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Punjab Communications financials and balance sheet

BSE: 500346Telecom - Equipment & AccessoriesSmall Cap

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Share price at the BSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹53.12.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹40.10Low, 1 Apr 2026₹74.01High, 19 Nov 2025
Market cap
₹63 Cr3,245th largest listed
P/E
11.5
P/B
2.1
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
18.6%
ROCE
−14.0%
Debt to equity
0.03
Volume, BSE
23

10 years at a glance

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

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
Peak revenue ₹45 Cr, year to Mar 2019Back to profit in the year to Mar 2026, ₹2.98 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. Revenue27
  2. Materials and goods−11
  3. Employee costs−14
  4. Other expenses−9.4
  5. Operating profit−7.2
  6. Depreciation−0.2
  7. Other income+10
  8. One-off items0.0
  9. Finance costs0.0
  10. Profit before tax3.0
  11. Tax0.0
  12. Net profit3.0

What the company owns

  • Cash and bank₹59 Cr
  • Plant, investments and other assets₹13 Cr
  • Receivables₹13 Cr
  • Inventory₹3 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Other liabilities₹42 Cr
  • Net worth₹30 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹16 Cr
  • Borrowings₹1 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.Punjab Communications quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 16 MayMar 2020Filed 19 JunMar 2021Filed 26 JunMar 2022Filed 3 JunMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 25 JunMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 20 May
Revenue from operations28.039.044.727.620.610.810.615.017.226.8
42.152.056.047.540.631.627.024.026.634.1
Materials and goods bought13.919.524.215.210.63.24.76.18.611.1
Employee costs23.3–24.927.025.924.719.414.913.213.6
Other expenses4.9–6.95.34.13.62.93.14.89.4
Operating profit before depreciation−14.1−12.9−11.3−19.9−20.0−20.8−16.4−9.0−9.4−7.2
Operating margin−50.5%−33.1%−25.3%−72.1%−97.2%−193.3%−155.3%−59.7%−54.7%−26.9%
Materials, % of revenue49.6%–54.1%55.2%51.3%29.8%44.5%40.5%49.9%41.4%
Employee costs, % of revenue83.3%–55.7%97.7%125.7%229.8%183.3%98.8%76.7%50.7%
Other expenses, % of revenue17.6%–15.6%19.2%20.1%33.7%27.6%20.4%28.1%34.9%
Depreciation and amortisation0.50.60.50.40.40.30.20.20.20.2
Operating profit after depreciation−14.6−13.5−11.8−20.3−20.3−21.1−16.7−9.2−9.6−7.4
Other income9.18.89.59.08.57.98.07.08.610.4
Finance costs0.00.10.30.10.00.00.00.50.00.0
Profit before one-off items and tax−5.6−4.8−2.7−11.4−11.9−13.2−8.7−2.7−1.03.0
One-off items––0.00.00.00.0−6.912.90.70.0
Profit before tax−5.6−4.8−2.7−11.4−11.9−13.2−15.610.2−0.43.0
––0.00.00.0−0.70.00.00.00.0
Net profit−5.6−4.8−2.7−11.4−11.9−12.5−15.610.2−0.43.0
Other comprehensive income––−0.2−0.90.8−0.2−0.10.00.1−1.1
Total comprehensive income––−2.9−12.4−11.1−12.7−15.810.2−0.31.9
Net margin−20.2%−12.4%−6.0%−41.4%−57.8%−116.1%−147.6%67.5%−2.2%11.1%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the year to Mar 2018 they do not, so they are left blank.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 16 MayMar 2020Filed 19 JunMar 2021Filed 26 JunMar 2022Filed 3 JunMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 25 JunMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 20 May
7158473419292930
Share capital1212121212121212
Reserves594635227171718
001600001
5956565252535158
46674011
Liabilities going with businesses held for sale–––44–––
1341211109779828189
1817151818945
116104957961737784
Net debt−66−64−52−59−44−55−56−58
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 26 JunMar 2022Filed 3 JunMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 25 JunMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 20 May
−4.8−15.1−23.0−1.1−9.4−6.7
−4.8−15.1−23.0−1.1−9.4−5.9
15.04.6−0.4−5.1−0.81.2
Receivables6.07.80.7−0.51.0−3.6
Inventories4.3−0.42.2−1.00.0−0.4
Payables−0.4−1.1−0.31.1−0.81.1
Other working capital5.1−1.8−3.1−4.7−1.04.1
Tax paid0.00.00.00.00.0−0.7
Capital spending0.00.00.00.00.20.5
Free cash flow−4.8−15.1−23.0−1.1−9.5−7.2
5.98.623.125.2−9.88.9
−0.43.90.0−4.40.00.0
Dividends paid0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Shares bought back0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Shares issued0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Net change in cash0.7−2.60.119.7−19.22.2
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

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 16 MayMar 2020Filed 19 JunMar 2021Filed 26 JunMar 2022Filed 3 JunMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 25 JunMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 20 May
Earnings per share−₹4.69−₹4.03−₹2.25−₹9.51−₹9.90−₹10.39−₹13.00₹8.44−₹0.31₹2.48
Diluted earnings per share−₹4.69−₹4.03−₹2.25−₹9.51−₹9.90−₹10.39−₹13.00₹8.44−₹0.31₹2.48
Book value per share––₹58.74₹48.46₹39.19₹28.62₹15.50₹23.98₹23.75₹25.33
Shareholder yield––––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)51.542.421.012.624.243.334.362.956.649.9
RatioMar 2018Mar 2019Filed 16 MayMar 2020Filed 19 JunMar 2021Filed 26 JunMar 2022Filed 3 JunMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 25 JunMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 20 May
Revenue growth39.6%14.4%−38.2%−25.4%−47.7%−1.6%42.1%14.4%56.0%
–−3.8%−17.7%−22.6%−30.6%−58.9%42.8%−1.3%10.1%
––−13.9 pts−4.9 pts−8.0 pts−28.3 pts101.7 pts−44.1 pts11.4 pts
From the net margin––−22.4 pts−7.0 pts−22.7 pts−8.3 pts85.8 pts−44.2 pts8.0 pts
From asset turnover––9.2 pts4.4 pts18.9 pts−6.1 pts15.0 pts−0.2 pts3.3 pts
From borrowing––−0.7 pts−2.2 pts−4.2 pts−13.9 pts0.9 pts0.3 pts0.1 pts
Return on capital employed–−16.8%−34.7%−32.5%−61.3%−89.4%−31.8%−33.7%−23.7%
Cash conversion––––––−10.6%–−224.8%
Debt to equity–0.000.010.330.000.000.000.000.03
Receivable days–227321324354352260205180
Inventory days–195206142484158181130115
Payable days–2983811,2661,6461,099916616513
Cash conversion cycle, days–124146−800−808−589−474−282−218
Working capital days–−77−218−233−1,114−1,209−843−643−447
Asset turnover–0.330.220.180.100.120.190.210.32
Assets per rupee of net worth–1.901.982.192.543.323.392.842.88
Sales per rupee of plant–9.846.575.813.283.475.236.078.62
Capital spending to depreciation–––0.020.060.050.150.752.33
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019, Mar 2020, Mar 2021, Mar 2022, Mar 2023, Mar 2024 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
3.5%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–5.5%36.4%
Return on equity, average–−7.6%17.2%
Return on capital employed, average–−48.0%−29.7%
Operating margin, average−76.8%−98.0%−47.1%
Net margin, average−32.5%−37.5%25.5%
Asset turnover, average–0.190.24
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–−474−325
Debt to equity, average–0.010.01

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 2026.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations−55.2−17.2−6.7
Cash from investing56.124.38.9
Cash from financing−0.6−4.40.0
Capital spending0.70.70.5
Dividends paid0.00.00.0
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––322635
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.15.264.173.412.210.003.723.273.37
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––−3.29−2.47−1.86−1.74−2.22−1.47
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––−11.28−5.81−17.86−17.3823.080.91
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times–––––––−1.35
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–25.660.584.86−0.37−37.21−24.43−18.38
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–3.65−21.6273.57−98.7618.97−40.10−15.24
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–−7.96−4.38−2.171.28−4.5223.07−0.73
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent–––––0.00–0.00
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––0.00–−25.03
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.