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KEI Industries Ltd

NSE: KEI BSE: 517569

₹5119.80

(0.74%)

Sat, 30 May 2026, 11:05 pm

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KEI Industries Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends per share have increased over the past 10 years.
  • Dividends paid are thoroughly covered by earnings (21.1x coverage).
  • Dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
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Cons

  • KEI Industries's pays a lower dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
  • KEI Industries's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).

health

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Pros

  • KEI Industries is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • KEI Industries is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • KEI Industries is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 8.6x debt.
  • KEI Industries'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 (148.1% vs 20.7% today).
  • Interest payments on debt are well covered by earnings (EBIT is 3.4x coverage).
  • KEI Industries's level of debt (20.7%) compared to net worth is satisfactory (less than 40%).
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Cons

  • Operating cash flow is negative therefore debt is not well covered.
  • High level of physical assets or inventory.

management

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Pros

  • The average tenure for the KEI Industries board of directors is over 10 years, this suggests they are a seasoned and experienced board.
  • Anil's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year, both up more than 20%.
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Cons

  • Anil's remuneration is higher than average for companies of similar size in India.

misc

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    Cons

    • KEI Industries is not covered by any analysts.
    • KEI Industries has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

    past

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    Pros

    • KEI Industries's 1-year earnings growth exceeds its 5-year average (41.6% vs 33.1%)
    • KEI Industries has delivered over 20% year on year earnings growth in the past 5 years.
    • KEI Industries used its assets more efficiently than the IN Electrical industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
    • KEI Industries's earnings growth has exceeded the IN Electrical industry average in the past year (41.6% vs 11.7%).
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    Cons

    • KEI Industries's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
    • KEI Industries has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).

    value

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    Pros

    • KEI Industries is good value based on earnings compared to the IN Electrical industry average.
    • KEI Industries is good value based on earnings compared to the India market.
    • 517569 outperformed the Electrical industry which returned -33.5% over the past year.
    • BSE:517569 is up 20.9% outperforming the Electrical industry which returned 9.3% over the past month.
    • BSE:517569 is up 20.9% outperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.
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    Cons

    • KEI Industries's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a moderate discount (< 20%).
    • KEI Industries's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a substantial discount (< 40%).
    • KEI Industries is overvalued based on assets compared to the IN Electrical industry average.
    • 517569 underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.