HFCL logo

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

NSE: HFCLBSE: 500183Telecom - ServicesSmall Cap

HFCL Limited · Formerly Himachal Futuristic Communications · Face value ₹1 · Listed May 1989 on BSE, Mar 2011 on NSE
Last close ₹242.81down ₹7.30 (2.92%)BSE ₹242.85

Share price at the NSE close on 28 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹250.11.

28 Oct: open ₹251.00, high ₹255.25, low ₹239.20

52-week range of traded prices to 28 Oct 2026
₹59.82Low, 27 Jan 2026₹282.25High, 21 Oct 2026
Market cap
₹37,165 Cr400th largest listed
P/E
42.83
P/B
6.58
Dividend yield
0.08%
ROE
17.7%
ROCE
18.3%
Debt to equity
0.32
Volume, NSE
47,98,237

HFCL's financial statements for the 10 years to Mar 2026, consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together, with the half year to Sep 2026 after them.

10 years at a glance

₹ crore, years to March.HFCL annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
2,378124Mar 173,252172Mar 184,738232553Mar 193,839237669Mar 204,423246838Mar 214,727326730Mar 224,743318748Mar 234,465338977Mar 244,0651731,341Mar 254,9493291,713Mar 26
Peak revenue ₹4,949 Cr, year to Mar 2026; lowest ₹2,378 Cr, year to Mar 2017

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
15.4%4.3%8.0%8.6%8.7%12.9%12.4%13.8%13.0%13.0%11.0%15.4%5.2%5.3%4.9%6.2%5.6%6.9%6.7%7.6%4.3%6.7%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 1.4% of operating profit in the first full year.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue4,949
  2. Materials and goods−3,202
  3. Employee costs−445
  4. Other expenses−540
  5. Operating profit762
  6. Depreciation−157
  7. Other income+65
  8. One-off items0.0
  9. Finance costs−242
  10. Profit before tax428
  11. Tax−98
  12. Net profit329

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹4,730 Cr
  • Receivables₹2,212 Cr
  • Inventory₹1,416 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹468 Cr
  • Current investments₹41 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹4,949 Cr
  • Borrowings₹1,713 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹1,198 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹1,007 Cr

HFCL business segments, year to Mar 2026

A reportable segment is a line of business the company must report on its own. Consolidated, ₹ crore, as the company reports them. A segment at a loss has no share of profit.HFCL segment results by quarter

Revenue by segment

₹4,949 CrTotal
  • Telecom Product₹2,931 Cr59.2% of total
  • Turnkey Contracts and Services₹1,875 Cr37.9% of total
  • Defence Product and Services₹77 Cr1.5% of total
  • Others₹67 Cr1.3% of total

Profit by segment

  • Telecom Product₹764 Cr100.0% of total

Segment results by year

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

  • Telecom Product

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Turnkey Contracts and Services

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Defence Product and Services

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Others

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue of all businesses4,7383,8394,4234,7274,7434,4654,0654,949
Company revenue, as in its results4,7383,8394,4234,7274,7434,4654,0654,949
Revenue1,3528431,2052,0552,6381,8622,4752,931
Revenue growth–−37.6%43.0%70.5%28.4%−29.4%32.9%18.4%
Profit169133155274403220133764
Profit growth–−21.1%16.3%77.3%47.0%−45.5%−39.3%473.2%
Margin12.5%15.8%12.8%13.3%15.3%11.8%5.4%26.1%
Return on capital–19.8%25.1%44.3%41.2%14.9%8.9%28.6%
Assets–1,2061,3051,5741,9812,2483,1993,978
Liabilities–5336889561,0027741,6981,306
Capital employed–6736176199791,4741,5022,672
Revenue3,3862,9963,2182,6722,1042,6031,5891,875
Revenue–––––––77
Revenue0–0020167
–0––––––
Profit is before tax and finance costs, the way companies report their segments.

Profit and loss

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

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 22 MayMar 2026Sep 2026Twelve monthsFiled 19 Oct
Revenue from operations2,3783,2524,7383,8394,4234,7274,7434,4654,0654,9497,492
2,1872,9714,3273,3453,8734,0774,1253,8843,6164,1875,905
Materials and goods bought1,4922,6333,9382,9343,4043,4993,4793,2202,9443,2024,664
Employee costs––200224253311348351364445523
Other expenses––189186217268298313308540718
Operating profit before depreciation1902814114945506506195824497621,587
Operating margin8.0%8.6%8.7%12.9%12.4%13.8%13.0%13.0%11.0%15.4%21.2%
Materials, % of revenue––83.1%76.4%77.0%74.0%73.3%72.1%72.4%64.7%62.3%
Employee costs, % of revenue––4.2%5.8%5.7%6.6%7.3%7.9%8.9%9.0%7.0%
Other expenses, % of revenue––4.0%4.9%4.9%5.7%6.3%7.0%7.6%10.9%9.6%
Depreciation and amortisation2223274269788382106157194
Operating profit after depreciation1692583844524815725365003436041,392
Other income23264722364347101586596
Finance costs616492115176166152147185242253
Profit before one-off items and tax1302213393593414484314532164281,235
One-off items0−200−4−600000
Profit before tax1302193393593374424314532164281,235
149107121911161131174398309
Share of profit of joint ventures and associates−610−1–0010––
124172232237246326318338173329927
Other comprehensive income––51522130130−29−2
Total comprehensive income––237238251328319467303300925
Net margin5.2%5.3%4.9%6.2%5.6%6.9%6.7%7.6%4.3%6.7%12.4%
Net margin without joint ventures and associates5.5%5.2%4.9%6.2%–6.9%6.7%7.5%4.3%––
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018 they do not, so they are left blank. Share of profit of joint ventures and associates is left blank for the year to Mar 2026: the filing states 0 for this share both for the period and for the year so far, which the form also writes for a line it does not fill, while the company's other filings for the same year show it was not 0 over those months.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ 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 2025Filed 22 MayMar 2026Sep 2026Half yearFiled 19 Oct
1,4321,6681,9232,8183,1444,0004,1194,9495,755
1,4421,6681,9162,7983,1083,9564,1194,8915,649
Share capital127128128137138144144153153
Reserves1,3141,5401,7882,6612,9703,8123,9754,7385,496
Belonging to outside owners of subsidiaries−1007203744–58106
5536698387307489771,3411,7131,840
1,7111,9112,9872,1772,1422,1842,8883,3673,624
161250306176186303539552796
Total assets3,3043,8295,2165,1715,4736,4877,5468,86810,175
6287681,0661,3521,3901,9532,1762,1642,578
2,6763,0614,1503,8194,0824,5345,3716,7037,597
Net debt3914745261934136368481,2041,204
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

Consolidated, ₹ 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 2025Filed 22 MayMar 2026Sep 2026Half year
57206236−45396−378455
7526733576398−335575
−511−402−311−579−86−1,183−509
Receivables−1,331559191−419431−225−404
Inventories−92−138−184−17−124−517−128
Payables933−711−135−70271−71179
Other working capital−22−111−182−72−664−370−156
Tax paid−18−61−99−121−2−44−120
Capital spending97145194184230230436
Free cash flow−416143−228166−60819
−77−458−45−449−518−324−448
25248−145454170669140
Dividends paid019242929140
Shares bought back0000000
Shares issued0606–42611544–
Net change in cash5−447−4047−33147
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. Shares issued is left blank for the year to Mar 2023: the money stated as raised on shares and other equity instruments is more than three times what the shares issued in the period were worth at its end, so not all of it bought shares and the figure is not given. Shares issued is left blank for the six months to Sep 2026: the money stated as raised on shares and other equity instruments is more than three times what the shares issued in the period were worth at its end, so not all of it bought shares and the figure is not given.

Per share

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.HFCL dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 22 MayMar 2026
Earnings per share₹1.05₹1.39₹1.77₹1.77₹1.86₹2.38₹2.18₹2.33₹1.23₹2.13
Diluted earnings per share₹1.05₹1.38₹1.75₹1.76–₹2.38₹2.18₹2.33₹1.23₹2.13
Dividend per share–₹0.06₹0.10–₹0.15₹0.18₹0.20₹0.20₹0.10₹0.20
Book value per share––₹11.31₹12.99₹14.92₹20.35₹22.58₹27.47₹28.56₹31.96
Dividend payout–4.3%5.8%–8.1%7.9%9.1%8.7%8.1%9.8%
Shareholder yield––––0.0%−5.4%–−3.0%0.2%−5.1%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)1,5803,2042,8121,1623,23010,8348,39713,11611,41210,387
Shareholder yield is left blank for the year to Mar 2023: the money stated as raised on shares and other equity instruments is more than three times what the shares issued in the period were worth at its end, so not all of it bought shares and the figure is not given.

Ratios

Consolidated, years to March.HFCL PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 22 MayMar 2026
Revenue growth–36.8%45.7%−19.0%15.2%6.9%0.3%−5.9%−9.0%21.8%
Operating profit growth–47.8%46.2%20.1%11.2%18.3%−4.8%−6.0%−22.8%69.7%
Net profit growth–38.8%35.3%2.2%3.8%32.3%−2.5%6.2%−48.7%90.1%
Earnings per share growth–32.4%27.3%0.0%5.1%28.0%−8.4%6.9%−47.2%73.2%
––15.3%14.7%13.3%13.3%10.2%9.3%4.4%6.9%
–––−0.6 pts−1.4 pts−0.1 pts−3.1 pts−0.9 pts−4.9 pts2.5 pts
From the net margin–––4.3 pts−1.3 pts3.0 pts−0.6 pts1.7 pts−3.8 pts1.9 pts
From asset turnover–––−4.9 pts−1.2 pts−1.1 pts−0.3 pts−1.9 pts−1.2 pts0.3 pts
From borrowing–––0.0 pts1.2 pts−1.9 pts−2.3 pts−0.6 pts0.1 pts0.3 pts
Return on capital employed––19.4%19.3%17.4%16.1%13.8%10.0%6.3%9.1%
Cash conversion––––23.1%63.2%74.4%−13.3%228.6%−114.8%
Interest cover2.74.14.23.92.73.43.53.41.92.5
Debt to equity––0.390.400.440.260.240.240.330.35
Receivable days––113153215146145181170163
Inventory days––254347608088111161
Payable days––801011871089292134115
Cash conversion cycle, days––58947598133177148210
Working capital days––94135119132173230264306
Asset turnover––1.431.080.980.910.890.750.580.60
Assets per rupee of net worth––2.292.292.522.201.801.691.741.82
Sales per rupee of plant––23.438.799.9810.179.749.006.455.42
Capital spending to depreciation––––1.421.862.332.242.181.46
Plant being built, % of plant in use––31.7%3.4%2.7%10.2%14.5%31.1%31.7%9.3%
Revenue growth and net profit growth are left blank for the year to Mar 2017: 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

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
3.8%
Cash from operations against operating profit
−49.6%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–2.3%1.4%
Profit growth, yearly rate–5.5%1.2%
Return on equity, average–8.8%6.9%
Return on capital employed, average–11.1%8.5%
Operating margin, average11.7%13.3%13.2%
Net margin, average5.9%6.4%6.2%
Asset turnover, average–0.750.64
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–153178
Interest cover, average3.22.92.6
Debt to equity, average–0.280.31

Where the cash came from and went

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations415−27−378
Cash from investing−1,794−1,291−324
Cash from financing1,3961,293669
Capital spending983644230
Dividends paid1157214
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash–981544
Borrowings raised1,6941,481571
Borrowings repaid887516198

Accounting checks

Consolidated, 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––––456436
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.1––4.894.933.855.816.236.605.496.04
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−1.63−2.44−2.45−1.94−2.84−2.23
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––5.8911.132.3713.904.2112.57
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––0.560.410.71−0.03
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––28.3046.98−34.26−0.8623.33−5.64−4.83
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––55.4110.6428.9532.749.6224.6648.77
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––3.51−2.690.166.222.2521.909.57
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.050.160.480.671.700.830.19
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent0.3922.2431.5433.6726.9026.3026.2125.7120.0422.97
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––12.423.32−0.8919.2212.78
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
9 Jul 2026CARE Ratings LimitedFund-based - LT-Cash CreditCARE AReview, UpgradePositive815
9 Jul 2026CARE Ratings LimitedFund-based - LT-Term LoanCARE AReview, UpgradePositive710.95
9 Jul 2026CARE Ratings LimitedNon-fund-based - ST-BG/LCCARE A1Review, Upgrade2,550
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.