Bell Ceramics (Delisted) financials and balance sheet
BSE: 515035
Last traded ₹11.80 on 25 May 2012
Delisted on 22 Jun 2012.
3 years at a glance
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Bell Ceramics annual reports
Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore
- Revenue
- Net profit
- Borrowings
- Loss
Peak revenue ₹202 Cr, year to Mar 2009A loss in the year to Mar 2010, −₹6.37 Cr
Operating and net margin, per cent
- Operating marginOperating margin. Operating profit before depreciation as a percentage of revenue: how much of each rupee of sales is left after running costs.
- Net marginNet margin. Net profit as a percentage of revenue: how much of each rupee of sales is left after every cost, interest and tax.
Results for the year to Mar 2010
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.
From revenue to net profit
- Revenue167
- Operating expenses−152
- Operating profit15
- Depreciation−11
- Other income+0.1
- Finance costs−11
- Profit before tax−7.4
- Tax+1.0
- Net profit−6.4
Profit and loss
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.Bell Ceramics quarterly results
| ₹ crore | Mar 2008 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue from operations | 174 | 202 | 167 |
| Operating expenses. What the business spent to run itself in the period, materials, staff and other costs, before depreciation, interest and tax. | – | 179 | 152 |
| Materials and goods boughtCost of materials and goods. Raw materials used and goods bought for resale in the period, adjusted for the change in stock held. | 62 | 54 | 52 |
| Operating profit before depreciationOperating profit before depreciation (EBITDA). Revenue less operating expenses: what the business earns from its operations before depreciation, interest and tax. | – | 24 | 15 |
| Operating marginOperating margin. Operating profit before depreciation as a percentage of revenue: how much of each rupee of sales is left after running costs. | – | 11.6% | 8.8% |
| Depreciation and amortisationDepreciation and amortisation. The part of the cost of plant, buildings and other long-lived assets charged against each year they are used. | – | 11 | 11 |
| Operating profit after depreciationOperating profit after depreciation (EBIT). Operating profit before depreciation, less depreciation and amortisation. | – | 12 | 3 |
| Other incomeOther income. Income from outside the main business, such as interest on deposits, dividends received and gains on investments. | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Finance costsFinance costs. Interest and the other costs of borrowing in the period. | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Profit before tax | −16 | 1 | −7 |
| Tax | −1 | 0 | −1 |
| Net profit | −22 | 0 | −6 |
| Net marginNet margin. Net profit as a percentage of revenue: how much of each rupee of sales is left after every cost, interest and tax. | −12.6% | 0.2% | −3.8% |
Operating expenses, operating profit before depreciation and operating profit after depreciation are left blank for the year to Mar 2008: the statement does not state its depreciation, which operating profit is worked out from, so operating profit is not given.
Ratios
Standalone, years to March.
| Ratio | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthRevenue growth. This year's revenue less last year's, divided by last year's, times 100; blank where last year's is not above nought. | 16.5% | −17.7% |
| Operating profit growthOperating profit growth. This year's operating profit before depreciation less last year's, divided by last year's, times 100; blank where last year's is not above nought. | – | −37.9% |
| Interest coverInterest cover. Operating profit after depreciation divided by finance costs: how many times over the profit pays the interest bill. | 1.1 | 0.3 |
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 2010.
| Measure | 3 years |
|---|---|
| Operating margin, averageOperating margin, average. 3 years: The plain average of the yearly operating profit margin over the last three years, needing at least two of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. 5 years: The plain average of the yearly operating profit margin over the last five years, needing at least four of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. 10 years: The plain average of the yearly operating profit margin over the last ten years, needing at least nine of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. | 10.2% |
| Net margin, averageNet margin, average. 3 years: The plain average of the yearly net profit margin over the last three years, needing at least two of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. 5 years: The plain average of the yearly net profit margin over the last five years, needing at least four of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. 10 years: The plain average of the yearly net profit margin over the last ten years, needing at least nine of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. | −5.4% |
| Interest cover, averageInterest cover, average. 3 years: The plain average of the yearly interest cover over the last three years, needing at least two of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. 5 years: The plain average of the yearly interest cover over the last five years, needing at least four of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. 10 years: The plain average of the yearly interest cover over the last ten years, needing at least nine of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. | 0.7 |
Accounting checks
Standalone, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.
| Check | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Effective tax rateEffective tax rate. Tax charged as a percentage of profit before tax.Published threshold 17.16 per cent | 54.26 | – |
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.