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Bharat Forge financials and balance sheet

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Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹1,741.00.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹1,265.00Low, 23 Oct 2025₹2,295.00High, 10 Aug 2026
Market cap
₹83,621 Cr127th largest listed
P/E
118.4
P/E without one-offs
68.6
P/B
8.7
Dividend yield
0.50%
ROE
7.5%
ROE without one-offs
13.0%
ROCE
11.9%
Debt to equity
0.72
Volume, NSE
9,15,93349.3% delivered

10 years at a glance

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, years to March.Bharat Forge annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
Peak revenue ₹16,812 Cr, year to Mar 2026A loss in 1 of the 10 years shown

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

From Apr 2019 leases sit on the balance sheet: rent is charged as depreciation and interest instead, so operating profit and total assets step up with nothing about the business having changed. Borrowings here leave lease liabilities out. Lease payments were 5.1% of operating profit in the first full year.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue16,812
  2. Materials and goods−7,590
  3. Employee costs−2,103
  4. Other expenses−4,192
  5. Operating profit2,927
  6. Depreciation−971
  7. Other income+199
  8. One-off items−154
  9. Finance costs−323
  10. Profit before tax1,677
  11. Tax−578
  12. Joint ventures−9.5
  13. Net profit1,089

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹12,134 Cr
  • Inventory₹4,053 Cr
  • Receivables₹3,910 Cr
  • Current investments₹1,174 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹990 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹9,557 Cr
  • Borrowings₹6,875 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹2,996 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹2,833 Cr

Bharat Forge business segments, year to Mar 2026

A reportable segment is a line of business the company must report on its own. Consolidated, ₹ crore, as the company reports them.Bharat Forge segment results by quarter

Revenue by segment

₹17,856 CrTotal
  • Forgings₹13,929 Cr78.0% of total
  • Others₹2,170 Cr12.2% of total
  • Defence₹1,757 Cr9.8% of total

Profit by segment

  • Forgings₹1,956 Cr89.3% of total
  • Others₹154 Cr7.0% of total
  • Defence₹81 Cr3.7% of total

Segment results by year

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

  • Forgings

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Others

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Defence

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue of all businesses10,1558,0986,33710,46212,94216,09715,68517,856
Company revenue, as in its results10,1468,0566,33610,46112,91015,68215,12316,812
Revenue9,8437,8546,11210,06411,97813,71812,96113,929
Revenue growth–−20.2%−22.2%64.7%19.0%14.5%−5.5%7.5%
Profit1,6787481241,4421,1751,8431,8561,956
Profit growth–−55.4%−83.4%1,058.0%−18.5%56.8%0.7%5.4%
Margin17.0%9.5%2.0%14.3%9.8%13.4%14.3%14.0%
Return on capital––1.7%16.3%12.5%19.4%17.9%17.2%
Assets––9,46111,22612,12912,32312,88714,297
Liabilities––2,0642,3992,7232,8152,5352,939
Capital employed––7,3978,8279,4069,50810,35211,358
Revenue3122442253989648189522,170
Revenue–––––1,5611,7721,757
–––––0––
Profit is before tax and finance costs, the way companies report their segments.

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.Bharat Forge quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 21 MayMar 2020Filed 29 JunMar 2021Filed 4 JunMar 2022Filed 17 MayMar 2023Filed 5 MayMar 2024Filed 9 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 7 May
Revenue from operations6,5988,41510,1468,0566,33610,46112,91015,68215,12316,812
5,3476,6928,0906,9415,4758,44511,14313,12412,42913,885
Materials and goods bought–3,2814,2143,5772,6344,2165,9617,3796,5947,590
Employee costs––1,2461,1951,0711,4651,5631,8601,8702,103
Other expenses––2,6302,1691,7692,7643,6183,8853,9654,192
Operating profit before depreciation1,2511,7232,0561,1158622,0161,7682,5582,6942,927
Operating margin19.0%20.5%20.3%13.8%13.6%19.3%13.7%16.3%17.8%17.4%
Materials, % of revenue––41.5%44.4%41.6%40.3%46.2%47.1%43.6%45.1%
Employee costs, % of revenue––12.3%14.8%16.9%14.0%12.1%11.9%12.4%12.5%
Other expenses, % of revenue––25.9%26.9%27.9%26.4%28.0%24.8%26.2%24.9%
Depreciation and amortisation452467521548612730736848874971
Operating profit after depreciation7991,2561,5355672501,2861,0321,7101,8201,956
Other income119142203188169196173227214199
Finance costs100107127171108160299491417323
Profit before one-off items and tax8181,2921,6105843111,3219061,4461,6171,831
One-off items128−950−79−30692−46−12−157−154
Profit before tax9471,1961,61050551,4148601,4341,4601,677
249442566112102303319529543578
Share of profit of joint ventures and associates–0−11−43−30−33−335−4−9
6927541,033349−1271,0775089109131,089
Other comprehensive income––−27−173322235−70−123−56−341
Total comprehensive income––1,0051761951,312439787858748
Net margin10.5%9.0%10.2%4.3%−2.0%10.3%3.9%5.8%6.0%6.5%
Net margin without joint ventures and associates–9.0%10.3%4.9%−1.5%10.6%4.2%5.8%6.1%6.5%
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.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 21 MayMar 2020Filed 29 JunMar 2021Filed 4 JunMar 2022Filed 17 MayMar 2023Filed 5 MayMar 2024Filed 9 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 7 May
5,4065,2525,4476,6276,7427,1659,2219,557
5,3765,2205,4156,5716,7067,1709,2219,557
Share capital9393939393939696
Reserves5,2835,1275,3226,4786,6127,0779,1259,461
Belonging to outside owners of subsidiaries3032325636−5––
3,7733,8784,5805,6556,8527,5226,2886,875
4,1093,9674,5186,1148,2779,2808,7039,581
2,1282,3443,2132,8683,3662,9042,1653,122
Total assets11,64211,56313,17815,60918,38419,34920,08822,260
6,1036,2926,9637,6789,3829,3349,85611,057
5,5395,2716,2147,9318,52210,01610,23211,203
Net debt2,7572,2372,0303,1434,7634,8073,6444,711
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

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 4 JunMar 2022Filed 17 MayMar 2023Filed 5 MayMar 2024Filed 9 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 7 May
1,0205061,2941,6641,7961,487
1,1138581,8552,1832,4012,051
384−1,227−36−424−346−904
Receivables75−804−769−108251−709
Inventories−59−908−362−86−384−388
Payables19243343412991442
Other working capital17651661−359−304−249
Tax paid−93−353−417−519−605−565
Capital spending9141,0689961,5241,4501,140
Free cash flow106−562298140346346
−1,511−690−1,671−667−1,964−1,033
578310280−203−570−442
Dividends paid0164325380422380
Shares bought back000000
Shares issued00001,6500
Net change in cash87126−97795−73812
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

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.Bharat Forge dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 21 MayMar 2020Filed 29 JunMar 2021Filed 4 JunMar 2022Filed 17 MayMar 2023Filed 5 MayMar 2024Filed 9 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 7 May
₹15.13₹16.38₹22.17₹7.51−₹2.71₹23.23₹11.35₹20.43₹20.05₹22.58
As stated that year₹30.26₹16.38₹22.17₹7.51−₹2.71₹23.23₹11.35₹20.43₹20.05₹22.58
₹15.13₹16.38₹22.17₹7.51−₹2.71₹23.23₹11.35₹20.43₹20.05₹22.58
₹3.75₹4.50₹5.00₹3.50₹2.00₹7.00₹7.00₹9.00₹8.50₹8.50
Book value per share––₹115.46₹112.10₹116.30₹141.11₹144.01₹153.99₹192.84₹199.88
Dividend payout25.2%27.8%22.6%46.6%–30.1%61.7%44.1%43.2%37.6%
Shareholder yield––––0.0%0.5%0.9%0.7%−2.2%0.5%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)24,25932,57523,85710,93927,74732,61935,87152,59355,89680,061
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

Consolidated, years to March.Bharat Forge PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 21 MayMar 2020Filed 29 JunMar 2021Filed 4 JunMar 2022Filed 17 MayMar 2023Filed 5 MayMar 2024Filed 9 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 7 May
Revenue growth−13.7%27.5%20.6%−20.6%−21.3%65.1%23.4%21.5%−3.6%11.2%
Operating profit growth−12.0%37.7%19.3%−45.8%−22.7%133.9%−12.3%44.7%5.3%8.6%
Net profit growth6.4%9.0%37.0%−66.2%––−52.8%79.0%0.3%19.3%
Earnings per share growth–8.3%35.3%−66.1%––−51.1%80.0%−1.9%12.6%
––19.2%6.6%−2.4%18.1%8.0%13.7%11.5%11.5%
–––−12.6 pts−9.0 pts20.4 pts−10.1 pts5.7 pts−2.2 pts0.0 pts
From the net margin–––−11.0 pts−9.6 pts14.7 pts−10.9 pts3.8 pts0.4 pts0.4 pts
From asset turnover–––−1.7 pts0.8 pts5.2 pts0.3 pts1.1 pts−1.1 pts0.4 pts
From borrowing–––0.1 pts−0.1 pts0.6 pts0.5 pts0.8 pts−1.5 pts−0.8 pts
Return on capital employed––16.7%6.2%2.5%10.5%7.6%11.6%11.7%11.9%
Cash conversion–––––47.0%254.6%182.9%196.7%136.5%
Interest cover8.011.812.13.32.38.03.53.54.46.0
Debt to equity––0.700.740.840.851.021.050.680.72
Receivable days––7768817587747085
Inventory days––160177249235191159198195
Payable days––118105167141132112130144
Cash conversion cycle, days––119140163169147121138136
Working capital days––90758711192869398
Asset turnover––0.870.690.510.730.760.830.770.79
Assets per rupee of net worth––2.172.192.332.402.562.722.412.26
Sales per rupee of plant––2.852.121.442.382.452.872.592.32
Capital spending to depreciation––––1.491.461.351.801.661.17
Plant being built, % of plant in use––23.3%30.0%20.4%25.6%13.2%17.9%29.5%17.2%
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

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
5.1%
Cash from operations against operating profit
50.8%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate8.2%21.6%9.2%
Profit growth, yearly rate5.2%–26.9%
Return on equity, average–12.5%12.2%
Return on capital employed, average–10.7%11.8%
Operating margin, average17.2%16.9%17.2%
Net margin, average6.5%6.5%6.1%
Asset turnover, average–0.780.80
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–142132
Interest cover, average6.35.14.6
Debt to equity, average–0.860.82

Where the cash came from and went

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations6,7484,9471,487
Cash from investing−6,025−3,664−1,033
Cash from financing−624−1,214−442
Capital spending6,1794,1151,140
Dividends paid1,6711,182380
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash1,6501,6500
Borrowings raised47,04532,65414,283
Borrowings repaid45,90133,10014,205

Accounting checks

Consolidated, 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––––576766
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81––4.442.693.383.903.284.294.875.52
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−2.96−1.81−2.27−2.64−2.73−2.28
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––2.948.765.21−0.465.483.00
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––1.931.392.041.70
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−9.8515.70−11.7019.37−18.89−4.8823.67
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––9.1729.76−8.96−26.06−20.9121.90−1.84
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––−1.640.980.69−2.514.401.30−0.21
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––1.440.741.580.430.941.380.53
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent26.3236.9335.1722.292,245.8421.4737.0336.8937.1734.46
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––−3.47−11.470.72−4.280.78
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
22 Sep 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Non Convertible Debentures[ICRA]AA+Review, Re-affirmStable125
22 Sep 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based-Term loan[ICRA]AA+ /[ICRA]A1+New, NewStable800
22 Sep 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Non-fund based-Others[ICRA]A1+Review, Re-affirm725
22 Sep 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based-Cash credit[ICRA]AA+Review, Re-affirmStable4,008
22 Sep 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Unallocated limits-Unallocated limits[ICRA]AA+ /[ICRA]A1+Review, Re-affirmStable119
19 Dec 2025CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based - LT-Working Capital LimitsCARE AA+Review, Re-affirmStable2,700
19 Dec 2025CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Term Loan-Long TermCARE AA+Review, Re-affirmStable200
19 Dec 2025CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Debentures-Non Convertible DebenturesWithdrawnReview, Other
19 Dec 2025CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Non-fund-based - ST-BG/LCCARE A1+Review, Re-affirm700
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.