Creative Merchants (Delisted) financials and balance sheet
BSE: 538504Commercial Services & Supplies
Last traded ₹35.50 on 23 Dec 2015
Delisted on 16 Apr 2026.
6 years at a glance
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Creative Merchants annual reports
Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore
- Revenue
- Net profit
- Borrowings
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.
The years either side of a change of basis do not compare. From the year to Mar 2017, the company's revenue for that year, ₹24 Cr, differs from its quarters added, ₹20 Cr.
Results for the year to Mar 2019
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.
From revenue to net profit
- Materials and goods−0.3
- Employee costs0.0
- Other expenses−0.1
- Depreciation0.0
- Other income+0.3
- One-off items0.0
- Finance costs0.0
- Profit before tax0.0
- Tax0.0
- Net profit0.0
What the company owns
- Plant, investments and other assets₹5 Cr
- Inventory₹1 Cr
- Receivables₹0 Cr
- Cash and bank₹0 Cr
What pays for it: net worth and liabilities
- Net worth₹5 Cr
- Owed to suppliers₹1 Cr
- Borrowings₹0 Cr
- Other liabilities₹0 Cr
Profit and loss
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.Creative Merchants quarterly results
| ₹ crore | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019Filed 14 Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue from operations | 0.7 | 11.4 | 51.1 | 23.6 | 2.1 | – |
| Operating expenses. What the business spent to run itself in the period, materials, staff and other costs, before depreciation, interest and tax. | – | – | – | – | – | 0.3 |
| 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. | 0.6 | 11.3 | 59.0 | 23.4 | – | 0.3 |
| Employee costsEmployee costs. Salaries, wages, bonuses and other benefits paid to staff in the period. | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 |
| Other expensesOther expenses. Every operating cost besides materials and staff: power, rent, freight, repairs, marketing and the like. | – | – | – | – | – | 0.1 |
| 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. | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 |
| Other incomeOther income. Income from outside the main business, such as interest on deposits, dividends received and gains on investments. | – | – | 0.1 | – | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Finance costsFinance costs. Interest and the other costs of borrowing in the period. | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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. | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 |
| Profit before tax | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Net profit | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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. | 2.9% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | – |
Operating expenses, operating profit before depreciation and operating profit after depreciation are left blank for the years to Mar 2014, Mar 2015, Mar 2016 and Mar 2017: the statement does not state its finance costs or depreciation, which operating profit is worked out from, so operating profit is not given. Operating expenses, operating profit before depreciation and operating profit after depreciation are left blank for the year to Mar 2018: the statement does not state its depreciation, which operating profit is worked out from, so operating profit is not given. Revenue from operations, operating profit before depreciation and operating profit after depreciation are left blank for the year to Mar 2019: the filing states revenue as 0 for a year whose own quarters state revenue, a placeholder rather than a figure, so revenue and what is made from it are not held.
Balance sheet
Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.
| ₹ crore | Mar 2019Filed 14 Jun |
|---|---|
| Net worth. What the company owns less everything it owes: the money shareholders have in the business, paid in and kept from profits. | 5.15 |
| Share capitalShare capital. The face value of all the shares the company has issued. | 5.00 |
| ReservesReserves. The rest of the shareholders' net worth: profits kept in the business over the years, and money paid for shares above their face value. | 0.15 |
| BorrowingsBorrowings. Loans, bonds and other money the company has borrowed and must repay with interest. | 0.10 |
| Liabilities due within a year. Everything the company must pay within twelve months: borrowings falling due, suppliers, and other dues and provisions. | 1.30 |
| Liabilities due after a yearLiabilities due after a year. Everything the company owes that falls due more than twelve months on, borrowings among it. | 0.10 |
| Total assetsTotal assets. Everything the company owns or controls: plant, investments, stock, money owed by customers and cash. | 6.56 |
| Assets held for longer than a yearAssets held for longer than a year. Everything the company owns that it does not expect to turn into cash within twelve months: plant, intangibles, long-term investments, loans given and the like. | 4.67 |
| Assets turning to cash within a year. Everything the company expects to turn into cash or use up within twelve months: stock, money owed by customers, cash and short-term investments. | 1.89 |
| Net debtNet debt. Borrowings less cash, other bank balances and current investments: what the company would still owe if it used its cash to repay. | 0.04 |
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 2014, Mar 2015, Mar 2016, Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.
Ratios
Standalone, years to March.
| Ratio | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019Filed 14 Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | 1,454.5% | 346.8% | – | −91.1% | – |
| 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. | 204.8% | −76.6% | −26.7% | −36.4% | −52.9% |
| Earnings per share growthEarnings per share growth. This year's earnings per share less last year's, on the same share count, divided by last year's, times 100; blank where last year's is not above nought. | – | – | – | −56.5% | −30.0% |
| Debt to equityDebt to equity. Borrowings at the year end divided by net worth: rupees borrowed for each rupee shareholders have in the business. | – | – | – | – | 0.02 |
| Inventory daysInventory days. Inventories divided by the cost of materials and goods, times 365: the days of stock the company holds. | – | – | – | – | 1,392 |
| Payable daysPayable days. Trade payables divided by the cost of materials and goods, times 365: the average days the company takes to pay suppliers. | – | – | – | – | 1,699 |
| Assets per rupee of net worthAssets per rupee of net worth. Average total assets divided by average net worth: how far borrowings and other liabilities stretch the shareholders' money. | – | – | – | – | 1.27 |
Revenue growth is left blank for the year to Mar 2017: between the two periods the company restated its earlier figures, so the two are on different bases and the change is not worked out. Interest cover is left blank for the year to Mar 2019: the filing states revenue as 0 for a year whose own quarters state revenue, a placeholder rather than a figure, so revenue and what is made from it are not held. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2014, Mar 2015, Mar 2016, 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
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2019.
- Return on assets, latest yearReturn on assets, latest year. Profit to the company's own shareholders in the latest year ÷ the average of that year's opening and closing total assets × 100; empty for a bank, a lender or an insurer, whose own return on assets is shown with its accounts.
- 0.1%
| Measure | 5 years | 3 years |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | −30.9% | −39.6% |
| 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. | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Accounting checks
Standalone, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.
| Check | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altman Z-scoreAltman Z-score. Working capital, reserves, operating profit, market value and sales, each over total assets, weighted and added: a published measure of financial strain.Published threshold 1.1 | – | – | – | – | – | 4.51 |
| Effective tax rateEffective tax rate. Tax charged as a percentage of profit before tax.Published threshold 17.16 per cent | 36.36 | 30.98 | 33.33 | – | 30.00 | 51.47 |
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.