Question 1

What is the share price of Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd today?

Accepted Answer

Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd (EKC) is trading at ₹98.47. The price shown is the latest available from the exchange feed and updates through the trading session.

Question 2

What is EKC’s P/E ratio versus the sector?

Accepted Answer

EKC trades at a P/E of 13.9. Its industry median is shown alongside it in Key Stats, so you can see at a glance whether the stock is priced above or below the businesses it competes with. A lower P/E is not automatically cheaper — it can also reflect slower expected growth.

Question 3

What is EKC’s dividend yield?

Accepted Answer

EKC has a dividend yield of 0.68%, based on dividends declared over the last twelve months against the current price. The full dividend history is on the News & Filings tab.

Question 4

What is EKC’s 52-week high and low?

Accepted Answer

EKC has traded between ₹90.25 and ₹154.55 over the past year. The Trading Data block shows where the current price sits inside that band.

Question 5

What is the market capitalisation of Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd?

Accepted Answer

Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd has a market capitalisation of ₹1,162 crore.

Question 6

What is EKC’s return on equity?

Accepted Answer

EKC reports a return on equity of 11.5%. ROE measures profit generated per rupee of shareholder capital, and is most meaningful compared against others in Specialty Industrial Machinery.

Question 7

Who are EKC’s competitors?

Accepted Answer

The Peers block on this page lists other Specialty Industrial Machinery companies with their price, P/E and market capitalisation. The Valuation tab compares multiples against the industry median in more depth.

Question 8

What is EKC’s promoter holding?

Accepted Answer

Promoters hold 67.38% of EKC. The Ownership tab shows the full shareholding pattern — promoter, FII, DII and public — and how each has moved across recent quarters.

Question 9

Which indices include EKC?

Accepted Answer

Index membership is listed in the Context block on this page, along with the weight EKC carries in each. That weight is what determines how much passive money tracks the stock.

Question 10

Is Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd a good buy?

Accepted Answer

We do not publish buy or sell calls. What this page gives you instead is the evidence: our Value & Investment Index for where the price sits against its own history, the Fundamental Strength Index for the quality of the business, an investment checklist of criteria applied to every stock, and pros and cons generated from EKC’s own numbers. The judgement is yours.

Revenue	₹967 crore
Net profit	₹81 crore
Operating margin	16%
EPS	₹7.24

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