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Market Creators financials and balance sheet

BSE: 526891FinanceSmall Cap

Last close ₹15.42down ₹0.01 (0.06%)

Share price at the BSE close on 19 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹15.43.

52-week range of traded prices to 19 Oct 2026
₹10.00Low, 23 Mar 2026₹16.27High, 16 Oct 2026
Market cap
₹16 Cr4,895th largest listed
P/E
Lossover the last 12 months
P/B
1.5
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
−1.0%
ROE without one-offs
−0.6%
ROCE
−2.3%
Debt to equity
0.56
Volume, BSE
1

10 years at a glance

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

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
Peak revenue ₹7.45 Cr, year to Mar 2022A loss in the year to Mar 2026, −₹0.21 Cr

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

Results for the year to Mar 2026

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

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue5.3
  2. Employee costs−1.4
  3. Other expenses−4.3
  4. Operating profit−0.4
  5. Depreciation−0.1
  6. Other income+1.4
  7. One-off items0.0
  8. Finance costs−1.1
  9. Profit before tax−0.2
  10. Tax0.0
  11. Net profit−0.2

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹27 Cr
  • Inventory₹17 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹3 Cr
  • Receivables₹1 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Other liabilities₹18 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹14 Cr
  • Net worth₹11 Cr
  • Borrowings₹6 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March. No results on record for the year to Mar 2020.Market Creators quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 5 JulMar 2020Mar 2021Filed 14 JunMar 2022Filed 25 MayMar 2023Filed 18 MayMar 2024Filed 4 JulMar 2025Filed 30 SepMar 2026Filed 28 May
Revenue from operations5.516.484.56–5.637.455.226.667.095.28
5.125.804.91–5.586.915.626.857.115.68
Materials and goods bought––0.00–0.000.000.000.36−0.010.00
Employee costs––1.36–1.361.461.411.411.411.36
Other expenses––3.55–4.235.464.215.085.714.33
Operating profit before depreciation0.390.68−0.35–0.050.53−0.40−0.19−0.02−0.40
Operating margin7.0%10.5%−7.6%–0.9%7.2%−7.6%−2.9%−0.3%−7.6%
Materials, % of revenue––0.0%–0.0%0.0%0.0%5.4%−0.2%0.0%
Employee costs, % of revenue––29.8%–24.1%19.5%27.0%21.2%19.9%25.7%
Other expenses, % of revenue––77.9%–75.1%73.3%80.7%76.3%80.6%81.9%
Depreciation and amortisation0.150.090.03–0.040.050.050.060.060.07
Operating profit after depreciation0.240.59−0.38–0.010.48−0.45−0.25−0.09−0.47
Other income1.250.891.20–0.751.411.381.321.491.40
Finance costs1.341.470.80–0.910.900.791.051.181.08
Profit before one-off items and tax0.140.020.02–−0.150.990.140.01–−0.15
One-off items––0.00–−0.950.00−0.04−0.03−0.04−0.05
Profit before tax0.140.020.02–−1.100.990.11−0.020.18−0.20
Tax––0.00–0.000.010.010.010.010.01
Profit from discontinued businesses––−0.01–––––––
Net profit0.140.020.01–−1.100.980.09−0.030.18−0.21
Net margin2.6%0.2%––−19.5%13.2%1.8%−0.5%2.5%−4.0%
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 2019: the profit includes the result of a business the company has discontinued, which the revenue does not, so the two make no margin.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 5 JulMar 2020Mar 2021Filed 14 JunMar 2022Filed 25 MayMar 2023Filed 18 MayMar 2024Filed 4 JulMar 2025Filed 30 SepMar 2026Filed 28 May
10.6–9.510.510.610.610.810.5
Share capital10.5–10.510.510.510.510.810.5
Reserves0.1–−1.00.00.10.10.00.0
0.0–2.62.84.65.06.15.9
5.8–10.610.617.622.225.338.1
0.0–2.62.84.65.06.10.0
Total assets16.5–22.723.932.837.842.148.7
1.9–1.92.01.91.81.91.8
14.6–20.821.930.936.040.346.8
Net debt−5.0–−8.6−8.7−10.7−7.1−6.43.1
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 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 14 JunMar 2022Filed 25 MayMar 2023Filed 18 MayMar 2024Filed 4 JulMar 2025Filed 30 SepMar 2026Filed 28 May
1.090.49−3.34−3.340.14−7.90
1.831.39−2.12−2.03–−5.03
1.99−0.55−3.07−3.120.184.94
Receivables0.800.22−3.49−8.66−3.860.95
Inventories−1.44−1.02−1.640.45−0.127.17
Payables2.630.262.065.090.00−3.18
Other working capital0.000.000.000.004.160.00
Tax paid0.010.000.000.00–0.00
Interest paid0.00−0.87−1.19−1.28–−1.08
Capital spending0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Free cash flow1.090.49−3.34−3.340.14−7.90
0.730.771.131.271.39−1.34
−0.91−0.90−0.79−1.05−1.181.08
Dividends paid0.000.000.000.000.001.08
Shares bought back0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Shares issued0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Net change in cash0.910.36−3.00−3.120.34−8.16
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 and Mar 2019.

Per share

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.Market Creators dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 5 JulMar 2020Mar 2021Filed 14 JunMar 2022Filed 25 MayMar 2023Filed 18 MayMar 2024Filed 4 JulMar 2025Filed 30 SepMar 2026Filed 28 May
Earnings per share₹0.29₹0.01₹0.01–––₹0.06–₹0.38−₹0.20
Diluted earnings per share₹0.29₹0.01₹0.01–––₹0.06–₹0.38−₹0.20
Book value per share––₹10.11–₹9.08₹10.01₹10.10₹10.07₹10.24₹10.04
Shareholder yield––––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%9.1%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)2.02.6––4.011.510.010.415.011.9
Earnings per share is left blank for the years to Mar 2021 and Mar 2022: 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. Earnings per share is left blank for the year to Mar 2024: the earnings per share stated has the opposite sign to the profit stated beside it, so it is not shown.

Ratios

Standalone, years to March.Market Creators PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 5 JulMar 2020Mar 2021Filed 14 JunMar 2022Filed 25 MayMar 2023Filed 18 MayMar 2024Filed 4 JulMar 2025Filed 30 SepMar 2026Filed 28 May
Revenue growth–17.6%−29.6%––32.3%−29.9%27.5%6.4%−25.5%
Operating profit growth–75.2%–––1,009.3%––––
Net profit growth–−89.6%−42.7%–––−90.6%–––
Earnings per share growth–−96.6%0.0%–––––––
––0.1%–−10.9%9.8%0.9%−0.3%1.6%−2.0%
–––––20.7 pts−8.9 pts−1.2 pts1.9 pts−3.6 pts
From the net margin–––––18.3 pts−8.5 pts−1.1 pts1.9 pts−4.3 pts
From asset turnover–––––1.8 pts−0.6 pts0.0 pts−0.1 pts0.9 pts
From borrowing–––––0.6 pts0.1 pts−0.1 pts0.2 pts−0.2 pts
Return on capital employed––−3.6%–0.1%3.6%−3.0%−1.6%−0.5%−2.9%
Cash conversion–––––50.2%−3,608.1%–79.1%–
Interest cover0.20.4––0.00.5––––
Debt to equity––0.00–0.270.270.430.470.560.56
Receivable days––181–11678856257101
Inventory days–––––––10,016−2,89,039–
Payable days–––––––12,964−4,61,369–
Cash conversion cycle, days–––––––−2,8861,72,386–
Working capital days––299–−61−8−13392131819
Asset turnover––0.28–0.260.320.180.190.180.12
Assets per rupee of net worth––1.55–2.172.332.693.333.754.26
Sales per rupee of plant––6.36–7.7910.366.067.697.726.58
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Plant being built, % of plant in use––0.0%––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2019, 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
−0.5%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–−1.3%0.4%
Return on equity, average–2.0%−0.2%
Return on capital employed, average–−0.9%−1.7%
Operating margin, average−0.1%−2.3%−3.6%
Net margin, average–2.6%−0.7%
Asset turnover, average–0.200.16
Cash conversion cycle, days, average––84,750
Debt to equity, average–0.460.53

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 operations−13.9−11.1−7.9
Cash from investing3.21.3−1.3
Cash from financing−2.8−1.21.1
Capital spending0.00.00.0
Dividends paid1.11.11.1
Shares bought back0.00.00.0
Shares issued for cash0.00.00.0
Borrowings raised0.00.00.0
Borrowings repaid0.00.00.0

Accounting checks

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

CheckMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––––2242
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.15.75–3.514.463.362.992.911.60
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78–––−2.39−2.42−2.13−2.59−1.70
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets–––−1.208.095.76−3.3919.90
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times–––––−5.93−27.78–
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−43.606.60−34.54−9.3758.04
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points––––––104.71−28.15
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––−0.795.237.919.72449.92
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.000.000.000.00–
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent0.00––0.9012.58–3.68–
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––0.9012.58–3.68–
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.