Why Retail Investors Should Not Rush In: The question remains: Was the brutal fall a one-off event, or does it signal the beginning of a valuation correction in the sector?

After Disrupting the Paint Industry, Birla Marches into Wires and Cables: Polycab and KEI Industries Witness Heavy Sell-Off; UltraTech’s Entry May Not Alter Fundamental Business Dynamics but Could Trigger a Correction in Lofty P/E Multiples

Including esteemed organisations such as Larsen & Toubro, Steel Authority of India (SAIL), BSES, Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd, Power Grid Corporation, BSNL, Tata Steel, Alcatel Lucent Enterprises, ISRO, Indian Railways, Indian Oil, NTPC, among others.

According to the financials, KEI Industries has a market cap of over Rs 21,000 crore. The net sales increased by 9.10 per cent to Rs 1,955 crore and net profit increased by 19 per cent to Rs 138 crore in Q4FY23 over Q4FY22. The net sales increased by 20.70 per cent to Rs 6,921 crore and net profit increased by 26.86 per cent to Rs 477 crore in FY23 over FY22.

The stock has a return on equity (ROE) of 25 per cent and a return on capital employed (ROCE) of 26 per cent.

The barometer index, S&P BSE Sensex fell 334 points or 0.57 per cent to the 58,752.32 mark.