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Apollo Micro Systems Limited

APOLLO.BO
55
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Price
₹385.20
-1.50 (-0.39%)
Market Cap
₹143.39B
Exchange
Bombay Stock Exchange
Winston Score
55
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Share count rising — dilution

+73.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 206.7M (2022) → 358.5M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Apollo Micro Systems Limited is an Indian defense electronics company that designs and builds specialized systems for the military, navy, and aerospace sectors. Its core products include electronic warfare systems, missile subsystems, and ruggedized embedded computing hardware used in weapons and defense platforms. The company supplies primarily to India's defense forces and government-linked defense organizations, making it a key player in India's domestic defense manufacturing push.

The company earns revenue by winning government contracts and delivering custom-built defense hardware and systems, rather than selling off-the-shelf products. It operates almost entirely within India, and its close ties to government defense programs give it a degree of revenue visibility that commercial businesses rarely enjoy. The main growth driver is India's ongoing effort to reduce reliance on foreign defense imports and build homegrown capabilities — but the company faces real risk from contract delays, budget cycles, and competition from larger state-owned defense firms.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+80.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+137.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

₹0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

52.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

₹0 cash & investments

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Apollo Micro Systems Limited grew revenue 80% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
29.5%
Modest — 29.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
18.4%
Healthy — 18.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
11.1%
Below par — 11.1% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+68.9%
Fast-growing sales (+68.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+61.7%
Earnings growing fast (+61.7% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
-156%
Weak — only -156% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-37.3%
Burning cash (-37.3%)

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

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.41
Conservative — low debt load (0.41)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.47x
Adequate interest coverage (4.5x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
111.3x
Expensive — P/E 111.3

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+30.9
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (111.3 → 80.4)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.06%
Small dividend — 0.06% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
Data not available

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