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Sterlite Technologies financials and balance sheet

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Formerly Sterlite Optical Technologies
Last close ₹826.65up ₹25.80 (3.22%)BSE ₹829.00

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹800.85.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹84.60Low, 27 Jan 2026₹1,051.10High, 6 Oct 2026
Market cap
₹42,495 Cr460th largest listed
P/E
174.9
P/B
Shares changed
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
11.4%
ROCE
12.4%
Debt to equity
0.81
Volume, NSE
45,37,896

10 years at a glance

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

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
Back to profit in the year to Mar 2026, ₹56 CrA loss in 2 of the 10 years shown

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 2.2% of operating profit in the first full year.

The years either side of a change of basis do not compare. From the year to Mar 2018, GST replaced excise duty on 1 Jul 2017, and revenue before that day includes the duty. From the year to Mar 2023, the company's revenue for that year, ₹6,925 Cr, differs from its quarters added, ₹7,097 Cr; the company reports a discontinued business. From the year to Mar 2025, the company's revenue for that year, ₹3,996 Cr, differs from its quarters added, ₹4,944 Cr.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

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

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue4,745
  2. Materials and goods−2,385
  3. Employee costs−659
  4. Other expenses−1,132
  5. Operating profit569
  6. Depreciation−313
  7. Other income+59
  8. One-off items+16
  9. Finance costs−224
  10. Profit before tax107
  11. Tax−51
  12. Net profit56

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹4,047 Cr
  • Receivables₹1,066 Cr
  • Inventory₹906 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹323 Cr
  • Current investments₹4 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹2,268 Cr
  • Borrowings₹1,827 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹1,186 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹1,065 Cr

Sterlite Technologies 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. The demerger of 24 Apr 2025 fell inside the year to Mar 2026.Sterlite Technologies segment results by quarter

Revenue by segment

₹4,770 CrTotal
  • Optical networking business₹4,486 Cr94.0% of total
  • Digital and technology solutions₹284 Cr6.0% of total

Profit by segment

  • Optical networking business₹606 Cr99.5% of total
  • Digital and technology solutions₹3 Cr0.5% of total

Segment results by year

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

  • Optical networking business

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Digital and technology solutions

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue of all businesses––––––4,0314,770
Company revenue, as in its results5,0875,1544,8255,7546,9255,4783,9964,745
Revenue––––––3,7414,486
Revenue growth–––––––19.9%
Profit––––––464606
Profit growth–––––––30.6%
Margin––––––12.4%13.5%
Return on capital––––––14.9%17.7%
Assets––––––4,4865,399
Liabilities––––––1,3621,969
Capital employed––––––3,1243,430
Revenue––––––290284
Profit is before tax and finance costs, the way companies report their segments.

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.Sterlite Technologies quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 24 AprMar 2020Filed 13 MayMar 2021Filed 30 AprMar 2022Filed 29 AprMar 2023Filed 18 MayMar 2024Filed 9 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 29 Apr
Revenue from operations2,5943,2055,0875,1544,8255,7546,9255,4783,9964,745
2,0752,4563,9604,0854,0155,2196,0354,9083,5804,176
Materials and goods bought9981,2672,4872,4672,3952,8653,2992,4992,0012,385
Employee costs––511630647871912952610659
Other expenses––9629889721,4841,8241,4579691,132
Operating profit before depreciation5197491,1271,069811535890570416569
Operating margin20.0%23.4%22.2%20.7%16.8%9.3%12.9%10.4%10.4%12.0%
Materials, % of revenue––48.9%47.9%49.6%49.8%47.6%45.6%50.1%50.3%
Employee costs, % of revenue––10.0%12.2%13.4%15.1%13.2%17.4%15.3%13.9%
Other expenses, % of revenue––18.9%19.2%20.1%25.8%26.3%26.6%24.2%23.9%
Depreciation and amortisation159182195290285326309335316313
Operating profit after depreciation360567932779525209581235100256
Other income23393734435941573659
Finance costs123104105221203241311369241224
Profit before one-off items and tax26050386459236527311−77−10591
One-off items000−5101600016
Profit before tax26050386454236544311−77−105107
401332781091111584−9−3351
Share of profit of joint ventures and associates−3−1––15544––
Profit from discontinued businesses––−8−8−414−1047−51–
21836458742426547127−57−12356
Other comprehensive income––80−374211−14292093
Total comprehensive income––66638830758113−28−103149
Net margin8.4%11.4%11.5%8.2%5.5%––––1.2%
Net margin without joint ventures and associates8.5%11.4%––5.2%–––––
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. Net margin is left blank for the years to Mar 2022, Mar 2023, Mar 2024 and Mar 2025: the profit includes the result of a business the company has discontinued, which the revenue does not, so the two make no margin.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March. The last column is the half year to Sep 2026, after the latest full year: the balance sheet at its end.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 24 AprMar 2020Filed 13 MayMar 2021Filed 30 AprMar 2022Filed 29 AprMar 2023Filed 18 MayMar 2024Filed 9 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 29 AprSep 2026Half yearFiled 23 Oct
1,8152,0232,0852,0422,0952,0231,9902,2684,543
1,7191,9201,9871,9572,0912,0231,9902,2684,543
Share capital8181798080809898103
Reserves1,6391,8391,9081,8772,0111,9431,8922,1704,440
Belonging to outside owners of subsidiaries95103988640–––
1,9182,2012,4903,3113,6673,2251,8181,827864
4,0453,8824,3114,8905,4015,1802,5102,7202,651
1,0571,2081,5171,8121,3691,1281,0271,358836
Liabilities going with businesses held for sale9596160––––––
7,0127,2098,0738,7458,8658,3315,5276,3468,030
3,0343,4413,6053,7643,6593,6883,2423,6833,921
3,8643,6584,2964,9815,1964,6432,2852,6634,109
Net debt1,5841,7232,0602,7823,1202,7871,3501,500−308
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year. Plant in use and plant being built are given for full years only. 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. The last column is the half year to Sep 2026, after the latest full year: the cash flow over its six months.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 30 AprMar 2022Filed 29 AprMar 2023Filed 18 MayMar 2024Filed 9 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 29 AprSep 2026Half yearFiled 23 Oct
638574227791348520692
1,323743246925327579846
469168−37396−249−59−441
Receivables180−172−235168−292−175−568
Inventories−113−2971181654−12762
Payables461414−30513−261212−80
Other working capital−6022349−10225031145
Tax paid−44−169−19−13456−59−154
Capital spending446668365269133193257
Free cash flow192−94−138522215327435
−619−471−58−209−89−507−838
23115−132−691−208−133375
Dividends paid138792041000
Shares bought back100000000
Shares issued000197501,477
Net change in cash4321837−11051−120229
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.Sterlite Technologies dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 24 AprMar 2020Filed 13 MayMar 2021Filed 30 AprMar 2022Filed 29 AprMar 2023Filed 18 MayMar 2024Filed 9 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 29 Apr
Earnings per share–₹8.38₹14.00₹10.76₹6.93₹1.56₹3.53−₹1.27−₹2.54₹1.15
Diluted earnings per share–₹8.25₹13.83₹10.64₹6.85₹1.55₹3.50–−₹2.54₹1.11
Dividend per share₹1.25₹2.00₹3.50₹3.50₹2.00₹0.50₹1.00–––
Book value per share––₹42.71₹47.53₹50.10₹49.19₹52.28₹50.58₹40.61₹46.29
Dividend payout22.9%22.0%24.6%32.6%28.8%32.1%28.4%–––
Shareholder yield––––3.1%0.9%0.3%0.9%−24.7%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)5,01312,5208,7912,5777,6958,9225,8774,4213,9478,608

Ratios

Consolidated, years to March.Sterlite Technologies PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 24 AprMar 2020Filed 13 MayMar 2021Filed 30 AprMar 2022Filed 29 AprMar 2023Filed 18 MayMar 2024Filed 9 MayMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 29 Apr
Revenue growth–––1.3%−6.4%19.3%–−20.9%–18.7%
Operating profit growth–44.4%50.4%−5.1%−24.2%−34.0%–−36.0%–36.8%
Net profit growth–67.3%61.1%−27.7%−37.5%−82.2%––––
Earnings per share growth––67.1%−23.1%−35.6%−77.5%––––
––33.3%23.8%14.1%3.1%7.0%−2.5%−6.1%2.6%
–––−9.4 pts−9.7 pts−11.0 pts3.8 pts−9.4 pts−3.7 pts8.8 pts
From the net margin–––−8.3 pts−7.7 pts–––––
From asset turnover–––0.0 pts−2.1 pts–––––
From borrowing–––−1.0 pts0.0 pts–––––
Return on capital employed––25.0%18.4%11.5%3.9%10.1%4.5%2.6%6.3%
Cash conversion––––240.6%1,212.5%178.6%––928.6%
Interest cover2.95.58.83.52.60.91.90.60.41.1
Debt to equity––1.061.091.191.621.751.590.910.81
Receivable days––97111110108961067582
Inventory days––87679511792120134139
Payable days––281212296308238318188163
Cash conversion cycle, days––−97−34−91−83−50−922258
Working capital days––3437608593842622
Asset turnover––0.730.720.630.680.790.640.580.80
Assets per rupee of net worth––4.083.913.914.264.354.183.452.79
Sales per rupee of plant––2.201.811.732.022.431.931.501.76
Capital spending to depreciation––––1.562.051.180.800.420.62
Plant being built, % of plant in use––18.1%4.7%8.2%5.0%4.5%2.2%0.9%0.7%
Revenue growth, operating profit growth and net profit growth are left blank for the year to Mar 2017: between the two periods the company restated its earlier figures, so the two are on different bases and the change is not worked out. Revenue growth is left blank for the years to Mar 2018 and Mar 2019: between the two periods excise duty was taken out of revenue when GST replaced it, so the two are on different bases and the change is not worked out. 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: the profit of this year or the year before includes a business the company has discontinued while its revenue does not, so the change in return on equity is not split into margin, turnover and borrowing. Revenue growth and operating profit growth are left blank for the year to Mar 2023: between the two periods the company restated its earlier figures and the company began reporting a business as discontinued, so the two are on different bases and the change is not worked out. Net profit growth and earnings per share growth are left blank for the year to Mar 2023: between the two periods the company began reporting a business as discontinued, so the two are on different bases and the change is not worked out. Revenue growth and operating profit growth are left blank for the year to Mar 2025: between the two periods the company restated its earlier figures, so the two are on different bases and the change is not worked out. 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
0.9%
Cash from operations against operating profit
91.4%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate8.2%−0.3%−11.8%
Profit growth, yearly rate−9.4%−27.3%−26.5%
Return on equity, average–0.8%−2.0%
Return on capital employed, average–5.5%4.5%
Operating margin, average15.8%11.0%10.9%
Asset turnover, average–0.700.67
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–−29−4
Interest cover, average2.81.00.7
Debt to equity, average–1.341.10

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 operations2,4601,659520
Cash from investing−1,334−805−507
Cash from financing−1,049−1,032−133
Capital spending1,628595193
Dividends paid141410
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash9769760
Borrowings raised2,7081,115509
Borrowings repaid3,0242,203525

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––––557537
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.1––1.891.751.601.311.380.911.611.99
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−2.65−2.75−2.49−3.04−3.23−2.55
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––3.21−0.66−0.48−7.43−5.510.72
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––3.2713.57––
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––14.05−0.76−1.68−13.578.60−21.2610.31
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−22.5841.5727.30−24.7523.059.473.91
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––−8.1512.720.782.46−3.83−38.291.81
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.161.000.360.420.190.160.06
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent15.2426.4932.2120.1030.4533.8827.01––47.66
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––−353.8020.89––−7.48
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
1 Sep 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Commercial PaperCrisil A1+Review, Re-affirm100
1 Sep 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesWithdrawnReview, Other100
1 Sep 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Commercial PaperWithdrawnReview, Other700
1 Sep 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesCrisil AAReview, UpgradeStable2,091
1 Sep 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Non Convertible DebenturesCrisil AAReview, UpgradeStable290
6 Jul 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Non-fund based-Others[ICRA]A1+Review, Re-affirm3,433
6 Jul 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based-Term loan[ICRA]AAReview, UpgradeStable120.15
6 Jul 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based-Cash credit[ICRA]AAReview, UpgradeStable931
6 Jul 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Unallocated limits-Unallocated limits[ICRA]AA /[ICRA]A1+Review, UpgradeStable16
6 Jul 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Commercial Paper[ICRA]A1+Review, Re-affirm500
12 Nov 2025ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Unallocated-Unallocated[ICRA]AA- /[ICRA]A1+Review, Re-affirmStable16
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.