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

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Subex Limited · Formerly Subex Azure · Face value ₹5 · Listed Jul 2000 on BSE, Jul 2007 on NSE
Last close ₹16.33down ₹1.41 (7.95%)BSE ₹16.36

Share price at the NSE close on 30 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹17.74.

30 Oct: open ₹17.63, high ₹17.63, low ₹15.64

52-week range of traded prices to 30 Oct 2026
₹6.61Low, 30 Mar 2026₹22.80High, 23 Sep 2026
Market cap
₹918 Cr1,790th largest listed
P/E
30.65
P/E without one-offs
26.52
P/B
2.68
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
9.3%
ROE without one-offs
10.7%
ROCE
8.4%
Debt to equity
0.00
Volume, NSE
1,17,34,56929.6% delivered

Subex's financial statements for the 10 years to Mar 2026, consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together, 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.Subex annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
358−43Mar 1732421Mar 18348250Mar 19365−2690Mar 20372525.8Mar 21333214.7Mar 22279−518.6Mar 23310−1920Mar 24286−310Mar 25279290Mar 26
Peak revenue ₹372 Cr, year to Mar 2021; lowest ₹279 Cr, year to Mar 2023Back to profit in the year to Mar 2026, ₹29 Cr

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
26.5%−73.7%10.6%15.2%26.0%26.5%10.5%−11.0%−5.1%−5.1%9.2%−12.1%6.4%7.2%−73.7%13.9%6.3%−18.4%−61.9%−11.0%10.2%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 9.5% 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. Revenue279
  2. Employee costs−165
  3. Other expenses−89
  4. Operating profit26
  5. Depreciation−12
  6. Other income+32
  7. One-off items−4.7
  8. Finance costs−3.3
  9. Profit before tax37
  10. Tax−9.0
  11. Net profit29

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹333 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹101 Cr
  • Receivables₹94 Cr
  • Current investments₹25 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹343 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹184 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹25 Cr

Profit and loss

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

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Filed 11 MayMar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 2 MayMar 2026Jun 2026Twelve monthsFiled 5 Aug
Revenue from operations358324348365372333279310286279292
–290295270274298309325300253253
Materials and goods bought––000000000
Employee costs––191175197214201209185165164
Other expenses––1049576841091161158989
Operating profit before depreciation–3453959935−31−16−152639
Operating margin–10.6%15.2%26.0%26.5%10.5%−11.0%−5.1%−5.1%9.2%13.5%
Materials, % of revenue––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Employee costs, % of revenue––54.9%47.8%53.0%64.3%72.0%67.5%64.8%59.0%56.0%
Other expenses, % of revenue––29.9%26.1%20.5%25.1%39.0%37.6%40.3%31.8%30.5%
Depreciation and amortisation5551514101416141211
Operating profit after depreciation–2948808525−45−31−291429
Other income111165108773218
Finance costs–8263233233
Profit before one-off items and tax752347808734−39−27−244244
One-off items−109120−318300−1484−5−5
Profit before tax−343447−2388934−39−175−203739
10142231381312171299
Net profit−432125−2695221−51−192−312930
Other comprehensive income––−406260298
Total comprehensive income––21−2695823−45−192−303738
Net margin−12.1%6.4%7.2%−73.7%13.9%6.3%−18.4%−61.9%−11.0%10.2%10.2%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the year to Mar 2018 they do not, so they are left blank. Operating expenses, operating profit before depreciation and operating profit after depreciation are left blank for the year to Mar 2017: the statement does not state its finance costs, which operating profit is worked out from, so operating profit is not given.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Filed 11 MayMar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 2 MayMar 2026
794515549564522334304343
Share capital562562281281281281281281
Reserves232−47268283241532362
Borrowings00659000
8090977686105101109
22768180969181100
Total assets896681727720704530487552
717438415424442279273263
179243312297261250214288
Net debt−42−91−141−116−113−106−94−126
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

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 2 MayMar 2026
91−99−81072
105141461838
−2−281710813
Receivables−10−3−204−17
Payables−43−713−511
Other working capital3−312817819
Tax paid−14−23−5−14−933
Capital spending955324
Free cash flow82−144−11768
−7−35−3833−15−33
−32−15−7−9−12−9
Dividends paid27–0000
Shares bought back000000
Shares issued000000
Net change in cash52−59−3516−1730
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. Dividends paid is left blank for the year to Mar 2022: the cash-flow statement states no dividends paid, while the company's own dividend record shows one paid in the period, so the line is not given.

Per share

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

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Filed 11 MayMar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 2 MayMar 2026
Earnings per share−₹0.85₹0.37₹0.45−₹4.94₹0.96₹0.38−₹0.93−₹3.47−₹0.57₹0.51
Diluted earnings per share−₹0.85₹0.37₹0.45−₹4.94₹0.94₹0.38−₹0.93−₹3.47−₹0.57₹0.51
Dividend per share––––₹0.75–––––
Book value per share––₹14.13₹9.17₹9.76₹10.03₹9.29₹5.93₹5.42₹6.10
Dividend payout––––81.5%–––––
Shareholder yield––––1.4%–0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)5594313231741,9981,8071,5961,689686375
Shareholder yield is left blank for the year to Mar 2022: the cash-flow statement states no dividends paid, while the company's own dividend record shows one paid in the period, so the line is not given.

Ratios

Consolidated, years to March.Subex PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Filed 11 MayMar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 2 MayMar 2026
Revenue growth−9.4%7.3%4.8%1.9%−10.4%−16.4%11.1%−7.8%−2.3%
Operating profit growth–54.8%79.1%3.6%−64.3%––––
Net profit growth–22.0%––−59.4%––––
Earnings per share growth–21.6%––−60.4%––––
–3.2%−41.1%9.7%3.8%−9.4%−44.8%−9.9%8.8%
––−44.3 pts50.8 pts−5.9 pts−13.2 pts−35.4 pts35.0 pts18.7 pts
From the net margin––−35.5 pts48.9 pts−5.3 pts−14.8 pts−22.4 pts36.9 pts19.0 pts
From asset turnover––−6.2 pts1.1 pts−0.6 pts1.7 pts−9.0 pts−0.9 pts−0.4 pts
From borrowing––−2.6 pts0.9 pts−0.1 pts−0.1 pts−4.1 pts−0.9 pts0.1 pts
Return on capital employed–6.1%15.5%15.3%4.4%−8.4%−9.4%−9.4%4.0%
Cash conversion–––175.9%−41.7%–––250.6%
Interest cover3.822.314.228.613.0–––4.2
Debt to equity–0.000.000.010.010.020.000.000.00
Receivable days–90929010611812099122
Working capital days–60627311582472570
Asset turnover–0.390.460.530.460.390.500.560.54
Assets per rupee of net worth–1.131.201.321.301.311.441.591.60
Sales per rupee of plant–64.477.5131.6134.7728.829.7913.708.72
Capital spending to depreciation–––0.630.550.350.180.170.33
Plant being built, % of plant in use–0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2023, Mar 2024 and Mar 2025: 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

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

Return on assets, latest year
5.5%
Cash from operations against operating profit
277.8%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–−5.6%0.0%
Profit growth, yearly rate–−11.2%–
Return on equity, average–−10.3%−15.3%
Return on capital employed, average–−3.8%−4.9%
Operating margin, average8.5%−0.3%−0.3%
Net margin, average−13.3%−15.0%−20.9%
Asset turnover, average–0.490.53
Debt to equity, average–0.010.00

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 operations73.573.071.5
Cash from investing−87.7−14.6−32.8
Cash from financing−51.3−30.1−8.7
Capital spending19.49.14.0
Dividends paid–0.00.0
Shares bought back0.00.00.0
Shares issued for cash0.00.00.0
Borrowings raised0.00.00.0
Borrowings repaid0.00.00.0

Accounting checks

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

CheckMar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9–––733357
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.1–10.082.237.237.415.421.723.194.71
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78–––−2.83−2.17−3.02−4.14−3.11−2.63
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets–––−4.559.00−3.18−35.12−5.16−1.96
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times–––––4.25–––
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points––2.97−1.8315.439.771.24−15.7822.76
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue––2.163.272.14−10.55−1.95−0.759.92
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions––0.00–0.000.000.000.000.00
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent39.9046.43–42.1337.70–––23.90
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points––––−29.92–––−65.22
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.