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Popular Vehicles and Services financials and balance sheet

NSE: PVSLBSE: 544144AutomobilesSmall Cap

Last close ₹91.24down ₹1.20 (1.30%)BSE ₹90.20

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹92.44.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹82.41Low, 16 Mar 2026₹158.00High, 4 Nov 2025
Market cap
₹650 Cr1,669th largest listed
P/E
Lossover the last 12 months
P/B
1.0
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
−0.4%
ROE without one-offs
−2.6%
ROCE
5.1%
Debt to equity
1.11
Volume, NSE
14,27071.6% delivered

3 years at a glance

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, years to March.Popular Vehicles and Services annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
Peak revenue ₹6,381 Cr, year to Mar 2026A loss in 2 of the 3 years shown

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

Results for the year to Mar 2026

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

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue6,381
  2. Materials and goods−5,540
  3. Employee costs−414
  4. Other expenses−244
  5. Operating profit183
  6. Depreciation−127
  7. Other income+20
  8. One-off items+14
  9. Finance costs−103
  10. Profit before tax−13
  11. Tax+0.8
  12. Net profit−12

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹1,433 Cr
  • Inventory₹617 Cr
  • Receivables₹259 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹73 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Other liabilities₹957 Cr
  • Borrowings₹696 Cr
  • Net worth₹628 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹102 Cr

Popular Vehicles and Services business segments, year to Mar 2026

A reportable segment is a line of business the company must report on its own. Consolidated, ₹ crore, as the company reports them. A segment at a loss has no share of profit.Popular Vehicles and Services segment results by quarter

Revenue by segment

₹6,381 CrTotal
  • Passenger cars (excluding Luxury vehicles)₹2,948 Cr46.2% of total
  • Commercial vehicles₹2,477 Cr38.8% of total
  • Luxury vehicles₹544 Cr8.5% of total
  • Others₹412 Cr6.4% of total

Profit by segment

  • Passenger cars (excluding Luxury vehicles)₹1.5 Cr1.8% of total
  • Commercial vehicles₹56.3 Cr68.3% of total
  • Luxury vehicles₹24.6 Cr29.9% of total

Segment results by year

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

  • Passenger cars (excluding Luxury vehicles)

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Commercial vehicles

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Luxury vehicles

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Others

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
₹ croreMar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue of all businesses5,6165,5416,381
Company revenue, as in its results5,6165,5416,381
Revenue2,9442,8312,948
Revenue growth–−3.9%4.2%
Profit106211
Profit growth–−79.8%−93.0%
Margin3.6%0.8%0.1%
Return on capital30.4%8.9%0.6%
Assets1,1261,0181,328
Liabilities7767761,080
Capital employed350241248
Revenue1,9541,8832,477
Revenue362471544
Revenue355357412
–0–
Profit is before tax and finance costs, the way companies report their segments.

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.Popular Vehicles and Services quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2024Filed 30 MayMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 26 May
Revenue from operations5,6165,5416,381
5,3615,3866,198
Materials and goods bought4,7584,7605,540
Employee costs366387414
Other expenses236239244
Operating profit before depreciation255155183
Operating margin4.5%2.8%2.9%
Materials, % of revenue84.7%85.9%86.8%
Employee costs, % of revenue6.5%7.0%6.5%
Other expenses, % of revenue4.2%4.3%3.8%
Depreciation and amortisation9299127
Operating profit after depreciation1635656
Other income312020
Finance costs9886103
Profit before one-off items and tax96−9−27
One-off items2014
Profit before tax98−9−13
222−1
Net profit76−10−12
Other comprehensive income2−12
Total comprehensive income78−11−11
Net margin1.4%−0.2%−0.2%

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2024Filed 30 MayMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 26 May
653639628
Share capital141414
Reserves639625614
445423696
8137331,048
491479707
Liabilities going with businesses held for sale–54–
1,9571,9052,383
8608591,295
1,0969391,089
Net debt367392623
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year.

Cash flow

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2024Filed 30 MayMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 26 May
80151100
110171131
−1558−64
Receivables−7166−42
Inventories−154−18−6
Other working capital70−40−16
Tax paid−30−20−27
Capital spending8053102
Free cash flow098−1
−88−39−146
39−14287
Dividends paid040
Shares bought back000
Shares issued23200
Net change in cash31−3042
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.

Per share

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.Popular Vehicles and Services dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2024Filed 30 MayMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 26 May
Earnings per share₹12.05−₹1.47−₹1.75
Diluted earnings per share₹12.05−₹1.47−₹1.75
Dividend per share₹0.50––
Book value per share₹91.74₹89.72₹88.18
Dividend payout4.7%––
Shareholder yield−13.1%0.5%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)1,776689612
RatioMar 2024Filed 30 MayMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 26 May
Revenue growth–−1.3%15.2%
Operating profit growth–−39.2%18.3%
11.6%−1.6%−2.0%
–−13.3 pts−0.3 pts
From the net margin–−13.3 pts−0.1 pts
From asset turnover–0.0 pts−0.1 pts
From borrowing–0.0 pts−0.2 pts
Return on capital employed14.8%5.3%4.2%
Cash conversion105.1%––
Interest cover1.70.70.5
Debt to equity0.680.661.11
Receivable days191515
Inventory days454541
Payable days1267
Cash conversion cycle, days535349
Working capital days413935
Asset turnover2.872.872.98
Assets per rupee of net worth3.002.993.39
Sales per rupee of plant17.087.9314.36
Capital spending to depreciation0.870.540.80
Plant being built, % of plant in use4.3%1.1%6.1%

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
−0.6%
Cash from operations against operating profit
54.6%
Measure3 years
Return on equity, average2.7%
Return on capital employed, average8.1%
Operating margin, average3.4%
Net margin, average0.3%
Asset turnover, average2.91
Cash conversion cycle, days, average52
Interest cover, average1.0
Debt to equity, average0.82

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.

₹ crore3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations331100
Cash from investing−273−146
Cash from financing−1587
Capital spending234102
Dividends paid40
Shares bought back00
Shares issued for cash2320
Borrowings raised333273
Borrowings repaid1350

Accounting checks

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

CheckMar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––4
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.814.653.963.39
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78–−3.17−1.96
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets–−6.311.54
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––6.23
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–−23.591.18
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–−2.15−10.01
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–−0.430.53
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–0.02–
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent22.14––
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points−8.34––
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
5 Feb 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesCrisil AReview, Re-affirmStable10
5 Feb 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesCrisil A1Review, Re-affirm488.35
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.