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Premier Explosives Ltd

NSE PREMEXPLN · BSE 526247 · Explosives
₹682.05 -0.30%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range378.40 - 829.80
Market cap₹3,631 Cr.
P/E106
Price band 20% Delivery 72.2%

Price

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Financials

Consolidated, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales78.4244.5686.7982.8694.60165.9274.08142.1575.5881.4189.21102.56
Expenses56.5539.6871.7067.3677.97150.4764.52121.2869.0969.7689.5996.68
Operating Profit21.874.8815.0915.5016.6315.459.5620.876.4911.65-0.385.88
OPM %27.89%10.95%17.39%18.71%17.58%9.31%12.90%14.68%8.59%14.31%-0.43%5.73%
Other Income0.412.880.561.171.060.220.511.8921.870.4312.751.78
Interest3.262.262.183.182.543.991.111.020.730.910.720.63
Depreciation2.793.062.972.812.872.872.932.922.933.022.822.87
Profit before tax16.232.4410.5010.6812.288.816.0318.8224.708.158.834.16
Tax %28.16%29.51%35.43%31.46%31.35%-4.88%37.81%18.44%27.94%25.28%25.48%26.20%
Net Profit11.661.726.787.338.439.233.7515.3617.806.096.583.08
EPS in Rs2.170.321.251.361.571.710.702.863.311.131.220.57
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales185238275253165152199202272417388349
Expenses167208255230170146178176213359349325
Operating Profit18302023-57212658584024
OPM %10%12%7%9%-3.2%4.3%11%13%22%14%10%7%
Other Income-21231-832423637
Interest44566779101133
Depreciation344456101012111212
Profit before tax8231316-15-157941386046
Tax %32%31%37%29%-33%-28%25%25%30%24%24%
Net Profit616811-10-115728294634
EPS in Rs1.283.551.532.11-1.85-2.030.991.285.275.348.526.23
Dividend Payout %31%17%33%26%0%0%30%26%9%2%1%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth8%21%24%-27%
Compounded Profit Growth22%96%91%-14%
Stock Price CAGR26%70%50%19%
Return on Equity7%11%15%19%
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital99111111111111111111
Reserves57116188199186174179184209235278
Borrowings2338462858587883614132
Other Liabilities4156646153515478160242162
Total Liabilities130220309299307294322356442528483
Fixed Assets39104105117116184180189200200187
CWIP241635622423326
Investments50000000000
Other Assets83112188147130108138165238326269
Total Assets130220309299307294322356442528483
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity10-7-2450-610-22179118-1
Cash from Investing Activity-4-9-46-26-14-4-11-16-25-11-27
Cash from Financing Activity-31471-2420-713-6-34-34-14
Net Cash Flow3-310-0-1-0-02073-42
Free Cash Flow6-15-3912-36-3-15756105-29
CFO/OP77%-5%-86%240%84%159%-7%73%136%223%38%
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days84861309410610313197983350
Inventory Days801028484180182142335290235168
Days Payable43384864818479665117868
Cash Conversion Cycle12115016611420520219336533690150
Working Capital Days274977612517161829-2739
ROCE %22%9%9%-4%0%5%7%18%17%23%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters41.33%41.33%41.33%41.33%41.33%41.33%41.33%41.33%41.33%41.33%41.33%41.33%
FIIs0.45%0.32%0.27%0.62%0.36%0.39%0.73%0.72%1.06%0.91%1.18%1.67%
DIIs7.61%9.27%10.27%9.43%8.37%8.20%8.03%7.66%9.06%9.23%9.17%9.37%
Public50.61%49.08%48.11%48.60%49.93%50.08%49.91%50.30%48.55%48.54%48.33%47.62%
No. of Shareholders20,51524,06024,93363,79480,39883,70883,95196,99596,04595,40492,90084,316

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 3,631 Cr.
Current Price₹ 675
Stock P/E106
Book Value₹ 53.8
ROCE23.0 %
ROE18.8 %
Dividend Yield0.07 %
Face Value₹ 2.00
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)-27%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)-14%
Consolidated figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 3,667 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 3,639 Cr
P/E (TTM)109.33x
Price to book12.69x
Price to sales10.51x
EV / EBITDA60.18x
EV / EBIT74.53x
EV / sales10.44x
Earnings yield0.91%
Dividend yield0.01%
P/E, 3-year average11.04x
P/B, 3-year average1.46x
P/E, 5-year average11.68x
P/B, 5-year average1.04x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)10.21%
Operating margin (incl. other income)19.46%
EBITDA margin17.34%
Pre-tax margin13.14%
Net profit margin9.62%
Net margin, latest quarter2.99%
ROE17.13%
ROCE21.01%
ROA9.06%
ROE, 3-year average14.37%
ROCE, 3-year average18.80%
ROA, 3-year average7.36%
ROE, 5-year average9.91%
ROCE, 5-year average13.74%
ROA, 5-year average5.17%
ROIC (approx.)14.15%
Tax rate24.25%
Other income / net worth12.43%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)-6.97%
Profit growth (latest year)59.62%
Sales CAGR, 3 years24.34%
Sales CAGR, 5 years20.60%
Profit CAGR, 3 years87.86%
Sales growth QoQ14.96%
Profit growth QoQ-53.34%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)-27.85%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)-80.00%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 6.24
EPS (latest year)Rs 42.61
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 0.57
EPS, 3-year averageRs 31.89
EPS, 5-year averageRs 21.41
Book value per shareRs 53.77
Sales per shareRs 64.87
Cash flow per shareRs -0.24
Free cash flow per shareRs -5.39
Dividend per share (latest year)Rs 0.50
Dividend per share, 3-year averageRs 1.17
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 1.34
Dividends
Dividend payout1.18%
Dividend payout, 3-year average4.18%
Dividend payout, 5-year average13.88%
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.80x
Fixed asset turnover2.07x
Inventory turnover2.37x
Inventory days154 days
Debtor days50 days
Debtors turnover7.27x
Creditor days68 days
Cash conversion cycle150 days
Working capital days39 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 32 Cr
Cash and bankRs 60 Cr
Net debtRs -28 Cr
Debt to equity0.11x
Net debt / EBITDA-0.46x
Interest coverage16.33x
Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)1.65x
Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)0.99x
Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 42 Cr
Owners' fund to total sources59.83%
Debt to assets6.69%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs -1 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -27 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -14 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs -42 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs -29 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs -37 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years1.87x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 349 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 388 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 103 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 40 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 6 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 37 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 60 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 57 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 46 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 15 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 34 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 46 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 3 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 12 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 3 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 3 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 244 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 349 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 424 Cr
Share capitalRs 11 Cr
ReservesRs 278 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 289 Cr
Total assetsRs 483 Cr
Net blockRs 187 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 26 Cr
InvestmentsRs 0 Cr
ReceivablesRs 53 Cr
InventoryRs 103 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 162 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)5.38
Ownership
Promoter holding41.33% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the consolidated statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 109.3 is at the 83th percentile of its own 7.4-year range (median 67.3, low 5.8, high 393.0).
P/B 12.69 is at the 88th percentile (median 2.41).
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.
PeriodPREMEXPLNNifty 50Difference
1 week+0.2%-2.8% +3.0 pts
1 month+2.7%-6.8% +9.5 pts
3 months-12.8%-7.6% -5.2 pts
6 months+78.8%+0.4% +78.4 pts
1 year+10.7%-9.9% +20.7 pts
2 years+21.9%-13.6% +35.5 pts
3 years+239.2%+14.2% +225.0 pts
5 years+1281.8%+27.9% +1253.9 pts
3 mutual fund schemes hold about ₹335 Cr. Over three months 1 bought more and 1 sold (share counts, price move removed).
FundWeightEst. Cr3m shares
HDFC Defence Fund2.69%309 -13%
HDFC Infrastructure Fund0.69%16 -1%
Unifi Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund0.72%10 +100%

Red flags

F-score 5 of 8
explainReceivables outrunning sales Receivables grew 40% vs sales -7% in 2026
lookProfit leans on other income Other income was 59% of pre-tax profit 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 ₹103 Cr -27.9% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹3 Cr -79.9%.

Activity

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Ex-dateActionFactor
2026-09-23Dividend - Re 0.50 Per Share
2025-09-23Dividend - Re 0.50 Per Share
2024-09-20Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Re 0.50 Per Share
2024-06-21Face Value Split (Sub-Division) - From Rs 10/- Per Share To Rs 2/- Per Share0.2000
2023-09-22Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 1.70 Per Share
2022-09-08Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Sh
2021-09-21 Annual General Meeting
2020-11-11 Annual General Meeting
2019-09-17 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 2.70 Per Share
2018-09-18 Annual General Meeting/Dividend Rs 2.50 Per Share
2017-09-14 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 3/- Per Share
2016-09-09 Annual General Meeting
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 monthsScrip PE is greater than 50 (4 trailing quarters)
Data: NSE and BSE daily reports, company filings. Numbers only, not investment advice, not a SEBI-registered research service.Updated 2026-10-03