Fundamental Glossary / Working Capital & Operational Efficiency
Order Inflow
The value of new orders won during the period.
Formula
Orders received during the period. Sometimes split between domestic and export, or between segments.
What it means
Order inflow refills the order book. Revenue executes it. Strong inflow and weak execution builds the book. Strong execution and weak inflow shrinks it.
One large order can dominate a quarter. Look at the number of orders as well as the value when it is disclosed.
How to read it
Inflow growing faster than the industry, at acceptable margins, is share gain in a project business. Inflow that only grows because one lumpy tender arrived is not yet a trend.
What to watch
Announced orders that are "letters of intent" may never become contracts. Prefer orders the company is willing to put in the reported order book.
This note explains the term. It is not a research recommendation, a target price, or a comment on any security. Ratios and regulatory thresholds change; use the latest filing or circular for a live figure.