KEI Industries Ltd.
NSE: KEIKEI Industries Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
KEI Industries trades around ₹4,999, up 27.6% over the past year but down 2.9% over the past three months and 12.4% below its 52-week high; it sits below its 50-day average (₹5,213.18) while remaining above its 200-day average (₹4,615.85), with RSI at a neutral 47.6. Trailing PE of 52.1x compresses to a forward PE of 36.4x, and the mean analyst rating is 2.29 across 25 analysts on a 1–5 scale where lower is more constructive. Usable recent news coverage is thin, and what is available centers on an upcoming earnings call, F&O activity, and a sector-wide broker note rather than a single dominant catalyst.
P/E
52.1
Forward P/E
36.4
ROE
+14.8%
Debt / Equity
3.80
Profit Margin
+7.8%
Div. Yield
+0.1%
5Y ROE > 15%
2/5
5Y FCF > 0
2/5
Quality
61/100
News
8 headlines · 1 positive · 0 negative
KEI Industries Q1 FY27 Earnings Call Scheduled for August 4 at 12 PM IST - scanx.trade
scanx.trade
Polycab, RR Kabel Or KEI? CLSA Says India's Cables Sector Is 'Wired For Growth' — Check Top Picks - NDTV Profit
NDTV Profit
KEI Industries - NHPC among 5 F&O stocks with a sharp rise in futures open interest - economictimes.com
economictimes.com
BluPine Energy strengthens Rajasthan C&I portfolio with multiple renewable power agreements - ET EnergyWorld
ET EnergyWorld
India Wire and Cable Market Size to Touch USD 30.08 Billion by 2035 - Precedence Research
Precedence Research
Recent context
- ·CLSA's late-July note on India's cables sector, 'Wired For Growth,' named KEI alongside Polycab and RR Kabel among its top picks (NDTV Profit, July 28).
- ·KEI Industries was listed among F&O stocks with a sharp rise in futures open interest in late July (economictimes.com, July 22).
- ·KEI has scheduled its Q1 FY27 earnings call for August 4; the usable news sample was thin (roughly 3 on-target items after excluding unrelated keyword-matched headlines), so this should not be read as a broad sentiment signal.
Strengths
- +5-year revenue growth of 18.7% and 5-year earnings growth of 25.5%.
- +Trades above its 200-day moving average (₹4,615.85) with RSI at a neutral 47.6, neither overbought nor oversold.
- +Debt-to-equity is low in absolute terms at roughly 0.04x once Yahoo's percent-scaled raw figure (3.796) is correctly converted.
- +Mean analyst rating of 2.29 across 25 analysts (1–5 scale, lower = more constructive), and ranks 3rd of 6 in the infrastructure comparison set on quality score (48).
Weaknesses
- −Free cash flow was positive in only 2 of the years measured in the persistence data, despite a reported 5-year earnings CAGR of 25.5% — a gap between reported earnings growth and cash generation.
- −ROE exceeded 15% in only 2 of the years measured, and the persistence data records a rising debt trend even though the current absolute level (~0.04x) is low.
- −Trailing PE of 52.1x against a 7.8% profit margin prices in continued high growth, while the stock is down 2.9% over 3 months and 12.4% below its 52-week high.
- −Sector peer data is incomplete — ROE is missing for 3 of 5 peers and 1-year price-change data is missing for all 5, limiting precise benchmarking against BEL, LT, ABB, CGPOWER and CUMMINSIND.
Open questions
- ?Does the gap between 25.5% 5-year earnings growth and free cash flow being positive in only 2 of those years reflect working-capital intensity, capitalized costs, or another structural factor?
- ?What is driving the rising debt trend recorded in the persistence data even though absolute leverage (~0.04x) remains low — capacity expansion, working capital, or something else?
- ?How might the upcoming Q1 FY27 earnings call speak to the consistency of ROE, which has exceeded 15% in only 2 of the years measured?
- ?With ROE and price-performance data missing for most of the infrastructure peer set (BEL, LT, ABB, CGPOWER, CUMMINSIND), what additional metrics would be needed to properly contextualize KEI's 52.1x trailing PE within the sector?
Peer comparison: Infrastructure
Ranks 3 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEI | KEI Industries Ltd.You're viewing | 52.1 | +14.8% | 48 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 70.3 | +29.5% | 47 |
| CUMMINSIND | Cummins India Ltd. | 64.7 | +29.5% | 65 |
| BEL | Bharat Electronics Ltd. | 46.2 | — | 50 |
| ABB | ABB India Ltd. | 98.9 | — | 47 |
| CGPOWER | CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. | 109.2 | — | 38 |
| LT | Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 32.7 | — | 37 |
Technical state
Current price
₹4,999.00
SMA 50
₹5,213.18
SMA 200
₹4,615.85
RSI (14)
47.6 (neutral)
From 52w high
-12.4%
1Y return
+27.6%
3M return
-2.9%
50-DMA
Below
200-DMA
Above
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- highFree cash flow was positive in only 2 of the years measured in the persistence data, and ROE exceeded 15% in only 2 of those years, despite a reported 5-year earnings CAGR of 25.5% and 5-year revenue growth of 18.7%. Debt-to-equity is low in absolute terms at roughly 0.04x (Yahoo's raw debtToEquity of 3.796 is percent-scaled, i.e. 3.796/100), but the persistence data records the debt trend as rising off that low base.
- mediumTrailing PE of 52.1x compresses to a forward PE of 36.4x against a profit margin of 7.8%, implying the market is pricing in continued high growth. Over the same period the stock is down 2.9% over 3 months and sits 12.4% below its 52-week high, having also slipped below its 50-day moving average (₹5,213.18) while remaining above the 200-day average (₹4,615.85).
- lowROE data is unavailable for 3 of the 5 peers in the infrastructure comparison set (BEL, LT, ABB, CGPOWER) and 1-year price-change data is unavailable for all 5 peers, limiting how precisely KEI's 14.75% ROE and PE of 52.1x can be benchmarked against the sector.
- lowOf the news items returned for KEI, at least two (a renewable-energy PPA item and a generic wire-and-cable market-size report) are unrelated keyword collisions rather than KEI-specific coverage, leaving roughly 3 usable, on-target headlines against a reported total of 8. Sentiment should be treated as a thin sample rather than a reliable signal.
Cross-section contradictions
- Free cash flow was positive in only 2 of the years measured in the persistence data, yet the reported 5-year earnings CAGR is 25.5% — a divergence between headline earnings growth and underlying cash generation.
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