Centum Electronics
- Market cap
- ₹ 5,629 Cr.
- P/E
- 64.7x
- P/B
- 16.85x
- 52-week range
- 2,044.2 – 4,999.5
- ROE
- −13%
- ROCE
- 26%
- Dividend yield
- 0.1%
- Debt / equity
- 0.36
- Sector
- Aerospace & Defense
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Listed on
- NSE, BSE
About
Centum Electronics Limited is engaged in Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM). The Company designs manufacture and also exports electronic products. It offers products including electronic systems, subsystems, modules, printed circuit boards assembly, and design services. It is primarily involved in the manufacture of Advanced Microelectronics Modules, Frequency Control Products, Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), and Resistor Networks catering to the markets. It also offers a range of manufacturing and test solutions, including box builds, system integration, PCBA, and electromechanical assemblies. It provides services such as Feasibility, Architecture, System development, System simulation, Aftermarket / Test tools design, Qualification batch, Test tools acceptance, Value engineering, Obsolescence mgmt., Cost analysis, Test tools mgmt. and Product migration. It serves various sectors Defense, Aerospace, Space, Medical, Transportation, and Industrial.
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Compared with its industry
Aerospace & Defense: 33 companies →Centum Electronics against the typical company in its industry. The rank is out of the companies that report each figure; green means the better quarter of the pack, red the worse quarter.
- Valuation (P/E)64.7 against a typical 72.2: cheaper than most peers (1st = cheapest).14th of 33
- Sales growth+14% against a typical +30.4% from a year earlier.20th of 28
- Profit growth+2,020% against a typical +8.9% from a year earlier.1st of 27
- Share price, 3 months+14.6% against a typical −2%.10th of 32
- Size₹ 5,629.5 Cr. market value against a typical ₹ 4,442.2 Cr. (1st = largest).13th of 28
Credit ratings
Every rating action on file, newest first, including reaffirmations. Open a row for the agency's reasoning. All credit rating updates
Moderate safety, with caution
Rated BBB+ to BBB by 2 agencies- CARE raised its rating on 17 Sep 2026. CRISIL may follow.
| Agency | Current rating | Outlook | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARE | CARE BBB+ / CARE A2 | Stable | 17 Sep 2026 |
| CRISIL | Crisil BBB | Positive | 8 May 2026 |
| Rating | Details | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2026 | ▲ Upgrade1 notch | CARE BBB → CARE BBB+ / CARE A2 | — | CARE | ₹ 433.13 Cr. | |
| 8 May 2026 | ▲ Outlook raised | Crisil BBB Outlook Stable → Positive | — | CRISIL | ₹ 399.7 Cr. | |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Reaffirmed | Crisil BBB | — | CRISIL | ₹ 399.7 Cr. | |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Reaffirmed | CARE BBB | — | CARE | ₹ 433.13 Cr. |
Board meetings
Results dates and other board meetings. Full calendar
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2026 | Financial Results/Other business matters | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026 and other business matters |
| 14 May 2026 | Financial Results/Dividend | This is to inform you that a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled on Thursday, May 14, 2026 inter-alia to:a) consider and approve the audited standalone and consolidated financial results of the Company for the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2026.b) consider the recommendation of Dividend, if any, for the financial year ended March 31, 2026.Further, in continuation to our disclosure on Trading Window Closure dated March 25, 2026 pursuant to the provisions of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, as amended from time to time, the Trading Window for dealing in the securities of the Company shall remain closed for all the Designated Persons, their immediate relatives and connected persons of the Company till Saturday, May 16, 2026.Pursuant to Regulation 30 of SEBI Listing Regulations, we are also enclosing herewith the invitation for the earnings call with Investors/Analysts to discuss on the Company s financial and operational performance for the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2026 scheduled on Friday, May 15, 2026 at 16:00 hours (IST). |
| 14 Feb 2026 | Financial Results/Other business matters | CENTUM : 14-Feb-2026 : The Company has informed the Exchange that a Board meeting to be held on February 06, 2026 has been re-scheduled. Further, the Company has informed the Exchange that the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company will be held on February 14, 2026, To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended December 31, 2025 and other business matters |
| 6 Feb 2026 | Financial Results | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended December 31, 2025 |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Financial Results | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended September 30, 2025 |
| 5 Aug 2025 | Financial Results | To consider and approve the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2025 |
Financials
Consolidated figures in ₹ crore.
| ₹ Cr. | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 248 | 298 | 297 | 246 | 260 | 273 | 267 | 179 | 277 | 237 | 340 | 204 |
| Expenses | 231 | 269 | 279 | 230 | 240 | 246 | 221 | 150 | 257 | 205 | 292 | 181 |
| Operating Profit | 17 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 46 | 28 | 20 | 32 | 49 | 24 |
| OPM % | 7% | 10% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 17% | 16% | 7% | 14% | 14% | 12% |
| Other Income | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 1 | −26 | −5 | −10 | 7 | −92 | −26 | 97 |
| Interest | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Depreciation | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Profit before tax | −2 | 11 | −5 | −3 | 3 | −16 | 30 | 10 | 9 | −69 | 13 | 110 |
| Tax % | 115% | 32% | 46% | 27% | 111% | 20% | 28% | 56% | 52% | −11% | 87% | 4% |
| Net Profit | −5 | 7 | −7 | −4 | 0 | −19 | 22 | 5 | 4 | −62 | 2 | 106 |
| EPS in Rs | −3.54 | 5.63 | −5.35 | −2.98 | −0.24 | −14.96 | 14.64 | 3.07 | 2.88 | −42.11 | 1.11 | 71.48 |
Growth and returns
Compounded yearly rates over each period.
- 10 Years
- 9%
- 5 Years
- 3%
- 3 Years
- 1%
- TTM
- 8%
- 10 Years
- —
- 5 Years
- —
- 3 Years
- —
- TTM
- 67%
- 10 Years
- 21%
- 5 Years
- 50%
- 3 Years
- 34%
- TTM
- —
- 10 Years
- 5%
- 5 Years
- 2%
- 3 Years
- 1%
- TTM
- —
P/E and EPS over time
Daily P/E and trailing 12-month EPS. EPS updates with each result.
Peers
Listed companies in the same business.
| Centum Electronics | ₹ 4,013.00 | ₹ 5,629 Cr. | 64.7x | 16.9x | −13% | — |
| ABB India | ₹ 6,140.00 | ₹ 1,29,936 Cr. | 95.2x | 20.3x | — | 11.6% |
| Hitachi Energy India | ₹ 26,250.00 | ₹ 1,17,002 Cr. | 139x | 27.6x | 21% | 12.1% |
| CG Power and Industrial Solutions | ₹ 814.95 | ₹ 1,24,592 Cr. | 114.8x | 17.9x | 20.4% | 9.6% |
| Polycab India | ₹ 7,415.00 | ₹ 1,11,738 Cr. | 50x | 11.1x | 25.4% | 9.3% |
| Siemens | ₹ 3,250.00 | ₹ 1,15,739 Cr. | — | 9.4x | 11.7% | 8.5% |
Management
- Apparao V. Mallavarapu
- Executive Non Independent Chairman of the Board, Managing Director
- Sundararajan Parthasarathy
- Chief Financial Officer
- Vinod Chippalkatti
- President - Strategic Electronics Business Unit
- Sathya Doraisamy
- President - Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS)
- Francois Sebes
- Chief Executive Officer - Centum Adetel Group
- Indu H.S.
- Compliance Officer, Company Secretary
- Sandhya Thyagarajan
- Vice President - Strategic Electronics Business Unit
- Nikhil Mallavarapu
- Joint Managing Director
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