On 6 Nov 2026, Electrosteel Castings was priced at ₹68.80, or 35.1× trailing earnings, against an industry P/E of 24.8×, and the shares are 28% below their 52-week high. Its ROCE of 4.9% is the lowest among the 7 largest Building Products & Equipment peers, and sales and net profit fell 6.7% and 20% a year over 3 years. Its dividend yield is 1.3%, and debt is 0.26× equity. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹4,253 Cr, ranked 9th of 64 Building Products & Equipment companies by market cap; the shares fell 22% over the past year.
- ₹68.65
- ₹69.27
- ₹67.35
- ₹69.62
- 9 L
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−22.1% over a year, better than 1 of 7 peers.
- Price tagPricier
P/E 35.1 vs industry 24.8.
- GrowthShrinking
Sales −6.7%, profit −20.0% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 4.9% vs peer median 20.7%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 0.26× equity, interest covered 2.7×, Piotroski 5 of 9.
- Red flags3 to check
Return on equity is low at 2.8%.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹4,253 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 35.1
- Industry 24.8
- Price to book
- 0.72
- Peers 7.95
- Dividend yield
- 1.31%
- ROE
- 2.8%
- Peers 18.7%
- ROCE
- 4.9%
- Peers 20.7%
- Debt to equity
- 0.26
- Debt ₹1,561 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹1.96
- Face value ₹1
- OPM (TTM)
- 5.0%
- Net margin 2.1%
- Sales growth
- −8.5%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- −45.7%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.74
- EV/EBITDA 20.0
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
Risks to check
- Return on equity is low at 2.8%.
- Quarterly profit down 45.7% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales down 8.5% on a year ago.
About Electrosteel Castings
Electrosteel Castings Limited manufactures and supplies ductile iron (DI) pipes, ductile iron fittings (DIF) and accessories, and cast iron (CI) pipes in India and internationally. The company provides ductile iron pipes and fittings which are used in various applications, including raw and clear water transmission, distribution network of potable water, water supply for industrial/process plants, ash-slurry handling and disposal systems, on-shore and…
- Headquarters
- Kolkata
- Employees
- 2,890
- Sector
- Industrials
- ISIN
- INE086A01029
- Website
- electrosteel.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 28 L
- 1-year return
- minus 22.1%
- From 52-week high
- minus 28.3%
Peers · Building Products & Equipment
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPPLUSAditya Infotech | 4,131.40 | minus 0.94% | 50,682 | 82.2 | 88.3 | 25.9% | 14.5% | 0.10 | 22.7% | plus 215.4% |
| SUPREMEINDSupreme Industries | 3,156.90 | minus 4.07% | 40,118 | 35.5 | 25.0 | 19.6% | 14.4% | 0.01 | 6.8% | minus 15.4% |
| ASTRALAstral | 1,253.60 | minus 9.68% | 33,678 | 59.3 | 31.1 | 17.6% | 15.5% | 0.08 | 8.4% | minus 5.4% |
| BLUESTARCOBlue Star | 1,575.00 | plus 0.19% | 32,381 | 60.6 | 33.4 | 20.7% | 6.6% | 0.22 | 15.7% | minus 18.0% |
| GRINDWELLGrindwell Norton | 1,919.10 | minus 0.55% | 21,248 | 46.0 | 34.1 | 21.0% | 19.2% | 0.02 | 6.6% | plus 16.8% |
| KAJARIACERKajaria Ceramics | 1,180.70 | minus 2.08% | 18,554 | 31.1 | 21.0 | 21.0% | 19.0% | 0.13 | 3.3% | plus 3.3% |
| FINPIPEFinolex Industries | 141.95 | minus 1.95% | 8,777 | 14.5 | 9.5 | 12.6% | 17.5% | 0.02 | −2.4% | minus 23.1% |
| ELECTCASTElectrosteel Castings | 68.80 | minus 1.18% | 4,253 | 35.1 | 11.1 | 4.9% | 5.0% | 0.26 | −6.7% | minus 22.1% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −1.95% | 32,381 | 46.0 | 31.1 | 20.7% | 15.5% | 0.08 | 6.8% | −5.4% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,558 | 1,396 | 1,472 | 1,493 | 1,426 | |
| 1,387 | 1,303 | 1,438 | 1,431 | 1,326 | |
| 170 | 92.8 | 34.1 | 61.8 | 100 | |
| 10.9% | 6.7% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 7.0% | |
| 28 | 95.2 | 53.9 | 37.5 | 39.2 | |
| 36.4 | 38.3 | 36.9 | 32.2 | 27.2 | |
| 40.7 | 42.9 | 44.6 | 44.4 | 43.4 | |
| – | – | −38.4 | – | – | |
| 121 | 107 | −31.8 | 22.7 | 68.7 | |
| 26.5% | 26.7% | 31.2% | 29.4% | 29.6% | |
| 89.1 | 78.3 | −21.9 | 16 | 48.3 | |
| 1.44 | 1.27 | -0.35 | 0.26 | 0.78 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- −6.7%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- −20.0%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- −21.1%
- ROE
- 2.8%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,246 | 7,433 | 7,293 | 5,887 | |
| – | +2.6% | minus 1.9% | minus 19.3% | |
| 6,480 | 6,207 | 6,208 | 5,440 | |
| 766 | 1,226 | 1,085 | 447 | |
| 10.6% | 16.5% | 14.9% | 7.6% | |
| 45.3 | 53.4 | 63.4 | 106 | |
| 232 | 200 | 144 | 130 | |
| 121 | 125 | 142 | 173 | |
| −42.7 | −17.6 | −6.4 | −31.3 | |
| 415 | 937 | 856 | 219 | |
| 23.9% | 21.0% | 17.1% | 26.2% | |
| 316 | 740 | 710 | 161 | |
| – | +134.3% | minus 4.1% | minus 77.2% | |
| 5.31 | 12.30 | 11.48 | 2.61 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.5 | 61.8 | 61.8 | 61.8 | |
| 4,323 | 5,051 | 5,720 | 5,862 | |
| 2,667 | 2,335 | 2,125 | 1,561 | |
| 1,469 | 1,661 | 1,788 | 1,977 | |
| 8,519 | 9,108 | 9,695 | 9,461 | |
| 4,052 | 4,160 | 4,351 | 4,381 | |
| 1,329 | 1,238 | 1,255 | 1,188 | |
| 95.9 | 63.6 | 55.1 | 48.1 | |
| 464 | 503 | 282 | 838 | |
| 2,578 | 3,144 | 3,753 | 3,006 | |
| 8,519 | 9,108 | 9,695 | 9,461 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452 | 803 | 480 | 1,147 | |
| 168 | −36.5 | −142 | −136 | |
| −604 | −718 | −454 | −900 | |
| 16.8 | 48.6 | −116 | 110 | |
| −188 | −244 | −278 | −130 | |
| 265 | 559 | 203 | 1,017 | |
| −47.6 | −84.4 | −55.6 | −86.5 |
Shareholding pattern
NSE hasn’t returned a shareholding pattern for this company. Institutions hold about 5.6% (Yahoo estimate).
Major shareholders
Filings & events
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