Dredging Corporation Of India Limited (DREDGECORP)

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Dredging Corporation Of India Limited (DREDGECORP) · mywealthgrid

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Dredging Corporation Of India operates in dredging services, a capital-intensive engineering business within India's industrials sector, with a market capitalization of ₹3,265.92 Cr. The business is characterized by project-based revenue and execution-dependent profitability.

Face value: ₹10

Market cap

₹2,507 Cr

P/E

63.7×

P/B

2.0×

Dividend yield

ROE

0.4%

ROCE

4.8%

Debt / equity

0.88

OPM

20.5%

EPS (TTM)

₹14.1

Book value

₹439.4

52-week high

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52-week low

Key insights

Company research notes and source-linked reviews

Key risks

Profitability volatility: four of eight recent quarters posted net losses up to ₹34.18 Cr (Sep 2025), indicating project execution or milestone risks—verify root causes and project delivery track record.
Valuation risk: PE of 83.02 demands aggressive earnings growth; with ROE of just 0.39%, verify order book depth and margin sustainability before assuming growth will materialize.
Revenue and margin inconsistency: OPM ranged from -0.74% to 29.89% across recent quarters and revenue spans ₹204.5 Cr to ₹478.23 Cr, creating earnings volatility—verify the stability of cost structure and contract execution.

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Growth drivers

Mar 2026 demonstrated 29.89% OPM and ₹86.91 Cr net profit when project execution is strong—verify if recent contract wins indicate sustained demand and whether margins can be held at these levels.
Jun 2026 revenue recovered to ₹355.43 Cr with EPS 4.01 after losses in the preceding three quarters—verify which contracts drove the turnaround and if this represents operational stabilization.
Quarterly revenue spans ₹204.5 Cr to ₹478.23 Cr, indicating a substantial project pipeline—verify order book composition, customer base, and 12-month contract visibility.

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2,528 historical price candles were omitted because the exchange source has not been verified.

₹895.2-4%1Y

Quick read

rule-based

Pros

+Healthy operating margin of 20.5%
+High promoter holding of 73.5% with no pledge

Cons

−Low return on equity of 0.3% (3-yr avg)
−Profit declined 27.7% a year over the last 3 years
−Modest revenue growth of 9.6% a year over the last 5 years
−Weak interest coverage of 1.1×
−Expensive at 63.7× trailing earnings

Research score

Structured signal from quality, growth, valuation and momentum.

33/100

Business quality: 22
Growth: 35

Revenue & net profit

₹ crore, by fiscal year

RevenuePAT

Margins

% of revenue, by fiscal year

OPMPAT margin

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Financials

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

Annual Quarterly

Standalone figures · ₹ crore · years without a filed annual are summed from quarters

₹ Cr	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
	666	586	592	692	750	764	799	1,165	946	1,142	1,208
	536	469	457	521	611	798	681	990	741	1,002	961
	130	117	135	171	139	-34	118	175	204	140	248
OPM %	19.5%	20%	22.8%	24.8%	18.5%	-4.5%	14.7%	15%	21.6%	12.2%	20.5%
Depreciation	93	100	113	113	117	119	120	136	141	152	158
Interest	18	19	20	18	14	20	12	29	28	38	89
	15	14	20	7	6	3	19	3	3	24	6
Profit before tax	45	12	22	48	13	-171	5	14	38	-26	7
Tax	3	5	5	3	8	2	1	1	2	1	2
Tax %	7.2%	39.7%	21.3%	6.2%	58.9%	1.1%	26%	9.3%	4.9%	5.3%	27.7%
	42	7	17	45	6	-172	3	13	36	-27	5
PAT margin %	6.3%	1.3%	2.9%	6.5%	0.7%	-22.6%	0.4%	1.1%	3.8%	-2.4%	0.4%
EPS (₹)	—	—	5.9	15.9	2	-60.1	1.8	5.4	12.3	-12.1	5.3
EPS adjusted (₹)	15	—	6.1	15.9	2	-61.6	1.2	4.5	12.7	-9.8	1.7
	—	—	33.7%	18.8%	0%	—	0%	0%	0%	—	—
Annual report	Annual report for Mar 2016	Annual report for Mar 2017	Annual report for Mar 2018	Annual report for Mar 2019	Annual report for Mar 2020	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	—

₹ Cr	Mar 2016	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
Equity capital	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Reserves	1,516	1,516	1,547	1,542	1,367	1,395	1,395	1,236	1,193	1,202
	900	672	520	412	133	273	262	426	923	1,087
	441	429	365	486	736	630	724	713	503	748
Total equity & liabilities	2,885	2,646	2,460	2,468	2,264	2,326	2,408	2,403	2,647	3,066
	1,932	1,817	1,719	1,654	1,609	1,599	1,526	1,438	1,343	1,207
CWIP	36	43	8	8	12	29	5	31	584	894
Investments	30	4	4	—	—	0	0	0	0	0
	887	783	730	805	643	698	877	933	721	964
Total assets	2,885	2,646	2,460	2,468	2,264	2,326	2,408	2,403	2,647	3,066

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Ratios

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

Standalone figures

Ratio	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
Margins
Gross margin %	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
EBITDA margin %	24.8%	18.5%	-4.5%	14.7%	15%	21.6%	12.2%	20.5%
EBIT margin %	8.4%	2.9%	-20.1%	-0.3%	3.4%	6.7%	-1%	7.4%
PAT margin %	6.5%	0.7%	-22.6%	0.4%	1.1%	3.8%	-2.4%	0.4%
Working capital
Receivable days	135	122	96	96	106	68	81	71
Inventory days	131	124	78	86	50	57	49	67
Payable days	89	78	—	201	152	131	88	73
NWC days	177	169	—	-20	4	-5	42	65
Leverage
Current ratio	2.08	1.72	—	0.87	0.99	0.78	1.01	0.96
Debt to EBITDA	3.04	2.97	—	2.32	1.5	2.09	6.61	4.39
Debt to equity	0.33	0.26	0.1	0.19	0.18	0.34	0.76	0.88
Interest coverage	3.7	2	-7.6	-0	1.5	2.3	-0.2	1.1
Asset turnover	0.28	0.3	0.34	0.34	0.48	0.39	0.43	0.39
Return ratios
Return on assets %	1.8%	0.2%	-7.6%	0.1%	0.5%	1.5%	-1%	0.2%
Return on capital employed %	3%	1.3%	-8.1%	-0%	2.7%	4.1%	-0.3%	4.8%
Return on equity %	2.8%	0.4%	-12.4%	0.2%	0.9%	2.8%	-2.2%	0.4%

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
	73.47%	73.47%	73.47%	73.47%	73.47%	73.47%	73.47%	73.47%	73.47%	73.47%	73.47%	73.47%
	0.25%	0.11%	0.3%	0.34%	0.18%	0.18%	0.45%	0.21%	0.15%	0.51%	0.38%	1.03%
	6.36%	5.3%	5.14%	5.09%	5.63%	6.6%	6.6%	6.25%	6.62%	8.15%	8.32%	6.67%
Government	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0.08%	0.08%	0.04%	0.04%
	19.92%	21.12%	21.09%	21.1%	20.72%	19.75%	19.48%	20.07%	19.68%	17.79%	17.79%	18.79%
No. of shareholders	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47,603	47,651	48,530	49,078

Promoter holding up 0 percentage points since Sep 2023.

120 deals · 2 Feb 2022 – 20 May 2026

Date	Client	Type	Venue	Side	Quantity	Price	Value
20 May 2026	QE SECURITIES LLP	Bulk	NSE	Buy	3,15,292	₹1,104.09	₹34.81 Cr
20 May 2026	QE SECURITIES LLP	Bulk	NSE	Sell	3,10,515	₹1,109.48	₹34.45 Cr
20 May 2026	JUNOMONETA FINSOL PRIVATE LIMITED	Bulk	NSE	Sell	2,83,662	₹1,108.84	₹31.45 Cr
20 May 2026	JUNOMONETA FINSOL PRIVATE LIMITED	Bulk	NSE	Buy	2,80,093	₹1,107.94	₹31.03 Cr
20 May 2026	NK SECURITIES RESEARCH PRIVATE LIMITED	Bulk	NSE	Sell	2,57,992	₹1,106.62	₹28.55 Cr
20 May 2026	NK SECURITIES RESEARCH PRIVATE LIMITED	Bulk	NSE	Buy	2,57,992	₹1,106.24	₹28.54 Cr
20 May 2026	NAND KISHORE TAORI	Bulk	NSE	Sell	2,44,929	₹1,110.44	₹27.20 Cr
20 May 2026	NAND KISHORE TAORI	Bulk	NSE	Buy	2,44,929	₹1,115.09	₹27.31 Cr
20 May 2026	PUMA SECURITIES	Bulk	NSE	Buy	2,16,468	₹1,113.41	₹24.10 Cr
20 May 2026	PUMA SECURITIES	Bulk	NSE	Sell	2,16,468	₹1,113.53	₹24.10 Cr

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Mr. JASMEET SINGH BINDRANon-Executive - Non Independent Director-Chairperson
Mr. S DIVAKARExecutive Director-CEO-MD
Mr. P L HARANADHNon-Executive - Non Independent Director
Mr. GAURAV DAYALNon-Executive - Non Independent Director
Mr. SUSHIL KUMAR SINGHNon-Executive - Non Independent Director
Mrs. KRISHNA DASNon-Executive - Independent Director
Mr. VINOD KUMAR PIPERSENIANon-Executive - Independent Director
Mr. SANJAY PANTNon-Executive - Independent Director
Mr. RAJIV JALOTANon-Executive - Independent Director
Mr. DEVENDRA KUMAR PATHAKNon-Executive - Independent Director
Smt. P Chandra KalabhinetriCompany Secretary & Compliance Officer

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Fund holders

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

No fund holdings on record

No scheme among the 32 fund houses on record reported a position in Dredging Corporation Of India Limited. Portfolios are published monthly by each AMC; coverage is still partial.

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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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Announcements

Latest exchange announcements, filings and downloadable documents.

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15 Sept 2026, 11:38 amCompany Update

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management

Change in Management PDF

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Ratio	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
Margins
Gross margin %	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
EBITDA margin %	24.8%	18.5%	-4.5%	14.7%	15%	21.6%	12.2%	20.5%
EBIT margin %	8.4%	2.9%	-20.1%	-0.3%	3.4%	6.7%	-1%	7.4%
PAT margin %	6.5%	0.7%	-22.6%	0.4%	1.1%	3.8%	-2.4%	0.4%
Working capital
Receivable days	135	122	96	96	106	68	81	71
Inventory days	131	124	78	86	50	57	49	67
Payable days	89	78	—	201	152	131	88	73
NWC days	177	169	—	-20	4	-5	42	65
Leverage
Current ratio	2.08	1.72	—	0.87	0.99	0.78	1.01	0.96
Debt to EBITDA	3.04	2.97	—	2.32	1.5	2.09	6.61	4.39
Debt to equity	0.33	0.26	0.1	0.19	0.18	0.34	0.76	0.88
Interest coverage	3.7	2	-7.6	-0	1.5	2.3	-0.2	1.1
Asset turnover	0.28	0.3	0.34	0.34	0.48	0.39	0.43	0.39
Return ratios
Return on assets %	1.8%	0.2%	-7.6%	0.1%	0.5%	1.5%	-1%	0.2%
Return on capital employed %	3%	1.3%	-8.1%	-0%	2.7%	4.1%	-0.3%	4.8%
Return on equity %	2.8%	0.4%	-12.4%	0.2%	0.9%	2.8%	-2.2%	0.4%

Date	Category	Subject	Filing
15 Sept 2026, 11:38 am	Company Update Change in Management	Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management	PDF
11 Sept 2026, 2:47 pm	Company Update General	Press Release - Dredging Corporation Of India Wins Prestigious 'Dredging Company Of The Year' Award 2026.	PDF
4 Sept 2026, 3:01 pm	Company Update Change in Management	Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management	PDF
2 Sept 2026, 2:56 pm	Others Reg. 34 (1) Annual Report	Reg. 34 (1) Annual Report.	PDF
1 Sept 2026, 8:34 pm	AGM/EGM AGM	50Th AGM ANNUAL REPORT	PDF
1 Sept 2026, 7:19 pm	AGM/EGM AGM	50TH AGM ANNUAL REPORT FY 2025-26.	PDF
1 Sept 2026, 7:17 pm	AGM/EGM AGM	50TH AGM INTIMATION OF BOOK CLOSURE 2025-26.	PDF
1 Sept 2026, 7:14 pm	Others Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR)	Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR)	PDF

₹ Cr	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
	158	87	138	148	117	129	294	140	191	112	142
	-17	-8	1	3	6	-4	-89	-336	-290	-477	-368
	-127	-141	-127	-145	-142	-146	-159	-38	118	363	321
Net cash flow	14	-62	12	—	—	-22	46	-234	19	-2	95
Free cash flow	—	—	—	—	—	126	182	140	191	112	142
CFO / Operating profit %	121.8%	74.3%	102.1%	86.5%	84.5%	—	249.6%	80%	93.3%	80.1%	57.5%

Dredging Corporation Of India Limited

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Dredging Corporation Of India Limited

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