Deccan Chronicle Holdings (Delisted) financials and balance sheet
BSE: 532608
Formerly Deccan Chronicle Hold
Last traded ₹2.07 on 14 Sep 2015
Delisted on 23 Aug 2017.
5 years at a glance
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Deccan Chronicle Holdings annual reports
Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore
- Revenue
- Net profit
- Borrowings
Peak revenue ₹976 Cr, year to Mar 2011
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 2012
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.
From revenue to net profit
- Revenue869
- Other income+45
- Finance costs−71
- Profit before tax86
- Tax−26
- Net profit61
Profit and loss
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.Deccan Chronicle Holdings quarterly results
| ₹ crore | Mar 2008 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue from operations | 782 | 815 | 893 | 976 | 869 |
| Operating expenses. What the business spent to run itself in the period, materials, staff and other costs, before depreciation, interest and tax. | 296 | 547 | 441 | 683 | – |
| 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. | 234 | 443 | 318 | 426 | 464 |
| Employee costsEmployee costs. Salaries, wages, bonuses and other benefits paid to staff in the period. | 26 | 49 | 65 | 97 | – |
| Other expensesOther expenses. Every operating cost besides materials and staff: power, rent, freight, repairs, marketing and the like. | 36 | 55 | 58 | 161 | – |
| Operating profit before depreciationOperating profit before depreciation (EBITDA). Revenue less operating expenses: what the business earns from its operations before depreciation, interest and tax. | 486 | 268 | 452 | 293 | – |
| Operating marginOperating margin. Operating profit before depreciation as a percentage of revenue: how much of each rupee of sales is left after running costs. | 62.1% | 32.9% | 50.6% | 30.0% | – |
| Materials, % of revenueMaterials, % of revenue. Raw materials used and goods bought for resale, adjusted for the change in stock, divided by revenue, times 100. | 29.9% | 54.3% | 35.6% | 43.6% | – |
| Employee costs, % of revenueEmployee costs, % of revenue. Salaries, wages and other staff costs divided by revenue, times 100. | 3.3% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 9.9% | – |
| Other expenses, % of revenueOther expenses, % of revenue. Operating costs besides materials and staff divided by revenue, times 100; with the two above and the operating margin it makes 100. | 4.6% | 6.7% | 6.5% | 16.4% | – |
| 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. | 28 | 32 | 42 | 52 | – |
| Operating profit after depreciationOperating profit after depreciation (EBIT). Operating profit before depreciation, less depreciation and amortisation. | 458 | 236 | 409 | 241 | – |
| Other incomeOther income. Income from outside the main business, such as interest on deposits, dividends received and gains on investments. | 38 | 43 | 29 | 55 | 45 |
| Finance costsFinance costs. Interest and the other costs of borrowing in the period. | 77 | 71 | 45 | 59 | 71 |
| Profit before tax | 419 | 208 | 394 | 237 | 86 |
| Tax | 147 | 68 | 133 | 74 | 26 |
| Net profit | 272 | 140 | 261 | 163 | 61 |
| 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. | 34.8% | 17.2% | 29.2% | 16.7% | 7.0% |
Operating expenses, operating profit before depreciation and operating profit after depreciation are left blank for the year to Mar 2012: the statement does not state its depreciation, which operating profit is worked out from, so operating profit is not given.
Ratios
Standalone, years to March.
| Ratio | Mar 2008 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | – | 4.2% | 9.5% | 9.4% | −10.9% |
| 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. | – | −44.8% | 68.3% | −35.2% | – |
| 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. | – | −48.5% | 86.3% | −37.7% | −62.7% |
| Interest coverInterest cover. Operating profit after depreciation divided by finance costs: how many times over the profit pays the interest bill. | 6.0 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 4.1 | – |
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 2012.
| 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. | – | 2.2% |
| 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. | – | −24.3% |
| 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. | 43.9% | 40.3% |
| 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. | 21.0% | 17.6% |
| 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. | 5.6 | 6.6 |
Accounting checks
Standalone, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.
| Check | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective tax rateEffective tax rate. Tax charged as a percentage of profit before tax.Published threshold 17.16 per cent | 32.64 | 33.72 | 31.37 | 29.70 |
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.