UNIVCABLES

Universal Cables Limited

Birla group EHV and power cables manufacturer

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Key metrics

Price as of 2026-10-16

Stock price
₹1449.30
Market cap
5,028 Cr
Stock P/E
25.1
P/B
2.66
Dividend yield
0.3%
ROE (FY26)
8.6%
ROCE (FY26)
10.8%
Operating margin (FY26)
7.3%
Debt / equity (FY26)
0.62
OCF / EBITDA (FY26)
24.4%
OCF / EBITDA (3Y)
45.2%

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What you need to know

Universal Cables makes electrical power cables, from low-voltage to extra-high-voltage (EHV) cables, plus wires and power capacitors, for power projects in India and export markets.

Company snapshot

5thBy market cap

Ranked among 14 companies in Cables - Electricals.

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
Sales494 Cr467 Cr580 Cr489 Cr638 Cr608 Cr674 Cr600 Cr814 Cr768 Cr840 Cr945 Cr
Operating expenses (approx.)471 Cr426 Cr519 Cr457 Cr591 Cr573 Cr612 Cr542 Cr741 Cr708 Cr771 Cr854 Cr
EBITDA23 Cr41 Cr61 Cr32 Cr47 Cr35 Cr62 Cr58 Cr74 Cr60 Cr69 Cr91 Cr
OPM %4.7%8.7%10.5%6.5%7.4%5.7%9.2%9.6%9.1%7.8%8.2%9.7%
Other income13 Cr5 Cr3 Cr3 Cr9 Cr11 Cr4 Cr2 Cr10 Cr6 Cr10 Cr3 Cr
Interest22 Cr24 Cr24 Cr26 Cr26 Cr27 Cr25 Cr24 Cr27 Cr31 Cr32 Cr36 Cr
Depreciation6 Cr6 Cr6 Cr7 Cr7 Cr7 Cr7 Cr9 Cr9 Cr10 Cr11 Cr12 Cr
Profit before tax14 Cr33 Cr65 Cr8 Cr23 Cr21 Cr65 Cr45 Cr62 Cr34 Cr77 Cr85 Cr
Tax %17.1%27.9%25.1%32.6%20.8%25.1%23.5%27.6%22.8%19.0%27.8%17.3%
Net profit12 Cr24 Cr49 Cr6 Cr18 Cr16 Cr50 Cr33 Cr48 Cr27 Cr55 Cr70 Cr
EPS (₹)₹3.36₹6.90₹14.00₹1.61₹5.27₹4.56₹14.32₹9.49₹13.74₹7.84₹15.94₹20.22

Profit & loss (annual)

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

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales898 Cr1,209 Cr1,417 Cr1,569 Cr1,281 Cr1,814 Cr2,202 Cr2,021 Cr2,408 Cr3,023 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Operating expenses (approx.)823 Cr1,102 Cr1,242 Cr1,403 Cr1,190 Cr1,691 Cr2,017 Cr1,859 Cr2,229 Cr2,762 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EBITDA75 Cr107 Cr175 Cr166 Cr91 Cr123 Cr185 Cr162 Cr180 Cr261 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
OPM %8.4%8.8%12.3%10.6%7.1%6.8%8.4%8.0%7.5%8.6%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Other income11 Cr11 Cr12 Cr15 Cr13 Cr19 Cr18 Cr24 Cr23 Cr28 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Interest44 Cr53 Cr62 Cr77 Cr63 Cr78 Cr97 Cr91 Cr104 Cr115 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Depreciation19 Cr21 Cr21 Cr23 Cr26 Cr24 Cr22 Cr24 Cr27 Cr39 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Profit before tax65 Cr84 Cr170 Cr147 Cr90 Cr99 Cr152 Cr144 Cr117 Cr217 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Tax %-9.1%2.0%20.1%38.6%24.9%24.0%22.0%24.9%23.9%25.0%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Net profit70 Cr83 Cr136 Cr90 Cr67 Cr75 Cr118 Cr108 Cr89 Cr163 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EPS (₹)₹20.32₹23.83₹39.15₹25.96₹19.38₹21.60₹34.05₹31.19₹25.76₹47.01Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Dividend payout %————10.3%4.6%4.4%9.6%11.5%8.5%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 capital35 Cr35 Cr35 Cr35 Cr35 Cr35 Cr35 Cr35 Cr35 Cr35 Cr
Reserves647 Cr800 Cr964 Cr955 Cr1,101 Cr1,260 Cr1,462 Cr1,740 Cr1,737 Cr1,856 Cr
Borrowings273 Cr352 Cr520 Cr564 Cr522 Cr694 Cr657 Cr769 Cr847 Cr1,176 Cr
Other liabilities189 Cr341 Cr332 Cr625 Cr693 Cr770 Cr657 Cr776 Cr801 Cr1,256 Cr
Total liabilities1,144 Cr1,527 Cr1,851 Cr2,180 Cr2,351 Cr2,758 Cr2,810 Cr3,320 Cr3,419 Cr4,323 Cr
Fixed assets (net)121 Cr109 Cr129 Cr147 Cr162 Cr143 Cr138 Cr178 Cr234 Cr396 Cr
CWIP0.06 Cr17 Cr2 Cr17 Cr0.12 Cr2 Cr11 Cr0.18 Cr34 Cr137 Cr
Investments518 Cr634 Cr766 Cr872 Cr1,050 Cr1,214 Cr1,382 Cr1,674 Cr1,639 Cr1,674 Cr
Loans & advances——15 Cr22 Cr16 Cr27 Cr35 Cr39 Cr30 Cr0 Cr
Inventories138 Cr166 Cr263 Cr267 Cr260 Cr301 Cr280 Cr284 Cr395 Cr608 Cr
Trade receivables312 Cr519 Cr607 Cr802 Cr803 Cr968 Cr890 Cr1,077 Cr911 Cr1,144 Cr
Cash & bank2 Cr4 Cr2 Cr2 Cr4 Cr1 Cr2 Cr3 Cr7 Cr5 Cr
Other assets53 Cr80 Cr67 Cr49 Cr55 Cr103 Cr73 Cr65 Cr169 Cr359 Cr
Total assets1,144 Cr1,527 Cr1,851 Cr2,180 Cr2,351 Cr2,758 Cr2,810 Cr3,320 Cr3,419 Cr4,323 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 activity70 Cr-42 Cr-59 Cr38 Cr90 Cr-12 Cr143 Cr33 Cr176 Cr63 Cr
Cash from investing-13 Cr-18 Cr-27 Cr-42 Cr-16 Cr-7 Cr-15 Cr-50 Cr-141 Cr-257 Cr
Cash from financing-61 Cr62 Cr84 Cr4 Cr-72 Cr16 Cr-127 Cr18 Cr-31 Cr192 Cr
Net cash flow-3 Cr2 Cr-1 Cr-0.17 Cr2 Cr-3 Cr0.46 Cr1 Cr4 Cr-2 Cr
Free cash flow (OCF − Capex)50 Cr-66 Cr-99 Cr-16 Cr64 Cr-32 Cr115 Cr-28 Cr13 Cr-206 Cr

Ratios

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
ROCE %11.4%11.6%15.3%14.4%9.2%8.9%11.6%9.3%8.5%10.8%
ROE %10.3%9.9%13.6%9.1%5.9%5.8%7.9%6.1%5.0%8.6%
Debtor days127156156187228194147195138138
Inventory days9172100951088064728198
Days payable9711698114133121658466122
Cash conversion cycle120113157168204153146183153114
OCF / EBITDA %93.2%-38.9%-33.9%22.7%98.8%-9.6%77.2%20.4%97.8%24.4%
OCF / EBITDA % (3 years)——-8.5%-14.1%15.8%30.5%55.4%35.0%66.8%45.2%
Debt / equity0.400.420.520.570.460.540.440.430.480.62
Current ratio1.461.331.401.291.271.411.621.451.601.25
Net debt / EBITDA3.60—2.963.395.705.633.544.734.684.49