Rs 40,409 crore order book: Civil Construction Company Delivers Robust Growth in Profitability-PBT and PAT grows by over 40% YoY

DSIJ Intelligence-1 / 29 Jul 2025/ Categories: Mindshare, Trending

Rs 40,409 crore order book: Civil Construction Company Delivers Robust Growth in Profitability-PBT and PAT grows by over 40% YoY

The stock is up by 45.5 per cent from its 52-week low of Rs 605.05 per share and a whopping 475 per cent in a decade.

KEC International is a global infrastructure Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) major. It has a presence in the verticals of power transmission and distribution, railways, civil & urban infrastructure, solar, oil & gas pipelines and cables. The company is currently executing infrastructure projects in 30+ countries and has a footprint in 110+ countries (including EPC, supply of towers and cables). It is the flagship Company of the RPG Group. RPG Enterprises, established in 1979, is one of India’s fastest-growing business groups with a turnover of USD 4.8 billion. The group has diverse business interests in the areas of infrastructure, tyres, pharma, it and speciality as well as in emerging innovation-led technology businesses.

KEC International Ltd had a market cap of over Rs 23,000 crore and has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 33.1 per cent. The company reported amazing numbers in its Quarterly Results (Q1FY26) and annual results (FY24). The company’s current order book stands at Rs 40,409 crore, including the L1 orders as of June 31, 2025. Tenders under evaluation and in the pipeline of over Rs 1,80,000 crore.

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KEC International Ltd. announced robust financial results for Q1FY26, with revenue growing 11 per cent year-on-year to Rs 5,023 crore. Profit Before Tax (PBT) surged over 40 per cent to Rs 159 crore and Profit After Tax (PAT) also increased by more than 40 per cent to Rs 125 crore. The company's EBITDA saw a 19 per cent rise, with the EBITDA margin expanding by 50 basis points to 7 per cent. KEC maintains a healthy order book and L1 position exceeding Rs 40,000 crore, with a year-to-date order intake of Rs 5,517 crore, primarily driven by its Transmission & Distribution and Civil businesses. Despite revenue growth, net debt reduced by approximately Rs 250 crore compared to the previous year, standing at Rs 5,348 crore as of June 30, 2025, while Net Working Capital increased slightly to 128 days.

As of June 2025, FIIs have increased their stake to 16.02 per cent compared to 15.42 per cent in March 2025. The stock is up by 45.5 per cent from its 52-week low of Rs 605.05 per share and a whopping 475 per cent in a decade.

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