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DAPS Advertising financials and balance sheet

BSE: 543651MediaSmall Cap

Last close ₹18.66down ₹2.84 (13.21%)

Share price at the BSE close on 22 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹21.50.

52-week range of traded prices to 22 Oct 2026
₹12.01Low, 16 Mar 2026₹29.00High, 9 Oct 2026
Market cap
₹9.66 Cr4,629th largest listed
P/E
7.1
P/B
0.5
Dividend yield
1.34%
ROE
7.8%
Debt to equity
0.08
Volume, BSE
8,000

4 years at a glance

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.DAPS Advertising annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
Peak revenue ₹30 Cr, year to Mar 2023

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue22
  2. Materials and goods−18
  3. Employee costs−1.5
  4. Other expenses−1.0
  5. Operating profit1.7
  6. Depreciation−0.3
  7. Other income+0.5
  8. Finance costs−0.1
  9. Profit before tax1.8
  10. Tax−0.5
  11. Net profit1.4

What the company owns

  • Cash and bank₹10 Cr
  • Receivables₹9 Cr
  • Plant, investments and other assets₹5 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹18 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹4 Cr
  • Borrowings₹1 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹1 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.DAPS Advertising half-yearly results

₹ croreMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 24 JunMar 2025Filed 23 MayMar 2026Filed 27 Sep
Revenue from operations30.120.419.122.2
27.519.617.720.5
Materials and goods bought23.217.215.218.0
Employee costs1.11.41.41.5
Other expenses3.31.01.01.0
Operating profit before depreciation2.60.71.41.7
Operating margin8.7%3.7%7.2%7.5%
Materials, % of revenue76.8%84.4%79.8%81.4%
Employee costs, % of revenue3.5%6.9%7.5%6.6%
Other expenses, % of revenue10.9%5.0%5.5%4.5%
Depreciation and amortisation0.20.20.30.3
Operating profit after depreciation2.40.51.11.3
Other income0.31.00.50.5
Finance costs0.00.10.00.1
Profit before tax2.71.51.61.8
0.70.40.40.5
Net profit2.01.11.21.4
Net margin6.6%5.3%6.2%6.1%

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 24 JunMar 2025Filed 23 MayMar 2026Filed 27 Sep
14.815.716.818.0
Share capital5.25.25.25.2
Reserves9.710.511.612.8
0.30.20.11.4
4.12.84.05.9
0.20.10.10.0
Total assets19.118.620.924.0
1.52.72.93.5
17.715.918.020.5
Net debt−7.2−5.3−7.8−8.4
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year.

Cash flow

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 24 JunMar 2025Filed 23 MayMar 2026Filed 27 Sep
0.87−0.632.721.13
1.54−0.263.111.59
−1.07−1.481.64−0.08
Receivables−0.18−0.210.43−0.86
Payables−0.62−1.210.900.63
Other working capital−0.27−0.060.310.15
Tax paid−0.67−0.36−0.39−0.46
Capital spending0.321.020.490.00
Free cash flow0.56−1.642.231.13
−0.10−0.96−0.12−0.39
4.36−0.35−0.131.12
Dividends paid0.000.260.080.10
Shares issued4.500.000.000.00
Net change in cash5.13−1.942.471.87
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.

Per share

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.DAPS Advertising dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 24 JunMar 2025Filed 23 MayMar 2026Filed 27 Sep
Earnings per share₹2.52₹2.10₹2.29₹2.62
Diluted earnings per share₹2.52₹2.10₹2.29₹2.62
Dividend per share₹0.50₹0.15₹0.20₹0.25
Book value per share₹28.65₹30.26₹32.40₹34.81
Dividend payout13.0%7.1%8.7%9.6%
Shareholder yield−37.8%1.9%0.9%1.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)11.913.59.110.5

Ratios

Standalone, years to March.DAPS Advertising PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 24 JunMar 2025Filed 23 MayMar 2026Filed 27 Sep
Revenue growth–−32.5%−6.3%16.3%
Operating profit growth–−71.6%82.6%21.8%
Net profit growth–−45.2%9.1%14.2%
Earnings per share growth–−16.7%9.0%14.4%
13.4%7.1%7.3%7.8%
–−6.2 pts0.2 pts0.5 pts
From the net margin–−2.5 pts1.2 pts−0.1 pts
From asset turnover–−3.4 pts−0.9 pts0.2 pts
From borrowing–−0.3 pts−0.1 pts0.4 pts
Return on capital employed16.1%3.4%6.5%6.9%
Cash conversion44.1%−57.5%229.3%83.8%
Interest cover49.610.438.618.1
Debt to equity0.020.010.010.08
Receivable days107162165156
Inventory days0000
Payable days––7778
Cash conversion cycle, days––8878
Working capital days75138116101
Asset turnover1.581.080.970.99
Assets per rupee of net worth1.291.241.221.29
Sales per rupee of plant21.209.157.878.57
Capital spending to depreciation1.564.691.780.00

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 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
6.0%
Cash from operations against operating profit
68.0%
Measure5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–−9.7%
Profit growth, yearly rate–−11.9%
Return on equity, average8.9%7.4%
Return on capital employed, average8.2%5.6%
Operating margin, average6.8%6.1%
Net margin, average6.1%5.9%
Asset turnover, average1.151.01
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–83
Interest cover, average29.222.4
Debt to equity, average0.030.03

Where the cash came from and went

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations3.231.13
Cash from investing−1.47−0.39
Cash from financing0.641.12
Capital spending1.510.00
Dividends paid0.440.10
Shares issued for cash0.000.00
Borrowings raised–1.36
Borrowings repaid0.060.06

Accounting checks

Standalone, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.

CheckMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–34.701.54−6.28
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–0.000.05−0.98
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent25.1725.1725.1725.26
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points0.020.340.44−0.05
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.