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VST Industries financials and balance sheet

NSE: VSTINDBSE: 509966Cigarettes & Tobacco ProductsSmall Cap

Last close ₹197.15down ₹1.87 (0.94%)BSE ₹197.00

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹199.02.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹194.42Low, 23 Oct 2026₹286.78High, 17 Apr 2026
Market cap
₹3,349 Cr847th largest listed
P/E
12.0
P/B
2.3
Dividend yield
6.09%
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
1,94,56351.7% delivered

10 years at a glance

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

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
Peak revenue ₹2,046 Cr, year to Mar 2026

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. Revenue2,046
  2. Materials and goods−686
  3. Employee costs−139
  4. Other expenses−771
  5. Operating profit450
  6. Depreciation−101
  7. Other income+41
  8. One-off items0.0
  9. Finance costs0.0
  10. Profit before tax390
  11. Tax−98
  12. Net profit292

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹701 Cr
  • Inventory₹675 Cr
  • Current investments₹559 Cr
  • Receivables₹47 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹35 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹1,446 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹446 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹124 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.VST Industries quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 4 MayMar 2020Filed 21 MayMar 2021Filed 28 AprMar 2022Filed 27 AprMar 2023Filed 26 AprMar 2024Filed 29 AprMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 16 Apr
Revenue from operations9481,3591,1841,3701,4731,5611,6731,8381,8092,046
––8319561,0621,1491,2901,4841,5311,596
Materials and goods bought468470550599479514621755797686
Employee costs––92102114116120130138139
Other expenses––189255469519549600596771
Operating profit before depreciation––353415411412383353279450
Operating margin––29.8%30.3%27.9%26.4%22.9%19.2%15.4%22.0%
Materials, % of revenue––46.5%43.7%32.5%32.9%37.1%41.1%44.0%33.5%
Employee costs, % of revenue––7.8%7.5%7.8%7.5%7.2%7.1%7.6%6.8%
Other expenses, % of revenue––15.9%18.6%31.8%33.3%32.8%32.6%32.9%37.7%
Depreciation and amortisation373941423530303844101
Operating profit after depreciation––312373376382352315234349
Other income38243947424776803541
Finance costs––00000000
Profit before one-off items and tax247279351420417428429395269390
One-off items––0000001000
Profit before tax247279351420417428429395370390
8098124116107108102937998
Net profit167182227304311320327302290292
Other comprehensive income––−1−42−11110
Total comprehensive income––226300312320328303291293
Net margin17.6%13.4%19.2%22.2%21.1%20.5%19.6%16.4%16.0%14.3%
Operating expenses, operating profit before depreciation and operating profit after depreciation are left blank for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018: the statement does not state its finance costs, which operating profit is worked out from, so operating profit is not given.
Earlier years, Mar 2008 to Mar 2016
₹ croreMar 2008Mar 2009Mar 2010Mar 2011Mar 2012Mar 2013Mar 2014Mar 2015Mar 2016
Revenue from operations340383475585684669789836883
256314382442–––––
Materials and goods bought137181262285308321383398435
Employee costs–495761–––––
Other expenses–846396–––––
Operating profit before depreciation846993143–––––
Operating margin24.7%18.0%19.5%24.4%–––––
Materials, % of revenue–47.2%55.1%48.8%–––––
Employee costs, % of revenue–12.8%12.0%10.4%–––––
Other expenses, % of revenue–22.0%13.3%16.4%–––––
Depreciation and amortisation14161824–23–3231
Operating profit after depreciation705375118–––––
Other income141922162626321920
Finance costs−2−1−1−1–––––
Profit before one-off items and tax–7498135211184224229227
One-off items–13−12––––––
Profit before tax868686135211184224229227
Tax282523406858747773
Net profit58626295143126150152153
Net margin17.2%16.1%13.1%16.3%20.8%18.9%19.0%18.2%17.3%
Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 4 MayMar 2020Filed 21 MayMar 2021Filed 28 AprMar 2022Filed 27 AprMar 2023Filed 26 AprMar 2024Filed 29 AprMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 16 Apr
6647879401,0741,1801,2521,3231,446
Share capital151515151515170170
Reserves6497729251,0591,1641,2371,1531,276
Borrowings00000000
524590523493452446470545
Liabilities due after a year1920222322222325
1,2071,3971,4861,5911,6541,7201,8162,016
248233235449822532528292
9591,1641,2511,1428328399391,375
Net debt−610−789−905−783−395−282−350−593
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 28 AprMar 2022Filed 27 AprMar 2023Filed 26 AprMar 2024Filed 29 AprMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 16 Apr
286277181167193218
394383275258294268
−23−37−129−99−5−196
Receivables0−18−10−3−19−3
Inventories12−54−106−30−190
Payables−11−6−7229−3
Other working capital−12−14−58−12340
Tax paid−107−106−94−91−87−123
Capital spending4649404944142
Free cash flow240228−22273152176
−144−96477910−31
Cash from financing−159−187−224−231−221−170
Dividends paid159176215231–170
Shares bought back0110000
Shares issued000000
Net change in cash−17−5516−1817
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. Dividends paid is left blank for the year to Mar 2025: the cash-flow statement states no dividends paid, while the company's own dividend record shows one paid in the period, so the line is not given.

Per share

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.VST Industries dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 4 MayMar 2020Filed 21 MayMar 2021Filed 28 AprMar 2022Filed 27 AprMar 2023Filed 26 AprMar 2024Filed 29 AprMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 16 Apr
₹9.84₹10.71₹13.35₹17.90₹18.30₹18.85₹19.25₹17.75₹17.10₹17.21
As stated that year₹108.28₹117.79₹146.90₹196.93₹201.27₹207.38₹211.75₹195.29₹17.10₹17.21
₹9.84₹10.71₹13.35₹17.90₹18.30₹18.85₹19.25₹17.75₹17.10₹17.21
₹6.82₹7.05₹8.64₹9.36₹10.36₹12.73₹13.64₹13.64₹10.00₹12.00
––₹39.10₹46.34₹55.37₹63.25₹69.46₹73.74₹77.87₹85.11
Dividend payout69.3%65.8%64.7%52.3%56.6%67.5%70.8%76.8%58.5%69.7%
Shareholder yield––––3.0%3.9%4.4%4.2%–5.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)4,4304,5335,3354,2805,2334,7334,8575,5134,4723,398
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. Shareholder yield is left blank for the year to Mar 2025: the cash-flow statement states no dividends paid, while the company's own dividend record shows one paid in the period, so the line is not given.

Ratios

Standalone, years to March.VST Industries PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 4 MayMar 2020Filed 21 MayMar 2021Filed 28 AprMar 2022Filed 27 AprMar 2023Filed 26 AprMar 2024Filed 29 AprMar 2025Filed 12 JunMar 2026Filed 16 Apr
Revenue growth7.4%43.3%−12.8%15.7%7.5%6.0%7.2%9.9%−1.5%13.1%
Operating profit growth–––17.4%−1.0%0.3%−7.0%−7.7%−21.1%61.4%
Net profit growth9.2%8.8%24.7%34.1%2.2%3.0%2.1%−7.8%−3.7%0.6%
Earnings per share growth–8.8%24.7%34.1%2.2%3.0%2.1%−7.8%−3.7%0.6%
––34.2%41.9%36.0%31.8%29.0%–––
–––7.8 pts−5.9 pts−4.2 pts−2.8 pts–––
From the net margin–––5.4 pts−2.1 pts−1.0 pts−1.5 pts–––
From asset turnover–––2.9 pts−1.2 pts−0.2 pts0.5 pts–––
From borrowing–––−0.5 pts−2.7 pts−3.0 pts−1.8 pts–––
Return on capital employed––47.0%47.4%39.9%35.5%29.9%–––
Cash conversion––––92.1%86.6%55.5%55.4%66.6%74.7%
Debt to equity––0.000.000.000.000.00–––
Receivable days––44489–––
Inventory days––187182226210205–––
Payable days––55871007457–––
Cash conversion cycle, days––13699130144158–––
Working capital days––−54−57−44−31−3–––
Asset turnover––0.981.051.021.011.03–––
Assets per rupee of net worth––1.821.791.671.531.44–––
Sales per rupee of plant––5.557.338.538.012.836.855.908.38
Capital spending to depreciation––––1.321.6213.372.480.920.42
Plant being built, % of plant in use––0.1%6.8%19.2%5.4%0.0%17.5%0.4%0.1%
Return on equity, asset turnover and assets per rupee of net worth are left blank for the years to 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 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 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 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
15.3%
Cash from operations against operating profit
48.5%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate8.8%6.8%6.9%
Profit growth, yearly rate6.7%−1.2%−3.7%
Operating margin, average–21.2%18.9%
Net margin, average18.0%17.4%15.6%

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 operations1,037579218
Cash from investing958−31
Cash from financing−1,032−622−170
Capital spending63117842
Dividends paid––170
Shares bought back1100
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 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––––534536
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81––9.027.459.138.799.2810.188.316.61
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−2.42−1.34−1.712.90−1.91−2.71
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––11.709.026.093.274.935.50
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––0.780.660.590.65
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−8.47−8.45112.9822.50−2.4139.59−39.66
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−3.1619.80−7.75−2.768.690.9553.25
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––0.69−1.96−0.220.860.64−0.830.93
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.821.600.200.00–0.020.00
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent32.2534.9135.3127.6425.5225.2223.7623.5921.4325.07
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––0.441.870.57−2.20−6.47
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
14 May 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Non Convertible DebenturesCrisil AA+Review, Re-affirmStable15
14 May 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Fixed DepositsCrisil AA+Review, Re-affirmStable
14 May 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesCrisil A1+Review, Re-affirm85
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.