Century Enka Limited
NSE: CENTENKAOther Textile Products
Share price
₹559.20
+0.66% close of 9 Oct 2026
Price-based ratios (P/B, dividend yield, EV/EBITDA) are as of 7 Oct 2026, the close above is 9 Oct 2026.
Business score
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59
out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026
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Market cap
₹1,230 Cr
P/E ratio
8.3
P/B ratio
0.8
ROCE
8.2%
ROE
6.1%
Dividend yield
1.9%
Price & valuation chart
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Answers
Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.
How fast it has been growing
Sales fell 0.9% over the past year. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales slipped from 11.8% to 11.1% over the last four years.
Whether it grew faster than its sector
It grew 2.8% a year against a sector median of 7.2% — 4.4 percentage points slower.
Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating
At 8.3× earnings against a market that pays 23.9× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 39.2×, across 5 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 17.0×, the 2nd percentile of its own range.
Whether growth justifies the valuation
Priced at 4.1 times its growth rate, on earnings growth of 2%.
| Profit growth | Price per ₹1 profit | Per 1% growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Century Enka Limited — this one | 2%/yr | 8.3× | ₹4.1 |
| K.P.R. Mill Limited | 2%/yr | 39.2× | ₹19.6 |
| Welspun Living Limited | 4%/yr | 77.4× | ₹19.4 |
| Vardhman Textiles Limited | -4%/yr | 17.7× | — |
| Trident Limited | -6%/yr | 28.2× | — |
| Indo Count Industries Limited | -23%/yr | 59.9× | — |
Compared with companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
How it compares with its peers
Against companies the exchange files under the same label (Other Textile Products), it ranks 55 of 106 on returns, 71 of 103 on growth, 56 of 106 on margin. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
What makes it hard to beat — and is that still true?
No durable advantage shows in the numbers: it earns 8.2% on capital, ahead of 48% of companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
Whether its growth pays for itself
Yes — Over the 4 years of cash statements on file it made ₹550 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹409 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹96 crore to lenders and shareholders.
Profit reality check
Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.
8 of 9 checks clear · 89%
Latest result · Q1 FY27
What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.
Announced 28 Jul 2026 · Consolidated
Revenue
₹554 Cr
Revenue vs last year
+37.9%
Revenue vs last quarter
+14.5%
Net profit
₹62 Cr
Profit vs last year
+311.3%
Profit vs last quarter
+58.2%
Net margin
11.1%
EPS
₹28.24
Earnings call transcript · 29 Jul 2026
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Key numbers & peers
The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.
Price
- Market cap
- ₹1,230 Cr
- Prev close
- ₹559.20
- 52w High
- ₹672
- 52w Low
- ₹371
- Enterprise value
- ₹893 Cr
- Beta
- 1.1
- Price CAGR 1y
- 18.0%
- Price CAGR 3y
- 10.0%
- Price CAGR 5y
- 4.0%
- Price CAGR 10y
- 8.0%
Ratios
- Return on assets
- 5.5%
- PEG ratio
- 4.1
- P/E ratio
- 8.3
- P/B ratio
- 0.8
- EV / EBITDA
- 4.2
- Industry P/E
- 16.3
- ROCE
- 8.2%
- ROCE 5y average
- 5.7%
- ROE
- 6.1%
- Debt / Equity
- 0.0
- Interest coverage
- 44.0
- Dividend yield
- 1.9%
- ROE 3y average
- 4.0%
- ROE last year
- 6.0%
Annual P&L
- Annual revenue
- ₹1,705 Cr
- Annual profit
- ₹101 Cr
- Operating margin
- 9.0%
- Net profit margin
- 5.9%
- EBITDA margin
- 8.6%
- Sales growth 3y
- -6.3%
- Sales growth 5y
- —
- Profit growth 3y
- 2.0%
- Profit growth 5y
- —
- EPS
- ₹46.2
- Sales growth TTM
- -1.0%
- Profit growth TTM
- 158.0%
- Dividend payout
- 24.0%
Quarter P&L
- Sales latest quarter
- ₹554 Cr
- Profit latest quarter
- ₹62 Cr
- YoY quarterly sales growth
- 38.0%
- YoY quarterly profit growth
- 313.3%
- OPM latest quarter
- 15.5%
Balance Sheet
- Book Value
- ₹680
- Face Value
- ₹10.0
- Total debt
- ₹22 Cr
- Total cash
- ₹11 Cr
- Borrowings
- ₹22 Cr
- Reserves / Equity
- 67.0
Cash Flow
- Operating cash flow
- ₹125 Cr
- Free cash flow
- ₹99 Cr
- FCF yield
- 7.8%
- Net cash flow
- ₹6 Cr
Shareholding
- Promoter holding
- 24.9%
- FII holding
- 2.0%
- DII holding
- 10.9%
- Public holding
- 62.3%
Peer comparison
| Company | Price ₹ | P/E | Mkt cap ₹ Cr | Div yield % | Profit qtr ₹ Cr | Profit var % | Sales qtr ₹ Cr | Sales var % | ROCE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K P R Mill Ltd | 1,101.30 | 41.3 | 37,714 | 0.45 | 258.5 | 21.6 | 1,935.5 | 9.6 | 19.6 |
| Welspun Living | 235.86 | 80.2 | 22,298 | 0.04 | 162.6 | 83.6 | 2,795.5 | 23.7 | 6.3 |
| Vardhman Textile | 536.40 | 18.4 | 15,581 | 0.93 | 314.6 | 49.5 | 2,703.1 | 13.3 | 8.6 |
| Trident | 22.31 | 28.8 | 11,369 | 2.24 | 158.1 | 12.9 | 1,786.8 | 4.7 | 9.8 |
| Indo Count Inds. | 471.10 | 61.9 | 9,333 | 0.32 | 63.2 | 62.0 | 1,207.0 | 25.9 | 8.2 |
| Garware Tech. | 773.75 | 34.3 | 7,551 | 1.16 | 64.6 | 21.7 | 482.4 | 31.4 | 22.0 |
| Kusumgar | 626.85 | 52.3 | 6,579 | 0.00 | 41.9 | 882.6 | 241.9 | 93.6 | 18.8 |
| Century Enka | 569.90 | 8.4 | 1,245 | 1.93 | 61.7 | 301.2 | 554.3 | 38.0 | 8.2 |
| Median | 115.95 | 19.0 | 351 | 0.00 | 5.9 | 47.2 | 116.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 |
Competes with: Alok Industries Limited, Garware Technical Fibres Limited, Indo Count Industries Limited, K.P.R. Mill Limited, Kusumgar Limited, Trident Limited, Vardhman Textiles Limited, Welspun Living Limited
Quarterly results
Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 429 | 396 | 451 | 469 | 528 | 536 | 493 | 444 | 402 | 409 | 412 | 484 | 554 |
| Expenses | 407 | 387 | 435 | 435 | 487 | 499 | 467 | 435 | 382 | 377 | 371 | 429 | 469 |
| Material Cost | 291 | 244 | 232 | 239 | 275 | 371 | |||||||
| Change in Inventories | -8.64 | 3.45 | 15 | 2.39 | 5.35 | -46 | |||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 5.49 | 14 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 1 | 0.86 | |||||||
| Employee Cost | 33 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | |||||||
| Other Expenses | 115 | 90 | 97 | 96 | 112 | 109 | |||||||
| Operating Profit | 21 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 41 | 38 | 27 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 41 | 55 | 86 |
| OPM % | 4.95 | 2.31 | 3.45 | 7.21 | 7.76 | 7.04 | 5.42 | 1.94 | 4.95 | 7.68 | 9.89 | 11 | 15 |
| Other Income | 9 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 9 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.66 | 1.80 | 0 | |||||||
| Interest | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Depreciation | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Profit before tax | 18 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 53 | 80 |
| Tax % | 23 | 31 | 34 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
| Net Profit | 14 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 39 | 62 |
| EPS in Rs | 6.19 | 1.96 | 2.14 | 9.28 | 11 | 9.79 | 6.40 | 3.09 | 7.04 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 28 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 3.09 | 7.04 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 28 |
Profit & loss
Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 2,072 | 1,744 | 2,002 | 1,705 | 1,858 |
| Expenses | 1,930 | 1,664 | 1,887 | 1,558 | 1,645 |
| Material Cost | 1,319 | 990 | |||
| Change in Inventories | -21 | 26 | |||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 28 | 15 | |||
| Employee Cost | 128 | 130 | |||
| Other Expenses | 433 | 396 | |||
| Operating Profit | 142 | 80 | 114 | 147 | 213 |
| OPM % | 7 | 4.60 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
| Other Income | 19 | 33 | 37 | 40 | 35 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | -1.86 | |||
| Interest | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2.89 | 3 |
| Depreciation | 41 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 56 |
| Profit before tax | 118 | 58 | 92 | 129 | 189 |
| Tax % | 23 | 26 | 28 | 22 | |
| Net Profit | 90 | 43 | 66 | 101 | 147 |
| EPS in Rs | 41 | 20 | 30 | 46 | 67 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 30 | 46 | |||
| Dividend Payout % | 24 | 51 | 33 | 24 |
Compounded growth
Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.
Compounded sales growth
- 10 years
- —
- 5 years
- —
- 3 years
- -6%
- TTM
- -1%
Compounded profit growth
- 10 years
- —
- 5 years
- —
- 3 years
- 2%
- TTM
- 158%
Stock price CAGR
- 10 years
- 8%
- 5 years
- 4%
- 3 years
- 10%
- 1 year
- 18%
Return on equity
- 10 years
- —
- 5 years
- —
- 3 years
- 4%
- Last year
- 6%
Balance sheet
What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Reserves | 1,300 | 1,343 | 1,396 | 1,474 |
| Borrowings | 68 | 52 | 37 | 22 |
| Other Liabilities | 233 | 268 | 327 | 333 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total Liabilities | 1,623 | 1,684 | 1,782 | 1,851 |
| Fixed Assets | 645 | 806 | 788 | 762 |
| CWIP | 106 | 4 | 13 | 13 |
| Investments | 344 | 342 | 409 | 489 |
| Other Assets | 528 | 533 | 571 | 588 |
| Total Assets | 1,623 | 1,684 | 1,782 | 1,851 |
Cash flows
Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operating Activity | 219 | 88 | 118 | 125 |
| Cash from Investing Activity | -251 | -47 | -76 | -80 |
| Cash from Financing Activity | 29 | -43 | -42 | -40 |
| Net Cash Flow | -3 | -2 | 0 | 6 |
| Free Cash Flow | -16 | -13 | 71 | 99 |
Ratios
How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.
| Line item | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor Days | 38 | 41 | 32 | 42 |
| Inventory Days | 64 | 86 | 87 | 92 |
| Days Payable | 28 | 41 | 48 | 61 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 74 | 86 | 71 | 73 |
| Working Capital Days | 61 | 72 | 61 | 73 |
| ROCE % | 3 | 6 | 8 |
Price trend
The price as a Renko brick chart: small moves drop out so the bigger path stands out.
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Industry numbers
The numbers that matter most in this industry, from the company's own filings.
1 when an audit qualification is filed as repetitive
0.00flag
2026-03-31
the company's own unlisted debt securities in default at period end
0.00cr
2026-06-30
the company's own loans / revolving facilities in default at period end (standalone filing)
0.00cr
2026-06-30
net debt from the filed balance sheet at the newest year end: Borrowings − Cash Equivalents − Investments (Current); negative = net cash
-337inr_cr
2026-03-31
guarantees / comfort given for promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP
0.00cr
2026-03-31
loans outstanding to promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP (governance filing)
0.00cr
2026-03-31
security given for the borrowing of promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP
0.00cr
2026-03-31
FY revenue / permanent employees + workers, same basis (calc)
1,17,04,942inr
2026-03-31
volume growth %
12.00pct
2026-06-30
News
News and filings about Century Enka Limited. Open one to see why it matters.
No recent news for this company.
Supply chain
Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.
Competes with
Uses as raw material
- Caprolactam (Nylon-6 monomer)
- Dipping chemicals (Resorcinol-Formaldehyde-Latex) for NTCF
- MEG (Monoethylene Glycol) — polyester
- PTA (Purified Terephthalic Acid) — polyester
- Recycled polyamide (nylon-6) scrap
Sells to
- Apollo Tyres Limited · Nylon Tyre Cord Fabric (NTCF); co-developed 75% recycled-caprolactam NTCF tyre
- Balkrishna Industries Limited · Nylon Tyre Cord Fabric (NTCF) for OTR tyres
- CEAT Limited · Nylon Tyre Cord Fabric (NTCF)
- Goodyear India Limited · Nylon Tyre Cord Fabric (NTCF)
- JK Tyre & Industries Limited · Nylon Tyre Cord Fabric (NTCF)
- MRF Limited · Nylon Tyre Cord Fabric (NTCF) — stated largest customer
About
What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.
- Sector
- Textiles
- Industry
- Other Textile Products
- Classification
- Textiles › Other Textile Products
- ISIN
- INE485A01015
Plants
- Century Enka Bharuch Plant
- Century Enka Pune Plant
News impact
Big market events that reach Century Enka Limited, and how the effect spreads.
30 Sept, 21:47 IST · Market event · medium impact
Century India Fund raises stake in AAA Technologies to 9.92% - scanx.trade
Century India Fund lifted its AAA Tech stake to 9.92%, helping AAA Tech holders on confidence while Century-name lookalikes and bank customers see no change.
Who it hits first
- AAA Technologies, a small firm that sells IT services to banks, got a confidence vote as Century India Fund raised its holding to 9.92%.
- A fund moving near 10% usually steadies the stock and draws follower buying, but it does not change AAA Tech's sales or costs.
- Three listed firms with Century in their name were swept in by mistake — they share only a word with the fund and feel no effect.
Who may gain
- AAA Technologies holders benefit a little from the disclosed fund confidence and possible follower buying.
- No one else benefits — Century Enka, Century Extrusions and Century Plyboards share only a name with the fund, and bank customers gain nothing from their vendor's stake.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
AAA Tech sells IT work to big public banks, but a stake rise in the vendor sends no extra work or savings downstream, so those banks feel nothing.
Upstream
No direct supply-chain link — AAA Tech has no listed suppliers in the graph, and a fund buying shares does not change what it buys from vendors.
Where demand moves
Business
No new business demand — banks do not buy more IT work because a fund bought their vendor's shares, and Century-name textile, extrusion and plywood plants see no orders.
Capital
Capital flows into AAA Tech as the fund's 9.92% flag draws momentum buyers, while a separate bulk seller exiting tempers the pop; no capital moves to the Century lookalikes or bank customers.
How it spreads across sectors
Information Technology
No sector wave — a single small-cap fund stake does not lift IT demand, and the three Century lookalikes sit in textiles, capital goods and durables with no read-through.
When it plays out
Immediate
AAA Tech firms on the 9.92% headline while Century lookalikes and bank names stay flat.
Medium term
AAA Tech trades on its bank orders again; the stake flag matters only if the fund keeps adding or seeks a board say.
Short term
Follower buying fades unless the fund buys more or earnings improve; lookalikes drift on their own news.
30 Sept, 21:00 IST · Market event · high impact
India hikes anti-dumping duty on jute goods from Bangladesh, Nepal
India put higher taxes on jute bags from Bangladesh and Nepal, helping Indian jute mills sell more while bag buyers pay more; the listed generic textile names see no direct lift.
Who it hits first
- India raised the extra import tax (anti-dumping duty) on jute bags and jute goods coming from Bangladesh and Nepal.
- Orders for jute bags should shift from foreign suppliers to Indian jute mills, lifting their sales and factory use.
- The trade-remedy office (DGTR) is also considering extra countervailing duties, which could protect local mills further.
- The 29 ranked textile names are mostly cotton, synthetic and garment makers with no jute-bag business, so they get no direct lift.
- True jute makers Cheviot Company and Gloster Limited have no fundamentals row in this pack, so no signal is emitted for them.
Who may gain
- Indian jute mills such as Cheviot Company and Gloster Limited, makers of jute bags — more orders as imported bags get costlier (no signal: no Layer 7 row).
- Jute fibre farmers — steadier demand from busy domestic mills.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream, bulk buyers of jute bags such as cement, grain and food packers (for example Birla Corporation, a cement maker, and Kohinoor Foods, a food maker) face higher bag prices.
Upstream
Upstream, jute growers and raw-jute suppliers should see steadier pull from Indian mills running at higher capacity.
Where demand moves
Business
Business demand shifts from imported jute bags to bags made by Indian mills; garment, cotton and synthetic makers see no order change.
Capital
Investment interest may tilt toward domestic jute mills rather than the ranked generic textile stocks.
How it spreads across sectors
Fast Moving Consumer Goods
Food and grain packers that buy jute bags face slightly higher packaging costs.
Forest Materials
Home to jute-bag makers Cheviot Company and Gloster Limited, which should gain sales (no signal for lack of data row).
Textiles
Jute segment gains orders; cotton, synthetic and garment makers in the ranked pool see no direct change.
Commodity angle
Commodity
jute
Move series
Note
Jute carries a demand shock from the duty, but prices are stale with no usable move, so no margin bps were available and every signal carries null commodity impact.
Shock
demand
Unit
INR/quintal
A pattern seen before
Cascade chain
- Anti-dumping duty hike → Bangladesh/Nepal jute bags costlier in India
- Costlier imports → domestic jute-mill orders and capacity use rise
- Dearer bags → cement, grain and food packers face higher packaging cost
Pattern name
China Cascade
Patterns
- China Cascade
Sectors queried
- Chemicals
- Pharma
When it plays out
Immediate
1–7 days: jute-bag import orders pause as buyers check the new duty cost; domestic mill enquiries pick up.
Medium term
1–6 months: if countervailing duties follow, local mills hold gains; otherwise imports adjust and the lift fades.
Short term
1–4 weeks: domestic mills report higher bookings and capacity use; bag buyers pass some cost onward.
Dividends, splits & big trades
Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.
Dividends
| 13 Aug 2026 | unspecified | ₹11 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2025 | unspecified | ₹10 |
| 20 Aug 2024 | unspecified | ₹10 |
| 11 Aug 2023 | unspecified | ₹10 |
| 5 Aug 2022 | unspecified | ₹10 |
| 30 Jul 2021 | unspecified | ₹8 |
| 30 Jul 2020 | unspecified | ₹8 |
| 1 Jul 2019 | unspecified | ₹7 |
Splits, bonuses & buybacks
- daily-prices repair: 13 rows from NSE's archive (replace 5, delete 1, insert 7), 2016-10-30..2026-02-01 (docs/flat_day_repair.md)1× · 30 Oct 2016
Bulk & block deals
| Date | Who | Bought / sold | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2026 | JUNOMONETA FINSOL PRIVATE LIMITED | SELL | 1,23,699 | ₹617.19 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | JUNOMONETA FINSOL PRIVATE LIMITED | BUY | 1,22,662 | ₹616.37 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | NK SECURITIES RESEARCH PRIVATE LIMITED | SELL | 4,88,570 | ₹598.70 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | NK SECURITIES RESEARCH PRIVATE LIMITED | BUY | 4,88,570 | ₹598.26 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | JUNOMONETA FINSOL PRIVATE LIMITED | SELL | 3,41,421 | ₹595.26 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | JUNOMONETA FINSOL PRIVATE LIMITED | BUY | 3,38,531 | ₹594.92 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | IRAGE BROKING SERVICES LLP | BUY | 2,67,554 | ₹595.37 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | SILVERLEAF CAPITAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED | SELL | 2,63,746 | ₹599.54 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | SILVERLEAF CAPITAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED | BUY | 2,63,746 | ₹599.30 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | IRAGE BROKING SERVICES LLP | SELL | 2,43,119 | ₹596.16 |
Documents
Annual reports, results presentations and earnings calls, straight from the source.
- Earnings call · Q1FY2729 Jul 2026
- Annual report · 2025-2627 Jul 2026
- Results presentation30 Jun 2026
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