Universal Cables Ltd. · CashKonnect

About

Universal Cables Limited engages in the manufacture and sale of electrical and other cables, wires, conductors, accessories for cables and conductors, capacitors and capacitor banks, harmonic filters, and static VAR generators under the UNISTAR brand in India and internationally. The company offers XLPE cables, such as extra high voltage, medium voltage, low voltage, and aeriel bunched cables. It also provides PVC power and control cables; winding wires and flat motor leads; capacitors, including high and low-voltage capacitors, harmonic filters, surge protection/special duty capacitors, and automatic power factor correction panels; and elastomeric cables. In addition, the company offers engineering services for various industrial needs, such as turnkey contracts, system study, energy audit, harmonic analysis, and testing and commissioning of HT/LT capacitor banks and their associated equipment; and handling and installation services. It serves various sectors, including power sector, oil and petrochemical industries, mining industries, steel plants, cement plants, shipbuilding industry, offshore and onshore oil rigs, railways, defense sector, wind energy projects, heavy engineering industries, nuclear power plants, solar energy farms, and submarine cable applications, as well as EPC contractors, real estate developers, and overseas customers; and metallurgy, aerospace precision casting and machining, environment, oil and gas mineralogy, and agriculture industries. The company was incorporated in 1945 and is based in Gurugram, India.

Key Metrics

as of Sep 2026

Market Cap5,469 Cr

P/E27.30

Div Yield0.29 %

Book Value₹545.00

52w High₹1,775.00

52w Low₹576.00

Face Value₹10.00

Quarterly Results

Rs. Crores · hover row for definition

Metric	Jun 2026	Mar 2026	Dec 2025	Sep 2025	Jun 2025	Mar 2025	Dec 2024	Sep 2024	Jun 2024	Mar 2024	Dec 2023	Sep 2023	Jun 2023
Sales	945.00	840.00	768.00	814.00	600.00	674.00	608.00	638.00	489.00	580.00	467.00	494.00	479.00
Expenses	854.00	771.00	708.00	741.00	542.00	612.00	569.00	591.00	457.00	519.00	426.00	471.00	443.00
Operating Profit	91.00	69.00	60.00	74.00	58.00	62.00	39.00	47.00	32.00	61.00	41.00	23.00	37.00
OPM %	10.00	8.00	8.00	9.00	10.00	9.00	6.00	7.00	6.00	11.00	9.00	4.70	8.00
Other Income	42.00	51.00	15.00	24.00	21.00	35.00	16.00	9.00	9.00	34.00	23.00	18.00	22.00
Depreciation	12.00	11.00	10.00	9.00	9.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
Interest	36.00	32.00	31.00	27.00	24.00	25.00	27.00	26.00	26.00	24.00	24.00	22.00	21.00
Profit before tax	85.00	76.00	34.00	62.00	46.00	65.00	21.00	23.00	8.00	65.00	33.00	14.00	32.00
Tax %	17.00	28.00	19.00	23.00	28.00	23.00	25.00	21.00	33.00	25.00	28.00	17.00	25.00
Net Profit	70.00	55.00	27.00	48.00	34.00	50.00	16.00	18.00	6.00	49.00	24.00	12.00	24.00
EPS in Rs	20.22	15.86	7.84	13.74	9.68	14.32	4.56	5.27	1.61	14.00	6.91	3.36	6.93

Profit & Loss

Annual · Rs. Crores

Metric	Mar 2026	Mar 2025	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017
Sales	3,022.00	2,407.00	2,020.00	2,202.00	1,813.00	1,280.00	1,568.00	1,415.00	1,180.00	817.00
Expenses	2,762.00	2,233.00	1,859.00	2,016.00	1,690.00	1,189.00	1,402.00	1,240.00	1,073.00	742.00
Operating Profit	260.00	174.00	162.00	185.00	123.00	91.00	166.00	175.00	107.00	75.00
OPM %	9.00	7.00	8.00	8.00	7.00	7.00	11.00	12.00	9.00	9.00
Other Income	111.00	75.00	98.00	86.00	78.00	88.00	81.00	79.00	52.00	52.00
Interest	115.00	104.00	91.00	97.00	78.00	63.00	77.00	62.00	53.00	44.00
Depreciation	39.00	27.00	24.00	22.00	24.00	26.00	23.00	21.00	21.00	19.00
Profit before tax	217.00	117.00	144.00	152.00	99.00	90.00	147.00	170.00	84.00	65.00
Tax %	25.00	24.00	25.00	22.00	24.00	25.00	39.00	20.00	2.00	-9.00
Net Profit	163.00	89.00	108.00	118.00	75.00	67.00	90.00	136.00	83.00	70.00
EPS in Rs	47.01	25.76	31.19	34.05	21.60	19.38	25.96	39.16	23.84	20.32
Dividend Payout %	10.00	16.00	10.00	9.00	7.00	5.00	8.00	5.00	6.00	0.00

Balance Sheet

Annual · Rs. Crores — latest first

Metric	Mar 2026	Mar 2025	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017
Equity Capital	35.00	35.00	35.00	35.00	35.00	35.00	35.00	35.00	35.00	35.00
Reserves	1,856.00	1,737.00	1,740.00	1,462.00	1,260.00	1,101.00	955.00	964.00	800.00	647.00
Borrowings	1,177.00	849.00	771.00	657.00	694.00	609.00	621.00	541.00	394.00	288.00
Other Liabilities	1,255.00	799.00	774.00	657.00	770.00	606.00	571.00	310.00	299.00	175.00
Total Liabilities	4,323.00	3,419.00	3,320.00	2,810.00	2,758.00	2,351.00	2,183.00	1,851.00	1,527.00	1,144.00
Fixed Assets	417.00	255.00	200.00	161.00	167.00	187.00	172.00	155.00	122.00	134.00
CWIP	137.00	35.00	0.00	11.00	2.00	0.00	17.00	2.00	17.00	0.00
Investments	1,654.00	1,618.00	1,652.00	1,359.00	1,190.00	1,025.00	847.00	740.00	634.00	518.00
Other Assets	2,115.00	1,511.00	1,467.00	1,280.00	1,400.00	1,138.00	1,146.00	954.00	756.00	492.00
Total Assets	4,323.00	3,419.00	3,320.00	2,810.00	2,758.00	2,351.00	2,183.00	1,851.00	1,527.00	1,144.00

Cash Flows

Annual · Rs. Crores — latest first

Metric	Mar 2026	Mar 2025	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017
Cash from Operating Activity	63.00	176.00	33.00	143.00	-12.00	90.00	38.00	-59.00	-42.00	70.00
Cash from Investing Activity	-257.00	-141.00	-50.00	-15.00	-7.00	-16.00	-42.00	-27.00	-18.00	-13.00
Cash from Financing Activity	192.00	-31.00	18.00	-127.00	16.00	-72.00	4.00	84.00	62.00	-61.00
Net Cash Flow	-2.00	4.00	1.00	0.00	-3.00	2.00	0.00	-1.00	2.00	-3.00
Free Cash Flow	-206.00	13.00	-27.00	115.00	-33.00	65.00	-16.00	-97.00	-65.00	52.00
CFO/OP %	36.00	113.00	27.00	88.00	1.00	104.00	36.00	-22.00	-36.00	89.00

Ratios

Annual · Days / % — latest first

Metric	Mar 2026	Mar 2025	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017
Debtor Days	138.00	138.00	195.00	148.00	195.00	229.00	187.00	157.00	159.00	139.00
Inventory Days	98.00	79.00	70.00	61.00	79.00	101.00	89.00	101.00	71.00	89.00
Days Payable	121.00	64.00	82.00	63.00	118.00	124.00	106.00	96.00	114.00	95.00
Cash Conversion Cycle	115.00	153.00	183.00	146.00	155.00	206.00	169.00	162.00	116.00	133.00
Working Capital Days	48.00	79.00	80.00	79.00	79.00	66.00	58.00	68.00	53.00	67.00
ROCE %	12.00	9.00	10.00	12.00	9.00	9.00	14.00	17.00	12.00	—

Shareholding Pattern

% holding — latest first

Holder	Jun 2026	Mar 2026	Dec 2025	Sep 2025	Jun 2025	Mar 2025	Dec 2024	Sep 2024	Jun 2024	Mar 2024	Dec 2023	Sep 2023
Promoters	61.89	61.89	61.89	61.89	61.89	61.89	61.89	61.89	61.89	61.89	61.89	61.89
FIIs	1.11	0.68	0.81	0.41	0.18	0.18	0.24	0.18	0.37	0.30	0.34	0.31
DIIs	3.30	4.54	4.51	6.10	6.66	6.62	6.58	6.63	5.24	6.18	5.25	3.01
Public	33.69	32.89	32.78	31.61	31.28	31.31	31.28	31.28	32.49	31.62	32.50	34.80
No. of Shareholders	22,213	17,751	17,511	17,414	18,069	17,933	17,976	19,031	15,850	14,939	14,919	16,606

Corporate Actions

25 records

Action	Ex Date	Record Date	Ratio	Amount (₹)	Notes
Dividend	27 Jul 2026	27 Jul 2026	—	4.50
Dividend	04 Sep 2025	05 Sep 2025	—	4.00
Dividend	26 Jul 2024	—	—	3.00
Dividend	04 Sep 2023	—	—	3.00
Dividend	15 Sep 2022	—	—	1.50
Dividend	15 Sep 2021	—	—	1.00
Dividend	10 Aug 2020	—	—	2.00
Dividend	26 Jul 2019	—	—	2.00
Dividend	23 Jul 2018	—	—	1.50
Other	14 Jul 2017	—	—	—	Annual General Meeting
Other	10 Aug 2016	—	—	—	Annual General Meeting
Rights	16 Sep 2015	18 Sep 2015	1:2	—
Other	16 Sep 2015	18 Sep 2015	—	—	Right Issue of Equity Shares
Other	16 Jul 2015	—	—	—	Annual General Meeting
Other	04 Aug 2014	—	—	—	Annual General Meeting
Other	28 Jun 2013	—	—	—	Annual General Meeting
Other	20 Jun 2012	—	—	—	Annual General Meeting
Dividend	25 Jul 2011	—	—	2.00
Dividend	21 Jun 2010	—	—	2.50
Dividend	29 Jul 2009	—	—	1.00
Dividend	05 Aug 2008	—	—	2.40
Dividend	10 Jul 2007	—	—	2.40
Other	22 Sep 2006	—	—	—	Agm
Dividend	19 May 2006	—	—	2.00
Dividend	14 May 2001	—	—	1.00

Announcements

5 filings

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication
21 Aug 2026 21 Aug - Newspaper Publication regarding Special Window for transfer of Dematerialisation of Physical Securities.
Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication
08 Aug 2026 8 Aug - Newspaper Advertisement - Unaudited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results for the quarter ended on 30th June, 2026.
Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management
07 Aug 2026 7 Aug - Q1 FY27 results announced; capex raised to Rs617 crore, JV optical fibre expansion planned for Rs4,800 crore, CFO changed.
Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release
07 Aug 2026 7 Aug - Universal Cables Q1 FY27 results; capex raised to Rs617 crore; JV optical fibre expansion to USD 500 million; CFO changes.
Disclosure Under Regulation 30 Of SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015, Regarding Proposed Capacity Expansion.
07 Aug 2026 7 Aug - Q1 FY27 results approved; capex raised to Rs617 crore, Rs4,800 crore JV fibre expansion, CFO change from Oct 21.