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Aether Industries financials and balance sheet

NSE: AETHERBSE: 543534Chemicals & PetrochemicalsSmall Cap

Last close ₹1,412.70down ₹37.20 (2.57%)BSE ₹1,413.95

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹1,449.90.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹728.00Low, 11 Nov 2025₹1,814.10High, 6 Oct 2026
Market cap
₹18,750 Cr443rd largest listed
P/E
Earlier quarters restated in the year
P/B
7.6
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROCE
10.7%
Debt to equity
0.18
Volume, NSE
2,32,51853.4% delivered

5 years at a glance

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Aether Industries annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
Peak revenue ₹940 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. Revenue940
  2. Materials and goods−455
  3. Employee costs−62
  4. Other expenses−127
  5. Operating profit295
  6. Depreciation−61
  7. Other income+22
  8. One-off items−9.0
  9. Finance costs−12
  10. Profit before tax235
  11. Tax−61
  12. Net profit174

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹2,192 Cr
  • Inventory₹499 Cr
  • Receivables₹306 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹6 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹2,409 Cr
  • Borrowings₹340 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹151 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹103 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.Aether Industries quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2022Filed 21 JunMar 2023Filed 15 MayMar 2024Filed 22 MayMar 2025Filed 23 SepMar 2026Filed 15 May
Revenue from operations590651596789940
422465464563645
Materials and goods bought288317319414455
Employee costs2734394362
Other expenses107113106107127
Operating profit before depreciation168186131225295
Operating margin28.5%28.6%22.1%28.6%31.4%
Materials, % of revenue48.8%48.7%53.6%52.4%48.4%
Employee costs, % of revenue4.6%5.3%6.5%5.4%6.6%
Other expenses, % of revenue18.1%17.4%17.8%13.6%13.5%
Depreciation and amortisation1523394361
Operating profit after depreciation15316392183235
Other income717444422
Finance costs13591012
Profit before one-off items and tax146174128217244
One-off items00−14−12−9
Profit before tax146174114205235
3844265361
Net profit10913088152174
Other comprehensive income00001
Total comprehensive income10913088152175
Net margin18.5%20.0%14.8%19.3%18.5%

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2022Filed 21 JunMar 2023Filed 15 MayMar 2024Filed 22 MayMar 2025Filed 23 SepMar 2026Filed 15 May
3871,2452,0692,2252,409
Share capital113125133133133
Reserves2741,1201,9362,0932,277
2850129135340
24294240271509
14141476584
Total assets7701,3802,3562,5613,003
3607059741,4531,972
4106751,3821,1081,031
Net debt250−103−426−105334
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year.

Cash flow

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2022Filed 21 JunMar 2023Filed 15 MayMar 2024Filed 22 MayMar 2025Filed 23 SepMar 2026Filed 15 May
−5−7−2118178
282549190178
−145−170−112−67−121
Receivables−55−9629−3434
Inventories−78−86−92−45−113
Payables2212122036
Other working capital−340−61−8−78
Tax paid−34−32−17−380
Capital spending53401137284476
Free cash flow−58−408−139−166−298
−151−348−399−415−629
169439854−19217
Dividends paid00000
Shares bought back00000
Shares issued10375775004
Net change in cash1284453−316−233
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

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.

₹ per shareMar 2022Filed 21 JunMar 2023Filed 15 MayMar 2024Filed 22 MayMar 2025Filed 23 SepMar 2026Filed 15 May
Earnings per share₹9.67₹10.47₹10.47₹11.47₹13.09
Diluted earnings per share₹9.67₹10.47₹10.47₹11.47₹13.08
Book value per share₹34.33₹99.96₹156.09₹167.82₹181.59
Shareholder yield–−6.5%−7.2%0.0%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)–11,66110,35211,01814,514

Ratios

Standalone, years to March.Aether Industries PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2022Filed 21 JunMar 2023Filed 15 MayMar 2024Filed 22 MayMar 2025Filed 23 SepMar 2026Filed 15 May
Revenue growth–10.3%−8.5%32.4%19.2%
Operating profit growth–10.8%−29.4%71.5%31.0%
Net profit growth–19.7%−32.4%72.6%14.1%
Earnings per share growth–8.3%0.0%9.6%14.1%
28.2%16.0%5.3%7.1%7.5%
–−12.2 pts−10.7 pts1.8 pts0.4 pts
From the net margin–2.4 pts−4.2 pts1.6 pts−0.3 pts
From asset turnover–−6.4 pts−5.6 pts0.0 pts0.4 pts
From borrowing–−8.2 pts−0.9 pts0.1 pts0.3 pts
Return on capital employed22.7%13.1%4.2%7.7%8.5%
Cash conversion−5.0%−5.0%−2.2%77.4%102.7%
Interest cover11.632.010.817.919.2
Debt to equity0.740.000.060.060.14
Receivable days101145141122119
Inventory days206286390341401
Payable days8994107101121
Cash conversion cycle, days219338424363399
Working capital days183268439332332
Asset turnover0.770.610.320.320.34
Assets per rupee of net worth1.991.321.131.151.20
Sales per rupee of plant2.301.220.980.920.82
Capital spending to depreciation3.4117.273.496.647.83
Plant being built, % of plant in use22.5%7.0%35.1%39.0%41.2%

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
6.2%
Cash from operations against operating profit
60.3%
Measure5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–13.0%
Profit growth, yearly rate–10.0%
Return on equity, average12.8%6.6%
Return on capital employed, average11.3%6.8%
Operating margin, average27.8%27.4%
Net margin, average18.2%17.5%
Asset turnover, average0.470.33
Cash conversion cycle, days, average348395
Interest cover, average18.315.9
Debt to equity, average0.200.09

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 operations282294178
Cash from investing−1,942−1,442−629
Cash from financing1,6611,053217
Capital spending1,352897476
Dividends paid000
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash1,6147544
Borrowings raised––220
Borrowings repaid19600

Accounting checks

Standalone, 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––1––
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78–−1.22–––
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets–45.16–––
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––−0.04––
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–48.08–––
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–42.68–––
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–2.35–––
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–0.12–––
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent25.63––––
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points2.53––––
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
15 Oct 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based-Cash creditLong-term scale[ICRA]A+WithdrawnStable296
15 Oct 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Interchangeable limits-OthersShort-term scale[ICRA]A1Withdrawn296
23 Sep 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesCrisil AA-New, NewStable396
23 Sep 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesCrisil A1+New, New2
30 Sep 2025ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Interchangeable-Others[ICRA]A1Review, Re-affirm296
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.