Data Patterns India

Data Patterns (India) Ltd is a vertically integrated defence and aerospace electronics service provider headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It focuses on serving the domestic defence products industry by creating and supplying electronics solutions within India.

Data Patterns specialises in producing electronic boards and systems, and defence products related to space, air, land and sea. Data Patterns has developed an expertise in designing a wide range of defence and aerospace electronic solutions including processors, power systems, radio frequencies (RF), microwave technology, embedded software, firmware and mechanical engineering.

Data Patterns was incorporated on November 11, 1998, as Indus Teqsite Private Limited in Bengaluru. Later, its name was changed to Data Patterns (India) Private Limited. In August 2021, the Data Patterns became a Public Limited company, leading to the final name change to Data Patterns (India) Limited on September 13, 2021.

On December 14, 2021, Data Patterns launched its initial public offering (IPO). The market capitalisation of Data Patterns (India) Ltd stood at over ₹10,400 crore as of January 3, 2024. Data Patterns share price has surged 64% in the last one year.

Business Operations

Data Patterns manages its operations through offices located in Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram. It is the only company in India that offers complete systems in defence and aerospace sectors. The company’s offerings cover a complete range of electronics, including processor, power, microwave, embedded software and firmware. The company has been building products in high technology segments like radars, electronic warfare, communications, satellite systems, control systems and navigation.

It operates with specialised infrastructure that includes a manufacturing facility in Chennai spread across more than 5-acre land. The manufacturing unit is equipped with temperature and humidity control, supply chain management and specialised inspection systems to meet high quality standards. The facility houses machinery for manufacturing and testing a wide range of products, including wire harnessing and cable assemblies, sub-system and system assemblies.

The Launchpad countdown system for ISRO at Sriharikota has been developed by Data Patterns India.

In 2022-23 the Precision Approach Radars were manufactured and installed and the NanoSatellite for Hyper Spectral Imaging was launched in Nov' 22.

In 2022-23, the Data Patterns bagged their first order in the civil aviation sector (ADS-B receiver system for Airports Authority of India (AAI)). The company’s second C-Band Dual Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar was successfully commissioned. It was manufactured against an ISTRAC-ISRO contract and the product was installed at Kalpakkam.

Financial Highlights

The company’s gross revenue in FY23 increased to ₹462.67 crore as against ₹314.81 crore in FY22. Revenue from operations stood at ₹453.4 crore in FY23 compared to ₹310.8 crore in FY22. Its profit increased 32% year-on-year to ₹124 crore in FY23 compared to ₹94 crore in the preceding financial year. The company’s EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) increased 22% YoY to ₹171.81 crore in FY23 as against ₹141 crore in the preceding financial year. The company’s EBITDA margins stood at 38% in FY23. Its earnings per share (EPS) stood at ₹23.8 in FY23 compared to ₹19.5 in FY22.