Rs 4,888 crore order book & Rs 1,529 crore orders intake: Optical fibre company reports turnaround net profit of Rs 10 crore after 6 quarters!

On Friday, shares of this telecom equipment company gained 1.8 per cent to Rs 117 per share from its previous closing of Rs 114.95 per share. The stock has a 52-week high of Rs 122.05 per share while its 52-week low is Rs 53.90 per share.

The buzzing stock name is Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL)

Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL) has reported strong financial results for the first quarter of FY26, ending June 30, 2025, demonstrating continued positive momentum in revenue and order book. The company achieved revenues of Rs 1,019 crore and an EBITDA of Rs 140 crore, marking significant year-over-year growth of approximately 17 per cent and 94 per cent, respectively. This performance is attributed to a focus on product innovation, cost leadership and strengthening customer relationships in key markets such as the US, Europe and India. STL's robust open order book stands at Rs 4,888 crore, with an impressive order intake of Rs 1,529 crore in this quarter alone.

The Optical Networking Business played a crucial role in this success, reporting an 18.6 per cent revenue growth and a 55.7 per cent EBITDA growth compared to Q1 FY25. STL continued to co-develop optical products for customers, ensuring end-to-end connectivity, with the attach rate for the Optical Connectivity segment reaching approximately 23 per cent. Furthermore, STL generated about 23 per cent of its revenue from the Enterprise and Data Centre segment, expanding its data center portfolio with high-performance fibre and copper cabling solutions to meet the increasing demand from AI-led data centres. STL Digital also saw significant growth, acquiring four new customers and securing multi-million, multi-year contracts for digital marketing services and network modernisation.

Innovation and sustainability remain core pillars for STL. The company became the first globally to deploy Multi-Core Fibre (MCF) in both aerial and underground networks and successfully achieved India's first Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) transmission over a 100 km, 4-core MCF network in collaboration with C-DOT. This quarter also saw STL reach 740 patents. On the sustainability front, STL achieved a major milestone with Maharashtra's first green hydrogen and green oxygen production facility for optical fibre, positioning the company to become one of the world's first optical fibre manufacturers to deploy 100 per cent green hydrogen in its production processes, supporting its Net Zero by 2030 goal.

About the Company

Sterlite Technologies Limited was established in July 2001 after the demerger of the telecom division of Sterlite Industries Limited (SIL). In July 2006, STL acquired the transmission line business of SIL to foray into the power transmission cables business. STL has grown over the years to become the largest optical fibre and optical fibre cable manufacturer in the country. The company also has a sizeable presence in overseas markets with an established presence in the global optical fibre market.

As of June 31, 2025, the company’s order book stood at Rs 4,888 crore, which is spread across its three business units- Optical Networking, Global Services and Digital. The stock has given multibagger returns of over 100 per cent from its 52-week low of Rs 53.90 per share.

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