Centum Electronics sharpens strategic focus and realigns Global Portfolio

Centum Electronics Limited, a leading Electronics System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM) company serving aerospace, defence, industrial and medical sectors, today announced a set of decisive strategic actions to sharpen its focus on high-growth, high-reliability electronics opportunities and further strengthen its financial foundation.

As part of an ongoing portfolio optimisation, the Company is streamlining its global footprint by exiting loss-making overseas operations and redeploying capital, management bandwidth and technical capabilities toward its rapidly growing core businesses. These steps reinforce Centum's long-term strategy of building scale and leadership in advanced defence, space and aerospace systems, and Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS).

Strategic Portfolio Realignment

Centum's Board of Directors has approved actions relating to overseas subsidiaries that have not aligned with the Company's long-term return and growth objectives. These measures are designed to arrest losses, enhance capital efficiency and improve shareholder returns, while enabling sharper execution in priority markets.

Exit from Canada Operations

Pursuant to the Board approval granted on December 19, 2025, the Company has discontinued operations of its Canada-based subsidiaries:

- Centum E&S (Centum Equipment's ET Systems), Canada
- Centum T&S (Centum Technologies ET Solutions), Canada

Centum has completed measures to stop further losses from these entities and has initiated closure-related actions in compliance with applicable local laws. This exit reflects disciplined capital allocation and a clear focus on value-accretive growth.

Restructuring of French Subsidiaries

The Board has also approved initiating actions relating to Centum T&S Group Société Anonyme (S.A.), France, and its underlying subsidiaries. The Company will evaluate options including divestment, sale or transfer of businesses, and judicial reorganisation (redressement judiciaire), in accordance with applicable local regulations.

In line with prudent accounting practices, the Company has already recognised impairment of goodwill and certain intangible assets relating to this subsidiary in its consolidated financial statements. Further, the investment carrying value has been fully provided for in the standalone financial statements. These provisions have been disclosed as exceptional items in the financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2025.

Management believes that adequate provisions have been made and does not expect any further material financial impact beyond what has already been recognised.

Strengthening Centum's Strategic Focus

Despite these restructuring actions, Centum Electronics continues to experience robust growth in its core ESDM business in India, particularly across the aerospace, defence, industrial, and medical electronics segments. The company remains resolutely focused on:

- High-reliability electronics products and services

- Moving up the value chain and build or maintain leadership in defence, aerospace, and space systems with differentiated solutions in areas such as radar, satellite, and electronic warfare

- Expanding its EMS business across new products, customers, and segments, including Defence, Aerospace, Industrial, Energy, Medical, and Mobility

- Leveraging India's policy push for 'Make in India' to design and manufacture cuƫng-edge products domestically, and also by forging strategic partnerships with global leaders

These steps are part of Centum's broader strategy to sharpen its global structure, enhance operational efficiency, and accelerate growth in high-margin areas.

These initiatives collectively reinforce Centum's ambition to be a trusted long-term partner to global and domestic customers while creating sustainable value for shareholders.

Commenting on the development, Nikhil Mallavarapu, Joint Managing Director, Centum Electronics Limited, said: "These actions reflect a clear and deliberate strategy to simplify our global structure and sharpen our focus on core, high-value ESDM opportunities. By decisively addressing non-performing overseas operations, we are strengthening our balance sheet, improving return metrics and freeing up capital to invest in areas where we see strong, long-term growth potential."

"India's high-reliability electronics markets present a compelling multi-year opportunity. With a streamlined portfolio, strong fundamentals and disciplined execution, Centum is well positioned to scale its business, move up the value chain and deliver sustainable value to customers and shareholders."

Shares of Centum Electronics Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 2289.05 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 2487.40. The total number of shares traded during the day was 2225 in over 358 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 2434.00 and intraday low of 2269.55. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 5233074.00.

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