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Kritika Wires Ltd

NSE KRITIKA · Iron & Steel Products
₹4.91 +0.00%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range4.50 - 9.55
Market cap₹133 Cr.
P/E17.0
Price band 20% Delivery 85.1%

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales104.8792.35133.47168.30158.60178.93239.15206.86179.63161.13146.70161.86
Expenses102.2490.21127.13165.24155.48176.06239.25203.84174.61158.30143.63159.48
Operating Profit2.632.146.343.063.122.87-0.103.025.022.833.072.38
OPM %2.51%2.32%4.75%1.82%1.97%1.60%-0.04%1.46%2.79%1.76%2.09%1.47%
Other Income1.852.081.531.612.512.688.570.86-1.221.380.741.35
Interest0.951.280.800.951.101.561.871.001.260.960.981.34
Depreciation0.490.510.630.851.121.140.941.031.031.031.070.95
Profit before tax3.042.436.442.873.412.855.661.851.512.221.761.44
Tax %33.22%22.63%21.43%24.39%28.45%25.61%39.93%25.41%24.50%26.58%-16.48%-11.81%
Net Profit2.031.885.062.172.442.123.401.381.141.632.051.60
EPS in Rs0.080.070.190.080.090.080.130.050.040.060.080.06
Mar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales3577255274171135244282432745694649
Expenses3473243257167132236274419736680636
Operating Profit14131743891391413
OPM %2.6%4.8%5%6%2.5%2.0%3.2%3.1%3.0%1.2%2.0%2.0%
Other Income0254643471522
Interest138863334645
Depreciation122433222444
Profit before tax-108102168141577
Tax %-6%35%34%33%21%23%27%23%25%32%16%
Net Profit-00572146101066
EPS in Rs-0.100.060.260.250.060.030.150.220.390.380.230.24
Dividend Payout %0%0%0%0%0%0%22%0%0%0%0%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth%39%35%-17%
Compounded Profit Growth%76%8%-16%
Stock Price CAGR%19%-12%-39%
Return on Equity%9%10%8%
Mar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital33131818181818535353
Reserves1011284546475156314148
Borrowings2021454230312122405155
Other Liabilities138553939293322283421
Total Liabilities4743141144134125124118153180177
Fixed Assets1819231919171816252928
CWIP20033303111
Investments00231111035
Other Assets282511611911110410498126147143
Total Assets4743141144134125124118153180177
Mar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity006-218217-514719
Cash from Investing Activity00-9-0-20-37-11-28-21
Cash from Financing Activity00-34-18-2-12-3146-0
Net Cash Flow00-62-211-118-16-3
Free Cash Flow003-517216-85-816
CFO/OP0%0%64%11%428%155%237%-25%135%119%146%
Mar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days152601031001081597646351819
Inventory Days11049474281966459413325
Days Payable1413565457380502823159
Cash Conversion Cycle1217486961161759178533634
Working Capital Days41402644691116555292431
ROCE %5%19%8%4%9%12%16%15%9%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters72.89%59.86%72.55%72.55%63.35%63.32%63.32%63.32%63.32%63.32%63.32%63.32%
FIIs0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.01%0.04%0.00%0.06%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Public27.11%40.14%27.45%27.45%36.64%36.65%36.68%36.62%36.68%36.68%36.68%36.68%
No. of Shareholders33,60142,11947,77749,49164,52779,71181,92480,65179,39177,20575,59774,641

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 133 Cr.
Current Price₹ 5.01
Stock P/E17.0
Book Value₹ 3.79
ROCE8.91 %
ROE7.72 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 2.00
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)-17%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)-16%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 131 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 182 Cr
P/E (TTM)20.36x
Price to book1.30x
Price to sales0.20x
EV / EBITDA11.68x
EV / EBIT15.84x
EV / sales0.28x
Price to cash flow6.94x
Earnings yield4.91%
P/E, 3-year average28.37x
P/B, 3-year average2.97x
P/E, 5-year average18.04x
P/B, 5-year average1.86x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)2.01%
Operating margin (incl. other income)2.27%
EBITDA margin2.39%
Pre-tax margin1.07%
Net profit margin0.99%
Net margin, latest quarter0.99%
ROE6.34%
ROCE7.68%
ROA3.47%
ROE, 3-year average10.27%
ROCE, 3-year average12.95%
ROA, 3-year average5.75%
ROE, 5-year average9.04%
ROCE, 5-year average11.91%
ROA, 5-year average5.09%
ROIC (approx.)6.37%
Tax rate15.69%
Other income / net worth1.75%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)-6.80%
Profit growth (latest year)-38.89%
Sales CAGR, 3 years34.98%
Sales CAGR, 5 years38.85%
Profit CAGR, 3 years1.10%
Profit CAGR, 5 years51.33%
Sales growth QoQ10.33%
Profit growth QoQ-21.95%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)-21.75%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)15.94%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 0.24
EPS (latest year)Rs 0.23
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 0.06
EPS, 3-year averageRs 0.33
EPS, 5-year averageRs 0.79
Book value per shareRs 3.79
Sales per shareRs 24.38
Cash flow per shareRs 0.71
Free cash flow per shareRs 0.60
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 0.50
Dividends
Dividend payout, 5-year average22.08%
Efficiency
Asset turnover3.93x
Fixed asset turnover24.74x
Inventory turnover15.20x
Inventory days24 days
Debtor days19 days
Debtors turnover19.29x
Creditor days9 days
Cash conversion cycle34 days
Working capital days31 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 55 Cr
Cash and bankRs 4 Cr
Net debtRs 51 Cr
Debt to equity0.55x
Net debt / EBITDA3.27x
Interest coverage2.53x
Owners' fund to total sources57.08%
Debt to assets31.12%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 19 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -21 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -0 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs -3 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 16 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 20 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years1.44x
Sales to cash flow36.87x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 649 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 694 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 162 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 14 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 2 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 2 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 16 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 11 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 7 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 1 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 6 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 6 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 2 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 4 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 1 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 5 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 657 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 680 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 696 Cr
Share capitalRs 53 Cr
ReservesRs 48 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 101 Cr
Total assetsRs 177 Cr
Net blockRs 28 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 1 Cr
InvestmentsRs 5 Cr
ReceivablesRs 36 Cr
InventoryRs 43 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 21 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)26.63
Ownership
Promoter holding63.32% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 20.4 is at the 25th percentile of its own 7.6-year range (median 26.9, low 8.7, high 141.3).
P/B 1.30 is at the 35th percentile (median 1.63).
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.
PeriodKRITIKANifty 50Difference
1 week-2.2%-2.8% +0.6 pts
1 month-8.2%-6.8% -1.4 pts
3 months-15.5%-7.6% -7.9 pts
6 months+7.7%+0.4% +7.3 pts
1 year-45.1%-9.9% -35.2 pts
2 years-76.8%-13.6% -63.2 pts
3 years-34.1%+14.2% -48.3 pts
5 years+130.5%+27.9% +102.6 pts

Red flags

F-score 5 of 8
lookAuditor change Auditor change 2026-05-14: Kritika Wires 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 ₹162 Cr -21.8% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹2 Cr +15.9%.
Against our estimate for Jun 2026: sales +3.4%, profit +21.7% in line. Our estimate for Sep 2026: sales Rs 125 Cr, profit Rs 1 Cr (how).

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Ex-dateActionFactor
2024-09-23Annual General Meeting
2023-12-19Bonus 2:10.3333
2023-09-22Annual General Meeting
2022-08-30Face Value Split (Sub-Division) - From Rs 10/- Per Share To Rs 2/- Per Share0.2000
2022-07-21Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 0.50 Per Share
DateTypeWhat it says
2026-09-04UpdatesSubmission of Machine Readable / Legible Copy of Financial Results for the Quarter ended June 30, 2026.
2026-08-14Shareholder meetingVoting results.
2026-08-13Shareholder meetingShareholders meeting
2026-08-12UpdatesBrief Profile of Directors Appointed/ Reappointed at 22nd Annual general Meeting held on 12th August, 2026.
2026-08-12Shareholder meetingShareholders meeting
2026-08-04Statement of deviation(s) orStatement of deviation(s) or variation(s) under Reg. 32
2026-08-04Board meeting outcomeOutcome of Board Meeting held on August 04, 2026.
2026-08-04Board meeting outcomeKritika Wires Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026.
2026-07-17Shareholder meetingNotice of undefined to be held on August 12, 2026
2026-07-13Board meeting outcomeOutcome of Board Meeting held on July 13, 2026.
2026-05-26Disclosure under SEBI TakeovHanuman Prasad Agarwal has Submitted to the Exchange a copy of Disclosure under Regulation 31(4) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substa...
2026-05-14Statement of deviation(s) orStatement of deviation(s) or variation(s) under Reg. 32
2026-05-14Change in AuditorsChange in Auditors of the company.
2026-05-14AppointmentAppointment of Mr Hunny Bhalotia as Non- Executive Independent Director of the company w.e.f. May 14, 2026.
2026-05-14Board meeting outcomeOutcome of Board Meeting held on May 14, 2026.
2026-05-14Board meeting outcomeKritika Wires Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended March 31, 2026.
2026-04-16AppointmentAppointment of Mrs Komal Kanodia as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the company w.e.f. April 16, 2026.
2026-04-16Board meeting outcomeOutcome of Board Meeting held on April 16, 2026.
2026-03-30Resignation of Independent dResignation of Independent director.
2026-03-30ResignationResignation of Mr Rajiv Adukia as Non- Executive Independent Director of the company w.e.f. March 30, 2026.
2026-02-05Board meeting outcomeOutcome of Board Meeting held on February 05, 2026.
2026-02-05Board meeting outcomeKritika Wires Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended December 31, 2025.
2026-01-20Change in ManagementChange in Management
2026-01-20ResignationResignation of Mr MAHESH KUMAR SHARMA as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the company w.e.f. January 20, 2026.
2026-01-20CessationCessation of Mr MAHESH KUMAR SHARMA as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the company w.e.f. January 20, 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.
Not on any NSE surveillance list in the latest file.

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Kritika Wires Ltd?

Kritika Wires Ltd (KRITIKA) has a market capitalisation of Rs 133 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Kritika Wires Ltd?

Kritika Wires Ltd trades at a P/E of 17.0 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Kritika Wires Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Kritika Wires Ltd sales was Rs 162 Cr (-21.8% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 2 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of Kritika Wires Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 9.55 and the 52-week low is Rs 4.50.

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