BS (Delisted) financials and balance sheet
BSE: 533276
Formerly BS TransComm
Last traded ₹0.30 on 26 Nov 2018
Delisted on 10 Jun 2021.
8 years at a glance
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.BS annual reports
Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore
- Revenue
- Net profit
- Borrowings
- Loss
Peak revenue ₹2,383 Cr, year to Mar 2016A loss in 2 of the 8 years shown
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 2018
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.
From revenue to net profit
- Revenue83
- Operating expenses−831
- Operating profit−747
- Depreciation−41
- Other income+1.6
- Finance costs−16
- Profit before tax−803
- Tax+3.7
- Net profit−800
Profit and loss
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.BS quarterly results
| ₹ crore | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue from operations | 872 | 1,155 | 1,513 | 1,770 | 1,905 | 2,383 | 693 | 83 |
| Operating expenses. What the business spent to run itself in the period, materials, staff and other costs, before depreciation, interest and tax. | 748 | 1,014 | 1,329 | 1,543 | 1,624 | 2,063 | 967 | 831 |
| 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. | – | 561 | 629 | 1,121 | 1,306 | 1,679 | 555 | 92 |
| Operating profit before depreciationOperating profit before depreciation (EBITDA). Revenue less operating expenses: what the business earns from its operations before depreciation, interest and tax. | 124 | 141 | 184 | 228 | 281 | 320 | −274 | −747 |
| Operating marginOperating margin. Operating profit before depreciation as a percentage of revenue: how much of each rupee of sales is left after running costs. | 14.2% | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.9% | 14.7% | 13.4% | −39.6% | −895.7% |
| 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. | 13 | 13 | 27 | 29 | 45 | 65 | 51 | 41 |
| Operating profit after depreciationOperating profit after depreciation (EBIT). Operating profit before depreciation, less depreciation and amortisation. | 111 | 128 | 157 | 199 | 236 | 255 | −326 | −788 |
| Other incomeOther income. Income from outside the main business, such as interest on deposits, dividends received and gains on investments. | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Finance costsFinance costs. Interest and the other costs of borrowing in the period. | 34 | 54 | 75 | 107 | 134 | 173 | 92 | 16 |
| Profit before one-off items and taxProfit before one-off items and tax. Profit before tax as it would be without the one-off items below it, as the company states it. | 78 | 79 | 91 | 98 | 108 | 92 | −415 | −803 |
| One-off itemsExceptional items. Gains or losses the company reports separately because they are not expected to recur, such as selling a business or writing down an asset. | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | – | – | – |
| Profit before tax | 77 | 77 | 89 | 96 | 106 | 92 | −415 | −803 |
| Tax | 26 | 25 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 32 | −7 | −4 |
| Net profit | 51 | 52 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 59 | −408 | −800 |
| 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. | 5.9% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 2.5% | −58.9% | −958.6% |
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the year to Mar 2011 they do not, so they are left blank.
Ratios
Standalone, years to March.
| Ratio | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | – | 32.4% | 31.0% | 17.0% | 7.6% | 25.1% | −70.9% | −88.0% |
| 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. | – | 14.1% | 30.1% | 23.9% | 23.4% | 13.8% | – | – |
| Net profit growthNet profit growth. This year's net profit less last year's, divided by last year's, times 100; blank where last year's is not above nought. | – | 1.3% | 9.0% | 11.2% | 9.4% | −13.4% | – | – |
| Interest coverInterest cover. Operating profit after depreciation divided by finance costs: how many times over the profit pays the interest bill. | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | – | – |
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018: operating profit after depreciation is a loss, and a loss covers no interest bill.
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 2018.
| Measure | 5 years | 3 years |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, yearly rateRevenue growth, yearly rate. 3 years: Revenue in the latest year ÷ revenue in the year three years before, to the power of one third, − 1, × 100: the yearly rate it grew at; empty where either year is missing, nought or a loss, or a change of year end falls between them. 5 years: Revenue in the latest year ÷ revenue in the year five years before, to the power of one fifth, − 1, × 100: the yearly rate it grew at; empty where either year is missing, nought or a loss, or a change of year end falls between them. 10 years: Revenue in the latest year ÷ revenue in the year ten years before, to the power of one tenth, − 1, × 100: the yearly rate it grew at; empty where either year is missing, nought or a loss, or a change of year end falls between them. | −44.0% | −64.8% |
| 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. | −178.8% | −307.3% |
| 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. | −201.6% | −338.3% |
Accounting checks
Standalone, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.
| Check | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective tax rateEffective tax rate. Tax charged as a percentage of profit before tax.Published threshold 17.16 per cent | 33.35 | 32.57 | 36.42 | 34.79 | 35.24 | – | – | – |
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.