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Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited
In plain words
Price: 9.2% below its 52-week high of ₹3,409.
Delivery: 43.1% of traded shares were kept for delivery over the last 10 sessions, against 41.4% over the last 60.
A description of the data, not a recommendation.
Key figures
Growth
| Revenue (last 12 months) | ₹323 cr |
| Net profit (last 12 months) | ₹131 cr |
| Sales growth, 3 years (yearly) | 8.3% |
| Profit growth, 3 years (yearly) | 18.4% |
At a glance
Promoters 50.3% (-10.4 pts in a year), pledged 0.0%, institutions 16.5%.
P/E 56.4, dividend yield 0.0%. Price relative to earnings and book value (low is cheaper, not better).
ROE 20.0%, ROCE 16.0%, operating margin 39.9%: how much profit it earns on the money it uses.
Debt/equity 0.39, Profit growth 18.4% and sales growth 8.3% a year over 3 years.
Ratings use fixed thresholds on the latest reported figures. They describe the numbers and are not a recommendation.
Strengths and limitations
- High return on equity (20.0%).
- Healthy operating margin (39.9%).
- Profit grew 18.4% a year over 3 years.
- Promoters cut their holding by 10.4 points in a year.
Picked automatically from the latest reported figures with fixed rules; check the company's filings before relying on them.
Smart-money activity
18/100 · Weak over the last ~60 sessions, data 2026-10-30
- Delivery vs usual 13/30: Delivery 42.5% over the last 20 sessions vs 36.9% in the 40 before (1.15x); shares delivered per day 1.27x usual; 0 delivery-spike days (3x usual shares delivered, 40%+ delivery) in the last 20 sessions.
- Bulk/block deals 0/20: No bulk or block deals in the last 90 days.
- Insider / SAST buys 0/15: No insider buy or SAST acquisition filings in the last 90 days. Insider sells are not collected by the site, so only buy filings count.
- Mutual fund holding 0/15: No mutual fund scheme lists this stock. Latest monthly portfolios only (top 60 holdings per scheme); month-on-month change is not stored.
- Accumulation evidence 0/15: No accumulation evidence row (only saved-scan stocks have one; 0 points).
- Promoter pledges 5/5: No promoter pledge filings in 90 days.
A description of recorded activity (delivery, deals, insider buys, fund holding, pledges), not a recommendation. Today's most active stocks.
Story so far
● Order ● Results ● Split
- 29 Sept 26Order Order win: ₹303 cr from New Mangalore Port Authority +5.7% next session
- 14 Aug 26Results Results board meeting +1.7% next session
- 29 May 26Results Results board meeting -15.4% next session
- 12 Feb 26Results Results board meeting -3.0% next session
- 22 Dec 25Split Split: face value ₹10 → ₹5 (ex-date)
- 14 Nov 25Results Results board meeting +2.2% next session
- 14 Aug 25Results Results board meeting +6.4% next session
- 30 May 25Results Results board meeting -5.2% next session
- 11 Feb 25Results Results board meeting -5.8% next session
From official exchange filings and NSE data. How the price moved after an event describes the past, not what comes next.
Shareholding trend
| Holder | Sept 2026 | Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 50.30% | 51.56% | 53.63% | 53.63% |
| Foreign institutions (FII) | 12.72% | 12.11% | 11.75% | 10.99% |
| Domestic institutions (DII) | 3.75% | 1.54% | 1.72% | 0.45% |
| Mutual funds | 2.15% | 1.46% | 1.62% | 0.40% |
| Retail investors | 14.14% | 14.07% | 11.19% | 11.07% |
| Number of shareholders | 29,613 | 22,941 | 15,365 | 13,168 |
Common questions
How much do promoters hold in Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited?
Promoters held 50.30% of Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited at the end of Sept 2026, with 0.00% of promoter shares pledged.
Is Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited debt-free?
Its latest reported debt-to-equity ratio is 0.39.
What is Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited's P/E ratio?
About 56.4, based on the last 12 months' earnings and a price of ₹3,094.8 (data 2026-11-01).
What is the 52-week high and low of Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited?
The 52-week high is ₹3,409 and the 52-week low is ₹1,187.65.
Compared with similar companies
| Company | Price | Market cap | P/E | P/B | ROE | ROCE | Debt/eq. | 1-yr return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited | ₹3,094.8 | ₹7,876 cr | 56.4 | — | 20% | 16% | 0.39 | +163.5% |
| Ingersoll-Rand (India) Limited | ₹4,028.3 | ₹12,738 cr | 47.5 | — | 41.8% | 50.2% | 0.01 | +3.6% |
| Tega Industries Ltd. | ₹1,683.2 | ₹12,636 cr | 443.9 | — | 5.9% | 5% | 0.12 | -12.1% |
| Action Construction Equipment Limited | ₹994.7 | ₹11,858 cr | 27.1 | — | 22.9% | 26% | 0 | -10.0% |
| Ajax Engineering Ltd. | ₹535.5 | ₹6,126 cr | 27.1 | — | 17.7% | 20.2% | 0 | -12.3% |
| Balu Forge Industries Ltd | ₹442.45 | ₹5,202 cr | 19.5 | — | 19.6% | 19.5% | 0.1 | -30.8% |
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