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Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Ltd

NSE KMEW · BSE 543273 · Dredging
₹2,950.10 -3.01%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range1,084.60 - 3,175.00
Market cap₹7,774 Cr.
P/E60.0
Microcap 250 Price band 20% Delivery 58.5%

Price

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Financials

Consolidated, Rs crore
Sep 2022Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales12316414352584748509068115
Expenses881231273133312930514942
Operating Profit35410162125172020391973
OPM %28%25%24%37%40%43%35%41%40%43%27%64%
Other Income0020113113113
Interest112223344345
Depreciation212333334486
Profit before tax3228121719141314351765
Tax %26%32%13%13%25%19%23%17%13%5%-36%4%
Net Profit2417101316111112332463
EPS in Rs11.520.683.384.775.827.385.045.225.1912.4510.7225.09
Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales1111243361202164201256323
Expenses86162029133114122159173
Operating Profit348133269507897151
OPM %24%41%32%40%53%34%30%39%38%47%
Other Income000011351618
Interest0112224101516
Depreciation0122248111921
Profit before tax23592863416279131
Tax %34%10%20%28%25%26%25%20%-0%
Net Profit13572148315079131
EPS in Rs3.809.083.189.9321.9914.1323.0632.2453.45
Dividend Payout %0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth%50%8%57%
Compounded Profit Growth%64%18%156%
Stock Price CAGR%169%60%155%
Return on Equity%26%22%20%
Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital0.0122101011111112
Reserves2481737123157207558
Borrowings7111617262560133222
Other Liabilities512972050324328
Total Liabilities1430365194209259394820
Fixed Assets111227285359108159211
CWIP080328125099
Investments01103112900
Other Assets3972036131110185510
Total Assets1430365194209259394820
Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity311253521385874
Cash from Investing Activity-10-9-11-4-31-23-72-105-379
Cash from Financing Activity75497352864347
Net Cash Flow-07-6101133-51742
Free Cash Flow-8210284-20-43-45
CFO/OP133%268%32%51%126%53%95%78%89%
Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days57364642410186131109
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle57364642410186131109
Working Capital Days-73-365-923-71193138-67
ROCE %24%27%30%50%55%23%25%16%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Aug 2026
Promoters67.09%67.09%60.61%60.66%60.69%60.69%60.69%60.69%53.63%53.63%51.56%49.99%
FIIs0.33%0.17%1.20%1.03%0.82%0.61%0.48%0.74%11.00%11.75%12.12%12.64%
DIIs0.00%0.00%2.18%2.85%2.24%1.92%0.15%0.15%0.46%1.71%1.54%3.90%
Public32.58%32.73%36.01%35.46%36.26%36.78%38.67%38.41%34.92%32.91%34.79%33.46%
No. of Shareholders1,7601,9632,1682,3453,9494,5136,0067,50313,16815,36522,94123,571

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 7,774 Cr.
Current Price₹ 3,065
Stock P/E60.0
Book Value₹ 233
ROCE16.3 %
ROE20.0 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 5.00
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)57%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)156%
Consolidated figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 7,483 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 7,579 Cr
P/E (TTM)57.75x
Price to book34.41x
Price to sales23.15x
EV / EBITDA44.91x
EV / EBIT51.46x
EV / sales23.45x
Price to cash flow128.55x
Earnings yield1.73%
P/E, 3-year average16.75x
P/B, 3-year average3.88x
P/E, 5-year average11.50x
P/B, 5-year average2.84x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)38.99%
Operating margin (incl. other income)41.56%
EBITDA margin52.21%
Pre-tax margin40.52%
Net profit margin40.09%
Net margin, latest quarter53.49%
ROE25.87%
ROCE24.88%
ROA15.24%
ROE, 3-year average32.83%
ROCE, 3-year average34.85%
ROA, 3-year average19.89%
ROE, 5-year average37.61%
ROCE, 5-year average37.62%
ROA, 5-year average20.58%
ROIC (approx.)37.44%
Tax rate20.26%
Other income / net worth2.38%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)22.69%
Profit growth (latest year)63.15%
Sales CAGR, 3 years48.64%
Sales CAGR, 5 years53.04%
Profit CAGR, 3 years34.75%
Profit CAGR, 5 years61.46%
Sales growth QoQ70.67%
Profit growth QoQ135.52%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)138.11%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)447.74%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 51.08
EPS (latest year)Rs 46.12
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 24.34
EPS, 3-year averageRs 39.45
EPS, 5-year averageRs 28.92
Book value per shareRs 85.72
Sales per shareRs 127.43
Cash flow per shareRs 22.95
Free cash flow per shareRs -17.74
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.51x
Fixed asset turnover1.26x
Inventory turnover97.08x
Inventory days4 days
Debtor days131 days
Debtors turnover2.79x
Cash conversion cycle109 days
Working capital days-67 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 133 Cr
Cash and bankRs 37 Cr
Net debtRs 96 Cr
Debt to equity0.61x
Net debt / EBITDA0.57x
Interest coverage9.03x
Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)1.22x
Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)1.18x
Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 19 Cr
Owners' fund to total sources55.18%
Debt to assets33.88%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 58 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -105 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs 64 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 17 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs -45 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 28 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years0.99x
Sales to cash flow3.45x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 323 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 201 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 115 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 78 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 73 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 18 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 169 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 152 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 131 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 13 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 130 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 50 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 62 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 21 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 6 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 16 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 95 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 122 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 206 Cr
Share capitalRs 11 Cr
ReservesRs 207 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 217 Cr
Total assetsRs 394 Cr
Net blockRs 159 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 50 Cr
ReceivablesRs 72 Cr
InventoryRs 1 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 43 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)2.54
Ownership
Promoter holding49.99% (-10.70 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the consolidated statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 57.8 is at the 43th percentile of its own 5.7-year range (median 60.3, low 12.2, high 225.9).
P/B 34.41 is at the 74th percentile (median 22.19).
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.
PeriodKMEWNifty 50Difference
1 week+2.1%-2.8% +4.8 pts
1 month+0.5%-6.8% +7.3 pts
3 months+30.7%-7.6% +38.4 pts
6 months+101.2%+0.4% +100.8 pts
1 year+134.4%-9.9% +144.4 pts
3 years+291.3%+14.2% +277.2 pts
5 years+13463.7%+27.9% +13435.8 pts
6 mutual fund schemes hold about ₹146 Cr. Over three months 4 bought more and 2 sold (share counts, price move removed).
FundWeightEst. Cr3m shares
Invesco India Flexi Cap Fund0.83%47 -41%
Bank of India Small Cap Fund1.22%40 +100%
Invesco India Infrastructure Fund1.73%27 -14%
Bank of India Aggressive Hybrid Fund1.31%27 +100%
Bank of India Multi Asset Allocation Fund1.16%4 +100%
Motilal Oswal BSE 1000 Index Fund0.01%0 +100%

Red flags

F-score 6 of 8
explainReceivables outrunning sales Receivables grew 87% vs sales +23% in 2026
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 ₹115 Cr +139.6% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹63 Cr +472.7%.
Against our estimate for Jun 2026: sales +59.8%, profit +195.3% big beat. Our estimate for Sep 2026: sales Rs 80 Cr, profit Rs 29 Cr (how).

Activity

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Ex-dateActionFactor
2025-12-22Face Value Split (Sub-Division) - From Rs 10/- Per Share To Rs 5/- Per Share0.5000
DateTypeWhat it says
2026-09-30Shareholder meetingProceedings of Annual General Meeting held on September 30, 2026
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.
Close to Close price movement greater than 100perc in previous 365 daysClose to Close price movement greater than 75perc in previous 6 monthsHigh low price variation greater than 100perc in previous 6 monthsScrip PE is greater than 50 (4 trailing quarters)

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Ltd?

Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Ltd (KMEW) has a market capitalisation of Rs 7,774 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Ltd?

Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Ltd trades at a P/E of 60.0 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Ltd sales was Rs 115 Cr (+139.6% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 63 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 3,175.00 and the 52-week low is Rs 1,084.60.

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