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NCC Limited

NCC.BO
38
Engineering & Construction · Industrials
Price
₹149.55
+9.45 (+6.75%)
Market Cap
₹93.88B
Exchange
Bombay Stock Exchange
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Good

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)

Winston Score History

The full picture

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

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
9.8%
Thin — 9.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
8.2%
Modest — 8.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
14.8%
Good — 14.8% 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
-1.8%
Shrinking sales (-1.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-12.8%
Earnings shrinking (-12.8% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
-192%
Weak — only -192% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-7.2%
Burning cash (-7.2%)

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
0.44
Conservative — low debt load (0.44)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.15x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.1x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
13.4x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 13.4

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+1.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.60%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.60% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+95.6%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (95.6% YoY)

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