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Bhatia Colour Chem financials and balance sheet

BSE: 543497Chemicals & PetrochemicalsSmall Cap

Last close ₹21.04down ₹0.98 (4.45%)

Share price at the BSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹22.02.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹20.92Low, 23 Oct 2026₹429.50High, 24 Oct 2025
Market cap
₹30 Cr2,350th largest listed
P/E
7.2
P/B
0.3
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
4.5%
Debt to equity
0.02
Volume, BSE
21,600

5 years at a glance

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Bhatia Colour Chem annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
Peak revenue ₹155 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. Revenue155
  2. Materials and goods−116
  3. Employee costs−9.6
  4. Other expenses−21
  5. Operating profit8.5
  6. Depreciation−0.5
  7. Other income+0.4
  8. Finance costs−1.9
  9. Profit before tax6.4
  10. Tax−2.3
  11. Net profit4.2

What the company owns

  • Receivables₹98 Cr
  • Inventory₹26 Cr
  • Plant, investments and other assets₹20 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹7 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹104 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹42 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹3 Cr
  • Borrowings₹2 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.Bhatia Colour Chem half-yearly results

₹ croreMar 2022Filed 10 JunMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 10 JunMar 2025Filed 30 MayMar 2026Filed 21 May
Revenue from operations14110114125155
13103108118146
Materials and goods bought11939391116
Employee costs136710
Other expenses1791921
Operating profit before depreciation17778
Operating margin6.1%6.6%6.1%6.0%5.5%
Materials, % of revenue80.2%84.4%81.3%73.0%74.8%
Employee costs, % of revenue5.1%3.1%5.0%5.8%6.2%
Other expenses, % of revenue8.5%6.0%7.7%15.2%13.5%
Depreciation and amortisation00001
Operating profit after depreciation17778
Other income00000
Finance costs03222
Profit before one-off items and tax14556
Profit before tax14556
01122
Net profit13344
Net margin3.7%2.5%3.0%2.9%2.7%

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2022Filed 10 JunMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 10 JunMar 2025Filed 30 MayMar 2026Filed 21 May
56596381104
Share capital121212––
Reserves444750––
642020212
7234204045
20191972
Total assets148113102128151
11122
148112101126149
Net debt30195−1−5
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year.

Cash flow

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2022Filed 10 JunMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 10 JunMar 2025Filed 30 MayMar 2026Filed 21 May
−851418−7−13
−851519−5−10
−86812−13−19
Receivables−86−7255−35
Inventories−2582−3−8
Payables276−14618
Other working capital−22−1−216
Tax paid0−1−1−2−2
Capital spending00101
Free cash flow−861417−7−13
00−1−10
120−48−214−2
Dividends paid00000
Shares issued1200026
Net change in cash34−34156−15
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 10 JunMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 10 JunMar 2025Filed 30 MayMar 2026Filed 21 May
Earnings per share₹0.42₹2.24₹2.82₹2.99₹2.96
Diluted earnings per share₹0.42₹2.24₹2.82₹2.99₹2.96
Book value per share₹46.12₹48.36₹51.18₹66.22₹73.80
Shareholder yield−23.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%−12.3%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)525261327208

Ratios

Standalone, years to March.Bhatia Colour Chem PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2022Filed 10 JunMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 10 JunMar 2025Filed 30 MayMar 2026Filed 21 May
Revenue growth–680.3%3.9%9.2%23.7%
Operating profit growth–746.4%−4.4%7.8%13.2%
Net profit growth–429.4%26.0%6.1%14.1%
Earnings per share growth–429.3%26.0%6.0%−1.0%
0.9%4.7%5.7%5.1%4.5%
–3.8 pts0.9 pts−0.6 pts−0.6 pts
From the net margin–−0.3 pts1.0 pts−0.2 pts−0.4 pts
From asset turnover–4.9 pts1.5 pts0.1 pts0.1 pts
From borrowing–−0.8 pts−1.6 pts−0.5 pts−0.3 pts
Return on capital employed0.7%9.0%8.0%6.9%7.5%
Cash conversion−16,520.6%513.3%508.6%−188.7%−304.4%
Interest cover6.12.13.54.14.2
Debt to equity1.140.330.320.260.02
Receivable days2,219309217183230
Inventory days81367597283
Payable days–––96132
Cash conversion cycle, days–––159181
Working capital days2,226258211230231
Asset turnover0.100.841.061.081.11
Assets per rupee of net worth2.622.261.771.601.51
Sales per rupee of plant33.03183.8385.3872.5683.34
Capital spending to depreciation32.942.253.430.001.25

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
3.0%
Cash from operations against operating profit
−150.3%
Measure5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–11.9%
Profit growth, yearly rate–15.1%
Return on equity, average4.2%5.1%
Return on capital employed, average6.4%7.5%
Operating margin, average6.0%5.8%
Net margin, average3.0%2.9%
Asset turnover, average0.841.09
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–170
Interest cover, average4.03.9
Debt to equity, average0.410.20

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−73.5−2.1−12.7
Cash from investing−2.7−2.1−0.3
Cash from financing83.110.8−1.6
Capital spending2.51.70.7
Dividends paid0.00.00.0
Shares issued for cash37.825.525.5
Borrowings raised78.013.70.0
Borrowings repaid76.231.819.0

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
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–−671.82−30.87−16.9031.67
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–−753.61−11.2821.0019.56
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–−0.580.7717.16−3.62
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent27.2626.7726.7131.2135.10
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points0.67−0.130.000.000.00
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.