KEC

FAIRLY_VALUED

KEC International

Capital Goods · NSE

7.1% vs fair value

52W Low

501

New 52W Low

52W High

947

-48.8% from high

News sentiment
26 bull10 neu7 bear

Valuation Gauge

FAIRLY_VALUED-7.1% Margin of Safety
OVERVALUEDFAIRLY VALUEDUNDERVALUED

Current Price

₹485

Fair Value

₹453

Fair Value Analysis

₹453

Based on balance sheet strength analysis and earnings growth potential for Capital Goods sector companies | Sector-cheap: P/E at 20th percentile vs sector peers. | ROCE improving (latest 18.1%) — capital allocation becoming more efficient.

Medium confidence

Balance Sheet Value

71% weight

₹350

Growth Valuation

29% weight

₹709

Price vs Market

KEC
Nifty 50

Shareholding Pattern

Stock Health Score

B

Solid Fundamentals

6.4 / 10

Profitability

8/10

ROE of 12.1% is acceptable for Capital Goods sector (benchmark: 15%)

Debt & Leverage

10/10

D/E ratio of 0.9x is well within the Capital Goods sector norm of 2.0x — strong balance sheet

Valuation vs Peers

10/10

P/E of 21.5x trades at a 81% discount to Capital Goods sector median (112x) — attractively valued

Cash Flow

2/10

FCF margin of 1.1% — very thin despite positive FCF (₹237 Cr)

Earnings Growth

4/10

5yr EPS CAGR of 19.8% is well below Capital Goods sector average of 42.2%

Dividend

6/10

Dividend yield of 1.0% provides moderate shareholder returns

Company Health Timeline

10-year financial health at a glance

FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
Revenue Growth
OPM %
Net Profit
Free Cash Flow
ROE %
ROCE %
Debt / Equity
Interest Cov.
Health Score
38
50
88
88
75
88
38
63
63
75
Strong
Moderate
Weak
Poor
No data

Sentiment Trend — Last 30 Days

Historical Returns

Key Ratios & Growth

FCF Yield

2.6%

Free cash flow / market cap

Revenue Growth (YoY)

+12.2%

Year-on-year revenue change

Profit Growth (YoY)

-2.3%

Year-on-year PAT change

Operating Cash Flow

₹419 Cr

TTM cash from operations

Key Financials

EPS (TTM)

₹25.6

P/E Ratio

21.5x

P/B Ratio

2.6x

ROE

12.1%

ROCE

23.2%

Debt / Equity

0.94x

Beta

0.15

Div Yield

1.1%

FCF (Cr)

₹237 Cr

Revenue (Cr)

₹21,537 Cr

EPS Growth 5Y

19.8%

Mkt Cap (Cr)

₹14,602 Cr

52W High

₹947

52W Low

₹501.1

Book Value/Share

₹212.8

Financial History

PeriodRevenueOp ProfitOPM%PATEPS
TTM₹24.0K Cr₹1.7K Cr7.0%₹681 Cr₹25.59
2025-03-31₹21.8K Cr₹1.7K Cr8.0%₹571 Cr₹21.44
2024-03-31₹19.9K Cr₹1.4K Cr7.0%₹347 Cr₹13.49
2023-03-31₹17.3K Cr₹920 Cr5.0%₹176 Cr₹6.85
2022-03-31₹13.7K Cr₹1.0K Cr7.0%₹332 Cr₹12.92
2021-03-31₹13.1K Cr₹1.2K Cr9.0%₹553 Cr₹21.50
2020-03-31₹12.0K Cr₹1.3K Cr11.0%₹566 Cr₹22.00
2019-03-31₹11.0K Cr₹1.2K Cr11.0%₹496 Cr₹19.28
2018-03-31₹10.1K Cr₹1.1K Cr11.0%₹460 Cr₹17.91
2017-03-31₹8.6K Cr₹911 Cr11.0%₹305 Cr₹11.86
2016-03-31₹8.5K Cr₹785 Cr9.0%₹148 Cr₹5.75
2015-03-31₹8.5K Cr₹579 Cr7.0%₹161 Cr₹6.26
2014-03-31₹7.9K Cr₹563 Cr7.0%₹67 Cr₹2.60

Compounded Growth Rates

Sales Growth

3Y+11.5%
5Y+12.8%
10Y+10.9%

Profit Growth

3Y+57.0%
5Y+4.3%
10Y+16.5%

EPS Growth

3Y+55.2%
5Y+3.5%
10Y+16.1%

Peer Comparison

Capital Goods
StockPriceFair ValueMoS%P/EROESignal

Electrosteel Castings Limited

₹78.2₹228.8+65.8%16.113.2%UNDERVALUED

Vesuvius India Limited

₹466₹1,325.9+64.8%37.217.1%UNDERVALUED

Power Finance Corporation

₹430.4₹824.5+47.8%5.720.5%FAIRLY_VALUED

REC

₹336.9₹618.3+45.5%5.620.0%FAIRLY_VALUED

Surya Roshni Limited

₹245.1₹381.4+35.7%16.612.8%FAIRLY_VALUED

Shakti Pumps (India) Limited

₹504.1₹695.5+27.5%24.218.0%UNDERVALUED

AGI Greenpac Limited

₹578.6₹663.1+12.8%10.715.6%FAIRLY_VALUED

Elecon Engineering

₹534₹544.2+1.9%31.915.8%FAIRLY_VALUED

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