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Karnavati Finance Ltd

BSE 538928 · Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC)
₹1.39 +5.30%
BSE close2026-10-01
Market cap₹14.1 Cr.
P/E19.3

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Interest & fee income1.190.390.890.630.280.410.260.220.592.282.601.86
Interest paid0.440.410.400.340.280.270.260.250.581.531.511.37
Operating costs & provisions0.081.780.580.120.900.200.880.340.440.056.740.07
Core operating profit0.67-1.80-0.090.17-0.90-0.06-0.88-0.37-0.430.70-5.650.42
Core operating margin %56.30%-461.54%-10.11%26.98%-321.43%-14.63%-338.46%-168.18%-72.88%30.70%-217.31%22.58%
Depreciation & amortisation0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Non-operating income0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.83
Pre-tax profit0.67-1.80-0.090.17-0.90-0.06-0.88-0.37-0.430.70-5.656.25
Effective tax rate %11.94%-4.44%100.00%23.53%-4.44%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%2.48%0.00%
Profit after tax0.59-1.72-0.180.12-0.86-0.06-0.88-0.37-0.430.70-5.796.25
Earnings per share (Rs)0.06-0.17-0.020.01-0.09-0.01-0.09-0.04-0.040.07-0.580.62
Gross bad loans %
Net bad loans %
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Interest & fee income0.440.952.023.242.761.222.402.853.041.575.317.33
Interest paid0.000.010.681.580.260.050.030.341.591.173.874.99
Operating costs & provisions0.170.240.560.662.350.952.041.763.022.087.197.30
Core operating profit0.270.700.781.000.150.220.330.75-1.57-1.68-5.75-4.96
Core operating margin %61.36%73.68%38.61%30.86%5.43%18.03%13.75%26.32%-51.64%-107.01%-108.29%-67.67%
Depreciation & amortisation0.020.020.020.010.010.010.010.010.000.000.000.00
Non-operating income0.180.280.070.000.000.000.080.000.000.000.005.83
Pre-tax profit0.430.960.830.990.140.210.400.74-1.57-1.68-5.750.87
Effective tax rate %16.28%22.92%25.30%27.27%21.43%42.86%25.00%25.68%5.73%0.00%2.61%
Profit after tax0.370.750.620.720.110.120.300.56-1.67-1.68-5.900.73
Earnings per share (Rs)0.040.090.060.070.010.010.030.06-0.17-0.17-0.590.07
Paid out as dividend %0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Revenue CAGR28%34%23%527%
Profit CAGR%%%134%
Share price CAGR2%2%-13%-19%
Average return on equity-5%-15%-30%-81%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Net block (property, plant)0.110.100.080.060.050.040.030.020.010.010.010.00
Capital work in progress0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Investments0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Current & other assets7.767.918.7726.8929.2724.3818.8914.4527.3428.7221.6065.26
Total assets7.878.018.8526.9529.3224.4218.9214.4727.3528.7321.6165.26
Share capital8.368.368.3610.0510.0510.0510.0510.0510.0510.0510.0510.05
Reserves & surplus-1.05-0.680.071.712.432.542.662.963.531.860.18-5.72
Total debt0.270.020.0014.5216.0311.305.441.2112.7215.5511.0959.90
Other liabilities & provisions0.290.310.420.670.810.530.770.251.051.270.291.03
Equity + liabilities7.878.018.8526.9529.3224.4218.9214.4727.3528.7321.6165.26
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Operating cash flow-4.65-0.070.35-16.560.084.865.714.25-9.44-2.795.48-44.84
Investing cash flow0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Free cash flow (after capex)-4.65-0.070.35-16.560.084.865.714.25-9.44-2.795.48-44.84
Financing cash flow4.82-0.25-0.0316.55-0.08-5.00-5.91-4.2511.031.25-5.6044.93
Net change in cash0.17-0.320.32-0.010.01-0.14-0.200.001.58-1.55-0.120.09
Cash conversion (OCF / EBITDA) %1,403%-19%65%-1,121%12%1,207%2,133%1,181%-857%-13,100%-1,075%2,377%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Return on equity %-7.29%4.94%9.31%6.14%5.94%0.88%0.95%2.33%4.21%-13.10%-15.18%-81.04%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoter group %58.64%58.64%58.64%58.64%58.64%58.64%58.64%58.64%58.64%58.94%62.06%62.06%
Retail & others %41.36%41.37%41.36%41.36%41.37%41.36%41.37%41.36%41.35%41.07%37.94%37.94%
Shareholder count6,0496,7037,4627,9458,8949,3659,4529,3099,8449,8789,8009,701

Fundamentals

Market value₹ 14.1 Cr.
Last price₹ 1.40
P/E (trailing)19.3
Book value / share₹ 0.43
Return on capital-4.40 %
Return on equity-81.0 %
Dividend yield0.00 %
Face value₹ 1.00
Revenue CAGR (TTM)527%
Profit CAGR (TTM)134%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 14 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 74 Cr
P/E (TTM)19.14x
Price to book3.23x
Price to sales1.91x
EV / EBITDA12.59x
EV / EBIT12.59x
EV / sales10.06x
Earnings yield5.23%
P/B, 3-year average1.55x
P/E, 5-year average11.29x
P/B, 5-year average1.10x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)-35.40%
Operating margin (incl. other income)-35.40%
EBITDA margin79.95%
Pre-tax margin11.87%
Net profit margin9.96%
Net margin, latest quarter336.02%
ROE-81.04%
ROCE-4.40%
ROA-13.58%
ROE, 3-year average-36.44%
ROCE, 3-year average-2.14%
ROA, 3-year average-8.74%
ROE, 5-year average-20.56%
ROCE, 5-year average0.32%
ROA, 5-year average-4.35%
ROIC (approx.)9.38%
Tax rate-2.61%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)238.22%
Sales CAGR, 3 years23.05%
Sales CAGR, 5 years34.20%
Sales growth QoQ-28.46%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)745.45%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 0.07
EPS (latest year)Rs -0.59
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 0.62
EPS, 3-year averageRs -0.81
EPS, 5-year averageRs -0.31
Book value per shareRs 0.43
Sales per shareRs 0.73
Cash flow per shareRs -4.46
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.08x
Leverage
Total debtRs 60 Cr
Cash and bankRs 0 Cr
Net debtRs 60 Cr
Debt to equity13.83x
Net debt / EBITDA10.20x
Interest coverage1.17x
Owners' fund to total sources6.63%
Debt to assets91.79%
Cash flow
Operating cash flow (latest year)Rs -45 Cr
Financing cash flow (latest year)Rs 45 Cr
Net change in cash (latest year)Rs 0 Cr
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 7 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 5 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 2 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs -2 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 2 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 6 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 1 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 1 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 0 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 1 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs -6 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 6 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 5 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 0 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 7 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 5 Cr
Share capitalRs 10 Cr
ReservesRs -6 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 4 Cr
Total assetsRs 65 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 1 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)10.05
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 19.1 is at the 1th percentile of its own 6.8-year range (median 48.8, low 18.2, high 373.9).
P/B 3.23 is at the 80th percentile (median 1.99).
Monthly. Market cap from split-adjusted price; profit and book value as reported by that month. A low percentile means cheap versus its own history, not cheap versus peers.
Period538928Nifty 50Difference
1 week-0.7%-2.8% +2.1 pts
1 month-0.7%-6.8% +6.1 pts
3 months-6.1%-7.6% +1.5 pts
3 years-34.1%+14.2% -48.3 pts
5 years+11.2%+27.9% -16.7 pts

Red flags

F-score 2 of 8
explainHigh accruals Profit exceeded operating cash by 60% of total assets in 2026
explainDebt up, profit down Borrowings up 440% while net profit fell in 2026
lookRepeated losses Net loss in each of the last two years
Checks on the latest reported years: cash vs profit, accruals, receivables and inventory vs sales, dilution, debt, interest cover, equity, other income, losses, and auditor, top-management, insolvency and regulator filings in the last 12 months. A flag asks for an explanation; it is not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Jun 2026
Revenue ₹2 Cr +745.5% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹6 Cr +1789.2%.

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No bulk or block deals on record.
No corporate actions on record.
No announcements in our files yet.
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No short selling reported to NSE in our files.
Short sales disclosed by brokers to NSE, by trade date. Collected since late September 2026.
Not on any NSE surveillance list in the latest file.

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Karnavati Finance Ltd?

Karnavati Finance Ltd (538928) has a market capitalisation of Rs 14.1 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Karnavati Finance Ltd?

Karnavati Finance Ltd trades at a P/E of 19.3 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Karnavati Finance Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Karnavati Finance Ltd revenue was Rs 2 Cr (+745.5% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 6 Cr.

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