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Incorporated in 1968, KEI Industries Ltd manufactures wires and cables (W&C) like EHV cables, HT cables, LT cables, and sells them in India and overseas[1]
Business Overview:[1]Company manufactures and markets Extra-High Voltage (EHV), Medium Voltage (MV) and Low Voltage (LV) power cables. It caters to retail and institutional markets and also provides Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services
| S.No. | Name | Current Price (Rs.) | Price to Earning | Market Capitalization (Rs.Cr.) | Dividend yield (%) | Net Profit latest quarter (Rs.Cr.) | YOY Quarterly profit growth (%) | Sales latest quarter (Rs.Cr.) | YOY Quarterly sales growth (%) | Return on capital employed (%) | Sales (Rs.Cr.) | OPM (%) | Profit after tax (Rs.Cr.) | Profit after tax latest quarter (Rs.Cr.) | Price to book value | Return on assets (%) | Debt to equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Polycab India | 7344.75 | 44.86 | 110566.74 | 0.48 | 692.96 | 55.85 | 6477.21 | 17.80 | 29.72 | 24595.05 | 14.73 | 2461.81 | 685.46 | 10.48 | 15.15 | 0.02 |
| 2. | KEI Industries | 4171.90 | 50.47 | 39883.55 | 0.10 | 203.51 | 31.46 | 2726.35 | 19.38 | 21.29 | 10703.71 | 10.04 | 790.62 | 203.51 | 6.44 | 11.70 | 0.04 |
| 3. | R R Kabel | 1394.00 | 39.11 | 15764.64 | 0.43 | 116.26 | 134.73 | 2163.77 | 19.54 | 19.77 | 8222.35 | 7.57 | 403.73 | 116.26 | 6.68 | 9.49 | 0.17 |
| 4. | Finolex Cables | 742.00 | 18.88 | 11348.05 | 1.09 | 186.89 | 27.93 | 1375.79 | 4.88 | 16.21 | 5548.00 | 10.26 | 601.51 | 186.89 | 2.39 | 11.25 | 0.00 |
| 5. | Universal Cables | 924.00 | 21.94 | 3205.89 | 0.42 | 47.68 | 160.83 | 814.29 | 27.61 | 8.58 | 2696.05 | 8.62 | 146.11 | 47.68 | 1.69 | 2.66 | 0.54 |
| 6. | Advait Energy | 1611.65 | 44.01 | 1762.69 | 0.11 | 11.11 | 142.86 | 156.87 | 239.33 | 26.87 | 567.07 | 11.49 | 40.05 | 10.54 | 7.71 | 9.29 | 0.27 |
| 7. | V-Marc India | 674.10 | 26.92 | 1646.21 | 0.00 | 36.44 | 220.49 | 691.54 | 100.32 | 26.43 | 1251.20 | 11.27 | 61.17 | 36.44 | 7.30 | 6.60 | 1.07 |
| – | Median: 19 Co. | 252.95 | 20.88 | 1149.07 | 0.0 | 11.11 | 36.12 | 225.7 | 20.26 | 19.77 | 567.07 | 10.04 | 23.64 | 10.54 | 3.38 | 9.49 | 0.27 |
Standalone figures in ₹ crores
| Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sales | 1,608 | 1,784 | 1,953 | 1,783 | 1,945 | 2,059 | 2,330 | 2,065 | 2,284 | 2,472 | 2,915 | 2,590 | 2,726 |
Expenses | 1,447 | 1,602 | 1,751 | 1,604 | 1,743 | 1,845 | 2,075 | 1,846 | 2,059 | 2,226 | 2,614 | 2,332 | 2,457 |
Operating Profit | 161 | 182 | 202 | 178 | 202 | 215 | 255 | 219 | 225 | 246 | 301 | 258 | 269 |
Other Income | 5 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 40 | 42 |
Profit before tax | 144 | 174 | 184 | 163 | 188 | 202 | 227 | 203 | 208 | 221 | 305 | 263 | 277 |
Tax % | 26% | 26% | 25% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 27% |
Net Profit | 107 | 129 | 138 | 121 | 140 | 151 | 169 | 150 | 155 | 165 | 227 | 196 | 204 |
EPS in Rs | 11.85 | 14.26 | 15.31 | 13.46 | 15.54 | 16.70 | 18.70 | 16.65 | 17.15 | 17.25 | 23.71 | 20.49 | 21.29 |
Standalone Figures in ₹ Crores / Yearly
| Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sales | 1,619 | 2,031 | 2,326 | 2,628 | 3,459 | 4,227 | 4,884 | 4,181 | 5,727 | 6,912 | 8,104 | 9,736 | 10,704 |
Expenses | 1,466 | 1,838 | 2,083 | 2,359 | 3,120 | 3,785 | 4,388 | 3,726 | 5,138 | 6,206 | 7,267 | 8,745 | 9,629 |
Operating Profit | 153 | 193 | 242 | 269 | 339 | 442 | 496 | 456 | 589 | 706 | 838 | 991 | 1,074 |
Other Income | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 28 | 49 | 72 | 128 |
Interest | 112 | 120 | 127 | 124 | 111 | 136 | 129 | 57 | 40 | 35 | 44 | 56 | 57 |
Depreciation | 21 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 57 | 58 | 55 | 57 | 61 | 70 | 78 |
Profit before tax | 22 | 53 | 95 | 126 | 204 | 279 | 327 | 360 | 508 | 642 | 781 | 937 | 1,067 |
Net Profit | 12 | 34 | 62 | 94 | 145 | 182 | 255 | 270 | 376 | 477 | 581 | 696 | 791 |
EPS in Rs | 1.57 | 4.43 | 8.05 | 12.06 | 18.45 | 23.04 | 28.50 | 29.92 | 41.75 | 52.93 | 64.39 | 72.88 | 82.74 |
Dividend Payout % | 13% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | – |
Standalone figures in ₹ crores
| Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Sep 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Equity Capital | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Reserves | 258 | 288 | 351 | 445 | 589 | 763 | 1,489 | 1,756 | 2,117 | 2,571 | 3,130 | 5,767 | 6,169 |
Borrowings | 511 | 452 | 498 | 813 | 842 | 599 | 367 | 333 | 355 | 162 | 166 | 217 | 235 |
Other Liabilities | 460 | 585 | 598 | 622 | 770 | 1,387 | 1,395 | 902 | 1,036 | 1,019 | 1,342 | 1,232 | 1,585 |
Total Liabilities | 1,244 | 1,342 | 1,463 | 1,896 | 2,217 | 2,765 | 3,269 | 3,008 | 3,527 | 3,770 | 4,656 | 7,235 | 8,008 |
Fixed Assets | 314 | 298 | 328 | 405 | 407 | 489 | 554 | 537 | 531 | 567 | 770 | 993 | 1,128 |
Gross Block | 435.69 | 445.13 | 499.53 | 433.55 | 467.34 | 582.49 | 693.26 | 733.72 | 781.80 | 870.05 | 1,129.82 | 1,419.46 | – |
Accumulated Depreciation | 121.62 | 147.04 | 171.60 | 28.35 | 60.36 | 93.84 | 139.64 | 196.60 | 250.89 | 302.73 | 359.47 | 426.37 | – |
CWIP | 0 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 121 | 385 | 1,051 |
Investments | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Other Assets | 926 | 1,036 | 1,103 | 1,485 | 1,784 | 2,243 | 2,703 | 2,463 | 2,978 | 3,187 | 3,764 | 5,854 | 5,827 |
Total Assets | 1,244 | 1,342 | 1,463 | 1,896 | 2,217 | 2,765 | 3,269 | 3,008 | 3,527 | 3,770 | 4,656 | 7,235 | 8,008 |
Standalone Figures in ₹ Crores / Yearly
| Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash from Operating Activity | 83 | 198 | 185 | -29 | 189 | 624 | -13 | 154 | 229 | 514 | 611 | -32 |
Cash from Investing Activity | -22 | -17 | -98 | -63 | -76 | -275 | 11 | 75 | -58 | -137 | -353 | -1,501 |
Cash from Financing Activity | -73 | -181 | -87 | 229 | -68 | -386 | 99 | -129 | -31 | -256 | -72 | 1,919 |
Net Cash Flow | -11 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 45 | -37 | 97 | 101 | 139 | 121 | 186 | 386 |
Standalone Figures in ₹ Crores / Yearly
| Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debtor Days | 97 | 86 | 89 | 114 | 108 | 95 | 102 | 118 | 89 | 73 | 68 | 67 |
Inventory Days | 122 | 109 | 96 | 114 | 97 | 94 | 103 | 102 | 96 | 79 | 84 | 87 |
Days Payable | 117 | 119 | 98 | 110 | 110 | 139 | 140 | 99 | 68 | 54 | 63 | 39 |
Cash Conversion Cycle | 101 | 76 | 87 | 119 | 95 | 49 | 66 | 121 | 117 | 99 | 89 | 115 |
Working Capital Days | 19 | 24 | 32 | 17 | 29 | 19 | 61 | 94 | 81 | 80 | 71 | 89 |
ROCE % | 18% | 22% | 27% | 23% | 23% | 29% | 28% | 21% | 24% | 26% | 27% | 21% |
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