STLTECHTelecommunication

Sterlite Technologies Limited

Telecom - Equipment & Accessories · ISIN INE089C01029 · BSE 532374 · NSE BE · FV ₹2
Last price
₹827
+1.15%today
What this company does

Sterlite Technologies Limited operates in Telecom - Equipment & Accessories, part of the Telecommunication sector. It booked ₹1,910 cr of revenue in its latest quarter (Q1 FY27) and kept 10.3% of sales as profit. It is the largest of 8 Telecom - Equipment & Accessories companies we track, by market value.

In the report:
58out of 100
Equitytale Health Score
Mixed

Healthier than 58% of companies in Telecommunication, on all six measures of filed financials. Each measure is ranked against the 9–24 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)
65

At close. Not part of the score.

Profitability & returns82

How much profit it earns on the money it employs

Balance sheet46

How much it owes, and whether earnings cover the interest

Cash quality78

Whether reported profit actually arrives as cash

Growth & consistency32

Whether sales and profit have grown, and how steadily

Valuation15

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

Is this company doing well?
not investment advice
Strengths
Makes a profit
Sales up 87% vs last year
Profit up 1,870% vs last year
Promoters hold 42%
No promoter shares pledged
Strong 35% return on equity
Turns profit into real cash
Watch-outs
None flagged from our data

What if I invest in STLTECH?

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₹12.00 lakh
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At 0% a year, it would become
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Key ratios · latest quarter + price
₹827 +1.15%
latest close · 2026-09-17
1-year return
+219.1%
52-wk low ₹13652-wk high ₹912
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 ratio51.3High
LowAverageHigh
P/B ratio17.88High
Below bookModerateHigh
EV / EBITDA26.5High
LowAverageHigh
How good is the business?
How much profit it earns from its money and its sales.
Return on equity34.7%Strong
WeakFairStrong ▸15%
Return on capital34.4%Strong
WeakFairStrong
Net margin10.3%Decent
ThinDecentStrong
EBITDA margin20.8%Healthy
ThinDecentHealthy
Is it financially safe?
How much it owes, and whether it can comfortably cover it.
Debt to equity0.81Moderate
LowModerateHigh ▸1
Interest cover5.7×Strong
RiskyOkayStrong ▸5×
Current ratio0.98Tight
Tight ◂1HealthyAmple
More figures
Market cap
₹40,545 cr
Book value
₹46
EPS
₹4.03
latest quarter
Net debt
₹1,529 cr
owes more than its cash
Enterprise value
₹42,074 cr
EBITDA
₹1,588 cr
annualised
EBIT
₹1,248 cr
annualised
Operating margin
16.3%
Return on assets
12.4%
Earnings yield
1.95%
P/S
5.31
Sales / share
₹155.9
Tax rate
23.3%
Face value
₹2
Shares
49.0 cr
Working capital
₹-57 cr
Current assets
₹2,663 cr
Current liabilities
₹2,720 cr
Delivery %
34.6%
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
One year's profit is a one-off (far above the multi-year norm), so its recurring earnings power is unclear.
Models span ₹20₹21, midpoint ₹21

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₹1,910 cr
Other Income₹12 cr
Total Income₹1,922 cr
Cost of Materials₹805 cr
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade₹0 cr
Inventory Change (±)₹158 cr
Employee Benefit Expense₹195 cr
Finance Costs₹55 cr
Depreciation & Amortisation₹85 cr
Other Expenses₹367 cr
Total Expenses₹1,665 cr
Profit before Tax₹257 cr
Tax Expense₹60 cr
Net Profit₹197 cr
Net margin on total income10.2%
Where the money goes · Q1 FY27
% of total income
Materials + stock-in-trade₹963 cr50.1%
Employee benefit expense₹195 cr10.1%
Finance costs₹55 cr2.9%
Depreciation & amortisation₹85 cr4.4%
Other expenses₹367 cr19.1%
Tax expense₹60 cr3.1%
Profit for the period₹197 cr10.2%
Total income ₹1,922 cradds up to ₹100 ✓
Quarterly results · consolidated (₹ cr)
MetricQ3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
Revenue1,257 cr1,441 cr1,910 cr
Total income1,266 cr1,464 cr1,922 cr
Expenses1,272 cr1,386 cr1,665 cr
Profit before tax-21 cr109 cr257 cr
Tax-4 cr50 cr60 cr
Net profit (owners' share)-4 cr59 cr197 cr
Net margin (owners' share, on revenue)-0.3%4.1%10.3%
EPS (₹)-0.351.214.03
YoY (latest quarter): total income +87.1% · net profit +1,870.0%
Balance sheet & cash flow · as of Mar 2026
Moderate debt
Total assets
₹6,346 cr
Shareholder equity
₹2,268 cr
parent shareholders
Total debt
₹1,827 cr
Cash
₹298 cr
Cash flow · H1 FY26
Operating
₹268 cr
Investing
₹-225 cr
Financing
₹-172 cr
Peer comparison
Telecom - Equipment & Accessories · by market value
CompanyPriceMarket capP/E
Sterlite Technologies Limitedthis company₹827₹40,545 cr51.3
Tamilnadu Telecommunication Limited₹9₹40,232 cr2.9
ITI Limited₹255₹24,582 cr
Tejas Networks Limited₹524₹9,502 cr
Optiemus Infracom Limited₹610₹5,410 cr63.8
Birla Cable Limited₹402₹1,205 cr9.8
UMIYA BUILDCON LIMITED₹98₹183 cr188.4
Aksh Optifibre Limited₹8₹130 cr6.9
Same industry · latest reported numbers · not a recommendation.
Corporate actions
Dividend yield
trailing 12 months
Dividend / share (TTM)
Last dividend
₹1
ex 8 Aug 2023
ActionDetailEx-date
Dividend₹1 / share8 Aug 2023
Dividend₹0.5 / share22 Aug 2022
Dividend₹2 / share20 Aug 2021
Dividend₹3.5 / share27 Aug 2020
Dividend₹3.5 / share18 Jul 2019
Dividend₹2 / share21 Jun 2018
Who owns it · 2026-07-09
No pledge
Promoter
42.3%
FII / Foreign
19.7%
DII / Domestic
13.3%
Retail / others
24.7%
Promoter stake down 11.7% over the last 12 quarters.
Smart-money activity
Insider trades
SoldNavin Agarwal · Promoter Group2,500 · ₹21.4 L11 Sep 26
SoldNavin Agarwal · Promoter Group2,500 · ₹21.6 L9 Sep 26
SoldNavin Agarwal · Promoter Group2,500 · ₹20.6 L8 Sep 26
Bulk / block deals
BoughtMOTILAL OSWAL MUTUAL FUND · NSE36.49 L @ ₹619.075 Jun 26
short · NSE13829 May 26
short · NSE70719 May 26
Stake changes
BoughtMotilal Oswal Midcap Fund→ 7.66% · 3.32 L19 Aug 26
BoughtMotilal Oswal Midcap Fund→ 5.72% · 47.16 L1 Jul 26
SoldBandhan Mutual Fund (through its schemes)→ 3.02% · 18.15 L4 Jun 26
Promoter pledges
ReleasedCiticorp International Limited acting as the security agent for the lenders of Volcan Investment Cyprus limited20.74 cr · 52.01% held10 Jun 19
ReleasedCitcorp International Limited acting as the security agent for the lenders of Volcam Investments Cyprus Ltd20.94 cr · 52.01% held10 Jun 19
PledgedCiticorp International Limited along as the Securitiy agent for the lenders of volcan Investment Cypusl ltd20.94 cr · 0.00% held26 Dec 18
What shareholders were asked to approve
5 proposals passed only on promoter votes

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.

Yearly shareholder meeting · 19 Aug 2026
See the official result
1
a) To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Standalone Financial Statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2026 and the reports of the Board of Directors and the Auditors thereon. b) To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2026 and the Report of the Auditors thereon.
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
11.65 cr votes for, 3,163 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
2
To appoint a director in place of Mr. Venkatesh Murthy (DIN 08567907), who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.
⚑ Passed only because promoters voted yes
Backed by 42% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
4.87 cr votes for, 6.79 cr against · 59% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
3
To approve re-appointment of Mr. Ankit Agarwal as Managing director of the Company.
Backed by 89% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 75%
10.37 cr votes for, 1.28 cr against · 11% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
4
To approve payment of remuneration to Mr. Ankit Agarwal, Managing Director.
Backed by 97% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 75%
11.26 cr votes for, 38.19 L against · 3% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
5
To approve payment of commission to Independent Non-executive Directors.
⚑ Passed only because promoters voted yes
Backed by 67% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 75%
7.78 cr votes for, 3.87 cr against · 33% 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 — 11 named members
owning 42.3% between them · as of 2026-07-09
TWIN STAR OVERSEAS LTD40.75%
VEDANTA LIMITED0.93%
ANKIT AGARWAL0.35%
PRAVIN AGARWAL0.21%
NAVIN AGARWAL0.03%
PRATIK PRAVIN AGARWAL0.01%
ANIL KUMAR AGARWALno shares
JYOTI AGARWALno shares
Business done with them
FY2025 · 3 of the group
The company paid ₹219 cr to companies in the promoter group last year — about 5.5% of its ₹3,996 cr revenue and received ₹116 cr back from them.
Vedanta Limited
Bought goods from them · Dividend (received)/paid, Purchase of goods & services, Sale of goods & services
also owns 0.93% of the company
₹211 cr
company paid
Vedanta Limited
Sold goods to them · Dividend (received)/paid, Purchase of goods & services, Sale of goods & services
also owns 0.93% of the company
₹116 cr
company received
Mr. Pravin Agarwal
Other payments to them · Remuneration
also owns 0.21% of the company
₹5 cr
company paid
Mr. Ankit Agarwal
Other payments to them · Remuneration
also owns 0.35% of the company
₹3 cr
company paid

The company also transacted with 13 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.

₹125 cr raised in Mar 2026 by selling shares to selected investors

As of Jun 2026, the company says it has spent 25% of what it set aside. CARE Ratings Limited watches the spending on the exchange’s behalf.

Repayment/ Servicing of financial facilities availed by the Company
30%
of what was set aside
General Corporate Purposes
11%
of what was set aside

The rupee amounts in this company’s own breakdown don’t add up to the amount it says it raised — a common filing slip, where a table meant to be read in lakhs is entered as whole rupees. Rather than guess which is right, we show only the percentages, which are unaffected.

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.