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KNR Constructions Limited (KNRCON)

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KNR Constructions Limited is an Indian infrastructure development company with a diversified order book across roads, railways, urban mobility, irrigation, pipelines, and mining. The company focuses on project execution and strategic diversification into new growth areas while maintaining discipline in project selection.

₹111.51
+0.03 · +0.03%
Market cap ₹3,194 Cr
Data qualityFresh enough for analysisQuote updated 19 Oct, 03:31 pm IST
Details
Quote19 Oct, 03:31 pm IST
Base fundamentals14 Oct 2026 · screener
Latest result13 Aug, 06:01 pm IST
Score20 Oct, 04:30 am IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags15 Aug 2026
Coverage13/14 · 93%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Infra P/E 15.4 (n=87)
Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

25Bearish

full bear SMA stack · SMA20 -5.6% / mo · MACD − · near 52W low · sector -2.7pp vs Nifty 500 (3M)

Stock trend: 18
Sector RS: 35
Sector 3M: -8.3% vs Nifty 500 -5.6%

FPI equity flow was positive in both fortnights, but the sector index is below its 100-session average. View sector evidence

Technical chart

KNRCOND candles · FIT view-5.4%
Latest close ₹111.51 on 2026-10-19
Bar
+0.0%
RSI
38
MACD hist
-0.12
52W pos
3%
Visible chart range
Candle interval
2026-10-19O ₹111.48H ₹112.90L ₹110.50C ₹111.51Vol 4.7L sh
₹108.23₹117.95₹127.66₹137.37₹147.0952L₹111.512026-032026-06VolRSIMACD2026-042026-062026-082026-092026-11
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

KNRCONNifty InfraNifty 500
-13%-2%+8%+18%20 Jul1 Sept19 Oct19 Oct 2026KNRCON -10.0%Nifty Infra -8.2%Nifty 500 -5.6%
KNRCON
-10.0%
Nifty 500
-5.6%
Nifty Infra
-8.2%
Vs Nifty 500
-4.5 pp
Chart stats
19 Oct 2026
From 52W high
-42.6%
₹194.4
52W range position
3%
₹108.7 - ₹194.4
ATR (14)
3.4%
₹3.8
Volume vs 20D
0.47x
Latest completed session
Avg traded value
₹10.1 Cr
20-session average
20D price channel
₹110 - ₹127
29.8% 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 argues for patience, and recent execution is weak.

Suggested next step
Check latest quarters
Result consistency is weak; verify whether the thesis is improving or deteriorating.
U-Score
Legacy · WATCHLIST
44

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

Latest result
Bad
0

Revenue -4.1% · PAT -34.1% YoY

Technical
Bearish
25

Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.

Valuation
Legacy model
+27.2%

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

Trust
Limited evidence
54

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

Bad · 0/100

Rev -4% YoY · PAT -34% YoY · margin compression

Filed 13 Aug 2026
Open results browser →
MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹588 Cr-4.1%-15.5%
EBITDA₹96 Cr-47.5%-43.2%
Operating margin16.0%-1400 bps-800 bps
PAT₹81 Cr-34.1%-23.6%
PAT margin13.8%-629 bps-145 bps

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

Fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
9.35
P/B
0.64
EV/EBITDA
8.29
Market Cap
3194.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
8.70%
ROCE
10.40%
ROA
4.85%
Dividend Y
0.22%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
-1.00%
EPS 5Y
4.00%
Revenue 3Y
-13.00%
EPS 3Y
-20.23%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.49
Interest Coverage
2.89×
Altman Z
2.26
Book Value
177.00

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
—
FCF Positive Y
7/5
OCF
-149.00 Cr
EPS TTM
14.03

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
48.81%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
6%

Financial History

Updated 20/10/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
Latest: 2,673-0.9% vs prev
04753Mar 2017: 1,642Mar 2018: 2,292Mar 2019: 2,452Mar 2020: 2,904Mar 2021: 3,606Mar 2022: 4,062Mar 2023: 4,429Mar 2024: 4,753Mar 2025: 2,698Mar 2026: 2,673FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Net Profit

₹ Cr
Latest: 437-56.4% vs prev
01002Mar 2017: 99.0Mar 2018: 229Mar 2019: 265Mar 2020: 256Mar 2021: 383Mar 2022: 366Mar 2023: 439Mar 2024: 752Mar 2025: 1,002Mar 2026: 437FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Return on Equity

%
Latest: 780+3772.8% vs prev
0780.4Mar 2017: 12.2%Mar 2018: 21.9%Mar 2019: 20.2%Mar 2020: 16.4%Mar 2021: 16.5%Mar 2022: 13.2%Mar 2023: 12.3%Mar 2024: 16.6%Mar 2025: 20.1%Mar 2026: 780%FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Technicals

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

Daily technical trend read

Bearish setup

Trend is weak — long-term trend down. RSI 38.

  • Price < SMA20 < SMA50 < SMA200 — full bearish stack.
  • SMA20 falling (~5.9% over last month) — short-term momentum negative.
  • RSI(14) at 38 — sideways, no extreme reading.
  • MACD below signal but histogram contracting — bearish momentum easing.
  • Within 5% of 52-week low — testing support.

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

21
RS percentile
Stage 4 Downtrend
1M return
-10.6%
3M return
-10.0%
6M return
-9.8%
1Y return
-40.9%
RS 1D
0
RS 20D
-2
Sector rank
#16
Industry rank
-
Stage evidence
  • Price is 10.6% below the 30-week proxy.
  • The 50-DMA is below the 30-week proxy and its slope is falling -1.2%.
  • Both 3-month and 6-month returns are negative.
50-DMA
price below
200-DMA
price below
Sector
lagging
Industry
unranked
Relative-strength line vs Nifty 500 (base 100)
262 observations
19 Oct 2026Value 58.01+1.06%
55677990102Sept 25Feb 26Jun 26Oct 2658
RS vs Nifty 50058

Valuation & peers

U-Score 44 · legacy U-Score band WATCHLIST · valuation evidence and comparable companies

44U-SCORE
Deep Value

Fundamental score breakdown

U band · WATCHLIST
Valuation25/30
Growth7/25
Quality0/20
Balance Sheet7/15
Cash Flow3/10
Piotroski
4/9 (+1)
Penalties
1
Raw sum
44

Why this score?

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

44/100 · legacy band WATCHLIST

Positive drivers

  • Fair-value margin of safety is positive at 27.2%.
  • Valuation contributes 25/30 to the score.
  • Balance sheet contributes 7/15 to the score.

Main drags

  • Quality is weaker at 0/20; verify the latest quarterly trend.
  • Growth is weaker at 7/25; verify the latest quarterly trend.
  • Cash flow is weaker at 3/10; 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
9.3
PB
0.6
EV/EBITDA
8.3
ROE
8.7%
ROCE
10.4%
FCF Yield
—
Debt/Equity
0.5
MoS
+27.2%
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: 20 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
44
Previous: 45 (-1)
Legacy U-Score band
WATCHLIST
Previous: WATCHLIST
Margin of safety
+27.2%
Previous: +27.2%

Score history

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

20 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
44
44
44
44
44
44
44
44
44
45
45
45

Factor attribution

Valuation
25-1
was 26

Modelled fair value

Graham Number
₹236.38
+52.8% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
10.9
Growth-justified Value
₹153.21
+27.2% MoS
PEG
2.34

Comparable companies

Peers

Business-comparable peers in Infra — 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
DBREALTY
Micro
Valor Estate Limited
Real Estate
match 160
31
—
-1.3%
-801%
OVERVALUED
SUNTECK
Micro
Sunteck Realty Limited
Real Estate
match 158
56
18.9
5.8%
+45%
FAIR VALUE
PSPPROJECT
Small
PSP Projects Limited
Real Estate
match 157
21
41.3
4.5%
-837%
OVERVALUED
ASHIANA
Small
Ashiana Housing Limited
Real Estate
match 157
55
32.8
13.8%
+7%
FAIR VALUE
MARATHON
Small
Marathon Nextgen Realty Limited
Real Estate
match 156
64
13.2
4.7%
+60%
UNDERVALUED

Business, management & trust

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

Business and thesis

Where growth can come from, and what can break the case

Thesis under stressReviewed 2026-10-03T00:40:25.622Z
Management commentary snapshot

Q1 FY27 consolidated revenue at INR587.9 cr, with reported EBITDA margin of 16.4%. However, excluding a one-off cash surplus of INR46 cr, the adjusted EBITDA margin was 5.5%, indicating underlying operational weakness.

Q1 FY27 results show significant margin pressure ex-one-off, and working capital days and net debt to equity have increased. While the order book is robust and management projects strong H2 FY27 and FY28 growth, execution ramp-up and recovery of large receivables are critical to validate the outlook and alleviate balance sheet stress.

Current business mix

Order Book by Sector (including new projects)

Latest issuer-disclosed distribution across 4 reported categories.

Businessmix
Road Sector38.0%
Irrigation Project11.0%
Pipeline Project6.0%
Mining Project45.0%
Growth engines

Diversification into Railways & Urban Mobility

Actively evaluating railway and metro projects, seeing healthy activity and strong government focus on capacity expansion.

Mining Sector Entry

Recently won a coal mining project worth INR3,361 crores, making mining 45% of the total order book.

New HAM Project Execution

Two new HAM projects (Chennai ECR and Telangana NHAI) are expected to start in Q3 FY27.

Capacity and execution

Kusmunda Coal Mining Project

Project worth INR3,361 crores (excluding GST) to be executed over eight years, expected to start in September.

New HAM Projects

Chennai ECR and Telangana NHAI HAM projects are expected to receive Appointed Dates in Q3 FY27.

Mining Capex Plan

Planning INR350-400 crores capex for FY27, primarily for mining, with INR400-450 crores for Kusmunda this year.

Tailwinds

Strong Government Spending in Road Sector

Union budget allocated INR3.1 lakh crores to MoRTH for FY27, an 8% increase in road sector capex outlay.

Healthy Railway Project Pipeline

Record INR2.93 lakh crores capital expenditure allocated to Indian Railways for FY27, creating a healthy project pipeline.

NHAI Project Awarding Plan

NHAI outlined a revised FY27 plan to award 54 highway and expressway projects covering 2,444 km worth INR1.8 lakh crores.

Headwinds

Subdued Project Awarding

Road sector project awarding remained subdued in initial FY27, following softness witnessed through FY26.

Delays in Older Mining Project

Older Banhardih mining project requires 8-10 more months to start due to pending Stage 2 forest clearance.

Rainy Season Impact on Project Start

Kusmunda mining project start is challenged by non-stop rains, delaying the appointed date and haul road preparation.

Risk radar

Working Capital and Debt Increase

Working capital days increased to 133 from 78, and consolidated net debt to equity rose to 0.9 from 0.49 QoQ.

Telangana Receivables Recovery

INR1,300 crores outstanding from Telangana Package 4, requiring continuous follow-up for installment payments.

Execution Delays in HAM Projects

Mysore to Kushalnagara HAM projects faced delays due to land acquisition and public obstruction issues, now resolved.

Battery Energy Storage System Bidding

Initial bids for battery storage systems 'went very bad' due to unhealthy pricing and external factors like increasing dollar price.

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.

Analyst reading lens
Compare BOTH

Q1 results for infrastructure companies are often seasonal, making year-on-year comparisons relevant. However, sequential momentum (QoQ) is crucial for tracking project execution ramp-up, especially with new HAM and mining projects expected to start in Q3 FY27.

Sector KPIs management disclosed

Order Book (as of June 30, 2026, incl. new projects)

Total order book stands at INR15,234 crores.

Order Book Execution Cover

Current order book executable over 3 to 3.5 years, excluding mining projects. Mining projects are 5 to 8 years.

Q1 FY27 Consolidated Revenue

Revenue for the quarter stood at INR587.9 crores.

Q1 FY27 Consolidated EBITDA Margin (Adjusted)

UNDER_STRESS

Reported EBITDA margin was 16.4%. Excluding a INR46 crores net one-off cash surplus, the adjusted EBITDA margin was approximately 5.5%.

Management forward view

FY27 Revenue & Margin Outlook

Targeting FY27 revenue of INR2,200-2,300 crores (10-15% growth) with an EBITDA margin of 8-9%.

FY28 Revenue & Margin Outlook

Expects FY28 to be a 'good year', targeting revenue of more than INR3,000 crores with an EBITDA margin of 11-12%.

Telangana Receivables Recovery Expectation

Expecting INR400-500 crores from Telangana government in FY27 through 5-6 installments for irrigation dues.

Considering Buyback

Management is considering a buyback, with a final decision pending a board meeting.

Thesis monitor

Numbers and claims to verify in the next filings

CheckpointCurrent evidenceWhat to verify next
Telangana Irrigation ReceivablesINR1,300 crores outstanding from Package 4.Timely receipt of INR400-500 crores in FY27 as per management's expectation.
Execution Ramp-upQ1 FY27 revenue INR587.9 crores, with new HAM and mining projects starting Q3.Achievement of targeted FY27 revenue of INR2,200-2,300 crores and FY28 revenue >INR3,000 crores.
EBITDA MarginQ1 FY27 adjusted EBITDA margin 5.5%.Improvement to 11-12% in H2 FY27 and sustained 11-12% in FY28 as new projects scale up.
Working Capital & Net DebtWorking capital days at 133, Net Debt/Equity at 0.9.Stabilization or reduction in working capital days and net debt to equity as project execution improves and receivables are collected.

Verification checkpoints are IndiaPulse research interpretation, not investment advice.

Trust Score
54Limited 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 13th percentile of the scored universe and 21st percentile within Infra. Main check: results consistency is weak at 5/100.

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

Computed 05 Sept 2026
management-trust-v1
153 docs text-extracted · 70 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Limited evidence

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

Relative rank
13th percentile

overall median 67 · Infra: 21st pctile, median 64 · Micro: 9th pctile, median 73

Evidence depth
Financial-only

153 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
Needs extra due diligence; demand valuation comfort and recent improvement.

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
52
watch · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
73
acceptable · leverage and solvency
Discipline
50
watch · capital discipline
Results
5
weak · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • ▸Promoter pledge is zero.
  • ▸7 years of positive FCF.

Trust risks

  • ▸Operating cash flow is negative at ₹-149 Cr.
  • ▸3 latest quarters had PAT decline worse than 25% YoY.
  • ▸ROCE trend is -11.3%.
  • ▸0/4 latest quarters had positive YoY revenue growth.

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.

5 shown
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 4 Sep - Notice of 31st Annual General Meeting published in Financial Express and Nava Telangana

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Award_of_Order_Receipt_of_Order 9 Jun - KNR Constructions received LOA for a Rs. 235.07 crore flyover project in Telangana, to be completed in 24 months.

Source: Bse

Open source ↗
Verify on:NSE India ↗
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