27% 26% 28% 25%
14 15 19 22 29 25 20 23 19 18 13 7 21
EPS in Rs 0.71 0.62 0.82 0.79 0.97 0.83 0.67 0.74 0.61 0.61 0.43 0.25 0.67
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Profit & Loss

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Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
451 308 314 433 614 606 518 580 794 1,068 1,574 1,913
486 351 362 436 571 561 501 559 746 978 1,450 1,847
Operating Profit -35 -44 -48 -3 42 45 17 20 48 89 123 66
OPM % -8% -14% -15% -1% 7% 7% 3% 4% 6% 8% 8% 3%
4 2 92 31 3 3 3 4 16 8 11 51
Interest 61 74 20 4 8 11 7 6 7 6 11 21
Depreciation 9 9 10 9 9 11 9 10 9 9 12 15
Profit before tax -101 -124 15 15 29 26 3 8 48 82 111 81
Tax % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -4% 22% 26%
-101 -124 15 15 29 26 3 8 48 86 87 60
EPS in Rs -8.06 -9.89 1.17 1.03 1.70 1.43 0.16 0.42 2.46 2.82 2.85 1.96
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 20%
5 Years: 30%
3 Years: 34%
TTM: 22%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 10%
5 Years: 81%
3 Years: 8%
TTM: -30%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 37%
5 Years: 39%
3 Years: 17%
1 Year: 11%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: 12%
3 Years: 12%
Last Year: 8%

Balance Sheet

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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 25 25 25 29 34 37 39 39 39 61 61 61
Reserves -246 -368 -36 58 107 145 154 163 256 565 656 717
405 354 217 203 210 210 202 187 160 103 33 123
171 297 116 101 118 120 76 93 49 97 157 228
Total Liabilities 355 308 321 390 469 512 471 481 504 827 908 1,129
81 75 138 130 132 145 142 135 128 169 221 260
CWIP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 56 0 0
274 233 183 260 337 367 329 346 366 600 683 868
Total Assets 355 308 321 390 469 512 471 481 504 827 908 1,129

Cash Flows

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Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
14 138 52 20 -18 14 14 15 11 -101 104 -38
-2 -1 2 1 -8 -6 -3 -1 -16 -96 -1 -51
-7 -127 -53 -18 25 -8 -5 -19 22 183 -84 70
Net Cash Flow 5 10 1 4 -1 -0 6 -6 17 -13 19 -19
Free Cash Flow 11 137 51 18 -28 6 9 12 3 -153 44 -91
CFO/OP -41% -316% -109% -699% -40% 33% 98% 72% 18% -112% 98% -37%

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 128 152 135 159 127 125 118 109 78 86 47 79
Inventory Days 65 69 17 29 60 88 88 92 71 108 97 72
Days Payable 28 66 25 95 80 88 59 67 25 39 43 50
Cash Conversion Cycle 164 156 127 93 107 125 147 134 123 155 102 101
Working Capital Days -160 -416 10 97 106 125 138 130 107 124 96 84
ROCE % -20% -52% -49% -3% 12% 10% 3% 4% 13% 15% 16% 12%

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Shareholding Pattern

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6 Recently
Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
63.90% 62.68% 53.51% 49.31% 49.31% 49.06% 49.06% 49.06% 49.06% 49.06% 49.12% 49.19%
0.86% 0.52% 7.60% 6.98% 7.10% 2.21% 0.74% 0.83% 0.39% 0.45% 0.29% 0.51%
0.00% 0.21% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.08% 0.07% 0.07% 0.11%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.70% 1.70% 1.70% 1.70% 1.70% 1.70%
35.24% 36.58% 38.89% 43.71% 43.58% 48.72% 48.48% 48.42% 48.78% 48.73% 48.83% 48.49%
No. of Shareholders 44,76659,33370,89797,4461,05,5041,40,3201,47,8161,49,1441,48,2621,46,5521,43,9281,38,511

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