On 6 Nov 2026, Avantel was priced at ₹138.69, or 190.0× trailing earnings, against an industry P/E of 40.6×, and the shares are 30% below their 52-week high. Sales grew 13% a year over 3 years while net profit fell 18%, with ROCE of 8.2% and ROE of 5.9%. Debt is 0.31× equity, and its dividend yield is 0.1%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹3,686 Cr, ranked 6th of 24 Communication Equipment companies by market cap; the shares fell 16% over the past year.
- ₹138.00
- ₹139.39
- ₹136.51
- ₹140.43
- 7 L
Health check
- ReturnsIn line
−16.3% over a year, better than 3 of 7 peers.
- Price tagPricier
P/E 190.0 vs industry 40.6.
- GrowthSteady
Sales +12.9%, profit −17.6% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 8.2% vs peer median 12.6%.
- Balance sheetStretched
Debt 0.31× equity, interest covered 7.1×, Piotroski 3 of 9.
- Red flags2 to check
Return on equity is low at 5.9%.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹3,686 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 190.0
- Industry 40.6
- Price to book
- 10.44
- Peers 5.71
- Dividend yield
- 0.14%
- ROE
- 5.9%
- Peers 16.6%
- ROCE
- 8.2%
- Peers 12.6%
- Debt to equity
- 0.31
- Debt ₹107 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹0.73
- Face value ₹2
- OPM (TTM)
- 24.7%
- Net margin 7.6%
- Sales growth
- +34.3%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +73.3%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 14.16
- EV/EBITDA 58.2
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly profit up 73.3% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 34.3% on a year ago.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
Risks to check
- Return on equity is low at 5.9%.
- P/E of 190.0 against an industry P/E of 40.6.
About Avantel
Avantel Limited engages in the manufacturing of wireless communications products in India. The company offers software defined radios; satellite communication equipment; HF communication equipment; radar systems; network management systems and application software; and embedded systems and digital signal processing solutions. It also provides mobile satellite services (MSS) network that offers voice and data communications to ships, submarines, aircraft,…
- Headquarters
- Hyderabad
- Employees
- 453
- Sector
- Technology
- ISIN
- INE005B01027
- Website
- avantel.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 13 L
- 1-year return
- minus 16.3%
- From 52-week high
- minus 29.9%
Peers · Communication Equipment
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STLTECHSterlite Technologies | 719.90 | minus 5.00% | 37,018 | 52.4 | 65.8 | 8.0% | 22.0% | 0.22 | −11.8% | plus 530.2% |
| HFCLHFCL | 210.66 | minus 5.00% | 32,237 | 36.8 | 42.9 | 10.8% | 21.2% | 0.34 | 1.3% | plus 188.1% |
| ITIITI | 248.85 | minus 0.58% | 23,961 | 135.2 | 350.1 | 14.4% | −4.0% | 0.40 | 16.1% | minus 22.6% |
| ASTRAMICROAstra Microwave Products | 1,557.80 | minus 0.01% | 14,791 | 78.4 | 44.6 | 20.8% | 28.6% | 0.22 | 12.6% | plus 47.1% |
| TEJASNETTejas Networks | 417.20 | minus 1.59% | 7,422 | – | – | −29.5% | −23.2% | 1.97 | 6.1% | minus 21.7% |
| AVANTELAvantel | 138.69 | minus 1.24% | 3,686 | 190.0 | 76.9 | 8.2% | 24.7% | 0.31 | 12.9% | minus 16.3% |
| PACEDIGITKPace Digitek | 158.13 | minus 1.62% | 3,413 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 16.1% | 16.3% | 0.57 | 73.8% | minus 26.6% |
| PARACABLESParamount Communications | 64.13 | minus 6.11% | 2,099 | 27.9 | – | – | 5.7% | 0.15 | – | plus 59.2% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −1.62% | 14,791 | 44.6 | 44.6 | 12.6% | 16.3% | 0.34 | 9.4% | 47.1% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.9 | 51.7 | 63.8 | 70.4 | 74.4 | |
| 41.5 | 39.2 | 50.2 | 53 | 53.6 | |
| 10.5 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 17.4 | 20.8 | |
| 20.1% | 24.2% | 21.3% | 24.8% | 28.0% | |
| 0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 | |
| 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 8.8 | |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 9.6 | |
| 39.1% | 52.9% | 34.7% | 38.0% | 29.3% | |
| 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.8 | |
| 0.32 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.26 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +12.9%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- −17.6%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- −19.8%
- ROE
- 5.9%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154 | 224 | 249 | 222 | |
| – | +45.2% | +11.0% | minus 10.6% | |
| 107 | 142 | 156 | 174 | |
| 47 | 81.9 | 92.5 | 48.3 | |
| 30.5% | 36.5% | 37.2% | 21.7% | |
| −0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | |
| 4.2 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 4.1 | |
| 5.8 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 20.1 | |
| −0.2 | −0.1 | −0 | −0.4 | |
| 36.7 | 71.5 | 79.4 | 24.6 | |
| 26.8% | 26.5% | 28.9% | 39.1% | |
| 26.8 | 52.6 | 56.4 | 15 | |
| – | +95.8% | +7.4% | minus 73.4% | |
| 1.05 | 2.03 | 2.30 | 0.54 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.2 | 48.7 | 48.9 | 53.1 | |
| 91.3 | 115 | 188 | 285 | |
| 30.3 | 17.5 | 26.3 | 34.4 | |
| 11.6 | 34.2 | 26.5 | 37.2 | |
| 149 | 216 | 290 | 410 | |
| 39.8 | 66.5 | 119 | 187 | |
| 8.7 | 18 | 4.5 | 5.9 | |
| 1.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 7.3 | |
| 99.9 | 127 | 163 | 210 | |
| 149 | 216 | 290 | 410 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | 65.2 | 49.9 | 10 | |
| −10.2 | −41.6 | −57.3 | −92.6 | |
| 8.2 | −22.7 | 8.2 | 86.3 | |
| −0.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.8 | |
| −11.9 | −31.6 | −78.4 | −92.7 | |
| −10.2 | 33.6 | −28.5 | −82.7 | |
| −1.6 | −1.6 | −4.9 | −5.3 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters36.85%
- Public63.15%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 36.85% | 63.15% | minus 0.19 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 37.04% | 62.96% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 37.04% | 62.96% | minus 0.04 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 37.08% | 62.92% | minus 0.07 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 37.15% | 62.85% | – |
Major shareholders
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