Centum Electronics Limited

NSEI:CENTUM Stock Report

Market Cap: ₹43.4b

Centum Electronics Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Rao Mallavarapu

Chief executive officer

₹39.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage23.09%
CEO tenure14.5yrs
CEO ownership35.5%
Management average tenure1.3yrs
Board average tenure3yrs

Recent management updates

Analysis Article • Jul 30

Here's Why Centum Electronics Limited's (NSE:CENTUM) CEO Compensation Is The Least Of Shareholders' Concerns

Key Insights Centum Electronics' Annual General Meeting to take place on 5th of August CEO Rao Mallavarapu's total...

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Feb 18

Centum Electronics Limited Just Beat Revenue Estimates By 6.0%

Centum Electronics Limited ( NSE:CENTUM ) shareholders are probably feeling a little disappointed, since its shares...
Analysis Article • Jan 17

Centum Electronics (NSE:CENTUM) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Did you know there are some financial metrics that can provide clues of a potential multi-bagger? Firstly, we'd want to...
Analysis Article • Nov 19

Centum Electronics (NSE:CENTUM) Posted Healthy Earnings But There Are Some Other Factors To Be Aware Of

Despite posting some strong earnings, the market for Centum Electronics Limited's ( NSE:CENTUM ) stock hasn't moved...
Analysis Article • Aug 25

Centum Electronics Limited's (NSE:CENTUM) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

When close to half the companies in the Electronic industry in India have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") below 2.4x...
Analysis Article • Jul 30

Here's Why Centum Electronics Limited's (NSE:CENTUM) CEO Compensation Is The Least Of Shareholders' Concerns

Key Insights Centum Electronics' Annual General Meeting to take place on 5th of August CEO Rao Mallavarapu's total...
Analysis Article • Jun 26

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Centum Electronics' (NSE:CENTUM) Returns On Capital

What are the early trends we should look for to identify a stock that could multiply in value over the long term...
Analysis Article • May 24

Centum Electronics Limited's (NSE:CENTUM) 37% Share Price Surge Not Quite Adding Up

Despite an already strong run, Centum Electronics Limited ( NSE:CENTUM ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of...
Analysis Article • Feb 18

Investors Give Centum Electronics Limited (NSE:CENTUM) Shares A 25% Hiding

Centum Electronics Limited ( NSE:CENTUM ) shares have had a horrible month, losing 25% after a relatively good period...
Analysis Article • Dec 14

Centum Electronics Limited's (NSE:CENTUM) 38% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

Centum Electronics Limited ( NSE:CENTUM ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 38% after a shaky period...
Analysis Article • Dec 05

Centum Electronics (NSE:CENTUM) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the...
Analysis Article • Sep 02

We Think Centum Electronics (NSE:CENTUM) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article • Apr 23

Centum Electronics (NSE:CENTUM) Knows How To Allocate Capital Effectively

There are a few key trends to look for if we want to identify the next multi-bagger. Firstly, we'd want to identify a...
Analysis Article • Feb 21

Centum Electronics Limited's (NSE:CENTUM) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 28%

The Centum Electronics Limited ( NSE:CENTUM ) share price has done very well over the last month, posting an excellent...
Analysis Article • Feb 06

Is Centum Electronics (NSE:CENTUM) A Risky Investment?

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article • Jan 05

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Centum Electronics' (NSE:CENTUM) Returns On Capital

There are a few key trends to look for if we want to identify the next multi-bagger. One common approach is to try and...
Analysis Article • Mar 14

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Centum Electronics Limited (NSE:CENTUM)

Key Insights Using the 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity, Centum Electronics fair value estimate is ₹513 With ₹512 share...
Analysis Article • Dec 15

Centum Electronics (NSE:CENTUM) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article • Oct 27

Centum Electronics (NSE:CENTUM) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

What are the early trends we should look for to identify a stock that could multiply in value over the long term? One...
Analysis Article • Sep 02

Is Centum Electronics (NSE:CENTUM) Using Too Much Debt?

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article • Jul 21

Centum Electronics' (NSE:CENTUM) Dividend Will Be Increased To ₹2.50

The board of Centum Electronics Limited ( NSE:CENTUM ) has announced that it will be paying its dividend of ₹2.50 on...
Analysis Article • Feb 14

Does Centum Electronics (NSE:CENTUM) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article • Dec 14

Centum Electronics (NSE:CENTUM) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

There are a few key trends to look for if we want to identify the next multi-bagger. Amongst other things, we'll want...
Analysis Article • Nov 02

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Centum Electronics Limited (NSE:CENTUM)

Does the November share price for Centum Electronics Limited ( NSE:CENTUM ) reflect what it's really worth? Today, we...
Analysis Article • Sep 15

We Think Centum Electronics (NSE:CENTUM) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' So it might be obvious that you need to...
Analysis Article • Aug 05

Shareholders Will Probably Hold Off On Increasing Centum Electronics Limited's (NSE:CENTUM) CEO Compensation For The Time Being

Under the guidance of CEO Rao Mallavarapu, Centum Electronics Limited ( NSE:CENTUM ) has performed reasonably well...
Analysis Article • May 05

Investor Optimism Abounds Centum Electronics Limited (NSE:CENTUM) But Growth Is Lacking

Centum Electronics Limited's ( NSE:CENTUM ) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 36.2x might make it look like a...
Analysis Article • Apr 14

Centum Electronics (NSE:CENTUM) Will Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

What trends should we look for it we want to identify stocks that can multiply in value over the long term? Firstly...
Analysis Article • Mar 24

Is Centum Electronics Limited's (NSE:CENTUM) 0.5% Dividend Sustainable?

Today we'll take a closer look at Centum Electronics Limited ( NSE:CENTUM ) from a dividend investor's perspective...
Analysis Article • Mar 06

Investors Who Bought Centum Electronics (NSE:CENTUM) Shares A Year Ago Are Now Up 36%

We believe investing is smart because history shows that stock markets go higher in the long term. But not every stock...
Analysis Article • Feb 16

With A 3.8% Return On Equity, Is Centum Electronics Limited (NSE:CENTUM) A Quality Stock?

While some investors are already well versed in financial metrics (hat tip), this article is for those who would like...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Rao Mallavarapu's remuneration changed compared to Centum Electronics's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2025n/an/a

-₹25m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

₹153m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

₹108m

Mar 31 2025₹40m₹9m

₹25m

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

-₹258m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

₹7m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-₹35m

Mar 31 2024₹27m₹9m

₹18m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

₹331m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

₹161m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

₹138m

Mar 31 2023₹14m₹14m

₹98m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

-₹25m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

₹106m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

₹154m

Mar 31 2022₹9m₹9m

-₹305m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

-₹411m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-₹367m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-₹304m

Mar 31 2021₹17m₹8m

₹172m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

₹127m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

₹127m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

₹169m

Mar 31 2020₹18m₹9m

₹206m

Compensation vs Market: Rao's total compensation ($USD421.65K) is above average for companies of similar size in the Indian market ($USD260.96K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Rao's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Rao Mallavarapu (69 yo)

14.5yrs
Tenure
₹39,722,203
Compensation

Mr. AppaRao Venkata Mallavarapu, is also known as Rao, is the Founder of Centum Electronics Ltd. of Centum Rakon India Private Limited and has been its Managing Director since August 1, 1994. Mr. Mallavara...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Apparao Mallavarapu
Chairman & MDno data₹39.72m35.49%
₹ 15.4b
Nikhil Mallavarapu
Joint Managing Director & Director1.3yrs₹39.72m4.43%
₹ 1.9b
Indu Hambige Sundaresh Babu
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer4yrs₹1.73mno data
Sundararajan Parthasarathy
Chief Financial Officerless than a yearno datano data
Vinod Chippalkatti
Chief Technology Officer of Centum Groupless than a yearno data0.14%
₹ 58.8m
Nanda Vempati
Head of HRno datano data0.0041%
₹ 1.8m
G. Singh
President of EMS Business Unit4.3yrsno datano data
Suresh Iyer
Chief Growth Officerno datano datano data
Vishwanath Mudegowdara
Chief Executive Officer of Centum T&S1.3yrsno datano data
Sandhya Thyagarajan
Vice President of Strategic Electronics Business Unitno datano data0.12%
₹ 50.4m
1.3yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: CENTUM's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Apparao Mallavarapu
Chairman & MD14.5yrs₹39.72m35.49%
₹ 15.4b
Nikhil Mallavarapu
Joint Managing Director & Director6.3yrs₹39.72m4.43%
₹ 1.9b
Tarun Sawhney
Independent Non-Executive Director2yrs₹578.77kno data
Velagapudi Chitturi
Independent Non-Executive Director6.2yrs₹650.00kno data
Udayant Malhoutra
Independent Director1yrno datano data
Apurva Chandra
Directorno datano datano data
Ramesh Ramadurai
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Tanya Mallavarapu
Non-Executive Director3yrs₹680.00k4.37%
₹ 1.9b
3.0yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: CENTUM's board of directors are considered experienced (3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/07 11:02
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/07 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Centum Electronics Limited is covered by 4 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Deepika MurarkaChoice Equity Broking Private Limited
Kripashankar MauryaChoice Equity Broking Private Limited
Ravi Kumar PuttaChoice Equity Broking Private Limited