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KEC · Industrials ₹410.1 +1.01% Mkt Cap ₹10899 Cr

KEC

Industrials Engineering & Construction
₹410.1
+1.01% today · 30d -14.35%
as of 2026-09-04
Price · Daily Candles
“KEC plunges amidst Q4 profit dip and FII exodus, technicals flash red.”
KEC International, trading at a TTM PE of 21.95, has seen its quarterly net profit plummet by 28.12% YoY to ₹193 Cr, driven by a 7.02% revenue decline in Q4 2026. This coincides with a 1y price return of -36.24% and a significant FII stake reduction of 1.92% QoQ.
BULL CASE
+Despite recent setbacks, KEC's annual net profit grew 6.11% YoY to ₹606 Cr in FY26, following a 7.59% revenue increase to ₹23506 Cr.
+The 3-year net profit CAGR is a robust 50.96%, significantly outpacing the 10.67% revenue CAGR over the same period.
+Promoter shareholding remains stable at 50.1%, indicating continued confidence.
+DIIs have increased their stake by 1.39% QoQ, holding 26.87% of the company.
BEAR CASE
KEC's Q4 2026 net profit crashed by 28.12% YoY to ₹193 Cr, while revenue declined by 7.02% YoY to ₹6390 Cr.
The stock is trading 47.21% below its 52-week high of ₹947.0, and has returned -36.24% over the last year.
FIIs reduced their stake by 1.92% QoQ, bringing their holding down to 9.84%.
Active technical signals are all bearish, with strong MACD and moderate RSI(14) and 'Near 52W Low' indicators.
⟳ What Changed
₹ Latest Earnings · Q ending 2026-03-31
REVENUE
₹6390 Cr
-7.02% YoY
NET PROFIT
₹193 Cr
-28.12% YoY
OPM
7.45%
-0.66pp YoY
EPS
₹7.24
PE 21.95
Intrinsic value · DCF: N/A — Company is currently free-cash-flow negative (-6.8% of mktcap). DCF assumes a going concern generating positive cash flow; a meaningful intrinsic value can only be computed once FCF turns positive. Use the Strategy Fit and ML sections instead.
◇ Sector Position
KEC (PE 21.95, ROCE 14.0%) trades below peers like LT (PE 34.54, ROCE 21.24%) and NBCC (PE 47.67, ROCE 27.04%), presenting a lower valuation but also lower profitability.
PEERPEROCE %
KEC21.9514.0
LT34.5421.24
RVNL14.97
NBCC47.6727.04
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41
SCORE / 100
Overall
6-axis composite of the sections below.
Performance UNDERPERFORMER 5
Valuation REASONABLE 60
Growth STEADY 54
Profitability AVERAGE 45
Technicals WEAK 30
Risk MODERATE 50
Key Stats
TTM PE
21.95
P/B
2.16
52W HIGH
₹937.8
OFF HIGH
-56.27%
DIV YIELD
1.08%
MKT CAP
₹10899 Cr
◉ Active Signals
MACDBearish-0.4309
RSI(14)Bearish31.26
Near 52W LowBearish2.64
Street Consensus
22 analysts
₹592.45
mean target
Low ₹459.0Now ₹410.1High ₹736.0
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