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Droneacharya Aerial Innovations financials and balance sheet

BSE: 543713Commercial Services & SuppliesSmall Cap

Last close ₹28.37down ₹0.94 (3.21%)

Share price at the BSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹29.31.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹27.70Low, 23 Oct 2026₹65.40High, 23 Oct 2025
Market cap
₹68 Cr2,995th largest listed
P/E
182.9
P/B
1.2
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
0.6%
ROCE
−5.1%
Debt to equity
0.01
Volume, BSE
29,000

4 years at a glance

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Droneacharya Aerial Innovations annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
Peak revenue ₹35 Cr, year to Mar 2024Back to profit in the year to Mar 2026, ₹0.38 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. Revenue15
  2. Materials and goods−1.2
  3. Employee costs−4.9
  4. Other expenses−5.0
  5. Operating profit3.5
  6. Depreciation−6.5
  7. Other income+3.6
  8. One-off items0.0
  9. Finance costs−0.1
  10. Profit before tax0.5
  11. Tax−0.1
  12. Net profit0.4

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹32 Cr
  • Receivables₹29 Cr
  • Inventory₹2 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹0 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹59 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹4 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹0 Cr
  • Borrowings₹0 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.Droneacharya Aerial Innovations half-yearly results

₹ croreMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 24 AugMar 2025Filed 28 SepMar 2026Filed 29 May
Revenue from operations18.635.234.514.7
13.624.849.711.2
Materials and goods bought0.02.210.31.2
Employee costs4.55.36.64.9
Other expenses9.017.332.85.0
Operating profit before depreciation5.010.4−15.23.5
Operating margin27.0%29.5%−44.0%23.8%
Materials, % of revenue0.1%6.4%29.9%8.5%
Employee costs, % of revenue24.4%15.0%19.0%33.5%
Other expenses, % of revenue48.4%49.1%95.1%34.2%
Depreciation and amortisation0.93.94.56.5
Operating profit after depreciation4.16.5−19.7−3.0
Other income0.62.02.23.6
Finance costs0.00.00.40.1
One-off items–0.00.00.0
Profit before tax4.68.4−17.90.5
1.22.3−4.50.1
Net profit3.46.2−13.50.4
Other comprehensive income–0.00.00.0
Total comprehensive income–6.2−13.50.4
Net margin18.5%17.6%−39.0%2.6%

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 24 AugMar 2025Filed 28 SepMar 2026Filed 29 May
66.372.558.158.5
Share capital24.024.024.024.0
Reserves42.348.534.134.5
0.00.00.00.4
3.23.47.13.6
0.30.22.10.9
Total assets69.776.167.463.0
43.839.928.525.1
25.936.238.837.9
Net debt−2.4−3.7−3.00.3
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 AugMar 2025Filed 28 SepMar 2026Filed 29 May
−40.1−0.4−7.10.1
−40.12.0−6.90.3
−45.2−8.77.3−6.9
Receivables−10.0−17.6−9.4−4.3
Inventories0.00.00.0−1.7
Payables1.8−1.72.6−2.2
Other working capital−36.910.614.01.2
Tax paid0.0−2.4−0.2−0.2
Capital spending1.92.07.01.4
Free cash flow−42.0−2.4−14.1−1.3
−17.6−1.54.5−0.5
47.93.21.9−2.6
Dividends paid0.00.00.00.0
Shares bought back–0.00.00.0
Shares issued48.40.00.00.0
Net change in cash−9.81.3−0.7−2.9
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.

₹ per shareMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 24 AugMar 2025Filed 28 SepMar 2026Filed 29 May
Earnings per share₹1.77₹2.59−₹5.61₹0.16
Diluted earnings per share₹1.77₹2.59−₹5.61₹0.16
Book value per share₹27.63₹30.22₹24.22₹24.39
Shareholder yield−22.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)21731015470
RatioMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 24 AugMar 2025Filed 28 SepMar 2026Filed 29 May
Revenue growth–89.5%−1.9%−57.5%
Operating profit growth–107.2%––
Net profit growth–80.1%––
Earnings per share growth–46.3%––
5.2%8.9%−20.6%0.7%
–3.7 pts−29.5 pts21.3 pts
From the net margin–−0.3 pts−28.7 pts22.0 pts
From asset turnover–4.0 pts0.1 pts−0.7 pts
From borrowing–0.0 pts−0.9 pts0.0 pts
Return on capital employed6.2%8.9%−34.0%−5.1%
Cash conversion−1,166.9%−6.2%–26.4%
Interest cover151.5224.4––
Debt to equity0.000.000.000.01
Receivable days222299269728
Inventory days020486
Payable days–2194145
Cash conversion cycle, days–2801751,069
Working capital days399301304854
Asset turnover0.270.480.480.23
Assets per rupee of net worth1.051.051.101.12
Sales per rupee of plant2.6514.744.533.43
Capital spending to depreciation2.090.511.540.22
Plant being built, % of plant in use–0.0%17.6%67.1%
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2025 and Mar 2026: operating profit after depreciation is a loss, and a loss covers no interest bill.

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
0.6%
Cash from operations against operating profit
2.9%
Measure5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–−7.6%
Profit growth, yearly rate–−52.0%
Return on equity, average−1.5%−3.7%
Return on capital employed, average−6.0%−10.0%
Operating margin, average9.1%3.1%
Net margin, average−0.1%−6.3%
Asset turnover, average0.360.40
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–508
Debt to equity, average0.000.00

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 operations−7.40.1
Cash from investing2.5−0.5
Cash from financing2.5−2.6
Capital spending10.41.4
Dividends paid0.00.0
Shares bought back0.00.0
Shares issued for cash0.00.0
Borrowings raised3.40.2
Borrowings repaid0.00.0

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
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––2–
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets–11.12––
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–66.60––
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–−24.60––
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent26.08–––
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points26.08–––
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.