Dekson Castings results and financials

BSE: 780006

Dekson Castings Limited · Face value ₹1,000 · Listed May 2014

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Results for the half year to Sep 2025

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

Revenue
₹11 Cr−36.4% on a year ago · −30.8% on the half year before
Operating profit
−₹0.38 Cr
Net profit
−₹2.14 Cr
Earnings per share
−₹565.42
Operating margin
−3.3%
Net margin
−18.6%

From revenue to net profit, ₹ crore

  1. Revenue11
  2. Materials and goods−7.4
  3. Employee costs−0.9
  4. Other expenses−3.6
  5. Operating profit−0.4
  6. Depreciation−1.2
  7. Other income+0.1
  8. Finance costs−0.6
  9. Profit before tax−2.1
  10. Tax0.0
  11. Net profit−2.1

Dekson Castings results by half year

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. Latest half year to Sep 2025. Results for the half year to Mar 2026 were due by 30 May 2026, 60 days after it ends. Every company's dates are on the results calendar.

Revenue and net profit by half year, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Loss
24−1.7Mar 2317−2.0Sep 2315−2.3Mar 2418−4.5Sep 24171.2Mar 2511−2.1Sep 25
Peak revenue ₹24 Cr, half year to Mar 2023; lowest ₹11 Cr, half year to Sep 2025A loss in the half year to Sep 2025, −₹2.14 Cr

Operating and net margin by half year, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
7.4%−25.1%1.7%−8.3%−3.3%−6.9%−11.6%−15.6%−25.1%7.4%−18.6%Mar 23Sep 23Mar 24Sep 24Mar 25Sep 25
₹ croreMar 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Sep 2022worked outMar 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Sep 2025
Revenue from operations22.014.5–18.324.317.214.818.016.611.5
19.312.1–––16.9–19.5–11.9
Materials and goods bought13.26.1–8.217.412.010.712.88.27.4
Employee costs–1.0–––1.4–1.0–0.9
Other expenses–5.0–––3.5–5.8–3.6
Operating profit before depreciation2.62.4–––0.3–−1.5–−0.4
Operating margin12.0%16.6%–––1.7%–−8.3%–−3.3%
Depreciation and amortisation2.41.2–––1.8–2.7–1.2
Other income0.10.0–0.20.00.91.00.90.70.1
Finance costs0.21.2–1.41.31.31.51.21.90.6
Profit before tax0.10.0–−0.4−1.7−2.0−2.3−4.51.2−2.1
0.10.0–−0.10.00.00.00.0−0.10.0
Tax rate79.6%–––––––−5.5%–
Net profit0.00.0–−0.3−1.7−2.0−2.3−4.51.2−2.1
Net margin0.1%−0.2%–−1.9%−6.9%−11.6%−15.6%−25.1%7.4%−18.6%
Earnings per share₹0.00₹0.00––−₹441.03−₹527.53−₹610.06−₹1,198.13₹0.32−₹565.42
Earnings per share in rupees, restated for later splits and bonuses. No results on record for the half year to Mar 2022.

3 years at a glance

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

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
43−2.027Mar 2332−4.329Mar 2435−3.335Mar 25
Peak revenue ₹43 Cr, year to Mar 2023; lowest ₹32 Cr, year to Mar 2024A loss in 3 of the 3 years shown

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
8.5%−13.4%8.5%−1.8%3.8%−4.7%−13.4%−9.6%Mar 23Mar 24Mar 25

Results for the year to Mar 2025

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

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue35
  2. Materials and goods−21
  3. Employee costs−2.4
  4. Other expenses−10.0
  5. Operating profit1.3
  6. Depreciation−3.1
  7. Other income+1.5
  8. Finance costs−3.1
  9. Profit before tax−3.4
  10. Tax+0.1
  11. Net profit−3.3

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹22 Cr
  • Inventory₹21 Cr
  • Receivables₹7 Cr
  • Current investments₹0 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Borrowings₹35 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹10 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹6 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March. The last column is the twelve months to Sep 2025, the latest two half years added.

₹ croreMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Sep 2025Twelve months
Revenue from operations42.632.034.628.0
39.032.633.3–
Materials and goods bought25.622.720.915.6
Employee costs2.42.22.4–
Other expenses11.17.710.0–
Operating profit before depreciation3.6−0.61.3–
Operating margin8.5%−1.8%3.8%–
Materials, % of revenue60.0%70.9%60.4%–
Employee costs, % of revenue5.5%6.8%6.9%–
Other expenses, % of revenue26.0%24.1%28.8%–
Depreciation and amortisation3.12.73.1–
Operating profit after depreciation0.5−3.3−1.8–
Other income0.21.81.50.7
Finance costs2.82.83.12.5
Profit before tax−2.1−4.3−3.4−1.0
−0.10.0−0.1−0.1
Net profit−2.0−4.3−3.3−0.9
Net margin−4.7%−13.4%−9.6%−3.3%

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March. The last column is the half year to Sep 2025, after the latest full year: the balance sheet at its end.

₹ croreMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Sep 2025Half year
4.40.1−2.3−4.4
Share capital3.83.83.83.8
Reserves0.7−3.6−6.1−8.2
26.529.435.236.2
17.917.321.920.2
23.224.830.631.6
Total assets45.542.350.347.3
19.219.917.917.0
26.322.332.430.3
Net debt25.728.635.035.7
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.

Cash flow

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March. The last column is the half year to Sep 2025, after the latest full year: the cash flow over its six months.

₹ croreMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Sep 2025Half year
3.850.48−2.79−0.04
3.850.48−1.29−0.11
0.301.01−4.050.27
Receivables−1.491.08−1.670.47
Inventories3.85−0.32−2.520.02
Payables0.760.813.38−2.66
Other working capital−2.82−0.56−3.252.45
Capital spending2.243.231.010.08
Free cash flow1.61−2.75−3.80−0.12
−0.04−0.732.51−0.08
−3.620.028.390.40
Dividends paid0.000.000.000.00
Shares issued0.000.000.000.00
Net change in cash0.19−0.238.110.28
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.

Per share

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.

₹ per shareMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025
Earnings per share−₹551.53−₹1,137.59−₹0.87
Diluted earnings per share−₹532.64−₹1,137.59−₹0.87
Book value per share₹1,313.17₹36.59–

Ratios

Standalone, years to March.

RatioMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025
Revenue growth–−24.9%8.2%
−45.4%−187.9%307.3%
–−142.5 pts495.2 pts
From the net margin–−83.7 pts54.3 pts
From asset turnover–28.6 pts−3.6 pts
From borrowing–−87.4 pts444.4 pts
Return on capital employed1.6%−11.3%−5.5%
Interest cover0.2––
Debt to equity5.98212.36–
Receivable days515675
Inventory days264303372
Payable days––166
Cash conversion cycle, days––281
Working capital days140163214
Asset turnover0.940.730.75
Assets per rupee of net worth10.2619.20−43.01
Sales per rupee of plant2.451.862.18
Capital spending to depreciation0.721.180.32
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2024 and Mar 2025: operating profit after depreciation is a loss, and a loss covers no interest bill. Debt to equity is left blank for the year to Mar 2025: net worth is below zero, so there is no shareholders' money to set the borrowings against.

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 2025.

Return on assets, latest year
−7.1%
Cash from operations against operating profit
−210.6%
Measure3 years
Return on equity, average24.7%
Return on capital employed, average−5.1%
Operating margin, average3.5%
Net margin, average−9.2%
Asset turnover, average0.80
Debt to equity, average109.17

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 2025.

₹ crore3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations1.54−2.79
Cash from investing1.742.51
Cash from financing4.798.39
Capital spending6.481.01
Dividends paid0.000.00
Shares issued for cash0.000.00
Borrowings raised–5.34
Borrowings repaid0.000.00

Accounting checks

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

CheckMar 2024Mar 2025
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points6.8337.12
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points13.0321.21
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue−9.7916.90
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
27 Mar 2026CARE Ratings LimitedFund-based - LT-Term LoanLong-term scaleCARE D; ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*Review, Re-affirmRating moved to ISSUER NOT COOPERATING category17.83
27 Mar 2026CARE Ratings LimitedFund-based - LT-Cash CreditLong-term scaleCARE D; ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*Review, Re-affirmRating moved to ISSUER NOT COOPERATING category10
27 Mar 2026CARE Ratings LimitedFund-based-Long TermLong-term scaleCARE D; ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*Review, Re-affirmRating moved to ISSUER NOT COOPERATING category0.17
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.

Business segments

In the year to Mar 2025 the company reports one business segment, SME, which carries all its revenue.

Company details

BSE code
780006
ISIN
INE465Q01013
CIN
L27104MH2005PLC158380
Corporate identity number, the registrar of companies' code for it
Incorporated
2005
Registered office
E-21 MIDC, Chikalthana, Aurangabad 431003, Maharashtra
Share registrar
Bigshare Services Pvt. Ltd
Keeps the register of shareholders and handles transfers and dividend payments