Orient Cables (India) Limitedbusiness model

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Is it a good business, and why? We read the Red Herring Prospectus through the seven domains of John Mullins' framework: the market, the industry, the company's edge and the team behind it. Every rating follows a stated rule, with the evidence shown.

−10−50+5+10

Each domain has its own score; there is no overall score and no buy or sell verdict. Based on the filing dated 21 Sep 2026. This is not investment advice.

The Orient Cables (India) Limited IPO page Source filing

Macro-market

Is the overall market big, growing and supported by trends?

Market domain · macro level

+10

The filing states FDI equity inflows in India's manufacturing grew 69% from 2004-14 to 2014-24, and independent sources note 133 unicorn startups, exports reaching US$ 1 trillion by 2030, and 4.25-4.50 lakh new jobs in 2025.

How it was scored: +10: 4 favourable, 0 neutral and 0 unfavourable among 4 statements and outside facts.

Outside facts: 4 facts found about its market and industry that the filing does not give.

Evidence (0 from the filing, 4 independent)

What credible outside sources say

Found independently, about India
+FDI equity inflows in India's manufacturing sector increased by 69% from Rs. 8,37,191 crore (US$ 97.7 billion) during 2004-14 to Rs. 14,14,742 crore (US$ 165.1 billion) during 2014-24.
“The government reports indicate a 69% increase in FDI equity inflows in the manufacturing sector from Rs. 8,37,191 crore (US$ 97.7 billion) during 2004-14 to Rs. 14,14,742 crore (US$ 165.1 billion) during 2014-24.”
IBEF · Primary source · checked 2026-10-31
Found independently, about India
+India has 133 unicorn startups as of October 2026, with eight new entrants in 2026.
“India has 133 unicorn startups as of October 2026, with eight new entrants in 2026, marking a 25% increase over the same period last year.”
IBEF · Primary source · checked 2026-10-31
Found independently, about India
+Indian exports are expected to reach US$ 1 trillion by 2030.
“According to Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles Mr. Piyush Goyal, Indian exports are expected to reach US$ 1 trillion by 2030.”
IBEF · Primary source · checked 2026-10-31
Found independently, about Industrials
+Global Capability Centres in India are estimated to create around 4.25-4.50 lakh new jobs in 2025 alone.
“Global Capability Centres in India are estimated to create around 4.25-4.50 lakh new jobs in 2025 alone, with the total workforce reaching approximately 2.4 million professionals in 2025-26.”
IBEF · Primary source · checked 2026-10-31

Micro-market

Is the target customer segment attractive, and does the product beat the alternatives?

Market domain · micro level

+10

Computed from the filing, sales grew 42.0% in FY26 and 33.5% CAGR over two years.

How it was scored: +10: measured figures count double: 2 healthy, 0 to watch, 0 weak.

Outside facts: No facts about its market and industry have been found from outside sources yet.

Worked out from its numbers

Sales growth: +42.0%
Sales CAGR, 2 years: +33.5%

Industry

Is the industry structurally attractive: suppliers, buyers, rivals, new entrants and substitutes?

Industry domain · macro level

+7: 2 favourable, 1 neutral and 0 unfavourable among 3 statements and outside facts.

How it was scored: +7: 2 favourable, 1 neutral and 0 unfavourable among 3 statements and outside facts.

Outside facts: 3 facts found about its market and industry that the filing does not give.

Compared with: Paramount Communications, Orient Cables (India), JM Financial, Polycab India, KEI Industries, Havells India, listed companies the offer document names as its peers. Classified as Industrials › Industrial Products › Cables - Electricals, 412 listed companies. The model picked Telecom - Services, which is not where those peers sit, so treat the comparison with care.

Worked out from its numbers

Listed companies in its industry group: 412
Operating margin across the industry group: 9.2% middle

Evidence (0 from the filing, 3 independent)

What credible outside sources say

Found independently, about Industrial Products
0Apple's India-based vendors exported Rs. 22,094 crore worth of components to China in FY26.
“Apple's India-based vendors exporting Rs. 22,094 crore (US$ 2.50 billion) worth of components to China in FY26, expected to reach Rs. 30,931 crore (US$ 3.50 billion) by the end of the year.”
IBEF · Primary source · checked 2026-10-31
Found independently, about Industrial Products
+India's automotive industry is worth more than US$ 222 billion and accounts for 8% of the country's total export.
“India's automotive industry is worth more than US$ 222 billion, contributes 8% of the country's total export”
IBEF · Primary source · checked 2026-10-31
Found independently, about Industrial Products
+India's fasteners market size reached Rs. 1,008.00 billion (US$ 11.20 billion) in 2025 and is projected to reach Rs. 1,530.00 billion (US$ 17.00 billion) by 2034.
“India's fasteners market size reached Rs. 1,008.00 billion (US$ 11.20 billion) in 2025 and is projected to reach Rs. 1,530.00 billion (US$ 17.00 billion) by 2034, registering a CAGR of 4.67% during 2026-2034.”
IBEF · Primary source · checked 2026-10-31

Competitive advantage

Can the company keep an edge, and does the business model make economic sense?

Industry domain · micro level

−1

-1: measured figures count double: 2 healthy, 0 to watch, 3 weak (Operating margin, Net profit margin, Cash conversion).

How it was scored: -1: measured figures count double: 2 healthy, 0 to watch, 3 weak (Operating margin, Net profit margin, Cash conversion).

Worked out from its numbers

Operating margin: 8.2%
Net profit margin: 4.6%
Return on equity: 22.7%
Debt to equity: 0.99x
Cash conversion: -50% of profit
Operating margin against listed peers: 8.2%
Net profit margin against listed peers: 4.6%
Debt to equity against listed peers: 0.99x
Cash conversion against listed peers: -0.50x

Team: aspirations

What do the promoters want from this IPO: to sell down or to grow the company?

Team domain

−8

-8: measured figures count double: 0 healthy, 1 to watch, 1 weak (Proceeds used to repay debt).

How it was scored: -8: measured figures count double: 0 healthy, 1 to watch, 1 weak (Proceeds used to repay debt).

Worked out from its numbers

Offer for sale share: 42% of the issue
Promoter holding before the IPO: 100.0%
Proceeds used to repay debt: 63%

Team: execution

Can the team deliver what the industry demands?

Team domain

Not enough evidence

The filing and the sources we checked say too little about this to judge it.

How it was scored: No fact was found for this domain.

Team: connections

Does the team have the ties across the value chain: customers, suppliers, partners?

Team domain

Not enough evidence

The filing and the sources we checked say too little about this to judge it.

How it was scored: No fact was found for this domain.

How to read this

What the ratings mean, where the evidence comes from, and what this page is not.

Three kinds of evidence, always labelled

What the company says comes from its own offer document, with the page it came from. It is a claim, not a finding. Worked out from its numbers is arithmetic on the filing's own financial statements and issue terms. Independent sources are outside publications we trust, with the name, tier and date.

How a rating is set

Every piece of evidence points one way: favourable (+1), neutral (0) or unfavourable (-1). The score is the average of those, times ten, so it runs from -10 to +10.
It is an average, not a total: twelve favourable facts score the same as four. Only their balance counts.
Figures worked out from the filing's numbers count double: healthy is +1, to watch is -0.5, weak is -1. A figure and its peer comparison count once.
The company's own statements and the outside facts about its market and industry are each read by the model, which only says which way a sentence points; every sentence stays visible.
“Not enough evidence” appears only when nothing at all was found for the domain.

Which outside sources count

Facts about a company's market and industry come from a fixed list: regulators and exchanges (SEBI, NSE, BSE, MCA, RBI), government and industry bodies, credit-rating agencies, and established business press. Blogs, forums, social media and Wikipedia are excluded. Each is kept with the exact sentence it rests on. We do not check what the offer document itself says against the web: that is SEBI's job.

About the framework

The seven domains come from John Mullins' The New Business Road Test, written for new ventures. We adapt each domain to what an IPO document can show. The author has not reviewed or endorsed this analysis. Read it with the filing, not instead of it.