Everest Kanto Cylinder Limited

Everest Kanto Cylinder Limited

100.55
INR
-3.53
(-3.39%)
11.17EPS
10.45P/E
13.10BMarket Cap
Nov 14Next Earn
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
2026 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
45.32
43.73
47.01
49.89
47.63
62.13
67.38
84.07
150.13
112.34
107.08
130.97
129.09
127.52
Basic EPS, GAAP
-12.89
-9.12
-11.58
6.98
2.08
5.23
0.27
8.02
23.63
6.79
8.84
8.73
13.09
11.17
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
1.5
5.14
0.93
4.29
-4.06
2.41
6.4
4.76
7.35
2.04
14.3
-5.64
-2.81
- -
Dividend per Share
0.2
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.3
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
- -
Book Value per Share
48.68
40.83
31.01
37.61
39.54
46.14
47.99
55.99
80.45
89.04
98.08
107.51
124.76
- -
Tangible Book Value per Share
43.95
38.34
30.86
37.49
39.45
46.05
47.91
55.93
80.4
88.99
98.04
107.16
124.01
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
107
107
107
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
4,857
4,686
5,038
5,598
5,344
6,971
7,561
9,433
16,846
12,605
12,015
14,696
14,485
14,300
Operating Margin (%)
-18.57
-8.37
-10.43
7.77
10.13
9.42
7.55
14.08
21.81
10.07
11.02
9.54
11.19
9.42
Depreciation Expense
683
705
715
434
409
303
433
354
350
395
392
481
501
544
Net Income, GAAP
-1,382
-977
-1,241
783
234
587
30
900
2,652
761
992
979
1,469
1,253
Effective Tax Rate (%)
- -
- -
- -
0.18
14.5
- -
60.38
37.8
28.77
19.88
17.41
21.15
8.12
5.64
Profit Margin (%)
-28.45
-20.85
-24.63
13.99
4.37
8.42
0.39
9.55
15.74
6.04
8.26
6.66
10.14
8.76
Working Capital
1,278
1,601
535
1,810
2,731
2,107
1,859
2,854
5,011
5,654
6,170
6,353
7,528
- -
LT Debt
2,709
3,103
2,476
1,967
1,846
886
686
698
109
220
221
517
1,539
- -
Total Equity
5,217
4,375
3,479
4,219
4,441
5,178
5,377
6,283
9,030
9,995
11,002
12,064
13,998
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
14.88
5.58
- -
2.66
11.28
29.18
7.4
8.98
8.15
9.52
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
12.87
5.8
- -
2.05
12.44
28.99
7.89
9.33
8.52
10.52
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
-24.14
-20.38
-31.6
20.35
5.4
12.21
0.57
15.43
34.64
8.01
9.45
8.49
11.27
- -

Capital Structure

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
- -
1,130
- -
LT Borrowings
- -
885
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
653
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
112
112
112
Market Capitalization
13,049
10,199
13,105

Working Capital

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
- -
10,279
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
- -
996
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
- -
2,235
- -
Inventories
- -
5,265
- -
Total Current Liabilities
- -
2,751
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
1,130
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
15.4%
18.04%
16.03%
Free Cash Flow
56.09%
78.59%
-50.16%
Net Income, GAAP
294.17%
40.44%
49.95%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
13.98%
13.92%
-1.43%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
0.13%

Quarterly Revenue

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
3,428
3,673
3,670
4,221
14,696
2026
3,869
3,604
3,651
3,582
14,485
2027
3,463
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
2.5
3.43
1.61
1.19
8.73
2026
4.6
1.22
3.18
4.09
13.09
2027
2.68
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.7
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.7
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

CEO
Narender Prasad Gupta
Full Time Employees
840
Sector
Producer manufacturing
Industry
Industrial machinery
Address
204, Raheja Centre Mumbai MA India 400021
IPO Date
Dec 19, 2005
Business
Everest Kanto Cylinder Limited (EKC.NS), established in 1978 and headquartered in Mumbai, India, manufactures seamless high-pressure steel gas cylinders, CNG cylinders, jumbo cylinders and skids, type 4 composite cylinders, breathing air cylinders, fire extinguisher bodies, and hydrogen storage solutions; it also produces cascades, multiple element gas containers, and plate-rolled cylinders for industrial gases, medical oxygen, and specialty applications including defense and aerospace. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Tarapur and Kandla SEZ in India, Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai, UAE, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, with subsidiaries including EKC International FZE in Dubai, a wholly owned entity handling international marketing, and CP Industries Holdings Inc. in the USA; its products serve city gas distributors, auto OEMs, healthcare providers, industrial gas companies, fire safety equipment makers, and government entities across India, the Middle East, Europe, USA, South America, Southeast Asia, North Africa, and over 25 countries globally, adhering to standards such as ISO 9809, IS 7285, DOT, ASME, and EN. Recent developments include EKC International FZE's acquisition of an additional 17.01% stake in EKC Egypt SAE in 2024, raising ownership to 97% and advancing trial production at the Egypt greenfield plant; a joint venture in Hungary for a new production unit; announcement of a 400,000-cylinder brownfield expansion and 200,000-cylinder greenfield expansion in India; receipt of RMB 93.50 million from the 2022 sale of its China subsidiary; supply of a buffer vessel for ADNOC's H2GO green hydrogen refueling station in UAE; reappointment of Managing Director Puneet Khurana for five years from November 2024 and addition of Ramakrishnan Ramanathan as independent director in June 2024; and progression of new facilities in Mundra, India, and Egypt to enhance capacity amid Q2 FY26 revenues of Rs 360.40 crore.