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Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME)

Mandatory indigenisation of C4I systems for Indian Armed Forces

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Theme price path

Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) vs Nifty 500

Weekly basket performance over the latest 52 observations. Green is ahead of Nifty 500; red is behind.

Through 21 Oct 2026
Thin evidence
Theme aheadTheme behindNifty 500Base 100 at the first visible weekLatest: Underperforming -26.5%
5972849711031 Oct 2025 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 100.0 | Nifty 500 100.0 | In line 0.0% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%07 Nov 2025 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 98.0 | Nifty 500 99.2 | Underperforming -1.2% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%14 Nov 2025 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 102.1 | Nifty 500 100.5 | Outperforming +1.6% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%21 Nov 2025 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 97.3 | Nifty 500 100.3 | Underperforming -3.0% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%28 Nov 2025 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 95.6 | Nifty 500 100.9 | Underperforming -5.3% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%05 Dec 2025 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 83.9 | Nifty 500 100.5 | Underperforming -16.5% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%12 Dec 2025 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 78.1 | Nifty 500 100.1 | Underperforming -22.0% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%19 Dec 2025 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 77.5 | Nifty 500 99.9 | Underperforming -22.4% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%26 Dec 2025 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 85.9 | Nifty 500 100.3 | Underperforming -14.4% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%02 Jan 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 84.5 | Nifty 500 101.6 | Underperforming -16.8% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%09 Jan 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 78.4 | Nifty 500 99.0 | Underperforming -20.8% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%16 Jan 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 77.6 | Nifty 500 99.1 | Underperforming -21.7% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%23 Jan 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 70.9 | Nifty 500 95.8 | Underperforming -26.0% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%01 Feb 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 75.0 | Nifty 500 95.4 | Underperforming -21.4% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%06 Feb 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 68.7 | Nifty 500 98.8 | Underperforming -30.5% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%13 Feb 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 70.5 | Nifty 500 98.3 | Underperforming -28.3% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%20 Feb 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 70.0 | Nifty 500 98.7 | Underperforming -29.1% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%27 Feb 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 67.5 | Nifty 500 97.7 | Underperforming -30.9% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%06 Mar 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 65.0 | Nifty 500 94.8 | Underperforming -31.4% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%13 Mar 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 65.8 | Nifty 500 90.2 | Underperforming -27.1% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%20 Mar 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 63.2 | Nifty 500 90.0 | Underperforming -29.8% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%27 Mar 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 65.0 | Nifty 500 88.7 | Underperforming -26.7% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%02 Apr 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 67.5 | Nifty 500 88.3 | Underperforming -23.6% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%10 Apr 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 80.1 | Nifty 500 94.2 | Underperforming -15.0% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%17 Apr 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 87.1 | Nifty 500 96.5 | Underperforming -9.7% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%24 Apr 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 90.5 | Nifty 500 95.2 | Underperforming -4.9% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%30 Apr 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 88.7 | Nifty 500 95.7 | Underperforming -7.3% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%08 May 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 93.1 | Nifty 500 97.5 | Underperforming -4.5% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%15 May 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 87.2 | Nifty 500 95.0 | Underperforming -8.2% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%22 May 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 96.8 | Nifty 500 95.5 | Outperforming +1.4% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%29 May 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 99.1 | Nifty 500 95.6 | Outperforming +3.7% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%05 Jun 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 93.4 | Nifty 500 94.8 | Underperforming -1.5% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%12 Jun 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 93.2 | Nifty 500 95.3 | Underperforming -2.2% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%19 Jun 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 101.8 | Nifty 500 97.7 | Outperforming +4.2% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%26 Jun 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 95.9 | Nifty 500 97.5 | Underperforming -1.6% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%03 Jul 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 105.3 | Nifty 500 98.3 | Outperforming +7.1% | breadth 100% | coverage 100%10 Jul 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 98.8 | Nifty 500 98.5 | Outperforming +0.3% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%17 Jul 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 100.8 | Nifty 500 98.4 | Outperforming +2.4% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%24 Jul 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 84.2 | Nifty 500 96.7 | Underperforming -12.9% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%31 Jul 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 80.7 | Nifty 500 98.9 | Underperforming -18.4% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%07 Aug 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 81.7 | Nifty 500 100.0 | Underperforming -18.3% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%14 Aug 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 79.5 | Nifty 500 99.5 | Underperforming -20.1% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%21 Aug 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 74.9 | Nifty 500 99.1 | Underperforming -24.4% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%28 Aug 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 74.9 | Nifty 500 99.2 | Underperforming -24.5% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%04 Sept 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 73.9 | Nifty 500 98.1 | Underperforming -24.7% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%11 Sept 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 75.5 | Nifty 500 96.4 | Underperforming -21.7% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%18 Sept 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 69.5 | Nifty 500 96.3 | Underperforming -27.8% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%25 Sept 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 65.5 | Nifty 500 95.3 | Underperforming -31.3% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%01 Oct 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 69.7 | Nifty 500 92.2 | Underperforming -24.4% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%09 Oct 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 66.3 | Nifty 500 92.2 | Underperforming -28.1% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%16 Oct 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 68.8 | Nifty 500 93.9 | Underperforming -26.7% | breadth 50% | coverage 100%21 Oct 2026 | Defence Electronics & Advanced Computing (SME) 67.7 | Nifty 500 92.1 | Underperforming -26.5% | breadth 0% | coverage 100%Underperforming -26.5%31 Oct 202524 Apr 202621 Oct 2026
Theme return
-32.3%
Nifty 500
-7.9%
Vs Nifty 500
-26.5%
Latest coverage
2/2

Fewer than five constituents have adequate aligned history, so treat this plot as preliminary evidence.

How this plot is calculated

The theme line is green when its cumulative rebased performance is above Nifty 500 and red when it is below. The chart callout shows the latest relative performance as the theme level divided by the benchmark level, minus one.

The basket uses the theme's current reviewed companies. For each available week, we calculate every valid constituent's close-to-close return and give each company the same weight. If a weekly rollup is missing or lags the daily series, the final available daily close in that week is used.

For baskets with at least 10 valid stocks, the highest and lowest 5% of weekly returns are trimmed to reduce split, corporate-action, and single-stock distortions. Weekly basket returns are then compounded and rebased to 100 beside the Nifty 500.

Breadth is the share of valid constituents that rose that week. Coverage is the number with usable aligned prices divided by current membership. Weekly moves above 80% are excluded as likely data or corporate-action outliers.

Limitation: this is a current-membership historical reconstruction, not a point-in-time investable index. It can contain survivorship bias and excludes costs, liquidity impact, dividends, and rebalancing turnover.

Model note: Current-member weekly equal-weight returns (5% tails trimmed for baskets of 10+), compounded and rebased to 100 against Nifty 500; lagging weekly rollups are patched with the final available daily close, and rotation uses 13-week excess return with four-week acceleration.

Theme scorecard

Measures whether this idea is investable today by blending cohort quality, valuation cushion, and price momentum. It is a research filter, not advice.

Build portfolio from this theme
Theme
33
Stretched
Quality
19
Valuation
40
Momentum
50
Positive MoS
50%
P/E 70.3 · ROCE 14%
Curated research view

Defence

A focused investor view: high-conviction names first, then small/micro exposure only as controlled satellite risk. Live U-Score and MoS still come from the current database.

71/100
Theme score
High Conviction, selective stock picking
Investability
41.0
Live avg U
-77.1%
Live avg MoS

Curated company map

Names from the curated theme note. Solid chips are present in the live eligible cohort; dashed chips need membership review, ticker verification, or may be indirect/unlisted exposure.

0/11 live eligible
HALBELMAZDOCKBDLGRSECOCHINSHIPSOLARINDSDATAPATTNSZENTECBHARATFORGBEML
Core

Tier 1: Stable core

Large and mid-cap primes with stronger order visibility.

HALBELMAZDOCKBDLGRSECOCHINSHIP
Growth

Tier 2: Specialist exposure

Nifty 500 suppliers and systems companies with higher business or valuation risk.

SOLARINDSDATAPATTNSZENTECBHARATFORGBEML

Investment thesis

India’s defence indigenisation push is a major structural market theme. Domestic procurement, export ambitions, and private-sector participation can create multi-year order visibility. The investable edge is to avoid narrative-only exposure and focus on order conversion, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.

1-2 year outlook: Structurally constructive for leaders and execution-focused suppliers, but many names already discount strong growth. Position sizing and valuation discipline remain essential.
Recommended allocation: 8-12% for aggressive investors; keep micro/SME exposure as satellite only.

Key triggers

  • Domestic procurement and indigenisation lists
  • Navy and shipbuilding order execution
  • Exports in missiles, radars, and defence systems
  • Private-sector participation through iDEX and TDF

Major risks

  • Execution delays in large government projects
  • High valuations in mid-tier names
  • Working-capital intensity and receivables cycles
  • Import-policy reversals or geopolitical shifts
Small, micro, and SME names should be opt-in exposure. Suggested filters: U-Score above 65, positive MoS, Piotroski 7+, debt/equity below 0.8, promoter pledge below 10%, and enough traded value to exit without slippage.

Thesis

The mandate to indigenise Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) systems has opened a niche for SME/micro plays that integrate proprietary software and hardware. AI-driven mission systems, on-board computers for missiles, and mission-critical subsystems for space and defence programs — the sub-theme overlaps with Defence > SME but frames the thesis at the ESDM / computing layer.

  • ▸C4I indigenisation mandates flow to SME integrators
  • ▸Proprietary software-hardware integration = high switching cost
  • ▸Cohort overlaps with Defence SME — different thesis framing
  • ▸Small order sizes, specialised customers

Top picks · ranked by U-Score within this cohort

The rationale above is editorial — the ranking uses our U-Score engine so the names you see first are the strongest fundamentals fit, not the most popular or most-mentioned. Re-rank yourself if you weigh valuation or quality differently. All information is for study purposes only — consult your financial advisor before investing.
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