Data Patterns (India) Limited
NSE: DATAPATTNSAerospace & Defense
Share price
₹4,097.10
-3.22% close of 8 Oct 2026
Business score
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75
out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026
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Market cap
₹22,534 Cr
P/E ratio
84.4
P/B ratio
13.2
ROCE
21.9%
ROE
16.7%
Dividend yield
0.2%
Price & valuation chart
How the share price and its valuation have moved. Hover over the chart to see any day. Prices as of the last close.
Answers
Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.
How fast it has been growing
Sales grew 33.8% over the past year, and 29.2% a year over its longer record. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales held steady, near 37.9% over the last four years.
Whether it grew faster than its sector
It grew 29.2% a year against a sector median of 10.6% — 18.6 percentage points faster.
Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating
At 84.4× earnings it costs 3.5× the market, which pays 23.9× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 43.7×, across 5 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 72.3×, the 78th percentile of its own range.
Whether growth justifies the valuation
Priced at 3.2 times its growth rate, on earnings growth of 26%.
| Profit growth | Price per ₹1 profit | Per 1% growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Patterns (India) Limited — this one | 26%/yr | 84.4× | ₹3.2 |
| Hindustan Aeronautics | 16%/yr | 33.3× | ₹2.1 |
| Bharat Electronics | 27%/yr | 43.7× | ₹1.6 |
| Bharat Dynamics Limited | 6%/yr | 73.8× | ₹12.3 |
| Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited | 50%/yr | 28.9× | ₹0.58 |
| SIGMA ADVANCED SYSTEMS LIMITED | 228%/yr | 109.3× | — |
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 (Aerospace & Defense), it ranks 7 of 26 on returns, 4 of 24 on growth, 2 of 26 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?
A narrow advantage: it earns 21.9% on capital, ahead of 73% 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
No — Over the last five years it made ₹162 crore of cash from the business but spent ₹343 crore on plant and equipment, ₹181 crore more than it made; the gap was from shareholders — borrowings did not rise. But only about 26 of every 100 rupees of profit it reported over 12 years arrived as cash — the rest is tied up. Its cash comes back more slowly than it used to: it went from being waiting 281 days for its cash to waiting 357 days for its cash.
Profit reality check
Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.
7 of 9 checks clear · 78%
Latest result · Q4 FY26
What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.
FY26 revenue grew 31% to Rs 925 crore, with the March quarter alone carrying 37% of it
Announced 31 Aug 2026 · Standalone · Audited
Revenue
₹345 Cr
Revenue vs last year
-12.9%
Revenue vs last quarter
+99.3%
Net profit
₹138 Cr
Profit vs last year
+21.4%
Profit vs last quarter
+138.6%
Net margin
40.1%
EPS
₹24.71
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Key numbers & peers
The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.
Price
- Market cap
- ₹22,534 Cr
- Prev close
- ₹4,097.10
- 52w High
- ₹5,000
- 52w Low
- ₹2,131
- Enterprise value
- ₹22,944 Cr
- Beta
- 1.2
- Price CAGR 1y
- 52.0%
- Price CAGR 3y
- 27.0%
- Price CAGR 5y
- —
- Price CAGR 10y
- —
Ratios
- Return on assets
- 14.0%
- PEG ratio
- 3.3
- P/E ratio
- 84.4
- P/B ratio
- 13.2
- EV / EBITDA
- 61.3
- Industry P/E
- 83.4
- ROCE
- 21.9%
- ROCE 5y average
- 23.2%
- ROE
- 16.7%
- Debt / Equity
- 0.0
- Interest coverage
- 31.3
- Dividend yield
- 0.2%
- ROE 3y average
- 15.0%
- ROE last year
- 15.0%
Annual P&L
- Annual revenue
- ₹925 Cr
- Annual profit
- ₹271 Cr
- Operating margin
- 40.0%
- Net profit margin
- 29.3%
- EBITDA margin
- 40.4%
- Sales growth 3y
- 26.9%
- Sales growth 5y
- 32.8%
- Profit growth 3y
- 26.0%
- Profit growth 5y
- 35.0%
- EPS
- ₹48.5
- Sales growth TTM
- 34.0%
- Profit growth TTM
- 26.0%
- Dividend payout
- 21.0%
Quarter P&L
- Sales latest quarter
- ₹116 Cr
- Profit latest quarter
- ₹22 Cr
- YoY quarterly sales growth
- 16.8%
- YoY quarterly profit growth
- -15.4%
- OPM latest quarter
- 27.0%
Balance Sheet
- Book Value
- ₹316
- Face Value
- ₹2.0
- Total debt
- ₹5 Cr
- Total cash
- ₹94 Cr
- Borrowings
- ₹5 Cr
- Reserves / Equity
- 156.8
Cash Flow
- Operating cash flow
- ₹80 Cr
- Free cash flow
- ₹8 Cr
- FCF yield
- -0.0%
- Net cash flow
- ₹19 Cr
Shareholding
- Promoter holding
- 42.4%
- FII holding
- 12.5%
- DII holding
- 12.0%
- Public holding
- 33.1%
Peer comparison
| Company | Price ₹ | P/E | Mkt cap ₹ Cr | Div yield % | Profit qtr ₹ Cr | Profit var % | Sales qtr ₹ Cr | Sales var % | ROCE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hind.Aeronautics | 4,746.30 | 34.0 | 3,17,421 | 0.95 | 1,589.7 | 14.9 | 5,515.2 | 14.4 | 32.0 |
| Bharat Electron | 378.30 | 45.0 | 2,76,529 | 0.66 | 1,054.5 | 8.7 | 5,547.0 | 24.9 | 36.4 |
| Bharat Dynamics | 1,085.00 | 76.4 | 39,772 | 0.45 | 118.8 | 547.4 | 572.2 | 130.8 | 13.9 |
| Garden Reach Sh. | 2,102.00 | 30.1 | 24,079 | 0.93 | 172.8 | 43.8 | 1,814.6 | 38.5 | 42.8 |
| Data Pattern | 4,233.40 | 87.7 | 23,700 | 0.24 | 22.1 | -13.5 | 116.0 | 16.8 | 21.9 |
| Sigma Advanced System | 1,091.60 | 124.7 | 20,733 | 0.00 | 35.4 | -81.9 | 374.3 | 7083.9 | 11.7 |
| Aequs | 288.15 | 19,325 | 0.00 | -53.2 | -1457.9 | 395.6 | 54.8 | 1.7 | |
| Median | 1,068.60 | 78.5 | 6,116 | 0.06 | 12.0 | 14.9 | 111.8 | 34.5 | 14.5 |
Competes with: AXISCADES Technologies Limited, Aequs Limited, Apollo Micro Systems Limited, Astra Microwave Products Limited, Avantel Limited, Bharat Dynamics Limited, Bharat Electronics, Centum Electronics Limited, Cyient DLM Limited, DCX Systems Limited, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited, Hindustan Aeronautics, Ideaforge Technology Limited, Jaykay Enterprises Limited, Kavveri Defence & Wireless Technologies Limited, Krishna Defence And Allied Industries Limited, Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited, Mtar Technologies Limited, NIBE Limited, Paras Defence and Space Technologies Limited, Rossell Techsys Limited, SIGMA ADVANCED SYSTEMS LIMITED, Sika Interplant Systems Limited, Taneja Aerospace & Aviation Limited, Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing Limited, Zen Technologies 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 | 90 | 108 | 140 | 182 | 104 | 91 | 117 | 396 | 99 | 307 | 173 | 345 | 116 |
| Expenses | 62 | 68 | 79 | 89 | 67 | 57 | 63 | 247 | 67 | 239 | 93 | 152 | 85 |
| Material Cost | 182 | 57 | 123 | 37 | 88 | 31 | |||||||
| Change in Inventories | 21 | -37 | 66 | 1.68 | 3.65 | -6.21 | |||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Employee Cost | 30 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 43 | |||||||
| Other Expenses | 15 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 18 | |||||||
| Operating Profit | 28 | 41 | 60 | 93 | 37 | 34 | 54 | 149 | 32 | 68 | 81 | 193 | 31 |
| OPM % | 31 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 38 | 32 | 22 | 47 | 56 | 27 |
| Other Income | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.01 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Interest | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Depreciation | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Profit before tax | 35 | 46 | 66 | 95 | 43 | 40 | 59 | 153 | 34 | 66 | 75 | 188 | 29 |
| Tax % | 26 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 25 |
| Net Profit | 26 | 34 | 51 | 71 | 33 | 30 | 45 | 114 | 26 | 49 | 58 | 138 | 22 |
| EPS in Rs | 4.61 | 6.04 | 9.10 | 13 | 5.86 | 5.41 | 7.98 | 20 | 4.55 | 8.79 | 10 | 25 | 3.94 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 20 | 4.55 | 8.79 | 10 | 25 | 3.94 |
Profit & loss
Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 50 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 131 | 156 | 224 | 311 | 453 | 520 | 708 | 925 | 941 |
| Expenses | 39 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 106 | 113 | 132 | 170 | 282 | 298 | 433 | 551 | 568 |
| Material Cost | 351 | 306 | |||||||||||
| Change in Inventories | -75 | 34 | |||||||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Employee Cost | 114 | 154 | |||||||||||
| Other Expenses | 43 | 57 | |||||||||||
| Operating Profit | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 43 | 92 | 141 | 172 | 222 | 275 | 374 | 373 |
| OPM % | 22 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 45 | 38 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 40 |
| Other Income | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 46 | 25 | 22 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | -3.01 | |||||||||||
| Interest | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Depreciation | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 23 |
| Profit before tax | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 75 | 127 | 165 | 242 | 295 | 364 | 359 |
| Tax % | 36 | 1 | 35 | -23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
| Net Profit | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 94 | 124 | 182 | 222 | 271 | 268 |
| EPS in Rs | 15 | 4.71 | 4.18 | 7.35 | 45 | 124 | 327 | 18 | 22 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 48 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 40 | 48 | |||||||||||
| Dividend Payout % | 13 | 42 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Compounded growth
Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.
Compounded sales growth
- 10 years
- 36%
- 5 years
- 33%
- 3 years
- 27%
- TTM
- 34%
Compounded profit growth
- 10 years
- 77%
- 5 years
- 35%
- 3 years
- 26%
- TTM
- 26%
Stock price CAGR
- 10 years
- —
- 5 years
- —
- 3 years
- 27%
- 1 year
- 52%
Return on equity
- 10 years
- 15%
- 5 years
- 15%
- 3 years
- 15%
- Last year
- 15%
Balance sheet
What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Reserves | 102 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 131 | 152 | 206 | 564 | 1,156 | 1,313 | 1,497 | 1,725 |
| Borrowings | 38 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 60 | 61 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Other Liabilities | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 84 | 81 | 84 | 123 | 265 | 364 | 325 | 188 |
| Total Liabilities | 157 | 157 | 152 | 154 | 277 | 295 | 329 | 707 | 1,435 | 1,692 | 1,839 | 1,929 |
| Fixed Assets | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 47 | 112 | 150 | 247 | 260 |
| CWIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 48 | 49 | 74 |
| Investments | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 262 | 327 | 329 |
| Other Assets | 120 | 123 | 121 | 124 | 241 | 262 | 295 | 642 | 1,266 | 1,231 | 1,216 | 1,266 |
| Total Assets | 157 | 157 | 152 | 154 | 277 | 295 | 329 | 707 | 1,435 | 1,692 | 1,839 | 1,929 |
Cash flows
Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operating Activity | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 13 | 55 | 50 | -17 | 139 | -90 | 80 |
| Cash from Investing Activity | -1 | -0 | -0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -118 | -383 | -224 | 89 | -3 |
| Cash from Financing Activity | -2 | -6 | -8 | -8 | 2 | -14 | -45 | 236 | 438 | -43 | -50 | -58 |
| Net Cash Flow | -1 | 0 | -0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 7 | 168 | 38 | -127 | -50 | 19 |
| Free Cash Flow | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | -6 | 12 | 50 | 12 | -57 | 52 | -196 | 7.94 |
Ratios
How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor Days | 344 | 424 | 400 | 418 | 287 | 270 | 254 | 233 | 308 | 280 | 307 | 287 |
| Inventory Days | 906 | 1,377 | 1,350 | 1,044 | 646 | 517 | 382 | 508 | 412 | 590 | 421 | 294 |
| Days Payable | 164 | 197 | 145 | 148 | 118 | 112 | 62 | 162 | 92 | 111 | 111 | 82 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 1,086 | 1,604 | 1,606 | 1,315 | 815 | 675 | 574 | 579 | 628 | 759 | 618 | 499 |
| Working Capital Days | 568 | 677 | 583 | 506 | 262 | 227 | 295 | 281 | 409 | 278 | 359 | 357 |
| ROCE % | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Price trend
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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
exports as % of revenue
7.50
the company's own loans / revolving facilities in default at period end (standalone filing)
0.00cr
2026-06-30
order book, Rs crore
928inr_cr
2026-06-30
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)
67,46,900inr
2026-03-31
News
News and filings about Data Patterns (India) Limited. Open one to see why it matters.
21 Aug, 18:05 IST · Company event · medium impact
Data Patterns (India) Limited has won a new order or contract
Supply chain
Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.
Competes with
- AXISCADES Technologies Limited
- Aequs Limited
- Apollo Micro Systems Limited
- Astra Microwave Products Limited
- Avantel Limited
- Bharat Dynamics Limited
- Bharat Electronics
- Centum Electronics Limited
- Cyient DLM Limited
- DCX Systems Limited
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited
- Hindustan Aeronautics
- Ideaforge Technology Limited
- Jaykay Enterprises Limited
- Kavveri Defence & Wireless Technologies Limited
- Krishna Defence And Allied Industries Limited
- Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited
- Mtar Technologies Limited
- NIBE Limited
- Paras Defence and Space Technologies Limited
- Rossell Techsys Limited
- SIGMA ADVANCED SYSTEMS LIMITED
- Sika Interplant Systems Limited
- Taneja Aerospace & Aviation Limited
- Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing Limited
- Zen Technologies Limited
Uses as raw material
- PCBs and RF/microwave components
- electronic components / semiconductors / integrated circuits
Sells to
- Bharat Electronics · radar and electronic warfare subsystems
- BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited · BrahMos active radar homing seeker, fire control systems, AMC contracts
- Defence Research and Development Organisation · complete radar solutions, electronic warfare, deep-space radar (turnkey), long-term develo…
- Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) · electronic warfare orders
- Hindustan Aeronautics · avionics, electronic warfare and cockpit systems for LCA, Su-30, AMCA programs
- Indian Air Force / Indian Navy / Indian Army · radars, avionics, EW suites (end users)
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) · deep-space tracking radar / radome (ISRO/DRDO)
- Ministry of Defence · strategic defence electronics systems
About
What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.
- Sector
- Capital Goods
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Classification
- Capital Goods › Aerospace & Defense
- ISIN
- INE0IX101010
Plants
- Data Patterns design & manufacturing facility, SIPCOT IT Park
News impact
Big market events that reach Data Patterns (India) Limited, and how the effect spreads.
30 Sept, 16:07 IST · Market event · high impact
Kotak MF, Abakkus lead ₹830-cr buying in Axiscades stake sale; stock jumps over 7%
Big funds bought Rs 830 crore of Axiscades shares at Rs 1,824, lifting the stock over 7% and helping Axiscades holders, with no real gain or pain for rival defence firms.
Who it hits first
- Axiscades Technologies Limited, a Capital Goods engineering company that supplies parts to Bharat Electronics and Hindustan Aeronautics, saw large funds buy about Rs 830 crore of its shares at Rs 1,824 each.
- Its stock jumped over 7% as the market read buying by Kotak Mutual Fund and Abakkus as a strong vote of confidence.
- The trade moves existing shares between sellers and new fund owners, so the company gets no new cash or orders, only a higher price and stronger holders.
Who may gain
- Existing Axiscades shareholders, whose holdings rose over 7% on the fund buying.
- The sellers in the stake sale, who could sell a large Rs 830 crore block at Rs 1,824 without crashing the price.
- Kotak Mutual Fund and Abakkus, who built a large position in one go at a fixed price.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
No downstream impact — customers Bharat Electronics and Hindustan Aeronautics keep buying as before, since the share sale does not change what Axiscades makes or delivers.
Upstream
No upstream impact — suppliers of parts and materials see no new orders because this was a trade in existing Axiscades shares, not new production.
Where demand moves
Business
No new business demand — no fresh orders or contracts for Axiscades or its rivals; factories and order books are unchanged, only share ownership changed.
Capital
Strong capital demand for Axiscades shares — about Rs 830 crore of fund money flowed into the stock at Rs 1,824, lifting the price over 7% and tightening shares available for sale.
How it spreads across sectors
Capital Goods
Light positive mood for small defence engineering peers like Data Patterns and Apollo, but no new orders, so any lift fades fast.
Information Technology
No real readthrough — Axiscades is a Capital Goods supplier despite the tag, so software and IT services firms see no change.
When it plays out
Immediate
Axiscades stays firm near Rs 1,824 with heavy trading as the market digests the Rs 830 crore block and the over 7% jump; peers stay flat.
Medium term
Price follows earnings and order wins, not the block deal; the stake sale matters only as proof that big funds back the story.
Short term
Axiscades drifts on overall market mood and results, with the fund holding acting as a floor; no follow-on orders expected for rivals.
30 Sept, 15:33 IST · Market event · high impact
Re-rating on cards for HAL shares as Tejas Mk1A aircraft deliveries near: Jefferies
HAL will deliver 10 Tejas fighter jets this year instead of 5, prompting Jefferies to keep its Buy call, which helps HAL and its parts suppliers while leaving rivals and telecom lookalikes untouched.
Who it hits first
- Hindustan Aeronautics, the state-run company that builds the Tejas fighter jet, is nearing Tejas Mk1A deliveries that make up 43% of its order book.
- Its chief now expects to deliver 10 jets this year, double the 5 that Jefferies had earlier pencilled in.
- Brokerage Jefferies kept its Buy rating with a Rs 6,800 target, calling rising delivery visibility a trigger for the shares to be re-rated.
Who may gain
- Hindustan Aeronautics (fighter-jet maker) — turns 43% of its order book into sales as 10 Tejas jets deliver this year
- HAL's jet parts suppliers (electronics, radar, special-metal, and precision-parts makers) — faster component orders as output doubles
- Defence investors broadly — a marquee deliveryhitting its guide lifts mood across the sector (sentiment only)
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream (buyers of the jet): the Indian Air Force gets its fighters sooner, which strengthens squadrons, but no listed company sits on this side so no stock moves.
Upstream
Upstream (parts for the jet): electronics, radar, special-alloy, and precision-parts suppliers to HAL should see faster orders as jet output doubles from 5 to 10; telecom-gear firms with similar names are not part of this chain.
Where demand moves
Business
Business demand flows to HAL first, since each delivered Tejas jet converts order book into sales, and then to its jet parts suppliers as output doubles from 5 toward 10 aircraft. Rival jet makers win nothing, and telecom firms that share the Tejas name sit outside this demand chain entirely.
Capital
Investor money should rotate into HAL on Jefferies' repeated Buy call and Rs 6,800 target, with lighter sympathy flows into its listed suppliers. Broader defence peers may catch a mild sentiment bid, while mistaken-identity buying in telecom lookalikes should fade fast.
How it spreads across sectors
Capital Goods
HAL hitting its jet guide lifts the defence corner of the sector and pulls supplier orders forward, supporting sentiment for peers.
Telecommunication
No ripple at all — Tejas Networks only shares the jet's name and sells telecom gear, so HAL's news does not travel there.
When it plays out
Immediate
1–7 days: HAL shares firm on the doubled delivery guide and Jefferies' Buy repeat; suppliers tick up while telecom lookalikes stay flat.
Medium term
1–6 months: each confirmed jet handover converts more of the 43% order-book share into reported sales, deciding whether the re-rating sticks.
Short term
1–4 weeks: investors watch for delivery milestones and engine-supply updates that confirm the 10-jet guide is on track.
24 Sept, 11:38 IST · Market event · high impact
Avantel shares rise 9% after Rs 177 crore satellite communication order from Zetwerk
Avantel won a Rs 177.35 crore Zetwerk order for satellite gear through March 2027, helping Avantel's sales while rival makers see no gain.
Who it hits first
- Avantel, which makes telecom and defence electronics, won a Rs 177.35 crore purchase order from Zetwerk Manufacturing Businesses for satellite communication equipment.
- The work runs to March 2027 and lifts sales visibility after strong Q1 FY27, sending shares up 8-9%.
- Rival equipment makers won none of this order, so they see no sales gain.
Who may gain
- Avantel gains about Rs 177.35 crore of confirmed domestic manufacturing work through March 2027.
- Zetwerk secures home-made satellite communication gear for its own delivery needs.
- Short-term Avantel shareholders benefit from the 8-9% price jump on the news.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream, Zetwerk receives the satcom equipment, while Avantel's listed customers Bharat Electronics and Larsen & Toubro see no change from this separate deal.
Upstream
No named parts suppliers for Avantel appear in the pack, so no upstream vendor books work from this order yet.
Where demand moves
Business
New equipment demand flows to Avantel's factory as it builds satcom gear for Zetwerk; rivals book nothing from this tender.
Capital
Buyers chased Avantel shares up 8-9% on the order, while peer defence names see only light sympathy buying without fresh inflows.
How it spreads across sectors
Defence
Mild positive mood as a Rs 177 crore satcom order confirms defence electronics demand, but no sales spread to peers.
Telecom
Little effect — the gear is satellite communication equipment for one buyer, not a telecom network rollout.
When it plays out
Immediate
1–7 days: Avantel stays bid after the 8-9% jump as the Rs 177.35 crore order sinks in; peers drift flat.
Medium term
1–6 months: revenue builds as Avantel executes; re-rating needs more wins beyond this one order.
Short term
1–4 weeks: focus shifts to execution timeline to March 2027 and margins; no follow-on orders yet.
13 Sept, 04:28 IST · Market event · high impact
Adani Defence in Rs 1,800 cr Verba missile deal; HAL, BDL deepen Russia co-production
Adani's defence arm won missile orders and teamed with Russia to build air-defence weapons in India, alongside HAL and Bharat Dynamics — good for defence makers and their suppliers.
Who it hits first
- Adani Defence (ADANIENT): Rs 1,800 cr Verba nomination plus six Igla-S contracts — concrete order wins
- BDL: long-range air-to-air missile contract with Russian tech transfer
- HAL: Su-30MKI upgrade lead with Russian consultancy; Prachand fuselage line
Who may gain
- HAL, BDL direct; BEL mixed (budgets up, new rival in); subsystem suppliers (Data Patterns, Astra, Paras, Zen, MTAR, Cyient DLM, BEML, Premier Explosives)
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Armed forces get indigenous air-defence cover faster via emergency and single-vendor routes.
Upstream
Russian tech-transfer inputs plus domestic subsystems (RF, optics, explosives, simulators) ramp.
Where demand moves
Business
Missile and upgrade orders flow from forces to primes (HAL/BDL/Adani) then to subsystem and explosives suppliers.
Capital
Defence multiples extend on order visibility; PSU incumbents vs private disruptor positioning debated.
How it spreads across sectors
Capital Goods
defence primes and suppliers bid up 1-4% on order visibility
Metals & Mining
Adani Enterprises mildly positive — defence small vs group scale
When it plays out
Immediate
Defence names pop 1-4% on order headlines
Medium term
Execution and indigenisation pace decide multi-year compounding
Short term
Verba contract signing and Pantsir MoU watch
19 Aug, 04:24 IST · Market event · medium impact
Defence Ministry notifies its sixth Positive Indigenisation List - 405 items but only about Rs 3,070 crore of business potential - and defence stocks jump up to 10%
The government has banned imports of 405 more defence parts so they must be made in India. Defence share prices jumped up to 10%, but the work involved is worth only about Rs 3,070 crore spread across the whole industry, which is small next to the reaction.
Who it hits first
- 405 defence items can no longer be imported, so defence public sector undertakings and the Coast Guard must buy them from Indian suppliers.
- The addressable pool is about Rs 3,070 crore spread across the whole industry - small next to a single defence PSU's annual revenue, and the key reason this is graded MEDIUM despite share prices moving up to 10%.
- 389 of the 405 items are obligations on the defence PSUs (Bharat Electronics, Hindustan Aeronautics, Bharat Dynamics), which are buyers here, not sellers.
- The actual sellers are private sub-system makers, MSMEs and start-ups - Paras Defence, Zen Technologies, Data Patterns and Astra Microwave among the listed names.
Who may gain
- Private defence sub-system suppliers who can qualify for line-replaceable units, spares and components: Paras Defence (optics and electronics), Astra Microwave (radar and radio-frequency), Data Patterns (defence electronics and test systems), Zen Technologies (simulators and counter-drone).
- Domestic specialty metal and forging suppliers, since raw materials are explicitly named in the list scope.
- Over a longer horizon, the defence PSUs themselves, through a more resilient supply chain and less exposure to foreign spares delays and sanctions.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream, the Indian Armed Forces and the Coast Guard are the end customers. Their gain is availability rather than price - domestic sourcing shortens the spares lead time for the ALH, LUH, Su-30MKI, LCA and AL-31FP fleets and removes the sanctions and foreign-exchange risk on those spares. In the near term, though, platform readiness could dip slightly while new domestic vendors are qualified against the incumbent import.
Upstream
Upstream of the defence PSUs, foreign original-equipment manufacturers and their Indian import agents lose the spares and sub-assembly business for these 405 items. That demand transfers to Indian component makers, and further upstream to domestic specialty steel, titanium and forging suppliers, since raw materials are inside the list's scope.
Where demand moves
Business
Demand for these 405 items does not grow - it moves. Orders that previously went to overseas original-equipment manufacturers and their spares channels are redirected to Indian suppliers, so the foreign supplier loses and the qualified Indian supplier gains. The bottleneck is qualification: a defence PSU cannot switch a line-replaceable unit to a new vendor without testing and certification, which typically takes several quarters. That is why this reads as a medium-term order pipeline rather than an immediate revenue event, and why the total Rs 3,070 crore will land unevenly across two to three financial years.
Capital
On the announcement, money rotated into small and mid-cap private defence suppliers, which is where the up-to-10% moves happened. The history says this rotation reverses: after the July 2024 list, five of seven names in this group were down between 4% and 17% a month later. Institutional money tends to stay with the large defence PSUs on quality grounds while retail flow chases the headline into the smaller suppliers, which is the flow pattern that produces the one-month give-back.
How it spreads across sectors
Capital Goods
A modest, multi-year order pipeline for private defence sub-system suppliers; a sourcing obligation, not new revenue, for the defence PSUs.
Defence
Import substitution deepens from whole platforms into spares and raw materials, which is where the recurring aftermarket revenue actually sits.
Metals & Mining
Specialty steel, titanium and forging suppliers gain, since raw materials are explicitly inside the list's scope.
A pattern seen before
Cascade chain
- 6th Positive Indigenisation List bans import of 405 defence items
- Defence PSUs and Coast Guard must source domestically
- Order pool of ~Rs 3,070 crore redirects from foreign OEMs to Indian sub-system suppliers
- Vendor qualification over several quarters gates revenue recognition into FY28
- Specialty steel, titanium and forging demand rises as raw materials are in scope
Pattern name
Govt Capex Cascade
Sectors queried
- Capital Goods
- Defence
- Metals & Mining
When it plays out
Immediate
The announcement-day pop of up to 10% in the smaller private defence names. On the history, this is the part most likely to unwind.
Medium term
Vendor qualification and certification runs over several quarters, so revenue recognition is a fiscal 2028 story spread across many suppliers. The structural gain is a shorter spares lead time and lower sanctions exposure for the fleets named in the list.
Short term
Watch for the actual tenders and 'Make' procedure notifications from the defence PSUs, which is when the Rs 3,070 crore starts converting into nameable orders. Until a tender is issued, no company can book anything from this.
Dividends, splits & big trades
Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.
Dividends
| 24 Jul 2026 | unspecified | ₹10 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2025 | unspecified | ₹7.9 |
| 23 Jul 2024 | unspecified | ₹6.5 |
| 2 Aug 2023 | unspecified | ₹4.5 |
| 29 Aug 2022 | unspecified | ₹3.5 |
Splits, bonuses & buybacks
- daily-prices repair: 8 rows from NSE's archive (replace 2, delete 1, insert 5), 2023-11-12..2026-02-01 (docs/flat_day_repair.md)1× · 12 Nov 2023
Documents
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- Results presentation30 Jun 2026
- Earnings call · Q4FY2615 May 2026
- Earnings call · Q3FY266 Feb 2026
- Earnings call · Q2FY2613 Nov 2025
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