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TCI Express financials and balance sheet

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Last close ₹458.70down ₹9.85 (2.10%)BSE ₹459.00

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹468.55.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹447.55Low, 27 Mar 2026₹705.00High, 3 Nov 2025
Market cap
₹1,763 Cr1,149th largest listed
P/E
21.4
P/B
2.2
Dividend yield
1.53%
ROE
10.4%
ROCE
11.9%
Debt to equity
0.04
Volume, NSE
14,52641.4% delivered

10 years at a glance

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

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
Peak revenue ₹1,254 Cr, year to Mar 2024

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 6.2% of operating profit in the first full year.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

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

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue1,236
  2. Employee costs−140
  3. Other expenses−964
  4. Operating profit132
  5. Depreciation−25
  6. Other income+14
  7. One-off items0.0
  8. Finance costs−1.9
  9. Profit before tax119
  10. Tax−29
  11. Net profit90

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹625 Cr
  • Receivables₹239 Cr
  • Current investments₹121 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹15 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹829 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹81 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹80 Cr
  • Borrowings₹10 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.TCI Express quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 27 MayMar 2020Filed 9 MayMar 2021Filed 20 MayMar 2022Filed 28 MayMar 2023Filed 27 MayMar 2024Filed 11 MayMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 27 May
Revenue from operations7548851,0241,0328441,0811,2411,2541,2081,236
6887949059117109071,0471,0671,0781,104
Materials and goods bought––00000000
Employee costs––8610287110124134137140
Other expenses––819809622797922933941964
Operating profit before depreciation6691119121134175194187130132
Operating margin8.8%10.2%11.6%11.8%15.9%16.2%15.7%14.9%10.8%10.7%
Materials, % of revenue––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Employee costs, % of revenue––8.4%9.9%10.3%10.2%10.0%10.7%11.3%11.4%
Other expenses, % of revenue––80.0%78.4%73.7%73.7%74.3%74.4%77.9%78.0%
Depreciation and amortisation457891015192225
Operating profit after depreciation6285112114125165179168109106
Other income123488771314
Finance costs2441112112
One-off items––00000000
Profit before tax6184112117132172185174120119
21253928324345422929
Net profit415873891011291391329190
Other comprehensive income––−1−10−1−11−10
Total comprehensive income––72881001281381329090
Net margin5.4%6.6%7.1%8.6%11.9%11.9%11.2%10.5%7.5%7.3%
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.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 27 MayMar 2020Filed 9 MayMar 2021Filed 20 MayMar 2022Filed 28 MayMar 2023Filed 27 MayMar 2024Filed 11 MayMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 27 May
267337434536596704769829
Share capital88888888
Reserves260330426528589696762821
931113010
10488103113124129134132
867814171940
Total assets3794325446577358509231,000
186209271327436474496585
193222273330299376428415
Net debt−8−38−85−104−48−102−160−127
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 20 MayMar 2022Filed 28 MayMar 2023Filed 27 MayMar 2024Filed 11 MayMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 27 May
119111147136118104
147153190176144130
9−26−11−188−8
Receivables−3−20−22−206−16
Payables13−1153521
Other working capital−2−5−4−1−3−13
Tax paid−28−42−43−40−26−27
Capital spending5780126524379
Free cash flow623021847524
−96−89−65−108−88−62
−8−31−84−28−32−41
Dividends paid83131313135
Shares bought back0043000
Shares issued020000
Net change in cash15−9−20−31
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.TCI Express dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 27 MayMar 2020Filed 9 MayMar 2021Filed 20 MayMar 2022Filed 28 MayMar 2023Filed 27 MayMar 2024Filed 11 MayMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 27 May
Earnings per share₹10.63₹15.25₹19.02₹23.23₹26.19₹33.48₹36.24₹34.36₹23.66₹23.39
Diluted earnings per share₹10.63₹15.24₹19.00₹23.19₹26.15₹33.45₹36.20₹34.27₹23.59₹23.35
Dividend per share₹1.60₹2.50₹3.00₹4.00₹4.00₹8.00₹8.00₹8.00₹8.00₹7.00
Book value per share––₹69.76₹87.95₹112.84₹139.27₹155.71₹183.59₹200.61₹215.84
Dividend payout15.0%16.4%15.8%17.2%15.3%23.9%22.0%23.3%33.8%29.9%
Shareholder yield––––0.2%0.4%1.3%0.8%1.3%1.9%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)1,5241,8142,8602,0973,6396,5675,7323,9252,3521,773

Ratios

Standalone, years to March.TCI Express PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 27 MayMar 2020Filed 9 MayMar 2021Filed 20 MayMar 2022Filed 28 MayMar 2023Filed 27 MayMar 2024Filed 11 MayMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 27 May
Revenue growth–17.4%15.7%0.8%−18.2%28.1%14.8%1.0%−3.6%2.3%
Operating profit growth–36.8%31.3%1.9%10.7%30.1%11.3%−3.7%−30.5%1.3%
Net profit growth–43.4%24.8%22.3%12.9%28.1%8.1%−5.4%−31.1%−1.0%
Earnings per share growth–43.5%24.7%22.1%12.7%27.8%8.2%−5.2%−31.1%−1.1%
––27.3%29.5%26.1%26.6%24.6%20.3%12.3%11.2%
–––2.2 pts−3.4 pts0.5 pts−2.0 pts−4.3 pts−7.9 pts−1.1 pts
From the net margin–––5.8 pts11.2 pts0.0 pts−1.5 pts−1.6 pts−5.8 pts−0.4 pts
From asset turnover–––−1.9 pts−13.0 pts1.1 pts−0.3 pts−2.6 pts−2.0 pts−0.7 pts
From borrowing–––−1.7 pts−1.6 pts−0.6 pts−0.2 pts−0.2 pts−0.2 pts0.0 pts
Return on capital employed––40.8%33.4%28.8%30.7%30.0%23.8%14.1%12.7%
Cash conversion––––118.2%86.0%105.4%103.2%129.5%115.5%
Interest cover33.122.729.8126.1160.7181.099.0114.586.856.9
Debt to equity––0.030.010.000.000.000.000.000.01
Receivable days––5859736462676870
Working capital days––2833363837424046
Asset turnover––2.702.551.731.801.781.581.361.29
Assets per rupee of net worth––1.421.341.261.241.231.221.201.20
Sales per rupee of plant––5.975.633.723.413.342.802.682.51
Capital spending to depreciation––––6.338.068.212.751.993.13
Plant being built, % of plant in use––0.8%6.1%12.2%1.9%16.5%3.6%4.4%5.8%
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
9.3%
Cash from operations against operating profit
78.8%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–7.9%−0.1%
Profit growth, yearly rate–−2.2%−13.6%
Return on equity, average–19.0%14.6%
Return on capital employed, average–22.3%16.9%
Operating margin, average12.7%13.6%12.1%
Net margin, average8.8%9.7%8.4%
Asset turnover, average–1.561.41
Interest cover, average91.1107.686.1
Debt to equity, average–0.000.01

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 operations615357104
Cash from investing−413−258−62
Cash from financing−215−101−41
Capital spending38117579
Dividends paid1579635
Shares bought back4300
Shares issued for cash200
Borrowings raised320
Borrowings repaid530

Accounting checks

Standalone, 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––––5654––
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.1––8.3410.1210.4011.22––––
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−2.38−2.49−0.31–––
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––15.9417.898.30–––
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––1.020.98––
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––0.8120.44−16.29−3.18–––
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––0.170.062.680.26–––
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.570.530.060.88–––
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent33.7430.2934.8923.8523.9125.09––––
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––0.63––––
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
29 Sep 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Commercial Paper[ICRA]A1+Review, Re-affirm25
12 May 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesCrisil AA-Review, Re-affirmStable40
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.