Electronics & EMS · Electronic Components · NSE: CENTUM · data 2026-10-31
Centum Electronics Limited
In plain words
Price: 20.1% below its 52-week high of ₹4,999.5.
Delivery: 39.2% of traded shares were kept for delivery over the last 10 sessions, against 40.7% over the last 60.
A description of the data, not a recommendation.
Key figures
Growth
| Revenue (last 12 months) | ₹1,167 cr |
| Net profit (last 12 months) | ₹50 cr |
| Sales growth, 3 years (yearly) | 2.1% |
| Profit growth, 3 years (yearly) | — |
At a glance
Promoters 46.8% (-0.2 pts in a year), pledged 0.0%, institutions 23.7%.
P/E 119.0, dividend yield 0.1%. Price relative to earnings and book value (low is cheaper, not better).
ROE 28.3%, ROCE 22.3%, operating margin 7.8%: how much profit it earns on the money it uses.
Debt/equity 0.36, Profit growth — and sales growth 2.1% a year over 3 years.
Ratings use fixed thresholds on the latest reported figures. They describe the numbers and are not a recommendation.
Strengths and limitations
- High return on equity (28.3%).
- Slow sales growth (2.1% a year over 3 years).
- Expensive on earnings (P/E 119.0).
Picked automatically from the latest reported figures with fixed rules; check the company's filings before relying on them.
Smart-money activity
26/100 · Neutral over the last ~60 sessions, data 2026-10-30
- Delivery vs usual 4/30: Delivery 39.6% over the last 20 sessions vs 35.4% in the 40 before (1.12x); shares delivered per day 0.67x usual; 0 delivery-spike days (3x usual shares delivered, 40%+ delivery) in the last 20 sessions.
- Bulk/block deals 17/20: Net +₹51.52 cr bought in bulk/block deals over 90 days (1.98x a usual day's traded value); 1 net buying day, 0 net selling days.
- Insider / SAST buys 0/15: No insider buy or SAST acquisition filings in the last 90 days. Insider sells are not collected by the site, so only buy filings count.
- Mutual fund holding 0/15: No mutual fund scheme lists this stock. Latest monthly portfolios only (top 60 holdings per scheme); month-on-month change is not stored.
- Accumulation evidence 0/15: No accumulation evidence row (only saved-scan stocks have one; 0 points).
- Promoter pledges 5/5: No promoter pledge filings in 90 days.
A description of recorded activity (delivery, deals, insider buys, fund holding, pledges), not a recommendation. Today's most active stocks.
Story so far
● Deal ● Results ● Dividend
- 29 Sept 26Deal Bulk deal: MOTILAL OSWAL MUTUAL FUND bought ₹51.52 cr +5.0% next session
- 13 Aug 26Results Results board meeting -6.8% next session
- 31 Jul 26Dividend Dividend ₹5 (ex-date) +6.7% next session
- 14 May 26Results Results board meeting -0.4% next session
- 14 Feb 26Results Results board meeting +3.8% next session
- 6 Feb 26Results Results board meeting +2.6% next session
- 11 Nov 25Results Results board meeting -0.6% next session
- 5 Aug 25Results Results board meeting +7.6% next session
- 25 Jul 25Dividend Dividend ₹6 (ex-date) -3.5% next session
- 22 May 25Results Results board meeting +13.6% next session
- 14 Feb 25Results Results board meeting -17.3% next session
- 12 Nov 24Results Results board meeting -4.4% next session
From official exchange filings and NSE data. How the price moved after an event describes the past, not what comes next.
Shareholding trend
| Holder | Sept 2026 | Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 46.81% | 46.82% | 46.88% | 46.89% |
| Foreign institutions (FII) | 3.73% | 3.31% | 2.37% | 2.39% |
| Domestic institutions (DII) | 19.97% | 19.67% | 21.51% | 19.95% |
| Mutual funds | 10.49% | 9.60% | 10.16% | 10.27% |
| Retail investors | 16.34% | 16.09% | 14.07% | 14.10% |
| Number of shareholders | 32,981 | 30,466 | 26,539 | 26,843 |
Common questions
How much do promoters hold in Centum Electronics Limited?
Promoters held 46.81% of Centum Electronics Limited at the end of Sept 2026, with 0.00% of promoter shares pledged.
Is Centum Electronics Limited debt-free?
Its latest reported debt-to-equity ratio is 0.36.
What is Centum Electronics Limited's P/E ratio?
About 119, based on the last 12 months' earnings and a price of ₹3,993 (data 2026-10-31).
What is the 52-week high and low of Centum Electronics Limited?
The 52-week high is ₹4,999.5 and the 52-week low is ₹2,044.2.
Mutual funds holding Centum Electronics Limited
From the monthly portfolios of the fund houses the site reads, as of 2026-09-30. 1 scheme holding about ₹13 cr; funds that hold it outside their top holdings may not be listed.
| Scheme | Fund house | % of fund | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADITYA BIRLA SUN LIFE NIFTY INDIA DEFENCE INDEX FUND | Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund | 0.92% | ₹13 cr |
Compared with similar companies
| Company | Price | Market cap | P/E | P/B | ROE | ROCE | Debt/eq. | 1-yr return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centum Electronics Limited | ₹3,993 | ₹5,894 cr | 119 | — | 28.3% | 22.3% | 0.36 | +57.3% |
| HEG Advanced Materials Limited | ₹237.61 | ₹7,859 cr | 12.8 | — | 7.3% | 5.7% | 0.17 | +13.1% |
| Universal Cables Limited | ₹1,203.7 | ₹4,155 cr | 20.9 | — | 8.9% | 8.4% | 0.62 | +69.1% |
| Aimtron Electronics Limited | ₹1,607.6 | ₹3,350 cr | — | 14.1 | 23.6% | 24.6% | 0.33 | +100.9% |
| Elpro International Ltd | ₹169.56 | ₹2,856 cr | 22.2 | — | 4.3% | 5.4% | 0.6 | +69.6% |
| Vilas Transcore Limited | ₹337.65 | ₹827 cr | 20.9 | 2.5 | 12.8% | 15.5% | 0.12 | -25.8% |
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