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Keynote Financial Services financials and balance sheet

NSE: KEYFINSERVBSE: 512597Capital MarketsSmall Cap

Formerly Keynote Corporate Services
Last close ₹211.90down ₹10.88 (4.88%)BSE ₹219.75

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹222.78.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹205.00Low, 23 Oct 2026₹382.10High, 6 Nov 2025
Market cap
₹118 Cr2,570th largest listed
P/E
20.8
P/B
0.8
Dividend yield
0.47%
ROE
4.0%
ROCE
7.2%
Debt to equity
0.03
Volume, NSE
1,21975.6% delivered

10 years at a glance

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, years to March.Keynote Financial Services annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
A loss in 2 of the 10 years shown

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

The years either side of a change of basis do not compare. From the year to Mar 2020, the company's revenue for that year, ₹11 Cr, differs from its quarters added, ₹8.99 Cr. From the year to Mar 2021, the company's revenue for that year, ₹20 Cr, differs from its quarters added, ₹22 Cr.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

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

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue27
  2. Operating expenses−18
  3. Operating profit8.2
  4. Depreciation−1.1
  5. Other income+2.8
  6. One-off items−0.4
  7. Finance costs−0.3
  8. Profit before tax9.3
  9. Tax−2.6
  10. Net profit6.7

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹145 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹12 Cr
  • Receivables₹3 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹145 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹10 Cr
  • Borrowings₹5 Cr

Keynote Financial Services business segments, year to Mar 2026

A reportable segment is a line of business the company must report on its own. Consolidated, ₹ crore, as the company reports them.Keynote Financial Services segment results by quarter

Revenue by segment

₹27 CrTotal
  • Advisory services₹16.5 Cr62.2% of total
  • Broking & related activities₹4.3 Cr16.2% of total
  • Trading in Securities₹4.3 Cr16.1% of total
  • Investment Activities₹1.4 Cr5.4% of total

Profit by segment

  • Advisory services₹5.25 Cr59.2% of total
  • Broking & related activities₹2.22 Cr25.0% of total
  • Trading in Securities₹0.36 Cr4.0% of total
  • Investment Activities₹1.05 Cr11.9% of total

Segment results by year

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

  • Advisory services

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Broking & related activities

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Trading in Securities

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Investment Activities

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue of all businesses12102029–522927
Company revenue, as in its results11112029–472827
Revenue–––––271617
Revenue growth––––––−41.3%3.1%
Profit–––––1545
Profit growth––––––−73.4%29.6%
Margin–––––55.9%25.3%31.8%
Return on capital–––––113.9%46.9%67.7%
Assets–––––15109
Liabilities–––––221
Capital employed–––––1398
Revenue1223–454
Revenue1–1013–1974
Revenue2222–111
Revenue76710––––
Revenue–1––––––
Revenue2133–224
Profit is before tax and finance costs, the way companies report their segments.

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.Keynote Financial Services quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 16 MayMar 2020Filed 26 AugMar 2021Filed 21 JunMar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 27 MayMar 2024Filed 7 AugMar 2025Filed 29 OctMar 2026Filed 17 Sep
Revenue from operations13.915.211.011.220.128.814.147.328.326.6
10.410.1–13.87.611.215.113.117.518.4
Materials and goods bought––0.00.2−0.10.10.00.20.00.0
Employee costs–5.2––––––––
Other expenses–4.9––––––––
Operating profit before depreciation3.55.1–−2.612.517.6−1.034.310.88.2
Operating margin25.4%33.4%–−22.8%62.0%61.1%−7.4%72.4%38.0%30.8%
Employee costs, % of revenue–34.2%––––––––
Other expenses, % of revenue–32.3%––––––––
Depreciation and amortisation4.40.7–0.80.70.70.60.80.91.1
Operating profit after depreciation−0.84.4–−3.311.816.9−1.733.59.97.1
Other income11.05.24.30.22.63.01.92.32.42.8
Finance costs2.71.91.11.21.11.20.30.30.70.3
Profit before one-off items and tax7.57.73.4−4.413.318.7−0.135.511.69.6
One-off items0.0−0.4–0.00.00.00.00.00.0−0.4
Profit before tax7.57.33.4−4.413.318.7−0.135.511.69.3
1.71.60.6−0.12.02.61.77.70.82.6
Share of profit of joint ventures and associates––––––0.1−1.03.8–
5.85.72.8−4.211.316.1−1.626.814.66.7
Other comprehensive income–––0.00.10.10.10.0−0.10.1
Total comprehensive income–––−4.211.316.2−1.526.814.56.7
Net margin41.5%37.5%25.0%−37.7%56.0%55.9%−11.6%56.6%51.5%25.0%
Net margin without joint ventures and associates––––––−12.1%58.7%37.9%–
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2020, Mar 2021, Mar 2022, Mar 2023, Mar 2024, Mar 2025 and Mar 2026 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 2019: the statement does not state its depreciation, which operating profit is worked out from, so operating profit is not given.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 16 MayMar 2020Filed 26 AugMar 2021Filed 21 JunMar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 27 MayMar 2024Filed 7 AugMar 2025Filed 29 OctMar 2026Filed 17 Sep
78758610198124138145
Share capital66666666
Reserves7369799593119133139
152226272125
28–––––––
3–––––––
Total assets108120121139110140152159
42–––––––
66–––––––
Net debt−25−22−95−11−11−11−7
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 21 JunMar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 27 MayMar 2024Filed 7 AugMar 2025Filed 29 OctMar 2026Filed 17 Sep
Cash from operations−22.5−12.620.85.66.8−23.9
Capital spending0.00.41.30.51.72.5
Free cash flow−22.5−13.019.55.15.1−26.3
Cash from investing−2.821.9−2.8−4.2−5.921.8
Cash from financing4.0−0.5−26.0−2.6−0.41.6
Dividends paid0.6––0.60.60.6
Shares bought back0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Shares issued1.51.20.01.80.90.0
Net change in cash−21.28.8−8.1−1.30.5−0.4
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. Dividends paid is left blank for the years to Mar 2022 and Mar 2023: the cash-flow statement states no dividends paid, while the company's own dividend record shows one paid in the period, so the line is not given.

Per share

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.Keynote Financial Services dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 16 MayMar 2020Filed 26 AugMar 2021Filed 21 JunMar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 27 MayMar 2024Filed 7 AugMar 2025Filed 29 OctMar 2026Filed 17 Sep
Earnings per share₹10.36₹10.26₹4.94−₹7.59₹20.25₹28.89––₹26.17₹11.96
Diluted earnings per share₹10.36₹10.26₹4.94−₹7.59₹20.25₹28.89––₹26.17₹11.96
Dividend per share₹1.00₹2.50₹1.00₹1.00₹1.00₹1.00₹1.00₹1.00₹1.00₹1.00
Book value per share––₹140.36₹106.24₹153.68₹181.71₹139.80₹177.08₹248.60₹259.70
Dividend payout12.2%30.7%20.2%–4.9%3.5%–2.6%3.8%8.4%
Shareholder yield––––−2.5%––−1.2%−0.2%0.4%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)26343421387658101167127
Shareholder yield is left blank for the years to Mar 2022 and Mar 2023: the cash-flow statement states no dividends paid, while the company's own dividend record shows one paid in the period, so the line is not given. Earnings per share is left blank for the years to Mar 2023 and Mar 2024: 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.
RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 16 MayMar 2020Filed 26 AugMar 2021Filed 21 JunMar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 27 MayMar 2024Filed 7 AugMar 2025Filed 29 OctMar 2026Filed 17 Sep
Revenue growth−21.7%9.7%−27.8%––42.7%−51.0%236.1%−40.2%−6.0%
Operating profit growth−21.0%44.4%–––40.5%––−68.6%−23.8%
Net profit growth24.4%−0.9%−51.8%––42.7%––−45.6%−54.3%
Earnings per share growth24.4%−1.0%−51.9%––42.7%–––−54.3%
––3.5%−5.5%14.1%17.2%−1.6%24.1%11.1%4.7%
–––−9.1 pts19.6 pts3.1 pts−18.9 pts25.7 pts−13.0 pts−6.4 pts
From the net margin–––−8.8 pts13.7 pts0.0 pts−20.8 pts9.6 pts−2.2 pts−5.7 pts
From asset turnover–––0.2 pts5.8 pts4.5 pts1.7 pts18.8 pts−10.7 pts−0.6 pts
From borrowing–––−0.4 pts0.1 pts−1.4 pts0.2 pts−2.7 pts−0.1 pts0.0 pts
Return on capital employed–––−3.4%10.6%13.2%−1.7%26.8%7.0%4.8%
Cash conversion––––−199.1%−78.6%–20.9%46.7%−358.2%
Interest cover–2.3––10.814.3–114.913.622.1
Debt to equity––0.190.290.300.270.030.010.010.03
Receivable days––126130182073723835
Inventory days–––217−6691,066−1,4870––
Working capital days––446–––––––
Asset turnover––0.100.100.170.220.110.380.190.17
Assets per rupee of net worth––1.391.501.511.391.251.121.111.10
Sales per rupee of plant––0.610.651.211.770.862.931.661.44
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.060.532.020.691.822.27
Plant being built, % of plant in use–––––0.0%2.8%0.2%0.0%0.0%
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2020 and Mar 2023: operating profit after depreciation is a loss, and a loss covers no interest bill. Revenue growth is left blank for the years to Mar 2020 and Mar 2021: between the two periods the company restated its earlier figures, 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
4.3%
Cash from operations against operating profit
−290.9%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate4.1%5.7%23.6%
Profit growth, yearly rate3.7%−10.0%–
Return on equity, average–11.1%13.3%
Return on capital employed, average–10.0%12.9%
Operating margin, average32.5%39.0%47.1%
Net margin, average30.0%35.5%44.4%
Asset turnover, average–0.220.25
Interest cover, average–41.250.2
Debt to equity, average–0.070.02

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 operations−3.3−11.5−23.9
Cash from investing30.711.621.8
Cash from financing−27.8−1.31.6
Capital spending6.34.72.5
Dividends paid–1.70.6
Shares bought back0.00.00.0
Shares issued for cash4.02.70.0

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
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––30.295.23−15.7220.379.395.60
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––−0.560.330.84−0.24
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points––––291.37−172.25227.58−607.41––
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––––0.000.520.070.000.00
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent22.6421.4218.89–15.1113.85–21.667.0028.30
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––12.08–12.80−36.9117.73
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.