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Dredging Corporation of India financials and balance sheet

NSE: DREDGECORPBSE: 523618Engineering ServicesSmall Cap

Last close ₹802.20down ₹16.05 (1.96%)BSE ₹803.10

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹818.25.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹617.85Low, 27 Oct 2025₹1,286.00High, 4 Jun 2026
Market cap
₹2,246 Cr1,006th largest listed
P/E
57.1
P/B
1.8
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
3.2%
ROCE
4.4%
Debt to equity
0.88
Volume, NSE
1,68,56839.3% delivered

10 years at a glance

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Dredging Corporation of India annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
Peak revenue ₹1,208 Cr, year to Mar 2026Back to profit in the year to Mar 2026, ₹4.75 Cr

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. Revenue1,208
  2. Employee costs−107
  3. Other expenses−853
  4. Operating profit248
  5. Depreciation−158
  6. Other income+5.8
  7. One-off items0.0
  8. Finance costs−89
  9. Profit before tax6.6
  10. Tax−1.8
  11. Net profit4.8

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹2,510 Cr
  • Receivables₹236 Cr
  • Inventory₹176 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹143 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹1,230 Cr
  • Borrowings₹1,087 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹556 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹191 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.Dredging Corporation of India quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 12 JunMar 2020Filed 4 AugMar 2021Filed 30 JunMar 2022Filed 10 JunMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 11 JunMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 19 May
Revenue from operations5865926927507647991,1659461,1421,208
4694575216117986819907411,002961
Materials and goods bought––00000000
Employee costs–9710494101959698101107
Other expenses–360416517697587894643902853
Operating profit before depreciation117135171139−34118175204140248
Operating margin20.0%22.8%24.7%18.5%−4.5%14.7%15.0%21.6%12.2%20.5%
Materials, % of revenue––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Employee costs, % of revenue–16.3%15.1%12.5%13.2%11.9%8.2%10.4%8.8%8.9%
Other expenses, % of revenue–60.9%60.2%68.9%91.3%73.4%76.7%68.0%78.9%70.6%
Depreciation and amortisation100113113117119120136141152158
Operating profit after depreciation17225822−154−33963−1290
Other income142076323366
Finance costs19201814201229283889
Profit before one-off items and tax12224813−171−121438−447
One-off items––000170−1180
Profit before tax12224813−17151438−267
5538211212
Net profit717456−17231336−275
Other comprehensive income––00423−1−610
Total comprehensive income––456−16851534−3415
Net margin1.3%2.9%6.4%0.7%−22.6%0.4%1.1%3.8%−2.4%0.4%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018 they do not, so they are left blank.
Earlier years, Mar 2008 to Mar 2016
₹ croreMar 2008Mar 2009Mar 2010Mar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2013Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016
Revenue from operations705685645458492635770735666
Operating expenses578719550––525585562486
Operating profit before depreciation128−3495––110186173180
Operating margin18.1%−5.0%14.8%––17.3%24.1%23.6%27.0%
Depreciation and amortisation4253667088901389298
Operating profit after depreciation86−8729––20488182
Other income6614749651332910
Finance costs1−20––1112620
Profit before one-off items and tax–6278451822396472
One-off items–––––––111
Profit before tax1516278451822396583
Tax−4168541133
Net profit1554670401321386280
Net margin22.0%6.7%10.9%8.6%2.7%3.2%4.9%8.5%12.0%
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 12 JunMar 2020Filed 4 AugMar 2021Filed 30 JunMar 2022Filed 10 JunMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 11 JunMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 19 May
1,5811,5701,4021,4001,4231,2641,2211,230
Share capital2828282828282828
Reserves1,5531,5421,3741,3721,3951,2361,1931,202
6524122941352624269231,087
3504695677597697987101,006
535429320164217341716830
2,4662,4682,2892,3242,4082,4032,6473,066
1,7561,6631,6221,6111,6471,7831,9272,102
710805668713761619720963
Net debt56334224541231376875944
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 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 30 JunMar 2022Filed 10 JunMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 11 JunMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 19 May
129294140191112142
156275161200113193
190167−22−3−51−51
Receivables28142119−17−42
Inventories310−12779−18132
Payables12017194−116−24−49
Other working capital11−18−10151729
Tax paid−78−16−817−1
Interest paid−20120000
Capital spending31110000
Free cash flow126182140191112142
−4−89−336−290−477−368
−146−159−38118363321
Dividends paid000000
Shares bought back000000
Shares issued000000
Net change in cash−2246−23419−295
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. No cash flow statement is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019 and Mar 2020.

Per share

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.Dredging Corporation of India dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 12 JunMar 2020Filed 4 AugMar 2021Filed 30 JunMar 2022Filed 10 JunMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 11 JunMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 19 May
Earnings per share₹2.54₹5.94₹15.92₹1.97−₹60.05––₹12.27––
Diluted earnings per share₹2.54₹5.94₹15.92₹1.97−₹60.05––₹12.27––
Dividend per share–₹2.00₹3.00–––––––
Book value per share––₹564.79₹560.80₹500.76₹500.13₹508.06₹451.29₹436.25₹439.41
Dividend payout–32.7%18.8%–––––––
Shareholder yield––––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)1,9231,6281,1934071,0388807921,9031,5292,152
Earnings per share is left blank for the years to Mar 2022, Mar 2025 and Mar 2026: the earnings per share stated does not match any profit the filing states over the shares in issue, and the share count barely moved during the period. Earnings per share is left blank for the year to Mar 2023: the earnings per share is stated as 0 while the period's profit or loss comes to at least half a paisa a share, so the 0 stands in for a figure the filing does not give.
RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 12 JunMar 2020Filed 4 AugMar 2021Filed 30 JunMar 2022Filed 10 JunMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 11 JunMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 19 May
Revenue growth−12.0%1.0%16.9%8.4%1.9%4.6%45.8%−18.8%20.8%5.8%
Operating profit growth−35.0%15.3%26.9%−18.9%––48.8%16.7%−31.6%77.3%
Net profit growth−90.7%131.6%160.1%−87.6%––267.2%184.2%––
Earnings per share growth–133.9%168.0%−87.6%––––––
––2.8%0.3%−11.6%0.2%0.9%2.7%−2.2%0.4%
–––−2.5 pts−12.0 pts11.8 pts0.6 pts1.8 pts−4.9 pts2.6 pts
From the net margin–––−2.5 pts−11.1 pts11.8 pts0.4 pts2.2 pts−4.3 pts2.6 pts
From asset turnover–––0.0 pts−0.6 pts0.0 pts0.3 pts−0.6 pts−0.3 pts0.0 pts
From borrowing–––0.0 pts−0.3 pts0.0 pts0.0 pts0.2 pts−0.3 pts0.0 pts
Return on capital employed––2.6%1.1%−9.1%−0.2%2.3%3.8%−0.6%3.9%
Cash conversion–––––8,584.8%1,114.9%534.4%–2,995.6%
Interest cover0.91.13.31.6––1.42.2–1.0
Debt to equity––0.410.260.210.100.180.340.760.88
Receivable days––1351229696106688171
Working capital days––21313025−6410−446226
Asset turnover––0.280.300.320.350.490.390.450.42
Assets per rupee of net worth––1.561.571.601.651.681.792.032.33
Sales per rupee of plant––0.400.450.470.510.760.660.851.00
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.030.930.000.000.000.00
Plant being built, % of plant in use––1.9%0.5%0.8%1.9%0.3%2.2%43.5%74.1%
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2021, Mar 2022 and Mar 2025: operating profit after depreciation is a loss, and a loss covers no interest bill. No balance sheet is on record for the years to 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 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
0.2%
Cash from operations against operating profit
57.5%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate6.1%9.6%1.2%
Profit growth, yearly rate−24.6%–−27.7%
Return on equity, average–0.4%0.3%
Return on capital employed, average–1.8%2.4%
Operating margin, average16.6%16.8%18.1%
Net margin, average−0.8%0.7%0.6%
Asset turnover, average–0.420.42
Interest cover, average––1.6
Debt to equity, average–0.450.66

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.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations879445142
Cash from investing−1,561−1,135−368
Cash from financing606802321
Capital spending11100
Dividends paid000
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash000
Borrowings raised1,085943362
Borrowings repaid322490

Accounting checks

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

CheckMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––––577555
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81––2.231.651.711.741.832.121.731.73
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−3.12−2.45−1.14−2.59−2.25−2.65
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––−12.48−8.718.845.6113.378.07
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times–––––––12.0821.3034.29
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−9.79−21.64−0.5815.98−29.5923.28−12.31
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––13.32−4.761.250.492.410.76−15.90
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.160.160.330.060.5910.4440.57
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent39.6921.276.1658.90–26.009.224.90–27.74
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––−153.18−106.01−16.55–19.76
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.

Credit ratings

An agency's view of the chance the company repays a borrowing on time, from AAA, the highest, down to D, in default.

DateAgencyBorrowing ratedRatingOutlookAmount, ₹ Cr
8 Apr 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based - LT-Bank OverdraftLong-term scaleCARE BBB+Review, Re-affirmStable225
8 Apr 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Non-fund-based - ST-Letter of creditShort-term scaleCARE A3+Review, Re-affirm40
8 Apr 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Non-fund-based - LT/ ST-Bank GuaranteeLong and short-term scalesCARE BBB+ / CARE A3+Review, Re-affirmStable225
8 Apr 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based - LT-Term LoanLong-term scaleCARE BBB+Review, Re-affirmStable179.55
20 Oct 2025India Ratings and Research Private Limited (opens in a new tab)Issuer RatingIND BBB+Review, Re-affirmPositive
20 Oct 2025India Ratings and Research Private Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank loan facilitiesWDReview, Other50
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.