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Chennai defence-electronics maker of radar, avionics and space systems for India's military.
Chennai defence-electronics maker of radar, avionics and space systems for India's military.
Is paid in two stages: development contracts to design a system for a defence programme, then larger production orders once it is qualified, which makes revenue lumpy and tied to defence budgets and approvals. The founding family remains the promoter.
In one line: A small, India-focused L3Harris.
Moat: narrow (IP / patents, customer qualification, regulatory licence). Vertically integrated, indigenously-qualified defence supplier; procurement rules favor incumbents.
Headquarters: Chennai, India · Founded: 1998 · Employees: 1,371
Size Data Patterns (India) (DATAPATTNS.NS) is an India Industrials company (Electronic Production Equipment) with a market value of $2.24B, the 350th largest of 1,058 India companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₹3,768 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 11.3%, against +22.9% for the median peer and 0.0% for the India market (cap-weighted) — 3rd lowest of 9 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 33.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +39.6%); the operating margin is 37.2% (peer median 8.9%).
Valuation It trades at 60.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 69.4× (3rd cheapest of 8).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 61% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +33%, so the hurdle is +28 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.6 points below its cost of capital (19.7% WACC).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹9.41B | ₹9.25B | ₹7.08B | ₹5.20B | ₹4.53B |
| Revenue growth | — | +31% | +36% | +15% | — |
| Gross profit | ₹4.13B | ₹4.06B | ₹3.03B | ₹2.37B | ₹1.94B |
| EBITDA | ₹3.73B | ₹3.81B | ₹2.81B | ₹2.25B | ₹1.81B |
| Net income | ₹2.68B | ₹2.71B | ₹2.22B | ₹1.82B | ₹1.24B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ₹323M | -₹1.19B | ₹1.14B | -₹568M |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ₹721M | ₹1.06B | ₹872M | ₹395M |
| Total debt | n/a | ₹52.7M | ₹61.7M | ₹35.0M | ₹24.9M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Patterns (India) DATAPATTNS.NS | $2.24B | -11% | +34% | 37% | 60.2× | 61.0% |
| Bharat Electronics BEL.NS | $30.6B | -10% | +20% | 26% | 41.5× | 38.2% |
| Bharat Dynamics BDL.NS | $4.12B | -28% | -19% | 10% | 47.2× | n/a |
| Astra Microwave Products ASTRAMICRO.NS | $1.56B | +34% | +4% | 25% | 61.8× | 53.3% |
| Paras Defence & Space Technologies PARAS.NS | $1.06B | +43% | +42% | 23% | 85.7× | n/a |
| Apollo Micro Systems APOLLO.NS | $1.63B | +32% | +77% | 21% | 92.7× | n/a |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | DATAPATTNS.NS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -11.0% | -10.2% | 5th highest of 9 |
| 6-month return | -11.3% | +22.9% | 3rd lowest of 9 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -24.6% | -23.6% | 5th highest of 9 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +33.8% | +39.6% | 4th lowest of 9 |
| Operating margin | 37.2% | 8.9% | highest of 9 |
| Forward P/E | 60.2× | 69.4× | 3rd cheapest of 8 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 61.0% | 48.0% | most demanding of 4 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +32.8% | +49.7% | 2nd lowest of 4 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +28.2 pp | -1.7 pp | 2nd most demanding of 4 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -4.6 pp | -4.1 pp | 5th highest of 9 |
| EV / EBITDA | 56.6× | 40.9× | 2nd most expensive of 8 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.1× | 0.3× | least indebted of 9 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Patterns (India) DATAPATTNS.NS | India | $2.24B | -11% | +34% | 37% | 60.2× | 61.0% | +32.8% |
| Kaynes Technology India KAYNES.NS | India | $2.30B | -26% | +35% | 12% | 55.5× | n/a | n/a |
| L&F 066970.KS | South Korea | $2.15B | -62% | +81% | 8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Syrma SGS Technology SYRMA.NS | India | $2.97B | +33% | +62% | 10% | 63.2× | 33.7% | +61.8% |
| PG Electroplast PGEL.NS | India | $1.65B | +2% | +21% | 6% | 49.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Apollo Micro Systems APOLLO.NS | India | $1.63B | +32% | +77% | 21% | 92.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Avalon Technologies AVALON.NS | India | $1.34B | +51% | +44% | 10% | 69.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Cyient DLM CYIENTDLM.NS | India | $649M | +82% | -2% | 7% | 73.3× | 58.4% | +15.0% |
| Dixon Technologies (India) DIXON.NS | India | $8.16B | +14% | +21% | 2% | 76.9× | 48.0% | +49.7% |