Centum Electronics Ltd

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Centum Electronics Ltd

₹ 2,136 -3.11%
27 Dec - close price
centumelectronics.com BSE: 517544 NSE: CENTUM
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 Segments
a) Engineering R&D (ER&D) Services (22% of Q2FY25 revenue):[1]
The division specializes in designing and certifying electronic hardware, embedded software, and RF products, leveraging over 650 global design engineers for mission-critical applications.

Website BSE NSE
  • Market Cap ₹ 2,755 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 2,136
  • High / Low ₹ 2,400 / 1,349
  • Stock P/E 81.9
  • Book Value ₹ 251
  • Dividend Yield 0.28 %
  • ROCE 16.6 %
  • ROE 12.2 %
  • Face Value ₹ 10.0
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Pros

  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 25.1%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 8.51 times its book value
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 4.88% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 8.25% over last 3 years.

* 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

Part of BSE Industrials BSE SmallCap BSE Allcap

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024
82.10 84.89 120.82 98.00 104.58 102.80 195.17 128.10 159.95 176.30 168.46 132.96 166.67
74.81 74.60 95.70 91.98 101.21 97.20 157.25 110.74 138.90 154.00 151.42 120.17 146.19
Operating Profit 7.29 10.29 25.12 6.02 3.37 5.60 37.92 17.36 21.05 22.30 17.04 12.79 20.48
OPM % 8.88% 12.12% 20.79% 6.14% 3.22% 5.45% 19.43% 13.55% 13.16% 12.65% 10.12% 9.62% 12.29%
3.19 1.19 1.83 1.41 0.99 1.20 1.86 0.94 1.10 1.11 4.55 1.67 1.19
Interest 3.47 2.74 4.02 3.30 3.74 3.83 4.89 4.26 4.60 4.16 5.00 3.59 3.96
Depreciation 4.13 4.22 3.99 4.03 4.06 4.02 4.13 4.46 4.60 4.67 4.71 4.79 4.83
Profit before tax 2.88 4.52 18.94 0.10 -3.44 -1.05 30.76 9.58 12.95 14.58 11.88 6.08 12.88
Tax % 17.01% 28.98% 24.02% 120.00% -27.91% -11.43% 25.81% 25.68% 26.02% 25.65% 26.68% 26.15% 25.47%
2.39 3.20 14.40 -0.01 -2.48 -0.94 22.82 7.12 9.58 10.84 8.71 4.50 9.60
EPS in Rs 1.85 2.48 11.18 -0.01 -1.92 -0.73 17.71 5.53 7.44 8.41 6.76 3.49 7.44
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 TTM
181 292 316 332 387 355 499 482 425 348 501 633 644
179 247 274 289 337 355 429 411 362 305 447 554 572
Operating Profit 2 45 42 43 50 0 70 71 62 43 54 79 73
OPM % 1% 15% 13% 13% 13% 0% 14% 15% 15% 12% 11% 12% 11%
2 6 11 12 7 8 37 4 4 4 5 7 9
Interest 4 6 3 5 8 15 27 28 17 15 16 18 17
Depreciation 8 7 7 6 8 12 12 13 16 16 16 18 19
Profit before tax -8 39 43 43 41 -19 68 35 33 15 26 49 45
Tax % -27% 21% 25% 25% 25% 14% 14% 28% 28% 23% 26% 26%
-6 30 32 32 31 -22 58 25 24 12 19 36 34
EPS in Rs -4.65 24.54 25.50 25.60 24.20 -16.95 45.03 19.43 18.61 9.13 15.06 28.13 26.10
Dividend Payout % -0% 10% 12% 12% 21% -6% 11% 13% 22% 27% 27% 21%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 8%
5 Years: 5%
3 Years: 14%
TTM: 10%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 2%
5 Years: 2%
3 Years: 15%
TTM: -13%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 12%
5 Years: 42%
3 Years: 53%
1 Year: 58%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 9%
3 Years: 8%
Last Year: 12%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Sep 2024
Equity Capital 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
Reserves 64 92 119 148 174 147 204 223 242 252 270 300 311
34 32 59 70 150 208 205 188 143 99 107 102 149
49 64 114 143 145 192 237 212 137 182 315 408 497
Total Liabilities 160 200 305 374 483 561 660 636 534 546 705 823 969
25 36 32 40 113 109 103 123 120 114 109 113 110
CWIP 0 0 0 21 0 1 10 1 2 0 5 0 2
Investments 3 3 3 4 52 49 49 49 64 63 76 108 108
132 161 270 309 317 402 498 463 348 369 514 601 749
Total Assets 160 200 305 374 483 561 660 636 534 546 705 823 969

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
2 26 -3 41 6 -24 32 66 94 68 21 95
3 -14 -1 -30 -97 -13 -6 -4 -20 -6 -13 -66
-5 -8 23 2 60 36 -30 -60 -69 -58 -9 -19
Net Cash Flow 1 4 20 14 -31 -0 -3 1 5 4 -1 11

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Debtor Days 118 91 104 98 84 97 136 129 86 94 153 127
Inventory Days 143 102 195 229 243 361 262 287 252 357 268 260
Days Payable 101 66 81 121 108 166 124 148 86 130 176 149
Cash Conversion Cycle 161 128 219 206 219 292 275 268 252 320 244 238
Working Capital Days 132 89 124 104 120 173 138 142 143 151 126 111
ROCE % -3% 36% 28% 23% 18% -1% 16% 15% 12% 8% 11% 17%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

5 Recently
Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024
58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.80% 58.79% 58.79% 58.75% 58.75%
0.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 0.03% 0.08% 0.11% 0.48% 0.38% 0.37% 0.37% 0.38%
5.83% 6.04% 6.06% 6.82% 6.17% 6.34% 7.66% 7.93% 7.25% 7.69% 8.13% 8.53%
35.31% 35.16% 35.14% 34.32% 34.99% 34.78% 33.42% 32.78% 33.57% 33.15% 32.76% 32.35%
No. of Shareholders 8,5838,7808,6368,7439,34410,24912,64725,92825,46623,49724,01323,415

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