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Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited

Dredging · ISIN INE0CJD01029 · BSE 543273 · NSE EQ · FV ₹5
Last price
₹2,828
+4.41%today
What this company does

Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited operates in Dredging, part of the Services sector. It booked ₹115 cr of revenue in its latest quarter (Q1 FY27) and kept 53.5% of sales as profit.

Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited Board and Management Report Financial Section We had been charting the decade with one milestone at a time From humble beginnings in 2015 to becoming one of India’s few listed marine infrastructure companies, our journey has been defined by strategic foresight, engineering precision, and bold ambition.
In the report:
62out of 100
Equitytale Health Score
Mixed

Healthier than 62% of companies in Services, on the 5 of 6 measures we could read for it. Each measure is ranked against the 85–116 companies that reported it.

Measures financial condition, not whether to buy. Learn what this score means · How this is calculated

Price momentum
neutral
RSI (14)
51

At close. Not part of the score.

Profitability & returns96

How much profit it earns on the money it employs

Balance sheet49

How much it owes, and whether earnings cover the interest

Cash quality40

Whether reported profit actually arrives as cash

Valuation22

What today's price implies, against our models or its peers

Governance & risk100

How much of the promoters' stake is pledged, and how much they hold · highest in its sector on what we could measure

Not measurable for this company: growth & consistency. Those pillars are left out of the score rather than counted as zero.

Is this company doing well?
not investment advice
Strengths
Makes a profit
Strong 53% net margin
Sales up 138% vs last year
Profit up 1,176% vs last year
Promoters hold 50%
No promoter shares pledged
Strong 43% return on equity
Watch-outs
! Operating cash flow is negative

What if I invest in KMEW?

Set a growth rate and see what a monthly SIP would add up to. Your assumption, our arithmetic.

You would put in
₹12.00 lakh
120 instalments
At 10% a year, it would become
₹20.15 lakh

The starting rate is a round number, not a view on this company — this is your assumption, and the figure above is arithmetic on it. Returns are not steady year to year, and a real holding would not grow in a straight line. We do not publish price targets or predict returns.

Key ratios · latest quarter + price
₹2,828 +4.41%
latest close · 2026-09-17
52-wk low ₹2,31042 sessions so far52-wk high ₹3,175
Is it cheap or expensive?
What you pay for the profits, book value and cash flow. Higher isn't automatically worse — it can signal faster growth.
P/E ratio27.5Average
LowAverageHigh
P/B ratio12.20High
Below bookModerateHigh
EV / EBITDA23.2High
LowAverageHigh
How good is the business?
How much profit it earns from its money and its sales.
Return on equity43.3%Strong
WeakFairStrong ▸15%
Return on capital41.2%Strong
WeakFairStrong
Net margin53.5%Strong
ThinDecentStrong
EBITDA margin66.4%Healthy
ThinDecentHealthy
Is it financially safe?
How much it owes, and whether it can comfortably cover it.
Debt to equity0.39Comfortable
LowModerateHigh ▸1
Interest cover13.9×Strong
RiskyOkayStrong ▸5×
Current ratio1.22Healthy
Tight ◂1HealthyAmple
More figures
Market cap
₹6,957 cr
Book value
₹232
EPS
₹25.67
latest quarter
Net debt
₹148 cr
owes more than its cash
Enterprise value
₹7,106 cr
EBITDA
₹306 cr
annualised
EBIT
₹282 cr
annualised
Operating margin
61.0%
Return on assets
30.1%
Earnings yield
3.63%
P/S
15.07
Sales / share
₹187.7
Tax rate
4.0%
Face value
₹5
Shares
2.5 cr
Working capital
₹29 cr
Current assets
₹166 cr
Current liabilities
₹137 cr
Delivery %
38.6%
Strong / safeFairWeak / riskyValuation — a level, not good/badBands are general rules of thumb, not advice.

P/E, ROE, ROCE and margins are annualised from the latest quarter; per-share and balance-sheet ratios use the most recent balance sheet on file · prices as of 2026-09-17.

Worth vs price · from the FY 2025 report & filings
not investment advice
Hard to value confidentlyLow confidence
Too few reliable models — the filings don't support two independent estimates of value.
Models span ₹228₹228, midpoint ₹228

An educational model from the company's own filings, every assumption shown — not investment advice or a price target. Prices can stay above or below any model for years.

P&L · Q1 FY27 (consolidated)
Revenue from Operations₹115 cr
Other Income₹3 cr
Total Income₹119 cr
Cost of Materials₹34 cr
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade₹0 cr
Employee Benefit Expense₹4 cr
Finance Costs₹5 cr
Depreciation & Amortisation₹6 cr
Other Expenses₹5 cr
Total Expenses₹53 cr
Profit before Tax₹65 cr
Tax Expense₹3 cr
Net Profit₹63 cr
Net margin on total income52.9%
Where the money goes · Q1 FY27
% of total income
Materials + stock-in-trade₹34 cr28.4%
Employee benefit expense₹4 cr3.1%
Finance costs₹5 cr4.3%
Depreciation & amortisation₹6 cr5.2%
Other expenses₹5 cr3.9%
Tax expense₹3 cr2.2%
Profit for the period₹63 cr52.9%
Total income ₹119 cradds up to ₹100 ✓
Quarterly results · consolidated (₹ cr)
MetricQ3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
Revenue90 cr68 cr115 cr
Total income93 cr78 cr119 cr
Expenses59 cr61 cr53 cr
Profit before tax35 cr17 cr65 cr
Tax2 cr-6 cr3 cr
Net profit (owners' share)22.5 L26 cr62 cr
Net margin (owners' share, on revenue)0.2%38.8%53.5%
EPS (₹)13.359.6325.67
YoY (latest quarter): total income +141.9% · net profit +1,175.9%
Balance sheet & cash flow · as of Mar 2026
Low debt
Total assets
₹820 cr
Shareholder equity
₹570 cr
parent shareholders
Total debt
₹222 cr
Cash
₹74 cr
Cash flow · H1 FY26
Operating
₹-38 cr
Investing
₹2 cr
Financing
₹41 cr
Peer comparison
Services · by market value (sector-level match)
CompanyPriceMarket capP/E
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited₹1,738₹4.00 L cr27.7
InterGlobe Aviation Limited₹4,845₹1.87 L cr
GMR AIRPORTS LIMITED₹95₹1.56 L cr264.0
JSW Infrastructure Limited₹327₹75,897 cr49.5
Container Corporation of India Limited₹488₹37,178 cr34.6
Delhivery Limited₹426₹31,897 cr247.6
Redington Limited₹400₹31,278 cr16.1
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited₹1,425₹20,346 cr3.9
Firstsource Solutions Limited₹273₹19,035 cr28.4
Same sector · latest reported numbers · not a recommendation.
Corporate actions
ActionDetailEx-date
Stock splitStock Split From Rs.10/- to Rs.5/-22 Dec 2025
Who owns it · 2026-08-04
No pledge
Promoter
50.0%
FII / Foreign
12.6%
DII / Domestic
3.9%
Retail / others
33.5%
Promoter stake down 10.7% over the last 10 quarters.
Smart-money activity
Insider trades
SoldSaurabh Daswani · Promoters1,800 · ₹34.1 L31 Dec 25
BoughtSujay Mohanlal Kewalramani · Promoter Group638 · ₹13.7 L19 Dec 24
BoughtSujay Mohanlal Kewalramani · Promoter Group625 · ₹13.7 L18 Dec 24
Bulk / block deals
short · NSE313 Sep 26
short · NSE130 Jul 26
short · NSE127 Jan 26
Stake changes
SoldDinesh Kewalramani · promoter→ 2.66% · 1.67 L19 Jun 26
SoldKanak Kewalramani · promoter→ 27.81% · 3.46 L19 Jun 26
BoughtInfinity Partners II Direct→ 2.07% · 2.53 L30 Oct 25
What shareholders were asked to approve

A company cannot decide everything on its own. Things like a top executive’s pay, issuing new shares, or re-appointing a director have to be put to the people who own the company, and they vote — one vote per share. So whoever owns the most shares has the most say.

Postal ballot · 15 Mar 2026
See the official result
1
Approval For Enhancing Borrowing Limits of the Company from Rs. 500 Crores to Rs. 1,200 Crores
Backed by 91% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 75%
25.32 L votes for, 2.45 L against · 100% of mutual funds and other big investors said no

Every vote count above is taken from the result the company filed with the stock exchange, certified by an independent counter. To work out what would have happened without the promoters, we simply remove their votes and re-apply the same legal bar the proposal had to clear. Nothing here is an estimate or an opinion.

Who controls this company, and what it pays them

Most Indian companies are controlled by a family or group — the promoters. The exchange requires them to be listed by name, including members who own no shares at all, and requires the company to disclose any business it does with them.

The promoter group — 26 named members
owning 50.0% between them · as of 2026-08-04
Kanak Sujay Kewalramani26.96%
Saurabh Mukesh Daswani10.20%
Pinkesh Pritam Kewalramani10.17%
Dinesh Mohanlal Kewalramani2.58%
Sujay Mohanlal Kewalramani0.08%
Bharti Mukesh Daswanino shares
Chandra Gurbanino shares
Divya Chandnanino shares
Business done with them
FY2025 · 3 of the group
The company paid ₹2 cr to companies in the promoter group last year — about 1.1% of its ₹201 cr revenue and received ₹11 cr back from them.
Knowledge Infra Ports Private Limited
Provided services to them · Equity Investment, Contractual Deduction, Charter Hire Income
₹9 cr
company received
Knowledge Marine Co. W.L.L.
Provided services to them · Equity Investment, Loans and Advances, Interest o n Lo a n s (Receivable)
₹2 cr
company received
Knowledge Infra Ports Private Limited
Paid them for services · Equity Investment, Contractual Deduction, Charter Hire Income
₹2 cr
company paid
Sujay Kewalramani
Commitments Made On Behalf Of Entity · Remuneration, Ex p e n s e s reimbursed incurred on behalf of Company, Professional Feesx
₹95.8 L
company received
Sujay Kewalramani
Other income from them · Remuneration, Ex p e n s e s reimbursed incurred on behalf of Company, Professional Feesx
₹38.9 L
company received
Sujay Kewalramani
Paid them for services · Remuneration, Ex p e n s e s reimbursed incurred on behalf of Company, Professional Feesx
₹17.8 L
company paid

The company also transacted with 6 other related parties — subsidiaries, joint ventures, directors and others — that we could not match by name to the promoter list above. Some may still be connected to the family; we only count the ones the filings let us match with certainty.

Names and holdings from the company’s shareholding pattern filed with the exchange; transactions from the related-party note in its annual report. Every figure is as filed — these are legal, disclosed dealings, and what to make of them is your call.

Money it raised, and what it did with it

When a company raises money from investors, it has to say up front what the money is for. The rules then make it report, every three months until the money is gone, how much of each of those things it has actually paid for — so a promise made while asking for the money can be checked afterwards.

₹285 cr raised in Oct 2025 by selling shares to selected investors

The company has not broken this money down into purposes in its filing for Jun 2026, so there is nothing to measure it against yet. Care Ratings Limited watches the spending on the exchange’s behalf.

Every figure above is taken from the statement the company files with the stock exchange each quarter, for as long as money it has raised remains unspent. The only thing we work out is how much of each stated purpose has been paid for — one number divided by another from the same filing. Whether a plan that changed was a good change is not something a filing can tell you. See the filing

How the stock has moved · adjusted for splits & bonuses
Data from primary exchange filings · analysis tool, not investment advice.