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CESC

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Power Generation/Distribution
  • ISIN: INE486A01021
  • NSEID: CESC
  • BSEID: 500084
INR
154.00
4 (2.67%)
BSENSE

Apr 11, 12:53 PM

BSE+NSE Vol: 13.18 lacs

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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison
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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
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CESC
Why is CESC Ltd ?
1
Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a -11.81% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years
  • Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 4.57 times
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 7.24% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
Negative results in Dec 24
  • PBT LESS OI(Q) At Rs 266.00 cr has Fallen at -28.2 %
  • PAT(Q) At Rs 265.00 cr has Fallen at -24.9 %
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 10.88 %
3
Stock is technically in a Mildly Bearish range
  • A key technical factor - Bollinger Band has been Bearish since 18 Mar 2025
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report
Verdict Report
How much should you sell?
  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Power Generation/Distribution)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is CESC for you?

High Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
CESC
8.22%
0.20
41.38%
SENSEX
0.45%
0.03
14.48%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.68%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-11.81%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.29
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
5.61
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.53
Tax Ratio
15.97%
Dividend Payout Ratio
43.56%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
36.12%
ROCE (avg)
7.54%
ROE (avg)
12.34%
stock-recommendationValuation
Valuation Scorecard stock-summary
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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
21
Price to Book Value
1.65
EV to EBIT
30.01
EV to EBITDA
14.11
EV to Capital Employed
1.32
EV to Sales
1.95
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
3.00%
ROCE (Latest)
3.32%
ROE (Latest)
11.69%
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stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend
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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

1What is working for the Company
NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS
-12What is not working for the Company
PBT LESS OI(Q)

At Rs 266.00 cr has Fallen at -28.2 %

PAT(Q)

At Rs 265.00 cr has Fallen at -24.9 %

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 10.88 %

NET SALES(Q)

At Rs 3,561.00 cr has Fallen at -12.0 %

EPS(Q)

Lowest at Rs 1.99

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Here's what is not working for CESC
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
At Rs 266.00 cr has Fallen at -28.2 %
over average PBT of the previous four quarters of Rs 370.50 Cr
MOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is very negative

PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)

Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
At Rs 265.00 cr has Fallen at -24.9 %
over average PAT of the previous four quarters of Rs 353.00 Cr
MOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very negative

PAT (Rs Cr)

Net Sales - Quarterly
At Rs 3,561.00 cr has Fallen at -12.0 %
over average Net Sales of the previous four quarters of Rs 4,048.50 Cr
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (Rs Cr)

Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs 266.00 cr.
in the last five quarters
MOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is negative

PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)

Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Lowest at Rs 1.99
in the last five quarters
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (Rs)

Non Operating Income - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 96.00 cr
in the last five quarters
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating Income