MarketFriction

Diffusion Engineers Ltd

NSE DIFFNKG · BSE 544264 · Other Industrial Products
₹464.40 +5.85%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range216.80 - 519.90
Market cap₹1,678 Cr.
P/E30.4
IPO 2024 · +176% since Price band 20% Delivery 30.5%

Price

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Financials

Consolidated, Rs crore
Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales747182791038184101142110
Expenses666271698870728712196
Operating Profit891110151112142114
OPM %11%13%14%13%14%13%14%13%15%13%
Other Income5310573539
Interest0110001111
Depreciation1111122222
Profit before tax1210118181613162120
Tax %20%26%21%13%28%21%20%24%24%17%
Net Profit9797131210121617
EPS in Rs3.272.583.011.893.483.262.703.224.274.44
Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales154154155205255278335407436
Expenses137137137182226239290349376
Operating Profit171719222939455760
OPM %11%11%12%11%11%14%14%14%14%
Other Income23456991719
Interest222122223
Depreciation334445577
Profit before tax131417222941476570
Tax %27%27%31%22%23%25%23%22%
Net Profit91112172231365055
EPS in Rs25.3929.8131.3645.5459.2910.949.5913.4514.63
Dividend Payout %0%0%13%9%7%5%16%11%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth%21%17%26%
Compounded Profit Growth%33%31%35%
Stock Price CAGR%%%25%
Return on Equity%14%13%12%
Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital44444283737
Reserves8491101117138163331368
Borrowings1532202548342329
Other Liabilities3142334440505277
Total Liabilities134169158190230276444510
Fixed Assets42625760649198110
CWIP000021323
Investments1413121920293543
Other Assets779488110145154309334
Total Assets134169158190230276444510
Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity13101211-536923
Cash from Investing Activity-5-236-15-13-36-18-40
Cash from Financing Activity-814-163203129-12
Net Cash Flow012-213119-29
Free Cash Flow10-1310-0-145-6-18
CFO/OP97%85%88%68%3%120%43%65%
Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days8082101901008792115
Inventory Days150220130138128132142119
Days Payable71103849661775975
Cash Conversion Cycle158199148132167143175159
Working Capital Days696686707581113114
ROCE %14%15%16%18%20%15%16%
Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters69.70%69.70%69.70%69.70%69.70%69.76%69.76%
FIIs1.38%0.02%0.67%0.57%0.14%0.41%0.72%
DIIs8.56%8.98%7.92%7.50%6.80%8.13%8.42%
Public20.36%21.31%21.71%22.23%22.55%20.90%20.31%
Others0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.80%0.80%0.80%
No. of Shareholders23,73723,28122,45523,16822,66222,25621,849

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 1,678 Cr.
Current Price₹ 448
Stock P/E30.4
Book Value₹ 108
ROCE15.8 %
ROE12.4 %
Dividend Yield0.33 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)26%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)35%
Consolidated figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 1,301 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 1,328 Cr
P/E (TTM)23.77x
Price to book6.82x
Price to sales2.98x
EV / EBITDA16.75x
EV / EBIT18.40x
EV / sales3.05x
Price to cash flow35.77x
Earnings yield4.21%
Dividend yield0.11%
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)13.97%
Operating margin (incl. other income)17.04%
EBITDA margin18.18%
Pre-tax margin15.97%
Net profit margin12.56%
Net margin, latest quarter15.08%
ROE18.43%
ROCE20.63%
ROA12.12%
ROE, 3-year average16.79%
ROCE, 3-year average18.80%
ROA, 3-year average10.83%
ROE, 5-year average14.86%
ROCE, 5-year average17.10%
ROA, 5-year average9.40%
ROIC (approx.)24.90%
Tax rate25.02%
Other income / net worth4.47%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)9.13%
Profit growth (latest year)38.36%
Sales CAGR, 3 years21.45%
Sales CAGR, 5 years12.56%
Profit CAGR, 3 years37.79%
Profit CAGR, 5 years26.43%
Sales growth QoQ-22.22%
Profit growth QoQ3.88%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)36.49%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)36.26%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 19.54
EPS (latest year)Rs 10.94
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 5.93
EPS, 3-year averageRs 38.59
EPS, 5-year averageRs 35.39
Book value per shareRs 68.06
Sales per shareRs 155.62
Cash flow per shareRs 12.98
Free cash flow per shareRs -6.42
Dividend per share (latest year)Rs 0.50
Dividend per share, 3-year averageRs 2.84
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 3.13
Dividends
Dividend payout4.57%
Dividend payout, 3-year average6.72%
Dividend payout, 5-year average8.24%
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.01x
Fixed asset turnover3.06x
Inventory turnover3.47x
Inventory days105 days
Debtor days87 days
Debtors turnover4.17x
Creditor days75 days
Cash conversion cycle159 days
Working capital days114 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 34 Cr
Cash and bankRs 8 Cr
Net debtRs 27 Cr
Debt to equity0.18x
Net debt / EBITDA0.34x
Interest coverage28.64x
Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)3.28x
Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)2.53x
Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 47 Cr
Owners' fund to total sources69.21%
Debt to assets12.50%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 36 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -36 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs 3 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 3 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs -18 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs -32 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years0.47x
Sales to cash flow7.65x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 436 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 278 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 110 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 39 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 14 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 19 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 79 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 77 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 70 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 10 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 55 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 31 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 17 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 7 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 2 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 3 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 185 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 239 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 287 Cr
Share capitalRs 28 Cr
ReservesRs 163 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 191 Cr
Total assetsRs 276 Cr
Net blockRs 91 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 1 Cr
InvestmentsRs 29 Cr
ReceivablesRs 67 Cr
InventoryRs 53 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 50 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)2.80
Ownership
Promoter holding69.76% (+0.06 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the consolidated statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 23.8 is at the 60th percentile of its own 2.1-year range (median 23.1, low 14.8, high 58.5).
P/B 6.82 is at the 68th percentile (median 6.47).
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.
PeriodDIFFNKGNifty 50Difference
1 week+8.7%-2.8% +11.5 pts
1 month-2.7%-6.8% +4.0 pts
3 months+11.5%-7.6% +19.2 pts
6 months+85.9%+0.4% +85.5 pts
1 year+27.1%-9.9% +37.0 pts
2 mutual fund schemes hold about ₹45 Cr. Over three months 0 bought more and 1 sold (share counts, price move removed).
FundWeightEst. Cr3m shares
HDFC Defence Fund0.24%27 -6%
HDFC Dividend Yield Fund0.31%17 +4%

Red flags

F-score 6 of 8
explainShare dilution Share count up 657% in a year, 657% in three
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 ₹110 Cr +35.8% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹17 Cr +41.7%.

Activity

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Ex-dateActionFactor
2026-08-25Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Share
2025-07-10Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Share
DateTypeWhat it says
2026-09-28UpdatesPost- Intimation of Analyst/Institutional Investor Meeting held on 28th September,2026..
2026-09-23Credit RatingCredit Rating
2026-09-23UpdatesIntimation of Schedule of Analyst/Institutional Investor Meeting to be held on 28-09-2026.
2026-09-08UpdatesPost - Intimation of Avendus Spark Conference held on 8th September, 2026.
2026-09-08Shareholder meetingVoting results.
2026-09-07UpdatesPost- Intimation of Investor/Analyst meet held on 7th September 2026.
2026-09-07Shareholder meetingProceedings of Annual General Meeting held on September 07, 2026
2026-09-02UpdatesPre- Intimation of Avendus Spark Conference scheduled on Tuesday, 8th September 2026.
2026-09-01UpdatesPre- Intimation of Investor/Analyst meet scheduled on 07th September, 2026.
2026-08-27UpdatesPost- Intimation of Investors & Analysts meet and Plant visit held on 27-08-2026.
2026-08-21UpdatesPre- Intimation of Investors & Analysts meet and Plant visit scheduled on August 27, 2026.
2026-08-20UpdatesPost- Intimation of Investor/ Analyst meet held on August 20, 2026.
2026-08-19UpdatesPost- Intimation of Investor/ Analyst meet held on August 19, 2026.
2026-08-18Concall / analyst meetTranscript
2026-08-17UpdatesPre- Intimation of Investor/ Analyst meet scheduled on 20th August, 2026.
2026-08-14Shareholder meetingNotice of Annual General Meeting to be held on September 07, 2026
2026-08-13Concall / analyst meetLink of Recording
2026-08-13UpdatesPre- Intimation of Investor/ Analyst meet scheduled on 19th August, 2026.
2026-08-11Investor PresentationInvestor Presentation
2026-08-11Press ReleaseA press release dated August 11, 2026, titled "Press/Media Release for the Un-Audited Financial Results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026".
2026-08-11Monitoring Agency ReportReport of Monitoring Agency for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
2026-08-11Board meeting outcomeDiffusion Engineers Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026.
2026-08-10Concall / analyst meetSchedule of meet
2026-06-29UpdatesPost- Intimation of Investor/ Analyst meet and Plant visit held on 29-06-2026.
2026-06-29Order winBagging/Receiving of orders/contracts
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.
High low price variation greater than 100perc in previous 6 months
Data: NSE and BSE daily reports, company filings. Numbers only, not investment advice, not a SEBI-registered research service.Updated 2026-10-03