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KEC International Ltd

NSE: KEC BSE: 532714

501.85

(-3.87%)

Sun, 05 Apr 2026, 08:18 am

KEC International Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends per share have increased over the past 10 years.
  • Dividends paid are well covered by earnings (6.5x coverage).
  • Dividends after 3 years are expected to be well covered by earnings (2.6x coverage).
  • KEC International's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
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Cons

  • Dividends per share have been volatile in the past 10 years (annual drop of over 20%).
  • KEC International's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).

future

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Pros

  • Cash flow for KEC International is expected to increase by more than 50% in 2 years time.
  • KEC International's earnings growth is expected to exceed the low risk savings rate of 7.2%.
  • KEC International's earnings are expected to increase by more than the low risk growth rate in 3 years time.
  • Performance (ROE) is expected to be above the current IN Construction industry average.
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Cons

  • KEC International's earnings are expected to grow by 10.4% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).
  • KEC International's earnings growth is positive but not above the India market average.
  • KEC International's earnings are expected to decrease over the next year.
  • KEC International's net income is expected to increase but not above the 50% threshold in 2 years time.
  • KEC International is not expected to efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future (Return on Equity less than 20%).
  • A decline in KEC International's performance (ROE) is expected over the next 3 years.
  • KEC International's revenue is expected to increase but not above the 50% threshold in 2 years time.
  • KEC International's revenue is expected to grow by 6.9% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).
  • KEC International's revenue growth is positive but not above the India market average.

health

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Pros

  • KEC International is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • KEC International is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • KEC International is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 4.5x debt.
  • KEC International's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
  • The level of debt compared to net worth has been reduced over the past 5 years (164.1% vs 86.9% today).
  • Interest payments on debt are well covered by earnings (EBIT is 3.5x coverage).
  • Low level of unsold assets.
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Cons

  • Debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (3.6%, less than 20% of total debt).
  • KEC International's level of debt (86.9%) compared to net worth is high (greater than 40%).

management

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Pros

  • The tenure for the KEC International board of directors is about average.
  • The tenure for the KEC International management team is about average.
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Cons

  • Vimal's remuneration is higher than average for companies of similar size in India.
  • Vimal's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year whilst earnings grew less than 20%.

misc

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Pros

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    Cons

    • KEC International has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

    past

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    Pros

    • KEC International has delivered over 20% year on year earnings growth in the past 5 years.
    • KEC International used its assets more efficiently than the IN Construction industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
    • KEC International has improved its use of capital last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
    • KEC International has efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity greater than 20%).
    • KEC International's earnings growth has exceeded the IN Construction industry average in the past year (16.2% vs 2.3%).
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    Cons

    • KEC International's 1-year earnings growth is less than its 5-year average (16.2% vs 25.6%)

    value

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    Pros

    • KEC International's share price is below the future cash flow value, and at a moderate discount (> 20%).
    • KEC International is good value based on earnings compared to the India market.
    • KEC outperformed the Construction industry which returned -40% over the past year.
    • NSEI:KEC is up 15.4% outperforming the Construction industry which returned 7.1% over the past month.
    • NSEI:KEC is up 15.4% outperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.
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    Cons

    • KEC International's share price is below the future cash flow value, but not at a substantial discount (< 40%).
    • KEC International is overvalued based on assets compared to the IN Construction industry average.
    • KEC International is poor value based on expected growth next year.
    • KEC International is overvalued based on earnings compared to the IN Construction industry average.
    • KEC underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.

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