CENTUM

Centum Electronics Limited

Build-to-specification modules and systems for defence, space and aerospace

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Key metrics

Price as of 2026-10-16

Stock price
₹4026.20
Market cap
5,942 Cr
Stock P/E
120.1
P/B
18.26
Dividend yield
0.1%
ROE (FY26)
-13.7%
ROCE (FY26)
-4.6%
Operating margin (FY26)
12.2%
Debt / equity (FY26)
0.38
OCF / EBITDA (FY26)
44.6%
OCF / EBITDA (3Y)
76.9%

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What you need to know

Centum Electronics designs and makes high-reliability electronics for defence, space, aerospace, industrial, medical and mobility customers, both to a customer's specification and as a contract manufacturer.

Company snapshot

16thBy market cap

Ranked among 25 companies in Aerospace & Defense.

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Concerns
  • ✗Net margin is negative — the company is spending more than it earns right now.
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Statement tables · Consolidated

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Amounts in ₹ Cr · tap + to expand rows

Quarterly results

Quarterly · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand

MetricSept 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sept 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sept 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales248 Cr298 Cr297 Cr246 Cr260 Cr281 Cr369 Cr273 Cr291 Cr331 Cr340 Cr204 Cr
Operating expenses (approx.)231 Cr269 Cr279 Cr230 Cr240 Cr262 Cr327 Cr251 Cr273 Cr300 Cr292 Cr181 Cr
EBITDA17 Cr29 Cr18 Cr16 Cr20 Cr19 Cr42 Cr23 Cr18 Cr31 Cr49 Cr24 Cr
OPM %6.9%9.7%6.1%6.3%7.8%6.9%11.3%8.3%6.2%9.5%14.3%11.5%
Other income0.94 Cr1 Cr4 Cr1 Cr1 Cr2 Cr4 Cr3 Cr11 Cr3 Cr7 Cr2 Cr
Interest9 Cr8 Cr10 Cr8 Cr8 Cr8 Cr10 Cr7 Cr8 Cr7 Cr5 Cr4 Cr
Depreciation11 Cr12 Cr12 Cr12 Cr11 Cr11 Cr10 Cr10 Cr11 Cr9 Cr5 Cr5 Cr
Profit before tax-2 Cr11 Cr-5 Cr-3 Cr3 Cr-16 Cr30 Cr10 Cr9 Cr-69 Cr13 Cr110 Cr
Tax %-115.1%32.4%-45.6%-27.0%110.8%-19.9%27.8%56.2%52.2%10.6%87.2%4.3%
Net profit-5 Cr7 Cr-7 Cr-4 Cr-0.31 Cr-19 Cr22 Cr4 Cr4 Cr-62 Cr2 Cr106 Cr
EPS (₹)₹-2.89₹5.95₹-4.18₹-2.45₹-0.26₹-12.79₹16.92₹3.95₹2.96₹-41.56₹3.35₹71.47

Profit & loss (annual)

Annual · last column is TTM · ₹ Cr · tap + to expand

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales703 Cr847 Cr928 Cr883 Cr817 Cr780 Cr923 Cr1,091 Cr1,155 Cr953 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Operating expenses (approx.)647 Cr822 Cr827 Cr785 Cr728 Cr706 Cr847 Cr1,005 Cr1,059 Cr817 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EBITDA56 Cr24 Cr101 Cr98 Cr90 Cr74 Cr76 Cr86 Cr97 Cr135 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
OPM %7.9%2.9%10.9%11.1%11.0%9.5%8.3%7.9%8.4%14.2%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Other income30 Cr21 Cr10 Cr15 Cr6 Cr8 Cr6 Cr7 Cr9 Cr16 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Interest18 Cr22 Cr35 Cr37 Cr30 Cr26 Cr27 Cr35 Cr33 Cr17 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Depreciation23 Cr34 Cr28 Cr41 Cr45 Cr43 Cr44 Cr45 Cr44 Cr20 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Profit before tax46 Cr-11 Cr34 Cr23 Cr19 Cr-52 Cr12 Cr8 Cr14 Cr-38 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Tax %18.8%-9.1%20.4%31.4%38.0%-2.4%44.8%135.0%114.2%-37.5%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Net profit37 Cr-15 Cr27 Cr16 Cr12 Cr-53 Cr7 Cr-3 Cr-2 Cr-52 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EPS (₹)₹27.00₹-14.80₹22.43₹15.47₹13.31₹-23.71₹7.62₹1.38₹1.89₹-31.62Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Dividend payout %————48.3%—48.2%———Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
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Balance sheet

Annual · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity capital13 Cr13 Cr13 Cr13 Cr13 Cr13 Cr13 Cr13 Cr15 Cr15 Cr
Reserves197 Cr173 Cr206 Cr192 Cr210 Cr191 Cr198 Cr190 Cr391 Cr328 Cr
Borrowings248 Cr346 Cr315 Cr272 Cr343 Cr273 Cr263 Cr174 Cr145 Cr122 Cr
Other liabilities386 Cr514 Cr538 Cr575 Cr397 Cr452 Cr606 Cr693 Cr700 Cr856 Cr
Total liabilities865 Cr1,073 Cr1,096 Cr1,077 Cr980 Cr923 Cr1,073 Cr1,064 Cr1,239 Cr1,303 Cr
Fixed assets (net)123 Cr122 Cr113 Cr171 Cr174 Cr160 Cr107 Cr113 Cr110 Cr134 Cr
CWIP0.19 Cr15 Cr14 Cr1 Cr2 Cr0.0090 Cr5 Cr0.29 Cr8 Cr—
Investments45 Cr14 Cr12 Cr40 Cr49 Cr7 Cr10 Cr8 Cr0.06 Cr0 Cr
Loans & advances——0.05 Cr0.03 Cr0.03 Cr0 Cr0 Cr0 Cr0 Cr0 Cr
Inventories184 Cr270 Cr237 Cr236 Cr194 Cr225 Cr261 Cr317 Cr347 Cr456 Cr
Trade receivables188 Cr327 Cr285 Cr249 Cr216 Cr199 Cr383 Cr228 Cr307 Cr300 Cr
Cash & bank14 Cr22 Cr17 Cr14 Cr41 Cr48 Cr35 Cr48 Cr68 Cr38 Cr
Other assets312 Cr303 Cr418 Cr366 Cr304 Cr283 Cr271 Cr349 Cr400 Cr375 Cr
Total assets865 Cr1,073 Cr1,096 Cr1,077 Cr980 Cr923 Cr1,073 Cr1,064 Cr1,239 Cr1,303 Cr

Cash flows

Annual · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand · last column includes FCF

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from operating activity-53 Cr-10 Cr51 Cr109 Cr81 Cr103 Cr70 Cr214 Cr-29 Cr60 Cr
Cash from investing-114 Cr-34 Cr-22 Cr-12 Cr12 Cr-15 Cr-25 Cr-44 Cr-59 Cr-43 Cr
Cash from financing97 Cr50 Cr-33 Cr-102 Cr-66 Cr-81 Cr-60 Cr-145 Cr107 Cr-25 Cr
Net cash flow-70 Cr7 Cr-4 Cr-4 Cr28 Cr7 Cr-13 Cr25 Cr19 Cr-3 Cr
Free cash flow (OCF − Capex)-131 Cr-45 Cr16 Cr83 Cr56 Cr85 Cr48 Cr181 Cr-48 Cr20 Cr

Ratios

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
ROCE %13.4%2.0%12.3%12.0%8.4%-5.5%8.5%11.5%8.6%-4.6%
ROE %14.8%-8.9%11.8%8.6%6.8%-26.9%4.9%0.9%-0.5%-13.7%
Debtor days9714111210396931517697114
Inventory days221244225238216267229212203256
Days payable148167138180120135185159129142
Cash conversion cycle171218199161192225195129171228
OCF / EBITDA %-94.4%n.m.50.0%111.5%90.3%139.4%92.0%248.8%-30.3%44.6%
OCF / EBITDA % (3 years)——-6.7%67.1%83.4%112.2%106.0%163.8%98.3%76.9%
Debt / equity1.181.861.441.331.541.371.290.880.370.38
Current ratio1.03—1.070.981.091.021.001.081.191.37
Net debt / EBITDA4.1913.282.942.643.373.022.991.460.800.62