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 ₹ 2,752 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 2,136
  • High / Low ₹ 2,400 / 1,343
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value ₹ 152
  • Dividend Yield 0.28 %
  • ROCE 10.1 %
  • ROE -3.65 %
  • Face Value ₹ 10.0
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Pros

  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 159%
  • Debtor days have improved from 108 to 76.3 days.
  • Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 59.5 days to 41.4 days

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 14.0 times its book value
  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 3.23% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 1.02% 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 Allcap BSE SmallCap BSE Industrials

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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
172.42 200.03 233.11 208.48 201.10 197.12 316.28 247.52 248.22 298.19 296.90 245.51 259.83
160.34 181.28 221.34 197.03 192.85 190.79 266.10 226.39 231.07 269.30 278.76 229.98 239.55
Operating Profit 12.08 18.75 11.77 11.45 8.25 6.33 50.18 21.13 17.15 28.89 18.14 15.53 20.28
OPM % 7.01% 9.37% 5.05% 5.49% 4.10% 3.21% 15.87% 8.54% 6.91% 9.69% 6.11% 6.33% 7.81%
2.89 2.57 2.62 2.58 0.62 1.23 2.67 1.57 0.95 1.07 -1.11 1.28 1.47
Interest 6.04 5.58 7.40 5.98 6.55 6.74 8.07 8.09 9.09 7.72 9.74 7.58 7.68
Depreciation 11.18 11.59 9.30 11.04 10.79 11.02 10.97 10.61 11.13 11.52 12.02 12.26 11.17
Profit before tax -2.25 4.15 -2.31 -2.99 -8.47 -10.20 33.81 4.00 -2.12 10.72 -4.73 -3.03 2.90
Tax % -6.22% 15.42% 176.19% -14.05% -19.13% -5.20% 23.69% 64.00% 115.09% 32.37% 45.67% 27.06% 110.69%
-2.11 3.52 -6.37 -2.57 -6.86 -9.67 25.79 1.45 -4.56 7.25 -6.90 -3.84 -0.31
EPS in Rs -0.50 2.73 -4.94 -1.99 -5.32 -7.50 20.02 1.13 -3.54 5.63 -5.35 -2.98 -0.24
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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
283 425 488 404 692 778 930 883 817 780 923 1,091 1,100
247 341 387 354 636 754 848 786 729 710 847 1,005 1,018
Operating Profit 36 84 101 51 56 23 82 97 88 70 76 86 83
OPM % 13% 20% 21% 13% 8% 3% 9% 11% 11% 9% 8% 8% 8%
1 1 7 8 32 13 7 5 6 -52 7 2 3
Interest 6 8 5 7 18 22 35 37 30 26 27 35 33
Depreciation 16 16 17 17 23 28 28 41 45 43 44 45 47
Profit before tax 15 62 87 36 46 -14 27 23 19 -52 12 8 6
Tax % 35% 28% 31% 28% 19% 7% -1% 31% 38% 2% 45% 135%
10 44 60 26 37 -15 27 16 12 -53 7 -3 -4
EPS in Rs 7.50 27.90 34.49 20.74 26.93 -14.74 21.91 15.47 13.32 -23.70 7.62 1.38 -2.94
Dividend Payout % 59% 6% 9% 14% 19% -7% 23% 16% 30% -11% 53% 434%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 10%
5 Years: 3%
3 Years: 10%
TTM: 9%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
TTM: -119%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 12%
5 Years: 44%
3 Years: 57%
1 Year: 56%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 8%
5 Years: 4%
3 Years: 1%
Last Year: -4%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 88 118 156 179 197 177 206 192 210 191 198 190 183
62 53 89 81 279 390 357 372 374 320 308 226 258
102 112 169 188 377 493 515 497 381 396 551 634 697
Total Liabilities 264 295 427 461 865 1,073 1,091 1,074 978 920 1,070 1,063 1,151
63 75 72 72 250 239 205 256 253 239 220 238 236
CWIP 0 0 0 21 11 27 14 11 19 12 28 10 3
Investments 0 0 0 1 45 14 12 40 49 7 10 8 9
200 220 354 366 559 793 860 766 658 661 812 806 904
Total Assets 264 295 427 461 865 1,073 1,091 1,074 978 920 1,070 1,063 1,151

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
17 64 28 68 -53 -27 50 109 81 103 71 214
-6 -28 -18 -36 -70 -31 -22 -11 13 -15 -10 -44
-7 -27 22 -25 97 66 -33 -102 -66 -81 -88 -145
Net Cash Flow 3 9 32 6 -26 8 -4 -4 28 7 -27 25

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 132 83 83 92 99 113 108 103 96 117 131 76
Inventory Days 138 107 185 223 216 295 225 242 205 272 230 220
Days Payable 102 60 64 114 144 205 138 183 115 138 185 165
Cash Conversion Cycle 167 131 203 202 171 203 195 162 187 251 175 132
Working Capital Days 123 88 113 110 93 142 101 71 95 72 65 41
ROCE % 11% 35% 36% 14% 15% 1% 10% 12% 8% 6% 8% 10%

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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