CENTENKA

Century Enka share price & financials

Pune/Bharuch-based manufacturer of Nylon Filament Yarn (NFY) and Nylon/Polyester Tyre Cord Fabric (NTCF/PTCF) used for textile applications and tyre reinforcement.

Price: ₹541.4
Market cap: ₹1.3k Cr
Sector: Textiles
Calls analysed: 7

Latest concall · Q1 FY27 · call held 29 Jul 2026

Century Enka Limited Q1 FY27

Operating Revenue ₹554 cr +38%EBITDA ₹86 cr +331%EBITDA Margin 15.46% +1050%PAT ₹62 cr +301%

What went well

Operating revenue of ₹554 crores, up 38% YoY and 15% QoQ, demonstrating strong growth.
EBITDA of ₹86 crores, surged 331% YoY and 55% QoQ, reflecting exceptional profitability.
EBITDA margin expanded significantly by 1050 bps YoY to 15.46%, driven by productivity and operating rates.

What to watch

Margins are expected to normalize as one-time inventory gains from low-cost opening stock are consumed.
Evolving geopolitical developments, volatile crude oil prices, and persistent inflation pose risks to demand growth.

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What Century Enka Limited does

Century Enka Limited manufactures nylon-based synthetic yarns and tyre-reinforcement fabrics. Its Nylon Filament Yarn (NFY) is used in sarees, sportswear, intimate and foundation wear, fish-twines, conveyor belts, mosquito nets, draperies and upholstery, while its Nylon Tyre Cord Fabric (NTCF) and newer Polyester Tyre Cord Fabric (PTCF) are supplied to tyre makers as reinforcement for two/three-wheeler, passenger, commercial, farm and off-the-road vehicle tyres. It runs two manufacturing plants in Pune (Maharashtra) and Bharuch (Gujarat) with a combined installed capacity of ~92,000 MTPA, and sells through a domestic dealer network in addition to exports to select international markets.

Segments

Reinforcement (Tyre Cord Fabric)
Synthetic Yarn (NFY)
Others

Manufacturing plants: 2 (Pune, Maharashtra & Bharuch, Gujarat)
Total installed production capacity: ~92,000 MTPA
FY26 sales volume: 73,693 MT
NTCF domestic market share: 25%
NFY domestic market share: 24%
Dealer network: 37

Founded 1965Headquarters Pune, MaharashtraEmployees 3,147 (FY25) Company website

Guidance record · Q1 FY27

what the last two calls moved 12 tracked 4 delivered 2 missed 6 open

Steady State EBITDA Margin delivered said Q4 FY25 Promised: 6%-8% in steady state condition Q1 FY27: Actual 15.46%, well above target.
Renewable Power Share delivered said Q3 FY25 Promised: Expand by middle of next financial year (FY26) Q1 FY27: No specific update on this historical target.
Anti-Dumping Duty Notification delayed said Q3 FY25 Promised: Hopeful for notification and implementation in next year, maybe Q1 itself Q1 FY27: Anti-dumping duty not notified yet.

All 12 tracked — every revision, and every one management stopped mentioning.

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Quarterly results

Q1 FY27: revenue up 37.8%, net profit up 306.7% against the same quarter last year.

₹ Cr · quarterly

Line item	Q2 FY25	Q3 FY25	Q4 FY25	Q1 FY26	Q2 FY26	Q3 FY26	Q4 FY26	Q1 FY27
Revenue	536	493	444	402	409 −24%	412 −16%	484 +9%	554 +38%
Expenses	498	466	435	382	377	371	428	469
EBITDA	38	27	9	20	32 −16%	41 +52%	55 +511%	86 +330%
Margin	7%	5%	2%	5%	8%	10%	11%	15%
Other income	7	7	15	14	8	5	13	8
Interest	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Depreciation	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14
Profit before tax	30	19	9	19	26 −13%	32 +68%	53 +489%	79 +316%
Tax rate	28%	24%	27%	19%	12%	25%	25%	23%
Net profit	22	14	7	15	23 +5%	24 +71%	40 +471%	61 +307%
EPS	9.87	6.56	3.16	7.02	10.32	10.92	18.26	28.06

How to read this

₹ crore, as filed. The percentage beside a figure is the change against the same quarter a year earlier — never the quarter before, which would make every seasonal business look like it collapses and booms each year.

Performance +11.6% 1Y

1Y: ₹506.75 on 10 Sept 2025 → ₹565.4. High ₹621.6 (3 Aug 2026), low ₹372.55 (30 Mar 2026).

How the price took the results

close before → close after

Q1 FY27: +1.8%; 29 Jul
Q4 FY26: −3.3%; 22 May
Q3 FY26: −0.2%; 9 Feb
Q2 FY26: −0.2%; 10 Nov

The move from the last close before each results date to the first close after it — the market's first read on the quarter, not the quarter itself.

Financials, as filed

Revenue fell 6.3% a year over 3 years, FY23 to FY26. Operating margin widened to 8.7%.

Year ending	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Revenue	₹2.1k Cr	₹1.7k Cr	₹2.0k Cr	₹1.7k Cr
Operating profit	₹143 Cr	₹82 Cr	₹115 Cr	₹148 Cr
Operating margin	6.9%	4.7%	5.7%	8.7%
Interest	₹1 Cr	₹5 Cr	₹4 Cr	₹4 Cr
Depreciation	₹41 Cr	₹50 Cr	₹55 Cr	₹57 Cr
Net profit	₹91 Cr	₹46 Cr	₹67 Cr	₹102 Cr
Net margin	4.4%	2.6%	3.3%	6.0%
Cash from operations	₹219 Cr	₹88 Cr	₹118 Cr	₹125 Cr
Free cash flow	₹-16 Cr	₹-13 Cr	₹71 Cr	₹99 Cr
ROCE	8.0%	4.0%	7.0%	8.0%

How to read this

From the company's own filings. Margins are computed from the filed sums; a year with an incomplete quarter is left blank rather than estimated.

Balance sheet

Year ending	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26
Equity capital	₹22 Cr	₹22 Cr	₹22 Cr	₹22 Cr	₹22 Cr	₹22 Cr
Reserves	₹1.1k Cr	₹1.2k Cr	₹1.3k Cr	₹1.3k Cr	₹1.4k Cr	₹1.5k Cr
Borrowings	₹13 Cr	₹15 Cr	₹68 Cr	₹52 Cr	₹36 Cr	₹22 Cr
Other liabilities	₹238 Cr	₹257 Cr	₹233 Cr	₹268 Cr	₹277 Cr	₹333 Cr
Total liabilities	₹1.3k Cr	₹1.5k Cr	₹1.6k Cr	₹1.7k Cr	₹1.8k Cr	₹1.9k Cr
Fixed assets	₹492 Cr	₹476 Cr	₹645 Cr	₹806 Cr	₹771 Cr	₹762 Cr
Capital work in progress	₹2 Cr	₹68 Cr	₹106 Cr	₹4 Cr	₹13 Cr	₹13 Cr
Investments	₹302 Cr	₹260 Cr	₹344 Cr	₹345 Cr	₹450 Cr	₹493 Cr
Other assets	₹545 Cr	₹718 Cr	₹528 Cr	₹533 Cr	₹518 Cr	₹588 Cr
Total assets	₹1.3k Cr	₹1.5k Cr	₹1.6k Cr	₹1.7k Cr	₹1.8k Cr	₹1.9k Cr

How to read this

As filed each year. A line the company does not report — deposits for a non-lender, for instance — is left out rather than shown as a row of dashes.

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