KSB share price has zoomed 7% and is presently trading at Rs 5,108.0.
Meanwhile, the BSE CAPITAL GOODS index is at 71,689.0 (up 0.7%).
Among the top gainers in the BSE CAPITAL GOODS index today are SCHAEFFLER INDIA (up 4.9%) and TIMKEN INDIA (up 3.3%).
Thermax (down 1.2%) and Siemens (down 0.3%) are among the top losers today.
Over the last one year, KSB has moved up from Rs 2,179.5 to Rs 5,108.0, registering a gain of Rs 2,928.5 (up 134.4%).
On the other hand, the BSE CAPITAL GOODS index has moved up from 42,734.2 to 71,689.0, registering a gain of 67.8% during the last 12 months.
The top gainers among the BSE CAPITAL GOODS index stocks during this same period were BHEL (up 216.8%), HINDUSTAN AERO. (up 150.9%) and Bharat Electronics (up 140.6%).
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The BSE Sensex is at 80,207.9 (down 0.3%).
The top losers among the BSE Sensex today are Bajaj Finance (down 2.6%) and Bajaj Finserv (down 1.9%). The most traded stocks in the BSE Sensex are Tata Steel and ITC.
In the meantime, NSE Nifty is at 24,441.4 (down 0.2%). Tata Consumer Products and Bajaj Finance are among the top losers in NSE NIFTY.
Over the last 12 months, the BSE Sensex has moved up from 66,384.8 to 80,207.9, registering a gain of 13,823.1 points (up 20.8%).
KSB net profit grew 7.1% YoY to Rs 425 million for the quarter ended March 2024, compared to a profit of Rs 397 million a year ago. Net sales rose 11.2% to Rs 5,442 million during the period as against Rs 4,896 million in January-March 2023.
For the year ended December 2023, KSB reported 14.2% increase in net profit to Rs 2,087 million compared to net profit of Rs 1,827 million during FY22. Revenue of the company grew 23.3% to Rs 22,472 million during FY23.
The current Price to earnings ratio of KSB, based on rolling 12 month earnings, stands at 88.0.
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