Rs 22,700 Crore Order Book: President of India-backed multibagger defence stock never closed in red from last 5 years!

Today, Monday, the stock market was doing great! The main stock indexes, Sensex and Nifty-50, were both up a bit. But everyone was really looking at one special defence stock. This stock was special because it's backed by the President of India.

And get this: for the past five years, this stock has never gone down. Not once! It started pretty low on April 3, 2020, at just Rs 91.98 a share. But it kept going up.

• By March 26, 2021, it was Rs 170.80.
• A year later, on March 25, 2022, it hit Rs 279.03.
• Then, on March 31, 2023, it was Rs 494.35.
• Last year, on March 26, 2024, it was up to Rs 875.95.
• And just recently, on March 28, 2025, it was Rs 1,281.40.

Today, this amazing stock, which is listed on the BSE, jumped even higher to Rs 1,708.25! That's a huge 33% more than it was in March.

 The defence stock name is Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL)

Established in 1970, Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) is a Government of India enterprise that manufactures missiles, weapon systems, and related equipment for the Indian Armed Forces. They are the sole manufacturer and integrator of missiles and torpedoes for the Indian military, and their products include surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles, and underwater weapons. BDL is continuously expanding its operations and capabilities, with new facilities and technology implementations underway.

Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) has had an exceptional fiscal year 2024-25, achieving a provisional turnover exceeding Rs 3,300 crore. This marks a significant 40 per cent growth compared to the previous year's Rs 2,369 crore. A major contributor to this success is their export performance, which soared by over 640 per cent to surpass Rs 1,200 crore, a substantial increase from Rs 161 crore in the prior year. Additionally, BDL secured new orders valued at Rs 6,668 crore during FY 2024-25, bringing their provisional order book to approximately Rs 22,700 crore as of April 1, 2025.

The President of India owns the majority of the stake (74.93 per cent) while FIIs own 3.77 per cent, DIIs own 10.10 per cent and the public owns 11.2 per cent. The company has a market cap of over Rs 60,000 crore while its order book stands at Rs 22,700 crore as of April 01, 2025.

The company's shares have a PE of 115x, an ROE of 13 per cent and an ROCE of 20 per cent. The stock is up by 91 per cent from its 52-week low of Rs 897.15 per share and has given multibagger returns of 790 per cent in 5 years.

Disclaimer: The article is for informational purposes only and not investment advice.