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Exide Industries financials and balance sheet

NSE: EXIDEINDBSE: 500086Auto ComponentsSmall Cap

Formerly CHLORIDE INDUSTRIES
Last close ₹331.95down ₹11.85 (3.45%)BSE ₹332.05

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹343.80.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹287.00Low, 30 Mar 2026₹496.40High, 11 Aug 2026
Market cap
₹28,216 Cr271st largest listed
P/E
30.3
P/B
2.0
Dividend yield
0.60%
ROE
6.7%
ROCE
9.1%
Debt to equity
0.08
Volume, NSE
24,82,46347.0% delivered

10 years at a glance

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, years to March.Exide Industries annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

From Apr 2019 leases sit on the balance sheet: rent is charged as depreciation and interest instead, so operating profit and total assets step up with nothing about the business having changed. Borrowings here leave lease liabilities out. Lease payments were 3.7% of operating profit in the first full year.

The years either side of a change of basis do not compare. From the year to Mar 2022, the company's revenue for that year, ₹12,789 Cr, differs from its quarters added, ₹15,135 Cr; the company reports a discontinued business.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue17,995
  2. Materials and goods−12,192
  3. Employee costs−1,372
  4. Other expenses−2,561
  5. Operating profit1,870
  6. Depreciation−589
  7. Other income+101
  8. One-off items−10
  9. Finance costs−124
  10. Profit before tax1,248
  11. Tax−389
  12. Joint ventures+0.5
  13. Net profit860

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹14,552 Cr
  • Inventory₹4,004 Cr
  • Receivables₹1,575 Cr
  • Current investments₹831 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹258 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹13,931 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹3,676 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹2,519 Cr
  • Borrowings₹1,093 Cr

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.Exide Industries quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 2 MayMar 2020Filed 6 JunMar 2021Filed 29 AprMar 2022Filed 6 MayMar 2023Filed 9 MayMar 2024Filed 2 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 4 May
Revenue from operations12,22913,08314,72114,47115,29712,78915,07816,77017,23817,995
10,82811,68813,16913,02513,71611,38913,49014,95315,44016,125
Materials and goods bought5,0746,0977,0736,4036,6878,67710,35311,39811,59712,192
Employee costs––1,0341,1191,1229061,0031,1671,2961,372
Other expenses––5,0635,5045,9071,8062,1342,3882,5462,561
Operating profit before depreciation1,4001,3951,5511,4461,5801,4001,5891,8171,7981,870
Operating margin11.5%10.7%10.5%10.0%10.3%10.9%10.5%10.8%10.4%10.4%
Materials, % of revenue––48.0%44.2%43.7%67.8%68.7%68.0%67.3%67.8%
Employee costs, % of revenue––7.0%7.7%7.3%7.1%6.6%7.0%7.5%7.6%
Other expenses, % of revenue––34.4%38.0%38.6%14.1%14.2%14.2%14.8%14.2%
Depreciation and amortisation226267344418434440502560582589
Operating profit after depreciation1,1741,1281,2081,0281,1479601,0861,2571,2161,282
Other income69684062706212590113101
Finance costs146106107971426174116153124
Profit before one-off items and tax1,0971,0901,1419941,0759621,1371,2311,1751,259
One-off items0−42108−220−1000−10
Profit before tax1,0971,0481,2499721,0759611,1371,2311,1751,248
293354402209271266315348375389
Share of profit of joint ventures and associates––––−1–0110
Profit from discontinued businesses–––––3,663––––
8046948477628034,357823883801860
Other comprehensive income––7886171−738−2841,047402−693
Total comprehensive income––9258489743,6195391,9301,203167
Net margin6.6%5.3%5.8%5.3%5.3%–5.5%5.3%4.6%4.8%
Net margin without joint ventures and associates––––5.3%–5.5%5.3%4.6%4.8%
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. Net margin is left blank for the year to Mar 2022: the profit includes the result of a business the company has discontinued, which the revenue does not, so the two make no margin. Share of profit of joint ventures and associates is left blank for the year to Mar 2022: the filing states 0 for this share both for the period and for the year so far, which the form also writes for a line it does not fill, while the company's other filings for the same year show it was not 0 over those months.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 2 MayMar 2020Filed 6 JunMar 2021Filed 29 AprMar 2022Filed 6 MayMar 2023Filed 9 MayMar 2024Filed 2 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 4 May
6,1406,5147,31810,62411,14112,90213,93413,931
6,1076,4677,27210,58411,13212,88613,91313,905
Share capital8585858585858585
Reserves6,0226,3827,18710,49911,04712,80113,82813,820
Belonging to outside owners of subsidiaries334746409152126
85671322092796971,5611,093
3,3753,2524,8052,8183,0244,4485,8805,781
12,92614,60216,5644696028011,5821,507
22,44124,36828,68713,91114,76818,15021,39621,220
16,98018,95822,3768,7519,03511,85914,16614,119
5,4605,4106,3115,1595,7326,2757,2147,101
Net debt−1,371−1,269−1,758−701−4641081,0554
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

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 29 AprMar 2022Filed 6 MayMar 2023Filed 9 MayMar 2024Filed 2 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 4 May
2,263617681,5311,2732,413
2,5401,0101,0981,9191,6512,811
2,788−399−54388−181866
Receivables−18−159−131−150−304106
Inventories−222−218−581−432−696561
Other working capital3,028−21170670819199
Tax paid−277−246−330−388−378−398
Capital spending5026669961,8761,9491,153
Free cash flow1,762−605−228−345−6761,261
−2,08066−799−1,458−1,934−1,551
−170−172−30110515−805
Dividends paid1701700170170170
Shares bought back000000
Shares issued000000
Net change in cash13−45−61183−14657
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

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.Exide Industries dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 2 MayMar 2020Filed 6 JunMar 2021Filed 29 AprMar 2022Filed 6 MayMar 2023Filed 9 MayMar 2024Filed 2 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 4 May
Earnings per share₹9.46₹8.13₹9.95₹9.14₹9.53₹51.38₹9.68₹10.31₹9.35₹10.05
Diluted earnings per share₹9.46₹8.13₹9.95₹9.14₹9.53₹51.38₹9.68₹10.31₹9.35₹10.05
Dividend per share₹2.40₹2.40₹2.40₹4.10₹2.00₹2.00₹2.00₹2.00₹2.00₹2.00
Book value per share––₹71.85₹76.09₹85.56₹124.51₹130.97₹151.60₹163.69₹163.59
Dividend payout25.4%29.4%24.1%44.9%21.0%3.9%20.7%19.4%21.4%19.9%
Shareholder yield––––1.1%1.3%0.0%0.7%0.6%0.7%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)19,07018,94218,59011,18615,60612,84415,12625,88730,63824,472

Ratios

Consolidated, years to March.Exide Industries PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 2 MayMar 2020Filed 6 JunMar 2021Filed 29 AprMar 2022Filed 6 MayMar 2023Filed 9 MayMar 2024Filed 2 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 4 May
Revenue growth28.3%7.0%12.5%−1.7%5.7%–17.9%11.2%2.8%4.4%
Operating profit growth26.6%−0.4%11.2%−6.8%9.3%–13.5%14.4%−1.0%4.0%
Net profit growth12.7%−13.7%22.1%−10.0%5.3%–−81.1%7.3%−9.3%7.4%
Earnings per share growth–−14.1%22.4%−8.1%4.3%–−81.2%6.5%−9.3%7.5%
––13.8%12.4%11.8%48.9%7.6%7.3%5.9%6.1%
–––−1.5 pts−0.6 pts37.1 pts−41.3 pts−0.3 pts−1.4 pts0.2 pts
From the net margin–––−0.9 pts−0.2 pts––−0.3 pts−0.9 pts0.2 pts
From asset turnover–––−0.7 pts−0.8 pts––−0.2 pts−0.9 pts−0.2 pts
From borrowing–––0.2 pts0.4 pts––0.3 pts0.4 pts0.2 pts
Return on capital employed––19.4%15.6%15.4%8.9%9.5%9.2%7.8%8.5%
Cash conversion––––281.8%1.4%93.4%173.5%159.0%280.6%
Interest cover8.010.711.310.68.115.814.710.87.910.4
Debt to equity––0.010.010.020.020.030.050.110.08
Receivable days––3127263130303632
Inventory days––107138144120121124144120
Payable days––8192130786587105110
Cash conversion cycle, days––5673407485677442
Working capital days––1722−8445137318
Asset turnover––0.660.620.580.601.051.020.870.84
Assets per rupee of net worth––3.673.723.862.391.321.371.481.53
Sales per rupee of plant––5.995.795.153.954.214.464.474.57
Capital spending to depreciation––––1.161.521.983.353.351.96
Plant being built, % of plant in use––10.8%14.4%12.8%10.0%9.4%31.0%88.9%100.0%
From the net margin, from asset turnover and from borrowing are left blank for the years to Mar 2022 and Mar 2023: the profit of this year or the year before includes a business the company has discontinued while its revenue does not, so the change in return on equity is not split into margin, turnover and borrowing. Revenue growth and operating profit growth are left blank for the year to Mar 2022: between the two periods the company restated its earlier figures and the company began reporting a business as discontinued, so the two are on different bases and the change is not worked out. Net profit growth and earnings per share growth are left blank for the year to Mar 2022: between the two periods the company began reporting a business as discontinued, so the two are on different bases and the change is not worked out. 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

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
4.0%
Cash from operations against operating profit
129.0%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate6.6%3.3%6.1%
Profit growth, yearly rate1.8%1.1%1.3%
Return on equity, average–15.2%6.5%
Return on capital employed, average–8.8%8.5%
Operating margin, average10.6%10.6%10.6%
Net margin, average5.4%5.0%4.9%
Asset turnover, average–0.880.91
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–6861
Interest cover, average10.811.99.7
Debt to equity, average–0.060.08

Where the cash came from and went

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations6,0475,2172,413
Cash from investing−5,676−4,943−1,551
Cash from financing−382−180−805
Capital spending6,6394,9771,153
Dividends paid680510170
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash000
Borrowings raised2,6102,301760
Borrowings repaid1,6811,5351,254

Accounting checks

Consolidated, 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––––555756
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81––2.031.591.534.765.065.244.454.06
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−2.85−1.85−2.21−2.22−2.30−2.78
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––2.3419.865.954.927.39−0.01
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––0.520.391.432.05
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−13.10−4.2618.41−5.901.2019.21−11.01
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––26.384.76−21.461.032.4916.25−17.41
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––−0.690.73−3.060.180.660.13−0.13
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.780.420.450.401.585.075.86
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent26.7233.7632.1621.5525.2427.7227.6828.3131.9431.15
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––2.10−1.35−3.20−0.19−0.71
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
11 Jun 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Unallocated limits-Unallocated limits[ICRA]AAAReview, Re-affirmStable700
11 Jun 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Non-fund based-Others[ICRA]AAAReview, Re-affirmStable900
11 Jun 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based-Cash credit[ICRA]AAAReview, Re-affirmStable400
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.