Todays Writing Instruments (Delisted) financials and balance sheet
BSE: 531830
Formerly Todays Writing Products
Last traded ₹0.30 on 30 Jan 2019
Delisted on 19 Oct 2020.
10 years at a glance
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Todays Writing Instruments annual reports
Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore
- Revenue
- Net profit
- Borrowings
- Loss
Peak revenue ₹257 Cr, year to Mar 2009A loss in 9 of the 10 years shown
Operating and net margin, per cent
- Operating marginOperating margin. Operating profit before depreciation as a percentage of revenue: how much of each rupee of sales is left after running costs.
- Net marginNet margin. Net profit as a percentage of revenue: how much of each rupee of sales is left after every cost, interest and tax.
Results for the year to Mar 2017
Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.
From revenue to net profit
- Revenue28
- Materials and goods−17
- Employee costs−5.6
- Other expenses−7.7
- Operating profit−2.8
- Depreciation−1.9
- Other income+0.5
- One-off items+4.4
- Finance costs−10
- Profit before tax−10.0
- Tax−11
- Net profit−21
Profit and loss
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.Todays Writing Instruments quarterly results
| ₹ crore | Mar 2008 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue from operations | 216 | 257 | 63 | 67 | 59 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 28 |
| Operating expenses. What the business spent to run itself in the period, materials, staff and other costs, before depreciation, interest and tax. | 186 | 279 | 78 | 79 | 159 | 54 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 31 |
| Materials and goods boughtCost of materials and goods. Raw materials used and goods bought for resale in the period, adjusted for the change in stock held. | 163 | – | – | – | 90 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 17 |
| Employee costsEmployee costs. Salaries, wages, bonuses and other benefits paid to staff in the period. | 4 | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Other expensesOther expenses. Every operating cost besides materials and staff: power, rent, freight, repairs, marketing and the like. | 20 | – | – | – | 63 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 8 |
| Operating profit before depreciationOperating profit before depreciation (EBITDA). Revenue less operating expenses: what the business earns from its operations before depreciation, interest and tax. | 30 | −22 | −14 | −11 | −101 | −4 | 1 | −1 | −2 | −3 |
| Operating marginOperating margin. Operating profit before depreciation as a percentage of revenue: how much of each rupee of sales is left after running costs. | 13.8% | −8.7% | −22.5% | −16.6% | −171.4% | −7.4% | 1.2% | −2.6% | −3.7% | −9.9% |
| Materials, % of revenueMaterials, % of revenue. Raw materials used and goods bought for resale, adjusted for the change in stock, divided by revenue, times 100. | 75.3% | – | – | – | 154.1% | 64.1% | 61.8% | 59.2% | 61.9% | 62.3% |
| Employee costs, % of revenueEmployee costs, % of revenue. Salaries, wages and other staff costs divided by revenue, times 100. | 1.8% | – | – | – | 9.4% | 11.8% | 11.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 20.1% |
| Other expenses, % of revenueOther expenses, % of revenue. Operating costs besides materials and staff divided by revenue, times 100; with the two above and the operating margin it makes 100. | 9.1% | – | – | – | 108.0% | 31.6% | 25.5% | 30.2% | 28.1% | 27.5% |
| Depreciation and amortisationDepreciation and amortisation. The part of the cost of plant, buildings and other long-lived assets charged against each year they are used. | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Operating profit after depreciationOperating profit after depreciation (EBIT). Operating profit before depreciation, less depreciation and amortisation. | 25 | −28 | −22 | −19 | −109 | −6 | −1 | −3 | −4 | −5 |
| Other incomeOther income. Income from outside the main business, such as interest on deposits, dividends received and gains on investments. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Finance costsFinance costs. Interest and the other costs of borrowing in the period. | 7 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Profit before one-off items and taxProfit before one-off items and tax. Profit before tax as it would be without the one-off items below it, as the company states it. | – | −41 | −38 | −32 | −120 | −16 | −5 | −14 | −13 | −14 |
| One-off itemsExceptional items. Gains or losses the company reports separately because they are not expected to recur, such as selling a business or writing down an asset. | −1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Profit before tax | 19 | −41 | −38 | −32 | −120 | −16 | −5 | −14 | −13 | −10 |
| Tax | 5 | −10 | −4 | 3 | −18 | −1 | – | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Net profit | 14 | −31 | −35 | −34 | −101 | −14 | −5 | −23 | −24 | −21 |
| Net marginNet margin. Net profit as a percentage of revenue: how much of each rupee of sales is left after every cost, interest and tax. | 6.4% | −12.0% | −54.6% | −51.0% | −172.8% | −28.4% | −9.3% | −42.0% | −45.1% | −74.3% |
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2009, Mar 2010 and Mar 2011 they do not, so they are left blank.
Ratios
Standalone, years to March.
| Ratio | Mar 2008 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2010 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthRevenue growth. This year's revenue less last year's, divided by last year's, times 100; blank where last year's is not above nought. | – | 18.6% | −75.3% | 6.5% | −13.0% | −14.6% | 2.1% | 5.4% | −1.1% | −47.3% |
| Interest coverInterest cover. Operating profit after depreciation divided by finance costs: how many times over the profit pays the interest bill. | 3.4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2009, Mar 2010, Mar 2011, Mar 2012, Mar 2013, Mar 2014, Mar 2015, Mar 2016 and Mar 2017: operating profit after depreciation is a loss, and a loss covers no interest bill.
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 2017.
| Measure | 10 years | 5 years | 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, yearly rateRevenue growth, yearly rate. 3 years: Revenue in the latest year ÷ revenue in the year three years before, to the power of one third, − 1, × 100: the yearly rate it grew at; empty where either year is missing, nought or a loss, or a change of year end falls between them. 5 years: Revenue in the latest year ÷ revenue in the year five years before, to the power of one fifth, − 1, × 100: the yearly rate it grew at; empty where either year is missing, nought or a loss, or a change of year end falls between them. 10 years: Revenue in the latest year ÷ revenue in the year ten years before, to the power of one tenth, − 1, × 100: the yearly rate it grew at; empty where either year is missing, nought or a loss, or a change of year end falls between them. | – | −13.7% | −18.1% |
| Operating margin, averageOperating margin, average. 3 years: The plain average of the yearly operating profit margin over the last three years, needing at least two of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. 5 years: The plain average of the yearly operating profit margin over the last five years, needing at least four of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. 10 years: The plain average of the yearly operating profit margin over the last ten years, needing at least nine of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. | −22.8% | −4.5% | −5.4% |
| Net margin, averageNet margin, average. 3 years: The plain average of the yearly net profit margin over the last three years, needing at least two of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. 5 years: The plain average of the yearly net profit margin over the last five years, needing at least four of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. 10 years: The plain average of the yearly net profit margin over the last ten years, needing at least nine of them; a year without the figure is left out, never filled in. | −48.3% | −39.8% | −53.8% |