Frontline Securities (Delisted) financials and balance sheet
BSE: 533213
Last traded ₹34.70 on 20 Aug 2020
Delisted on 28 Aug 2020.
10 years at a glance
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Frontline Securities annual reports
Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore
- Revenue
- Net profit
- Borrowings
Peak revenue ₹13 Cr, year to Mar 2018
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 2020
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.
From revenue to net profit
- Revenue6.7
- Employee costs−0.4
- Other expenses−0.7
- Operating profit5.6
- Depreciation−0.5
- Other income0.0
- One-off items0.0
- Finance costs−0.1
- Profit before tax5.1
- Tax−1.9
- Net profit3.1
What the company owns
- Plant, investments and other assets₹37 Cr
- Cash and bank₹1 Cr
- Receivables₹0 Cr
What pays for it: net worth and liabilities
- Net worth₹38 Cr
- Borrowings₹0 Cr
- Other liabilities₹0 Cr
Frontline Securities business segments, year to Mar 2020
A reportable segment is a line of business the company must report on its own. Standalone, ₹ crore, as the company reports them. A segment at a loss has no share of profit.Frontline Securities segment results by quarter
Revenue by segment
₹5.65 CrTotal
- Consultancy, Commission & Brokerage₹5.43 Cr96.2% of total
- Investment in Bonds, FDR & Loans & Adavances₹0.20 Cr3.6% of total
- Renting & Co Work₹0.01 Cr0.2% of total
Profit by segment
- Consultancy, Commission & Brokerage₹4.72 Cr100.0% of total
Segment results by year
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.
Consultancy, Commission & Brokerage
Revenue, ₹ croreProfit, ₹ croreInvestment in Bonds, FDR & Loans & Adavances
Revenue, ₹ croreProfit, ₹ croreRenting & Co Work
Revenue, ₹ croreProfit, ₹ crore
| ₹ crore | Mar 2020 |
|---|---|
| Revenue of all businesses | 5.6 |
| Company revenue, as in its resultsCompany revenue. The company's revenue from operations for the period in its results, on the same accounts as its segments. It is below the businesses' sum where they sell to one another, or where the segments include a business the results report as discontinued. | 6.7 |
| Revenue | 5.4 |
| ProfitSegment profit. What the business earned before tax and finance costs, as the company measures each of its businesses. | 4.7 |
| MarginSegment margin. Segment profit as a percentage of the segment's revenue. | 87.0% |
| Return on capitalReturn on capital employed in the segment. The year's segment profit as a percentage of the capital employed in the segment at the year end. | 493.0% |
| AssetsSegment assets. What the company holds for this business at the period end: plant, stock, receivables and the like. | 1.1 |
| LiabilitiesSegment liabilities. What this business owes at the period end, such as payments due to suppliers. | 0.1 |
| Capital employedCapital employed in the segment. Segment assets less segment liabilities at the period end: the money tied up in this business. | 1.0 |
| Revenue | 0.2 |
| Revenue | 0.0 |
| Revenue | 1.0 |
Profit is before tax and finance costs, the way companies report their segments.
Profit and loss
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March. No results on record for the year to Mar 2016. The year to Mar 2019 is not shown: its results were filed at the wrong scale, a power of ten off the company's own year-to-date figures.Frontline Securities quarterly results
| ₹ crore | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020Filed 10 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue from operations | 4.9 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.6 | – | 5.6 | 13.0 | – | 6.7 |
| Operating expenses. What the business spent to run itself in the period, materials, staff and other costs, before depreciation, interest and tax. | – | – | 0.8 | 0.8 | – | – | 0.6 | 1.0 | – | 1.1 |
| 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. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 |
| Employee costsEmployee costs. Salaries, wages, bonuses and other benefits paid to staff in the period. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.4 |
| Other expensesOther expenses. Every operating cost besides materials and staff: power, rent, freight, repairs, marketing and the like. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.7 |
| Operating profit before depreciationOperating profit before depreciation (EBITDA). Revenue less operating expenses: what the business earns from its operations before depreciation, interest and tax. | – | – | 5.4 | 4.7 | – | – | 5.0 | 11.9 | – | 5.6 |
| Operating marginOperating margin. Operating profit before depreciation as a percentage of revenue: how much of each rupee of sales is left after running costs. | – | – | 87.5% | 85.6% | – | – | 88.4% | 92.1% | – | 84.1% |
| Materials, % of revenueMaterials, % of revenue. Raw materials used and goods bought for resale, adjusted for the change in stock, divided by revenue, times 100. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0% |
| Employee costs, % of revenueEmployee costs, % of revenue. Salaries, wages and other staff costs divided by revenue, times 100. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.4% |
| 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. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.5% |
| 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. | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.0 | 0.2 | – | 0.5 |
| Operating profit after depreciationOperating profit after depreciation (EBIT). Operating profit before depreciation, less depreciation and amortisation. | – | – | 5.3 | 4.7 | – | – | 4.9 | 11.7 | – | 5.2 |
| Other incomeOther income. Income from outside the main business, such as interest on deposits, dividends received and gains on investments. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 |
| Finance costsFinance costs. Interest and the other costs of borrowing in the period. | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 |
| One-off itemsExceptional items. Gains or losses the company reports separately because they are not expected to recur, such as selling a business or writing down an asset. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 |
| Profit before tax | 4.3 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.7 | – | 4.9 | 11.6 | – | 5.1 |
| 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | – | 0.4 | 1.7 | – | 1.9 | |
| Net profit | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.8 | – | 4.5 | 10.0 | – | 3.1 |
| Other comprehensive incomeOther comprehensive income. Gains and losses booked straight to net worth rather than through profit, such as changes in the value of some investments, pension plans and currency translation. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | −6.3 |
| Total comprehensive incomeTotal comprehensive income. Net profit plus other comprehensive income. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | −3.2 |
| 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. | 73.1% | 68.5% | 61.9% | 60.3% | 72.5% | – | 80.4% | 76.9% | – | 47.0% |
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2013, Mar 2014, Mar 2017 and Mar 2018 they do not, so they are left blank. Operating expenses, operating profit before depreciation and operating profit after depreciation are left blank for the year to Mar 2011: the statement does not state its finance costs, which operating profit is worked out from, so operating profit is not given. Operating expenses, operating profit before depreciation and operating profit after depreciation are left blank for the years to Mar 2012 and Mar 2015: the statement does not state its depreciation, which operating profit is worked out from, so operating profit is not given.
Balance sheet
Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.
| ₹ crore | Mar 2020Filed 10 Aug |
|---|---|
| Net worth. What the company owns less everything it owes: the money shareholders have in the business, paid in and kept from profits. | 37.6 |
| Share capitalShare capital. The face value of all the shares the company has issued. | 5.0 |
| ReservesReserves. The rest of the shareholders' net worth: profits kept in the business over the years, and money paid for shares above their face value. | 32.6 |
| BorrowingsBorrowings. Loans, bonds and other money the company has borrowed and must repay with interest. | 0.4 |
| Total assetsTotal assets. Everything the company owns or controls: plant, investments, stock, money owed by customers and cash. | 38.5 |
| Plant in use, after depreciationNet block. Plant, buildings and equipment in use, at what they cost less the depreciation charged on them so far. | 12.5 |
| Trade receivablesTrade receivables. Money customers owe the company for goods and services already delivered. | 0.4 |
| Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents. Cash in hand and at the bank, and deposits that can be turned into cash within three months. | 0.0 |
| Other bank balancesOther bank balances. Bank deposits that cannot be drawn within three months, such as fixed deposits and money held as security. | 1.5 |
| Net debtNet debt. Borrowings less cash, other bank balances and current investments: what the company would still owe if it used its cash to repay. | −1.1 |
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 2011, Mar 2012, Mar 2013, Mar 2014, Mar 2015, Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.
Ratios
Standalone, years to March.
| Ratio | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020Filed 10 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | −8.5% | −4.5% | 31.4% | −9.6% | 18.9% | – | – | 131.4% | – | – |
| 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. | – | – | – | −11.6% | – | – | – | 141.3% | – | – |
| 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. | 0.1% | −10.6% | 18.8% | −11.9% | 43.0% | – | – | 121.4% | – | – |
| Earnings per share growthEarnings per share growth. This year's earnings per share less last year's, on the same share count, divided by last year's, times 100; blank where last year's is not above nought. | – | – | 18.8% | – | – | – | – | 125.7% | – | – |
| Return on equityReturn on equity. Profit belonging to shareholders as a percentage of their average net worth over the year. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.3%what Return on equity, Mar 2020, includes. This year's return on equity, asset turnover and assets per rupee of net worth are on its year-end balance sheet: none a year before is on record to average with. |
| Return on capital employedReturn on capital employed. Operating profit after depreciation divided by net worth plus borrowings at the year end, times 100: what the business earns on all the money in it. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13.6% |
| Interest coverInterest cover. Operating profit after depreciation divided by finance costs: how many times over the profit pays the interest bill. | – | – | 5,317.0 | 4,698.0 | – | – | 49,161.0 | 103.5 | – | 55.7 |
| Debt to equityDebt to equity. Borrowings at the year end divided by net worth: rupees borrowed for each rupee shareholders have in the business. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.01 |
| Receivable daysReceivable days. Trade receivables divided by revenue, times 365: the average days customers take to pay. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 |
| Asset turnoverAsset turnover. Revenue divided by average total assets: rupees of sales for each rupee of assets. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.17 |
| Assets per rupee of net worthAssets per rupee of net worth. Average total assets divided by average net worth: how far borrowings and other liabilities stretch the shareholders' money. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.02 |
| Sales per rupee of plantSales per rupee of plant. Revenue divided by the net block: rupees of sales for each rupee of plant in use. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.53 |
| Plant being built, % of plant in useCapital work in progress, % of net block. Plant still being built as a percentage of the plant in use. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0% |
No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2011, Mar 2012, Mar 2013, Mar 2014, Mar 2015, 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 2020.
- Return on assets, latest yearReturn on assets, latest year. Profit to the company's own shareholders in the latest year ÷ the average of that year's opening and closing total assets × 100; empty for a bank, a lender or an insurer, whose own return on assets is shown with its accounts.
- 8.1%
| Measure | 10 years | 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. | 2.3% | 0.3% | 6.0% |
| 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. | −1.3% | −8.1% | −11.4% |
| 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. | – | – | 88.1% |
| 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. | – | – | 61.9% |
| 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. | – | – | 79.6 |
Accounting checks
Standalone, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.
| Check | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective tax rateEffective tax rate. Tax charged as a percentage of profit before tax.Published threshold 17.16 per cent | 17.46 | 22.12 | 28.72 | 28.94 | 16.07 | – | 8.48 | 14.24 | – | 38.20 |
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.