Arcotech Limited (Formerly SKS Ltd) financials and balance sheet

BSE: 532914Non - Ferrous Metals

Trading suspended since 31 Aug 2021

Last traded ₹2.20 on 30 Aug 2021

10 years at a glance

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Arcotech Limited (Formerly SKS Ltd) annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
Peak revenue ₹784 Cr, year to Mar 2018A loss in 8 of the 10 years shown

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. Revenue0.0
  2. Employee costs−0.2
  3. Other expenses−0.7
  4. Operating profit−0.9
  5. Depreciation−10
  6. Other income0.0
  7. One-off items0.0
  8. Finance costs−23
  9. Profit before tax−34
  10. Tax−58
  11. Net profit−92

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹252 Cr
  • Inventory₹27 Cr
  • Receivables₹1 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹0 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Borrowings₹552 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹0 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.Arcotech Limited (Formerly SKS Ltd) quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 6 JunMar 2020Filed 4 AugMar 2021Filed 3 JulMar 2022Filed 15 JunMar 2023Filed 8 JunMar 2024Filed 6 JulMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 30 May
Revenue from operations7367844527552750000
6447125231425614387134661
Materials and goods bought602657489131521000000
Employee costs––73110000
Other expenses––27844387133661
Operating profit before depreciation9172−71−67−4−69−87−134−66−1
Operating margin12.4%9.2%−15.6%−88.2%−7.3%−91.8%––––
Materials, % of revenue––108.3%174.2%98.4%133.5%––––
Employee costs, % of revenue––1.5%3.5%2.0%1.1%––––
Other expenses, % of revenue––5.9%10.5%6.9%57.3%––––
Depreciation and amortisation681111111111111010
Operating profit after depreciation8564−81−78−15−80−98−144−76−11
Other income24211110010
Finance costs47645813252222252423
One-off items––00000000
Profit before tax404−137−90−39−90−120−169−99−34
140−45−31−13−30−38−25−1258
Net profit264−92−59−27−60−82−144−87−92
Other comprehensive income––00000000
Total comprehensive income––−92−59−26−60−82−144−87−92
Net margin3.6%0.5%−20.4%−77.8%−50.6%−80.4%––––
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018 they do not, so they are left blank.
Earlier years, Mar 2008 to Mar 2016
₹ croreMar 2008Mar 2009Mar 2010Mar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2013Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016
Revenue from operations274693202253370625656729
254477169215322540571639
Materials and goods bought–3864153198297498534590
Employee costs––––––––8
Other expenses––––––––41
Operating profit before depreciation1216333847858589
Operating margin5.5%5.1%17.6%16.4%15.2%12.8%13.6%13.0%12.2%
Materials, % of revenue––––––––81.0%
Employee costs, % of revenue––––––––1.2%
Other expenses, % of revenue––––––––5.6%
Depreciation and amortisation011223445
Operating profit after depreciation1215313645818284
Other income110002122
Finance costs114101315323130
Profit before tax1112222331515256
Tax−1−44758181820
Net profit258141823333436
Net margin7.5%11.0%8.2%7.0%7.0%6.2%5.3%5.1%5.0%
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 6 JunMar 2020Filed 4 AugMar 2021Filed 3 JulMar 2022Filed 15 JunMar 2023Filed 8 JunMar 2024Filed 6 JulMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 30 May
1611098323−59−203−290−382
Share capital2121212121212121
Reserves14088622−80−224−311−403
392377394470491505528552
526514538548577603625656
304445566
Total assets716627625575522405341280
226246247267286300301233
4913813773082361053947
Net debt390376394470491504527552
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

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 3 JulMar 2022Filed 15 JunMar 2023Filed 8 JunMar 2024Filed 6 JulMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 30 May
22−6−2−9−10
2−25−93−134−74−10
533−50−9−9
Receivables500000
Inventories−2320000
Payables1000−10
Other working capital22−50−8−9
Tax paid0−10000
Capital spending000000
Free cash flow12−6−2−9−10
000000
−1−262910
Dividends paid000000
Shares bought back000000
Shares issued000000
Net change in cash000000
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.

Per share

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.Arcotech Limited (Formerly SKS Ltd) dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 6 JunMar 2020Filed 4 AugMar 2021Filed 3 JulMar 2022Filed 15 JunMar 2023Filed 8 JunMar 2024Filed 6 JulMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 30 May
₹2.52₹0.37−₹8.78−₹5.59−₹2.53−₹5.72−₹7.82−₹13.68−₹8.33−₹8.73
As stated that year₹12.58₹0.37−₹8.78−₹5.59−₹2.53−₹5.72−₹7.82−₹13.68−₹8.33−₹8.73
₹2.52₹0.37−₹8.78−₹5.59−₹2.53−₹5.72−₹7.82−₹13.68−₹8.33−₹8.73
Dividend per share₹0.30–––––––––
Book value per share––₹15.33₹10.41₹7.89₹2.17−₹5.66−₹19.33−₹27.66−₹36.39
Shareholder yield––––0.0%–––––
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)––58.88.918.9–––––
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.

Ratios

Standalone, years to March.

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 6 JunMar 2020Filed 4 AugMar 2021Filed 3 JulMar 2022Filed 15 JunMar 2023Filed 8 JunMar 2024Filed 6 JulMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 30 May
Revenue growth1.0%6.6%−42.3%−83.3%−30.6%42.7%−100.0%–––
Operating profit growth2.4%−21.3%––––––––
Net profit growth−27.6%−85.2%––––––––
Earnings per share growth–−85.3%––––––––
––−57.2%−43.4%−27.6%−113.8%––––
–––13.8 pts15.8 pts−86.2 pts––––
From the net margin–––−161.2 pts15.2 pts−16.2 pts––––
From asset turnover–––179.5 pts7.2 pts−21.4 pts––––
From borrowing–––−4.5 pts−6.5 pts−48.5 pts––––
Return on capital employed––−14.7%−16.0%−3.1%−16.2%−22.8%−47.8%−32.2%−6.5%
Interest cover1.81.0––––––––
Debt to equity––2.433.454.7620.67––––
Receivable days––2281,1731,6561,051––––
Inventory days––86158422100––––
Payable days––33123––––
Cash conversion cycle, days––3121,3282,0661,148––––
Working capital days––2641,1641,6101,111––––
Asset turnover––0.630.110.080.120.000.000.000.00
Assets per rupee of net worth––4.454.976.5111.36−29.93−3.53−1.51−0.92
Sales per rupee of plant––2.360.420.310.470.000.000.000.00
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.040.010.000.010.000.00
Plant being built, % of plant in use––0.0%0.0%0.0%–––––
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2019, Mar 2020, Mar 2021, 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. Debt to equity is left blank for the years to Mar 2023, Mar 2024, Mar 2025 and Mar 2026: net worth is below zero, so there is no shareholders' money to set the borrowings against. 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

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
−29.5%
Measure5 years3 years
Return on capital employed, average−25.1%−28.8%
Asset turnover, average0.020.00

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 operations−25.0−20.7−9.7
Cash from investing−0.1−0.10.0
Cash from financing25.120.89.7
Capital spending0.20.10.0
Dividends paid0.00.00.0
Shares bought back0.00.00.0
Shares issued for cash0.00.00.0
Borrowings raised20.820.89.7
Borrowings repaid7.70.00.0

Accounting checks

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

CheckMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––––54––––
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81––0.55−0.33−0.14–––––
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−26.87−4.31––––
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––−4.42−10.29−13.88−30.46−21.14−26.40
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––69.0428.58−52.1972.16–––
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––22.4665.03−147.69100.00–––
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––−12.43−0.57−19.32––––
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions––––0.00–––––
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent34.019.51––––––––
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
7 Oct 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based-Working capital facilitiesLong-term scaleCARE D; ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*Review, Re-affirm260
7 Oct 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based - LT-Term LoanLong-term scaleCARE D; ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*Review, Re-affirm6.81
7 Oct 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Non-fund-based - LT/ ST-BG/LCLong and short-term scalesCARE D / CARE D; ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*Review, Re-affirm205
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.