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NCC Limited

NCC.BO
31
Engineering & Construction · Industrials
Price
₹136.95
+0.55 (+0.40%)
Market Cap
₹85.84B
Exchange
Bombay Stock Exchange
Winston Score
31
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Jul 26, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+2.2% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 614.1M (2022) → 627.6M (2026)

NCC Limited is an Indian construction and infrastructure company. It builds roads, bridges, buildings, water supply systems, and electrical infrastructure across India. Its main customers are government agencies and state bodies that fund large public works projects, making it one of India's bigger mid-sized construction contractors.

NCC earns money by winning contracts and completing construction projects for a fee. Most of its revenue comes from India, where it operates across multiple states handling projects worth billions of rupees. Its competitive position comes from decades of experience and a diversified order book spanning several infrastructure segments. However, construction is a low-margin business — NCC's gross margin sits around 10-11% — and the company depends heavily on government spending cycles and timely payments from public clients. The key growth driver is India's continued push to expand infrastructure, but delays in project approvals or payment slowdowns from government clients remain the main risks to profitability.

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Quality

Gross Margin
9.5%
Thin — 9.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
7.8%
Modest — 7.8% operating margin
ROCE
4.3%
Weak — 4.3% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-6.2%
Shrinking sales (-6.2% YoY)
EPS YoY
-17.7%
Earnings shrinking (-17.7% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
-199%
Weak — only -199% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
-7.4%
Burning cash (-7.4%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.44
Conservative — low debt load (0.44)
Interest Cover
1.97x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (2.0x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
12.7x
Attractive valuation — P/E 12.7

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
+0.9
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.60%
Small dividend — 1.60% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
+95.6%
Dividend growing fast (95.6% YoY)

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