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BEL ka ₹0.55 ka Dividend Plan
Defence Ministry ke under aane wali Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) ne FY2025-26 ke liye ₹0.55 per equity share ka final dividend recommend kiya hai. Yeh shareholders ki approval ke baad hi final hoga. Yeh announcement company ke acche financial performance ke baad aayi hai. BEL ki market cap lagbhag ₹3.12 lakh crore hai, aur share price ₹428.25 ke aas-paas chal raha hai (May 14, 2026 tak).
Q4 mein zabardast performance, Dividend ka reason
Defense sector ki yeh company, BEL, ne January-March quarter FY26 mein ₹2,226 crore ka consolidated net profit report kiya hai. Pichle saal ke same quarter se yeh 4.7% zyada hai. Market ki expectations se bhi behtar performance raha, revenue bhi expectations se zyada nikla. Revenue from operations 11.7% badhkar ₹10,224.4 crore ho gaya (Q4 FY25 mein yeh ₹9,149.5 crore tha). Poore FY2025-26 ke liye, BEL ka revenue ₹27,479.63 crore raha, jo pichle saal se 16.15% zyada hai. Aur profit after tax (PAT) ₹6,048.48 crore raha, jo 14.38% ka growth dikhata hai FY25 ke comparison mein. April 1, 2026 tak, company ka order book ₹73,882 crore ka tha.
Revenue growth ke bawajood Margin mein kami
Jahan revenue aur profit dono mein badhotari dikhi, wahi company ke EBITDA margin mein thodi kami aayi. Quarter ke liye EBITDA ₹2,981.6 crore raha, jo pichle saal se 5.9% zyada hai. Lekin, EBITDA margin 29.2% tak gir gaya, jo pichle saal ke same period mein 30.8% tha. Fir bhi, BEL ka EBITDA market estimates se kaafi upar raha. Company ka overall ROE 29.2% hai aur ROCE 38.9%.
Valuation aur Dusre Companies se Comparison
BEL ka Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio lagbhag 52.48 (May 14, 2026 tak) hai, jo uske 10-saal ke median 25.56 se kaafi upar hai. Yeh valuation defense sector ke kuch competitors jaise Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) jiska P/E 30.9 se 35.95 ke beech hai, aur Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) jiska P/E lagbhag 38.52 se 39.44 hai, unse kaafi zyada hai. Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (BDL) ka P/E ratio 82.75 se 108.72 tak hai, jo kaafi zyada hai. Analysts ne haal hi mein BEL ke 12-month price target ko ghata kar INR 482.87 kar diya hai, jo May 18 ke closing price se lagbhag 13% ka potential upside dikhata hai. Analysts ka consensus rating 'Buy' hai, jismein 17 Buy, 1 Hold, aur 4 Sell ratings hain 22 analysts mein se.
Future ka Outlook aur Sector ki Movement
BEL Indian government ke domestic defense manufacturing aur modernization par diye ja rahe focus se faayda uthane ke liye acche position mein hai. FY2026-27 ke liye Indian defense budget US$88 billion tak pahunch gaya hai, jo sector ke liye government ka commitment dikhata hai. Defense exports bhi badh rahe hain aur India ka target hai is area mein kafi growth karne ka. BEL ka international defense aur civilian markets ko expand karne ka strategic focus, aur uske mazboot order book ke saath, future growth ke liye ek positive outlook deta hai. Company ne haal hi mein future-ready products aur technologies ke co-development ke liye ek MoU bhi sign kiya hai, jo innovation ki taraf ek proactive kadam hai. Analysts ko BEL ke liye revenue growth ki ummeed hai, kuch FY26 ke liye 15% se zyada growth predict kar rahe hain.