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Avantel financials: balance sheet, profit and loss, cash flow

NSE: AVANTELBSE: 532406Aerospace & DefenseSmall Cap

Avantel Limited · Face value ₹2 · Listed Jan 2001 on BSE, Jul 2024 on NSE
Last close ₹134.81down ₹1.35 (0.99%)BSE ₹135.10

Share price at the NSE close on 30 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹136.16.

30 Oct: open ₹136.00, high ₹137.00, low ₹133.27

52-week range of traded prices to 30 Oct 2026
₹117.05Low, 23 Mar 2026₹197.77High, 13 Jul 2026
Market cap
₹3,583 Cr849th largest listed
P/E
181.69
P/B
10.30
Dividend yield
0.15%
ROE
5.9%
ROCE
8.3%
Debt to equity
0.31
Volume, NSE
7,30,32042.2% delivered

Avantel's financial statements for the 10 years to Mar 2026, standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries, with the half year to Sep 2026 after them.

10 years at a glance

₹ crore, years to March.Avantel annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
340.9Mar 175217Mar 18519.50Mar 1952110Mar 2078150Mar 211051916Mar 221543028Mar 232245512Mar 242486021Mar 252212234Mar 26

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
38.4%2.8%11.5%21.6%27.8%29.6%28.5%26.5%32.1%37.7%38.4%24.1%2.8%33.2%18.8%20.7%19.7%18.3%19.5%24.8%24.1%10.2%Mar 17Mar 19Mar 21Mar 23Mar 25Mar 26

From Apr 2019 leases sit on the balance sheet: rent is charged as depreciation and interest instead, so operating profit and total assets step up with nothing about the business having changed. Borrowings here leave lease liabilities out. Lease payments were 2.6% of operating profit in the first full year.

The years either side of a change of basis do not compare. From the year to Mar 2018, the company's revenue for that year, ₹52 Cr, differs from its quarters added, ₹56 Cr.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue221
  2. Materials and goods−64
  3. Employee costs−48
  4. Other expenses−56
  5. Operating profit53
  6. Depreciation−18
  7. Other income+2.5
  8. One-off items0.0
  9. Finance costs−5.6
  10. Profit before tax32
  11. Tax−9.7
  12. Net profit22

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹255 Cr
  • Inventory₹91 Cr
  • Receivables₹71 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹9 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹357 Cr
  • Borrowings₹34 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹34 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹2 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March. The last column is the twelve months to Sep 2026, the latest four quarters added.Avantel quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026Twelve monthsFiled 26 Oct
Revenue from operations3452515278105154224248221258
304136375677105140153168188
Materials and goods bought1520141327476376636472
Employee costs5–91010131734524851
Other expenses10–141318172529385665
Operating profit before depreciation411141522284984955370
Operating margin11.5%21.6%27.8%29.6%28.5%26.5%32.1%37.7%38.4%24.1%27.2%
Materials, % of revenue44.0%–28.3%25.7%34.7%44.5%40.7%34.1%25.5%29.1%27.9%
Employee costs, % of revenue14.3%–17.0%19.3%13.3%12.5%10.8%15.2%20.9%21.7%19.6%
Other expenses, % of revenue30.1%–26.9%25.3%23.4%16.6%16.4%12.9%15.2%25.2%25.2%
Depreciation and amortisation22233457111825
Operating profit after depreciation210121319244477843546
Other income115111101222
Finance costs21112254368
One-off items––000000000
Profit before tax124121319244074833239
0732341019231012
Net profit117101115193055602228
Other comprehensive income––000000000
Total comprehensive income––101115193055602228
Net margin2.8%33.2%18.8%20.7%19.7%18.3%19.5%24.8%24.1%10.2%10.7%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the year to Mar 2018 they do not, so they are left blank.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March. The last column is the half year to Sep 2026, after the latest full year: the balance sheet at its end.

₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026Half yearFiled 26 Oct
43526684112171248357370
Share capital44441649495353
Reserves3948628096123199303317
0001628122134107
311172338453258174
154447181332
Total assets476787110154223298427576
131822404880133216263
34496570106143165211313
Net debt−29−8−431527−1132595
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year. Plant in use and plant being built are given for full years only. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March. The last column is the half year to Sep 2026, after the latest full year: the cash flow over its six months.

₹ croreMar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026Half year
45−3046850191
48−26138281271
26−54−36−9−30−33−42
Receivables17−23−4−24−70−19
Inventories3−14−27−2−14−31−54
Payables−1023−409
Other working capital8−17−814−5−122
Tax paid−4−4−9−13−31−90
Capital spending513622639060
Free cash flow40−43−246−13−72−58
−4220−13−45−57−103−68
−398−2388663
Dividends paid1222555
Shares bought back0000000
Shares issued00007841
Net change in cash0−10022−4
Capital spending is part of cash from investing, and dividends paid, shares bought back and shares issued are part of cash from financing. Each is shown as an amount on a line of its own, and the section's other items are in its total only. No cash flow statement is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019 and Mar 2020.

Per share

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.Avantel dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
–––––––₹2.28₹2.46₹0.82
As stated that year₹2.31₹42.69₹23.45₹26.53–₹47.30₹18.52₹2.28₹2.46₹0.82
–––––––₹2.26₹2.46₹0.82
Dividend per share––––––––₹0.20₹0.20
–––––––₹7.05₹10.13₹13.42
Dividend payout––––––––8.2%23.6%
Shareholder yield––––0.5%0.4%0.2%0.1%−0.1%−2.4%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)7720791671534156552,4082,7713,360
Every year is restated for later splits and bonuses, so they do not break the line. The figure the company stated that year is under each line it differs from. As stated that year and earnings per share are left blank for the year to Mar 2021: the earnings per share is stated as 0 while the period's profit or loss comes to at least half a paisa a share, so the 0 stands in for a figure the filing does not give.

Ratios

Standalone, years to March.Avantel PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue growth––−3.1%2.8%49.6%35.1%47.0%45.1%11.0%−10.9%
Operating profit growth––24.9%9.5%44.2%25.2%78.2%70.6%13.0%−44.0%
Net profit growth–1,746.7%−45.1%13.1%42.5%25.1%56.6%84.6%8.1%−62.4%
Earnings per share growth––––––––7.9%−66.7%
––22.1%22.7%26.0%25.6%30.7%39.1%28.6%7.4%
–––0.6 pts3.3 pts−0.4 pts5.1 pts8.4 pts−10.6 pts−21.1 pts
From the net margin–––2.2 pts−1.1 pts−1.9 pts1.7 pts8.4 pts−1.0 pts−16.5 pts
From asset turnover–––−3.6 pts2.4 pts1.3 pts2.6 pts0.7 pts−7.5 pts−4.3 pts
From borrowing–––2.0 pts2.0 pts0.2 pts0.8 pts−0.6 pts−2.0 pts−0.3 pts
Return on capital employed––27.9%24.5%28.9%23.9%31.7%42.3%31.2%9.0%
Cash conversion––––291.2%−155.9%14.8%123.2%83.6%82.3%
Interest cover1.411.120.714.812.615.79.118.527.76.3
Debt to equity––0.000.000.000.190.250.070.090.10
Receivable days––22086112694104104117
Inventory days––6213934130257219346519
Payable days––442450281110
Cash conversion cycle, days––6030591251351295439626
Working capital days––1721724206224159198274
Asset turnover––1.070.911.011.071.171.190.950.61
Assets per rupee of net worth––1.101.211.301.311.351.331.241.20
Sales per rupee of plant––4.334.645.804.676.505.752.741.36
Capital spending to depreciation––––1.633.181.163.105.505.00
Plant being built, % of plant in use––0.7%0.0%5.5%31.2%36.4%40.9%5.0%3.7%
Revenue growth and operating profit growth are left blank for the year to Mar 2018: between the two periods the company restated its earlier figures, so the two are on different bases and the change is not worked out. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Growth and returns over 3, 5 and 10 years

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
6.2%
Cash from operations against operating profit
34.7%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–23.3%12.8%
Profit growth, yearly rate–8.0%−9.2%
Return on equity, average–26.3%25.1%
Return on capital employed, average–27.6%27.5%
Operating margin, average27.8%31.7%33.4%
Net margin, average19.2%19.4%19.7%
Asset turnover, average–1.000.92
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–392453
Interest cover, average13.815.517.5
Debt to equity, average–0.140.08

Where the cash came from and went

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations11113719
Cash from investing−198−205−103
Cash from financing907286
Capital spending19317590
Dividends paid15125
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash929284
Borrowings raised532513
Borrowings repaid19190

Accounting checks

Standalone, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.

CheckMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––––636–––
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81––16.875.807.81–––––
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−4.210.84––––
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––16.0929.90––––
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––0.30–––
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––10,114.20−105.57141.57––––
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––114.87−152.57490.60––––
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––9.03−0.609.43––––
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.000.140.54––––
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent18.5228.4722.9217.3317.13–––––
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.

Credit ratings

An agency's view of the chance the company repays a borrowing on time, from AAA, the highest, down to D, in default.

DateAgencyBorrowing ratedRatingOutlookAmount, ₹ Cr
7 Oct 2026Acuite Ratings & Research LimitedBank Loan RatingsShort-term scaleACUITE A2+NA50
7 Oct 2026Acuite Ratings & Research LimitedBank Loan RatingsLong-term scaleACUITE A-NAStable59
9 Apr 2026CARE Ratings LimitedFund-based - LT-Term LoanCARE A-New, NewStable25
9 Apr 2026CARE Ratings LimitedFund-based - LT-Cash CreditCARE A-Review, Re-affirmStable99
9 Apr 2026CARE Ratings LimitedNon-fund-based - LT/ ST-BG/LCCARE A- / CARE A2+Review, Re-affirmStable110.50
9 Apr 2026CARE Ratings LimitedFund-based - ST-Vendor financingCARE A2+Review, Re-affirm15
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.