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LWS Knitwear financials: balance sheet, profit and loss, cash flow

BSE: 531402Commercial Services & SuppliesSmall Cap

LWS Knitwear Ltd · Face value ₹10 · Listed Feb 1996
Last close ₹14.24down ₹0.83 (5.51%)

Share price at the BSE close on 28 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹15.07.

28 Oct: open ₹15.25, high ₹15.50, low ₹13.55

52-week range of traded prices to 27 Oct 2026
₹12.50Low, 23 Feb 2026₹19.25High, 17 Nov 2025
Market cap
₹21 Cr4,041st largest listed
P/E
9.12
P/B
0.64
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
7.3%
ROCE
9.6%
Debt to equity
0.55
Volume, BSE
14,155

LWS Knitwear'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.

10 years at a glance

₹ crore, years to March.LWS Knitwear annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
320.1Mar 17300.1Mar 18540.40.6Mar 19290.20.5Mar 20460.30.6Mar 21620.35.0Mar 22630.316Mar 23751.419Mar 241092.514Mar 25962.418Mar 26
Peak revenue ₹109 Cr, year to Mar 2025; lowest ₹29 Cr, year to Mar 2020

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
5.5%0.3%1.8%1.0%1.4%1.4%1.1%1.2%1.9%4.3%4.6%5.5%0.3%0.3%0.8%0.6%0.5%0.4%0.5%1.9%2.3%2.5%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. Revenue96
  2. Materials and goods−90
  3. Employee costs−0.4
  4. Other expenses−0.3
  5. Operating profit5.3
  6. Depreciation0.0
  7. Other income+0.1
  8. One-off items0.0
  9. Finance costs−2.2
  10. Profit before tax3.2
  11. Tax−0.8
  12. Net profit2.4

What the company owns

  • Receivables₹22 Cr
  • Inventory₹19 Cr
  • Plant, investments and other assets₹12 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹3 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹33 Cr
  • Borrowings₹18 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹4 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹2 Cr

Profit and loss

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

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Filed 29 MayJun 2026Twelve monthsFiled 14 Aug
Revenue from operations32305429466263751099696
32305429456161721049191
Materials and goods bought31305328456161711039090
Employee costs00000000000
Other expenses00000000100
Operating profit before depreciation10100113555
Operating margin1.8%1.0%1.4%1.4%1.1%1.2%1.9%4.3%4.6%5.5%5.1%
Materials, % of revenue97.3%98.3%98.1%97.7%98.4%98.3%97.4%95.1%94.7%93.8%94.1%
Employee costs, % of revenue0.3%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.2%0.3%0.2%0.2%0.4%0.5%
Other expenses, % of revenue0.5%0.5%0.4%0.8%0.4%0.3%0.4%0.4%0.5%0.3%0.3%
Depreciation and amortisation00000000000
Operating profit after depreciation10100113555
Other income00000000000
Finance costs00000011122
One-off items––000000000
Profit before tax00100002333
00000001111
Net profit00000001322
Net margin0.3%0.3%0.8%0.6%0.5%0.4%0.5%1.9%2.3%2.5%2.4%
Earlier years, Mar 2008 to Mar 2016
₹ croreMar 2008Mar 2009Mar 2010Mar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2013Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016
Revenue from operations0.8––3.411.911.813.816.926.9
––––––13.816.7–
Materials and goods bought1.2––3.311.611.713.616.628.9
Employee costs––––––0.10.1–
Other expenses––––––0.10.1–
Operating profit before depreciation––––––0.10.2–
Operating margin––––––0.4%1.3%–
Materials, % of revenue––––––98.7%98.0%–
Employee costs, % of revenue––––––0.5%0.5%–
Other expenses, % of revenue––––––0.5%0.4%–
Depreciation and amortisation0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0–
Operating profit after depreciation––––––0.00.2–
Other income1.69.00.80.1–––––
Finance costs–0.0––––0.00.00.2
Profit before one-off items and tax–8.90.70.10.10.00.00.20.2
One-off items––––––––0.0
Profit before tax0.38.90.70.10.10.00.00.20.2
Tax0.00.0–0.0–0.00.00.10.0
Net profit0.38.90.70.10.10.00.00.10.1
Net margin39.4%––1.9%0.5%0.1%0.1%0.6%0.4%
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Filed 29 May
9.810.010.310.510.812.230.432.6
Share capital5.15.15.15.15.15.114.614.6
Reserves4.84.95.25.45.77.115.718.0
0.60.50.65.016.019.514.217.9
9.812.416.120.629.217.114.113.6
0.60.50.61.110.413.97.79.9
Total assets20.222.926.932.250.343.252.156.1
5.77.67.55.910.45.72.10.1
14.515.319.426.239.937.550.155.9
Net debt0.20.40.34.915.119.114.115.2
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 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Filed 29 May
0.4−8.3−10.2−7.6−11.91.0
0.4−8.3−10.1−7.0−10.91.9
0.0−8.7−10.6−10.2−15.8−3.4
Receivables1.50.1−19.64.2−16.111.7
Inventories−5.60.70.8−6.11.2−5.7
Payables3.71.57.5−12.6−4.7−2.3
Other working capital0.4−11.10.74.33.8−7.0
Tax paid0.00.0−0.1−0.6−0.9−0.8
Capital spending0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Free cash flow0.4−8.3−10.2−7.6−11.91.0
−0.23.70.04.73.50.0
0.14.411.02.48.11.6
Dividends paid0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Shares bought back0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Shares issued0.00.00.00.015.70.0
Net change in cash0.2−0.20.7−0.5−0.32.5
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.

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Filed 29 May
––––––––₹1.73₹1.63
As stated that year₹0.18₹0.20₹0.88₹0.33₹0.49₹0.51₹0.58₹2.77₹1.73₹1.63
––––––––₹1.73₹1.63
––––––––₹20.75₹22.29
Shareholder yield––––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%−62.7%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)2.56.62.01.11.87.06.316.425.122.5
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.LWS Knitwear PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Filed 29 May
Revenue growth20.0%−6.1%79.5%−46.6%57.3%35.3%1.4%20.0%44.7%−11.5%
Operating profit growth–−49.2%160.0%−48.7%22.5%49.0%64.2%169.1%53.4%6.6%
Net profit growth−18.2%11.1%340.0%−61.4%47.1%4.0%13.0%376.5%80.6%−5.8%
Earnings per share growth–––––––––−5.8%
––4.5%1.7%2.5%2.5%2.8%12.2%11.9%7.6%
–––−2.8 pts0.8 pts0.0 pts0.3 pts9.4 pts−0.3 pts−4.3 pts
From the net margin–––−1.2 pts−0.1 pts−0.6 pts0.3 pts8.2 pts3.0 pts0.8 pts
From asset turnover–––−1.6 pts0.6 pts0.3 pts−0.8 pts0.6 pts6.4 pts−2.8 pts
From borrowing–––0.1 pts0.3 pts0.3 pts0.7 pts0.6 pts−9.7 pts−2.3 pts
Return on capital employed––6.5%2.9%3.6%4.1%4.1%9.9%10.9%10.4%
Cash conversion––––164.0%−3,184.6%−3,482.4%−540.0%−469.2%40.3%
Interest cover1.31.811.35.06.52.31.52.73.32.4
Debt to equity––0.060.050.050.481.481.600.470.55
Receivable days––7210657411288611484
Inventory days––2358825752764878
Payable days––6515811695140552215
Cash conversion cycle, days––30623340107140147
Working capital days––2936245690124142181
Asset turnover––2.691.351.832.091.521.612.281.78
Assets per rupee of net worth––2.062.172.462.853.884.072.241.72
Sales per rupee of plant––78.7549.1791.26154.40209.00320.271,079.361,771.91
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.200.000.060.300.000.00
Plant being built, % of plant in use–––0.0%0.0%–0.0%–––
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
4.4%
Cash from operations against operating profit
18.2%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate13.6%16.1%15.4%
Profit growth, yearly rate36.0%56.9%100.9%
Return on equity, average–7.4%10.5%
Return on capital employed, average–7.9%10.4%
Operating margin, average2.4%3.5%4.8%
Net margin, average1.0%1.5%2.2%
Asset turnover, average–1.861.89
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–87131
Interest cover, average3.82.42.8
Debt to equity, average–0.910.87

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 operations−37.0−18.51.0
Cash from investing11.98.20.0
Cash from financing27.512.11.6
Capital spending0.00.00.0
Dividends paid0.00.00.0
Shares bought back0.00.00.0
Shares issued for cash15.715.70.0
Borrowings raised––3.6
Borrowings repaid0.00.00.0

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––––754565
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.1––3.552.452.172.352.204.557.608.11
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−2.21−1.220.26−2.01−0.78−3.17
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––0.3216.4325.529.1222.872.63
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––−22.52−13.34−7.02−2.93
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––25.31−73.48−37.18214.30−39.3446.20−23.05
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––82.6966.55−41.98−8.5353.53−51.9854.28
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––0.030.70−0.37−0.150.140.0511.31
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions––––0.00–––––
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent30.7728.5732.3129.1724.2425.7121.2428.5825.1825.18
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––25.71−0.540.00−2.550.00
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.