Ortel Communications financials and balance sheet
NSE: ORTELBSE: 539015EntertainmentSmall Cap
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- Market capMarket capitalisation. Share price times the number of shares: what the whole company is worth at the day's price. The rank is by average market value over the six months to Jun 2026, among listed companies.
- ₹5.38 Cr5,002nd largest listed
- P/EPrice to earnings, trailing. Market cap divided by the profit of the last twelve months (the latest four quarters, or two half years for a company that reports half-yearly) that belongs to the company's own shareholders, after the share of the other owners of its subsidiaries: what investors pay for each rupee of a year's profit.
- No results
- P/BPrice to book. Market cap divided by the net worth that belongs to the company's own shareholders, its assets less everything it owes and less the other owners' share of its subsidiaries, on its latest balance sheet.
- No results
- Dividend yieldDividend yield. Dividends paid per share in the twelve months to the day, as a percentage of the day's share price.
- Nonein the last 12 months
- Volume, NSEVolume. Shares traded on the last trading day.
- 1,605
7 years at a glance
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Ortel Communications annual reports
Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore
- Revenue
- Net profit
- Borrowings
- Loss
A loss in 3 of the 6 years with results on record
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.
The years either side of a change of basis do not compare. From the year to Mar 2018, the company's revenue for that year, ₹184 Cr, differs from its quarters added, ₹174 Cr.
Results for the year to Mar 2020
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.
From revenue to net profit
- Revenue86
- Employee costs−12
- Other expenses−86
- Operating profit−12
- Depreciation−26
- Other income+3.0
- One-off items0.0
- Finance costs0.0
- Profit before tax−35
- Tax0.0
- Net profit−35
What the company owns
- Plant, investments and other assets₹385 Cr
- Receivables₹15 Cr
- Cash and bank₹4 Cr
- Inventory₹0 Cr
What pays for it: net worth and liabilities
- Other liabilities₹186 Cr
- Borrowings₹175 Cr
- Owed to suppliers₹42 Cr
Profit and loss
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March. The year to Mar 2021 is not shown: its results were filed at the wrong scale, a power of ten off the company's own year-to-date figures.Ortel Communications quarterly results
| ₹ crore | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019Filed 20 Aug | Mar 2020Filed 6 Aug | Mar 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue from operations | 155 | 188 | 203 | 184 | 111 | 86 | – |
| Operating expenses. What the business spent to run itself in the period, materials, staff and other costs, before depreciation, interest and tax. | – | – | 157 | 146 | 117 | 98 | – |
| 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. | – | – | – | – | 15 | 12 | – |
| Other expensesOther expenses. Every operating cost besides materials and staff: power, rent, freight, repairs, marketing and the like. | – | – | – | – | 102 | 86 | – |
| Operating profit before depreciationOperating profit before depreciation (EBITDA). Revenue less operating expenses: what the business earns from its operations before depreciation, interest and tax. | – | – | 47 | 38 | −7 | −12 | – |
| Operating marginOperating margin. Operating profit before depreciation as a percentage of revenue: how much of each rupee of sales is left after running costs. | – | – | 23.0% | 20.5% | −5.9% | −13.6% | – |
| 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% | 0.0% | – |
| Employee costs, % of revenueEmployee costs, % of revenue. Salaries, wages and other staff costs divided by revenue, times 100. | – | – | – | – | 14.0% | 14.0% | – |
| 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. | – | – | – | – | 91.9% | 99.5% | – |
| 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. | – | – | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | – |
| Operating profit after depreciationOperating profit after depreciation (EBIT). Operating profit before depreciation, less depreciation and amortisation. | – | – | 23 | 11 | −34 | −38 | – |
| Other incomeOther income. Income from outside the main business, such as interest on deposits, dividends received and gains on investments. | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | – |
| Finance costsFinance costs. Interest and the other costs of borrowing in the period. | 23 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 0 | – |
| Profit before one-off items and taxProfit before one-off items and tax. Profit before tax as it would be without the one-off items below it, as the company states it. | 7 | 15 | 1 | −16 | −51 | −35 | – |
| 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. | – | – | – | −79 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Profit before tax | 7 | 15 | 1 | −95 | −51 | −35 | – |
| Tax | 1 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| Net profit | 6 | 12 | 1 | −95 | −51 | −35 | – |
| 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. | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | – |
| Total comprehensive incomeTotal comprehensive income. Net profit plus other comprehensive income. | – | – | – | – | −50 | −35 | – |
| 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. | 3.6% | 6.4% | 0.7% | −51.8% | −46.3% | −40.4% | – |
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. Operating expenses, operating profit before depreciation and operating profit after depreciation are left blank for the years to Mar 2015 and Mar 2016: 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 2019Filed 20 Aug | Mar 2020Filed 6 Aug | Mar 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net worth. What the company owns less everything it owes: the money shareholders have in the business, paid in and kept from profits. | −20 | −55 | – |
| Share capitalShare capital. The face value of all the shares the company has issued. | 33 | 33 | – |
| 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. | −53 | −88 | – |
| Borrowings. Loans, bonds and other money the company has borrowed and must repay with interest. | 176 | 175 | – |
| Liabilities due within a year. Everything the company must pay within twelve months: borrowings falling due, suppliers, and other dues and provisions. | 303 | 305 | – |
| Liabilities due after a year. Everything the company owes that falls due more than twelve months on, borrowings among it. | 162 | 154 | – |
| Total assetsTotal assets. Everything the company owns or controls: plant, investments, stock, money owed by customers and cash. | 445 | 404 | – |
| Assets held for longer than a year. Everything the company owns that it does not expect to turn into cash within twelve months: plant, intangibles, long-term investments, loans given and the like. | 397 | 364 | – |
| Assets turning to cash within a year. Everything the company expects to turn into cash or use up within twelve months: stock, money owed by customers, cash and short-term investments. | 47 | 40 | – |
| 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. | 165 | 171 | – |
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 2015, Mar 2016, Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.
Ratios
Standalone, years to March.Ortel Communications PE ratio and valuation
| Ratio | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019Filed 20 Aug | Mar 2020Filed 6 Aug | Mar 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | 21.3% | 8.4% | – | −39.9% | −21.9% | – |
| 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. | 113.0% | −88.0% | – | – | – | – |
| 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. | – | −88.0% | – | – | – | – |
| Return on equity. Profit belonging to shareholders as a percentage of their average net worth over the year. | – | – | – | 250.9%what Return on equity, Mar 2019, 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. | 92.1% | – |
| Change in return on equity. This year's return on equity less last year's, in percentage points, split below into what came from the margin, turnover and borrowing, which add up to it. | – | – | – | – | −158.8 pts | – |
| From the net marginChange from the net margin. The part of the change in return on equity that came from profit per rupee of sales. | – | – | – | – | −32.2 pts | – |
| From asset turnoverChange from asset turnover. The part of the change in return on equity that came from sales per rupee of assets. | – | – | – | – | −39.7 pts | – |
| From borrowingChange from borrowing. The part of the change in return on equity that came from assets per rupee of net worth. | – | – | – | – | −86.9 pts | – |
| 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. | – | – | – | −22.2% | −31.6% | – |
| Interest coverInterest cover. Operating profit after depreciation divided by finance costs: how many times over the profit pays the interest bill. | – | 0.9 | 0.4 | – | – | – |
| Receivable daysReceivable days. Trade receivables divided by revenue, times 365: the average days customers take to pay. | – | – | – | 45 | 62 | – |
| Working capital daysWorking capital days. Assets turning to cash within a year, less cash, bank deposits and current investments, minus liabilities due within a year, less borrowings, divided by the year's revenue, times 365. | – | – | – | −769 | −995 | – |
| Asset turnoverAsset turnover. Revenue divided by average total assets: rupees of sales for each rupee of assets. | – | – | – | 0.25 | 0.20 | – |
| 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. | – | – | – | −21.78 | −11.21 | – |
| 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. | – | – | – | 0.33 | 0.27 | – |
| 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. | – | – | – | 6.6% | 4.6% | – |
Revenue growth and operating profit growth are left blank for the year to Mar 2018: between the two periods the company restated its earlier figures, so the two are on different bases and the change is not worked out. Interest cover is left blank for the year to Mar 2019: 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 2019 and Mar 2020: net worth is below zero, so there is no shareholders' money to set the borrowings against. No balance sheet is on record for the years to 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 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.
- −8.2%
| Measure | 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. | −11.0% | −24.9% |
| Return on equity, averageReturn on equity, average. 3 years: The plain average of the yearly return on equity 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 return on equity 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 return on equity over the last ten years, needing at least nine of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. | – | 171.5% |
| Return on capital employed, averageReturn on capital employed, average. 3 years: The plain average of the yearly return on capital employed 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 return on capital employed 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 return on capital employed over the last ten years, needing at least nine of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. | – | −26.9% |
| 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. | 6.0% | 0.3% |
| 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. | −26.3% | −46.2% |
| Asset turnover, averageAsset turnover, average. 3 years: The plain average of the yearly asset turnover 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 asset turnover 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 asset turnover over the last ten years, needing at least nine of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. | – | 0.23 |
Accounting checks
Standalone, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.
| Check | 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 | 20.66 | 20.41 | – | – | – | – |
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.
| Date | Agency | Borrowing rated | Rating | Outlook | Amount, ₹ Cr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab) | Fund-based - LT-Term Loan | CARE D; ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*Review, Re-affirm | 32 | |
| 14 May 2026 | CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab) | Fund-based - ST-Bank Overdraft | CARE D; ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*Review, Re-affirm | 20 | |
| 14 May 2026 | CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab) | Fund-based - LT-Term LoanLong-term scale | CARE D; ISSUER NOT COOPERATING*Review, Re-affirm | 7.98 |
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.