Centum Electronics reported a net profit of ₹22 crore during the March quarter, compared to a net loss of ₹7 crore during the same quarter last year.
Revenue for the quarter increased by 24.2% on a year-on-year basis to ₹369 crore. Its Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) more than doubled from last year to ₹42 crore.
EBITDA margin for the company expanded by over 500 basis points to 11.3% from 6.1% last year.
The company’s order book at the end of the March quarter stood at ₹1,861 crore, with Defence and Aerospace contributing to 51% of the total order book.
Centum Electronics is present in missile control & guidance subsystems, radar control subsystems, tank electronics, electronic warfare payloads, satellite subsystems.
Prashant Jain, one of the few fund managers globally to have managed one scheme continuously for 28 years at HDFC Mutual Fund, and who now runs the 3P Fund, cumulatively has close to 5.5% stake in the company through two of his funds, as of March 31, 2025.
Over 17,000 small shareholders, or those with an authorised share capital of up to ₹2 lakh, have a 11.76% stake in the company.
Shares of Centum Electronics are trading 10% higher at ₹2,264. The stock has risen 33% in the last one month, has a market capitalisation of over ₹3,000 crore, and has gained over 900% over the last five years.
First Published: May 23, 2025 11:37 AM IST
