In Week of Mar 28, 2026, Centum Electronics Ltd (EMS) is outperforming Nifty 500 with +25.8% relative strength. Fundamentals: Weak. On a 5-week streak.
Weekly presence in the outperformers list. Green = beating Nifty 500 by 10%+ that week.
Based on Q3 FY26 earnings • Updated Feb 28, 2026
What: Discontinued Canadian operations eliminated ₹29.8 cr quarterly loss
“Loss before tax from discontinued operations for Q3 FY26 was at 29.8 crores including one-time impact of 24.9 crores”
What: 200 bps margin expansion in 9M period driving 77% PAT growth
“EITA for 9 months stood at 78 crores translating to a margin of 8.9%, up 200 bps over previous year”
Earnings deceleration risks from management commentary
Trigger: Revenue growth below 20% or margin contraction
Impact: -200 bps margin impact
Management view: Underlying business momentum remains positive, margins are improving
Monitor: Q4 revenue growth and margin trajectory
Trigger: Deterioration in working capital days
Impact: -100 bps margin impact
Management view: Not specifically addressed
Monitor: Debtor days and cash conversion cycle
Key quotes from recent conference calls
“With these projeions now substantially recognized, we believe the balance sheet appropriately reflects the current structure and the future performance will more clearly represent the strength of our continuing India EDM operations. — CFO”
“Profit before exceptional items and tax for the quarter stood at 19 crores registering a growth of 77% year-on-year... this clearly reflects improved scale better program mix and operating leverage in the India's ESM business — CFO”
“To reiterate, we delivered strong results this quarter and are well on the path to delivering a stronger quarter to end the year. Largely backed by the standalone performance. — CFO”
“I can now confidently say that the underlying business momentum remains positive, margins are improving and the capital structure is now cleaner and... — CFO”
Forward-looking targets from management for Next quarter
Key Milestones
• Delivering a stronger quarter to end the year
Revenue, profit and margin growth rates
| Metric | YoY | 3Y CAGR | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +21% | +14% | Stable |
| PAT (Net Profit) | -226% | +33% | Inflection Down |
| OPM | 9.0% | -100 bps | Stable |
The above analysis is parsed from publicly available earnings call transcripts. This is educational research only — not investment advice. Last updated Feb 28, 2026.
Based on publicly available financial data. This is educational research, not investment advice.
Centum Electronics Ltd's latest quarterly results (Dec 2025) show
Centum Electronics Ltd's profit is declining with an inflecting downward trend.
Centum Electronics Ltd's revenue growth trend is stable.
Centum Electronics Ltd's operating margin is stable.
Centum Electronics Ltd's long-term compounding rates
Centum Electronics Ltd's earnings growth is inflecting downward with mixed signals on a sequential basis.
Centum Electronics Ltd's trailing twelve month (TTM) performance
Centum Electronics Ltd appears significantly overvalued based on our fair value analysis.
Centum Electronics Ltd's current PE ratio is 74.3x.
Centum Electronics Ltd's current PE is 74.3x.
Centum Electronics Ltd's price-to-book ratio is 10.2x.
Centum Electronics Ltd is rated Weak with a fundamental score of 23.54/100. This score is calculated from objective financial metrics
Centum Electronics Ltd has a debt-to-equity ratio of N/A.
Centum Electronics Ltd's return ratios over recent years
Centum Electronics Ltd's operating cash flow is negative (FY2025).
Centum Electronics Ltd's current dividend yield is 0.21%.
Centum Electronics Ltd's shareholding pattern (Dec 2025)
Centum Electronics Ltd's promoter holding has decreased recently.
Centum Electronics Ltd has been outperforming Nifty 500 for 5 consecutive weeks, indicating building momentum.
Centum Electronics Ltd is an established outperformer with 5 weeks of consecutive Nifty 500 outperformance.
Centum Electronics Ltd has 2 key growth catalysts identified from recent earnings analysis
Centum Electronics Ltd has 2 key risks worth monitoring
In Q3 FY26, Centum Electronics Ltd's management highlighted
Centum Electronics Ltd's management has provided the following forward guidance for Next quarter
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Centum Electronics Ltd's forward outlook based on current data signals
The above FAQs are generated from publicly available earnings data and conference call transcripts. This is educational research only. Sector Alpha is not SEBI registered and does not provide investment advice.
