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NSE: NELCOBSE: 504112IT - HardwareSmall Cap

Formerly National Radio & Electric Co.
Last close ₹692.55down ₹44.35 (6.02%)BSE ₹692.10

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹736.90.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹500.10Low, 30 Mar 2026₹1,120.00High, 17 Aug 2026
Market cap
₹1,580 Cr1,275th largest listed
P/E
398.1
P/E without one-offs
235.2
P/B
12.1
Dividend yield
0.14%
ROE
3.1%
ROE without one-offs
5.2%
ROCE
2.6%
Debt to equity
1.88
Volume, NSE
2,84,91353.5% delivered

10 years at a glance

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, years to March.NELCO annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
Peak revenue ₹320 Cr, year to Mar 2024

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

From Apr 2019 leases sit on the balance sheet: rent is charged as depreciation and interest instead, so operating profit and total assets step up with nothing about the business having changed. Borrowings here leave lease liabilities out. Lease payments were 7.9% of operating profit in the first full year.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue307
  2. Materials and goods−37
  3. Employee costs−51
  4. Other expenses−191
  5. Operating profit29
  6. Depreciation−20
  7. Other income+4.4
  8. One-off items−3.8
  9. Finance costs−4.9
  10. Profit before tax4.3
  11. Tax−1.3
  12. Joint ventures+0.3
  13. Net profit3.3

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹187 Cr
  • Receivables₹104 Cr
  • Inventory₹36 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹20 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹129 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹118 Cr
  • Borrowings₹59 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹41 Cr

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.NELCO quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 28 AprMar 2020Filed 18 MayMar 2021Filed 29 AprMar 2022Filed 5 MayMar 2023Filed 8 MayMar 2024Filed 30 AprMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 20 Apr
Revenue from operations144150191220226260313320305307
126124155170181209253261263278
Materials and goods bought25183431284551352737
Employee costs––2834343437434651
Other expenses––93105119131165183190191
Operating profit before depreciation18253650455161594229
Operating margin12.6%16.8%18.8%22.6%19.8%19.4%19.4%18.5%13.8%9.3%
Materials, % of revenue––17.8%14.1%12.4%17.2%16.2%11.0%8.9%12.0%
Employee costs, % of revenue––14.5%15.3%15.1%13.1%11.8%13.4%15.0%16.5%
Other expenses, % of revenue––48.8%47.9%52.7%50.3%52.6%57.0%62.4%62.2%
Depreciation and amortisation891320222528222220
Operating profit after depreciation1016233023263337209
Other income5543353254
Finance costs967131088765
Profit before one-off items and tax715201916232833198
One-off items000100000−4
Profit before tax715202016232833194
13−2647810101
Share of profit of joint ventures and associates0–0––––000
Net profit612221412162024103
Other comprehensive income––00000000
Total comprehensive income––22141316202493
Net margin4.4%8.1%11.7%6.5%5.5%6.2%6.3%7.4%3.1%1.1%
Net margin without joint ventures and associates4.1%–11.6%––––7.2%3.1%1.0%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018 they do not, so they are left blank.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March. The last column is the half year to Sep 2026, after the latest full year: the balance sheet at its end.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 28 AprMar 2020Filed 18 MayMar 2021Filed 29 AprMar 2022Filed 5 MayMar 2023Filed 8 MayMar 2024Filed 30 AprMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 20 AprSep 2026Half yearFiled 19 Oct
56667689105124128129131
Share capital232323232323232323
Reserves3343536682101105106108
6898525538333859246
142172132133119139153207206
394239413919711205
237280246263262282287347542
136157147140119130120165365
9612399124143152167182177
Net debt6285433821112339239
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year. Plant in use and plant being built are given for full years only. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March. The last column is the half year to Sep 2026, after the latest full year: the cash flow over its six months.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 29 AprMar 2022Filed 5 MayMar 2023Filed 8 MayMar 2024Filed 30 AprMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 20 AprSep 2026Half yearFiled 19 Oct
54495845201549
46506463352351
−1−102−10−4−8
Receivables10−15−5−2−21016
Inventories−1−47−1−7−64
Payables019−8−913−32
Other working capital−11−161565−30
Tax paid100−6−18−15−8−2
Capital spending9182316172334
Free cash flow453135293−815
−8−16−25−19−17−21−224
−47−20−33−20−1111163
Dividends paid3345522
Shares bought back0000000
Shares issued0000000
Net change in cash−11416−86−13
Capital spending is part of cash from investing, and dividends paid, shares bought back and shares issued are part of cash from financing. Each is shown as an amount on a line of its own, and the section's other items are in its total only. No cash flow statement is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019 and Mar 2020.

Per share

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.NELCO dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 28 AprMar 2020Filed 18 MayMar 2021Filed 29 AprMar 2022Filed 5 MayMar 2023Filed 8 MayMar 2024Filed 30 AprMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 20 Apr
Earnings per share₹2.75₹5.31₹9.77₹6.30₹5.42₹7.05₹8.70₹10.37₹4.18₹1.45
Diluted earnings per share–₹5.31₹9.77₹6.30₹5.42₹7.05₹8.70₹10.37₹4.18₹1.45
Dividend per share––₹1.50₹1.20₹1.20₹1.80₹2.00₹2.20₹1.00₹1.00
Book value per share––₹24.47₹28.87₹33.21₹39.02₹45.82₹54.15₹56.05₹56.45
Dividend payout––15.4%19.0%22.2%25.5%23.0%21.2%23.9%68.7%
Shareholder yield––––0.6%0.2%0.3%0.3%0.2%0.2%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)1803526263084301,6361,1811,5842,0541,155

Ratios

Consolidated, years to March.NELCO PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 28 AprMar 2020Filed 18 MayMar 2021Filed 29 AprMar 2022Filed 5 MayMar 2023Filed 8 MayMar 2024Filed 30 AprMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 20 Apr
Revenue growth–4.1%27.7%15.1%2.8%15.0%20.5%2.2%−4.8%0.6%
Operating profit growth–38.6%43.2%38.3%−9.8%12.7%20.1%−2.3%−29.3%−32.0%
Net profit growth–92.8%84.1%−35.5%−14.0%30.1%23.4%19.2%−59.7%−65.2%
Earnings per share growth–93.1%84.0%−35.5%−14.0%30.1%23.4%19.2%−59.7%−65.3%
––39.9%23.6%17.4%19.5%20.5%20.8%7.6%2.6%
–––−16.3 pts−6.2 pts2.1 pts1.0 pts0.2 pts−13.2 pts−5.0 pts
From the net margin–––−17.6 pts−3.9 pts2.3 pts0.5 pts3.4 pts−12.0 pts−5.0 pts
From asset turnover–––1.3 pts0.2 pts3.7 pts3.4 pts−0.3 pts−0.8 pts−0.3 pts
From borrowing–––0.0 pts−2.5 pts−3.9 pts−2.8 pts−2.9 pts−0.4 pts0.2 pts
Return on capital employed––18.6%18.2%17.6%18.1%23.1%23.8%11.9%4.6%
Cash conversion––––436.6%307.5%292.6%189.6%208.3%459.6%
Interest cover1.22.63.12.22.43.44.35.73.61.8
Debt to equity––1.221.490.690.610.360.270.300.46
Receivable days––115117941099697128123
Inventory days––85123148129153268415360
Payable days––391443455437324364632411
Cash conversion cycle, days––−191−203−213−198−750−9072
Working capital days––−3510−71431264516
Asset turnover––0.800.850.861.021.191.181.070.97
Assets per rupee of net worth––4.254.253.713.092.712.392.262.47
Sales per rupee of plant––2.251.922.142.453.463.874.134.26
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.420.730.830.740.751.17
Plant being built, % of plant in use––19.6%3.0%3.8%2.4%1.6%11.6%11.8%57.6%
No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Growth and returns over 3, 5 and 10 years

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
1.0%
Cash from operations against operating profit
53.4%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–6.3%−0.7%
Profit growth, yearly rate–−23.1%−44.9%
Return on equity, average–14.2%10.3%
Return on capital employed, average–16.3%13.4%
Operating margin, average17.1%16.1%13.9%
Net margin, average6.0%4.8%3.9%
Asset turnover, average–1.091.07
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–−58−6
Interest cover, average3.03.73.7
Debt to equity, average–0.400.34

Where the cash came from and went

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations1888015
Cash from investing−98−57−21
Cash from financing−72−2011
Capital spending975623
Dividends paid18122
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash000
Borrowings raised653371186
Borrowings repaid654350165

Accounting checks

Consolidated, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.

CheckMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––––779874
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.1––0.260.471.001.903.233.212.951.31
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−3.35−2.83−3.13−2.68−2.49−2.40
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––−12.94−6.78−5.06−0.742.252.78
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––3.342.562.322.19
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––2.02−20.0618.90−14.210.5930.04−3.28
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––41.7018.08−20.3820.9852.0242.07−18.04
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––3.06−3.46−2.302.81−1.34−1.032.18
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.070.310.100.120.670.662.29
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent9.9421.23−11.3929.0222.1730.5428.6529.7852.0329.60
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––29.208.41−24.30−23.99−155.24
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.

Credit ratings

An agency's view of the chance the company repays a borrowing on time, from AAA, the highest, down to D, in default.

DateAgencyBorrowing ratedRatingOutlookAmount, ₹ Cr
26 Aug 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesCrisil A1/Watch DevelopingReview, Other64.30
26 Aug 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesCrisil A/Watch DevelopingReview, Other60
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.