CESC

CESC Ltd.

NSE: CESC

BSE: 500084

Sector: Power

Industry Group: Power

Industry: Integrated Power Utilities

138.86+2.5 (+1.84%)

14 Oct, 12:00 AM

Overview

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Stock Scores

Quality Score

68.9 / 100

Value Score

94.8 / 100

Price Momentum Score

36.9 / 100

QVM Score

84.1 / 100

Key Metrics

Market Cap

18406.90

P/E (TTM)

11.87

P/B

1.47

P/S (TTM)

0.98

EV/EBITDA

7.83

CAPE (5Y)

12.94

ROE (TTM)

12.57

ROCE (TTM)

9.54

ROA (TTM)

3.53

Avg 3Y ROE

12.18

Earnings 3Y CAGR

3.37

Sales 3Y CAGR

9.26

Sales 5Y CAGR

8.68

Debt/Equity

1.73

Consensus TP

219.00

Strong Buy %

72.73

Promoter Holding

52.11

Pledged %

0.00

Stock Analysis

Fundamental analysis overview of CESC Ltd. covering key investment insights, growth drivers, risk factors, and potential red flags.

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Red Flags

Positive

Stock is cheap and PE TTM is at a discount to industry median

PE TTM of 11.87 indicates that the stock is cheap on a standalone basis. Discount to industry median P/E is decent at -55.86%

What is P/E Ratio?

Median: 26.89

Value 11.87

0.6983.22

High and stable operating margin

The company reported strong operating margin of 16.5% for 12-month ended 30 Jun 2026 and operating margin improved marginally by 57 bps from 1 year ago

What is Operating profit margin?

Moderate EPS growth and above median growth of industry

The company delivered moderate EPS growth of 12.52% for 12-month ended 30 Jun 2026 and the growth was 8.7 percentage points higher than median growth of industry

What is EPS growth (1Y)?

Healthy dividend yield

The company has a healthy dividend yield of 4.32%

What is Dividend yield?

Consistently pays dividend

The company has not missed dividend payments once in the last 10 financial years

What is Dividend streak?

Negative

Analysts have been downgrading forward EPS estimates

Analyst EPS estimate (consensus) for forward EPS has decreased by -1.36% in the last 3 months, indicating weak earnings momentum

What is Earnings upgrade (3M)?

Neutral

Moderate and stable ROE

The company reported moderate ROE of 12.57% for 12-month ended 30 Jun 2026 and ROE improved marginally by 89 bps from 1 year ago

What is ROE (FY)?

Low revenue growth but above median growth of industry

The company delivered low revenue growth of 8.72% for 12-month ended 30 Jun 2026 but the growth was 5.66 percentage points higher than median growth of industry

What is Sales growth (1Y)?

Median: 3.06

Value 8.72

-6.418.72

Reasonable Debt to Equity, and has been stable

The company has reasonable Debt to Equity of 1.73 as on 30 Jun 2026 and Debt to Equity increased marginally by 0.23 in the last 1 year

What is Debt to Equity?

Company's earnings are of moderate quality

Earnings quality score of 66.7 indicates that the company's earnings are of moderate quality. Earnings quality is measured using combination of earnings persistence, probability of manipulation and earnings to cash conversion

What is Earnings quality score?

66.7 / 100

Financial Snapshot

See detailed analysis

Multi-year trends for CESC Ltd. covering revenue, net profit, ROE, and EBITDA for a quick view of financial health over time.

Net Revenue FY

Profit After Tax FY

ROE FY

EBITDA FY

CESC Ltd. Shareholding Pattern

Quarterly breakdown of CESC Ltd. ownership including promoter, FII, DII, mutual fund, and public holdings as disclosed to NSE/BSE.

	Mar 2020	Jun 2020	Sep 2020	Dec 2020	Mar 2021	Jun 2021	Sep 2021	Dec 2021	Mar 2022	Jun 2022	Sep 2022	Dec 2022	Mar 2023	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
Total Promoter	49.92	49.92	49.92	49.92	49.92	49.92	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11
Indian Promoter	49.92	49.92	0.21	49.92	49.92	49.92	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11	52.11
Foreign Promoter	-	-	49.71	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Institutions	41.30	41.67	41.66	40.59	38.55	36.95	35.96	35.54	34.80	35.28	35.32	34.72	33.95	33.25	33.21	33.40	34.04	36.20	35.94	36.13	36.12	36.32	36.74	37.51	37.85	37.62
Mutual Funds / UTI	18.54	19.68	21.60	21.42	19.46	19.42	18.67	17.20	15.69	15.84	16.70	16.74	17.17	16.31	15.70	16.11	15.22	17.17	17.26	17.61	17.51	17.62	17.42	17.41	18.10	18.27
FI/Bank/Insurance	3.76	3.59	3.33	3.66	3.77	3.59	3.67	4.22	4.67	4.90	4.74	4.66	4.58	4.72	4.35	5.31	5.89	5.46	5.36	6.13	7.59	7.76	8.22	8.20	8.12	7.84
Govt	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
FII	18.48	17.89	16.12	14.89	14.70	13.37	12.95	13.48	13.80	13.92	13.26	12.70	12.17	12.19	13.13	11.94	12.90	13.55	13.29	12.35	11.00	10.92	11.08	11.87	11.60	11.45
Other Institutions	0.51	0.51	0.61	0.61	0.60	0.57	0.65	0.63	0.64	0.62	0.60	0.60	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.02	0.05
Non-Institution	8.78	8.40	8.41	9.49	11.53	13.12	11.93	12.35	13.09	12.61	12.56	13.17	13.94	14.64	14.68	14.49	13.85	11.69	11.95	11.77	11.76	11.56	11.14	10.39	10.04	10.27
Bodies Corporate	3.10	2.99	2.82	2.93	3.21	3.58	1.57	1.58	1.60	1.51	1.33	1.40	1.13	1.03	1.40	1.38	1.46	1.36	1.28	1.35	1.27	1.28	0.89	0.70	0.74	0.61
Others (incl. Retail) No. of shareholders	5.68 53,270	5.41 52,355	5.59 54,865	6.56 63,369	8.32 83,168	9.54 1,02,821	10.36 1,74,920	10.77 2,53,606	11.49 2,95,089	11.10 2,90,063	11.23 2,86,624	11.77 2,89,186	12.81 3,06,610	13.61 3,09,792	13.28 3,11,597	13.11 3,25,886	12.39 3,62,590	10.33 3,31,289	10.67 4,03,990	10.42 4,08,763	10.49 4,21,786	10.28 4,07,529	10.25 3,84,834	9.69 3,61,319	9.30 3,46,594	9.66 3,45,515

Holdings and Presence

Indices and prominent investors with a stake in this stock.

Index Presence

#	Index	Weight	Rank
1	SHI: Power	1.33%	13 / 21
2	Nifty Smallcap 250	0.39%	92 / 248
3	Nifty Total Market	0.04%	346 / 746
4	Nifty 500	0.04%	331 / 496

Bulk, Block and Insider Trades

Recent bulk deals, block deals, and insider trading activity in CESC Ltd. shares as reported to NSE and BSE.

Name	Month	Transaction	Holding % pre transaction	Average price	Qty.	Transaction value
KOLKATA METRO NETWORKS LIMITED Promoter Group	March-2022	Inter-se Transfer (Disposal) 4th Mar 2022	0.22 %	₹ 77.65	28.50 lac	₹ 22.13 cr
SAREGAMA INDIA LIMITED Promoter Group	March-2022	Inter-se Transfer (Acquisition) 4th Mar 2022	0.95 %	₹ 77.65	28.50 lac	₹ 22.13 cr

Corporate Actions

History of CESC Ltd. dividends, bonus issues, stock splits, rights issues, and other corporate events.

Dividend₹ 6/share
Record date: 19th Aug 2026Ex-date: 19th Aug 2026
Announced on: 13th Aug 2026
Dividend₹ 6/share
Record date: 27th Oct 2025Ex-date: 27th Oct 2025
Announced on: 19th Oct 2025
Dividend₹ 4.50/share
Record date: 16th Jan 2025Ex-date: 16th Jan 2025
Announced on: 10th Jan 2025
Dividend₹ 4.50/share
Record date: 1st Feb 2024Ex-date: 1st Feb 2024
Announced on: 19th Jan 2024
Dividend₹ 4.50/share
Record date: 24th Feb 2023Ex-date: 24th Feb 2023
Announced on: 14th Feb 2023

Company Profile

Overview of CESC Ltd. covering business description, industry classification, key management, financial ratios, and listed exchange details.

CESC Limited is an India-based integrated power utility company engaged in the generation and distribution of electricity. Its business consists of Kolkata operations as well as other generation and distribution ventures. Its Kolkata operations include distribution of electricity, with its own gener...

Key personnel

Mr. Rajarshi Banerjee

Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Jagdish Patra

Company Secretary and Compliance Officer

Dr. Sanjiv GoenkaD

Non-Executive Chairman of the Board

Mr. Shashwat GoenkaD

Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board

Mr. Vineet SikkaD

Managing Director - Distribution, Executive Director

Mr. Brajesh SinghD

Managing Director - Generation, Executive Director

Shri. Pradip Kumar KhaitanD

Non-Executive Non-Independent Director

Mr. Paras Kumar ChowdharyD

Non-Executive Independent Director

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Incorporated on

28 Mar 1978

Last Annual

31 Mar 2026

Last Interim

30 Jun 2026

No. of Employees

5,289

IPO date

03 Nov 1994

Free Float

1,24,15,47,121

Website

https://www.cesc.co.in/

Phone no.

+912225604049

Address

CESC House, Chowringhee Square, Kolkata, KOLKATA, 700001, India

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of CESC Ltd.?

The current share price of CESC Ltd. is ₹ 138.86 as of 14 Oct 2026.

What is the market capitalisation of CESC Ltd.?

The market capitalisation of CESC Ltd. stands at ₹ 18,406.90 Cr.

What is the PE ratio of CESC Ltd.?

The Price-to-Earnings (PE) ratio of CESC Ltd. is 11.87 as of the latest trailing twelve months data.

What is the ROE and ROCE of CESC Ltd.?

CESC Ltd. has a Return on Equity (ROE) of 12.57% and a Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 9.54% as per the latest financial reports.

What is the 52-week high and low of CESC Ltd.?

The 52-week high of CESC Ltd. is - and the 52-week low is -.

What is the dividend yield of CESC Ltd.?

The dividend yield of CESC Ltd. is 4.32% based on the current market price.

What is the FII and DII holding in CESC Ltd.?

Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) hold 11.45%, Domestic Institutional Investors (DII) hold 26.11% and retail/public investors hold 9.66% of CESC Ltd. shares.

What sector does CESC Ltd. belong to?

CESC Ltd. operates in the Power sector. 100% of analysts have a Buy or Strong Buy rating on CESC Ltd. with a consensus target price of ₹ 219.00, implying 57.71% upside from current levels.

What is the beta of CESC Ltd.?

The beta of CESC Ltd. is 0.78, indicating its price volatility relative to the broader market. Over the past 1 year, CESC Ltd. has delivered an absolute return of -14.65%.

What is the RSI of CESC Ltd.?

The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) of CESC Ltd. is 48.30, placing it in the neutral zone. An RSI above 70 is considered overbought and below 30 is considered oversold.

CESC Ltd.

Stock Scores

Key Metrics

Share Price

Stock Analysis

Financial Snapshot

CESC Ltd. Shareholding Pattern

Holdings and Presence

Bulk, Block and Insider Trades

Corporate Actions

Company Profile

Frequently Asked Questions

Stock Analysis

Holdings and Presence

Corporate Actions

Company Profile