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CESC

NSI:CESC · INE486A01021
Electric UtilitiesMedium

360

63
EV / EBIT71
Price / Owner Earnings75
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield48
Price/Sales73
EV / Gross Profit82
Price/Book42
Return on Capital56
Cash Return on Capital26
Return on Equity72
EBIT Margin43
Gross Profitability89
Cash Conversion73
Owner Earnings Margin32
Sales growth71
Profit Growth39
Long-Term EPS Growth53
Reinvestment21
Price momentum40
Debt load21
Refinancing25
Debt Payback1
Liquidity26
Analyst ratings78
Opinion Changes16
Price Target Upside85
Market mood28
Value Creation7/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

CESC clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Based on 3/5 components.

Profile

CountryIndia
IndustryElectric Utilities
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNSEI
Founded1978
Employees1,158
Websitecesc.co.in
ISININE486A01021
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Onshore and Offshore WindPower GridUtility Scale SolarClean EnergyOnline PaymentsEnergy EfficiencyElectrical DistributionEnergyService Industry

Description

CESC Limited primarily operates in the energy sector, focusing on the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. Established to ensure reliable and efficient energy supply, the company aims to meet the growing demands of its consumer…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

CESC Limited sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 7/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
10
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Jan 2023

All-time low

10

Jun 2026

Average rank

78

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
73
64
80
76
Price/Earnings
48
45
76
89
Price/Book
42
47
65
64
Dividend Yield
48
48
59
88
Value (overall)
56
48
82
88

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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