Simplex Projects (Delisted) financials and balance sheet

BSE: 532877Construction

Last traded ₹10.45 on 13 Dec 2021

Delisted on 25 Mar 2022.

10 years at a glance

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

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
Peak revenue ₹564 Cr, year to Mar 2014A loss in 2 of the 9 years with results on record

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

Results for the year to Mar 2021

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

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue168
  2. Materials and goods−68
  3. Employee costs−2.1
  4. Other expenses−86
  5. Operating profit11
  6. Depreciation−10
  7. Other income+0.6
  8. One-off items0.0
  9. Finance costs−1.7
  10. Profit before tax0.1
  11. Tax+0.1
  12. Net profit0.1

What the company owns

  • Receivables₹716 Cr
  • Plant, investments and other assets₹681 Cr
  • Current investments₹28 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹3 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Borrowings₹788 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹372 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹181 Cr
  • Net worth₹88 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March. No results on record for the year to Mar 2019.Simplex Projects quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2012Mar 2013Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Filed 4 DecMar 2019Mar 2020Filed 25 JanMar 2021Filed 25 Dec
Revenue from operations490496564522422487249–177168
438441504491416441235–163156
Materials and goods bought177164256130262260139–568
Employee costs––––––5–32
Other expenses––––––91–15586
Operating profit before depreciation5255593264614–1411
Operating margin10.6%11.0%10.5%6.1%1.5%9.4%5.7%–7.8%6.9%
Materials, % of revenue––––––55.9%–2.8%40.6%
Employee costs, % of revenue––––––2.0%–1.9%1.2%
Other expenses, % of revenue––––––36.4%–87.6%51.3%
Depreciation and amortisation11111219191615–1210
Operating profit after depreciation41434713−1330−1–11
Other income55684115–31
Finance costs3741436079384–42
Profit before one-off items and tax8710−40−8820–00
One-off items−4−3−65–−20–00
Profit before tax444−35−8800–00
210−1−2−2−2–−10
Net profit234−34−8532–10
Other comprehensive income––––––4–9−48
Total comprehensive income––––––6–10−48
Net margin0.4%0.7%0.7%−6.5%−20.2%0.6%0.7%–0.5%0.1%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2012, Mar 2013, Mar 2014, Mar 2015, Mar 2016 and Mar 2017 they do not, so they are left blank.
Earlier years, Mar 2008 to Mar 2011
₹ croreMar 2008Mar 2009Mar 2010Mar 2011
Revenue from operations229317606794
Operating expenses201283552722
Operating profit before depreciation29345472
Operating margin12.4%10.6%8.9%9.0%
Depreciation and amortisation13510
Operating profit after depreciation27314962
Other income1134
Finance costs691226
Profit before one-off items and tax–234041
One-off items––104
Profit before tax22235045
331410
Current tax––10–
Deferred tax––4–
Net profit20203635
Net margin8.6%6.3%6.0%4.5%
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2018Filed 4 DecMar 2019Mar 2020Filed 25 JanMar 2021Filed 25 Dec
120–13688
Share capital13–1313
Reserves107–12475
567–772788
1,008–1,0871,042
778–842298
Total assets1,906–2,0651,428
117–7961
1,789–1,9861,367
Net debt559–767756
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 2012, Mar 2013, Mar 2014, Mar 2015, Mar 2016 and Mar 2017, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2020Filed 25 JanMar 2021Filed 25 Dec
−98−15
Cash generated before tax−104−10
Tax paid6−4
Capital spending10
Free cash flow−98−15
−18
Cash from financing996
Dividends paid00
Shares bought back00
Shares issued00
Net change in cash00
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 2012, Mar 2013, Mar 2014, Mar 2015, Mar 2016, Mar 2017 and Mar 2018.

Per share

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.

₹ per shareMar 2012Mar 2013Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Filed 4 DecMar 2019Mar 2020Filed 25 JanMar 2021Filed 25 Dec
––––––––––
As stated that year₹1.70₹0.26–−₹27.01−₹67.72₹2.17₹1.34–₹0.70₹0.10
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Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)10230–44294028–––
Every year is restated for later splits and bonuses, so they do not break the line. The figure the company stated that year is under each line it differs from.

Ratios

Standalone, years to March.

RatioMar 2012Mar 2013Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Filed 4 DecMar 2019Mar 2020Filed 25 JanMar 2021Filed 25 Dec
Revenue growth−38.3%1.2%13.7%−7.3%−19.2%15.2%−48.8%––−5.0%
Operating profit growth−27.4%4.9%8.4%−46.6%−80.0%625.2%−69.1%––−16.1%
Net profit growth−94.1%55.0%14.0%–––−38.5%––−85.5%
––––––1.4%–0.7%0.1%
–––––––––−0.6 pts
From the net margin–––––––––−0.6 pts
From asset turnover–––––––––0.0 pts
From borrowing–––––––––0.0 pts
Return on capital employed––––––−0.1%–0.1%0.1%
Cash conversion––––––––−11,071.0%−11,334.2%
Interest cover1.11.01.10.2–0.8––0.30.7
Debt to equity––––––4.74–5.678.97
Receivable days––––––1,510–2,3321,558
Inventory days––––––1,837–5,2690
Payable days––––––832–17,264967
Cash conversion cycle, days––––––2,515–−9,662591
Working capital days––––––1,960–3,4452,353
Asset turnover––––––0.13–0.090.10
Assets per rupee of net worth––––––15.93–15.1515.59
Sales per rupee of plant––––––3.46–3.976.36
Capital spending to depreciation––––––––0.040.00
Plant being built, % of plant in use––––––27.4%–42.6%71.8%
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2016 and Mar 2018: 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 2012, Mar 2013, Mar 2014, Mar 2015, Mar 2016 and Mar 2017, 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 2021.

Return on assets, latest year
0.0%
Cash from operations against operating profit
−126.6%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate−14.4%−16.9%−12.4%
Profit growth, yearly rate−43.0%–−57.6%
Return on equity, average––0.4%
Return on capital employed, average––0.1%
Operating margin, average7.7%7.4%7.3%
Net margin, average−2.6%0.5%0.3%
Asset turnover, average––0.09
Cash conversion cycle, days, average––−4,536
Interest cover, average––0.5
Debt to equity, average––7.32

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 2021.

₹ croreLatest year
Cash from operations−14.6
Cash from investing8.2
Cash from financing6.1
Capital spending0.0
Dividends paid0.0
Shares bought back0.0
Shares issued for cash0.0
Borrowings raised0.0
Borrowings repaid0.0

Accounting checks

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

CheckMar 2012Mar 2013Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent52.3326.0110.84–––––––
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.