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Aakash Exploration Services financials and balance sheet

NSE: AAKASHOilSmall Cap

Last close ₹7.79down ₹0.17 (2.14%)

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹7.96.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹6.86Low, 6 Oct 2026₹13.40High, 6 Mar 2026
Market cap
₹79 Cr3,019th largest listed
P/E
22.6
P/B
1.2
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
5.6%
ROCE
4.8%
Debt to equity
0.35
Volume, NSE
86,82767.0% delivered

9 years at a glance

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Aakash Exploration Services annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
Peak revenue ₹112 Cr, year to Mar 2026

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

Results for the year to Mar 2026

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

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue112
  2. Materials and goods−17
  3. Employee costs−39
  4. Other expenses−41
  5. Operating profit15
  6. Depreciation−9.6
  7. Other income+1.3
  8. One-off items0.0
  9. Finance costs−1.9
  10. Profit before tax4.8
  11. Tax−1.3
  12. Net profit3.5

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹81 Cr
  • Receivables₹25 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹0 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹64 Cr
  • Borrowings₹22 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹12 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹8 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March. No results on record for the year to Mar 2021.Aakash Exploration Services quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Filed 30 AprMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 22 MayMar 2025Filed 14 MayMar 2026Filed 12 May
Revenue from operations415267–77939298112
334452–6279758897
Materials and goods bought577–712111417
Employee costs131921–2427293339
Other expenses151824–3140354241
Operating profit before depreciation8815–1513171015
Operating margin18.7%15.0%22.4%–19.9%14.4%18.6%10.3%13.4%
Materials, % of revenue11.6%13.7%10.8%–8.8%13.2%11.5%13.9%15.4%
Employee costs, % of revenue31.9%36.6%31.3%–31.2%28.8%31.6%33.5%34.6%
Other expenses, % of revenue37.7%34.8%35.5%–40.0%43.6%38.3%42.4%36.6%
Depreciation and amortisation346–678710
Operating profit after depreciation449–961035
Other income021–11121
Finance costs113–12222
One-off items0–0–00000
Profit before tax357–86835
122–22211
Net profit235–65623
Other comprehensive income––0–00000
Total comprehensive income––5–65624
Net margin5.7%6.4%7.2%–8.0%4.9%6.7%1.9%3.1%

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 22 MayMar 2025Filed 14 MayMar 2026Filed 12 May
52596064
Share capital10101010
Reserves42485054
18181722
24273336
7837
Total assets839496106
66616676
17333030
Net debt17101422
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 2018, Mar 2019, Mar 2020 and Mar 2022, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2022Filed 30 AprMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 22 MayMar 2025Filed 14 MayMar 2026Filed 12 May
9.718.510.28.214.4
10.920.810.510.214.6
−5.05.8−7.2−0.5−4.9
Receivables−6.35.7−9.22.9−6.8
Payables0.61.1−0.93.90.5
Other working capital0.8−1.02.9−7.41.4
Tax paid−1.2−2.3−0.2−2.0−0.2
Capital spending10.30.00.00.019.3
Free cash flow−0.618.510.28.2−4.9
−7.1−24.0−10.4−4.4−15.9
−3.56.5−0.2−4.21.1
Dividends paid0.00.00.00.00.0
Shares bought back0.00.00.00.00.0
Shares issued0.00.00.00.00.0
Net change in cash−0.90.9−0.4−0.4−0.3
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 2018, Mar 2019 and Mar 2020.

Per share

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.

₹ per shareMar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Filed 30 AprMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 22 MayMar 2025Filed 14 MayMar 2026Filed 12 May
₹0.48–₹0.62₹0.45₹0.61₹0.18₹0.35
As stated that year₹4.80–₹0.62₹0.45₹0.61₹0.18₹0.35
₹0.48–₹0.62₹0.45₹0.61₹0.18₹0.35
Book value per share–––₹5.17₹5.78₹5.96₹6.31
Shareholder yield––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)34–25260937680
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.
RatioMar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Filed 30 AprMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 22 MayMar 2025Filed 14 MayMar 2026Filed 12 May
Revenue growth–26.1%30.6%––20.4%−0.4%6.5%14.5%
Operating profit growth–0.9%94.8%––−12.9%28.3%−41.0%49.1%
Net profit growth–41.8%46.8%––−25.9%36.8%−70.3%90.1%
Earnings per share growth–––––−27.4%35.6%−70.5%94.4%
–––––8.7%11.2%3.1%5.6%
––––––2.5 pts−8.1 pts2.5 pts
From the net margin––––––3.2 pts−8.1 pts2.0 pts
From asset turnover––––––−0.7 pts0.0 pts0.4 pts
From borrowing––––––0.0 pts0.0 pts0.1 pts
Return on capital employed–––––9.0%12.5%3.8%6.3%
Cash conversion––––159.0%407.8%164.5%447.1%412.3%
Interest cover3.23.13.3–6.63.85.41.52.9
Debt to equity–––––0.350.310.290.35
Receivable days–––––61978080
Inventory days–––––0000
Payable days–––––121107189159
Cash conversion cycle, days–––––−60−10−109−79
Working capital days–––––19404142
Asset turnover–––––1.111.041.031.11
Assets per rupee of net worth–––––1.591.601.601.63
Sales per rupee of plant–––––1.471.561.601.58
Capital spending to depreciation––––1.650.000.000.002.01
Plant being built, % of plant in use–––––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2018, Mar 2019, Mar 2020 and Mar 2022, 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
3.5%
Cash from operations against operating profit
95.8%
Measure5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–6.7%
Profit growth, yearly rate–−8.3%
Return on equity, average7.2%6.6%
Return on capital employed, average7.9%7.5%
Operating margin, average15.3%14.1%
Net margin, average4.9%3.9%
Asset turnover, average1.071.06
Cash conversion cycle, days, average−65−66
Interest cover, average4.03.2
Debt to equity, average0.320.32

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 operations61.132.914.4
Cash from investing−61.9−30.7−15.9
Cash from financing−0.4−3.31.1
Capital spending29.619.319.3
Dividends paid0.00.00.0
Shares bought back0.00.00.0
Shares issued for cash0.00.00.0
Borrowings raised––3.1
Borrowings repaid2.10.00.0

Accounting checks

Standalone, 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–––––––56
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81–––––3.19–3.123.05
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––––−2.33−2.21−2.84
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––––7.21−2.074.88
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––2.282.942.85
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points––––––59.62−18.24−0.04
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue––––––0.070.040.21
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions––––––0.000.000.00
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent28.1931.3928.16–25.4326.09–27.9927.64
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points––––11.20−11.07–−48.3123.95
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
27 Jul 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Term Loan-Long TermCARE B+; ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*Review, DowngradeStable7.50
27 Jul 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Non-fund-based - LT/ ST-Bank GuaranteeCARE B+ / CARE A4; ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*Review, DowngradeStable10
27 Jul 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based - LT/ ST-Cash CreditCARE B+ / CARE A4; ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*Review, DowngradeStable7.50
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.