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The State Trading Corporation of India financials and balance sheet

NSE: STCINDIABSE: 512531Commercial Services & SuppliesSmall Cap

Last close ₹99.16down ₹1.70 (1.69%)BSE ₹98.30

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹100.86.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹96.10Low, 21 Oct 2026₹150.00High, 17 Jun 2026
Market cap
₹595 Cr1,679th largest listed
P/E
0.9
P/E without one-offs
18.4
P/B
1.0
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
Assets held for saleon the latest balance sheet
ROCE
Assets held for saleon the latest balance sheet
Debt to equity
Assets held for saleon the latest balance sheet
Volume, NSE
35,56950.8% delivered

10 years at a glance

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.The State Trading Corporation of India annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
Peak revenue ₹10,866 Cr, year to Mar 2018A loss in 5 of the 10 years shown

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. Revenue0.0
  2. Employee costs−25
  3. Other expenses−19
  4. Operating profit−44
  5. Depreciation0.0
  6. Other income+96
  7. One-off items+606
  8. Finance costs−2.0
  9. Profit before tax656
  10. Tax−11
  11. Net profit646

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹1,139 Cr
  • Receivables₹1,072 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹0 Cr
  • Inventory₹0 Cr
  • Current investments₹0 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Owed to suppliers₹1,099 Cr
  • Net worth₹610 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹501 Cr
  • Borrowings₹2 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.The State Trading Corporation of India quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 24 MayMar 2024Filed 1 AugMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 31 Aug
Revenue from operations8,04910,8668,9032,937250–0000
7,91610,9719,0253,0313415346464744
Materials and goods bought7,77610,8378,8872,927–00000
Employee costs10310710081–4135323125
Other expenses36283822–1211131619
Operating profit before depreciation133−106−122−94−92–−46−46−47−44
Operating margin1.6%−1.0%−1.4%−3.2%−36.7%–––––
Materials, % of revenue96.6%99.7%99.8%99.7%––––––
Employee costs, % of revenue1.3%1.0%1.1%2.8%––––––
Other expenses, % of revenue0.5%0.3%0.4%0.8%––––––
Depreciation and amortisation161615151600000
Operating profit after depreciation117−122−137−109−108–−46−46−47−44
Other income37303110785777859612596
Finance costs1591791567222222
Profit before one-off items and tax−53−183−38−522237487650
One-off items−14429−714−751−7104−27606
Profit before tax−14832−897−114−51−49375249656
17−5−16––45402311
Net profit−16638−881−114−51−94335226646
Other comprehensive income–––––6212167
Total comprehensive income–––––−88547332652
Net margin−2.1%0.3%−9.9%−3.9%−20.5%–––––
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the year to Mar 2021 they do not, so they are left blank. Revenue from operations, operating profit before depreciation and operating profit after depreciation are left blank for the year to Mar 2022: the filing states revenue as 0 for a year whose own quarters state revenue, a placeholder rather than a figure, so revenue and what is made from it are not held.
Earlier years, Mar 2008 to Mar 2016
₹ croreMar 2008Mar 2009Mar 2010Mar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2013Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016
Revenue from operations15,34518,78722,07120,67231,04619,27515,63114,70310,826
15,31519,22821,82620,468––15,42614,52310,689
Materials and goods bought15,07119,541–21,05030,65718,91515,25714,38410,565
Employee costs––––––133100101
Other expenses––––––363822
Operating profit before depreciation31−442246204––205180137
Operating margin0.2%−2.4%1.1%1.0%––1.3%1.2%1.3%
Materials, % of revenue––––––97.6%97.8%97.6%
Employee costs, % of revenue––––––0.9%0.7%0.9%
Other expenses, % of revenue––––––0.2%0.3%0.2%
Depreciation and amortisation2233––42016
Operating profit after depreciation29−444243201––201160121
Other income19367431563725273330
Finance costs5995114178203166154158152
Profit before one-off items and tax–1341608064747335−1
One-off items––––−46−60−566−324
Profit before tax163134160801814−4923123
Tax565375231−4055
Net profit1078184561618−4922618
Net margin0.7%0.4%0.4%0.3%0.1%0.1%−3.1%0.2%0.2%
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 24 MayMar 2024Filed 1 AugMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 31 Aug
−198−144−74−42610
Share capital6060606060
Reserves−258−204−134−102550
Borrowings8068068068062
2,4952,4832,4652,4021,601
Liabilities due after a year00000
2,2972,3392,3912,3602,211
001600
1,4131,4541,5071,4921,343
Net debt7787986067662
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, Mar 2018, Mar 2019, Mar 2020 and Mar 2021, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 24 MayMar 2024Filed 1 AugMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 31 Aug
−2−62−22−17052
−2−62−43−17559
52−152−102103
Receivables80−150−165110
Inventories00000
Payables−280263−7
Tax paid00215−7
Capital spending00000
Free cash flow−2−62−22−17052
78195122−17
Cash from financing0000−198
Dividends paid00000
Shares bought back00000
Shares issued00000
Net change in cash52073−48−163
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, Mar 2020 and Mar 2021.

Per share

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.The State Trading Corporation of India dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 24 MayMar 2024Filed 1 AugMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 31 Aug
Earnings per share−₹27.59–−₹146.85−₹18.81–––––₹108.68
Diluted earnings per share−₹27.59–−₹146.85−₹18.81–––––₹108.68
Book value per share–––––−₹32.93−₹24.01−₹12.31−₹7.05₹101.63
Shareholder yield–––––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)953814819186446583410744766587
Earnings per share is left blank for the years to Mar 2018, Mar 2021, Mar 2022, Mar 2023, Mar 2024 and Mar 2025: 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.
RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Filed 8 JunMar 2023Filed 24 MayMar 2024Filed 1 AugMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 31 Aug
Revenue growth−25.7%35.0%−18.1%−67.0%−91.5%–––––
Operating profit growth−3.1%–––––––––
Net profit growth–––––––58.7%−50.7%2,409.7%
Cash conversion––––––−187.4%−42.4%−661.5%8.0%
Interest cover0.7–––––––––
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2018, Mar 2019, Mar 2020, Mar 2021, Mar 2023, Mar 2024, Mar 2025 and Mar 2026: operating profit after depreciation is a loss, and a loss covers no interest bill. Interest cover is left blank for the year to Mar 2022: the filing states revenue as 0 for a year whose own quarters state revenue, a placeholder rather than a figure, so revenue and what is made from it are not held. Return on equity, asset turnover and assets per rupee of net worth are left blank for the years to Mar 2022, Mar 2023, Mar 2024, Mar 2025 and Mar 2026: a tenth or more of the assets on the balance sheet it is worked from are held for sale or for a demerger, so it would mix the business being kept with the part that is leaving. Change in return on equity, from the net margin, from asset turnover and from borrowing are left blank for the years to Mar 2022, Mar 2023, Mar 2024, Mar 2025 and Mar 2026: a tenth or more of the assets on the balance sheet it is worked from are held for sale or for a demerger, so it would mix the business being kept with the part that is leaving. Debt to equity, receivable days, inventory days, payable days, cash conversion cycle, days, return on capital employed and working capital days are left blank for the years to Mar 2022, Mar 2023, Mar 2024, Mar 2025 and Mar 2026: a tenth or more of the assets on the balance sheet it is worked from are held for sale or for a demerger, so it would mix the business being kept with the part that is leaving. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019, Mar 2020 and Mar 2021, 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
28.2%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Profit growth, yearly rate43.2%–169.7%

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−204−14152
Cash from investing289200−17
Cash from financing−198−198−198
Capital spending000
Dividends paid000
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash000
Borrowings raised000
Borrowings repaid000

Accounting checks

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

CheckMar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent−16.34––––––––
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.