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Karma Energy financials and balance sheet

NSE: KARMAENGBSE: 533451PowerSmall Cap

Last close ₹31.86down ₹0.61 (1.88%)BSE ₹32.40

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹32.47.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹31.43Low, 22 Oct 2026₹60.87High, 23 Oct 2025
Market cap
₹37 Cr3,422nd largest listed
P/E
41.8
P/B
0.9
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
2.2%
ROCE
−10.0%
Debt to equity
0.02
Volume, NSE
93581.4% delivered

10 years at a glance

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Karma Energy annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
Peak revenue ₹36 Cr, year to Mar 2020A loss in 4 of the 10 years shown

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.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue9.8
  2. Employee costs−2.9
  3. Other expenses−9.7
  4. Operating profit−2.9
  5. Depreciation−2.0
  6. Other income+3.3
  7. One-off items+0.8
  8. Finance costs−0.2
  9. Profit before tax−0.9
  10. Tax+2.0
  11. Net profit1.0

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹44 Cr
  • Inventory₹2 Cr
  • Receivables₹1 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹0 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹41 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹5 Cr
  • Borrowings₹1 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹0 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.Karma Energy quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 30 MayMar 2020Filed 11 AugMar 2021Filed 3 JulMar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 25 JunMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 28 May
Revenue from operations27.533.529.135.922.427.512.812.48.79.8
16.725.525.225.924.022.29.610.38.112.6
Materials and goods bought––0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Employee costs––3.02.61.62.72.92.92.82.9
Other expenses––22.223.322.419.56.77.35.29.7
Operating profit before depreciation10.88.03.910.0−1.65.33.22.10.6−2.9
Operating margin39.3%23.8%13.3%27.8%−7.2%19.2%25.0%16.8%7.0%−29.3%
Materials, % of revenue––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Employee costs, % of revenue––10.4%7.3%7.3%9.9%22.4%23.8%32.7%29.5%
Other expenses, % of revenue––76.2%64.9%99.9%70.9%52.6%59.4%60.3%99.9%
Depreciation and amortisation5.05.05.05.45.15.14.82.91.92.0
Operating profit after depreciation5.83.0−1.14.6−6.70.2−1.6−0.9−1.3−4.9
Other income1.10.32.01.00.51.05.31.02.73.3
Finance costs7.84.64.25.45.33.41.10.10.10.2
Profit before one-off items and tax−0.8−1.3−3.40.2−11.5−2.32.50.01.3−1.8
One-off items––−2.50.00.00.04.70.00.30.8
Profit before tax−0.8−1.3−5.80.2−11.5−2.37.20.01.6−0.9
−2.8−0.2−1.60.0−1.0−0.11.3−0.20.0−2.0
Net profit1.9−1.1−4.30.2−10.5−2.15.90.11.61.0
Other comprehensive income––−21.7−2.1−2.7−0.22.4−0.20.00.0
Total comprehensive income––−25.9−1.9−13.2−2.38.30.01.51.0
Net margin7.0%−3.3%−14.6%0.5%−47.0%−7.7%46.0%1.0%17.9%10.8%
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.
Earlier years, Mar 2011 to Mar 2016
₹ croreMar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2013Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016
Revenue from operations15.425.430.128.615.314.0
5.08.510.213.010.29.0
Materials and goods bought–––0.0––
Operating profit before depreciation10.316.919.915.55.15.0
Operating margin67.3%66.5%66.1%54.4%33.2%35.6%
Depreciation and amortisation7.67.97.87.74.95.0
Operating profit after depreciation2.78.912.17.80.20.0
Other income2.24.53.02.81.30.4
Finance costs4.39.410.08.17.17.0
Profit before one-off items and tax0.74.05.02.5−5.6−6.6
One-off items––−1.3–1.45.2
Profit before tax0.74.03.82.5−4.2−1.4
Tax−0.11.61.31.0−1.10.1
Net profit0.82.32.51.5−3.1−1.5
Net margin5.2%9.3%8.2%5.4%−20.4%−11.0%
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 30 MayMar 2020Filed 11 AugMar 2021Filed 3 JulMar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 25 JunMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 28 May
4846333038384041
Share capital1212121212121212
Reserves3634211927272829
485958175011
2548521110661
463729227665
Total assets1191311136355505247
97102933541373033
2329192914132215
Net debt38494765001
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 3 JulMar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 25 JunMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 28 May
11.1−2.015.74.41.71.9
11.9−1.917.15.22.12.5
13.5−7.613.72.01.33.8
Receivables9.3−3.1−0.71.42.25.6
Inventories0.00.10.40.00.10.3
Payables0.20.1−0.20.6−0.1−0.7
Other working capital4.0−4.814.20.0−0.9−1.5
Tax paid−0.9−0.1−1.4−0.8−0.4−0.6
Capital spending0.20.00.00.01.31.6
Free cash flow10.8−2.015.74.40.30.3
0.151.16.70.7−1.9−1.8
−11.0−49.4−22.3−5.30.7−0.6
Dividends paid0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Shares bought back0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Shares issued0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Net change in cash0.2−0.30.0−0.20.5−0.5
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.Karma Energy dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 30 MayMar 2020Filed 11 AugMar 2021Filed 3 JulMar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 25 JunMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 28 May
Earnings per share₹1.66−₹0.97−₹3.68₹0.15−₹9.10−₹1.84₹5.09₹0.11₹1.35₹0.91
Diluted earnings per share₹1.66−₹0.97−₹3.68₹0.15−₹9.10−₹1.84₹5.09₹0.11₹1.35₹0.91
Book value per share––₹41.26₹39.60₹28.15₹26.11₹33.25₹33.23₹34.55₹35.29
Shareholder yield––––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)50.235.919.512.815.937.339.779.859.639.8

Ratios

Standalone, years to March.Karma Energy PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 30 MayMar 2020Filed 11 AugMar 2021Filed 3 JulMar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 25 JunMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 28 May
Revenue growth96.6%21.9%−13.1%23.2%−37.6%22.9%−53.5%−3.6%−29.5%12.1%
Operating profit growth116.7%−26.1%−51.4%157.4%––−39.5%−35.2%−70.5%–
Net profit growth–––––––−97.9%1,156.7%−32.7%
Earnings per share growth–––––––−97.8%1,127.3%−32.6%
––−8.9%0.4%−26.9%−6.8%17.2%0.3%4.0%2.6%
–––9.3 pts−27.2 pts20.1 pts23.9 pts−16.8 pts3.7 pts−1.4 pts
From the net margin–––9.2 pts−36.4 pts22.5 pts47.1 pts−16.8 pts5.4 pts−1.6 pts
From asset turnover–––0.1 pts13.0 pts−3.1 pts−12.5 pts0.0 pts−1.6 pts0.4 pts
From borrowing–––0.0 pts−3.8 pts0.7 pts−10.7 pts−0.1 pts−0.2 pts−0.2 pts
Return on capital employed––−1.1%4.3%−7.5%0.4%−3.8%−2.3%−3.1%−11.7%
Cash conversion––––––266.3%3,570.4%106.4%183.8%
Interest cover0.70.7–0.9–0.1––––
Debt to equity––1.011.301.770.580.130.000.030.02
Receivable days––12416110713130127129246
Working capital days––3457−43170249208649507
Asset turnover––0.240.290.180.310.220.230.170.20
Assets per rupee of net worth––2.502.683.122.811.731.371.301.23
Sales per rupee of plant––0.650.850.600.850.470.530.390.46
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.040.000.000.000.710.80
Plant being built, % of plant in use––0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2019, Mar 2021, Mar 2023, Mar 2024, Mar 2025 and Mar 2026: 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
2.1%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate−3.5%−15.3%−8.7%
Profit growth, yearly rate––−43.7%
Return on equity, average–3.5%2.3%
Return on capital employed, average–−4.1%−5.7%
Operating margin, average13.6%7.7%−1.8%
Net margin, average1.0%13.6%9.9%
Asset turnover, average–0.230.20
Debt to equity, average–0.150.02

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 operations2282
Cash from investing55−3−2
Cash from financing−77−5−1
Capital spending332
Dividends paid000
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash000
Borrowings raised40160
Borrowings repaid102200

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 96667
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.15.446.177.4910.66
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78−2.41−1.65−2.56−3.41
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets−27.68−9.473.511.89
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times–4.662.872.93
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points60.07−9.605.37−94.43
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue−2.322.60128.08−12.87
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions––0.000.00
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent18.16–0.29–
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points−1.24–−26.52–
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.