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KNOWLEDGE MARINE & EN W L

Services › Engineering Services·NIFTY MICROCAP 250NIFTY SMALLCAP 500NIFTY TOTAL MARKET
₹3,167.70
at close · 28 Oct 2026
▼ 97.30 (-2.98%)
ThemesDefence· growingArtificial Intelligence· mention

Latest filings

  1. Promoter group reclassification application submitted to BSE and NSE · Ownership Changes
  2. Promoter group members seek reclassification to public category · Ownership Changes
  3. Board approves reclassification of 16 promoter group members to Public category · Board & Shareholder Meetings
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Provides dredging services to deepen and maintain waterways, ports and harbours in India and overseas. For FY26 ending 31 March 2026, Dredging and Ancillary Services contributed 70.8% of segment revenue at ₹193.50 crore, followed by Ship Building and Repairing at 19.5% (₹53.26 crore), operations in Bahrain at 7.2% (₹19.65 crore) and Geographical Dredging Services in Myanmar at 2.6% (₹7.09 crore). Total FY26 revenue was ₹256.28 crore with an EBITDA margin of 43.83%. It runs a fleet of 45 crafts including 16 dredgers and reported 100% fleet utilisation at its June 2026 investor meet. As of Q3 FY26, the order book stood at ₹1,500 crore (dredging ₹409 cr, charter hire ₹863 cr, shipbuilding ₹230 cr) with a bid pipeline of over ₹3,000 crore. The business has expanded into commercial shipbuilding with ₹230+ crore of orders from the Inland Waterways Authority of India, ₹700 crore of green tug contracts, and a ₹66.11 crore IWAI contract to design, build and commission 10 hybrid electric passenger ferries, with a ₹100 crore planned shipyard investment targeting ₹500–700 crore of revenue within three years. Materials are the biggest input cost at 49.6% of revenue, and capex ran at 46.5% of revenue, reflecting heavy investment in vessels and shipyard.

Revenue mix · reported segments
Dredging and Ancillary Services70.8%
Ship Building and Repairing19.5%
Bahrain7.2%
Geographical Dredging Services (Myanmar)2.6%
Operating scale
Fleet size
45 crafts including 16 dredgersQ3 FY26
Order book
₹1,500 crore (dredging ₹409 cr, charter hire ₹863 cr, shipbuilding ₹230 cr)Q3 FY26
Bid pipeline
₹3,000+ croreQ3 FY26
Fleet utilisation
100%June 2026
IWAI hybrid electric ferry order
₹66.11 crore for 10 ferries with 20-passenger capacity eachFY27
Green tug contracts
₹700 crore across Visakhapatnam and VOC ports over 15 yearsFY26
Who pays it
Government and port authorities including the Inland Waterways Authority of India, major and minor ports, and commercial marine infrastructure clients in India, Bahrain and Myanmar
Biggest cost
Materials at 49.6% of revenue
Kind of business
Asset-heavy marine engineering and dredging business with high EBITDA margins (43.83% in FY26) and capex of 46.5% of revenue directed at vessels and a planned shipyard
Where it sits
Operates a fleet of 45 crafts including 16 dredgers with ₹1,500 crore order book and ₹3,000+ crore bid pipeline, and is expanding from dredging into commercial shipbuilding and green tugs
Market Cap
₹7,793 Cr
P / E (TTM)
45.6×
EV / EBITDA
42.0×
Div Yield
—
Growth
50.4%▲
Revenue 5y CAGR
PAT — · EBITDA —
Quality
24.3%▲
ROCE (5y median)
ROE 13.8% · margin 43.8%
Leverage
0.39·
Debt / Equity · low
Net debt ₹148 Cr
Revenue FY21→FY26
7.7×▲
Revenue change
₹33 Cr → ₹256 Cr
Moves on a normal day
2.53%·
Median daily move
Last 267 sessions · the yardstick for filing-day moves
Where it sits among 454 Services peersBar = share of peers beaten · tick = industry median · latest reported figures
P/E (TTM)#264/320
P/B#335/346
ROCE#96/413
ROE#69/372
Debt / Equity#238/346
EBITDA margin#43/341
Revenue growth#41/333
Profit growth#33/369

Scorecard

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Strengths
Revenue compounding 50% a year over 5 years
Returns on capital 24.3% (5-year median)
#96 of 413 in Services on the latest reported figures · down from 26.2% in FY21
Concerns
Nothing flagged in the filed numbers.

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Common questions

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What does KNOWLEDGE MARINE & EN W L do?

KNOWLEDGE MARINE & EN W L is a Engineering Services company listed on NSE and BSE, trading under the symbol KMEW.

Is KNOWLEDGE MARINE & EN W L profitable?

Yes. Over the trailing twelve months KNOWLEDGE MARINE & EN W L reported a net profit of ₹142 Cr on revenue of ₹372 Cr.

Does KNOWLEDGE MARINE & EN W L pay a dividend?

Not in the latest reported year — KNOWLEDGE MARINE & EN W L's dividend payout for FY26 was nil.

Is KNOWLEDGE MARINE & EN W L debt-free?

No. It reported borrowings of ₹222 Cr on its 31 Mar 2026 balance sheet, or net debt of ₹148 Cr after cash. Debt stands at 0.39× equity. That is higher than 69% of its 346 Services peers.

Is KNOWLEDGE MARINE & EN W L expensive compared with its peers?

On trailing P/E, KNOWLEDGE MARINE & EN W L ranks 264 of 320 in Services — cheaper than 18% of them, against an industry median of 14.5×. This is a position, not a valuation judgement.

How much does the KNOWLEDGE MARINE & EN W L share price move in a day?

On a typical session KNOWLEDGE MARINE & EN W L moves 2.53% — that is the median absolute close-to-close move across its last 267 trading days. MarketPing measures each filing's price reaction against it.

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