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Praj Industries financials and balance sheet

NSE: PRAJINDBSE: 522205Industrial ManufacturingSmall Cap

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Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹257.85.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹246.20Low, 23 Oct 2026₹427.65High, 23 Apr 2026
Market cap
₹4,617 Cr714th largest listed
P/E
Owners' profit not stated
P/B
3.5
Dividend yield
1.43%
ROCE
3.9%
Debt to equity
0.00
Volume, NSE
7,61,61749.0% delivered

10 years at a glance

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, years to March.Praj Industries annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
Peak revenue ₹3,528 Cr, year to Mar 2023

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. Lease payments were 2.6% of operating profit in the first full year.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

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

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue3,168
  2. Materials and goods−1,620
  3. Employee costs−346
  4. Other expenses−1,050
  5. Operating profit152
  6. Depreciation−106
  7. Other income+50
  8. One-off items−26
  9. Finance costs−20
  10. Profit before tax50
  11. Tax−26
  12. Net profit24

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹1,620 Cr
  • Receivables₹559 Cr
  • Current investments₹407 Cr
  • Inventory₹266 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹204 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹1,309 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹1,161 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹586 Cr

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.Praj Industries quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 16 MayMar 2020Filed 26 MayMar 2021Filed 6 MayMar 2022Filed 25 MayMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 1 JunMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 13 Jul
Revenue from operations9559231,1411,1021,3052,3333,5283,4663,2283,168
8828621,0531,0201,1862,1273,2103,0782,9033,016
Materials and goods bought4674696105527361,4542,2011,9621,6551,620
Employee costs––161164172218258319349346
Other expenses––2833042774567517989001,050
Operating profit before depreciation73618882119206318388325152
Operating margin7.7%6.6%7.7%7.4%9.1%8.8%9.0%11.2%10.1%4.8%
Materials, % of revenue––53.4%50.1%56.4%62.3%62.4%56.6%51.3%51.1%
Employee costs, % of revenue––14.1%14.9%13.2%9.3%7.3%9.2%10.8%10.9%
Other expenses, % of revenue––24.8%27.6%21.3%19.5%21.3%23.0%27.9%33.2%
Depreciation and amortisation222423222223304486106
Operating profit after depreciation513765609718328834423846
Other income18172326192436435150
Finance costs1113335101920
Profit before one-off items and tax6853888311320531937727076
One-off items0000000028−26
Profit before tax6853888311320531937729950
23142013325579948026
453968708115024028321924
Other comprehensive income––101−2−2−5−23
Total comprehensive income––69708214823827821727
Net margin4.7%4.3%6.0%6.4%6.2%6.4%6.8%8.2%6.8%0.8%
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.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 16 MayMar 2020Filed 26 MayMar 2021Filed 6 MayMar 2022Filed 25 MayMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 1 JunMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 13 Jul
7467208039161,0781,2751,3821,309
7457198029161,0781,2741,3821,309
Share capital3737373737373737
Reserves7086837658791,0411,2381,3451,272
Belonging to outside owners of subsidiaries11110000
Borrowings00000000
4854097641,2651,5011,4591,6051,619
1632273240162174128
1,2471,1621,5942,2132,6192,8953,1603,056
386382358372437671730688
8617801,2351,8412,1822,2102,4302,368
Net debt−254−173−427−553−603−615−540−611
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 6 MayMar 2022Filed 25 MayMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 1 JunMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 13 Jul
22517516219943200
247220225304145271
1169−122−97−200118
Receivables−135−67−306−6067−15
Inventories−52−357−1924−322−13
Payables1598781−8−11104
Other working capital144346121−536642
Tax paid−15−45−63−104−103−70
Capital spending91935898744
Free cash flow216156127110−44156
−164−127−84−1071−6
−6−44−93−124−161−187
Dividends paid0407783110110
Shares bought back000000
Shares issued000000
Net change in cash544−1665−476
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

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.Praj Industries dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 16 MayMar 2020Filed 26 MayMar 2021Filed 6 MayMar 2022Filed 25 MayMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 1 JunMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 13 Jul
Earnings per share₹2.50₹2.19–₹3.85₹4.43₹8.18₹13.05₹15.42₹11.91₹1.30
Diluted earnings per share₹2.49₹2.18–₹3.85₹4.42₹8.18₹13.05₹15.42₹11.91₹1.30
Dividend per share₹1.62₹1.62₹2.12₹2.70₹2.16₹4.20₹4.50₹6.00₹6.00₹3.60
Book value per share––₹40.79₹39.27₹43.76₹49.86₹58.68₹69.34₹75.17₹71.22
Dividend payout65.2%74.2%56.8%70.2%48.8%51.3%34.5%38.9%50.9%277.5%
Shareholder yield––––0.0%0.5%1.2%0.8%1.1%1.9%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)1,4311,4482,8291,0073,5697,3186,2569,79610,1995,846
Earnings per share is left blank for the year to Mar 2019: 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.

Ratios

Consolidated, years to March.Praj Industries PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 16 MayMar 2020Filed 26 MayMar 2021Filed 6 MayMar 2022Filed 25 MayMar 2023Filed 25 MayMar 2024Filed 1 JunMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 13 Jul
Revenue growth−6.0%−3.3%23.6%−3.4%18.4%78.8%51.2%−1.8%−6.9%−1.9%
Operating profit growth–−16.6%44.7%−7.2%45.2%72.9%54.5%22.0%−16.2%−53.3%
Net profit growth−35.8%−11.5%72.8%3.2%15.1%85.3%59.6%18.2%−22.7%−89.1%
Earnings per share growth−36.1%−12.4%––15.1%84.7%59.5%18.2%−22.8%−89.1%
––9.2%9.6%10.7%17.5%24.1%24.1%16.3%1.8%
–––0.5 pts1.0 pts6.8 pts6.6 pts0.0 pts−7.8 pts−14.5 pts
From the net margin–––0.6 pts−0.3 pts0.4 pts1.0 pts4.9 pts−4.3 pts−14.5 pts
From asset turnover–––0.0 pts0.3 pts3.3 pts3.5 pts−4.0 pts−3.0 pts−0.1 pts
From borrowing–––−0.2 pts1.0 pts3.2 pts2.1 pts−0.8 pts−0.5 pts0.0 pts
Return on capital employed––8.8%8.4%12.1%20.0%26.7%27.0%17.3%3.5%
Cash conversion––––277.7%116.3%67.6%70.4%19.6%839.1%
Interest cover39.032.486.019.433.973.062.235.112.72.3
Debt to equity––0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Receivable days––981091278082886364
Inventory days––7673648755415660
Payable days––1401241691078492106132
Cash conversion cycle, days––33592160543712−8
Working capital days––39651248143216
Asset turnover––0.920.920.951.231.461.261.071.02
Assets per rupee of net worth––1.671.641.812.222.422.342.282.31
Sales per rupee of plant––5.365.096.3211.1914.918.517.237.07
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.390.821.162.031.010.42
Plant being built, % of plant in use––1.0%1.0%0.3%1.0%2.9%0.8%3.9%1.2%
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
0.8%
Cash from operations against operating profit
131.8%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate12.0%19.4%−3.5%
Profit growth, yearly rate−10.1%−21.7%−53.7%
Return on equity, average–16.7%14.1%
Return on capital employed, average–18.9%15.9%
Operating margin, average8.2%8.8%8.7%
Net margin, average5.6%5.8%5.2%
Asset turnover, average–1.211.11
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–3114
Interest cover, average39.637.016.7
Debt to equity, average–0.000.00

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 operations779442200
Cash from investing−15755−6
Cash from financing−610−472−187
Capital spending27422144
Dividends paid420303110
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash000
Borrowings raised000
Borrowings repaid000

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
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––––554435
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81––5.703.774.795.625.066.175.704.00
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−2.75−2.27−1.88−2.15−2.66−2.76
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––1.475.376.713.413.46−5.46
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––1.190.800.550.84
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––11.5319.00−65.984.106.93−26.622.35
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−2.68−17.2870.16−54.74−22.9330.377.14
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––−0.874.598.790.023.0916.81−4.71
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.080.050.080.120.010.140.05
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent33.9525.5022.4215.2828.3326.6624.7624.9226.6752.23
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––4.695.14−2.75−7.77−88.84
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
19 Aug 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesCrisil AAReview, Re-affirmStable18
19 Aug 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesCrisil A1+Review, Re-affirm517
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.