Credit ratingSep 2026
Sep 2026 · Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Credit Rating 25 Sep - Infomerics assigned IVR A-/Stable rating to STL Networks’ ₹250 crore bank loan facilities on September 25, 2026.
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STL Networks Limited (STLNETWORK)
Small CapMedia stocks · Small cap · NSE
STL Networks Limited operates in Telecom Services / Equipment, within the Media sector. Use the latest filing and company disclosures below to verify its revenue mix and current business drivers.
Data qualityFresh enough for analysisQuote updated 19 Oct, 03:31 pm ISTDetails
Quote19 Oct, 03:31 pm IST
Base fundamentals06 Oct 2026 · screener
Latest result28 Jul, 06:33 pm IST
Score21 Oct, 04:30 am IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags02 May 2026
Coverage12/14 · 86%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Media P/E 15.0 (n=57)
Technical timing lens
Trend score and candlestick chart
77BullishSMA20 +50.8% / mo · MACD − · sector +12.7pp vs Nifty 500 (3M)
Stock trend: 61
Sector RS: 100
Sector 3M: +7.1% vs Nifty 500 -5.6%
Media FPI tailwindBuilding
Latest FPI flow is positive, but a second consecutive positive fortnight is still required. View sector evidence
Technical chart
STLNETWORKD candles · FIT view+39.9%Latest close ₹41.06 on 2026-10-19
Bar
-4.9%
RSI
47
MACD hist
-1.49
52W pos
62%
2026-10-19O ₹43.18H ₹43.19L ₹40.75C ₹41.06Vol 25.8L sh
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
STLNETWORKNifty MediaNifty 500
- STLNETWORK
- +68.8%
- Nifty 500
- -5.6%
- Nifty Media
- +7.0%
- Vs Nifty 500
- +74.3 pp
Chart stats
19 Oct 2026- From 52W high
- -27.3%
- 52W range position
- 62%
- ATR (14)
- 6.4%
- Volume vs 20D
- 0.24x
- Avg traded value
- ₹50.9 Cr
- 20D price channel
- ₹40.2 - ₹56.5
₹56.5
₹15.8 - ₹56.5
₹2.6
Latest completed session
20-session average
71.7% annualized volatility
Research snapshot
What the evidence says now
Weak fundamentals, while price trend supports entry. This looks more like momentum/speculation than a clean fundamental investment setup.
Weak U-Score but strong trend: momentum may be ahead of fundamentals.
Suggested next step
Verify management risk first
Do not let cheap valuation override weak Trust or governance evidence.
U-Score
Legacy · OVERVALUED4
Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.
Latest result
Bad0
Revenue -7.4% · PAT NDF YoY
Technical
Bullish77
Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.
Valuation
Legacy model—
Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.
Trust
Limited evidence42
Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.
Financials
Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence
Financials
Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence
Latest result
Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026
Bad · 0/100Rev -7% YoY · margin expansion
Filed 28 Jul 2026
Open results browser →| Metric | This quarter | YoY | QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹176 Cr | -7.4% | -13.3% |
| EBITDA | ₹8 Cr | +100.0% | +60.0% |
| Operating margin | 4.7% | +250 bps | +220 bps |
| PAT | ₹-22 Cr | NDF | NDF |
| PAT margin | -12.5% | -92 bps | +1065 bps |
NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.
Fundamentals
Valuation
- P/E
- —
- P/B
- 2.73
- EV/EBITDA
- 40.04
- Market Cap
- 2189.00Cr
Profitability
- ROE
- -11.30%
- ROCE
- 0.48%
- ROA
- -3.47%
- Dividend Y
- —
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue 5Y
- -13.79%
- EPS 5Y
- —
- Revenue 3Y
- -4.00%
- EPS 3Y
- -4.00%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.17
- Interest Coverage
- 0.35×
- Altman Z
- 1.47
- Book Value
- 16.40
Cash Flow
- FCF Yield
- —
- FCF Positive Y
- 1/5
- OCF
- -111.00 Cr
- EPS TTM
- -2.03
Shareholding
- Promoter Hold
- 44.14%
- Promoter Pledge
- 0.00%
- Momentum 52W
- 71%
Financial History
Updated 20/10/2026
Revenue
₹ CrLatest: 959-18.7% vs prev
Net Profit
₹ CrLatest: -99.0-209.4% vs prev
Return on Equity
%Latest: -12.4-251.1% vs prev
Technicals
Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence
Technicals
Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence
Daily technical trend read
Mixed signalsSignals are conflicting — long-term uptrend intact. RSI 47. Wait for confirmation.
- Price above SMA200 (long-term uptrend) but mid-term MAs not aligned.
- SMA20 rising (~33.7% over last month) — short-term momentum positive.
- RSI(14) at 47 — falling, no extreme reading.
- MACD below signal, histogram expanding negatively — bearish momentum building.
- 27% off 52W high · 161% 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
91
RS percentile
Stage 2 UptrendEstablished S2
1M return
-4.4%
3M return
+68.8%
6M return
+32.2%
1Y return
+56.0%
RS 1D
0
RS 20D
-1
Sector rank
#15
Industry rank
#49
Stage evidence
- Price is 41.4% above the 30-week proxy.
- The 50-DMA is above the 30-week proxy and its slope is rising +14.4%.
- Both 3-month and 6-month returns are positive.
50-DMA
price above
200-DMA
price above
S2 entered
31 Jul 2026
S2 age
55 trading sessions
Sector
lagging
Industry
improving
Relative-strength line vs Nifty 500 (base 100)
262 observations
19 Oct 2026Value 140.57-2.91%
RS vs Nifty 500141
Valuation & peers
U-Score 4 · legacy U-Score band OVERVALUED · valuation evidence and comparable companies
Valuation & peers
U-Score 4 · legacy U-Score band OVERVALUED · valuation evidence and comparable companies
Distress Watch
Fundamental score breakdown
U band · OVERVALUEDValuation2/30
Growth2/25
Quality0/20
Balance Sheet0/15
Cash Flow0/10
Piotroski
0/9 (+0)
Penalties
0
Raw sum
4
Why this score?
Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.
4/100 · legacy band OVERVALUED
Positive drivers
- Growth contributes 2/25 to the score.
- Valuation contributes 2/30 to the score.
- Quality contributes 0/20 to the score.
Main drags
- Altman Z is 1.5, in distress territory.
- Quality is weaker at 0/20; verify the latest quarterly trend.
- Balance sheet is weaker at 0/15; verify the latest quarterly trend.
Sector valuation model
Telecom valuation: EV/EBITDA against ARPU, debt, and capex
Telecom needs enterprise-value and cash-flow framing because leverage is structurally important.
Primary lens
EV/EBITDA and debt-adjusted cash generation.
Secondary checks
ARPU growth, subscriber quality, spectrum liabilities, capex intensity.
Main risk check
High EBITDA can still be weak equity value if debt and capex absorb cash.
PE
—
PB
2.7
EV/EBITDA
40.0
ROE
-11.3%
ROCE
0.5%
FCF Yield
—
Debt/Equity
1.2
MoS
—
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
4
Previous: 4
Legacy U-Score band
OVERVALUED
Previous: OVERVALUED
Margin of safety
—
No stored baseline yet
Score history
12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.
21 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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
—
Growth-justified P/E
5.5
Growth-justified Value
—
— MoS
PEG
—
Comparable companies
Peers
Business-comparable peers in Media — 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.
Ticker
Name
Why peer
Score
PE
ROE
MoS
Verdict
MMWL
Small
Media Matrix Worldwide Limited
Telecom
match 99
21
261.0
6.6%
-1951%
OVERVALUED
PARACABLES
Small
Paramount Communications Limited
Telecom
match 98
33
30.1
8.0%
-47%
WATCHLIST
TVSSRICHAK
Small
TVS Srichakra Limited
Telecom
match 95
26
32.0
5.8%
-464%
OVERVALUED
NDTV
Small
New Delhi Television Limited
Telecom
match 94
20
—
-340.0%
—
OVERVALUED
TVSELECT
Small
TVS Electronics Limited
Telecom
match 94
22
—
1.7%
—
OVERVALUED
Business, management & trust
Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery
Business, management & trust
Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery
Business and thesis
Issuer presentation review pending
STL Networks Limited operates in Telecom Services / Equipment, within the Media 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
42Limited 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 1st percentile of the scored universe and 2nd percentile within Media. Main check: balance sheet trust is weak at 21/100.
This is a financial-behaviour screen, not a claim-tested management reliability verdict.
Computed 05 Sept 2026
management-trust-v1
13 docs text-extracted · 0 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Limited evidence
Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.
Relative rank
1st percentile
overall median 67 · Media: 2nd pctile, median 63 · Small: 2nd pctile, median 66
Evidence depth
Financial-only
13 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 confidenceWhat 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
Do not rely on management narrative unless hard turnaround evidence is visible.
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
28
weak · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
21
weak · leverage and solvency
Discipline
40
weak · capital discipline
Results
49
watch · quarterly consistency
Trust positives
- ▸Promoter pledge is zero.
- ▸OPM spread across recent quarters is 4.8%.
Trust risks
- ▸Operating cash flow is negative at ₹-111 Cr.
- ▸Altman Z is 1.24.
- ▸2 latest quarters had PAT decline worse than 25% YoY.
- ▸Only 1 years of positive FCF.
Trust Lite uses financial behaviour only. Prefer claim-tested Trust when enough concall claims have later outcomes.
Continue researching STL Networks Limited
Important announcements & filings
Latest exchange and company disclosures found within the past two years.
Open source ↗
Announcement
Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Award_of_Order_Receipt_of_Order 29 Sep - STL Networks emerged L1 bidder for RailTel cloud infrastructure project worth ₹249.8 crore inclusive of taxes.
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Announcement
Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Meeting Updates 15 Sep - STL Networks approved incorporating STL Networks DC Limited, a WOS with Rs.1 lakh paid-up capital.
Source: Bse
Announcement
Announcement Under Regulation 30 Of SEBI Listing Regulations- Updates 15 Sep - Approved incorporation of STL Networks DC Limited, a 100% WOS, with Rs 1 lakh capital.
Source: Bse
Announcement
Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Allotment of ESOP / ESPS 15 Sep - Allotment of Equity Shares under STL Networks Limited- Special Purpose Employee Stock Option Scheme- 2025
Source: Bse
Announcement
Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Meeting Updates 11 Sep - STL Networks approved incorporating a wholly owned subsidiary for data centre and telecom infrastructure services in India.
Source: Bse
Announcement
Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 17 Aug
Source: Bse
Announcement
Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Allotment of ESOP / ESPS 14 Aug - Allotment of Equity Shares under STL Networks Limited- Special Purpose Employee Stock Option Scheme- 2025
Source: Bse
Annual report
Annual Report Along With Notice Of 5Th Annual General Meeting 14 Aug
Source: Bse
Announcement
Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 13 Aug - Pre- Annual General Meeting Newspaper Advertisement
Source: Bse
Announcement
Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management 10 Jun - Pankaj Malik resigns as WTD and CEO; Chandrasekhara Rao Battula appointed interim CEO and WTD.
Source: Bse
Announcement
Announcement Under Regulation 30 Of SEBI Listing Regulations 4 Jun - Company clarified preferential issue proceeds will be invested in permitted instruments until fully utilized.
Source: Bse
All information is for study purposes only. For investment decisions, consult your financial advisor. See Playbook for methodology.