KRN Heat Exchanger and Refrigeration Ltd
NSE: KRN BSE: 544263
KRN Heat Exchanger and Refrigeration (KHERL), manufactures fin and tube-type heat exchangers for the Heat Ventilation Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Industry.[1]
₹1,092
52W: ₹590 — ₹1405
PE 95.1 · Book ₹91.2 · +1097% vs bookMarket Cap₹6,787 Cr
Stock P/E95.1Price to Earnings
ROCE16.1%Return on Capital
ROE13.4%Return on Equity
Div. Yield0%Face Value ₹10
Strengths
- +Company is expected to give good quarter
- +Company has delivered good profit growth of 95.9% CAGR over last 5 years
- +Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 118 days to 86.4 days
Weaknesses
- −Stock is trading at 12.2 times its book value
- −Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
- −Debtor days have increased from 80.9 to 102 days.
Shareholding Pattern
Promoters70.79%
FIIs6.66%
DIIs6.39%
Public16.16%
| Category | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 70.79% | 70.79% | 70.79% | 70.79% | 70.79% | 70.79% | 70.79% |
| FIIs | 4.05% | 1.98%▼2.1 | 1.21%▼0.8 | 2.35%▲1.1 | 5.46%▲3.1 | 5.31%▼0.2 | 6.66%▲1.4 |
| DIIs | 7.46% | 8.18%▲0.7 | 6.28%▼1.9 | 6.06%▼0.2 | 6.21%▲0.2 | 6.35%▲0.1 | 6.39%▲0.0 |
| Public | 17.69% | 19.05%▲1.4 | 21.72%▲2.7 | 20.8%▼0.9 | 17.53%▼3.3 | 17.56%▲0.0 | 16.16%▼1.4 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 66 | 82 | 97 | 99 | 104 | 131 | 114 | 223 | 136 | 202 |
| Expenses | 54 | 64 | 80 | 81 | 88 | 111 | 95 | 194 | 119 | 184 |
| Operating Profit | 12 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 17 | 18 |
| OPM % | 18% | 22% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 15% | 17% | 13% | 13% | 9% |
| Net Profit | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 17 |
| EPS ₹ | 1.71 | 2.69 | 2.52 | 1.95 | 2.04 | 2.21 | 2.52 | 3.81 | 2.43 | 2.71 |
AI Insights
Revenue Trend
Mar 2026 revenue at ₹676Cr, up 56.8% YoY. OPM at 13%.
Debt Position
Borrowings at ₹91Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.18x. Healthy balance sheet.
Institutional Flow
DIIs: 6.39% (-1.07pp change). FIIs: 6.66% (+2.61pp change). Promoters hold 70.79%.
Margin & Efficiency
ROCE improving from 0% (Mar 2021) to 16% (Mar 2026). Working capital days: 86.
Valuation
PE 95.1x with 16.1% ROCE. Price is 1097% above book value of ₹91.2. Dividend yield: 0%.
Recent Announcements
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation 1d
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 1d
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Resignation of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) 1d - Sonu Gupta resigned as CFO and KMP effective close of business on 14 May 2026.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Outcome 2d - Audio recording of Q4 FY26 earnings concall released after 15 May 2026 call.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Monitoring Agency Report 2d - Crisil report shows ₹34,194.60 lakh IPO proceeds largely utilized; ₹271.61 lakh remains, with project delay due to imported machines.
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Rating update 30 Sep 2025 from crisil
- PPT