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Balmer Lawrie Investments financials: balance sheet, profit and loss, cash flow

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Balmer Lawrie Investments Limited · Face value ₹1 · Listed Jan 2003
Last close ₹62.43up ₹0.11 (0.18%)BSE ₹62.79

Share price at the NSE close on 30 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹62.32.

30 Oct: open ₹62.70, high ₹63.38, low ₹62.10

52-week range of BSE trades to 30 Oct 2026
₹62.15Low, 26 Oct 2026₹81.20High, 31 Oct 2025
Market cap
₹1,386 Cr1,261st largest listed
P/E
7.73
P/B
0.96
Dividend yield
6.89%
ROE
12.7%
ROCE
12.7%
Debt to equity
0.03
Volume, NSE
91,75285.0% delivered

Balmer Lawrie Investments' financial statements for the 10 years to Mar 2026, standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries, with the twelve months to Jun 2026 after them. It had no borrowings at 31 Mar 2026.

10 years at a glance

₹ crore, years to March.Balmer Lawrie Investments annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
4239Mar 175654Mar 180760Mar 1987840Mar 2087850Mar 2169670Mar 2276730Mar 2389860Mar 24101970Mar 251461420Mar 26
Peak revenue ₹146 Cr, year to Mar 2026; lowest ₹0.00 Cr, year to Mar 2019

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
99.1%92.8%98.8%98.9%97.7%98.5%98.8%98.4%99.1%92.8%95.5%96.2%97.4%96.0%96.5%96.5%96.0%97.5%Mar 17Mar 19Mar 21Mar 23Mar 25Mar 26

Results for the year to Mar 2026

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

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue146
  2. Employee costs−0.2
  3. Other expenses−1.1
  4. Operating profit144
  5. Depreciation0.0
  6. Other income+0.2
  7. One-off items0.0
  8. Finance costs0.0
  9. Profit before tax145
  10. Tax−2.5
  11. Net profit142

What the company owns

  • Cash and bank₹160 Cr
  • Plant, investments and other assets₹38 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹194 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹4 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March. The last column is the twelve months to Jun 2026, the latest four quarters added.Balmer Lawrie Investments quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 21 MayMar 2026Filed 21 MayJun 2026Twelve monthsFiled 13 Aug
Revenue from operations425608787697689101146145
–––11211211
Materials and goods bought––000000000
Employee costs–––00000000
Other expenses–––11111111
Operating profit before depreciation–––8686687588100144144
Operating margin–––98.8%98.9%97.7%98.5%98.8%98.4%99.1%99.0%
Materials, % of revenue–––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Employee costs, % of revenue–––0.2%0.2%0.3%0.3%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%
Other expenses, % of revenue–––1.1%0.9%2.1%1.2%1.0%1.3%0.8%0.8%
Depreciation and amortisation–––00000000
Operating profit after depreciation–––8686687588100144144
Other income42567900000000
Finance costs––000000000
One-off items–––00000000
Profit before tax4155788686687588100145144
22222122322
Net profit395476848567738697142142
Net margin92.8%95.5%–96.2%97.4%96.0%96.5%96.5%96.0%97.5%97.6%
Operating expenses, operating profit before depreciation and operating profit after depreciation are left blank for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018: the statement does not state its finance costs or depreciation, which operating profit is worked out from, so operating profit is not given. Operating expenses, operating profit before depreciation and operating profit after depreciation are left blank for the year to Mar 2019: the statement does not state its depreciation, which operating profit is worked out from, so operating profit is not given.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 21 MayMar 2026Filed 21 May
168176178160167179192194
Share capital2222222222222222
Reserves146154155138145157170171
Borrowings00000000
Total assets172179181163169182194198
Cash and cash equivalents1341011113
Other bank balances0145142124135147160157
Net debt−134−146−142−124−136−148−161−160
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year. 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.

₹ croreMar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 21 MayMar 2026Filed 21 May
Cash from operations8384677498139
Capital spending000000
Free cash flow8384677498139
Cash from investing0000−133
Cash from financing−83−84−67−73−84−141
Dividends paid8384677384141
Shares bought back000000
Shares issued000000
Net change in cash000102
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.Balmer Lawrie Investments dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 21 MayMar 2026Filed 21 May
₹1.75₹2.42₹3.42₹3.77₹3.81₹3.00₹3.31₹38.57₹4.37₹6.41
As stated that year₹17.48₹24.16₹34.20₹37.65₹38.12₹30.01₹33.08₹38.57₹4.37₹6.41
₹1.75₹2.42₹3.42₹3.77₹3.81₹3.00₹3.31₹38.57₹4.37₹6.41
₹1.70₹2.40₹3.40₹3.75₹3.80₹3.00₹3.30₹3.80₹4.30₹4.30
––₹7.58₹7.94₹8.00₹7.21₹7.51₹8.07₹8.64₹8.72
Dividend payout97.3%99.3%99.4%99.6%99.7%100.0%99.8%98.5%98.3%67.1%
Shareholder yield––––8.0%10.3%8.5%5.4%5.6%9.7%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)8478838646481,0388207871,3571,4951,451
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.

Ratios

Standalone, years to March.Balmer Lawrie Investments PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 21 MayMar 2026Filed 21 May
Revenue growth34.3%−100.0%–0.0%−20.1%9.6%16.6%14.0%44.2%
Operating profit growth–––0.2%−21.1%10.6%16.8%13.6%45.1%
Net profit growth38.3%41.5%10.1%1.3%−21.3%10.2%16.6%13.4%46.4%
Earnings per share growth38.2%41.6%10.1%1.2%−21.3%10.2%1,066.0%−88.7%46.7%
––48.5%47.8%39.5%44.9%49.5%52.3%73.8%
–––−0.7 pts−8.3 pts5.5 pts4.6 pts2.8 pts21.4 pts
From the net margin–––0.6 pts−0.7 pts0.2 pts0.0 pts−0.2 pts0.8 pts
From asset turnover–––−1.2 pts−7.7 pts5.3 pts4.6 pts3.2 pts20.3 pts
From borrowing–––−0.1 pts0.0 pts−0.1 pts−0.1 pts−0.1 pts0.3 pts
Return on capital employed––48.7%48.4%42.4%45.0%48.9%51.9%74.6%
Cash conversion–––97.9%126.8%91.0%86.2%100.4%98.0%
Interest cover––––––––7,22,225.0
Debt to equity–0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Receivable days–––0000––
Asset turnover–0.000.500.480.400.460.510.540.74
Assets per rupee of net worth–1.021.021.021.021.011.011.011.02
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
72.6%
Cash from operations against operating profit
96.5%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–10.9%24.2%
Profit growth, yearly rate–10.9%24.6%
Return on equity, average–52.0%58.5%
Return on capital employed, average–52.5%58.5%
Operating margin, average–98.5%98.7%
Net margin, average96.0%96.5%96.7%
Asset turnover, average–0.530.60
Debt to equity, average–0.000.00

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 operations462311139
Cash from investing−10−103
Cash from financing−449−298−141
Capital spending000
Dividends paid449298141
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash000

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
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent5.093.282.92–––––––
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.