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

NSE: LINCBSE: 531241Household ProductsSmall Cap

Linc Limited · Formerly Linc Pen & Plastics · Face value ₹5 · Listed Nov 1995 on BSE, Mar 2015 on NSE
Last close ₹93.54down ₹2.62 (2.72%)BSE ₹94.39

Share price at the NSE close on 28 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹96.16.

28 Oct: open ₹93.50, high ₹95.00, low ₹90.22

52-week range of traded prices to 28 Oct 2026
₹75.81Low, 23 Oct 2026₹131.50High, 3 Nov 2025
Market cap
₹556 Cr1,750th largest listed
P/E
17.66
P/B
2.16
Dividend yield
1.60%
ROE
12.8%
ROCE
16.2%
Debt to equity
0.02
Volume, NSE
38,85141.5% delivered

Linc's 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.Linc annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
36117Mar 173327.8Mar 183675.558Mar 194001942Mar 202570.08.1Mar 213558.13.0Mar 22487370Mar 23502340Mar 24531390Mar 25532370Mar 26
Peak revenue ₹532 Cr, year to Mar 2026; lowest ₹257 Cr, year to Mar 2021

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
12.6%0.0%9.3%7.8%7.0%10.3%4.0%6.1%12.6%11.1%11.9%10.8%4.8%2.4%1.5%4.8%0.0%2.3%7.7%6.8%7.3%6.9%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 5.5% of operating profit in the first full year.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

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

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue532
  2. Materials and goods−326
  3. Employee costs−81
  4. Other expenses−67
  5. Operating profit57
  6. Depreciation−15
  7. Other income+8.8
  8. One-off items0.0
  9. Finance costs−2.1
  10. Profit before tax49
  11. Tax−13
  12. Net profit37

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹184 Cr
  • Inventory₹96 Cr
  • Receivables₹49 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹20 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹261 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹51 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹38 Cr

Profit and loss

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

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Filed 26 MayJun 2026Twelve monthsFiled 6 Aug
Revenue from operations361332367400257355487502531532533
327306341359246333425446468475478
Materials and goods bought232221254249173237295301323326331
Employee costs–25283628396175768182
Other expenses–60607446577071696765
Operating profit before depreciation3426264110226156635755
Operating margin9.3%7.8%7.0%10.3%4.0%6.1%12.6%11.1%11.9%10.8%10.3%
Materials, % of revenue–66.6%69.1%62.2%67.3%66.9%60.5%60.0%60.7%61.3%62.1%
Employee costs, % of revenue–7.7%7.6%8.9%10.8%11.1%12.5%14.9%14.3%15.3%15.3%
Other expenses, % of revenue–18.0%16.3%18.6%17.9%16.0%14.4%14.0%13.0%12.7%12.2%
Depreciation and amortisation810101313131415151515
Operating profit after depreciation26161529−394741494340
Other income01201337598
Finance costs25653112222
One-off items––000000000
Profit before tax24121123−4115046524946
7564−431312131312
Net profit178519083734393734
Other comprehensive income––00000−1000
Total comprehensive income––519083733383634
Net margin4.8%2.4%1.5%4.8%0.0%2.3%7.7%6.8%7.3%6.9%6.4%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the year to Mar 2017 they do not, so they are left blank.
Earlier years, Mar 2008 to Mar 2016
₹ croreMar 2008Mar 2009Mar 2010Mar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2013Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016
Revenue from operations177191225254275305314318344
166180209238265––293313
Materials and goods bought116128142185196216216211219
Employee costs––––15–––19
Other expenses––––54–––75
Operating profit before depreciation1211161610––2531
Operating margin6.6%5.9%7.1%6.3%3.7%––7.9%9.1%
Materials, % of revenue––––71.2%–––63.6%
Employee costs, % of revenue––––5.6%–––5.4%
Other expenses, % of revenue––––19.6%–––21.9%
Depreciation and amortisation33344––66
Operating profit after depreciation9813126––1925
Other income020000001
Finance costs332242212
Profit before tax67121127151825
123202346
Net profit558825121418
Net margin2.8%2.6%3.7%3.3%0.6%1.8%3.7%4.5%5.3%
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Filed 26 May
123137135143177203234261
Share capital1515151515153030
Reserves109122120128162188204231
5842830000
8181595354687064
2827766252725
Total assets233245200202237296330350
9295878898132151169
141150114114140165180181
Net debt584283−12−13−31−20
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 2025Mar 2026Filed 26 May
47.220.443.438.456.933.3
45.423.256.550.370.147.0
35.0−0.9−7.9−8.05.6−13.2
Receivables7.91.4−3.5−12.50.43.3
Inventories20.5−2.0−14.3−12.00.9−6.1
Payables−2.42.6−0.817.82.3−4.2
Other working capital9.0−2.910.7−1.42.0−6.2
Tax paid1.8−2.8−13.1−11.9−13.2−13.7
Capital spending4.114.225.027.916.832.4
Free cash flow43.16.218.410.540.11.0
−4.0−14.1−29.0−23.0−35.5−33.3
−43.2−6.4−6.8−9.9−9.8−12.2
Dividends paid2.20.02.77.47.48.9
Shares bought back0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Shares issued0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Net change in cash0.0−0.17.55.411.6−12.2
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.Linc dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Filed 26 May
₹2.90₹1.33₹0.92₹3.24₹0.01₹1.37₹6.29₹5.73₹6.50₹6.15
As stated that year₹11.61₹5.30₹3.69₹12.94₹0.03₹5.47₹25.15₹22.93₹6.50₹6.15
₹2.90₹1.33₹0.92₹3.24₹0.01₹1.37₹6.29₹5.73₹6.50₹6.15
₹0.75₹0.38₹0.38₹0.38–₹0.45₹1.25₹1.25₹1.50₹1.50
––₹20.86₹23.03₹22.64₹24.01₹29.79₹34.09₹39.29₹43.91
Dividend payout25.8%28.3%40.7%11.6%–32.9%19.9%21.8%23.1%24.4%
Shareholder yield––––1.0%0.0%0.3%1.0%1.2%1.7%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)432620288213223413786765609515
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.Linc PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Filed 26 May
Revenue growth4.9%−8.0%10.6%9.0%−35.8%38.3%37.1%3.1%5.9%0.1%
Operating profit growth6.8%−23.1%−0.3%60.4%−75.3%111.7%185.0%−9.0%13.4%−9.6%
Net profit growth−6.3%−54.3%−30.5%253.1%−99.8%20,647.7%359.8%−8.8%13.4%−5.3%
Earnings per share growth–−54.3%−30.4%250.7%−99.8%18,133.3%359.8%−8.8%13.4%−5.4%
––4.4%14.8%0.0%5.9%23.4%18.0%17.7%14.8%
–––10.4 pts−14.8 pts5.8 pts17.5 pts−5.4 pts−0.2 pts−2.9 pts
From the net margin–––9.9 pts−14.7 pts4.3 pts13.8 pts−2.7 pts1.3 pts−1.0 pts
From asset turnover–––0.9 pts0.0 pts2.3 pts5.0 pts−3.1 pts−1.9 pts−1.3 pts
From borrowing–––−0.4 pts0.0 pts−0.8 pts−1.3 pts0.4 pts0.4 pts−0.7 pts
Return on capital employed––8.4%16.0%−1.8%6.0%26.7%20.2%20.8%16.3%
Cash conversion––––1,20,486.0%251.3%116.0%112.5%147.2%91.0%
Interest cover11.83.32.55.2–11.974.319.728.020.3
Debt to equity––0.470.310.060.020.000.000.000.00
Receivable days––4340513529373534
Inventory days––1011221329998110102108
Payable days––3753816249686457
Cash conversion cycle, days––1071091027378807385
Working capital days––9784896554615467
Asset turnover––1.581.671.151.772.221.881.701.57
Assets per rupee of net worth––1.891.841.641.451.371.401.441.37
Sales per rupee of plant––4.935.393.844.415.595.475.876.25
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.331.111.771.891.152.21
Plant being built, % of plant in use––0.7%3.8%4.8%0.3%1.1%9.9%16.2%39.8%
Interest cover is left blank for the year to Mar 2021: operating profit after depreciation is a loss, and a loss covers no interest bill. 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
10.8%
Cash from operations against operating profit
58.2%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate4.5%15.7%3.0%
Profit growth, yearly rate7.2%292.7%−0.7%
Return on equity, average–15.9%16.8%
Return on capital employed, average–18.0%19.1%
Operating margin, average9.1%10.5%11.3%
Net margin, average4.4%6.2%7.0%
Asset turnover, average–1.821.71
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–7879
Interest cover, average19.730.822.6
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 operations19212933
Cash from investing−135−92−33
Cash from financing−45−32−12
Capital spending1167732
Dividends paid26249
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash000
Borrowings raised000
Borrowings repaid800

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––––68854–
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81––4.364.234.467.4111.97–––
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−3.40−2.90−2.34−1.49––
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––−19.370.8810.507.02––
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––2.441.281.26–
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−8.4718.23−43.20−23.9330.06––
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––20.385.83−34.31−1.8513.03––
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––−1.12−3.200.08−1.13−0.09––
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.230.600.010.050.47––
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent27.8737.1652.0817.25–25.0625.34–––
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––−0.76−0.80–––
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
16 Oct 2026Acuite Ratings & Research LimitedBank Loan RatingsShort-term scaleACUITE A1+NA4.50
16 Oct 2026Acuite Ratings & Research LimitedBank Loan RatingsLong-term scaleACUITE A+NAStable55.50
30 Aug 2025CRISIL Ratings LimitedBank FacilitiesWithdrawnReview, Other45.50
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.