Afcons Infrastructure Ltd.
NSE: AFCONSAfcons Infrastructure Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
AFCONS Infrastructure trades at ₹282.75, down 31.24% over the past 12 months and 40.61% below its 52-week high, and sits below both its 50-DMA (₹307.45) and 200-DMA (₹343.29). Trailing PE of 41.52 compares with a forward PE of 16.87, against a 5-year revenue decline of 18.9%, ROE of 4.68%, and debt-to-equity of 66.54. Recent news flow (8 articles, 5 positive, 0 negative) centers on new project awards and metro construction milestones.
P/E
41.5
Forward P/E
16.9
ROE
+4.7%
Debt / Equity
66.54
Profit Margin
+2.1%
Div. Yield
+0.7%
5Y ROE > 15%
0/5
5Y FCF > 0
1/5
Quality
27/100
News
8 headlines · 5 positive · 0 negative
Mumbai's Rs 2,241 Crore Desalinated Water Tunnel Nears Approval, Afcons Emerges Lowest Bidder - Swarajya
Swarajya
Afcons completes first viaduct segment erection for Bhopal Metro Blue Line - Prop News Time
Prop News Time
Afcons Launches 1st Segment, using launching girder for Bhopal Metro Blue Line - Press Trust of India
Press Trust of India
Afcons completes first viaduct segment of Bhoj Metro Blue Line - Construction Week India
Construction Week India
Afcons Infrastructure fixes July 23 record date for FY26 dividend - scanx.trade
scanx.trade
Recent context
- ·Recent headlines center on project execution: Afcons emerged lowest bidder on a ₹2,241-crore Mumbai desalinated-water tunnel and completed viaduct-segment and launching-girder milestones on the Bhopal Metro Blue Line in mid-to-late July 2026.
- ·The company fixed July 23, 2026 as the record date for its FY26 dividend.
- ·Despite a run of non-negative project-related news (0 of 8 articles negative), the share price remains down 31.24% over the trailing 12 months and has not reclaimed its 200-DMA.
Strengths
- +Forward PE of 16.87 is well below the trailing PE of 41.52, implying estimates embed a step-up in near-term earnings relative to the trailing base.
- +Trailing PE of 41.52 ranks 2nd-lowest of 6 listed Infrastructure peers (LT 32.57, BEL 46.14, CUMMINSIND 63.25, ABB 99.92, CGPOWER 104.60).
- +News flow over the sampled period is entirely non-negative (5 positive, 3 neutral, 0 negative of 8 articles), including lowest-bidder status on a ₹2,241-crore Mumbai desalinated-water tunnel and progress on the Bhopal Metro Blue Line.
- +RSI of 36.83 is in neutral territory rather than oversold, and the nearest identified support level (₹263.97) is roughly 6.6% below the current price.
Weaknesses
- −Five-year revenue has contracted 18.9%, ROE is 4.68% with zero years above 15% in the tracked persistence window, and profit margin is 2.11% — a quality score of 18 ranks last (6th of 6) in the Infrastructure peer set.
- −Debt-to-equity of 66.54 is elevated with a rising trend, and free cash flow was positive in only 1 of the tracked years.
- −Price is below both the 50-DMA and 200-DMA, down 31.24% over 12 months and 16.76% over 3 months, with a 40.61% drawdown from the 52-week high.
- −Dividend yield is modest at 0.71%, and the analyst section shows a count of 9 with no consensus rating value recorded.
Open questions
- ?Does the gap between the trailing PE of 41.52 and forward PE of 16.87 reflect a specific identified earnings catalyst, or is it a function of a depressed current-year base?
- ?What is driving the five-year revenue contraction of 18.9% — is it project-timing related, or a structural change in order-book composition?
- ?How does the rising debt-to-equity trend of 66.54 relate to funding of large contracts such as the Bhopal Metro or the Mumbai tunnel bid, and what does the repayment profile look like?
- ?Why has a string of positive project-award news not been accompanied by the stock reclaiming its 50-DMA or 200-DMA — is this a broader sector move, a company-specific concern, or a lag effect?
Peer comparison: Infrastructure
Ranks 6 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFCONS | Afcons Infrastructure Ltd.You're viewing | 41.5 | +4.7% | 18 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 69.3 | +29.5% | 47 |
| CUMMINSIND | Cummins India Ltd. | 63.2 | +29.5% | 65 |
| BEL | Bharat Electronics Ltd. | 46.1 | — | 50 |
| ABB | ABB India Ltd. | 99.9 | — | 47 |
| CGPOWER | CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. | 104.6 | — | 38 |
| LT | Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 32.6 | — | 37 |
Technical state
Current price
₹282.75
SMA 50
₹307.45
SMA 200
₹343.29
RSI (14)
36.8 (neutral)
From 52w high
-40.6%
1Y return
-31.2%
3M return
-16.8%
50-DMA
Below
200-DMA
Below
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- highFive-year revenue has contracted 18.9%, ROE stands at 4.68% with zero years above 15% across the tracked persistence window, and profit margin is 2.11% — a quality score of 18 places it last (6th of 6) among Infrastructure peers on that metric.
- highDebt-to-equity of 66.54 is well above typical EPC/infrastructure norms, the debt trend is rising, and free cash flow was positive in only 1 of the tracked years, leaving a thin buffer against execution slippage on large contracts.
- mediumPrice of ₹282.75 sits below both the 50-DMA (₹307.45) and 200-DMA (₹343.29), down 31.24% over 12 months and 16.76% over 3 months, with a 40.61% drawdown from the 52-week high; RSI of 36.83 is neutral, not yet oversold.
- lowNews flow (8 articles, 5 positive, 0 negative) skews positive but is concentrated on operational/project milestones — Bhopal Metro segment work and a Mumbai desalinated-water tunnel bid — rather than financial results, narrowing the breadth of the signal.
- lowThe analyst section reports a count of 9 but no consensus rating value, and 4 of 5 listed Infrastructure peers show null ROE and null 1-year price change, limiting the reliability of the peer comparison.
Cross-section contradictions
- News sentiment is positive (5 positive, 0 negative of 8 articles) around new project awards and a dividend record date, yet the stock is down 31.24% over 12 months and remains below both its 50-DMA and 200-DMA — the order-book news flow has not been accompanied by a price re-rating.
- Trailing PE of 41.52 compares with a forward PE of 16.87 — a sharp implied step-up in near-term earnings that sits against a 5-year revenue contraction of 18.9% and zero years of ROE above 15% in the persistence window.
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