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- Shanthi Gears Limited, a subsidiary of Tube Investments of India Ltd. within the Murugappa Group, designs, manufactures, supplies, and services a comprehensive range of industrial gears, gearboxes, geared motors, and gear assemblies for power transmission applications; its core products include standard gearboxes such as helical, bevel helical, and worm types; custom-built solutions encompassing gears, pinions, and special-purpose gearboxes; foundry offerings like S.G. iron, grey iron, phosphor bronze, aluminum bronze, leaded bronze, and copper alloy castings; geared motors; and specialized items including extruder gearboxes, cooling tower gearboxes, mill gearboxes, open gearing products for textile industries, CNC machine tools, spiral bevel gears, straight bevel gears, pinion shafts, RF draft gearing units, and doffer drive gearboxes. The company serves diverse industries including process, power, steel, cement, sugar, aviation, and textiles, with operations spanning India, the United States, Europe, and other international markets from its headquarters in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, where it traces its origins to a modest gear manufacturing unit established in 1969 by P. Subramanian and incorporated as a public limited company in 1972. Recent developments include reporting FY25 audited results with 19% profit before tax growth, 75% free cash flow growth, and a final dividend of Rs. 2 per share despite a Q4 net profit decline; maintaining healthy operating margins around 19-20% into Q1 FY26 supported by high value addition, favorable product mix, and debt-free status since FY2013; and executive changes alongside board meetings for financial approvals in early 2025, reflecting sustained financial strength and operational focus.