Craftsman Automation Limited (CRAFTSMAN)

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Craftsman Automation Limited (CRAFTSMAN) · mywealthgrid

About

Craftsman Automation manufactures auto components within consumer discretionary. Market cap ₹26,857.62 Cr; recent quarters show operating margins of 15–19% and net profits of ₹47–150 Cr. Consistent annual dividends paid since 2022 indicate cash-generation capacity.

Face value: ₹5

Market cap

₹26,897 Cr

P/E

57.9×

P/B

7.5×

Dividend yield

0.1%

ROE

12.5%

ROCE

16.1%

Debt / equity

1.02

OPM

15.3%

EPS (TTM)

₹194.9

Book value

₹1,368.0

52-week high

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52-week low

Key insights

Company research notes and source-linked reviews

Key risks

PE of 57.77 embeds significant growth expectations; verify if earnings growth materializes or valuation will reset
Debt-to-equity of 1.02 limits financial flexibility; verify cash-flow stress scenarios if automotive cycle weakens
Quarterly results show volatility (EPS ₹19.79–62.25; net profit ₹47–150 Cr), suggesting seasonal patterns or operational inconsistency; clarify earnings predictability
Promoter shareholding declined 6.3% in three months (48.7% to 42.41%); verify dilution plans and capital-structure impact

Generated analysis · source review pending

Growth drivers

Quarterly EPS trended upward from ₹19.79 (Sep 2025) to ₹38.84 (Jun 2026); verify if growth sustained and driven by volume, pricing, or cost control
Operating margins sustained at 15–19% (OPM 15.08–18.66%) despite revenue variance, indicating cost discipline; verify if protective of profitability with scale
Stock price up 60.2% over one year (52-week range ₹6,424–₹10,555) suggests market confidence in growth; verify if underpinned by earnings momentum or sentiment
Auto components sector participation; verify if OEM capacity expansion and EV adoption will drive addressable-market growth for Craftsman

Generated analysis · source review pending

1,360 historical price candles were omitted because the exchange source has not been verified.

₹10,266.0-2.3%1Y

Quick read

rule-based

Pros

+Profit CAGR of 30.3% over the last 5 years
+Revenue CAGR of 38.9% over the last 5 years

Cons

−Low dividend payout of 6.3% of profit
−Promoter holding fell 6.3 pts over the last year

Research score

Structured signal from quality, growth, valuation and momentum.

48/100

Business quality: 33
Growth: 88
Valuation: 24

Revenue & net profit

₹ crore, by fiscal year

RevenuePAT

Margins

% of revenue, by fiscal year

OPMPAT margin

Peers

Comparable companies from the narrowest available industry classification.

Part ofNIFTY SMALLCAP 250 NIFTY MIDSMALLCAP 400 NIFTY 500 NIFTY TOTAL MARKET

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Financials

Reported profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow and growth history.

Annual Quarterly

Consolidated Standalone

Consolidated figures · ₹ crore

₹ Cr	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
	1,560	2,217	3,183	4,452	5,690	8,069
COGS	667	1,034	1,629	2,371	3,102	4,402
Gross profit	893	1,183	1,553	2,080	2,588	3,667
	455	648	869	1,201	1,755	2,429
	438	535	684	880	834	1,239
OPM %	28.1%	24.1%	21.5%	19.8%	14.7%	15.4%
Depreciation	192	206	222	278	347	444
Interest	107	84	120	175	217	309
	10	7	13	17	-0	48
Profit before tax	149	252	355	445	270	534
Tax	51	89	104	107	69	150
Tax %	34.6%	35.2%	29.3%	24.1%	25.5%	28.1%
	97	163	251	337	201	384
PAT margin %	6.2%	7.4%	7.9%	7.6%	3.5%	4.8%
EPS (₹)	48.3	77.2	117.6	144.1	83.7	161
EPS adjusted (₹)	48.4	77.2	117.6	159.7	81.6	160.9
	0%	4.9%	9.6%	7.8%	6%	7%
Annual report	Annual report for Mar 2021	Annual report for Mar 2022	Annual report for Mar 2023	Annual report for Mar 2024	Annual report for Mar 2025	Annual report for Mar 2026

₹ Cr	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
Equity capital	10	11	11	11	11	12	12
Reserves	712	959	1,125	1,366	1,647	2,845	3,252
Minority interest	—	—	—	61	94	—	—
	913	704	716	1,153	1,546	2,054	3,341
	673	679	823	1,216	1,408	2,205	2,374
Total equity & liabilities	2,307	2,352	2,675	3,807	4,706	7,116	8,978
	1,437	1,510	1,544	2,124	2,567	3,670	4,676
CWIP	89	32	42	97	179	345	382
Investments	1	2	3	3	4	11	14
	780	807	1,086	1,583	1,956	3,090	3,906
Total assets	2,307	2,352	2,675	3,807	4,706	7,116	8,978

Segment results

As reported in NSE results XBRL. Segment result is before tax and finance costs. ROCE uses that annual result divided by segment assets less liabilities.

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Latest reported period · 31 Mar 2026 · ₹ crore

Segment	Revenue	Result	Assets	Liabilities	Capital employed	ROCE %
Aluminium Products	4,788.75	494.24	4,795.83	2,738.45	2,057.38	24.02
Powertrain	2,178.9	361.31

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Ratios

Annual operating, return, leverage and working-capital ratios.

Consolidated Standalone

Consolidated figures

Ratio	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
Margins
Gross margin %	57.3%	53.4%	48.8%	46.7%	45.5%	45.4%
EBITDA margin %	28.1%	24.1%	21.5%	19.7%	14.6%	15.3%
EBIT margin %	15.8%	14.8%	14.5%	13.5%	8.5%	9.8%
PAT margin %	6.2%	7.4%	7.9%	7.6%	3.5%	4.8%
Working capital
Receivable days	56	49	61	47	59	50
Inventory days	222	221	187	160	157	145
Payable days	193	163	159	123	157	121
NWC days	85	107	89	84	59	74
Leverage
Current ratio	0.99	1.05	1.2	1.16	1.07	1.07
Debt to EBITDA	1.61	1.34	1.69	1.76	2.47	2.7
Debt to equity	0.73	0.63	0.84	0.93	0.72	1.02
Interest coverage	2.4	4	3.9	3.5	2.4	2.8
Asset turnover	0.66	0.83	0.84	0.95	0.8	0.9
Return ratios
Return on assets %	4.1%	6.1%	6.6%	7.2%	2.8%	4.3%
Return on capital employed %	16.3%	20.6%	22.3%	21.5%	12.9%	16.1%
Return on equity %	10%	14.4%	18.2%	20.3%	7%	11.8%

Derived from reported annual statements. ROCE uses EBIT over capital employed (total assets less current liabilities). Day counts average the opening and closing balance; receivables turn on revenue, inventory and payables on cost of goods sold.

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Shareholding

Quarterly ownership, named holders, insider transactions and disclosed deals.

Quarterly Annual

Every quarter filed · % of equity

Holder (%)	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
	54.99%	54.99%	54.99%	48.7%	48.7%	48.7%	48.7%	48.7%	48.7%	48.7%	48.7%	42.41%
	12.68%	12.52%	12.55%	15.76%	16.61%	17%	15.64%	15.83%	15.44%	16.02%	15.19%	17.28%
	17.28%	17.23%	16%	21.46%	21.54%	21%	22.72%	22.67%	24.37%	25.24%	28.29%	32.9%
Government	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	15.05%	15.26%	16.46%	14.08%	13.15%	13.3%	12.94%	12.8%	11.49%	10.04%	7.82%	7.41%
No. of shareholders	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	59,949	64,694	59,164	64,028

Promoter holding down 12.58 percentage points since Sep 2023.

45 deals · 6 Dec 2022 – 23 Jun 2026

Date	Client	Type	Venue	Side	Quantity	Price	Value
23 Jun 2026	SRINIVASAN RAVI	Block	NSE	Sell	5,25,000	₹9,250.00	₹485.63 Cr
23 Jun 2026	SRINIVASAN RAVI	Bulk	NSE	Sell	5,25,000	₹9,250.00	₹485.63 Cr
23 Jun 2026	HDFC MUTUAL FUND	Bulk	NSE	Buy	1,83,784	₹9,250.00	₹170.00 Cr
23 Jun 2026	HDFC MUTUAL FUND	Block	NSE	Buy	1,83,784	₹9,250.00	₹170.00 Cr
23 Jun 2026	INVESCO MUTUAL FUND	Block	NSE	Buy	1,08,109	₹9,250.00	₹100.00 Cr
23 Jun 2026	ABU DHABI INVESTMENT	Block	NSE	Buy	57,298	₹9,250.00	₹53.00 Cr
23 Jun 2026	TATA AIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED	Block	NSE	Buy	30,271	₹9,250.00	₹28.00 Cr
23 Jun 2026	AXIS MUTUAL FUND	Block	NSE	Buy	30,271	₹9,250.00	₹28.00 Cr
23 Jun 2026	MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT MANAGERS LIMITED A/C. MLI EQ.F (MAU	Block	NSE	Buy	29,859	₹9,250.00	₹27.62 Cr
23 Jun 2026	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON MUTUAL FUND	Block	NSE	Buy	29,190	₹9,250.00	₹27.00 Cr

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Mr. Srinivasan RaviExecutive Director-Chairperson-MD
Mr. Ravi GauthamramExecutive Director
Mr. Sundararaman KalyanaramanNon-Executive - Independent Director
Mrs. Vijaya SampathNon-Executive - Independent Director
Mr. Tamraparni Srinivasan Venkata RajagopalNon-Executive - Independent Director
Mrs. Rajeswari KarthigeyanNon-Executive - Independent Director
Shainshad AduvanniCompany Secretary and Compliance Officer

Current officeholders as filed with BSE. A person holding two offices is listed once per office.

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Fund holders

Mutual-fund schemes that disclosed a holding in the company.

Portfolio month

Schemes holding

across 16 fund houses

Held by these funds

9.15%

of the company's equity

All mutual funds

23.82%

shareholding pattern, Jun 2026

Portfolios as of

August 2026

compared with July 2026

56 schemes · 16 fund houses

		Shares
SMALL CAP FUND	Nippon India Mutual Fund	5.97 L	668.78	0.81%	2.279%	-0
Small Cap Fund	Axis Mutual Fund	3.92 L	439.48	1.4%	1.498%	-0
Midcap Fund	Axis Mutual Fund	2 L	224.1	0.63%	0.764%	+2,652
ELSS- Tax Saver Fund	Axis Mutual Fund	1.94 L	216.91	0.66%	0.739%	-0
Multicap Fund	Axis Mutual Fund	1.79 L	200.18	1.67%	0.682%	-0
MultiCap Fund	SBI Mutual Fund	1.38 L	154.46	0.63%	0.526%	-0
India Manufacturing Fund	Axis Mutual Fund	1.12 L	125.65	2.17%	0.428%	-0
Franklin India Small Cap Fund (Formerly known as Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund) ^	Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund	1.1 L	122.79	0.83%	0.419%	-0

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Documents

Annual reports, exchange filings, offer documents, ratings and earnings-call material.

Announcements

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Events

Upcoming dates and the company’s corporate-action history.

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Final dividend16 Jul 2026 · ex-date₹11.25
Final dividend14 Jul 2025 · ex-date₹5
Final dividend17 May 2024 · ex-date₹11.25
Final dividend19 Jun 2023 · ex-date₹11.25
Dividend dividend9 Jun 2022 · ex-date₹3.75

1

Board meeting to consider results29 Jul 2026

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Announcements

Latest exchange announcements, filings and downloadable documents.

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23 announcementsExport CSV

2 Sept 2026, 5:14 pmCompany Update

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Outcome

Analyst / Investor Meet PDF

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Ratio	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
Margins
Gross margin %	57.3%	53.4%	48.8%	46.7%	45.5%	45.4%
EBITDA margin %	28.1%	24.1%	21.5%	19.7%	14.6%	15.3%
EBIT margin %	15.8%	14.8%	14.5%	13.5%	8.5%	9.8%
PAT margin %	6.2%	7.4%	7.9%	7.6%	3.5%	4.8%
Working capital
Receivable days	56	49	61	47	59	50
Inventory days	222	221	187	160	157	145
Payable days	193	163	159	123	157	121
NWC days	85	107	89	84	59	74
Leverage
Current ratio	0.99	1.05	1.2	1.16	1.07	1.07
Debt to EBITDA	1.61	1.34	1.69	1.76	2.47	2.7
Debt to equity	0.73	0.63	0.84	0.93	0.72	1.02
Interest coverage	2.4	4	3.9	3.5	2.4	2.8
Asset turnover	0.66	0.83	0.84	0.95	0.8	0.9
Return ratios
Return on assets %	4.1%	6.1%	6.6%	7.2%	2.8%	4.3%
Return on capital employed %	16.3%	20.6%	22.3%	21.5%	12.9%	16.1%
Return on equity %	10%	14.4%	18.2%	20.3%	7%	11.8%

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Samvardhana Motherson International LimitedMOTHERSONMOTHERSON	₹1,65,731 Cr	₹1,81,626 Cr	₹1,31,135 Cr	₹12,541 Cr	9.4%	₹4,380 Cr	3.2%	12.6%	10.2%	-26
Bosch LimitedBOSCHLTDBOSCHLTD	₹1,34,166 Cr	₹1,34,166 Cr	₹21,088 Cr	₹2,832 Cr	13.2%	₹2,363 Cr	13.8%	21%	19.4%	13
Bharat Forge LimitedBHARATFORGBHARATFORG	₹89,644 Cr	₹96,518 Cr	₹17,543 Cr	₹2,963 Cr	17.4%	₹706 Cr	6.5%	17.9%	11.5%	136
Uno Minda LimitedUNOMINDAUNOMINDA	₹64,160 Cr	₹66,698 Cr	₹20,725 Cr	₹2,280 Cr	11.5%	₹1,202 Cr	6.5%	19.3%	19.1%	37
Schaeffler India LimitedSCHAEFFLERSCHAEFFLER	₹60,732 Cr	₹60,787 Cr	₹10,505 Cr	₹1,917 Cr	18.2%	₹1,253 Cr	11.9%	27.3%	20.2%	68
Sona Blw Precision Forgings LimitedSONACOMSSONACOMS	₹50,071 Cr	₹50,314 Cr	₹4,935 Cr	₹1,207 Cr	24.7%	₹686 Cr	14.1%	14.6%	11%	121
Tube Investments Of India LimitedTIINDIATIINDIA	₹45,302 Cr	₹45,695 Cr	₹23,754 Cr	₹2,260 Cr	9.9%	₹607 Cr	4.9%	15.4%	9.6%	41
Endurance Technologies LimitedENDURANCEENDURANCE	₹36,602 Cr	₹37,928 Cr	₹15,592 Cr	₹2,058 Cr	13.5%	₹970 Cr	6.5%	18.5%	15.2%	-6
Exide Industries LimitedEXIDEINDEXIDEIND	₹34,803 Cr	₹35,896 Cr	₹18,829 Cr	₹1,954 Cr	10.4%	₹932 Cr	4.8%	8.9%	6.1%	42
Dhoot Transmission LimitedDHOOTTRANSDHOOTTRANS	₹29,518 Cr	₹30,359 Cr	₹4,525 Cr	₹711 Cr	15.7%	₹397 Cr	8.8%	30.8%	23.1%	69
Craftsman Automation LimitedCRAFTSMANCRAFTSMAN	₹26,897 Cr	₹30,238 Cr	₹8,717 Cr	₹1,357 Cr	15.3%	₹465 Cr	4.8%	16.1%	12.5%	74
Sansera Engineering LimitedSANSERASANSERA	₹26,686 Cr	₹27,144 Cr	₹3,753 Cr	₹696 Cr	18.1%	₹351 Cr	9.3%	14.7%	11.1%	98

Date	Category	Subject	Filing
2 Sept 2026, 5:14 pm	Company Update Analyst / Investor Meet	Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Outcome	PDF
28 Aug 2026, 4:07 pm	Company Update General	Intimation Under Regulation 30 Of The Securities And Exchange Board Of India (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 - Incorporation Of Step-Down Wholly Owned Subsidiary In Germany	PDF
21 Aug 2026, 6:29 pm	Company Update General	Intimation Under Regulation 30 Of The SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 - Approval For Incorporation Of Step-Down Wholly Owned Subsidiary In Germany	PDF
10 Aug 2026, 12:48 pm	Company Update Analyst / Investor Meet	Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation	PDF
10 Aug 2026, 12:44 pm	Company Update Analyst / Investor Meet	Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation	PDF
10 Aug 2026, 12:28 pm	Company Update Analyst / Investor Meet	Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation	PDF
30 Jul 2026, 5:20 pm	Company Update Analyst / Investor Meet	Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Outcome	PDF
30 Jul 2026, 12:33 pm	Company Update Investor Presentation	Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Investor Presentation	PDF

₹ Cr	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
	362	327	608	513	283	522
	-95	-209	-683	-626	-1,643	-1,313
	-296	-120	73	148	1,393	827
Net cash flow	-29	-2	-3	36	34	36
Free cash flow	263	114	263	-118	-708	-667
CFO / Operating profit %	82.7%	61.3%	88.9%	58.4%	34%	42.2%

Craftsman Automation Limited

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Craftsman Automation Limited

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