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Century Enka Ltd

NSE CENTENKA · BSE 500280 · Other Textile Products
₹537.80 -3.03%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range371.20 - 671.65
Market cap₹1,199 Cr.
P/E8.04
Price band 20% Delivery 57.4%

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales396451469528536493444402409412484554
Expenses387432435487498466435382377371428469
Operating Profit9183441382792032415586
OPM %2.4%4.1%7%8%7%5%2.0%5.0%8%10%11%15%
Other Income1267777151485138
Interest121111111110
Depreciation131313131414141414141514
Profit before tax6102734301991926325379
Tax %30%25%24%29%28%24%27%19%12%25%25%23%
Net Profit572024221471523244061
EPS in Rs2.063.409.2711.129.876.563.167.0210.3210.9218.2628.06
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales1,1481,1851,4161,7911,4231,2232,0982,0721,7442,0021,7051,858
Expenses1,0141,0031,3051,6411,3301,1021,8341,9301,6611,8871,5581,645
Operating Profit1351831121519312026414283115148214
OPM %12%15%8%8%7%10%13%7%4.8%6%9%12%
Other Income4543174214211933374035
Interest1063332125533
Depreciation414242454641404150555556
Profit before tax8814010911986922441186193130190
Tax %33%35%36%36%-10%23%25%23%24%28%21%
Net Profit599170779671184904667102148
EPS in Rs27.0541.6332.0835.0543.7232.4684.2841.3921.0030.7146.5467.56
Dividend Payout %28%17%22%20%18%25%12%24%48%33%24%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth4%7%-6%-1%
Compounded Profit Growth5%7%2%156%
Stock Price CAGR8%4%9%15%
Return on Equity7%7%4%6%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital222222222222222222222222
Reserves6947568338799331,0031,0671,2291,3001,3461,4001,479
Borrowings1527053473823131568523722
Other Liabilities180168213216238216238257233268327333
Total Liabilities1,0491,0161,1191,1641,2311,2641,3401,5231,6231,6881,7861,856
Fixed Assets612602569575548528492476645806788762
CWIP122642326810641313
Investments9809887168262302260344345413493
Other Assets416333447499513471545718528533571588
Total Assets1,0491,0161,1191,1641,2311,2641,3401,5231,6231,6881,7861,856
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity12819261561221421095621988118125
Cash from Investing Activity-53-83-20-8-110-104-76-41-251-47-76-80
Cash from Financing Activity-76-108-43-28-31-38-29-1729-43-42-40
Net Cash Flow-11-220-18-14-3-3-206
Free Cash Flow7417038358512397-25-16-137199
CFO/OP129%161%59%78%111%170%114%44%176%115%119%101%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days495058534239694238413242
Inventory Days9778134906896978564868792
Days Payable161740302943653328414861
Cash Conversion Cycle13111015211380921029374867173
Working Capital Days727999927583977861726173
ROCE %9%11%17%9%12%8%8%20%8%4%7%8%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters24.86%24.86%24.86%24.86%24.86%24.87%24.87%24.87%24.87%24.87%24.87%24.87%
FIIs3.35%2.95%2.91%3.44%3.44%3.12%2.71%2.16%2.10%2.12%2.07%1.96%
DIIs5.11%6.27%6.27%9.62%9.37%9.42%9.24%9.86%10.98%11.03%11.04%10.91%
Public66.68%65.91%65.95%62.10%62.33%62.59%63.18%63.11%62.06%61.99%62.04%62.26%
No. of Shareholders43,98942,42941,07938,05938,73439,56339,14339,08437,82337,43936,94437,239

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 1,199 Cr.
Current Price₹ 550
Stock P/E8.04
Book Value₹ 687
ROCE8.26 %
ROE6.18 %
Dividend Yield2.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)-1%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)156%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 1,175 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 1,187 Cr
P/E (TTM)7.96x
Price to book0.78x
Price to sales0.63x
EV / EBITDA4.77x
EV / EBIT6.17x
EV / sales0.64x
Price to cash flow9.37x
Earnings yield12.56%
Dividend yield2.05%
P/E, 3-year average14.93x
P/B, 3-year average0.67x
P/E, 5-year average11.94x
P/B, 5-year average0.71x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)8.66%
Operating margin (incl. other income)11.01%
EBITDA margin13.38%
Pre-tax margin10.22%
Net profit margin7.95%
Net margin, latest quarter11.06%
ROE6.96%
ROCE8.88%
ROA5.58%
ROE, 3-year average5.06%
ROCE, 3-year average6.78%
ROA, 3-year average4.07%
ROE, 5-year average7.59%
ROCE, 5-year average10.02%
ROA, 5-year average6.17%
ROIC (approx.)9.99%
Tax rate21.49%
Other income / net worth2.67%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)-14.80%
Profit growth (latest year)51.55%
Sales CAGR, 3 years-6.28%
Sales CAGR, 5 years6.88%
Profit CAGR, 3 years3.99%
Profit CAGR, 5 years7.47%
Sales growth QoQ14.63%
Profit growth QoQ53.62%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)38.04%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)299.41%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 67.57
EPS (latest year)Rs 46.54
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 28.06
EPS, 3-year averageRs 32.75
EPS, 5-year averageRs 44.78
Book value per shareRs 686.75
Sales per shareRs 850.40
Cash flow per shareRs 57.40
Free cash flow per shareRs 45.31
Dividend per share (latest year)Rs 11.00
Dividend per share, 3-year averageRs 10.33
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 10.20
Dividends
Dividend payout23.64%
Dividend payout, 3-year average34.61%
Dividend payout, 5-year average27.97%
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.92x
Fixed asset turnover2.24x
Inventory turnover5.22x
Inventory days70 days
Debtor days42 days
Debtors turnover8.72x
Creditor days61 days
Cash conversion cycle73 days
Working capital days73 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 22 Cr
Cash and bankRs 11 Cr
Net debtRs 11 Cr
Debt to equity0.01x
Net debt / EBITDA0.05x
Interest coverage75.45x
Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)4.23x
Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)3.03x
Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 172 Cr
Owners' fund to total sources80.84%
Debt to assets1.19%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 125 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -80 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -40 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 6 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 99 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 84 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years1.24x
Sales to cash flow13.60x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 1,858 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 1,705 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 554 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 148 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 86 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 35 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 249 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 246 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 190 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 28 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 148 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 102 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 61 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 56 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 14 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 3 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 1,356 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 1,558 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 1,745 Cr
Share capitalRs 22 Cr
ReservesRs 1,479 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 1,501 Cr
Total assetsRs 1,856 Cr
Net blockRs 762 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 13 Cr
InvestmentsRs 493 Cr
ReceivablesRs 196 Cr
InventoryRs 260 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 333 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)2.19
Ownership
Promoter holding24.87% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 8.0 is at the 43th percentile of its own 9.4-year range (median 8.2, low 3.4, high 35.0).
P/B 0.78 is at the 61th percentile (median 0.73).
Monthly. Market cap from split-adjusted price; profit and book value as reported by that month. A low percentile means cheap versus its own history, not cheap versus peers.
PeriodCENTENKANifty 50Difference
1 week-5.2%-2.8% -2.5 pts
1 month-1.2%-6.8% +5.6 pts
3 months+0.5%-7.6% +8.1 pts
6 months+44.4%+0.4% +44.0 pts
1 year+10.0%-9.9% +19.9 pts
2 years-25.4%-13.6% -11.9 pts
3 years+28.1%+14.2% +13.9 pts
5 years+18.0%+27.9% -9.9 pts
4 mutual fund schemes hold about ₹94 Cr. Over three months 1 bought more and 3 sold (share counts, price move removed).
FundWeightEst. Cr3m shares
Quant Multi Cap Fund1.22%94 +5%
ICICI Pru Small Cap Fund0.00%0 -100%
ICICI Pru Children's Fund0.00%0 -100%
ICICI Pru Small Cap Fund0.00%0 -100%

Red flags

F-score 7 of 8
explainReceivables outrunning sales Receivables grew 12% vs sales -15% in 2026
lookAuditor change Auditor change 2026-08-20: Century Enka Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Change in Auditors of the company.
Checks on the latest reported years: cash vs profit, accruals, receivables and inventory vs sales, dilution, debt, interest cover, equity, other income, losses, and auditor, top-management, insolvency and regulator filings in the last 12 months. A flag asks for an explanation; it is not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Jun 2026
Sales ₹554 Cr +37.8% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹61 Cr +306.7%.
Against our estimate for Jun 2026: sales +43.1%, profit +175.3% big beat. Our estimate for Sep 2026: sales Rs 505 Cr, profit Rs 36 Cr (how).

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Ex-dateActionFactor
2026-08-13Dividend - Rs 11 Per Share
2025-08-05Dividend - Rs 10 Per Share
2024-08-20Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 10 Per Share
2023-08-11Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 10 Per Share
2022-08-05Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 10 Per Share
2021-07-30 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 8 Per Share
2020-07-30 Dividend - Rs 8 Per Share
2019-07-01 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 7 Per Share
2018-07-02 Dividend- Rs 7 Per Share
2017-07-24 Dividend - Rs 7/- Per Share
2016-07-01 Dividend - Rs 7.50/- Per Share
2015-07-01Annual General Meeting/ Dividend - Rs. 6/- Per Share
2014-08-28Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs.6/- Per Share
2013-06-27Annual General Meeting And Dividend Rs.6/- Per Share
2012-06-15Annual General Meeting And Dividend - Rs.5/- Per Share
2011-06-15Annual General Meeting/Dividend Rs. 6.50 Per Share
2010-06-16Annual General Meeting And Dividend Rs.6/- Per Share
2009-06-12Agm/Div-Rs.5/- Per Share
2008-06-12Agm/Div-Rs.5 Per Share
2007-06-13Agm/Dividend - 60%
2006-06-13Agm/Div-Rs.6/- Per Sh
DateTypeWhat it says
2026-08-20Shareholder meetingVoting results.
2026-08-20Change in AuditorsChange in Auditors of the company.
2026-08-20General UpdatesGeneral Updates about Appointment of M/s. Singhi & Co., Chartered Accountants, Firm s Registration No. 302049E, as the Statutory Auditors of the Compa...
2026-08-20Change in ManagementChange in Management
2026-08-20Shareholder meetingProceedings of Annual General Meeting held on August 20, 2026
2026-08-11UpdatesVoluntarily assigned ESG rating of Century Enka Limited (the Company) by CrisilESG Ratings & Analytics Limited.
2026-07-31Concall / analyst meetTranscript
2026-07-30UpdatesCommunication To The Shareholders Of The Company Regarding Deduction Of Tax At Source On Dividend Payment..
2026-07-29Concall / analyst meetLink of Recording
2026-07-28UpdatesPursuant to Regulation 36(1)(b) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Company has dispatched a letter to those Members who have not registered their e-...
2026-07-28Investor PresentationInvestor Presentation
2026-07-28Board meeting outcomeCentury Enka Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026.
2026-07-27UpdatesPursuant to Regulation 34(2)(f) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, kindly find enclosed herewith the Bus...
2026-07-27Shareholder meetingNotice of Annual General Meeting to be held on August 20, 2026
2026-07-25Investor PresentationInvestor Presentation
2026-07-23AcquisitionAcquisition of additional equity shares of ABREL Century Energy Limited.
2026-07-21Concall / analyst meetSchedule of meet
2026-07-21Change in ManagementChange in Management. the Board of Directors of the Company, at their meeting held today i.e.Tuesday, 21st July, 2026, have approved the re-appointmen...
2026-07-21Board meeting outcomeOutcome of Board Meeting held on July 21, 2026, have approved the re-appointment of Mr. Suresh Sodani (DIN 08789604) as the Managing Director & CEO of...
2026-07-04General UpdatesIntimation regarding date of Annual General Meeting (AGM), Book Closure and Record Date for payment of dividend to the shareholders of Century Enka Li...
2026-07-04UpdatesIntimation regarding date of Annual General Meeting (AGM), Book Closure and Record Date for payment of dividend to the shareholders.
2026-07-04Record DateRecord date for the purpose of Dividend is 13-Aug-2026.
2026-06-30Disclosure under SEBI TakeovAditya Birla Real Estate Limited has Submitted to the Exchange a copy of Disclosure under Regulation 31(4) of the Securities and Exchange Board of Ind...
2026-06-25Credit RatingCredit Rating
2026-06-22UpdatesExecution of Power Purchase Agreement ("PPA") with ABREL Century Energy Limited ("ABRELCEL"), a Special Purpose Vehicle ("SPV"), for setting up a 9.9 ...
Company filings to NSE, newest first. Routine notices (trading window, newspaper copies) are left out. Click a row for the filing.
No short selling reported to NSE in our files.
Short sales disclosed by brokers to NSE, by trade date. Collected since late September 2026.
Not on any NSE surveillance list in the latest file.

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Century Enka Ltd?

Century Enka Ltd (CENTENKA) has a market capitalisation of Rs 1,199 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Century Enka Ltd?

Century Enka Ltd trades at a P/E of 8.04 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Century Enka Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Century Enka Ltd sales was Rs 554 Cr (+37.8% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 61 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of Century Enka Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 671.65 and the 52-week low is Rs 371.20.

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