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Danlaw Technologies India Ltd Q3 FY26 – ₹61.57 Cr Sales, ₹4.48 Cr PAT, 28% ROCE & P/E 17: Underrated Auto-Tech or Just a Quiet Compounder?


1. At a Glance – Small Cap, Big Tech Vibes?

₹706 per share.
Market cap: ₹344 crore.
3-month return: -22.9%.
1-year return: -49%.
ROE: 28.3%.
ROCE: 28%.
P/E: 17.2.
Industry P/E: 29.4.

And Q3 FY26 numbers? ₹61.57 crore revenue. ₹4.48 crore PAT. EPS ₹9.20 for the quarter.

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Danlaw Technologies India Ltd — a connected car tech company that sounds like Silicon Valley but trades like a forgotten industrial stock.

It supplies telematics, vehicle tracking systems, body control units, ECU testing tools — basically the stuff that makes your car smarter than you.

Despite a brutal -49% one-year stock performance, the business is still clocking 28%+ return ratios. P/E is almost half of industry median. Sales have grown 70% CAGR over 5 years. Profit CAGR 51% over 5 years.

So what’s happening? Is the market asleep? Or is there a catch hiding inside the engine control unit?

Let’s open the bonnet.


2. Introduction – From Obscure to “Connected Car” Specialist

Incorporated in 1992 — long before “IoT” became a buzzword — Danlaw Technologies India quietly positioned itself in automotive electronics.

Today, it calls itself one of the largest suppliers of connected gadgets in the world. That’s a bold statement for a ₹344 crore company.

But here’s what makes it interesting:

  • ISO 9001:2015 certified
  • IATF 16949 certified (serious automotive standard)
  • Supplies telematics control units (2G & 4G)
  • Develops IoT data loggers
  • Manufactures body control products
  • Offers ECU testing software

In October 2022, under NCLT order, its subsidiary Danlaw Electronics Assembly Limited was amalgamated into the company. It issued 11,63,177 shares to Danlaw Inc as part of that process.

Promoter holding jumped to 61.87% post that.

This is not a startup. This is a 30+ year old automotive electronics firm trying to ride the connected vehicle wave.

But here’s the big question:

If it’s in connected cars, why is the market valuing it like a boring industrial supplier?

Let’s decode.


3. Business Model – WTF Do They Even Do?

Imagine your car as a mobile phone on wheels.

Danlaw builds the “SIM card + data brain” of that car.

1️ Telematics Control Units (TCU)

These devices:

  • Collect CAN data from ECUs (EMS, ABS etc.)
  • Transmit vehicle data via 2G/4G
  • Are AIS-140 certified
  • Used for fleet tracking & vehicle monitoring

Basically, they help:

  • Fleet operators track vehicles
  • OEMs monitor vehicle health
  • Regulators ensure compliance

2️ Data Logger

An IoT gadget that:

  • Collects sensor data
  • Transmits via cellular/Bluetooth
  • Integrates into customer platforms

Think of it as FitBit for vehicles.

3️ Body Control Units (BCU)

Controls vehicle electronics — lighting, accessories, functions.

4️ ECU Testing Products

Advanced PC application for:

  • ECU diagnostics
  • ECU flashing
  • Live data monitoring

Revenue Mix FY23:

  • Sale of Products: 93%
  • Services: 7%

So this is largely a product company, not just consulting.

Now tell me:

Would you rather own a pure IT services vendor or a niche automotive electronics product supplier with 28% ROE?

Depends on sustainability. Let’s check numbers.


4. Financials Overview – Q3 FY26

EPS:

  • Q1 FY26 (Jun 2025): ₹7.12
  • Q2 FY26 (Sep 2025): ₹11.29
  • Q3 FY26 (Dec 2025): ₹9.20

Average = (7.12 + 11.29 + 9.20) / 3
= 9.20 (approx)

Annualised EPS = 9.20 × 4 = ₹36.8

Current Price = ₹706
Implied P/E (recalculated) = 706 / 36.8 ≈ 19.2

(Slightly above reported TTM P/E 17.2 due to annualisation method.)

Q3 Comparison Table (₹ in Crores)

MetricLatest Qtr (Dec 2025)YoY Qtr (Dec 2024)Prev Qtr (Sep 2025)YoY %QoQ %
Revenue61.5754.6965.5812.6%-6.1%
EBITDA (Op Profit)7.897.769.591.7%-17.7%
PAT4.484.415.501.6%-18.5%
EPS (₹)9.209.0511.291.7%-18.5%

What do we see?

  • Revenue up 12.6% YoY.
  • Profit barely up 1.6% YoY.
  • Sequential slowdown.

OPM dropped from 14.62% in Sep 2025 to 12.81% in Dec 2025.

So growth? Yes.
Margin expansion? Not this quarter.
Profit acceleration? Nope.

Is this temporary softness or trend shift?


5. Valuation

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