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One 97 Communications financials: balance sheet, profit and loss, cash flow

NSE: PAYTMBSE: 543396Financial Technology (Fintech)Mid Cap

One 97 Communications Limited · Face value ₹1 · Listed Nov 2021 · Issue price ₹2,150
Last close ₹1,634.30down ₹52.20 (3.10%)BSE ₹1,635.00

Share price at the NSE close on 30 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹1,686.50.

30 Oct: open ₹1,690.90, high ₹1,691.10, low ₹1,634.30

52-week range of traded prices to 30 Oct 2026
₹930.60Low, 30 Mar 2026₹1,855.50High, 16 Sep 2026
Market cap
₹1,04,858 Cr146th largest listed
P/E
122.64
P/B
6.32
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
5.4%
ROCE
1.3%
Debt to equity
0.00
Volume, NSE
20,45,10038.9% delivered

One 97 Communications' financial statements for the 5 years to Mar 2026, consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together, with the half year to Sep 2026 after them. It had no borrowings at 30 Sep 2026.

5 years at a glance

₹ crore, years to March.One 97 Communications annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
4,974−2,3960.1Mar 227,990−1,7772Mar 239,978−1,4220Mar 246,900−6634.8Mar 258,4375520Mar 26
Peak revenue ₹9,978 Cr, year to Mar 2024; lowest ₹4,974 Cr, year to Mar 2022Back to profit in the year to Mar 2026, ₹552 Cr

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
6.5%−48.2%−47.0%−20.4%−9.1%−21.8%6.0%−48.2%−22.2%−14.3%−9.6%6.5%Mar 22Mar 23Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26

Results for the year to Mar 2026

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

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue8,437
  2. Employee costs−2,765
  3. Other expenses−5,170
  4. Operating profit502
  5. Depreciation−568
  6. Other income+854
  7. One-off items−186
  8. Finance costs−18
  9. Profit before tax584
  10. Tax−30
  11. Joint ventures−2.0
  12. Net profit552

What the company owns

  • Cash and bank₹13,025 Cr
  • Plant, investments and other assets₹8,138 Cr
  • Current investments₹1,566 Cr
  • Receivables₹1,186 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹16,028 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹6,998 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹889 Cr

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March. The last column is the twelve months to Sep 2026, the latest four quarters added.One 97 Communications quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026Twelve months
Revenue from operations4,9747,9909,9786,9008,4379,554
7,3149,62210,8858,4077,9358,793
Materials and goods bought000000
Employee costs2,4323,7784,5893,2882,7652,961
Other expenses4,8835,8446,2955,1195,1705,832
Operating profit before depreciation−2,340−1,632−907−1,507502761
Operating margin−47.0%−20.4%−9.1%−21.8%6.0%8.0%
Materials, % of revenue0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Employee costs, % of revenue48.9%47.3%46.0%47.7%32.8%31.0%
Other expenses, % of revenue98.2%73.1%63.1%74.2%61.3%61.0%
Depreciation and amortisation247485736673568542
Operating profit after depreciation−2,588−2,117−1,643−2,179−66219
Other income290410547725854754
Finance costs392324161823
Profit before one-off items and tax−2,337−1,730−1,120−1,471770950
One-off items−20−233823−18617
Profit before tax−2,339−1,730−1,353−648584967
1134321830110
Share of profit of joint ventures and associates−46−13−383−2−4
−2,396−1,777−1,422−663552853
Other comprehensive income9552081901,050291240
Total comprehensive income−1,442−1,568−1,2333878431,093
Net margin−48.2%−22.2%−14.3%−9.6%6.5%8.9%
Net margin without joint ventures and associates−47.3%−22.1%−13.9%−9.6%6.6%–

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 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026Half year
14,13012,99313,29814,99716,02816,615
14,15213,01613,32715,02716,02616,604
Share capital656364646464
Reserves14,08712,95213,26314,96315,96216,540
Belonging to outside owners of subsidiaries−22−23−28−30211
Borrowings020500
3,3334,4873,5156,1867,5967,439
530486325264291384
Total assets17,99217,96617,13921,44823,91524,438
7,2473,9774,9754,3634,5743,742
10,74513,98912,16417,08519,34120,696
Net debt−5,202−8,158−7,580−13,143−14,591−16,204
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.

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 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026Half year
−1,236416651−121−743415
−1,088592759−139−710476
348649−15−133−1,877−376
Receivables−319−554−506−26−176−129
Payables148109−1849915154
Other working capital5191,094675−206−1,852−301
Tax paid−148−176−10918−33−61
Capital spending507705822322479434
Free cash flow−1,743−290−171−443−1,222−19
−5,4892,626318−2,0431,719−1,226
8,054−1,112−22−53−50−23
Dividends paid000000
Shares bought back08580000
Shares issued8,30711000
Net change in cash1,3291,929947−2,217926−834
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

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.

₹ per shareMar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Earnings per share−₹38.00−₹27.00−₹22.00−₹10.35₹8.66
Diluted earnings per share−₹38.00−₹27.00−₹22.00−₹10.35₹8.55
Book value per share₹218.05₹205.29₹209.54₹235.53₹250.41
Shareholder yield−24.2%2.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)34,25840,35825,56149,93661,332

Ratios

Consolidated, years to March.One 97 Communications PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue growth–60.6%24.9%−30.8%22.3%
−16.9%−13.1%−10.8%−4.6%3.6%
–3.8 pts2.3 pts6.1 pts8.2 pts
From the net margin–9.1 pts4.7 pts3.5 pts7.8 pts
From asset turnover–−4.7 pts−2.3 pts2.7 pts0.1 pts
From borrowing–−0.5 pts−0.1 pts−0.1 pts0.2 pts
Return on capital employed−18.3%−16.3%−12.4%−14.5%−0.4%
Cash conversion––––−134.6%
Debt to equity0.000.000.000.000.00
Receivable days5557606951
Working capital days1626139−119−123
Asset turnover0.280.440.570.360.37
Assets per rupee of net worth1.271.321.331.361.46
Sales per rupee of plant8.869.6410.7210.6913.08
Capital spending to depreciation2.051.451.120.480.84
Plant being built, % of plant in use1.8%0.9%1.1%0.7%1.1%
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2022, Mar 2023, Mar 2024, Mar 2025 and Mar 2026: operating profit after depreciation is a loss, and a loss covers no interest bill.

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
2.4%
Cash from operations against operating profit
−148.0%
Measure5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–1.8%
Return on equity, average−8.4%−3.9%
Return on capital employed, average−12.4%−9.1%
Operating margin, average−18.5%−8.3%
Net margin, average−17.5%−5.8%
Asset turnover, average0.400.43
Debt to equity, average0.000.00

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 operations−1,034−214−743
Cash from investing−2,869−61,719
Cash from financing6,816−125−50
Capital spending2,8351,623479
Dividends paid000
Shares bought back85800
Shares issued for cash8,30910
Borrowings raised000
Borrowings repaid4400

Accounting checks

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

CheckMar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––522
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.18.247.928.957.857.70
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78–−2.84−2.70−3.11−2.33
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets–−26.80−13.627.78−1.87
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–7.216.899.41−30.82
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–−2.19−16.46−5.657.42
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–0.010.010.010.01
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent––––5.14
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points––––−0.51
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.