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Sterlite Technologies Ltd

STLTECH
Cables - Telecom

Sterlite Technologies Ltd is strength at full price. The numbers are improving — and a P/E at the 100th percentile of its own range says the market knows.

The sharpest disagreement: the engine is strong, but at the 100th percentile of its own range you are paying full price for it.

The price is in a confirmed uptrend (25 weeks in) while the P/E sits at the 100th percentile of its own 11-year range. Underneath, the last four quarters read improving — profit +1,870.0% year on year, and 584% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash. What settles it: whether the earnings grow into the multiple.

Price
₹557
+379.9% 1Y
P/E
121.0×
100th pctile
of its own 11-year range
Revenue (Jun 26)
₹1,910 Cr
+87.4% YoY
Profit (Jun 26)
₹197 Cr
+1,870.0% YoY
Operating margin
20.0%
+7.0 pp YoY
ROCE
8%
FY26
Cash conversion
584%
of profit, last 3 FY
Withheld from this page: Part of this page is deliberately not drawn: its two data sources disagree by up to 133% on reported income across 14 comparable periods, so nothing from the second source is placed here — the PEG ratio and its quarterly curve, the quarterly return curves, the annual return-on-invested-capital overlay, the total-debt and debt-to-equity series and the F-score and the return-on-invested-capital reading are absent for that reason. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data. The quarterly history also begins where the primary source begins: 6 earlier quarters the second source carries are not spliced in front of it. Extending a reported profit series is stricter than showing a ratio chart — it needs a source that has been checked.
01 · Price story

Price story Before the numbers, the tape. A stock price moves through four repeating seasons: a flat base (stage 1), an advance (2), a top (3), a decline (4). Where the price sits in that cycle frames everything below.

Sterlite Technologies Ltd trades at ₹557, in a confirmed uptrend and 25 weeks into that stage. That is +69.8% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 83% of a 52-week range of ₹88 to ₹653. On relative strength it is currently behind the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view (3 weeks and counting).

Today the stock is in a confirmed uptrend — week 25 of stage 2, confirmed. At ₹557 it trades +69.8% versus its 200-day average and sits at 83% of its 52-week range (₹88–₹653).

Jul 26: ₹557 Weekly closing price (₹) with 50- and 200-day averages; shaded bands mark the price stage (grey base, green advance, amber top, red decline). 3-year window.
+69.8% versus the 200-day line, week 25 of stage 2
Price50-day avg200-day avg
S4S4S4S2S2₹700₹528₹355₹183₹10.4₹557₹328Jul 23May 24Feb 25Nov 25Jul 26
S4S4S4S2S2₹700₹528₹355₹183₹10.4₹557₹328Jul 23Feb 25Jul 26
Beating or trailing, week by week since 2016 Each cell is one week from 2016 to now (551 weeks): the stock's trailing 13-week return minus the NIFTY 500's, green ahead / red behind (±25% ramp). Grey cells are the 13-week warm-up or weeks where the NIFTY 500 reading is not held.
trailing 13-week return vs the NIFTY 500
Feb 16Jul 26

Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 10.4 years the stock moved +1,149% while the NIFTY 500 moved +282% — ahead of the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock is currently behind (3 weeks and counting; last ahead the week of 2026-07-10) — the ribbon below is that same metric, week by week.

What would end the trend, mechanically: two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day line. That is the exit rule — no debates.

02 · Valuation

Valuation P/E is the price of ₹1 of annual profit: how many rupees the market pays for each rupee the company earns in a year.

Sterlite Technologies Ltd trades at 121.0× P/E, about the priciest it has ever traded. Its long-run median P/E is 19.5×, measured across 10.5 years of weekly readings. This places the multiple against the stock’s own record, and says nothing about what the business is worth.

Today's P/E of 121.0× is about the priciest it has ever traded, against a long-run median of 19.5× measured over 10.5 years of weekly readings. This is a comparison against the stock's own history — not a claim about what it is worth.

P/E 121.0× vs a 19.5× long-run median P/E, weekly (left axis); earnings per share, trailing twelve months, weekly (right axis). 10.5-year window; loss-period spikes above 42× shown pinned at the top. The eps (ttm) bars are red where the reading is lower than the quarter before.
about the priciest it has ever traded
P/EMedianEPS (TTM) (quarterly)
44.9×₹16.533.7×₹12.422.5×₹8.311.4×₹4.10.0×₹0.0×41.80×₹5Feb 16Jan 18Dec 19Dec 21Jul 26
44.9×₹16.533.7×₹12.422.5×₹8.311.4×₹4.10.0×₹0.0×41.80×₹5Feb 16Dec 19Jul 26
P/E
121.0×
100th percentile of 11y

The price move, decomposed: over 5y, of the +21.4%/yr price move, ~−12.5%/yr came from earnings growth and ~+33.9 pp from the multiple (expanding); over 10y, of the +24.1%/yr price move, ~+1.4%/yr came from earnings growth and ~+22.7 pp from the multiple (expanding). The split is the honest approximate (price return minus earnings growth); it makes the rally itself visible instead of hiding it behind the percentile.

Put together: the multiple is full against its own past, so the story rests on the earnings line underneath it, not the multiple.

The PEG ratio and its quarterly curve, which only the second data source carries, are not drawn on this page: its two data sources disagree by up to 133% on reported income across 14 comparable periods. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.

03 · Stage: No read

Stage: No read Every business sits somewhere on a fundamental arc, and this page names the spot before anything else. The last twelve quarters of revenue, profit and EPS growth — plus the return the business earns on its capital — are read as curves: Deteriorating (the curves are falling), Turning around (a trough has just formed and the last few quarters lift off it), Improving (the climb off the trough is sustained), Consistent (steadily positive with healthy returns), Topping out (still high but decelerating from the peak). When the curves genuinely disagree the read is Mixed; too little history is No read. CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is the smooth yearly pace that turns the starting value into the latest one — the fairest way to compare growth across different time spans. Read the columns together: if the 1-year number towers over the 10-year, recent growth is running hotter than the long-run trend. A dash means that window is not held, or the base year was a loss (where a growth rate is not meaningful).

Sterlite Technologies Ltd reads as no read on its fundamental arc. Under eight usable quarters on the growth trio — not enough history for an honest trajectory read. The read is built from 8 quarters across 2 curves, on partial evidence.

Growth, year by year: revenue +18.7% in FY26 Year-over-year growth per fiscal year, %: revenue (left axis); net profit and EPS (right axis — profit growth swings far wider). Zero line drawn.
Revenue YoYProfit YoYEPS YoY
68%208%39%114%9.5%19%−20%−76%−49%−171%%%18.7%−144.9%FY16FY21FY26
68%208%39%114%9.5%19%−20%−76%−49%−171%%%18.7%−144.9%FY16FY21FY26
Three growth curves, twelve quarters Year-on-year growth of trailing-twelve-month revenue (left axis), profit and EPS (right axis — they swing far wider), % at each quarter-end. Where the trailing-twelve-month history is short, the curve falls back to single-quarter year-on-year growth — noisier, and the classifier smooths and caps base-effect spikes before reading. Base-effect spikes shown pinned (▲). A missing point means that reading is not held for the quarter.
the trajectory the stage is read from · revenue accelerating
RevenueProfitEPS
42%345%20%183%−1.5%21%−23%−141%−45%−303%%%36.2%300%−258.7%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
42%345%20%183%−1.5%21%−23%−141%−45%−303%%%36.2%300%−258.7%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
ROCE Annual readings — the quarterly balance-sheet pieces this curve needs are not held for this stock, so the returns read moves once a year and carries less weight in the call.
the return curve, annual readings
ROCE
12%9.3%7.0%4.7%2.4%%8%FY23FY24FY26
12%9.3%7.0%4.7%2.4%%8%FY23FY24FY26
Revenue growth
Flat
latest +36.2% · span −39.3% to +36.2%
ROCE
Stuck low
latest 8.0% · span 3.0%–11.0%

Why it matters: with too little history, an honest page says so instead of guessing a trajectory.

One or more growth curves carry a base-effect spike — a large year-on-year move off a near-zero or loss-making comparable quarter. Those spikes are capped before the classifier reads the trajectory, and shown pinned on the chart, so a single distorted quarter does not drive the stage call.

Return readings here are annual, not quarterly — read as level and direction only; they can confirm the growth curves but never drive the stage on their own.

Fewer than eight usable quarters on the growth curves — this page will not guess a trajectory from a stub of history.

Compound annual growth rate (%) Compound annual growth rate over each window, %. Revenue, profit and EPS from fiscal-year figures; share price is the price CAGR over the same spans. A dash = that window is not held, or the base was a loss.
1yr3yr5yr10yr
Revenue+18.7%−11.8%−0.3%+8.3%
Profit−23.9%−26.7%−10.0%
EPS−31.3%−30.2%−11.5%
Share price+379.9%+72.6%+21.4%+24.1%
Revenue YoY (Jun 26)
+87.4%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Profit YoY (Jun 26)
+1,870.0%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Revenue 10y
8.3%
long-run compound pace
04 · 4-Factor Sector Score

4-Factor Sector Score

57.6/100 — rank 1 of 5 in Cables - Telecom · 82% evidence confidence

Sterlite Technologies Ltd scores 57.6 out of 100 against the 5 companies it is compared with in Cables - Telecom, ranking 1. Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

The four contributions add to the total exactly: 30.6 + 6.9 + 5.1 + 15 = 57.6. This is the SAME number shown on the sector comparison — it is computed once, for the whole peer set, and read here.

What would change it: The read weakens if profit growth turns negative or margin improvement reverses while sector-relative strength deteriorates.

05 · Revenue

Revenue Revenue is the top line: everything the company billed its customers in the period.

Sterlite Technologies Ltd reported ₹1,910 Cr of revenue in the Jun 26 quarter, +87.4% year on year. That is the 3rd straight quarter of year-on-year growth. Over 10 years it has compounded at 8.3% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹4,745 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹5,642 Cr.

FY26 revenue came in at ₹4,745 Cr (+18.7% on the year), capping 10 years at 8.3% compound. The latest quarter (Jun 26) printed ₹1,910 Cr, +87.4% year on year — the 3rd consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth.

FY26 revenue ₹4,745 Cr (+18.7% YoY) Revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
8.3% a year over 10 years
RevenueYoY growth
7.5k68%5.6k39%3.7k9.5%1.9k−20%0−49%₹ Cr%₹4,74518.7%FY16FY21FY26
7.5k68%5.6k39%3.7k9.5%1.9k−20%0−49%₹ Cr%₹4,74518.7%FY16FY21FY26
Jun 26: ₹1,910 Cr (+87.4% YoY) Quarterly revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
3rd straight quarter of growth
Revenue (quarterly)YoY growth
2.1k99%1.5k57%1.0k16%516−25%0−66%₹ Cr%₹1,91087.4%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
2.1k99%1.5k57%1.0k16%516−25%0−66%₹ Cr%₹1,91087.4%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26

Pace check: the last four quarters averaged +36.7% growth against the decade's 8.3% — the current year is running faster than its own long-run rate.

Acceleration check: trailing-twelve-month revenue grew +36.2% over the last 4 quarters against +11.6%/yr over the last 8 — accelerating.

06 · Operating margin

Operating margin Operating margin is what is left of every ₹100 of sales after running the business, before interest and tax. It is the cleanest read on pricing power and cost control.

Sterlite Technologies Ltd's operating margin is 20.0% in the Jun 26 quarter, +7.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 10.0% to 23.0%. The current quarter sits inside that band.

The latest quarter's operating margin is 20.0%, +7.0 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 10.0%–23.0%.

Why the margin moved: operating margin went +7.2 pp year on year while gross margin went −0.1 pp — the gain came mostly below the gross line: operating leverage, with costs spread over a bigger revenue base.

FY26: 12.0% Operating margin by fiscal year, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). 13-year window.
within a 10.0–23.0% band over 13 years
operating marginYoY change (pp)
24%6.9%20%3.7%17%0.5%13%−2.7%9.0%−5.9%%%12%2%FY14FY20FY26
24%6.9%20%3.7%17%0.5%13%−2.7%9.0%−5.9%%%12%2%FY14FY20FY26
Jun 26: 20.0% operating margin (+7.0 pp YoY) Quarterly operating margin, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). Last 12 quarters. Operating profit as a share of revenue, per quarter.
Operating marginYoY change (pp)
21%9.8%17%4.4%12%−1.0%7.1%−6.4%2.4%−12%%%20%7%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
21%9.8%17%4.4%12%−1.0%7.1%−6.4%2.4%−12%%%20%7%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
07 · Net profit

Net profit Net profit is what survives every cost, interest and tax — the number EPS, dividends and book value all grow from.

Sterlite Technologies Ltd earned ₹197 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, +1,870.0% year on year. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹56.0 Cr. The 10-year compound rate is −10.0%. That is 10.3% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹10.0 Cr. 7 of the last 12 reported quarters were loss-making.

Jun 26 profit was ₹197 Cr, +1,870.0% year on year. On the full year, FY26 printed ₹56.0 Cr (null), and the 10-year compound rate is −10.0%.

FY26 profit ₹56.0 Cr (null YoY) Net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
−10.0% a year over 10 years
Net profitYoY growth
634208%431114%22819%24−76%−179−171%₹ Cr%₹56−144.9%FY16FY21FY26
634208%431114%22819%24−76%−179−171%₹ Cr%₹56−144.9%FY16FY21FY26
Jun 26: ₹197 Cr (+1,870.0% YoY) Quarterly net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
Net profit (quarterly)YoY growth
2192,038%1381,429%58820%−23211%−104−398%₹ Cr%₹1971,870%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
2192,038%1381,429%58820%−23211%−104−398%₹ Cr%₹1971,870%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
08 · Cash flow — the router

Cash flow — the router The P&L says what was earned; the cash-flow statement says what actually arrived. Operating cash flow (CFO) against profit is the cleanest lie detector in the accounts.

Over the last 3 fiscal years 584% of Sterlite Technologies Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash — the cash follows the profit. In FY26 that was ₹520 Cr of operating cash against ₹56.0 Cr of profit. After ₹352 Cr of capital spending, ₹168 Cr was left as free cash.

FY26: operating cash of ₹520 Cr against reported profit of ₹56.0 Cr, leaving free cash of ₹168 Cr after ₹352 Cr of capital spending. Across the last 3 fiscal years the conversion rate is 584% of profit.

Cash-flow readings here are annual — that is the resolution our series carries, so this section moves once a year.

FY26: CFO ₹520 Cr vs profit ₹56.0 Cr Operating cash flow and net profit by fiscal year, ₹ Cr; the line is free cash flow (CFO minus capital spending). 11-year window, annual resolution. FY16 reflects an acquisition year — point shown clipped.
584% of 3-year profit arrived as cash
Operating cashNet profitFree cash
923444−35−513−992₹ Cr₹520₹56₹168FY16FY21FY26
923444−35−513−992₹ Cr₹520₹56₹168FY16FY21FY26
FY26: CFO = 929% of profit (three-year rate 584%) Operating cash as a share of net profit, per fiscal year, % (line). Dashed line = 100% — every unit of profit arriving as cash; outlier years shown pinned.
Conversion100%
316%258%200%142%84%%300%FY16FY21FY26
316%258%200%142%84%%300%FY16FY21FY26

Why conversion sits at 584%: the cash cycle stretched 107 days between FY21 and FY26 — more of each rupee of profit waits inside the cycle before arriving.

Router verdict: no single sink dominates — the next section checks both the working-capital cycle and the capital spending.

09 · Where the cash goes

Where the cash goes Working capital is the cash tied up between paying suppliers and getting paid: debtor days (customers owe), inventory days (stock waits), and the cash conversion cycle (the whole loop, in days of sales).

Sterlite Technologies Ltd's cash conversion cycle runs 16 days in FY26, up from −91 days in FY21. Capital spending ran ₹558 Cr over the last 3 years. At FY26 sales of ₹4,745 Cr each day of that cycle holds about ₹13.0 Cr, so roughly ₹208 Cr sits inside the business at any moment.

FY26: debtors at 82 days, inventory at 139 days — roughly 4.6 months of stock waiting to sell; that is where the cash sits while it waits — for a full cycle of 16 days, looser than FY21's −91.

The full loop: cash goes out to suppliers and production on day 0; stock waits 139 days to sell; customers pay about 82 days after that; and suppliers themselves are paid at 204 days — netting out to the 16-day cycle.

In money terms: at FY26 sales of ₹4,745 Cr, each day of the cycle holds about ₹13.0 Cr — so the 16-day loop keeps roughly ₹208 Cr sitting inside the business at any moment.

FY26: a 16-day cash cycle Debtor days, inventory days, payable days and the cash conversion cycle by fiscal year. 13-year window.
+107 days vs FY21
Cash cycleInventory daysDebtor daysPayable days
522341161−20−201days16d139d82d204dFY14FY17FY20FY23FY26
522341161−20−201days16d139d82d204dFY14FY20FY26

On the investment side: capital spending of ₹558 Cr over the last 3 fiscal years against ₹943 Cr of depreciation — spending at or below maintenance level. Capital work-in-progress stands at ₹19.0 Cr (FY26) — capacity paid for but not yet earning.

FY26: capex ₹352 Cr, work-in-progress ₹19.0 Cr Capital spending per fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); capital work-in-progress, ₹ Cr (line). Quarterly capital-spending history is not held for India — annual is the honest resolution.
steady investment
CapexWork-in-progress
2.0k167−1.7k−3.5k−5.3k₹ Cr₹352₹19FY16FY18FY21FY23FY26
2.0k167−1.7k−3.5k−5.3k₹ Cr₹352₹19FY16FY21FY26

The synthesis: neither the cycle nor the build-out is hoarding the cash — the machine is reasonably clean.

10 · Return on capital

Return on capital Return on capital employed (ROCE) is the profit the whole business earns on all the money in it — equity and debt together. It is the single best test of whether growth creates value or just size.

Sterlite Technologies Ltd earns a ROCE of 8% in FY26. That is up from a trough of 3% in FY14. A return-on-invested-capital spread against the cost of capital is not computable from what is held here. The wiring behind it is 1.2% net margin on 0.75× asset turns.

FY26 ROCE is 8%, recovered from a FY14 trough of 3% — the full ladder below shows the fall and the climb, undoctored.

Why the return is what it is — the wiring (FY26): 1.2% net margin × 0.75× asset turns × 2.77× balance-sheet leverage ≈ 2.5% on equity. Margin does its share; leverage is a meaningful part of the equation.

FY26: ROCE 8% Return on capital employed by fiscal year, % (line). 13-year window, dips included. Dashed line = the 12.0% cost of capital used on this page.
the climb back from FY14's 3%
ROCEWACC
32%24%17%8.7%0.8%%8%FY14FY17FY20FY23FY26
32%24%17%8.7%0.8%%8%FY14FY20FY26

The quarterly return curves and the return-on-invested-capital overlay, which only the second data source carries, are not drawn on this page: its two data sources disagree by up to 133% on reported income across 14 comparable periods. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.

11 · Debt

Debt Debt-to-equity says how much of the business is funded by borrowings; interest cover says how many times operating profit pays the interest bill. Low and high, respectively, is the safe corner.

Sterlite Technologies Ltd carries ₹1,942 Cr of borrowings against ₹2,268 Cr of equity in FY26, a debt-to-equity of 0.86. Operating profit covers the interest bill 3×. Over 5 years borrowings went from ₹2,944 Cr to ₹1,942 Cr. Capital spending ran ₹558 Cr across the last 3 of those years.

FY26: borrowings of ₹1,942 Cr against equity of ₹2,268 Cr — a debt-to-equity of 0.86. Operating profit covers the interest bill 3×. Over 5 years borrowings went from ₹2,944 Cr to ₹1,942 Cr while capital spending ran ₹558 Cr in just the last 3 — the build-out is being paid for out of cash, not debt.

FY26: borrowings ₹1,942 Cr at 0.86× equity Borrowings by fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). 13-year window. Quarterly balance-sheet history is not held for India — annual is the honest resolution.
debt is falling while the business grows
BorrowingsDebt-to-equity
6.2k5.6×4.6k4.3×3.1k3.1×1.5k1.8×00.5×₹ Cr×₹1,9420.86×FY14FY17FY20FY23FY26
6.2k5.6×4.6k4.3×3.1k3.1×1.5k1.8×00.5×₹ Cr×₹1,9420.86×FY14FY20FY26

The total-debt and debt-to-equity series, which only the second data source carries, are not drawn on this page: its two data sources disagree by up to 133% on reported income across 14 comparable periods. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn — the gap is a decision, not missing data.

12 · Ownership

Ownership Who owns the stock, quarter by quarter: promoters (the controlling owners), foreign and domestic institutions, and the public. Steady accumulation by people close to the numbers is a signal; a quiet register is also an answer.

Foreign institutions added 11.4 points of Sterlite Technologies Ltd over 8 quarters, the biggest move on the register. That takes foreign institutions to 19.7% of the company. Domestic institutions moved +2.6 points over the same window, to 13.3%. The register is read on the four disclosed classes only; nothing is inferred between filings.

The register over the last two years — Foreign institutions: +11.4 points over 8 quarters to 19.7%; Domestic institutions: +2.6 points over 8 quarters to 13.3%; Promoters: −1.9 points over 8 quarters to 42.3%.

Why the register moved: foreign institutions drove it (+11.4 points), alongside domestic institutions (+2.6 points) — steady accumulation by institutions reading the same numbers this page reads.

Fiscal-year ends: promoters −9.5 pts from Mar 24 to Mar 26 Shareholding at each fiscal-year end (March quarter), % of the company. 3 year-ends held.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
58%43%28%13%−2.2%%44.4%11.5%10.8%33.2%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
58%43%28%13%−2.2%%44.4%11.5%10.8%33.2%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
Foreign institutions added 11.4 points over 8 quarters Shareholding by holder class, % of the company, quarterly, last 13 quarters.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
58%43%28%13%−2.3%%42.3%19.7%13.3%24.7%Sep 23Mar 25Jul 26
58%43%28%13%−2.3%%42.3%19.7%13.3%24.7%Sep 23Mar 25Jul 26
13 · Safety line

Safety line The Z-score estimates how far a company sits from balance-sheet distress — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the danger zone. It was built for manufacturers, so it is not applied to banks and lenders.

Sterlite Technologies Ltd: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one. It is a distance-to-distress estimate from the balance sheet, not a forecast of failure. The debt, cash-flow and return sections above carry the balance-sheet evidence this page does hold, and each of them states its own reporting date.

The safety line in one sentence: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one.

14 · Related companies · Cables - Telecom
CompanyScorePrice stageGrowth & earnings/35Capital efficiency/25Valuation/20Relative strength/20
1Sterlite Technologies Ltdthis pageSTLTECH 57.6/100Mixed-positive evidence82% evidence LEADER 30.6/35 Revenue 36.2% · PAT 100% · OPM change 7 pp 95% evidence 6.9/25 ROCE 7.7% · OPM 20% 76% evidence 5.1/20 P/E 121× · PEG — 50% evidence 15.0/20 RS sector 69.3% · RS bench 127% · 1Y 375.6%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 30.6 + 6.9 + 5.1 + 15 = 57.6 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
2Birla Cable LtdBIRLACABLE 55.3/100Mixed-positive evidence83% evidence LEADER 25.0/35 Revenue 16.5% · PAT 100% · OPM change 4 pp 83% evidence 11.4/25 ROCE 9% · OPM 9% 95% evidence 11.9/20 P/E 36.6× · PEG — 50% evidence 7.0/20 RS sector -18.9% · RS bench 27.8% · 1Y 19.1%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 25 + 11.4 + 11.9 + 7 = 55.3 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
3Paramount Communications LtdPARACABLES 45.2/100Mixed-negative evidence83% evidence LEADER 11.5/35 Revenue 21.4% · PAT -32.2% · OPM change -1 pp 83% evidence 10.9/25 ROCE 12.4% · OPM 5% 95% evidence 8.2/20 P/E 35.6× · PEG — 50% evidence 14.6/20 RS sector -9.4% · RS bench 39.2% · 1Y 11.7%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 11.5 + 10.9 + 8.2 + 14.6 = 45.2 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 39.2%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.
4Finolex Cables LtdFINCABLES 39.9/100Mixed-negative evidence96% evidence FADING 13.9/35 Revenue 18.9% · PAT 1.9% · OPM change -2 pp 88% evidence 16.9/25 ROCE 16% · OPM 9% 100% evidence 7.3/20 P/E 21.2× · PEG 2.78 100% evidence 1.8/20 RS sector -30.1% · RS bench 10.3% · 1Y 9.9%9 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 13.9 + 16.9 + 7.3 + 1.8 = 39.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
5Vindhya Telelinks LtdVINDHYATEL 39.9/100Mixed-negative evidence83% evidence LEADER 12.3/35 Revenue -11.3% · PAT 8.9% · OPM change 0 pp 83% evidence 5.4/25 ROCE 8.2% · OPM 7% 95% evidence 10.9/20 P/E 10.7× · PEG — 50% evidence 11.3/20 RS sector -15.9% · RS bench 31.3% · 1Y 24.7%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 12.3 + 5.4 + 10.9 + 11.3 = 39.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led NIFTY 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led NIFTY 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.

15 · Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Sterlite Technologies Ltd's share price today?

Sterlite Technologies Ltd trades at ₹557, +379.9% over the past year. The company is valued at ₹28,627 Cr. The stock sits at 83% of its 52-week range of ₹88–₹653, +69.8% versus its 200-day average. On the tape, the price is in a confirmed uptrend, 25 weeks in. — as of 31 July 2026.

What were Sterlite Technologies Ltd's latest quarterly results?

Sterlite Technologies Ltd reported revenue of ₹1,910 Cr and net profit of ₹197 Cr for the Jun 26 quarter. Revenue rose 87.4% and profit rose 1,870.0% year on year. Earnings per share were ₹4.04. The operating margin was 20.0%, 7.0 pp higher than a year earlier. — as of 31 July 2026.

What is Sterlite Technologies Ltd's revenue?

Sterlite Technologies Ltd reported revenue of ₹1,910 Cr in the Jun 26 quarter, +87.4% year on year. For the full FY26 fiscal year, revenue was ₹4,745 Cr (+18.7%). Over the last 10 years revenue compounded at 8.3% a year. — as of 31 July 2026.

What is Sterlite Technologies Ltd's profit?

Sterlite Technologies Ltd earned ₹197 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, +1,870.0% year on year. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹56.0 Cr. The operating margin ran 20.0% in the latest quarter. — as of 31 July 2026.

What is Sterlite Technologies Ltd's market cap?

Sterlite Technologies Ltd's market capitalisation is ₹28,627 Cr at a share price of ₹557. Market cap is the share price multiplied by shares outstanding, so it is restated whenever the price moves. — as of 31 July 2026.

What is Sterlite Technologies Ltd's P/E ratio?

Sterlite Technologies Ltd trades at a P/E of 121.0×, at the 100th percentile of its own 11-year range, against a long-run median of 19.5×. This is a comparison with the stock's own history, not a value call — as of 31 July 2026.

Does Sterlite Technologies Ltd pay a dividend?

Not in its latest year — Sterlite Technologies Ltd's dividend payout was 0% of profit in FY26. It did record a payout in 8 of its last 13 reported fiscal years, so there is a history but no current dividend. This page holds the payout ratio, not a per-share amount. — as of 31 July 2026.

Is Sterlite Technologies Ltd overvalued?

On its own history, Sterlite Technologies Ltd looks expensive against its own history: its P/E of 121.0× sits at the 100th percentile of its 11-year range (long-run median 19.5×). That is a percentile read against the stock's own past, not a price opinion or a direction call. — as of 31 July 2026.

Is Sterlite Technologies Ltd growing?

Yes — Sterlite Technologies Ltd is growing: latest-quarter revenue +87.4% year on year, profit +1,870.0%, and the margin +7.0 pp at 20.0%. The 10-year compound rates are 8.3% (revenue) and −10.0% (profit). The earnings engine currently reads: improving — as of 31 July 2026.

How is Sterlite Technologies Ltd performing?

Sterlite Technologies Ltd is in a confirmed uptrend, 25 weeks in. Its latest quarter's revenue rose 87.4% and profit rose 1,870.0% year on year. Against the NIFTY 500 it has been behind on a trailing-13-week view for 3 weeks. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 31 July 2026.

Is Sterlite Technologies Ltd in an uptrend?

Yes — the price is in a confirmed uptrend (week 25 of stage 2), trading +69.8% versus its 200-day average and at 83% of its 52-week range. Price stages cycle base → advance → top → decline, and the stage names where this stock sits in that cycle — as of 31 July 2026.

Is Sterlite Technologies Ltd beating the market?

Not lately — on a trailing-13-week view Sterlite Technologies Ltd is currently behind the NIFTY 500 (3 weeks and counting; last ahead the week of 2026-07-10), the same metric the week-by-week ribbon on this page draws. Separately, on the cumulative view: over the last 10.4 years the stock moved +1,149% against the NIFTY 500's +282% — ahead of the index over the full window. — as of 31 July 2026.

Will Sterlite Technologies Ltd's share price go up?

This page publishes no price forecast for Sterlite Technologies Ltd. What it measures instead: the share price is ₹557, the price is in a confirmed uptrend 25 weeks in. Its P/E of 121.0× sits at the 100th percentile of its own 11-year range. — as of 31 July 2026.

Who owns Sterlite Technologies Ltd?

Promoters hold 42.3% of Sterlite Technologies Ltd, foreign institutions 19.7%, domestic institutions 13.3% and the public 24.7% (latest quarter). The biggest move on the register over the last two years: Foreign institutions added 11.4 points over 8 quarters. — as of 31 July 2026.

Does Sterlite Technologies Ltd have too much debt?

It is moderate — Sterlite Technologies Ltd's debt-to-equity is 0.86, and operating profit covers the interest bill 3×. FY26 borrowings were ₹1,942 Cr against equity of ₹2,268 Cr. Read the returns on this page with that leverage in mind — as of 31 July 2026.

What is Sterlite Technologies Ltd's capex?

Sterlite Technologies Ltd spent ₹558 Cr on capital expenditure over the last 3 fiscal years, a figure derived from the change in fixed assets plus depreciation. In FY26 alone that was ₹352 Cr, with ₹19.0 Cr in capital work-in-progress — capacity paid for but not yet earning. — as of 31 July 2026.

What is Sterlite Technologies Ltd's cash flow?

Sterlite Technologies Ltd generated ₹520 Cr of operating cash flow in FY26 and ₹168 Cr of free cash flow after ₹352 Cr of capital spending. Reported profit that year was ₹56.0 Cr, so operating cash ran ahead of profit. Cash-flow resolution for India is annual. — as of 31 July 2026.

Is Sterlite Technologies Ltd's profit real cash?

Yes — over the last 3 fiscal years, 584% of Sterlite Technologies Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash. In FY26, operating cash was ₹520 Cr against reported profit of ₹56.0 Cr. The cash then goes into a mix of the working-capital cycle and capacity. Cash-flow resolution is annual — as of 31 July 2026.

Where is Sterlite Technologies Ltd in its business cycle?

Sterlite Technologies Ltd's FY26 operating margin was 12.0%, against a 13-year band of 10.0%–23.0%: the low end of its own band, which is where recoveries start when they come. The latest quarter ran 20.0%. Profitability versus a company's own long band is the cleanest cycle clock this page holds — as of 31 July 2026.

What could break the Sterlite Technologies Ltd story?

The sharpest disagreement: the engine is strong, but at the 100th percentile of its own range you are paying full price for it. Mechanically, two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day average would end the price trend — that is the exit rule this page tracks — as of 31 July 2026.

Is Sterlite Technologies Ltd a stock worth studying right now?

This is not investment advice. The machine read: Sterlite Technologies Ltd is strength at full price. The numbers are improving — and a P/E at the 100th percentile of its own range says the market knows. The sharpest open question: whether the earnings grow into the multiple. Every number on this page is drawn deterministically from the raw series, with no forecasts and no price opinions — as of 31 July 2026.

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