Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd

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Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd

₹ 669 -1.76%
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parasdefence.com BSE: 543367 NSE: PARAS
About

Paras Defence and Space Technologies (PDST) is an Private sector company primarily engaged in the designing, developing, manufacturing, and testing of a variety of defence and space engineering products and solutions. The company caters to four major segments - Defence & Space Optics, Defence Electronics, Heavy Engineering and Electromagnetic Pulse Protection Solutions.[1]

Key Points

India’s Leading Defense Company
The company is one of India’s leading players in the defense and space sector. It is the sole Indian supplier of critical imaging components for space applications including large-size optics and diffractive gratings. [1] [2]

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  • Market Cap ₹ 5,390 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 669
  • High / Low ₹ 972 / 401
  • Stock P/E 72.6
  • Book Value ₹ 84.0
  • Dividend Yield 0.04 %
  • ROCE 16.6 %
  • ROE 11.8 %
  • Face Value ₹ 5.00
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Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 26.2% CAGR over last 5 years

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 7.96 times its book value
  • Company has a low return on equity of 9.80% over last 3 years.
  • Company has high debtors of 308 days.
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -5.74%

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Peer comparison

Industrials Capital Goods Aerospace & Defense Aerospace & Defense

Part of BSE Allcap BSE Industrials Nifty Microcap 250 Nifty Total Market Nifty India Defence

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025
60 58 45 60 63 65 78 84 82 90 87 103 101
45 44 34 44 49 54 53 60 59 67 66 72 74
Operating Profit 15 14 11 16 14 11 24 24 23 23 22 31 27
OPM % 25% 24% 24% 27% 22% 17% 31% 28% 28% 25% 25% 30% 27%
6 1 1 1 1 6 1 3 3 5 3 3 3
Interest 4 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 0
Depreciation 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Profit before tax 14 10 8 14 10 13 21 21 22 23 21 29 26
Tax % 27% 9% 24% 25% 27% 18% 25% 26% 25% 25% 25% 24% 24%
11 9 6 10 8 10 16 16 17 17 15 22 20
EPS in Rs 1.35 1.14 0.79 1.29 0.97 1.32 2.03 2.00 2.06 2.11 1.91 2.76 2.42
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 TTM
48 143 154 147 133 180 214 232 334 381
39 102 111 107 90 128 158 179 237 278
Operating Profit 8 41 43 40 43 52 56 54 96 103
OPM % 18% 29% 28% 27% 33% 29% 26% 23% 29% 27%
0 3 3 2 1 3 8 9 12 14
Interest 4 7 10 10 13 8 7 6 8 3
Depreciation 2 7 9 10 10 10 11 12 14 15
Profit before tax 3 30 27 22 22 36 47 45 87 98
Tax % 33% 18% 29% 10% 31% 26% 23% 23% 25%
2 25 19 20 15 27 36 34 65 74
EPS in Rs 2.03 25.08 16.70 3.52 2.53 3.45 4.61 4.39 8.07 9.20
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 6%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 18%
3 Years: 23%
TTM: 23%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 26%
3 Years: 33%
TTM: 27%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 41%
1 Year: 49%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: 10%
3 Years: 10%
Last Year: 12%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Sep 2025
Equity Capital 5 6 6 28 30 39 39 39 40 40
Reserves 27 118 147 145 177 339 374 408 603 637
30 66 85 103 105 29 0 35 1 27
33 67 92 66 50 48 90 126 187 191
Total Liabilities 94 257 330 342 362 454 503 608 831 895
42 171 168 158 157 154 158 173 178 184
CWIP 0 1 3 5 1 0 4 4 7 8
Investments 9 0 0 0 1 4 19 31 39 44
43 84 159 179 203 296 322 400 608 658
Total Assets 94 257 330 342 362 454 503 608 831 895

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
-2 4 13 49 -17 29
-5 -6 -77 10 -20 -78
8 5 62 -45 23 78
Net Cash Flow 1 3 -2 14 -14 28

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 87 65 197 242 261 247 247 283 308
Inventory Days 294 204 281 304 483 299 323 476 351
Days Payable 187 107 232 135 100 69 87 196 125
Cash Conversion Cycle 194 162 246 412 645 477 482 563 534
Working Capital Days 57 34 109 164 242 335 339 366 334
ROCE % 30% 17% 13% 12% 12% 13% 11% 17%

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Revenue Share - Defence and Space Optics
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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

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Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025
58.94% 58.94% 58.94% 58.94% 58.94% 58.94% 58.94% 57.05% 57.05% 53.74% 53.20% 53.20%
0.53% 0.11% 0.56% 0.49% 0.13% 2.97% 3.46% 4.84% 5.24% 6.85% 5.70% 4.92%
2.57% 2.21% 2.72% 2.73% 2.75% 0.07% 0.63% 1.48% 1.54% 1.94% 1.46% 1.28%
37.95% 38.73% 37.79% 37.84% 38.18% 38.00% 36.96% 36.61% 36.16% 37.46% 39.64% 40.61%
No. of Shareholders 2,32,3672,39,9112,58,6132,53,4622,59,3352,96,5013,04,2293,10,2943,10,8343,35,0753,70,5083,69,101

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