STLTECH

Sterlite Technologies Limited

Optical fibre and connectivity solutions for telecom operators and data centres

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Key metrics

Price as of 2026-10-16

Stock price
₹865.90
Market cap
44,512 Cr
Stock P/E
174.2
P/B
18.71
Dividend yield
0.1%
ROE (FY26)
2.5%
ROCE (FY26)
8.1%
Operating margin (FY26)
5.4%
Debt / equity (FY26)
0.81
OCF / EBITDA (FY26)
91.4%
OCF / EBITDA (3Y)
106.7%

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What you need to know

STL (Sterlite Technologies) makes optical fibre, optical fibre cable and connectivity products for telecom operators, citizen-network programmes, data centres and enterprises, with North America its largest region by revenue in Q1 FY27.

Company snapshot

1stBy market cap

Ranked among 9 companies in Telecom - Equipment & Accessories.

Segment mix

Reportable segments as of 2024-12-31 (Consolidated). Revenue share = segment revenue ÷ total revenue.

Largest segment: 70.9% of revenue

SegmentRevenue shareRevenuePBTAssets
Digital and technology solutions
5.4%
212 Cr-28 Cr—
Global Service Business
25.7%
1,000 Cr68 Cr—
Optical networking business
70.9%
2,761 Cr340 Cr—

Shares add up to 102% because segment revenues are before inter-segment eliminations.

What we see

Positives
  • ✓107% of operating profit came in as cash over the last three years — profits are backed by real cash.
Concerns
  • ✗Net margin is very thin at 1.2% — little room for error if costs rise.
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Statement tables · Consolidated

Switches quarterly, P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow. Key metrics and ratios stay on consolidated when available.

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
Sales1,494 Cr1,322 Cr1,140 Cr1,218 Cr1,413 Cr1,261 Cr1,052 Cr1,019 Cr1,034 Cr1,257 Cr1,441 Cr1,910 Cr
Operating expenses (approx.)1,281 Cr1,232 Cr1,087 Cr1,134 Cr1,268 Cr1,133 Cr927 Cr887 Cr905 Cr1,137 Cr1,246 Cr1,525 Cr
EBITDA213 Cr90 Cr53 Cr84 Cr145 Cr128 Cr125 Cr132 Cr129 Cr120 Cr195 Cr385 Cr
OPM %14.3%6.8%4.6%6.9%10.3%10.2%11.9%13.0%12.5%9.5%13.5%20.2%
Other income3 Cr19 Cr14 Cr9 Cr6 Cr5 Cr21 Cr8 Cr12 Cr9 Cr23 Cr12 Cr
Interest95 Cr94 Cr88 Cr71 Cr84 Cr83 Cr65 Cr50 Cr55 Cr56 Cr63 Cr55 Cr
Depreciation85 Cr84 Cr85 Cr82 Cr83 Cr84 Cr79 Cr77 Cr80 Cr79 Cr77 Cr85 Cr
Profit before tax44 Cr-76 Cr-105 Cr-61 Cr-17 Cr-35 Cr-43 Cr13 Cr6 Cr-21 Cr109 Cr257 Cr
Tax %27.3%22.4%21.9%21.3%17.6%31.4%7.0%23.1%33.3%19.0%45.9%23.3%
Net profit32 Cr-59 Cr-82 Cr-48 Cr-14 Cr-24 Cr-40 Cr10 Cr4 Cr-17 Cr59 Cr197 Cr
EPS (₹)₹0.86₹-1.44₹-2.05₹-0.99₹-0.28₹-0.48₹-0.84₹0.20₹0.08₹-0.35₹1.21₹4.03

Profit & loss (annual)

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

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales2,594 Cr3,205 Cr5,087 Cr5,154 Cr4,825 Cr5,754 Cr6,925 Cr5,478 Cr3,996 Cr4,745 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Operating expenses (approx.)2,066 Cr2,443 Cr3,960 Cr4,085 Cr4,015 Cr5,219 Cr6,035 Cr4,908 Cr3,580 Cr4,176 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EBITDA528 Cr762 Cr1,127 Cr1,069 Cr811 Cr535 Cr890 Cr570 Cr416 Cr569 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
OPM %20.4%23.8%22.2%20.7%16.8%9.3%12.9%10.4%10.4%12.0%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Other income12 Cr26 Cr37 Cr34 Cr43 Cr59 Cr41 Cr57 Cr36 Cr59 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Interest123 Cr104 Cr105 Cr221 Cr203 Cr241 Cr311 Cr369 Cr241 Cr224 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Depreciation159 Cr182 Cr195 Cr290 Cr285 Cr326 Cr309 Cr335 Cr316 Cr313 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Profit before tax257 Cr502 Cr865 Cr533 Cr377 Cr62 Cr211 Cr-66 Cr-156 Cr107 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Tax %15.4%26.5%32.2%20.4%29.5%23.7%39.8%13.6%21.2%47.7%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Net profit218 Cr364 Cr587 Cr424 Cr265 Cr47 Cr127 Cr-57 Cr-123 Cr56 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EPS (₹)₹5.07₹8.38₹14.00₹10.76₹6.93₹1.56₹3.53₹-1.27₹-2.54₹1.15Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Dividend payout %————51.9%167.6%15.7%——0.0%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
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The latest four quarters added up, next to each full year

Balance sheet

Annual · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity capital80 Cr80 Cr81 Cr81 Cr79 Cr80 Cr80 Cr80 Cr98 Cr98 Cr
Reserves800 Cr1,095 Cr1,639 Cr1,839 Cr1,908 Cr1,877 Cr2,011 Cr1,943 Cr1,892 Cr2,170 Cr
Borrowings1,018 Cr1,093 Cr1,918 Cr2,201 Cr2,490 Cr3,311 Cr3,667 Cr3,225 Cr1,818 Cr1,827 Cr
Other liabilities968 Cr1,361 Cr3,280 Cr2,985 Cr3,497 Cr3,391 Cr3,103 Cr3,083 Cr1,719 Cr2,251 Cr
Total liabilities2,911 Cr3,712 Cr7,012 Cr7,209 Cr8,073 Cr8,745 Cr8,865 Cr8,331 Cr5,527 Cr6,346 Cr
Fixed assets (net)1,183 Cr1,135 Cr2,317 Cr2,840 Cr2,783 Cr2,855 Cr2,854 Cr2,839 Cr2,671 Cr2,693 Cr
CWIP66 Cr357 Cr419 Cr133 Cr227 Cr142 Cr129 Cr62 Cr23 Cr19 Cr
Investments49 Cr175 Cr135 Cr333 Cr303 Cr92 Cr136 Cr123 Cr90 Cr470 Cr
Loans & advances——0 Cr0 Cr10 Cr0.26 Cr0 Cr0 Cr0 Cr23 Cr
Inventories333 Cr338 Cr590 Cr452 Cr626 Cr920 Cr832 Cr822 Cr736 Cr906 Cr
Trade receivables687 Cr867 Cr1,355 Cr1,563 Cr1,451 Cr1,706 Cr1,822 Cr1,598 Cr826 Cr1,066 Cr
Cash & bank130 Cr120 Cr143 Cr150 Cr193 Cr411 Cr450 Cr339 Cr396 Cr298 Cr
Other assets463 Cr720 Cr2,052 Cr1,738 Cr2,479 Cr2,617 Cr2,642 Cr2,548 Cr785 Cr871 Cr
Total assets2,911 Cr3,712 Cr7,012 Cr7,209 Cr8,073 Cr8,745 Cr8,865 Cr8,331 Cr5,527 Cr6,346 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 activity489 Cr732 Cr631 Cr696 Cr638 Cr574 Cr227 Cr791 Cr348 Cr520 Cr
Cash from investing-232 Cr-585 Cr-1,172 Cr-627 Cr-619 Cr-471 Cr-58 Cr-209 Cr-89 Cr-507 Cr
Cash from financing-187 Cr-152 Cr570 Cr-68 Cr23 Cr115 Cr-132 Cr-691 Cr-208 Cr-133 Cr
Net cash flow69 Cr-5 Cr29 Cr2 Cr46 Cr218 Cr37 Cr-110 Cr57 Cr-98 Cr
Free cash flow (OCF − Capex)274 Cr274 Cr-207 Cr276 Cr183 Cr-103 Cr-149 Cr511 Cr211 Cr327 Cr

Ratios

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
ROCE %19.6%25.8%26.0%17.9%12.7%5.7%9.1%5.8%2.2%8.1%
ROE %21.8%29.0%31.0%21.4%13.2%3.0%6.7%-2.5%-6.2%2.5%
Debtor days969897111109108961067582
Inventory days11410183709010396121137134
Days payable153196269220279272248320191158
Cash conversion cycle573-89-40-80-61-56-932158
OCF / EBITDA %92.5%96.0%56.0%65.1%78.8%107.3%25.5%138.8%83.7%91.4%
OCF / EBITDA % (3 years)——76.6%69.6%65.4%79.0%64.4%79.8%72.8%106.7%
Debt / equity1.160.931.121.151.251.691.751.590.910.81
Current ratio1.051.150.960.941.001.020.960.900.910.98
Net debt / EBITDA1.681.281.571.922.835.423.615.063.422.69