Indus Towers Ltd

₹ 428 -0.83%
07 Jan 3:24 p.m.
🔗 Website | BSE: 534816 | NSE: INDUSTOWER
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ABOUT

Indus Towers Limited is engaged in the business of object of, inter-alia, setting up, operating and maintaining wireless communication towers.[1]

Stock Analysis

Description

Indus Towers Limited is a leading passive telecom infrastructure provider in India, operating and maintaining wireless communication towers. Following earlier plans for geographical diversification, the company is now focusing on expanding its presence in African markets through newly incorporated subsidiaries.

Key Growth Triggers

  • Strategic international expansion into Nigeria and Zambia via step-down subsidiaries, aiming to leverage the growth potential of African telecom markets.
  • Focus on building and operating telecom infrastructure in new geographies.
  • Previous strategic mentions of AI/automation for efficiency and 5G deployment in India remain relevant underlying growth drivers.

Order Book

No specific order book figures were mentioned in the current announcement.

Key Red Flags

  • Recent Q2 FY26 financial reports noted auditor concerns regarding a major customer's financial health and potential impact on receivables.
  • Past financial performance included a decline in net profit in some quarters despite revenue growth, alongside EBITDA margin contraction.

Key Dates To Watch

  • The company's Q3 FY26 financial results announcement is anticipated following the trading window closure on January 1, 2026.

Peer Comparison

S.No.NameCurrent Price (Rs.)Price to EarningMarket 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 valueReturn on assets (%)Debt to equity
1.Indus Towers428.4512.06113032.080.001836.60-17.368188.209.6828.9631520.3064.059344.501836.603.1216.230.58
2.Altius Telecom150.0051.1645711.005.74280.0033.086080.2051.158.1724113.4041.32893.50280.003.441.303.88
3.HFCL69.44381.7810628.410.1471.92-8.161043.34-4.607.553727.038.9427.8467.862.432.470.38
4.Pace Digitek195.0517.754210.160.0067.87-32.70533.45-36.9641.312438.7819.89268.2064.0811.410.12
5.Bondada Engineer358.5024.044000.630.0392.56147.651216.67153.1639.502307.4511.45166.2289.756.9413.400.41
6.Vindhya Telelink1392.006.181649.511.1459.12142.69959.830.757.644135.696.91266.7759.120.402.790.33
7.GTL Infra.1.191524.280.00-193.479.61356.495.981366.5124.12-884.93-193.47-20.85

Quarterly Results

Figures in Cr.

Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Jun 2023Jun 2024Jun 2025Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Sep 2025
Sales
6,7657,1997,5477,0767,3838,0586,7537,1937,7277,9677,1327,4658,188
YOY Sales Growth %
-2.32%6.42%4.84%2.59%4.34%9.14%-5.04%6.52%7.42%15.87%-10.47%4.67%9.68%
Expenses
5,6023,6155933,5962,8793,7123,3213,1223,4075,1553,7112,6033,620
Material Cost %
0%0%0%0%0%0.02%0%0%0.05%0%0%0%0.01%
Employee Cost %
2.96%2.76%2.87%2.61%2.67%2.65%2.89%2.82%2.85%2.46%2.74%2.78%2.5%
Operating Profit
1,1633,5846,9543,4804,5044,3463,4324,0714,3202,8123,4224,8624,568
OPM %
17%50%92%49%61%54%51%57%56%35%48%65%56%
Other Income
-403998456568511610892639711483
Exceptional items
-493000000000000
Other income normal
90998456568511610892639711483
Interest
35411255352408396336127360392246418376
Depreciation
1,3571,5951,5681,3721,5601,7041,3201,5641,6921,3061,5251,5801,800
Profit before tax
-9522,0775,2161,8132,5922,3311,8932,4892,3601,1761,7472,9792,475
Tax %
-26%26%23%26%26%26%26%26%25%26%26%25%26%
Net Profit
-7081,5413,9971,3511,9261,7341,3991,8531,7768731,2952,2221,837
EPS in Rs
-2.635.7215.155.017.156.575.196.886.733.244.818.426.96

Profit & Loss

Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025TTM
Sales
4,9995,3895,5586,0856,6186,8226,73813,95127,70828,38228,60130,12331,520
Sales Growth %
Expenses
2,9222,9953,0703,2603,4623,7083,1816,77312,82018,71314,0449,48211,332
Material Cost %
Raw material cost
Change in inventory
Manufacturing Cost %
Employee Cost %
Other Cost %
Operating Profit
2,0772,3942,4882,8253,1563,1143,5577,17814,8889,66914,55720,64120,188
OPM %
42%44%45%46%48%46%53%51%54%34%51%69%64%
Other Income
5301,9955721,7161,2971,668466816458851,490764344
Exceptional items
Other income normal
Interest
9-6333946533338351,6021,6701,8641,8581,387
Depreciation
1,1011,1221,1551,1661,1801,0641,2772,8435,3205,3226,0566,4006,764
Profit before tax
1,4973,2741,8723,3363,2273,6652,4124,3168,4242,7628,12713,14712,381
Tax %
27%17%29%19%25%24%28%23%24%26%26%25%
Net Profit
1,0902,7251,3272,7052,4142,7791,7473,3386,3672,0436,0419,9229,344
Exceptional items AT
Profit excl Excep
Profit for PE
Profit for EPS
EPS in Rs
5.7714.39714.6213.0515.029.4412.3923.637.5822.4237.6135.41
Dividend Payout %
76%76%43%109%107%100%111%162%47%0%0%0%

Balance Sheet

Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Sep 2025
Equity Capital
1,8891,8941,8971,8501,8501,8501,8502,6952,6952,6952,6952,6382,638
Reserves
15,85916,07017,03314,38815,87613,81512,03113,20219,48118,44024,37929,89933,503
Borrowings
000278064,60821,56019,72619,18520,53121,15620,948
Long term Borrowings
00000001,5052,3742,4341,5041530
Short term Borrowings
000278062,4186,6593,1132,2792,8072,1091,481
Lease Liabilities
Other Borrowings
Other Liabilities
4,6004,2582,2524,9472,4792,4141,5837,4906,0876,2768,2969,51810,152
Trade Payables
146102641,1211,1001,0838063,2582,1252,1202,2782,4462,556
Advance from Customers
Other liability items
4,4544,1562,1883,8261,3791,3317774,2323,9624,1566,0187,0717,596
Total Liabilities
22,34822,22221,18221,46320,20418,08420,07244,94747,98846,59555,90163,21067,241
Fixed Assets
6,6866,4706,0635,7915,5895,3256,67931,77031,81432,37339,29444,37546,907
Land
0.50.50.20.20.20.20.20.40.40.40.40.4
Building
26.626.527.632.234.13535.7119.4111.2111.4111.8116.1
Plant Machinery
12,139.912,683.512,764.113,403.414,069.214,591.315,064.155,89056,786.758,751.366,315.672,253.7
Equipments
12.917.119.621.822.723.425.478.572.97889.199.1
Furniture & fittings
Vehicles
0.60.60.80.80.60.70.200018.655.6
Intangible Assets
00000000000039.4
Other fixed assets
25.337.241.250.552.553.62,197.510,472.511,246.311,521.812,916.515,255.8
Gross Block
12,275.912,835.212,926.713,597.314,271.414,799.217,415.566,747.768,406.270,663.279,598.887,956.2
Accumulated Depreciation
5,590.46,365.16,863.67,805.98,682.39,474.310,736.234,977.636,59238,290.340,305.343,581.1
CWIP
5268705810010453271177354422567623
Investments
13,04311,92410,48611,66612,83010,84211,4922,2861,667291231,5062,949
Other Assets
2,5683,7594,5623,9471,6851,8131,84710,61914,33013,57716,16316,76216,762
Inventories
00000000000820
Trade receivables
2773391963002745453673,8287,0584,8696,4514,7684,851
Receivables under 6m
2823103214224055454563,6207,1018,9779,8914,859
Receivables over 6m
128149000006933241,5672,159374
Prow for Doubtful
Cash Equivalents
478883,1552,2493121471398022581,8551,528
Loans & Advances
Other Assets items
Total Assets
22,34822,22221,18221,46320,20418,08420,07244,94747,98846,59555,90163,21067,241

Cash Flows

Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025
Cash from Operating Activity
1,8161,7211,9801,9152,4712,0422,3057,4779,1127,90711,58319,638
Profit from operations
1,9682,3432,4962,8133,1633,1093,3986,91614,41014,52914,49715,071
Receivables
-78-49133-328-253-1932,424-3,098-3,119-1,5056,770
Inventory
00000000000-8
Payables
-23-44-41105-17-6-1268-1,054-41187228
Loans Advances
104-73-187000000000
Other WC items
1564272-1741253-229-791767-1,243275-549
Working capital changes
18-102177-102116-256-5481,641-3,385-4,403-1,0446,442
Direct taxes
-171-502-693-796-809-811-545-1,080-1,913-2,219-1,870-1,874
Cash from Investing Activity
-1,1141,0761,476718-8552,718-1,0091,804-2,182-1,739-7,565-10,925
Fixed assets purchased
-770-1,076-976-1,008-1,063-948-829-2,117-3,288-3,622-8,953-6,784
Fixed assets sold
99136107103124126101167415454506527
Investments purchased
-10,198-8,636-416-19,359-7,585-7,495-8,016-9,833-10,554-19,504-15,765-33,608
Investments sold
6,8919,0173,11518,5656,1349,7287,35413,12711,19320,88616,03930,500
Interest received
119919716639714085395858626284
Redeemp Cnce of Shares
Acquisition of companies
000000-9-30000
Other investing items
2,435-62-5491,300150583055-6-11-14-1,844
Cash from Financing Activity
-658-2,838-1,453-2,671-3,556-4,796-1,179-9,381-5,964-7,126-3,982-8,622
Redemption of debentures
Proceeds from borrowings
000004002,38514,96416,24212,9328,5566,258
Repayment of borrowings
00000-4000-13,332-18,914-13,698-8,958-8,309
Interest paid fin
-1-100-2-2-130-145-442-367-407-276
Dividends paid
-567-1,682-1,233-555-2,959-3,977-2,571-5,9860-2,96400
Financial liabilities
000000-335-1,116-2,850-3,028-3,173-3,547
Other financing items
-96-1,203-251-2,116-595-818-528-3,765000-2,749
Net Cash Flow
44-412,003-38-1,940-36117-99967-9583691

Ratios

Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025
Debtor Days
2023131815292010093638258
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle
2023131815292010093638258
Working Capital Days
-127-137-39-194-39-24-148-1731134-2
ROCE %
8%17%8%16%20%20%14%18%25%11%22%29%

Shareholding Pattern

Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025
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2.87%2.47%4.51%6.69%7.08%9.9%16.97%16.99%17.79%18.41%18.16%18.24%
Dsp Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund
1.11
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1.211.08
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1.451.361.08
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1.52
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1.41.52
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1.58
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2.032.032.142.522.522.522.362.12.12.11.851.61
Mirae Asset Balanced Advantage Fund
1.06
Mirae Asset Elss Tax Saver Fund
1.471.28
Mirae Asset Equity Savings Fund
1.33
Mirae Asset Large Cap Fund
1.65
Nippon Life India Trustee Ltd-A/C Nippon India Gro
11.291.471.441.06
Sbi Arbitrage Opportunities Fund
2.453.583.733.813.28
Sbi Infrastructure Fund
3.76
Government
Public
1.5%1.89%2.53%2.9%3.18%4.68%7.82%5.81%6.01%5.12%4.28%4.47%
Others
0.01%0.03%0.02%0.01%0.04%0.04%0.03%0.01%0.04%0.03%0.03%0.04%
No. of Shareholders
2,30,2422,58,9972,71,6792,64,6742,67,1083,10,6944,06,6894,25,8764,41,0364,21,4273,66,7573,80,788

News & Updates

Documents

Announcements

Clarification On Volume Movement Letter
2 Jan - Company replies to BSE volume movement query; says no undisclosed material information; volume due to market conditions.
Clarification sought from Indus Towers Ltd
1 Jan - Exchange has sought clarification from Indus Towers Ltd on January 1, 2026, with reference to Movement in Volume.
Closure of Trading Window
26 Dec - Trading window closed Jan 1, 2026 until 48 hours after Q3 (Dec 31, 2025) audited results.
Announcement Under Regulation 30 (LODR)- ESG Rating
25 Dec - SES assigned ESG score 72.3 for FY2025 on Dec 24, 2025; up 1.7 points.
Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Acquisition
19 Dec - Dec 19, 2025: Indus Towers incorporated Indus Towers Management FZE (UAE), AED300,000 share capital, step-down subsidiary.

Annual Reports

Credit Ratings

Rating update
18 Jul 2025 from crisil
Rating update
21 Feb 2025 from crisil
Rating update
23 Feb 2024 from crisil
Rating update
23 Feb 2023 from crisil
Rating update
28 Feb 2022 from crisil
Rating update
9 Apr 2021 from icra

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PPT
Nov 2016
PPT
Sep 2016
PPT
Sep 2016
PPT
May 2016
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