CESC - CESC Limited Share Price

Power

₹163.19-2.65(-1.60%)

Market Closed as of Aug 8, 2025, 15:30 IST

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Valuation
Market Cap	22.95 kCr
Price/Earnings (Trailing)	16.77
Price/Sales (Trailing)	1.23
EV/EBITDA	8.99
Price/Free Cashflow	31.92
MarketCap/EBT	12.88
Enterprise Value	38.74 kCr

Fundamentals
Revenue (TTM)	18.62 kCr
Rev. Growth (Yr)	3.4%
Earnings (TTM)	1.43 kCr
Earnings Growth (Yr)	-7.2%

Profitability
Operating Margin	10%
EBT Margin	10%
Return on Equity	11.33%
Return on Assets	3.48%
Free Cashflow Yield	3.13%

Price to Sales Ratio

Latest reported: 1

Revenue (Last 12 mths)

Latest reported: 19 kCr

Net Income (Last 12 mths)

Latest reported: 1 kCr

Growth & Returns
Price Change 1W	-3.2%
Price Change 1M	0.40%
Price Change 6M	24.5%
Price Change 1Y	3.2%
3Y Cumulative Return	32.2%
5Y Cumulative Return	24.6%
7Y Cumulative Return	10.6%
10Y Cumulative Return	13.1%

Cash Flow & Liquidity
Cash Flow from Investing (TTM)	-3.01 kCr
Cash Flow from Operations (TTM)	2.58 kCr
Cash Flow from Financing (TTM)	1.34 kCr
Cash & Equivalents	2.18 kCr
Free Cash Flow (TTM)	719 Cr
Free Cash Flow/Share (TTM)	5.42

Balance Sheet
Total Assets	40.98 kCr
Total Liabilities	28.38 kCr
Shareholder Equity	12.6 kCr
Current Assets	8.34 kCr
Current Liabilities	8.48 kCr
Net PPE	21.67 kCr
Inventory	725 Cr
Goodwill	76 Cr

Capital Structure & Leverage
Debt Ratio	0.44
Debt/Equity	1.43
Interest Coverage	0.35
Interest/Cashflow Ops	2.95

Dividend & Shareholder Returns
Dividend/Share (TTM)	4.5
Dividend Yield	2.6%
Shares Dilution (1Y)	0.00%
Shares Dilution (3Y)	0.00%

Risk & Volatility
Max Drawdown	-8.9%
Drawdown Prob. (30d, 5Y)	19.62%
Risk Level (5Y)	35.1%

Pros

Buy Backs: Company has bought back it's stock in the past which is a good thing.

Profitability: Recent profitability of 8% is a good sign.

Balance Sheet: Reasonably good balance sheet.

Size: Market Cap wise it is among the top 20% companies of india.

Smart Money: Smart money has been increasing their position in the stock.

Technicals: Bullish SharesGuru indicator.

Past Returns: Outperforming stock! In past three years, the stock has provided 32.2% return compared to 14.6% by NIFTY 50.

Dividend: Dividend paying stock. Dividend yield of 2.6%.

Cons

Momentum: Stock has a weak negative price momentum.

The Good, Bad and Ugly

Growth

Profitability

Size

Dilution Rank

Balance Sheet

Momentum

Technicals

Smart Money

Insider Trading

Investor Care
Dividend Yield	2.6%
Dividend/Share (TTM)	4.5
Shares Dilution (1Y)	0.00%
Earnings/Share (TTM)	10.32

Financial Health
Current Ratio	0.98
Debt/Equity	1.43

Technical Indicators
RSI (14d)	33.74
RSI (5d)	4.67
RSI (21d)	49.88
MACD Signal	Sell
Stochastic Oscillator Signal	Hold
Grufity Signal	Buy
RSI Signal	Hold
RSI5 Signal	Buy
RSI21 Signal	Hold
SMA 5 Signal	Sell
SMA 10 Signal	Sell
SMA 20 Signal	Sell
SMA 50 Signal	Buy
SMA 100 Signal	Buy

Summary of Latest Earnings Report from CESC

Summary of CESC's latest earnings call, featuring management's outlook on business performance, financial results, and analyst Q&A sessions that highlight key strategic initiatives and market challenges.

Earnings Outlook

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Q&A Session

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Share Holdings

Understand CESC ownership landscape with insights into key distribution patterns, offering investors a clear view of stakeholder dynamics.

Holding Pattern

Major Shareholders

Share Holding Details

Shareholder Name	Holding %
Sbi Balanced Advantage Fund	6.61%
Nippon Life India Trustee Ltd-A/C Nippon Power & Infra Fund	2.84%
Quest Capital Markets Limited	2.19%
Stel Holdings Limited	1.88%
Icici Prudential Infrastructure Fund	1.82%
Hdfc Trustee Company Ltd. A/C Hdfc Balanced Advantage Fund	1.76%
Mfs International New Discovery Fund	1.61%
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund	1.44%
Pcbl Chemical Limited	1.27%
Digidrive Distributors Limited	1.17%
Integrated Coal Mining Limited	0.81%
Castor Investments Limited	0.19%
Sanjiv Goenka	0.1%
Shashwat Goenka	0.08%
Preeti Goenka	0.02%
Sanjiv Goenka Huf	0.01%
Foreign Banks	0.01%
Avarna Jain	0%

Overall Distribution

Distribution across major stakeholders

Ownership Distribution

Distribution across major institutional holders

Is CESC Better than it's peers?

Detailed comparison of CESC against industry peers, highlighting key financial metrics, valuation ratios, and performance indicators to provide competitive context within the sector.

Ticker	Name	Mkt Cap	Revenue	Price %, 1M	Returns, 1Y	P/E	P/S	Rev 1-Yr	Inc 1-Yr
NTPC	NTPC	3.23 LCr	1.91 LCr	+0.70%	-15.00%	13.79	1.69	-	-
POWERGRID	POWER GRID Corp OF INDIA	2.72 LCr	47.46 kCr	+0.60%	-14.00%	17.5	5.72	-	-
ADANIPOWER	Adani Power	2.2 LCr	58.91 kCr	+2.50%	-17.90%	17.72	3.74	-	-
TATAPOWER	Tata Power Co.	1.26 LCr	66.99 kCr	-1.90%	-6.60%	31.83	1.89	-	-
TORNTPOWER	TORRENT POWER	66.79 kCr	29.65 kCr	-9.30%	-13.60%	21.72	2.25	-	-

Sector Comparison: CESC vs Power

Comprehensive comparison against sector averages

Comparative Metrics

CESC metrics compared to Power

Category	CESC	Power
PE	16.77	17.01
PS	1.23	2.83
Growth	9.9 %	2.6 %

Performance Comparison

CESC vs Power (2021 - 2025)

Key Insights

1. CESC is NOT among the Top 10 largest companies in Power.
2. The company holds a market share of 3.4% in Power.
3. In last one year, the company has had an above average growth that other Power companies.

Income Statement for CESC

Consolidated figures (in Rs. Crores) / View Standalone Data

AnnualQuarterly

Description	(%) Q/Q	Mar-2025	Mar-2024	Mar-2023	Mar-2022	Mar-2021	Mar-2020
Revenue From Operations	11.2%	17,001	15,293	14,246	12,544	11,639	11,014
Other Income	-19.2%	1,622	2,008	1,585	1,013	659	866
Total Income	7.6%	18,623	17,301	15,831	13,557	12,298	11,880
Cost of Materials	10.4%	11,005	9,967	9,131	6,795	5,908	5,713
Purchases of stock-in-trade	-50%	6	11	14	15	17	17
Employee Expense	0.7%	1,221	1,213	1,189	1,081	1,074	1,083
Finance costs	7.3%	1,324	1,234	1,117	1,129	1,226	1,357
Depreciation and Amortization	-1%	1,205	1,217	878	885	867	781
Other expenses	5.3%	2,080	1,976	1,763	1,736	1,454	1,329
Total Expenses	7.8%	16,841	15,618	14,092	11,641	10,546	10,280
Profit Before exceptional items and Tax	5.9%	1,782	1,683	1,739	1,916	1,752	1,600
Exceptional items before tax	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total profit before tax	5.9%	1,782	1,683	1,739	1,916	1,752	1,600
Current tax	14.8%	419	365	350	382	272	293
Deferred tax	49.2%	-65	-129	-8	129	117	70
Total tax	50.2%	354	236	342	511	389	363
Total profit (loss) for period	-1.3%	1,428	1,447	1,397	1,405	1,363	1,306
Other comp. income net of taxes	-450%	-13	5	-18	-11	-29	-38
Total Comprehensive Income	-2.5%	1,415	1,452	1,379	1,394	1,334	1,268
Earnings Per Share, Basic	-0.6%	10.32	10.38	10.13	10.25	10.04	9.824
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	-0.6%	10.32	10.38	10.13	10.25	10.04	9.824
Debt equity ratio	-	0.015	0	0.014	0.0137	-	-
Debt service coverage ratio	-	0.014	0	0.013	0.0117	-	-
Interest service coverage ratio	-	0.03	0	0.029	0.0274	-	-

Description	(%) Q/Q	Mar-2025	Dec-2024	Sep-2024	Jun-2024	Mar-2024	Dec-2023
Revenue From Operations	8.9%	3,877	3,561	4,700	4,863	3,387	3,244
Other Income	-26.1%	293	396	189	744	645	617
Total Income	5.4%	4,170	3,957	4,889	5,607	4,032	3,861
Cost of Materials	0.6%	2,181	2,169	3,024	3,631	2,036	2,160
Purchases of stock-in-trade	-	1	1	2	2	3	2
Employee Expense	-12.8%	273	313	332	303	285	303
Finance costs	-1.2%	335	339	328	322	325	296
Depreciation and Amortization	-0.3%	304	305	295	301	311	303
Other expenses	30.4%	610	468	446	556	653	433
Total Expenses	3%	3,704	3,595	4,427	5,115	3,613	3,497
Profit Before exceptional items and Tax	28.8%	466	362	462	492	419	364
Exceptional items before tax	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total profit before tax	28.8%	466	362	462	492	419	364
Current tax	3.2%	97	94	94	134	41	94
Deferred tax	-13.3%	-16	-14	-5	-30	-37	-31
Total tax	1.3%	81	80	89	104	4	63
Total profit (loss) for period	36.7%	385	282	373	388	415	301
Other comp. income net of taxes	-225%	-12	-3	3	-1	10	-1
Total Comprehensive Income	33.8%	373	279	376	387	425	300
Earnings Per Share, Basic	82.8%	2.81	1.99	2.67	2.85	3.02	2.12
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	82.8%	2.81	1.99	2.67	2.85	3.02	2.12
Debt equity ratio	-	0.015	0	0	0	0	0
Debt service coverage ratio	-	0.014	0	0	0	0	0
Interest service coverage ratio	-	0.03	0	0	0	0	0

Standalone figures (in Rs. Crores) / View Consolidated Data

AnnualQuarterly

Description	(%) Q/Q	Mar-2025	Mar-2024	Mar-2023	Mar-2022	Mar-2021	Mar-2020
Revenue From Operations	11.4%	9,584	8,606	7,973	7,294	6,921	7,836
Other Income	-18.7%	1,316	1,619	967	901	637	678
Total Income	6.6%	10,900	10,225	8,940	8,195	7,558	8,514
Cost of Materials	7.7%	6,038	5,604	4,790	4,279	3,966	4,517
Purchases of stock-in-trade	-50%	6	11	14	15	17	17
Employee Expense	-4.5%	946	991	983	886	900	969
Finance costs	17.2%	866	739	604	504	502	544
Depreciation and Amortization	-3.6%	694	720	480	471	463	448
Other expenses	4%	1,288	1,238	1,009	996	863	900
Total Expenses	5.8%	9,838	9,303	7,880	7,151	6,711	7,395
Profit Before exceptional items and Tax	15.2%	1,062	922	1,060	1,044	847	1,119
Exceptional items before tax	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total profit before tax	15.2%	1,062	922	1,060	1,044	847	1,119
Current tax	17.6%	322	274	255	253	129	195
Deferred tax	52.3%	-60	-127	-25	-25	-96	6
Total tax	78.8%	262	147	230	228	33	201
Total profit (loss) for period	3.2%	800	775	830	816	814	918
Other comp. income net of taxes	-166.7%	-15	-5	-10	-15	-33	-33
Total Comprehensive Income	2%	785	770	820	801	781	885
Earnings Per Share, Basic	3.7%	6.03	5.85	6.26	6.16	6.144	6.923
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	3.7%	6.03	5.85	6.26	6.16	6.144	6.923
Debt equity ratio	-	0.012	0	08	084	-	-
Debt service coverage ratio	-	0.013	0	0.013	0.0141	-	-
Interest service coverage ratio	-	0.027	0	0.031	0.035	-	-

Description	(%) Q/Q	Mar-2025	Dec-2024	Sep-2024	Jun-2024	Mar-2024	Dec-2023
Revenue From Operations	10.8%	2,147	1,938	2,639	2,860	1,814	1,819
Other Income	-43.8%	209	371	154	582	540	512
Total Income	2%	2,356	2,309	2,793	3,442	2,354	2,331
Cost of Materials	-4.9%	1,113	1,170	1,591	2,164	1,087	1,257
Purchases of stock-in-trade	-	1	1	2	2	3	2
Employee Expense	-23%	192	249	261	244	230	247
Finance costs	-5.3%	216	228	215	207	205	177
Depreciation and Amortization	1.2%	176	174	169	175	183	180
Other expenses	48.6%	380	256	276	376	461	251
Total Expenses	0%	2,078	2,078	2,514	3,168	2,169	2,114
Profit Before exceptional items and Tax	20.4%	278	231	279	274	185	217
Exceptional items before tax	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total profit before tax	20.4%	278	231	279	274	185	217
Current tax	7%	77	72	66	107	16	77
Deferred tax	-28.6%	-17	-13	-5	-25	-36	-30
Total tax	1.7%	60	59	61	82	-20	47
Total profit (loss) for period	26.9%	218	172	218	192	205	170
Other comp. income net of taxes	-500%	-11	-1	-2	-1	9	-3
Total Comprehensive Income	21.2%	207	171	216	191	214	167
Earnings Per Share, Basic	120.7%	1.64	1.29	1.65	1.45	1.56	1.28
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	120.7%	1.64	1.29	1.65	1.45	1.56	1.28
Debt equity ratio	0.1%	0.012	0.011	0.01	0.01	0	0
Debt service coverage ratio	1.5%	0.025	0.01	0.03	08	0	0
Interest service coverage ratio	0.3%	0.028	0.025	0.03	0.028	0	0

Balance Sheet for CESC

Consolidated figures (in Rs. Crores) / View Standalone Data

Description	(%) Q/Q	Mar-2025	Sep-2024	Mar-2024	Sep-2023	Mar-2023	Sep-2022
Cash and cash equivalents	64%	2,181	1,330	1,275	1,525	1,129	2,082
Current investments	-100.9%	0	113	5	112	0	14
Loans, current	200%	4	2	2	2	2	16
Total current financial assets	6.5%	7,221	6,781	5,297	6,038	5,070	6,302
Inventories	21.1%	725	599	878	615	880	597
Current tax assets	-7.1%	14	15	27	14	11	16
Total current assets	6%	8,341	7,868	6,597	7,107	6,535	7,472
Property, plant and equipment	0.6%	21,673	21,547	21,949	21,819	22,634	22,714
Capital work-in-progress	46.4%	427	292	174	235	140	221
Investment property	0%	63	63	63	63	63	63
Goodwill	-	76	0	119	0	0	0
Non-current investments	3.6%	59	57	52	84	77	81
Loans, non-current	-28.6%	6	8	6	6	6	6
Total non-current financial assets	-0.9%	342	345	335	642	315	322
Total non-current assets	7.6%	24,896	23,143	23,036	22,883	23,565	23,733
Total assets	7%	40,981	38,313	37,168	38,227	37,711	38,040
Borrowings, non-current	16%	13,073	11,269	10,856	10,466	9,735	10,834
Total non-current financial liabilities	13.6%	15,637	13,762	13,286	12,872	11,872	12,928
Provisions, non-current	5.4%	582	552	539	543	515	497
Total non-current liabilities	11.4%	19,897	17,861	18,238	17,884	16,938	17,972
Borrowings, current	19.4%	4,905	4,107	3,507	3,375	4,527	3,471
Total current financial liabilities	16.6%	7,565	6,486	5,836	5,453	6,511	5,689
Provisions, current	6.1%	53	50	60	56	53	80
Current tax liabilities	-95%	6	101	2	175	85	92
Total current liabilities	8.6%	8,480	7,809	6,805	6,719	7,410	6,780
Total liabilities	10.6%	28,379	25,670	25,183	26,222	26,322	26,721
Equity share capital	0%	133	133	133	133	133	133
Non controlling interest	5.5%	593	562	540	505	479	449
Total equity	-0.3%	12,602	12,643	11,985	12,005	11,389	11,319
Total equity and liabilities	7%	40,981	38,313	37,168	38,227	37,711	38,040

Standalone figures (in Rs. Crores) / View Consolidated Data

Description	(%) Q/Q	Mar-2025	Sep-2024	Mar-2024	Sep-2023	Mar-2023	Sep-2022
Cash and cash equivalents	-49.4%	430	849	662	982	396	1,094
Current investments	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
Loans, current	688%	198	26	26	80	38	14
Total current financial assets	-21.3%	2,694	3,425	2,507	3,182	2,057	3,098
Inventories	8.8%	398	366	513	337	502	391
Current tax assets	-	0	0	12	-	0	0
Total current assets	-18.1%	3,272	3,994	3,256	3,718	2,805	3,758
Property, plant and equipment	-1.4%	12,863	13,040	13,303	13,175	13,829	13,901
Capital work-in-progress	-17.5%	95	115	78	99	64	87
Investment property	24.2%	78	63	63	63	63	63
Goodwill	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
Non-current investments	15.2%	6,381	5,541	5,220	5,125	5,063	5,015
Loans, non-current	17475%	704	5	4	4	4	4
Total non-current financial assets	17.2%	7,363	6,283	5,508	5,649	5,304	5,265
Total non-current assets	5.7%	20,985	19,856	19,323	19,080	19,612	19,669
Total assets	2.8%	30,213	29,390	28,351	29,142	28,262	28,709
Borrowings, non-current	5.5%	8,417	7,977	7,272	6,625	5,554	6,162
Total non-current financial liabilities	3.8%	10,391	10,007	9,211	8,436	7,283	7,853
Provisions, non-current	4.4%	550	527	515	520	491	473
Total non-current liabilities	2.6%	13,421	13,076	13,197	12,569	11,368	11,927
Borrowings, current	13.7%	3,260	2,868	2,202	1,873	2,869	1,940
Total current financial liabilities	25.6%	6,225	4,957	4,489	4,015	4,620	4,029
Provisions, current	4.3%	50	48	56	55	50	75
Current tax liabilities	-95.6%	5	92	-	173	85	88
Total current liabilities	13%	6,907	6,114	5,266	5,108	5,361	4,989
Total liabilities	5.9%	20,328	19,190	18,463	18,890	18,298	18,487
Equity share capital	0%	133	133	133	133	133	133
Total equity	-3.1%	9,885	10,200	9,888	10,252	9,964	10,222
Total equity and liabilities	2.8%	30,213	29,390	28,351	29,142	28,262	28,709

Cash Flow for CESC

Consolidated figures (in Rs. Crores) / View Standalone Data

Description	(%) Q/Q	Mar-2025	Mar-2024	Mar-2023	Mar-2022	Mar-2021	Mar-2020
Finance costs	7.3%	1,324	1,234	1,117	1,129	-	-
Change in inventories	15100%	153	2	-221	-62	-	-
Depreciation	-1%	1,205	1,217	878	885	-	-
Dividend income	-133.3%	0	4	5	9	-	-
Adjustments for interest income	21.6%	142	117	92	73	-	-
Net Cashflows from Operations	5.7%	2,962	2,803	2,276	2,891	-	-
Income taxes paid (refund)	-15.8%	380	451	298	392	-	-
Net Cashflows From Operating Activities	9.8%	2,582	2,352	1,978	2,499	-	-
Cashflows used in obtaining control of subsidiaries	-	941	0	0	0	-	-
Proceeds from sales of PPE	100%	11	6	5	8	-	-
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	141.8%	1,863	771	696	778	-	-
Dividends received	-133.3%	0	4	5	9	-	-
Interest received	42.4%	142	100	76	90	-	-
Other inflows (outflows) of cash	-760%	-362	56	35	-239	-	-
Net Cashflows From Investing Activities	-433.5%	-3,013	-564	-545	-575	-	-
Proceeds from borrowings	38.9%	3,500	2,520	1,110	1,830	-	-
Repayments of borrowings	-7.1%	1,477	1,590	1,583	1,383	-	-
Payments of lease liabilities	-12.1%	52	59	46	47	-	-
Dividends paid	-0.5%	603	606	604	603	-	-
Interest paid	7.6%	1,372	1,275	1,129	1,109	-	-
Other inflows (outflows) of cash	311.7%	1,341	-632	-205	701	-	-
Net Cashflows from Financing Activities	181.3%	1,337	-1,642	-2,457	-611	-	-
Net change in cash and cash eq.	524.1%	906	146	-1,024	1,313	-	-

Standalone figures (in Rs. Crores) / View Consolidated Data

Description	(%) Q/Q	Mar-2025	Mar-2024	Mar-2023	Mar-2022	Mar-2021	Mar-2020
Finance costs	17.2%	866	739	604	504	-	-
Change in inventories	1050%	115	-11	-67	-54	-	-
Depreciation	-3.6%	694	720	480	471	-	-
Dividend income	0%	18	18	-18	-15	-	-
Adjustments for interest income	12.9%	36	32	-24	-23	-	-
Net Cashflows from Operations	50.9%	2,107	1,397	1,417	939	-	-
Income taxes paid (refund)	-20.2%	286	358	220	230	-	-
Net Cashflows From Operating Activities	75.3%	1,821	1,039	1,197	709	-	-
Cashflows used in obtaining control of subsidiaries	483.4%	952	164	66	70	-	-
Proceeds from sales of PPE	100%	9	5	4	5	-	-
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	45.1%	619	427	394	535	-	-
Dividends received	0%	18	18	18	15	-	-
Interest received	88.9%	35	19	17	45	-	-
Other inflows (outflows) of cash	-520%	-92	-14	41	-3	-	-
Net Cashflows From Investing Activities	-371.5%	-2,658	-563	-380	-379	-	-
Proceeds from borrowings	-25.7%	1,850	2,490	1,110	1,400	-	-
Repayments of borrowings	-11.5%	906	1,024	799	722	-	-
Payments of lease liabilities	-7.1%	27	29	30	30	-	-
Dividends paid	-0.5%	593	596	594	595	-	-
Interest paid	13.3%	871	769	606	475	-	-
Other inflows (outflows) of cash	506.7%	1,152	-282	-362	400	-	-
Net Cashflows from Financing Activities	386.3%	605	-210	-1,281	-22	-	-
Net change in cash and cash eq.	-187.9%	-232	266	-464	308	-	-

What does CESC Limited do?

Integrated Power Utilities•Power•Small Cap

CESC Limited, an integrated electrical utility company, engages in the generation and distribution of electricity in India. It owns and operates two thermal power plants, including Budge Budge and Southern generating stations generating 1125 megawatts (MW) of power; a thermal power project with a capacity of 600 MW in Haldia, West Bengal; two thermal power projects with a capacity of 600 MW in Chandrapur, Maharashtra and 40 MW atmospheric fluidised bed combustion power plant in Asansol, West Bengal; and distributes power in Uttar Pradesh. The company also owns and operates solar power projects with a capacity of 18 MW data center in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. It serves domestic, industrial, commercial, and other users. CESC Limited was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Kolkata, India.

Industry Group:Power

Employees:6,087

Website:www.cesc.co.in

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