BEML defence order: BEML, a government-owned defence equipment company, said it got a new order worth ₹282 crore from the Ministry of Defence. This update came on Monday, 4 August 2025, after the market had closed. The order is for HMV 8×8 vehicles, which are large trucks made for the army.
These Heavy Mobility Vehicles can carry heavy things like tanks, missiles, or other equipment needed for defence use. Even with this big news, BEML’s stock did not move much. On Tuesday, 5 August 2025, the stock price ended the day just slightly higher, closing at ₹3,995.30, which was only 0.20% up from the day before.
BEML said in a filing to the stock exchange, “We hereby inform that BEML Limited has bagged order from the Ministry of Defence for supply of HMV 8X8 with contract value of ₹282 crores approximately.”
Stock Split Plan
Back in July 2025, BEML had already made news by announcing a stock split. The company said that every one share of ₹10 face value will be split into two shares of ₹5 each. This stock split plan is waiting for approval from shareholders.
According to Mint, the company shared this update in a filing where it said, “Stock split of existing 1 Equity Share of face value of ₹10/- each fully paid up into 2 Equity Shares of face value of ₹5/- each fully paid up, subject to shareholders’ approval.” The exact date for this stock split will be shared soon. The board meeting on 11 August 2025 will not only decide the record date for the split but will also reveal the company’s financial results for the April to June quarter of 2025-26.
Market Trends
Even though BEML got this new defence deal, its share price stayed almost the same. The shares had closed at ₹3,987.35 on Monday, and after the order news, they closed at ₹3,995.30 on Tuesday. This shows that investors didn’t react strongly to the update.
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In the past five years BEML has given a return of more than 505%, which means it made investors a lot of money in the long run. But the recent trend hasn’t been as good. In the last one year, the stock went down by 4.86%. So far in 2025, the stock is down 3.46%, and in the last five trading days, it dropped 1.12%.
The company’s shares had touched a 52-week high of ₹4,874.85 on 23 June 2025. But earlier this year, on 3 March 2025, the stock had gone as low as ₹2,346.35. At the close of trading on Tuesday, 5 August 2025, the company’s total market value stood at ₹16,638.23 crore, based on the data from the BSE website.
