Carol Info Services (Delisted) financials and balance sheet
BSE: 500446
Formerly Wockhardt Life Sciences
Last traded ₹162.00 on 9 Mar 2012
Delisted on 19 Mar 2012.
4 years at a glance
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Carol Info Services annual reports
Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore
- Revenue
- Net profit
- Borrowings
Peak revenue ₹27 Cr, year to Mar 2009
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 2011
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.
From revenue to net profit
- Revenue21
- Operating expenses−14
- Operating profit6.3
- Depreciation−5.5
- Other income+0.1
- Finance costs+37
- Profit before tax38
- Tax−16
- Net profit22
Profit and loss
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.Carol Info Services quarterly results
| ₹ crore | Mar 2008 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue from operations | 23.9 | 26.9 | 24.1 | 20.7 |
| Operating expenses. What the business spent to run itself in the period, materials, staff and other costs, before depreciation, interest and tax. | 13.7 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 14.4 |
| 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. | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Operating profit before depreciationOperating profit before depreciation (EBITDA). Revenue less operating expenses: what the business earns from its operations before depreciation, interest and tax. | 10.2 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 6.3 |
| Operating marginOperating margin. Operating profit before depreciation as a percentage of revenue: how much of each rupee of sales is left after running costs. | 42.6% | 42.7% | 38.1% | 30.2% |
| 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. | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Operating profit after depreciationOperating profit after depreciation (EBIT). Operating profit before depreciation, less depreciation and amortisation. | 4.5 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Other incomeOther income. Income from outside the main business, such as interest on deposits, dividends received and gains on investments. | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Finance costsFinance costs. Interest and the other costs of borrowing in the period. | −19.1 | −22.1 | −30.6 | −37.5 |
| 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. | – | 28.4 | 34.4 | 38.3 |
| 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. | – | 66.4 | 57.9 | – |
| Profit before tax | 24.7 | 94.8 | 92.3 | 38.3 |
| Tax | 11.3 | 19.0 | 24.7 | 16.0 |
| Net profit | 13.4 | 75.8 | 67.6 | 22.3 |
| 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. | 56.2% | 282.0% | 280.9% | 107.9% |
Ratios
Standalone, years to March.
| Ratio | Mar 2008 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | – | 12.7% | −10.4% | −14.1% |
| 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. | – | 13.1% | −20.2% | −31.8% |
| 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. | – | 465.5% | −10.8% | −67.0% |
| Interest coverInterest cover. Operating profit after depreciation divided by finance costs: how many times over the profit pays the interest bill. | −0.2 | −0.3 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
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 2011.
| 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. | – | −4.7% |
| Profit growth, yearly rateProfit growth, yearly rate. 3 years: Profit to the company's own shareholders in the latest year ÷ profit to the company's own shareholders 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: Profit to the company's own shareholders in the latest year ÷ profit to the company's own shareholders 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: Profit to the company's own shareholders in the latest year ÷ profit to the company's own shareholders 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. | – | 18.5% |
| 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. | 38.4% | 37.0% |
| 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. | 181.7% | 223.6% |
| 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. | −0.2 | −0.1 |
Accounting checks
Standalone, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.
| Check | Mar 2008 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective tax rateEffective tax rate. Tax charged as a percentage of profit before tax.Published threshold 17.16 per cent | 45.71 | 20.05 | 26.78 | 41.75 |
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.