Paramount Communications Ltd.

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₹ 62.5-0.87%

2026-08-21

paramountcables.comBSE: 530555NSE: PARACABLES

Market Cap₹ 2,063 Cr.

Current Price₹ 62

High / Low₹ 76 / 28

Stock P/E0.0

Book Value₹ 27

Price to Book2.11

Dividend Yield0.00 %

ROCE16.6 %

ROE13.0 %

Face Value₹ 2

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ABOUT

KEY POINTS

PROS

Company has delivered good profit growth of 26.9% CAGR over last 5 years
Company is almost debt free
Company has delivered good sales growth of 20.8% CAGR over last 5 years
Operating margins have improved to 7.7% from 4.2%
Working capital cycle has improved - days down from 153 to 106
Company comfortably covers its interest (11.2x coverage)

CONS

Recent results are weak - TTM profit is down 19.3% versus prior year
Poor cash conversion - profits are not backed by operating cash flow (CFO/PAT 0.06x)
Equity base is being diluted - shares outstanding up 57.1%

* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.

Peer comparison

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S.No.	Name	CMP Rs.	P/E	Mar Cap Rs.Cr.	Div Yld %	NP Qtr Rs.Cr.	Qtr Profit Var %	Sales Qtr Rs.Cr.	Qtr Sales Var %	ROCE %	OPM %
1.	POLYCAB	9131.95	48.04	137597.13	0.51	796.65	32.84	8209.73	39.01	34.93	13.84
2.	KEI	5661.30	54.29	54122.36	0.08	274.14	40.05	3185.34	22.97	21.47	12.43
3.	RRKABEL	2893.55	53.86	32727.64	0.33	205.20	128.59	3168.20	53.90	28.43	9.01
4.	DHOOTTRANS	1467.05	75.65	30008.22	0.00	—	—	—	—	24.14	—
5.	FINCABLES	1280.30	24.47	19580.82	0.70	249.04	53.14	2013.15	44.26	17.70	14.16
6.	PRECWIRE	435.20	469.56	7955.73	0.29	46.45	71.48	1779.24	61.20	33.09	4.76
7.	UNIVCABLES	1642.80	28.45	5699.76	0.27	70.14	-78.69	945.06	57.46	11.69	13.80
8.	LASERPOWER	328.90	30.46	4616.71	0.00	207.32	—	5215.47	—	24.84	12.62
9.	ADVAIT	2111.70	39.37	2310.84	0.09	14.80	65.77	179.27	51.37	27.90	13.36
10.	DYCL	454.05	0.00	2200.26	0.11	249.53	1270.52	3491.01	1232.27	26.80	10.89
11.	PARACABLES	63.05	33.85	2063.24	0.00	19.70	6.49	529.40	17.35	16.62	6.56
12.	QUADFUTURE	339.05	0.00	1356.20	0.00	-9.13	32.36	40.59	41.27	-7.01	-8.25

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

	Jun 2023	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
	211	250	275	311	313	352	386	505	451	428	460	573	529
	194	229	252	285	287	321	353	474	436	422	445	543	506
Operating Profit	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
OPM %	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Other Income	2	2	2	3	4	3	4	2	18	20	5	9	3
Interest	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	5	4	4	6	8	7
Depreciation	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
	15	19	22	26	26	29	30	25	26	18	10	27	27
Tax %	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	-14.92%	2.18%	30.18%	25.99%	26.20%	26.01%	25.59%	27.92%	25.27%	25.77%
Net Profit	15	19	22	30	25	20	23	19	19	13	7	21	20
	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
Equity Capital	47	48	56	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61
Reserves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Promoter Pledge %	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Equity Capital	47	48	56	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61
Reserves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Promoter Pledge %	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

Jun 2023

: 211
: 194
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 2
Interest: 2
Depreciation: 2
: 15
Tax %: 0.00%
Net Profit: 15
: 1
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 47
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Sep 2023

: 250
: 229
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 2
Interest: 1
Depreciation: 2
: 19
Tax %: 0.00%
Net Profit: 19
: 1
Equity Capital: 48
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 48
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Dec 2023

: 275
: 252
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 2
Interest: 1
Depreciation: 2
: 22
Tax %: 0.00%
Net Profit: 22
: 1
Equity Capital: 56
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 56
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Mar 2024

: 311
: 285
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 3
Interest: 1
Depreciation: 3
: 26
Tax %: -14.92%
Net Profit: 30
: 1
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Jun 2024

: 313
: 287
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 4
Interest: 1
Depreciation: 3
: 26
Tax %: 2.18%
Net Profit: 25
: 1
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Sep 2024

: 352
: 321
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 3
Interest: 2
Depreciation: 3
: 29
Tax %: 30.18%
Net Profit: 20
: 1
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Dec 2024

: 386
: 353
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 4
Interest: 3
Depreciation: 3
: 30
Tax %: 25.99%
Net Profit: 23
: 1
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Mar 2025

: 505
: 474
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 2
Interest: 5
Depreciation: 3
: 25
Tax %: 26.20%
Net Profit: 19
: 1
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Jun 2025

: 451
: 436
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 18
Interest: 4
Depreciation: 4
: 26
Tax %: 26.01%
Net Profit: 19
: 1
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Sep 2025

: 428
: 422
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 20
Interest: 4
Depreciation: 4
: 18
Tax %: 25.59%
Net Profit: 13
: 0
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Dec 2025

: 460
: 445
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 5
Interest: 6
Depreciation: 4
: 10
Tax %: 27.92%
Net Profit: 7
: 0
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Mar 2026

: 573
: 543
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 9
Interest: 8
Depreciation: 4
: 27
Tax %: 25.27%
Net Profit: 21
: 1
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Jun 2026

: 529
: 506
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 3
Interest: 7
Depreciation: 4
: 27
Tax %: 25.77%
Net Profit: 20
: 0
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%
Equity Capital: 61
Reserves: 0
Promoter Pledge %: 0.00%

Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	TTM
	309	316	433	614	606	519	581	796	1,047	1,557	1,991
	353	363	438	587	561	503	561	749	960	1,437	1,917
Operating Profit	-41	-43	1	46	48	19	24	64	96	133	—
OPM %	-13	-14	0	7	8	4	4	8	9	9	—
Other Income	2	4	6	18	3	3	4	16	9	13	37
Interest	74	20	4	8	11	7	6	7	5	11	24
Depreciation	9	10	9	9	11	9	10	9	9	12	16
	-122	15	15	29	26	3	8	48	82	111	82
Tax %	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5	22	26
Net Profit	-122	15	15	29	26	3	8	48	85	87	61
EPS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	—
Dividend Payout %	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share of Associates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adjusted EPS	-10	1	1	2	1	0	0	2	3	3	—
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share of Associates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adjusted EPS	-10	1	1	2	1	0	0	2	3	3	—

Mar 2016

: 309
: 353
Operating Profit: -41
OPM %: -13
Other Income: 2
Interest: 74
Depreciation: 9
: -122
Tax %: 0
Net Profit: -122
EPS: 0
Dividend Payout %: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: -10
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: -10

Mar 2017

: 316
: 363
Operating Profit: -43
OPM %: -14
Other Income: 4
Interest: 20
Depreciation: 10
: 15
Tax %: 0
Net Profit: 15
EPS: 0
Dividend Payout %: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 1
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 1

Mar 2018

: 433
: 438
Operating Profit: 1
OPM %: 0
Other Income: 6
Interest: 4
Depreciation: 9
: 15
Tax %: 0
Net Profit: 15
EPS: 0
Dividend Payout %: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 1
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 1

Mar 2019

: 614
: 587
Operating Profit: 46
OPM %: 7
Other Income: 18
Interest: 8
Depreciation: 9
: 29
Tax %: 0
Net Profit: 29
EPS: 0
Dividend Payout %: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 2
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 2

Mar 2020

: 606
: 561
Operating Profit: 48
OPM %: 8
Other Income: 3
Interest: 11
Depreciation: 11
: 26
Tax %: 0
Net Profit: 26
EPS: 0
Dividend Payout %: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 1
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 1

Mar 2021

: 519
: 503
Operating Profit: 19
OPM %: 4
Other Income: 3
Interest: 7
Depreciation: 9
: 3
Tax %: 0
Net Profit: 3
EPS: 0
Dividend Payout %: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 0

Mar 2022

: 581
: 561
Operating Profit: 24
OPM %: 4
Other Income: 4
Interest: 6
Depreciation: 10
: 8
Tax %: 0
Net Profit: 8
EPS: 0
Dividend Payout %: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 0

Mar 2023

: 796
: 749
Operating Profit: 64
OPM %: 8
Other Income: 16
Interest: 7
Depreciation: 9
: 48
Tax %: 0
Net Profit: 48
EPS: 2
Dividend Payout %: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 2
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 2

Mar 2024

: 1,047
: 960
Operating Profit: 96
OPM %: 9
Other Income: 9
Interest: 5
Depreciation: 9
: 82
Tax %: -5
Net Profit: 85
EPS: 3
Dividend Payout %: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 3
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 3

Mar 2025

: 1,557
: 1,437
Operating Profit: 133
OPM %: 9
Other Income: 13
Interest: 11
Depreciation: 12
: 111
Tax %: 22
Net Profit: 87
EPS: 3
Dividend Payout %: 0
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 3
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: 3

TTM

: 1,991
: 1,917
Operating Profit: —
OPM %: —
Other Income: 37
Interest: 24
Depreciation: 16
: 82
Tax %: 26
Net Profit: 61
EPS: —
Dividend Payout %: —
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: —
Minority Interest: 0
Share of Associates: 0
Adjusted EPS: —

COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH

10 Years:: 13%
5 Years:: 21%
3 Years:: 39%

COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH

10 Years:: —
5 Years:: 27%
3 Years:: 119%

STOCK PRICE CAGR

10 Years:: 33%
5 Years:: 38%
3 Years:: 5%
1 Year:: 27%

RETURN ON EQUITY

10 Years:: 14%
5 Years:: 12%
3 Years:: 18%
Last Year:: 13%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
LIABILITIES	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	25	25	29	34	37	39	39	39	61	61
	-368	-36	58	107	145	154	163	211	562	654
	180	22	9	14	10	15	17	46	0	10
Trade Payables	57	19	91	103	109	67	84	40	82	135
	420	291	203	211	210	196	178	169	112	59
Total Liabilities	313	321	390	469	512	471	481	504	818	919
ASSETS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	75	138	130	132	145	142	135	128	168	218
Capital Work in Progress	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	58	2
	54	13	28	78	109	100	115	113	221	302
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	245	201
Cash & Bank	28	16	19	12	16	21	14	30	23	39
	156	154	213	247	243	208	217	223	103	153
Total Assets	313	321	390	469	512	471	481	504	818	919
Total Debt	346	215	203	210	196	189	175	158	100	24
Net Working Capital	-323	24	134	191	224	217	220	272	440	452
Contingent Liabilities	57	64	43	41	43	59	63	27	45	81
Book Value per Share	-27.47	-0.92	6.03	8.23	9.89	9.94	10.39	12.87	20.54	23.44
Face Value	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Total Debt	346	215	203	210	196	189	175	158	100	24
Net Working Capital	-323	24	134	191	224	217	220	272	440	452
Contingent Liabilities	57	64	43	41	43	59	63	27	45	81
Book Value per Share	-27.47	-0.92	6.03	8.23	9.89	9.94	10.39	12.87	20.54	23.44
Face Value	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00

Mar 2016

: 25
: -368
: 180
Trade Payables: 57
: 420
Total Liabilities: 313
: 75
Capital Work in Progress: 0
: 0
: 54
: 0
Cash & Bank: 28
: 156
Total Assets: 313
Total Debt: 346
Net Working Capital: -323
Contingent Liabilities: 57
Book Value per Share: -27.47
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 346
Net Working Capital: -323
Contingent Liabilities: 57
Book Value per Share: -27.47
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2017

: 25
: -36
: 22
Trade Payables: 19
: 291
Total Liabilities: 321
: 138
Capital Work in Progress: 0
: 0
: 13
: 0
Cash & Bank: 16
: 154
Total Assets: 321
Total Debt: 215
Net Working Capital: 24
Contingent Liabilities: 64
Book Value per Share: -0.92
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 215
Net Working Capital: 24
Contingent Liabilities: 64
Book Value per Share: -0.92
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2018

: 29
: 58
: 9
Trade Payables: 91
: 203
Total Liabilities: 390
: 130
Capital Work in Progress: 0
: 0
: 28
: 0
Cash & Bank: 19
: 213
Total Assets: 390
Total Debt: 203
Net Working Capital: 134
Contingent Liabilities: 43
Book Value per Share: 6.03
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 203
Net Working Capital: 134
Contingent Liabilities: 43
Book Value per Share: 6.03
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2019

: 34
: 107
: 14
Trade Payables: 103
: 211
Total Liabilities: 469
: 132
Capital Work in Progress: 0
: 0
: 78
: 0
Cash & Bank: 12
: 247
Total Assets: 469
Total Debt: 210
Net Working Capital: 191
Contingent Liabilities: 41
Book Value per Share: 8.23
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 210
Net Working Capital: 191
Contingent Liabilities: 41
Book Value per Share: 8.23
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2020

: 37
: 145
: 10
Trade Payables: 109
: 210
Total Liabilities: 512
: 145
Capital Work in Progress: 0
: 0
: 109
: 0
Cash & Bank: 16
: 243
Total Assets: 512
Total Debt: 196
Net Working Capital: 224
Contingent Liabilities: 43
Book Value per Share: 9.89
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 196
Net Working Capital: 224
Contingent Liabilities: 43
Book Value per Share: 9.89
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2021

: 39
: 154
: 15
Trade Payables: 67
: 196
Total Liabilities: 471
: 142
Capital Work in Progress: 0
: 0
: 100
: 0
Cash & Bank: 21
: 208
Total Assets: 471
Total Debt: 189
Net Working Capital: 217
Contingent Liabilities: 59
Book Value per Share: 9.94
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 189
Net Working Capital: 217
Contingent Liabilities: 59
Book Value per Share: 9.94
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2022

: 39
: 163
: 17
Trade Payables: 84
: 178
Total Liabilities: 481
: 135
Capital Work in Progress: 0
: 0
: 115
: 0
Cash & Bank: 14
: 217
Total Assets: 481
Total Debt: 175
Net Working Capital: 220
Contingent Liabilities: 63
Book Value per Share: 10.39
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 175
Net Working Capital: 220
Contingent Liabilities: 63
Book Value per Share: 10.39
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2023

: 39
: 211
: 46
Trade Payables: 40
: 169
Total Liabilities: 504
: 128
Capital Work in Progress: 0
: 10
: 113
: 0
Cash & Bank: 30
: 223
Total Assets: 504
Total Debt: 158
Net Working Capital: 272
Contingent Liabilities: 27
Book Value per Share: 12.87
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 158
Net Working Capital: 272
Contingent Liabilities: 27
Book Value per Share: 12.87
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2024

: 61
: 562
: 0
Trade Payables: 82
: 112
Total Liabilities: 818
: 168
Capital Work in Progress: 1
: 58
: 221
: 245
Cash & Bank: 23
: 103
Total Assets: 818
Total Debt: 100
Net Working Capital: 440
Contingent Liabilities: 45
Book Value per Share: 20.54
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 100
Net Working Capital: 440
Contingent Liabilities: 45
Book Value per Share: 20.54
Face Value: 2.00

Mar 2025

: 61
: 654
: 10
Trade Payables: 135
: 59
Total Liabilities: 919
: 218
Capital Work in Progress: 4
: 2
: 302
: 201
Cash & Bank: 39
: 153
Total Assets: 919
Total Debt: 24
Net Working Capital: 452
Contingent Liabilities: 81
Book Value per Share: 23.44
Face Value: 2.00
Total Debt: 24
Net Working Capital: 452
Contingent Liabilities: 81
Book Value per Share: 23.44
Face Value: 2.00

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
	138	52	20	-18	14	14	15	11	-101	102
Cash from Investing	-1	2	1	-8	-6	-3	-1	-16	-96	1
Cash from Financing	-127	-53	-18	25	-8	-5	-19	22	183	-85
	10	1	4	-1	-0	6	-6	17	-13	19
Free Cash Flow	136	52	18	-28	-9	8	12	11	-152	38
OCF / Net Profit	-1.13	3.54	1.37	-0.60	0.52	4.62	1.78	0.23	-1.18	1.18
Cumulative 5-Year FCF	0	0	0	0	169	42	1	-6	-129	-83
OCF / Net Profit	-1.13	3.54	1.37	-0.60	0.52	4.62	1.78	0.23	-1.18	1.18
Cumulative 5-Year FCF	0	0	0	0	169	42	1	-6	-129	-83

Mar 2016

: 138
Cash from Investing: -1
Cash from Financing: -127
: 10
Free Cash Flow: 136
OCF / Net Profit: -1.13
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 0
OCF / Net Profit: -1.13
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 0

Mar 2017

: 52
Cash from Investing: 2
Cash from Financing: -53
: 1
Free Cash Flow: 52
OCF / Net Profit: 3.54
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 0
OCF / Net Profit: 3.54
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 0

Mar 2018

: 20
Cash from Investing: 1
Cash from Financing: -18
: 4
Free Cash Flow: 18
OCF / Net Profit: 1.37
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 0
OCF / Net Profit: 1.37
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 0

Mar 2019

: -18
Cash from Investing: -8
Cash from Financing: 25
: -1
Free Cash Flow: -28
OCF / Net Profit: -0.60
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 0
OCF / Net Profit: -0.60
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 0

Mar 2020

: 14
Cash from Investing: -6
Cash from Financing: -8
: -0
Free Cash Flow: -9
OCF / Net Profit: 0.52
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 169
OCF / Net Profit: 0.52
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 169

Mar 2021

: 14
Cash from Investing: -3
Cash from Financing: -5
: 6
Free Cash Flow: 8
OCF / Net Profit: 4.62
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 42
OCF / Net Profit: 4.62
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 42

Mar 2022

: 15
Cash from Investing: -1
Cash from Financing: -19
: -6
Free Cash Flow: 12
OCF / Net Profit: 1.78
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 1
OCF / Net Profit: 1.78
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: 1

Mar 2023

: 11
Cash from Investing: -16
Cash from Financing: 22
: 17
Free Cash Flow: 11
OCF / Net Profit: 0.23
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: -6
OCF / Net Profit: 0.23
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: -6

Mar 2024

: -101
Cash from Investing: -96
Cash from Financing: 183
: -13
Free Cash Flow: -152
OCF / Net Profit: -1.18
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: -129
OCF / Net Profit: -1.18
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: -129

Mar 2025

: 102
Cash from Investing: 1
Cash from Financing: -85
: 19
Free Cash Flow: 38
OCF / Net Profit: 1.18
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: -83
OCF / Net Profit: 1.18
Cumulative 5-Year FCF: -83

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025
PER SHARE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EPS (₹)	-9.77	1.18	1.03	1.70	1.43	0.16	0.42	2.46	2.81	2.84
Book Value (₹)	-27.47	-0.92	6.03	8.23	9.89	9.94	10.39	12.87	20.54	23.44
Dividend per Share (₹)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Cash EPS (₹)	-9.08	1.95	1.67	2.20	2.03	0.63	0.91	2.94	3.12	3.23
PROFITABILITY	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Margin %	-12.05%	-12.40%	0.32%	7.45%	7.90%	3.70%	4.16%	8.06%	8.30%	7.71%
Net Margin %	-35.56%	4.21%	3.32%	4.74%	4.34%	0.60%	1.41%	6.00%	8.15%	5.57%
ROE %	0.00%	0.00%	39.34%	25.62%	16.29%	1.65%	4.16%	21.15%	19.56%	12.96%
ROCE %	-50.62%	32.17%	7.78%	11.60%	10.12%	2.67%	3.85%	13.25%	14.71%	16.57%
	-36.64%	4.64%	4.13%	6.79%	5.37%	0.63%	1.72%	9.70%	12.92%	9.99%
EFFICIENCY	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debtor Days	154	130	126	119	127	132	107	78	72	52
Inventory Days	69	35	17	31	56	74	67	52	58	61
Payable Days	24	30	58	76	86	78	61	39	29	34
	199	136	85	75	97	127	114	92	101	79
FINANCIAL HEALTH	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt to Equity (x)	-1.03x	-18.68x	2.35x	1.48x	1.07x	0.98x	0.87x	0.63x	0.16x	0.03x
Interest Coverage (x)	-0.66x	1.75x	4.28x	4.66x	3.50x	1.44x	2.28x	7.66x	16.81x	11.18x
	0.42x	1.17x	2.19x	2.48x	2.74x	3.38x	2.99x	3.90x	3.46x	3.38x
GROWTH	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Revenue Growth %	-31.53%	1.99%	37.28%	41.86%	-1.34%	-14.37%	11.92%	37.10%	31.49%	48.64%
Operating Profit Growth %	-26.62%	-4.72%	103.23%	3164.51%	4.68%	-59.89%	25.71%	165.75%	49.50%	38.86%
Net Profit Growth %	-18.57%	112.04%	-0.17%	98.46%	-9.65%	-88.23%	164.67%	482.16%	78.75%	1.56%
	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	14.39%	1.03%
VALUATION	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
P/E (x)	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	23.80x	17.36x
P/B (x)	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	3.26x	2.11x
Dividend Yield %	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	21.98x	11.18x

Mar 2016

EPS (₹): -9.77
Book Value (₹): -27.47
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.00
Cash EPS (₹): -9.08
Operating Margin %: -12.05%
Net Margin %: -35.56%
ROE %: 0.00%
ROCE %: -50.62%
: -36.64%
Debtor Days: 154
Inventory Days: 69
Payable Days: 24
: 199
Debt to Equity (x): -1.03x
Interest Coverage (x): -0.66x
: 0.42x
Revenue Growth %: -31.53%
Operating Profit Growth %: -26.62%
Net Profit Growth %: -18.57%
: 0.00%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.00x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 0.00x

Mar 2017

EPS (₹): 1.18
Book Value (₹): -0.92
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.00
Cash EPS (₹): 1.95
Operating Margin %: -12.40%
Net Margin %: 4.21%
ROE %: 0.00%
ROCE %: 32.17%
: 4.64%
Debtor Days: 130
Inventory Days: 35
Payable Days: 30
: 136
Debt to Equity (x): -18.68x
Interest Coverage (x): 1.75x
: 1.17x
Revenue Growth %: 1.99%
Operating Profit Growth %: -4.72%
Net Profit Growth %: 112.04%
: 0.00%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.00x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 0.00x

Mar 2018

EPS (₹): 1.03
Book Value (₹): 6.03
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.00
Cash EPS (₹): 1.67
Operating Margin %: 0.32%
Net Margin %: 3.32%
ROE %: 39.34%
ROCE %: 7.78%
: 4.13%
Debtor Days: 126
Inventory Days: 17
Payable Days: 58
: 85
Debt to Equity (x): 2.35x
Interest Coverage (x): 4.28x
: 2.19x
Revenue Growth %: 37.28%
Operating Profit Growth %: 103.23%
Net Profit Growth %: -0.17%
: 0.00%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.00x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 0.00x

Mar 2019

EPS (₹): 1.70
Book Value (₹): 8.23
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.00
Cash EPS (₹): 2.20
Operating Margin %: 7.45%
Net Margin %: 4.74%
ROE %: 25.62%
ROCE %: 11.60%
: 6.79%
Debtor Days: 119
Inventory Days: 31
Payable Days: 76
: 75
Debt to Equity (x): 1.48x
Interest Coverage (x): 4.66x
: 2.48x
Revenue Growth %: 41.86%
Operating Profit Growth %: 3164.51%
Net Profit Growth %: 98.46%
: 0.00%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.00x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 0.00x

Mar 2020

EPS (₹): 1.43
Book Value (₹): 9.89
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.00
Cash EPS (₹): 2.03
Operating Margin %: 7.90%
Net Margin %: 4.34%
ROE %: 16.29%
ROCE %: 10.12%
: 5.37%
Debtor Days: 127
Inventory Days: 56
Payable Days: 86
: 97
Debt to Equity (x): 1.07x
Interest Coverage (x): 3.50x
: 2.74x
Revenue Growth %: -1.34%
Operating Profit Growth %: 4.68%
Net Profit Growth %: -9.65%
: 0.00%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.00x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 0.00x

Mar 2021

EPS (₹): 0.16
Book Value (₹): 9.94
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.00
Cash EPS (₹): 0.63
Operating Margin %: 3.70%
Net Margin %: 0.60%
ROE %: 1.65%
ROCE %: 2.67%
: 0.63%
Debtor Days: 132
Inventory Days: 74
Payable Days: 78
: 127
Debt to Equity (x): 0.98x
Interest Coverage (x): 1.44x
: 3.38x
Revenue Growth %: -14.37%
Operating Profit Growth %: -59.89%
Net Profit Growth %: -88.23%
: 0.00%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.00x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 0.00x

Mar 2022

EPS (₹): 0.42
Book Value (₹): 10.39
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.00
Cash EPS (₹): 0.91
Operating Margin %: 4.16%
Net Margin %: 1.41%
ROE %: 4.16%
ROCE %: 3.85%
: 1.72%
Debtor Days: 107
Inventory Days: 67
Payable Days: 61
: 114
Debt to Equity (x): 0.87x
Interest Coverage (x): 2.28x
: 2.99x
Revenue Growth %: 11.92%
Operating Profit Growth %: 25.71%
Net Profit Growth %: 164.67%
: 0.00%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.00x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 0.00x

Mar 2023

EPS (₹): 2.46
Book Value (₹): 12.87
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.00
Cash EPS (₹): 2.94
Operating Margin %: 8.06%
Net Margin %: 6.00%
ROE %: 21.15%
ROCE %: 13.25%
: 9.70%
Debtor Days: 78
Inventory Days: 52
Payable Days: 39
: 92
Debt to Equity (x): 0.63x
Interest Coverage (x): 7.66x
: 3.90x
Revenue Growth %: 37.10%
Operating Profit Growth %: 165.75%
Net Profit Growth %: 482.16%
: 0.00%
P/E (x): 0.00x
P/B (x): 0.00x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 0.00x

Mar 2024

EPS (₹): 2.81
Book Value (₹): 20.54
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.00
Cash EPS (₹): 3.12
Operating Margin %: 8.30%
Net Margin %: 8.15%
ROE %: 19.56%
ROCE %: 14.71%
: 12.92%
Debtor Days: 72
Inventory Days: 58
Payable Days: 29
: 101
Debt to Equity (x): 0.16x
Interest Coverage (x): 16.81x
: 3.46x
Revenue Growth %: 31.49%
Operating Profit Growth %: 49.50%
Net Profit Growth %: 78.75%
: 14.39%
P/E (x): 23.80x
P/B (x): 3.26x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 21.98x

Mar 2025

EPS (₹): 2.84
Book Value (₹): 23.44
Dividend per Share (₹): 0.00
Cash EPS (₹): 3.23
Operating Margin %: 7.71%
Net Margin %: 5.57%
ROE %: 12.96%
ROCE %: 16.57%
: 9.99%
Debtor Days: 52
Inventory Days: 61
Payable Days: 34
: 79
Debt to Equity (x): 0.03x
Interest Coverage (x): 11.18x
: 3.38x
Revenue Growth %: 48.64%
Operating Profit Growth %: 38.86%
Net Profit Growth %: 1.56%
: 1.03%
P/E (x): 17.36x
P/B (x): 2.11x
Dividend Yield %: 0.00%
: 11.18x

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

TRADES

Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
49.31	49.07	49.07	49.06	49.06	49.06	49.12	49.18	49.18
7.10	2.21	0.74	0.83	0.39	0.45	0.29	0.51	0.49
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.08	0.07	0.07	0.11	0.11
0.00	0.00	1.70	1.70	1.70	1.70	1.70	1.70	1.70
43.58	48.72	48.49	48.42	48.78	48.72	48.83	48.50	48.52

Jun 2024

: 49.31
: 7.10
: 0.00
: 0.00
: 43.58

Sep 2024

: 49.07
: 2.21
: 0.00
: 0.00
: 48.72

Dec 2024

: 49.07
: 0.74
: 0.00
: 1.70
: 48.49

Mar 2025

: 49.06
: 0.83
: 0.00
: 1.70
: 48.42

Jun 2025

: 49.06
: 0.39
: 0.08
: 1.70
: 48.78

Sep 2025

: 49.06
: 0.45
: 0.07
: 1.70
: 48.72

Dec 2025

: 49.12
: 0.29
: 0.07
: 1.70
: 48.83

Mar 2026

: 49.18
: 0.51
: 0.11
: 1.70
: 48.50

Jun 2026

: 49.18
: 0.49
: 0.11
: 1.70
: 48.52

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