NELCO Limited
NSE: NELCOComputers Hardware & Equipments
Share price
₹865.00
-5.55% close of 8 Oct 2026
Business score
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37
out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026
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Market cap
₹1,989 Cr
P/E ratio
333.2
P/B ratio
15.3
ROCE
7.2%
ROE
0.8%
Dividend yield
0.1%
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 2.0% over the past year, and 4.1% a year over its longer record. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales slipped from 18.5% to 9.3% over the last four years.
Whether it grew faster than its sector
It grew 4.1% a year against a sector median of 14.5% — 10.4 percentage points slower.
Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating
At 333.2× earnings it costs 13.9× the market, which pays 23.9× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 25.2×, across 5 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 98.2×, the 93rd percentile of its own range.
Whether growth justifies the valuation
Its earnings are falling, so growth cannot justify the price.
| Profit growth | Price per ₹1 profit | Per 1% growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NELCO Limited — this one | -69%/yr | 333.2× | — |
| GNG Electronics Limited | 59%/yr | 55.7× | ₹0.94 |
| Rashi Peripherals Limited | 31%/yr | 18.5× | ₹0.60 |
| Moschip Technologies Limited | 87%/yr | 117.4× | ₹1.3 |
| D-Link (India) Limited | 2%/yr | 13.3× | ₹6.6 |
| Control Print Limited | -8%/yr | 25.2× | — |
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 (Computers Hardware & Equipments), it ranks 8 of 10 on returns, 8 of 10 on growth, 4 of 10 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 7.2% on capital, ahead of 20% 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 last five years it made ₹189 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹97 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹72 crore to lenders and shareholders. And the profit is real: of every 100 rupees it reported over 12 years, about 282 arrived as cash — well above the profit; depreciation and interest are the reason, not a windfall. Its cash comes back faster than it used to: it went from being paid 36 days before it paid its own suppliers to paid 54 days before it paid its own suppliers.
Profit reality check
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8 of 9 checks clear · 89%
Latest result
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Results are expected soon.
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Key numbers & peers
The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.
Price
- Market cap
- ₹1,989 Cr
- Prev close
- ₹865.00
- 52w High
- ₹1,120
- 52w Low
- ₹500
- Enterprise value
- ₹2,042 Cr
- Beta
- 1.6
- Price CAGR 1y
- 6.0%
- Price CAGR 3y
- 7.0%
- Price CAGR 5y
- 1.0%
- Price CAGR 10y
- 26.0%
Ratios
- Return on assets
- 0.9%
- PEG ratio
- -4.8
- P/E ratio
- 333.2
- P/B ratio
- 15.3
- EV / EBITDA
- 70.2
- Industry P/E
- 25.6
- ROCE
- 7.2%
- ROCE 5y average
- 16.8%
- ROE
- 0.8%
- Debt / Equity
- 0.6
- Interest coverage
- 2.0
- Dividend yield
- 0.1%
- ROE 3y average
- 9.0%
- ROE last year
- 0.0%
Annual P&L
- Annual revenue
- ₹307 Cr
- Annual profit
- ₹3 Cr
- Operating margin
- 9.0%
- Net profit margin
- 1.0%
- EBITDA margin
- 9.4%
- Sales growth 3y
- -0.6%
- Sales growth 5y
- 6.3%
- Profit growth 3y
- -69.0%
- Profit growth 5y
- -45.0%
- EPS
- ₹1.5
- Sales growth TTM
- 2.0%
- Profit growth TTM
- -12.0%
- Dividend payout
- 69.0%
Quarter P&L
- Sales latest quarter
- ₹80 Cr
- Profit latest quarter
- ₹2 Cr
- YoY quarterly sales growth
- 7.0%
- YoY quarterly profit growth
- 30.0%
- OPM latest quarter
- 10.4%
Balance Sheet
- Book Value
- ₹56.1
- Face Value
- ₹10.0
- Total debt
- ₹73 Cr
- Total cash
- ₹20 Cr
- Borrowings
- ₹73 Cr
- Reserves / Equity
- 4.6
Cash Flow
- Operating cash flow
- ₹15 Cr
- Free cash flow
- -₹6 Cr
- FCF yield
- -0.5%
- Net cash flow
- ₹6 Cr
Shareholding
- Promoter holding
- 50.1%
- FII holding
- 5.6%
- DII holding
- 0.1%
- Public holding
- 44.0%
Peer comparison
| Company | Price ₹ | P/E | Mkt cap ₹ Cr | Div yield % | Profit qtr ₹ Cr | Profit var % | Sales qtr ₹ Cr | Sales var % | ROCE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNG Electronics | 694.75 | 55.6 | 7,921 | 0.00 | 28.9 | 56.2 | 412.5 | 32.1 | 20.2 |
| Rashi Peripheral | 904.60 | 18.9 | 6,007 | 0.21 | 104.6 | 67.6 | 5,101.9 | 61.9 | 17.0 |
| Moschip Tech. | 190.95 | 117.0 | 3,727 | 0.00 | 2.5 | -77.6 | 116.2 | -14.3 | 11.0 |
| NELCO | 882.00 | 337.1 | 2,013 | 0.11 | 2.3 | 15.6 | 80.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| D-Link India | 410.25 | 13.6 | 1,457 | 6.35 | 27.6 | 13.3 | 457.0 | 30.5 | 25.9 |
| Bharat Global | 97.85 | 991 | 0.00 | -1.1 | -178.3 | 0.0 | -100.0 | -0.0 | |
| Control Print | 607.50 | 25.0 | 972 | 1.65 | 3.9 | -39.5 | 115.6 | 3.8 | 16.4 |
| Median | 265.95 | 25.0 | 720 | 0.00 | 3.9 | 13.3 | 93.0 | 12.4 | 14.1 |
Competes with: Control Print Limited, D-Link (India) Limited, Dc Infotech And Communication Limited, GNG Electronics Limited, HCL Infosystems Limited, Moschip Technologies Limited, Rashi Peripherals Limited, Smartlink Holdings Limited, TVS Electronics 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 | 79 | 77 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 83 | 81 | 68 | 75 | 74 | 78 | 79 | 80 |
| Expenses | 64 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 72 |
| Material Cost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Change in Inventories | -8.57 | 3.68 | -3.19 | -3.99 | -2.06 | 3.95 | |||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 11 | 6.42 | 13 | 15 | 8.24 | 2.93 | |||||||
| Employee Cost | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |||||||
| Other Expenses | 47 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 54 | 52 | |||||||
| Operating Profit | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 6.44 | 7.74 | 7.47 | 7.82 | 5.47 | 8.32 |
| OPM % | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 9.54 | 10 | 10 | 9.99 | 6.91 | 10 |
| Other Income | 0.38 | 0.44 | 1.13 | 0.88 | 0.16 | 1.19 | 1.57 | 2.64 | 0.76 | 1.31 | -3.09 | 1.93 | 1.20 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.81 | 0 | 1.06 | |||||||
| Interest | 1.54 | 1.68 | 1.91 | 1.44 | 1.08 | 1.41 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.18 | 1.52 | 1.44 | 0.73 | 1.27 |
| Depreciation | 5.22 | 5.12 | 5.85 | 5.95 | 5.29 | 5.18 | 5.26 | 6.43 | 4.92 | 5.09 | 5.02 | 4.92 | 5.12 |
| Profit before tax | 8.06 | 7.55 | 9.69 | 8.21 | 6.11 | 5.44 | 6.98 | 1.13 | 2.40 | 2.17 | -1.73 | 1.75 | 3.13 |
| Tax % | 29 | 25 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 461 | 25 | 25 | -31 | 38 | 25 |
| Net Profit | 5.73 | 5.69 | 6.15 | 6.10 | 4.56 | 4.10 | 4.95 | -4.08 | 1.80 | 1.62 | -1.19 | 1.09 | 2.34 |
| EPS in Rs | 2.51 | 2.49 | 2.70 | 2.67 | 2 | 1.80 | 2.17 | -1.79 | 0.79 | 0.71 | -0.52 | 0.48 | 1.03 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | -1.79 | 0.79 | 0.71 | -0.52 | 0.48 | 1.02 |
Profit & loss
Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.
| Line item | Sep 2014 | Mar 2016 18m | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 123 | 200 | 144 | 150 | 191 | 220 | 226 | 260 | 313 | 320 | 305 | 307 | 312 |
| Expenses | 124 | 178 | 125 | 124 | 155 | 170 | 181 | 209 | 252 | 260 | 262 | 278 | 283 |
| Material Cost | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Change in Inventories | -4.82 | -5.56 | |||||||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 32 | 42 | |||||||||||
| Employee Cost | 46 | 51 | |||||||||||
| Other Expenses | 190 | 191 | |||||||||||
| Operating Profit | -1 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 36 | 50 | 45 | 51 | 62 | 60 | 43 | 29 | 29 |
| OPM % | -0.90 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 9 |
| Other Income | 19 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | -3.81 | |||||||||||
| Interest | 7 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4.87 | 5 |
| Depreciation | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
| Profit before tax | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 20 | 4.59 | 5 |
| Tax % | 24 | 0 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 29 | 22 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 52 | 28 | |
| Net Profit | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 9.53 | 3.32 | 4 |
| EPS in Rs | 0.85 | 0.97 | 2.75 | 5.31 | 9.77 | 6.30 | 5.42 | 7.05 | 8.70 | 10 | 4.18 | 1.45 | 1.70 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 4.18 | 1.45 | |||||||||||
| Dividend Payout % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 69 |
Compounded growth
Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.
Compounded sales growth
- 10 years
- 4%
- 5 years
- 6%
- 3 years
- -1%
- TTM
- 2%
Compounded profit growth
- 10 years
- -5%
- 5 years
- -45%
- 3 years
- -69%
- TTM
- -12%
Stock price CAGR
- 10 years
- 26%
- 5 years
- 1%
- 3 years
- 7%
- 1 year
- 6%
Return on equity
- 10 years
- 18%
- 5 years
- 13%
- 3 years
- 9%
- Last year
- 0%
Balance sheet
What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Sep 2014 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Reserves | -6 | -7 | -1 | 11 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 66 | 82 | 101 | 105 | 106 |
| Borrowings | 66 | 85 | 57 | 50 | 82 | 121 | 90 | 81 | 63 | 57 | 53 | 73 |
| Other Liabilities | 63 | 55 | 52 | 78 | 99 | 93 | 72 | 93 | 95 | 102 | 107 | 146 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | 146 | 156 | 131 | 162 | 237 | 280 | 238 | 263 | 262 | 282 | 287 | 347 |
| Fixed Assets | 35 | 28 | 36 | 51 | 87 | 117 | 108 | 110 | 95 | 87 | 78 | 77 |
| CWIP | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 41 |
| Investments | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Other Assets | 99 | 113 | 87 | 101 | 134 | 160 | 126 | 150 | 165 | 181 | 197 | 225 |
| Total Assets | 146 | 156 | 131 | 162 | 237 | 280 | 238 | 263 | 262 | 282 | 287 | 347 |
Cash flows
Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Sep 2014 | 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 | 33 | 3 | 38 | 32 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 51 | 58 | 45 | 20 | 15 |
| Cash from Investing Activity | -7 | -8 | -3 | -14 | -45 | -40 | -8 | -18 | -25 | -19 | -17 | -21 |
| Cash from Financing Activity | -24 | 5 | -40 | -12 | 25 | 4 | -47 | -19 | -33 | -20 | -11 | 11 |
| Net Cash Flow | 1 | 0 | -5 | 6 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 6 |
| Free Cash Flow | 25 | -7 | 22 | 15 | -25 | -15 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 3 | -5.94 |
Ratios
How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.
| Line item | Sep 2014 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor Days | 114 | 79 | 85 | 134 | 115 | 117 | 102 | 109 | 96 | 97 | 128 | 123 |
| Inventory Days | 145 | 69 | 130 | 176 | 85 | 123 | 148 | 129 | 153 | 268 | 415 | 360 |
| Days Payable | 341 | 268 | 340 | 644 | 391 | 443 | 455 | 437 | 324 | 364 | 632 | 411 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | -81 | -120 | -125 | -334 | -191 | -203 | -205 | -198 | -75 | 0 | -90 | 72 |
| Working Capital Days | -131 | -94 | -116 | -109 | -89 | -119 | 22 | -36 | 9 | -12 | 0 | -54 |
| ROCE % | 5 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 7 |
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
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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
53.00inr_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)
1,49,02,913inr
2026-03-31
News
News and filings about NELCO Limited. Open one to see why it matters.
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Supply chain
Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.
Competes with
Sells to
- Damodar Valley Corporation · VSAT / surveillance for power stations
- Indian Oil Corporation · VSAT connectivity for oil & gas / retail outlets
- Indian Railways · Security & surveillance / connectivity projects
- Ministry of Defence · Satcom + Integrated Security & Surveillance Solutions
- Oil & Natural Gas Corporation · VSAT connectivity for offshore oil & gas exploration
- Tata Motors Limited · VSAT enterprise connectivity services
- Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited · VSAT enterprise connectivity services
- Union Bank of India · VSAT connectivity for bank branches / ATMs
- Voltas Limited · VSAT / ISSS satellite communication services
Buys from
- IRIS RegTech Solutions Limited · XBRL/iXBRL and compliance reporting software solutions (carried forward from the prior dis…
About
What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Computers Hardware & Equipments
- Classification
- Information Technology › Computers Hardware & Equipments
- ISIN
- INE045B01015
News impact
Big market events that reach NELCO Limited, and how the effect spreads.
29 Sept, 21:41 IST · Market event · medium impact
H-1B registrations plunge as Indian IT firms shift US staffing strategy
Higher US visa costs are pushing Indian IT firms toward local US hiring and offshore work, squeezing near-term margins for big exporters like TCS and Infosys while leaving domestic tech mostly unaffected.
Who it hits first
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS, India's largest IT services exporter) and Infosys (IT services) face higher cost to place staff in the US as H-1B registrations plunge on higher visa costs.
- The shift toward hiring locally in the US and doing more work offshore in India trims near-term profit margins for visa-heavy exporters before any savings arrive.
- Mid-tier exporters like Tech Mahindra (telecom-focused IT services), Persistent Systems (software product engineering) and Coforge (IT services) face the same margin squeeze on US onsite work.
Who may gain
- No clear winner inside Indian IT — this is a cost shock that squeezes exporters rather than creating new demand.
- India-based cloud and data-center providers like E2E Networks (India cloud provider) could see a mild lift if more work shifts offshore, but the pack shows no direct order link.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream bank customers the graph lists — State Bank of India and Indian Bank for TCS, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank for Infosys — see no direct disruption, only possible slower pass-through of vendor cost pressure in future contracts.
Upstream
Upstream staffing, travel and office-support vendors that the graph lists as suppliers to TCS and to Infosys see slower onsite ramp as fewer staff move on visas.
Where demand moves
Business
US clients still need the software work but resist paying more, so Indian vendors absorb higher local-hire costs while bidding more offshore delivery from India.
Capital
Investors turn cautious on visa-heavy large caps like Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys near-term, with no fresh capital inflow into the sector from this news.
How it spreads across sectors
Financial Services
Muted second-order effect — banks that buy IT services may face slightly higher contract costs later, with no immediate disruption.
Information Technology
Near-term margin pressure across exporters as US staffing costs rise; offshore-heavy work cushions revenue but not margins.
When it plays out
Immediate
1-7 days: IT exporter shares stay soft on margin worries; no contract cancellations expected.
Medium term
1-6 months: higher US payroll and offshore ramp costs show in results; firms with stronger pricing power recover first.
Short term
1-4 weeks: firms outline local-hiring and offshore plans; analysts trim near-term margin forecasts.
28 Sept, 15:22 IST · Market event · high impact
A Storied Indian Business Empire Is Being Torn Apart by Infighting - wsj.com
Tata Group's owners are fighting over control of the parent company, rattling investors; Tata shares from cars to hotels to software may slip, with no clear winners.
Who it hits first
- Tata group companies such as Tata Consultancy Services (software services), Tata Steel (steel maker) and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (car maker) face investor worry as the fight over their parent company makes headlines.
- The Indian Hotels Company (Taj hotels operator) and Trent (retailer behind Westside and Zudio stores) could see short-term selling even though hotel bookings and store sales are unaffected.
- Tata Capital (lender) and Tata Investment Corporation (holding company owning Tata shares) may wobble as investors reprice group risk, with Tata Investment hit directly through the value of its holdings.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
No direct downstream disruption — dealers keep selling Tata cars, builders keep buying Tata Steel, and clients keep their software contracts, since customers rarely switch suppliers over a parent-company board fight.
Upstream
No direct upstream disruption — suppliers of steel, car parts and software services keep delivering to Tata factories and offices, with orders and payments continuing on normal terms.
Where demand moves
Business
No real business demand change — car buyers, steel customers, software clients and hotel guests keep buying while factories, mills and offices run as normal during the boardroom fight.
Capital
Capital demand weakens near term: foreign and local investors may trim Tata holdings such as Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Steel and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles until the chairman vote settles, widening holding-company discounts.
How it spreads across sectors
Automobile and Auto Components
Car makers and parts suppliers run normally; Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles shares may trail rivals such as Maruti Suzuki and Mahindra until the vote.
Diversified
Holding companies and conglomerates face wider discounts as investors charge more for group-level governance risk.
IT Services
Software exporters see sentiment spillover through Tata Consultancy Services, but client contracts and billing stay intact.
Steel
Steel makers see no price or volume change; Tata Steel shares may lag peers like JSW Steel on pure sentiment.
When it plays out
Immediate
Headline-driven selling in Tata shares around the chairman vote and news flow, with the sharpest swings in Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (car maker) and Nelco (satellite communication services), whose shares move most with the market.
Medium term
Shares rejoin business results — car sales, steel prices and software deals decide; a drawn-out battle would leave a lasting discount on Tata holding companies.
Short term
Selling fades if the chairman vote settles the control question; any court case or charity-regulator move could restart the slide.
25 Sept, 21:56 IST · Market event · medium impact
RBI cuts time period for export realisation from October 1
RBI shortened the deadline for exporters to bring home foreign payments from October 1, squeezing working capital for textile and IT exporters while banks and domestic fintechs stay largely unaffected.
Who it hits first
- From October 1, the RBI (India's central bank) gives exporters less time to bring home the money foreign buyers owe them — counted from shipment day for goods and invoice day for services.
- That squeezes working capital (the day-to-day cash a business runs on) for exporters such as textile makers Welspun Living, Indo Count and Jindal Worldwide, which earn 41%, 30% and 90% of revenue abroad.
- Banks and home-market finance and software firms feel almost nothing directly, since they have no export cheques waiting.
Who may gain
- No clear winner exists: this is a compliance squeeze, not new demand, so no supplier or customer gains work.
- Large textile exporters with strong books, such as Iris Clothings with ROE 14.29, can absorb the squeeze better than stretched rivals.
- Trade-finance banks could see more packing-credit and hedging demand, but the pack gives no export-credit share to confirm it.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Downstream, foreign buyers face no change in price or goods, though Indian exporters may press them for quicker payment, which could strain smaller buyer relationships.
Upstream
No upstream order change: yarn, fabric and dye suppliers ship the same volumes since foreign orders do not shrink, only the payment deadline moves.
Where demand moves
Business
No new business demand is created: foreign buyers order the same goods, only the payment clock runs faster, so exporters chase collections instead of new sales.
Capital
Capital demand tilts to short-term borrowing: exporters with thin cash cushions draw more working-capital loans to bridge the shorter wait, mildly lifting loan demand at trade-finance banks.
How it spreads across sectors
Financial Services
Neutral to mild positive: more working-capital and hedging demand, but no direct hit.
Information Technology
Mild negative: services exporters now count the deadline from invoice day, tightening billing discipline.
Textiles
Negative but mild: shorter collection time raises working-capital needs for export-heavy mills.
A pattern seen before
Cascade chain
- Shorter realisation window → exporters collect foreign dues faster
- Faster collections → tighter working capital for export-heavy mills
- Working-capital gap → more packing-credit and hedging demand at banks
Pattern name
RBI Rate Cascade
Patterns
- RBI Rate Cascade
Sectors queried
- Auto
- Banking
- Consumer Durables
- Infrastructure
- NBFC
- Real Estate
When it plays out
Immediate
Exporters adjust billing and collection routines as the October 1 clock starts.
Medium term
Cash cycles settle at the new deadline; well-funded exporters absorb it within 1–6 months.
Short term
Working-capital loans tick up over 1–4 weeks for export-heavy textile mills.
21 Sept, 23:45 IST · Market event · high impact
Steel prices hit 4-yr high on rise in cost amid strong demand
Mumbai steel hit a 4-year high at Rs 63,900, helping Tata Steel, JSW Steel and SAIL while squeezing Tata Motors, wheel and AC makers on higher costs.
Who it hits first
- Mumbai steel prices jumped to a 4-year high, with flat steel for cars and appliances (HRC) at Rs 63,900 a tonne, up Rs 1,200, and smooth steel sheet (CRC) at Rs 73,500, up Rs 1,300.
- Tata Steel, JSW Steel and Steel Authority of India, the big steelmakers, can charge more right away, so their sales and profits should rise.
- Tata Motors, its truck and car units, Steel Strips Wheels and Voltas, which buy lots of steel, now face higher costs that squeeze their profits.
Who may gain
- Tata Steel (steelmaker)
- JSW Steel (steelmaker)
- Steel Authority of India (government steelmaker)
- Tata Power (power supplier to Tata Steel)
- JSW Energy (power supplier to JSW Steel)
- JSW Infrastructure (ports and transport for JSW Steel)
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Builders, car makers like Maruti and Mahindra, and home goods makers like Voltas pay more for steel wire and sheets, which may lift vehicle and appliance prices or cut their margins.
Upstream
Iron ore, coal and power providers such as NMDC, Coal India, Tata Power and JSW Energy should see steady orders as steel plants run hard to meet strong demand.
Where demand moves
Business
Car, truck and appliance makers need the same steel but must pay more, so cash moves from buyers like Tata Motors to sellers like Tata Steel.
Capital
Investors are likely to buy steelmaker shares on hopes of higher earnings and go careful on car and appliance shares until those firms can raise prices.
How it spreads across sectors
Automobile and Auto Components
Higher steel sheet costs squeeze car, truck and parts makers until they raise prices.
Capital Goods
Machine and truck builders pay more for steel inputs, pressuring margins.
Consumer Durables
Appliance makers like Voltas face higher sheet costs for AC units.
Power
Power sellers to steel plants see steady demand as mills run hard.
Steel
Higher HRC and CRC prices lift sales value and earnings for steelmakers.
Commodity angle
Commodity
steel
Move series
Steel
Note
Steel prices jumped 3.809% to 1280 USD per short ton with Mumbai HRC at Rs 63,900; the 95.22 bps margin hit was used for Tata Motors while steelmakers with null bps were judged on higher selling prices.
Shock
price
Unit
USD/short ton
When it plays out
Immediate
In 1-7 days steel shares firm on price news while car and appliance shares wobble on cost worries.
Medium term
In 1-6 months if demand stays strong steel profits hold, but if buyers cut back or raw costs jump the gains fade.
Short term
In 1-4 weeks steelmakers report better takings while buyers try to pass costs on or trim orders.
15 Sept, 05:00 IST · Market event · medium impact
Global AI-slowdown selloff hammers chipmakers while Infosys and Wipro ADRs surge 6%
Foreign chip stocks crashed on fears that AI spending will slow, but US investors bought Indian software stocks instead — good for Infosys, TCS and Wipro.
Who it hits first
- Indian tier-1 IT (Infosys, TCS, HCLTech, Wipro) opens higher Tuesday on 6% ADR gains made while India slept.
- Chip-exposed names (MosChip, Netweb) face sentiment pressure from the global semiconductor selloff.
- Data-center and cloud plays (ESDS, E2E) sit in the middle: AI fear hurts, digitization demand helps.
Who may gain
- Infosys, TCS, HCLTech, Wipro: direct ADR-led buying plus defensive rotation as foreign investors re-enter.
- Rupee-hedge appeal adds a second tailwind if global fear softens the rupee.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
No direct supply link — software services sell hours and outcomes, not chips; AI tools may even lift their margins.
Upstream
Chip designers and server assemblers see order-pause risk if AI capex slows a quarter.
Where demand moves
Business
US enterprise software budgets hold (services win); AI hardware and chip orders face pause risk (semiconductor chain loses).
Capital
Money exits global AI-hardware trades and rotates into Indian IT services on relative safety and cheaper multiples.
How it spreads across sectors
Consumer Durables
EMS and appliance names barely touched; only chip-adjacent durables wobble.
Information Technology
Tier-1 rallies on ADRs; small SaaS/cloud mixed on AI-fear overhang.
A pattern seen before
Cascade chain
- AI-slowdown calls
- Chip stocks -10%
- Server/AI-hardware order risk
- IT services diverge +6% on ADRs
Pattern name
Semiconductor Cascade
Sectors queried
- Information Technology
- Consumer Durables
When it plays out
Immediate
Tuesday gap-up for large IT (2-4%); chip-exposed small-caps volatile both ways.
Medium term
If AI spending merely pauses, chip and server names rebound; if cut, services pricing power weakens too.
Short term
US enterprise guidance (Accenture, Cognizant) decides whether services rally extends or AI fear spreads to budgets.
Dividends, splits & big trades
Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.
Dividends
| 9 Jun 2026 | unspecified | ₹1 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2025 | unspecified | ₹1 |
| 10 Jun 2024 | unspecified | ₹2.2 |
| 6 Jun 2023 | unspecified | ₹2 |
| 21 Jun 2022 | unspecified | ₹1.8 |
| 7 Jun 2021 | unspecified | ₹1.2 |
| 4 Aug 2020 | unspecified | ₹1.2 |
| 15 Jul 2019 | unspecified | ₹1.5 |
Splits, bonuses & buybacks
- daily-prices repair: 9 rows from NSE's archive (replace 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2026 | HRTI PRIVATE LIMITED | SELL | 2,72,879 | ₹975.08 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | HRTI PRIVATE LIMITED | BUY | 1,27,937 | ₹973.47 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | QE SECURITIES LLP | BUY | 1,17,760 | ₹969.59 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | QE SECURITIES LLP | SELL | 1,17,472 | ₹979.68 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | HRTI PRIVATE LIMITED | BUY | 1,54,374 | ₹1,027.25 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | HRTI PRIVATE LIMITED | SELL | 54,499 | ₹1,024.15 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | RAMDOOT REALTORS PVT LTD | BUY | 1,16,980 | ₹1,003.41 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | RAMDOOT REALTORS PVT LTD | SELL | 1,13,705 | ₹1,003.89 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | RAMDOOT REALTORS PVT LTD | BUY | 1,50,065 | ₹991.99 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | RAMDOOT REALTORS PVT LTD | SELL | 1,44,465 | ₹997.17 |
Documents
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- Annual report · 2025-261 Jun 2026
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