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Universal Cables Limited (UNIVCABLES)

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Media stocks · Small cap · NSE

Universal Cables 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.

₹1,576.3
-50.50 · -3.10%
Quote04 Sept, 03:59 pm IST
Fundamentals05 Sept 2026 · screener
Score05 Sept, 10:20 pm IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags02 May 2026
Coverage13/14 · 93%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Media P/E 14.2 (n=57)
Data confidence
Fresh enough for analysis
Investor decision lenses

One read, four checks

75+ is strong, 60-74 is usable, 45-59 is mixed, and below 45 needs caution. These are research lenses, not buy/sell instructions.

Weak fundamentals, management trust is supportive, price trend is neutral, and recent execution is consistent.

Suggested next step
Research, do not rush
The four lenses are not strongly aligned. Compare peers and wait for a cleaner setup.
U-Score
OVERVALUED
31

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

Trust
Healthy Trust
76

low confidence · 0/0 claims checked

Technical
Neutral
55

Timing lens: price trend and sector relative strength.

Result consistency
consistent
95

Rolling lens: recent quarterly delivery, not the latest single-result score.

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Excellent · 77/100

Rev +58% YoY · PAT +106% YoY · +13% QoQ · operating leverage · margin compression

Filed 30 Jun 2026
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MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹945 Cr+57.5%+12.5%
EBITDA₹91 Cr+56.9%+31.9%
Operating margin10.0%+0 bps+200 bps
PAT₹70 Cr+105.9%+27.3%
PAT margin7.4%+174 bps+86 bps

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

Business & thesis

Growth engines, tailwinds/headwinds, and risk radar from management commentary

Business and thesis

Issuer presentation review pending

Universal Cables 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.

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

55Neutral

SMA20 +28.4% / mo · MACD − · near 52W high

Stock trend: 65
Sector RS: 40
Sector 3M: -3.4% vs Nifty -1.5%

Technical chart

UNIVCABLESdaily · 1Y · AUTO+133.3%
Latest close ₹1576.30 on 2026-09-04
Bar
-3.4%
RSI
52
MACD hist
-20.50
52W pos
83%
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Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal

Daily technical trend read

Mixed signals

Signals are conflicting — long-term uptrend intact. RSI 52. Wait for confirmation.

  • Price above SMA200 (long-term uptrend) but mid-term MAs not aligned.
  • SMA20 rising (~22.1% over last month) — short-term momentum positive.
  • RSI(14) at 52 — falling, no extreme reading.
  • MACD below signal, histogram expanding negatively — bearish momentum building.
  • 11% off 52W high · 174% 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.

Valuation & score drivers

U-Score 31 · OVERVALUED · pillar breakdown, sector model, fair-value anchor

31U-SCORE
OVERVALUED

Fundamental score breakdown

OVERVALUED
Valuation0/30
Growth12/25
Quality3/20
Balance Sheet7/15
Cash Flow4/10
Piotroski
7/9 (+5)
Penalties
0
Raw sum
31

Why this score?

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

31/100 · OVERVALUED

Positive drivers

  • Piotroski is strong at 7/9.
  • Growth contributes 12/25 to the score.
  • Balance sheet contributes 7/15 to the score.

Main drags

  • Fair-value margin of safety is negative at -28.4%.
  • Valuation is weaker at 0/30; verify the latest quarterly trend.
  • Quality is weaker at 3/20; 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.

Telecom EV/EBITDA
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
27.3
PB
2.9
EV/EBITDA
19.7
ROE
8.9%
ROCE
11.7%
FCF Yield
Debt/Equity
0.6
MoS
-28.4%
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: 05 Sept 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
31
Previous: 31
Verdict
OVERVALUED
Previous: OVERVALUED
Margin of safety
-28.4%
Previous: -28.4%

Score history

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

05 Sept 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
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31

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
₹840.87
-87.5% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
21.3
Growth-justified Value
₹1,228.16
-28.4% MoS
PEG
1.73

Trust score

Does management behaviour match later outcomes? Claim delivery, forensic breakdown, evidence depth

Trust Score
76Healthy Trust · 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.

Healthy Trust: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 81st percentile of the scored universe and 92nd percentile within Media. No major sub-score weakness stands out.

High Trust Lite: Promoter holding is 61.9%.

Computed 05 Sept 2026
management-trust-v1
8 docs text-extracted · 0 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Healthy Trust

Generally investable credibility. Look for weak sub-scores before increasing position size.

Relative rank
81st percentile

overall median 67 · Media: 92nd pctile, median 62 · Small: 83rd pctile, median 66

Evidence depth
Financial-only

8 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

Healthy Trust · 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
86
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
67
acceptable · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
73
acceptable · leverage and solvency
Discipline
68
acceptable · capital discipline
Results
95
strong · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • Promoter holding is 61.9%.
  • Promoter pledge is zero.
  • 4 years of positive FCF.
  • 4/4 latest quarters had positive YoY revenue growth.

Trust risks

  • No major Trust Lite risk flags.

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

Financials

Full fundamentals table and 10-year revenue / profit / ROE history

Fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
27.30
P/B
2.89
EV/EBITDA
19.72
Market Cap
5469.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
8.90%
ROCE
11.70%
ROA
4.63%
Dividend Y
0.29%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
19.00%
EPS 5Y
19.00%
Revenue 3Y
11.00%
EPS 3Y
11.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.62
Interest Coverage
2.31×
Altman Z
3.11
Book Value
545.00

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
FCF Positive Y
4/5
OCF
63.00 Cr
EPS TTM
57.66

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
61.89%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
83%

Financial History

Updated 5/9/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
No data

Net Profit

₹ Cr
No data

Return on Equity

%
No data

Peers

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