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Centum Electronics Limited (CENTUM)

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Centum Electronics Limited operates in Defence Electronics, within the Industrials sector. Use the latest filing and company disclosures below to verify its revenue mix and current business drivers.

₹3,985.4
-40.80 · -1.01%
Market cap ₹6,770 Cr
Data qualityFresh enough for analysisQuote updated 21 Oct, 04:45 am IST
Details
Quote21 Oct, 04:45 am IST
Base fundamentals06 Oct 2026 · screener
Latest result13 Aug, 05:49 pm IST
Score21 Oct, 04:30 am IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags02 May 2026
Coverage14/14 · 100%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Industrials P/E 26.2 (n=537)
Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

57Neutral

SMA20 +16.4% / mo · MACD −

Stock trend: 61
Sector RS: 50
Sector 3M: -6.3% vs Nifty 500 -5.6%

Latest mapped FPI equity flow was not positive. View sector evidence

Technical chart

CENTUMD candles · FIT view+42.1%
Latest close ₹3985.40 on 2026-10-19
Bar
-0.4%
RSI
42
MACD hist
-90.18
52W pos
66%
Visible chart range
Candle interval
2026-10-19O ₹4000.50H ₹4040.00L ₹3940.20C ₹3985.40Vol 30,045 sh
₹2.57k₹3.20k₹3.84k₹4.48k₹5.12k52H₹3985.402026-032026-06VolRSIMACD2026-042026-062026-082026-092026-11
Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal
Market context

Relative performance and chart statistics

Adjusted completed-session prices, rebased to 100

CENTUMNifty India ManufacturingNifty 500
-16%+1%+19%+37%20 Jul1 Sept19 Oct19 Oct 2026CENTUM +7.3%Nifty India Manufactu… -5.8%Nifty 500 -5.6%
CENTUM
+7.3%
Nifty 500
-5.6%
Nifty India Manufacturing
-5.8%
Vs Nifty 500
+12.9 pp
Chart stats
19 Oct 2026
From 52W high
-20.3%
₹4,999.5
52W range position
66%
₹2,044.2 - ₹4,999.5
ATR (14)
5.3%
₹213
Volume vs 20D
0.27x
Latest completed session
Avg traded value
₹50.6 Cr
20-session average
20D price channel
₹3,940.2 - ₹4,999.5
59.1% annualized volatility
Research snapshot

What the evidence says now

Weak fundamentals, management evidence is still limited to a financial-only Trust Lite signal, price trend is neutral, and recent execution is weak.

Suggested next step
Research, do not rush
The evidence is not strongly aligned. Compare peers and wait for a cleaner setup.
U-Score
Legacy · WATCHLIST
32

Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.

Latest result
Good
57

Revenue +14.0% · PAT +2020.0% YoY

Technical
Neutral
57

Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.

Valuation
Legacy model
-204.0%

Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.

Trust
Limited evidence
75

Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.

Financials

Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Good · 57/100

Rev +14% YoY · PAT +2020% YoY · operating leverage · margin compression

Filed 13 Aug 2026
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MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹204 Cr+14.0%-40.0%
EBITDA₹24 Cr-14.3%-51.0%
Operating margin12.0%-400 bps-200 bps
PAT₹106 Cr+2020.0%+5200.0%
PAT margin52.0%+4917 bps+5137 bps

NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.

Fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
77.40
P/B
19.67
EV/EBITDA
45.95
Market Cap
6770.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
-12.50%
ROCE
25.50%
ROA
3.76%
Dividend Y
0.11%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
3.00%
EPS 5Y
55.00%
Revenue 3Y
1.00%
EPS 3Y
46.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.36
Interest Coverage
5.68×
Altman Z
5.81
Book Value
233.00

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
0.32%
FCF Positive Y
9/5
OCF
60.00 Cr
EPS TTM
33.36

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
46.82%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
86%

Financial History

Updated 20/10/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
Latest: 953+28.8% vs prev
01091Mar 2017: 692Mar 2018: 778Mar 2019: 930Mar 2020: 883Mar 2021: 817Mar 2022: 780Mar 2023: 923Mar 2024: 1,091Mar 2025: 740Mar 2026: 953FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Net Profit

₹ Cr
Latest: -52.0-2500.0% vs prev
-53.0037.0Mar 2017: 37.0Mar 2018: -15.0Mar 2019: 27.0Mar 2020: 16.0Mar 2021: 12.0Mar 2022: -53.0Mar 2023: 7.0Mar 2024: -3.0Mar 2025: -2.0Mar 2026: -52.0FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Return on Equity

%
Latest: -15.2-2993.9% vs prev
-26.0017.6Mar 2017: 17.6%Mar 2018: -7.9%Mar 2019: 12.3%Mar 2020: 7.8%Mar 2021: 5.4%Mar 2022: -26.0%Mar 2023: 3.3%Mar 2024: -1.5%Mar 2025: -0.5%Mar 2026: -15.2%FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Technicals

Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence

Daily technical trend read

Neutral

Trend is undirectional — long-term uptrend intact. RSI 42.

  • Price above SMA200 (long-term uptrend) but mid-term MAs not aligned.
  • SMA20 rising (~14.1% over last month) — short-term momentum positive.
  • RSI(14) at 42 — sideways, no extreme reading.
  • MACD below signal but histogram contracting — bearish momentum easing.
  • 20% off 52W high · 95% above 52W low.

Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.

Nifty 500 leadership

Relative Strength & Trend Stage

89
RS percentile
Stage 2 UptrendEstablished S2
1M return
-8.0%
3M return
+7.3%
6M return
+38.7%
1Y return
+60.4%
RS 1D
+1
RS 20D
+1
Sector rank
#2
Industry rank
#27
Stage evidence
  • Price is 13.4% above the 30-week proxy.
  • The 50-DMA is above the 30-week proxy and its slope is rising +7.0%.
  • Both 3-month and 6-month returns are positive.
50-DMA
price below
200-DMA
price above
S2 entered
29 Apr 2026
S2 age
122 trading sessions
Sector
leading
Industry
improving
Relative-strength line vs Nifty 500 (base 100)
261 observations
19 Oct 2026Value 154.43+0.01%
70102133165196Sept 25Feb 26Jun 26Oct 26154
RS vs Nifty 500154

Valuation & peers

U-Score 32 · legacy U-Score band WATCHLIST · valuation evidence and comparable companies

32U-SCORE
WATCHLIST

Fundamental score breakdown

U band · WATCHLIST
Valuation0/30
Growth11/25
Quality5/20
Balance Sheet8/15
Cash Flow4/10
Piotroski
7/9 (+5)
Penalties
-1
Raw sum
32

Why this score?

Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.

32/100 · legacy band WATCHLIST

Positive drivers

  • Piotroski is strong at 7/9.
  • Balance sheet contributes 8/15 to the score.
  • Growth contributes 11/25 to the score.

Main drags

  • Penalty bucket subtracts 1 points.
  • Fair-value margin of safety is negative at -204.0%.
  • Valuation is weaker at 0/30; verify the latest quarterly trend.
Sector valuation model

Execution business valuation: EV/EBITDA plus order and working-capital risk

Capital-intensive execution stories need cash-flow and balance-sheet checks alongside valuation.

Execution EV/EBITDA
Primary lens
EV/EBITDA and PE against execution quality and margin stability.
Secondary checks
Order book, receivables, working capital, debt, operating cash flow.
Main risk check
Order wins matter only if they convert into cash and margins.
PE
77.4
PB
19.7
EV/EBITDA
46.0
ROE
-12.5%
ROCE
25.5%
FCF Yield
0.3%
Debt/Equity
0.4
MoS
-204.0%
Score movement

Stored run vs live recompute

This shows the stored score trend when snapshots exist, and also compares the latest stored nightly score with a live recompute from current fundamentals and price.

Stored run: 21 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
32
Previous: 32
Legacy U-Score band
WATCHLIST
Previous: WATCHLIST
Margin of safety
-204.0%
Previous: -204.0%

Score history

12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.

21 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32

Factor attribution

No pillar movement versus the latest stored run. Historical score trend will appear after snapshot storage is enabled.

Modelled fair value

Graham Number
₹418.2
-853.0% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
39.3
Growth-justified Value
₹1,311.05
-204.0% MoS
PEG
1.51

Comparable companies

Peers

Business-comparable peers in Industrials — ranked by industry, sub-sector, theme-tag overlap, market cap, and U-Score similarity. Green cells mark the best available peer metric in this table.

Compare all ↗
Ticker
Name
Why peer
Score
PE
ROE
MoS
Verdict
EBGNG
Small
GNG Electronics Limited
Defence Electronics
match 165
44
55.6
26.8%
-43%
WATCHLIST
DCXINDIA
Small
DCX Systems Limited
Defence Electronics
match 160
25
—
-0.5%
—
OVERVALUED
NELCO
Small
NELCO Limited
Defence Electronics
match 159
16
453.2
0.5%
-48105%
OVERVALUED
MICEL
Small
MIC Electronics Limited
Defence Electronics
match 155
27
—
-5.8%
—
OVERVALUED
SALZERELEC
Small
Salzer Electronics Limited
Defence Electronics
match 155
39
21.2
9.4%
+50%
WATCHLIST

Business, management & trust

Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery

Business and thesis

Issuer presentation review pending

Centum Electronics Limited operates in Defence Electronics, within the Industrials sector. Use the latest filing and company disclosures below to verify its revenue mix and current business drivers. The structured result feed currently covers the quarter ended 30 Jun 2026. Investor presentations and earnings-call PDFs will be added as issuer-backed evidence before management claims appear here.

Trust Score
75Limited evidence · low confidenceTrust Lite

Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.

Limited evidence: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 78th percentile of the scored universe and 76th percentile within Industrials. Main check: results consistency is weak at 53/100.

This is a financial-behaviour screen, not a claim-tested management reliability verdict.

Computed 05 Sept 2026
management-trust-v1
123 docs text-extracted · 24 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Limited evidence

Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.

Relative rank
78th percentile

overall median 67 · Industrials: 76th pctile, median 68 · Small: 80th pctile, median 66

Evidence depth
Financial-only

123 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.

Claim delivery
Outcome history still building

0 claims extracted · No contradicted claim yet

How to read this Trust Score

Limited evidence · low confidence
What it measures
Reliability of management and financial delivery, using financial behaviour only.
Confidence
Treat this as an early read until more concalls and outcomes are matched.
Investor use
Can support position sizing if valuation and trend also agree.

Read Trust alongside U-Score, result consistency, and technical trend. A cheap stock with weak Trust needs a larger margin of safety; a high Trust score does not make an expensive stock attractive by itself.

Forensic breakdown

Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.

Promoter
78
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
77
strong · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
89
strong · leverage and solvency
Discipline
74
acceptable · capital discipline
Results
53
watch · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • ▸Promoter pledge is zero.
  • ▸FCF yield is positive at 0.4%.
  • ▸9 years of positive FCF.
  • ▸ROCE is 25.5%.

Trust risks

  • ▸2 latest quarters had PAT decline worse than 25% YoY.
  • ▸ROE is low at -12.5%.

Trust Lite uses financial behaviour only. Prefer claim-tested Trust when enough concall claims have later outcomes.

Important announcements & filings

Latest exchange and company disclosures found within the past two years.

12 shown
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 8 Oct - Pursuant to Regulation 30(6) read with Schedule III of the SEBI Listing Regulations, we wish to inform you the Investor Meetings scheduled as part of …

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Concall transcriptSep 2026

Sep 2026 · Transcript

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Investor presentationSep 2026

Sep 2026 · PPT

Source: Bse

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Credit ratingSep 2026

Sep 2026 · Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Credit Rating 17 Sep - CARE upgraded Centum’s bank facilities to BBB+; Stable on September 17, 2026.

Source: Bse

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AnnouncementSep 2026

Sep 2026 · Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 2 Sep - The Company's representatives will be meeting the Analyst/ Institutional Investors on September 9, 2026. The above schedule is subject to changes, and the ....

Source: Bse

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AnnouncementSep 2026

Sep 2026 · Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 21 Aug - Centum Electronics schedules an investor/analyst meeting with Elara India Dialogue on 2 September 2026 in Mumbai.

Source: Bse

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Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 21 Sep

Source: Bse

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Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Award_of_Order_Receipt_of_Order 1 Sep - Centum secured USD 3.22 million export order from global OEM for electronic systems, to execute in 7 months.

Source: Bse

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Investor presentationAug 2026

Aug 2026 · PPT

Source: Bse

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AnnouncementAug 2026

Aug 2026 · Announcement Under Regulation 30 Of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 - Approval Received Under Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) 18 Aug - Received ECMS approval on August 17, 2026 for Rs 106 crore investment over five years.

Source: Bse

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Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 15 Aug

Source: Bse

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Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 10 Jul

Source: Bse

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