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Western Carriers (India) financials: balance sheet, profit and loss, cash flow

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Western Carriers (India) Limited · Face value ₹5 · Listed Sep 2024 · Issue price ₹172
Last close ₹94.15down ₹3.28 (3.37%)BSE ₹94.01

Share price at the NSE close on 30 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹97.43.

30 Oct: open ₹97.37, high ₹98.75, low ₹93.25

52-week range of traded prices to 30 Oct 2026
₹77.02Low, 30 Mar 2026₹137.00High, 31 Oct 2025
Market cap
₹960 Cr1,451st largest listed
P/E
26.14
P/B
1.11
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
4.3%
ROCE
4.9%
Debt to equity
0.25
Volume, NSE
2,89,28523.7% delivered

Western Carriers (India)'s financial statements for the 2 years to Mar 2026, consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together, with the twelve months to Jun 2026 after them.

2 years at a glance

₹ crore, years to March.Western Carriers (India) annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
1,72665172Mar 251,82939217Mar 26
Peak revenue ₹1,829 Cr, year to Mar 2026; lowest ₹1,726 Cr, year to Mar 2025

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
6.9%2.1%6.9%4.6%3.8%2.1%Mar 25Mar 26

Results for the year to Mar 2026

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

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue1,829
  2. Employee costs−61
  3. Other expenses−1,683
  4. Operating profit85
  5. Depreciation−28
  6. Other income+15
  7. One-off items0.0
  8. Finance costs−18
  9. Profit before tax53
  10. Tax−14
  11. Joint ventures0.0
  12. Net profit39

What the company owns

  • Receivables₹695 Cr
  • Plant, investments and other assets₹472 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹38 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹867 Cr
  • Borrowings₹217 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹83 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹39 Cr

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March. The last column is the twelve months to Jun 2026, the latest four quarters added.Western Carriers (India) quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2025Filed 16 MayMar 2026Filed 16 MayJun 2026Twelve monthsFiled 14 Aug
Revenue from operations1,7261,8291,878
1,6061,7441,795
Materials and goods bought000
Employee costs536163
Other expenses1,5531,6831,732
Operating profit before depreciation1208583
Operating margin6.9%4.6%4.4%
Materials, % of revenue0.0%0.0%0.0%
Employee costs, % of revenue3.1%3.4%3.4%
Other expenses, % of revenue90.0%92.0%92.2%
Depreciation and amortisation242829
Operating profit after depreciation965754
Other income131514
Finance costs221818
One-off items000
Profit before tax885350
231413
Share of profit of joint ventures and associates000
Net profit653937
Other comprehensive income001
Total comprehensive income653937
Net margin3.8%2.1%2.0%
Net margin without joint ventures and associates3.8%2.1%–

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2025Filed 16 MayMar 2026Filed 16 May
828867
Share capital5151
Reserves777816
172217
247318
2820
Total assets1,1041,205
214378
890828
Net debt−18179
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year.

Cash flow

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2025Filed 16 MayMar 2026Filed 16 May
−3−22
2514
−96−72
Receivables−95−75
Payables103
Other working capital−11−1
Tax paid−28−36
Capital spending8781
Free cash flow−90−102
−2412
24725
Dividends paid00
Shares bought back00
Shares issued4000
Net change in cash34
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 2025Filed 16 MayMar 2026Filed 16 May
Earnings per share₹7.16₹3.81
Diluted earnings per share₹7.16₹3.81
Book value per share₹81.22₹85.03
Shareholder yield−51.2%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)781794

Ratios

Consolidated, years to March.Western Carriers (India) PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2025Filed 16 MayMar 2026Filed 16 May
Revenue growth–6.0%
Operating profit growth–−29.2%
Net profit growth–−40.4%
Earnings per share growth–−46.8%
7.9%4.6%
–−3.3 pts
From the net margin–−3.4 pts
From asset turnover–0.1 pts
From borrowing–0.1 pts
Return on capital employed9.6%5.2%
Cash conversion−4.1%−56.1%
Interest cover4.53.1
Debt to equity0.210.25
Receivable days131139
Working capital days128136
Asset turnover1.561.58
Assets per rupee of net worth1.331.36
Sales per rupee of plant14.4910.94
Capital spending to depreciation3.672.85
Plant being built, % of plant in use12.6%18.8%

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
3.4%
Cash from operations against operating profit
−25.6%
Measure3 years
Return on equity, average6.2%
Return on capital employed, average7.4%
Operating margin, average5.8%
Net margin, average2.9%
Asset turnover, average1.57
Interest cover, average3.8
Debt to equity, average0.23

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.

₹ croreLatest year
Cash from operations−21.8
Cash from investing1.6
Cash from financing24.6
Capital spending80.6
Dividends paid0.0
Shares bought back0.0
Shares issued for cash0.0
Borrowings raised70.6
Borrowings repaid25.4

Accounting checks

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

CheckMar 2025Mar 2026
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.19.948.07
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78–−1.76
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets–5.11
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–6.05
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–0.63
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–0.41
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent25.8526.42
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points−6.23−41.46
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
26 Sep 2025CRISIL Ratings LimitedBank FacilitiesCrisil A2+Review, Re-affirm103
26 Sep 2025CRISIL Ratings LimitedBank FacilitiesCrisil A-Review, OtherStable42
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.