Paras Defence— Valuation Attractive Post Correction; Nirmal Bang Projects 47% Upside On Strong Optics Pipeline

Upside drivers include strong multi-year revenue visibility, margin expansion from higher-value products, improving working capital, and attractive valuations post-correction.

Paras’s move to tier-1 supplier status is improving working capital cycles through higher customer advances.

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Paras Defence’s current order book stands at Rs 10 billion, with optics contributing over 60% (Rs 5.5–6 billion) and defence engineering accounting for Rs 4 billion. The optics segment, which includes periscopes and space optics programs, is expected to drive long-term growth, while engineering orders offer faster execution cycles.

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Nirmal Bang Report

Nirmal Bang has reiterated its Buy rating on Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd. with a target price of Rs 977, implying an upside of 47% from the current market price of Rs 663.

The brokerage cites robust multi-year revenue visibility, margin improvement, and attractive valuations post a recent correction as key drivers for its positive stance.

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Revenue, Ebitda, and PAT CAGR for FY25–FY27E stands at 33%, 35%, and 37%, respectively. Paras Defence enjoys near-zero competition in key defence niches, while the defence engineering segment— despite lower margins—offers strong scalability.

Paras’s move to Tier-1 supplier status is improving working capital cycles through higher customer advances.

The stock trades at 44x FY27E earnings per share, below its three-year average of 56x.

Nirmal Bang maintain Buy with a valuation of 57x Sep-27E EPS and a target price of Rs 977. The recent 13% correction offers 47% upside.

Upside drivers include strong multi-year revenue visibility, margin expansion from higher-value products, improving working capital, and attractive valuations post-correction.

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