As of 6 Nov 2026, High Energy Batteries (India) trades at 30.0× trailing earnings, below the industry P/E of 54.7×, and the shares are 18% below their 52-week high. It earns ROCE of 19% and ROE of 16%, and sales and net profit fell 3.5% and 9.1% a year over 3 years. Its dividend yield is 0.5%, and debt is 0.16× equity. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹495 Cr, ranked 25th of 27 Aerospace & Defense companies by market cap; the shares fell 2.7% over the past year.
- ₹567.90
- ₹567.90
- ₹545.00
- ₹561.75
- 5.2K
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
−2.7% over a year, better than 5 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 30.0 vs industry 54.7.
- GrowthShrinking
Sales −3.5%, profit −9.1% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROCE 19.1% vs peer median 20.4%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 0.16× equity, interest covered 17.8×, Piotroski 4 of 9.
- Red flagsNone found
No warning signs in the headline numbers.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹495 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 30.0
- Industry 54.7
- Price to book
- 4.37
- Peers 9.16
- Dividend yield
- 0.54%
- ROE
- 15.5%
- Peers 23.2%
- ROCE
- 19.1%
- Peers 20.4%
- Debt to equity
- 0.16
- Debt ₹18 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹18.41
- OPM (TTM)
- 28.3%
- Net margin 18.4%
- Sales growth
- +68.1%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +184.0%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 5.50
- EV/EBITDA 20.0
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly profit up 184.0% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 68.1% on a year ago.
- P/E of 30.0 against an industry P/E of 54.7.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
About High Energy Batteries (India)
High Energy Batteries (India) Limited manufactures batteries for use in army, navy, air force, and launch vehicles in India and internationally. It operates in two segments, Aerospace, Naval and Power System Batteries; and Lead Acid Batteries. The company offers aircraft, torpedo, missile, and helicopter batteries for defense applications; car and truck batteries; and VRLA batteries and other batteries. It also provides silver zinc batteries and cells,…
- Headquarters
- Chennai
- Employees
- 125
- Sector
- Industrials
- ISIN
- INE783E01023
- Website
- highenergy.co.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 7.5K
- 1-year return
- minus 2.7%
- From 52-week high
- minus 18.2%
Peers · Aerospace & Defense
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALHindustan Aeronautics | 4,980.00 | minus 1.25% | 3,33,050 | 35.7 | 28.5 | 13.8% | 25.3% | 0.00 | 6.4% | plus 7.6% |
| BELBharat Electronics | 396.00 | plus 0.23% | 2,89,467 | 45.3 | 33.7 | 31.9% | 28.2% | 0.00 | 15.5% | minus 4.8% |
| MAZDOCKMazagoan Dock Shipbuilders | 1,840.00 | plus 0.05% | 74,222 | 30.3 | 21.9 | 28.5% | 16.2% | 0.08 | 19.6% | minus 31.5% |
| BDLBharat Dynamics | 1,060.00 | minus 1.40% | 38,856 | 74.6 | 152.1 | 7.2% | 12.8% | 0.00 | −0.9% | minus 27.4% |
| COCHINSHIPCochin Shipyard | 1,220.00 | minus 1.05% | 32,096 | 47.2 | 30.3 | 16.7% | 12.6% | 0.28 | 26.9% | minus 30.3% |
| GRSEGarden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers | 2,135.70 | minus 0.07% | 24,465 | 30.6 | 25.8 | 36.8% | 11.0% | 0.01 | 40.0% | minus 16.4% |
| DATAPATTNSData Patterns (India) | 3,767.70 | minus 4.85% | 21,093 | 87.8 | 54.8 | 20.4% | 39.6% | 0.00 | 26.8% | plus 46.6% |
| HIGHENEHigh Energy Batteries (India) | 551.90 | minus 1.75% | 495 | 30.0 | 20.9 | 19.1% | 28.3% | 0.16 | −3.5% | minus 2.7% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −1.05% | 38,856 | 45.3 | 30.3 | 20.4% | 16.2% | 0.00 | 19.6% | −16.4% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.3 | 23.2 | 29.4 | 7.6 | 28.8 | |
| 12.5 | 15.8 | 17.7 | 9.7 | 20.6 | |
| 0.7 | 7.4 | 11.7 | −2.1 | 8.2 | |
| 5.6% | 31.8% | 39.8% | −27.6% | 28.4% | |
| 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
| 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | |
| 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| – | – | −1.2 | – | – | |
| 1.1 | 6.7 | 10.3 | −2.4 | 7.7 | |
| 25.6% | 25.6% | 26.0% | 25.6% | 25.6% | |
| 0.8 | 5 | 7.6 | −1.8 | 5.7 | |
| 0.87 | 5.58 | 8.47 | -2.02 | 6.39 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- −3.5%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- −9.1%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- −9.1%
- ROE
- 15.5%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92.5 | 77.2 | 80.8 | 83.1 | |
| – | minus 16.5% | +4.6% | +2.9% | |
| 58.6 | 50.9 | 56.6 | 59 | |
| 33.9 | 26.4 | 24.2 | 24.1 | |
| 36.6% | 34.1% | 29.9% | 29.0% | |
| −0.4 | −0.5 | −0.5 | 0.1 | |
| 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | |
| −2.2 | −0.5 | −1.3 | −1.1 | |
| 27.5 | 23.1 | 20.7 | 20.7 | |
| 25.4% | 25.8% | 25.9% | 25.8% | |
| 20.5 | 17.2 | 15.3 | 15.4 | |
| – | minus 16.3% | minus 10.7% | +0.4% | |
| 22.86 | 19.14 | 17.10 | 17.17 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
| 71.7 | 85.9 | 97.8 | 110 | |
| 20.8 | 4.8 | 11.2 | 11.6 | |
| 20.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 14.9 | |
| 115 | 108 | 125 | 138 | |
| 37.8 | 37.9 | 38.8 | 41.8 | |
| – | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 12.7 | |
| 1.3 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 0.7 | |
| 73.7 | 66.2 | 78.3 | 81 | |
| 115 | 108 | 125 | 138 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.3 | 23.5 | 3.9 | 14.3 | |
| −11.4 | −2.4 | −6.9 | −10.1 | |
| −9.5 | −21.2 | 2.3 | −4.2 | |
| −3.7 | −0.1 | −0.7 | −0 | |
| −10.8 | −2 | −3.3 | −3.7 | |
| 6.5 | 21.5 | 0.6 | 10.6 | |
| −2.7 | −3.1 | −2.7 | −2.7 |
Shareholding pattern
This company is listed only on BSE, so there’s no NSE category split. See Major shareholders below for the named holders. Institutions hold about 6.0% (Yahoo estimate).
Major shareholders
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