Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd
KOEL, one of the flagship companies of the Kirloskar group, manufactures and services diesel engines and diesel generator sets. The company also makes diesel, petrol and kerosene-based pump sets. It has manufacturing units in Pune, Kagal, and Nashik. The company caters to the agriculture, power generation, and industrial sectors.[1]
Strengths
- +Company has reduced debt.
- +Company is almost debt free.
- +Company has delivered good profit growth of 22.7% CAGR over last 5 years
- +Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 20.0%
Weaknesses
- −Stock is trading at 7.23 times its book value
Shareholding Pattern
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 41.18% | 41.17%▼0.0 | 41.17% | 41.14%▼0.0 | 41.13%▼0.0 | 41.12%▼0.0 | 41.09%▼0.0 | 41.08%▼0.0 |
| FIIs | 9.98% | 10.79%▲0.8 | 10.99%▲0.2 | 9.14%▼1.8 | 8.47%▼0.7 | 8.34%▼0.1 | 8.45%▲0.1 | 10.79%▲2.3 |
| DIIs | 25.42% | 24.93%▼0.5 | 25.04%▲0.1 | 26.59%▲1.6 | 27.21%▲0.6 | 28%▲0.8 | 28.21%▲0.2 | 26.69%▼1.5 |
| Public | 23.4% | 23.11%▼0.3 | 22.81%▼0.3 | 23.11%▲0.3 | 23.2%▲0.1 | 22.56%▼0.6 | 22.26%▼0.3 | 21.45%▼0.8 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1,135 | 1,392 | 1,343 | 1,194 | 1,164 | 1,412 | 1,445 | 1,605 | 1,381 | 1,535 |
| Expenses | 1,002 | 1,213 | 1,144 | 1,029 | 1,046 | 1,242 | 1,254 | 1,390 | 1,214 | 1,342 |
| Operating Profit | 133 | 179 | 199 | 165 | 118 | 171 | 190 | 214 | 167 | 193 |
| OPM % | 12% | 13% | 15% | 14% | 10% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 13% |
| Net Profit | 82 | 118 | 135 | 111 | 65 | 121 | 123 | 141 | 85 | 111 |
| EPS ₹ | 5.67 | 8.11 | 9.29 | 7.65 | 4.48 | 8.34 | 8.45 | 9.69 | 5.87 | 7.64 |
AI Insights
Mar 2026 revenue at ₹5,647Cr, up 10.4% YoY. OPM at 13%.
Borrowings at ₹131Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.04x. Healthy balance sheet.
CWIP at ₹58Cr (6% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.
DIIs: 26.69% (-1.88pp change). FIIs: 10.79% (+4.62pp change). Promoters hold 41.08%.
ROCE improving from 14% (Mar 2015) to 19% (Mar 2026). Working capital days: 20.
PE 53.2x with 19.1% ROCE. Price is 635% above book value of ₹231. Dividend yield: 0.38%.
Recent Announcements
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 2d - Please find attached herewith newspaper publication.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Outcome 14 May - Investor and analyst conference call held on 14 May 2026 for audited Q4 and FY26 results.
- General Announcement 14 May - Board approves ₹1,400 crore capacity expansion at Kagal, adding 20,000 engines annually over two years.
- General Announcement 14 May - Board approved incorporating wholly owned subsidiary in Netherlands with EUR 0.18 million investment.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management 14 May - Board approved 12,286 ESOP shares, reappointed Yogesh Kapur from 29 Sep 2026, and G.D. Apte as auditor for 5 years.
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Financial Year 2024 from bse
- Financial Year 2023 from bse