Webfil Ltd
Kolkata engineering company promoted by Andrew Yule and WBIDC, making tungsten filaments and digital telecom equipment for Indian Railways and utilities.
Market cap
₹126.42 Cr
0.86 Cr shares
P/E ratio
34.19
Sector average 25
Book value
₹42.44
P/B 3.46
1-year return
+11.25%
52w ₹118 – ₹184
Currently 44% of the way through its 52-week range.
Indicative price history
1Y change
+12.15% ₹131 → ₹147
52-week band in this window: ₹131.01 – ₹164.20. Weekly indicative marks, not exchange-traded prices.
Key highlights
- Joint venture of Andrew Yule (central PSU) and WBIDC since 1979.
- Makes tungsten filaments and railway-grade digital telecom equipment at Kalyani, West Bengal.
- Roughly 0.86 Cr shares; valued at about ₹125 Cr at ₹147.
About Webfil
Webfil Limited was incorporated in 1979 as a joint venture between Andrew Yule & Company, the central public-sector conglomerate, and the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC). From its plant at Kalyani in West Bengal it manufactures tungsten wire and filaments for lamps, and a range of digital telecommunication products including primary multiplexers, drop-insert equipment and optical-fibre transmission systems used by Indian Railways, power utilities and defence.
The company is small — revenue of a few tens of crore — and its fortunes track railway telecom tenders and the shrinking incandescent-lamp filament market. It has diversified into LED lighting components and services for railway signalling and telecom networks. Shares were once traded on the Calcutta Stock Exchange and now change hands only in the unlisted market.
Andrew Yule and WBIDC together hold a little over half the equity, with the balance spread among public shareholders from the original listing. At ₹147 the roughly 0.86 Cr shares are valued at about ₹125 Cr.
Audited statements and registry identifiers could not be retrieved for this profile; revenue, profit, share count and balance-sheet line items are reconstructed from prior public information and should be treated as approximate.
Where the revenue comes from
- Digital telecom equipment60%
Multiplexers and transmission systems for railways and utilities
- Tungsten filaments & wire25%
Filaments for lamps and tungsten wire products
- Services & other15%
Installation, maintenance and LED components
Products & services
Digital multiplexers & transmission systems
Primary mux, drop-insert and optical-fibre equipment for railway and utility networks.
Tungsten wire & filaments
Coiled filaments and wire for lamp manufacturers.
LED components & services
Lighting components, installation and maintenance services.
What works
- • Public-sector parentage through Andrew Yule and WBIDC gives access to railway and utility tenders.
- • Niche capabilities in tungsten wire drawing and railway-grade telecom equipment with few domestic competitors.
- • Low debt and a long operating history.
What to watch
- • Tiny revenue base dependent on lumpy government orders; the filament business is in structural decline.
- • Very illiquid — trades depend on a small pool of legacy shareholders and dealers.
- • Limited disclosure; the figures here are estimates.