Mercator financials and balance sheet

BSE: 526235Consumable Fuels

Formerly Mercator Lines

Trading suspended since 13 Mar 2023

Last traded ₹0.85 on 10 Mar 2023

10 years at a glance

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

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
Peak revenue ₹659 Cr, year to Mar 2015A loss in 5 of the 10 years shown

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

Results for the year to Mar 2023

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

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue0.0
  2. Employee costs−0.2
  3. Other expenses−12
  4. Operating profit−12
  5. Depreciation−0.1
  6. Other income+12
  7. One-off items0.0
  8. Finance costs−0.1
  9. Profit before tax0.4
  10. Tax0.0
  11. Net profit0.4

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹340 Cr
  • Receivables₹42 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹1 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Borrowings₹225 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹113 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹44 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.Mercator quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 6 JunMar 2020Filed 16 JulMar 2021Filed 24 JunMar 2022Filed 9 JunMar 2023Filed 31 May
Revenue from operations497659588538406312132700
373462–34234946743034812
Materials and goods bought–––––095000
Employee costs–––––179300
Other expenses–––––44932631812
Operating profit before depreciation124197–19657−155−298−27−8−12
Operating margin25.0%29.9%–36.4%14.0%−49.6%−225.2%−396.8%––
Materials, % of revenue–––––0.0%71.8%0.0%––
Employee costs, % of revenue–––––5.6%7.0%42.0%––
Other expenses, % of revenue–––––144.0%246.5%454.7%––
Depreciation and amortisation6892–14713812441000
Operating profit after depreciation57105–49−81−278−339−27−8−12
Other income11−1−107427719341312
Finance costs5752627610411722021000
Profit before one-off items and tax115218−20−143−319−540−20440
One-off items–––−9–−181−485000
Profit before tax115218−30−143−500−1,025−20440
221142110910
Net profit95017−31−185−511−1,026−21330
Other comprehensive income–––––01000
Total comprehensive income–––––−512−1,025−21330
Net margin1.9%7.5%2.9%−5.7%−45.6%−163.9%−776.2%−3,111.2%––
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2014, Mar 2015, 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 2016: the statement does not state its depreciation, which operating profit is worked out from, so operating profit is not given.
Earlier years, Mar 2008 to Mar 2013
₹ croreMar 2008Mar 2009Mar 2010Mar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2013
Revenue from operations7811,180679637548551
Operating expenses524750441531–540
Operating profit before depreciation257430238107–12
Operating margin32.9%36.5%35.1%16.7%–2.1%
Depreciation and amortisation104144137117–109
Operating profit after depreciation153287101−10–−98
Other income82342487
Finance costs591029586128126
Profit before tax17718811−94−115−216
Tax874442
Net profit1661816−98−119−217
Net margin21.3%15.3%0.9%−15.4%−21.7%−39.4%
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March. The last column is the half year to Sep 2023, after the latest full year: the balance sheet at its end.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 6 JunMar 2020Filed 16 JulMar 2021Filed 24 JunMar 2022Filed 9 JunMar 2023Filed 31 MaySep 2023Half yearFiled 28 Nov
253−771−984−979−979−978
Share capital303030303030
Reserves223−802−1,015−1,009−1,009−1,008
855220225225225225
8601,2051,3851,3621,3611,361
47500000
1,588434400383382383
1,124158128122121121
464240272261261262
Net debt826219219221225225
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year. Plant in use and plant being built are given for full years only. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2014, Mar 2015, Mar 2016, Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March. The last column is the half year to Sep 2023, after the latest full year: the cash flow over its six months.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 24 JunMar 2022Filed 9 JunMar 2023Filed 31 MaySep 2023Half yearFiled 28 Nov
7.9−4.1−2.2−0.3
0.48.50.7−5.0
7.3−0.40.20.2
Receivables4.20.00.00.0
Payables−4.0−0.20.50.0
Other working capital7.1−0.2−0.30.2
Tax paid10.30.00.00.0
Capital spending0.00.00.00.0
Free cash flow7.9−4.1−2.2−0.3
−5.826.51.60.4
−1.4−21.7−1.50.2
Dividends paid0.00.00.00.0
Shares bought back0.00.00.00.0
Shares issued0.00.00.00.0
Net change in cash0.70.8−2.10.3
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 2014, Mar 2015, Mar 2016, Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019 and Mar 2020.

Per share

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.Mercator dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 6 JunMar 2020Filed 16 JulMar 2021Filed 24 JunMar 2022Filed 9 JunMar 2023Filed 31 May
Earnings per share₹0.38––−₹1.15−₹6.52−₹16.91−₹33.91−₹7.05₹0.34₹0.01
Diluted earnings per share₹0.38––−₹1.15−₹6.52−₹16.91−₹33.91−₹7.05₹0.34₹0.01
Dividend per share₹0.10₹0.20₹0.10₹0.05––––––
Book value per share–––––₹8.36−₹25.50−₹32.54−₹32.37−₹32.36
Dividend payout26.6%–––––––––
Shareholder yield–––––––0.0%0.0%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)600––––20918245626

Ratios

Standalone, years to March.

RatioMar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 6 JunMar 2020Filed 16 JulMar 2021Filed 24 JunMar 2022Filed 9 JunMar 2023Filed 31 May
Revenue growth−9.9%32.7%−10.8%−8.5%−24.6%−23.1%−57.6%−94.8%−100.0%–
Operating profit growth977.6%58.9%––−71.0%–––––
Net profit growth–437.9%−66.0%––––––−86.2%
Earnings per share growth–––––––––−97.1%
–––––−202.2%395.8%24.3%––
––––––598.0 pts−371.5 pts––
From the net margin––––––−755.2 pts1,190.7 pts––
From asset turnover––––––320.4 pts−1,387.2 pts––
From borrowing––––––1,032.8 pts−175.0 pts––
Return on capital employed–––––−25.1%––––
Cash conversion––––––––−137.2%−542.4%
Interest cover1.02.0–0.6––––––
Debt to equity–––––3.38––––
Receivable days–––––791272,226––
Inventory days––––––0–––
Payable days––––––3,754–––
Cash conversion cycle, days––––––−3,627–––
Working capital days–––––−51−2,063−47,620––
Asset turnover–––––0.200.130.020.000.00
Assets per rupee of net worth–––––6.28−3.90−0.48−0.40−0.39
Sales per rupee of plant–––––0.697.840.870.000.00
Capital spending to depreciation–––––––0.000.000.00
Plant being built, % of plant in use––––––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2018, Mar 2019, Mar 2020, Mar 2021, Mar 2022 and Mar 2023: operating profit after depreciation is a loss, and a loss covers no interest bill. Debt to equity is left blank for the years to Mar 2020, Mar 2021, Mar 2022 and Mar 2023: net worth is below zero, so there is no shareholders' money to set the borrowings against. Return on capital employed is left blank for the years to Mar 2020, Mar 2021, Mar 2022 and Mar 2023: net worth and borrowings together come to nought or less, so there is no money employed to set the operating profit against. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2014, Mar 2015, Mar 2016, 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 2023.

Return on assets, latest year
0.1%
Measure5 years3 years
Asset turnover, average0.070.01

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 2023.

₹ crore3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations1.6−2.2
Cash from investing22.31.6
Cash from financing−24.5−1.5
Capital spending0.00.0
Dividends paid0.00.0
Shares bought back0.00.0
Shares issued for cash0.00.0
Borrowings raised4.50.0
Borrowings repaid5.91.5

Accounting checks

Standalone, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.

CheckMar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9–––––––5––
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81––––––−11.06–––
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78–––––––13.85––
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets–––––––−51.56––
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points––––––25.5085.74––
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue––––––−21.78399.42––
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent14.013.88––––––––
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
29 Jul 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based - LT-Cash CreditLong-term scaleCARE D; ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*Review, Re-affirm50
29 Jul 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based - LT-Term LoanLong-term scaleCARE D; ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*Review, Re-affirm653.97
29 Jul 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Non-fund-based - LT-Letter of creditLong-term scaleCARE D; ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*Review, Re-affirm255.56
29 Jul 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Non-fund-based - ST-BG/LCShort-term scaleCARE D; ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*Review, Re-affirm150
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.