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Bhatia Communications & Retail (India) Ltd

BSE 540956 · Speciality Retail
₹36.81 -4.96%
BSE close2026-10-01
Market cap₹554 Cr.
P/E27.7

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales94.36116.7993.91104.82107.32126.81103.77111.54134.34175.45170.09190.00
Expenses96.95112.7589.4699.56101.96121.4699.85105.92128.74168.09164.09179.86
Operating Profit-2.594.044.455.265.365.353.925.625.607.366.0010.14
OPM %-2.74%3.46%4.74%5.02%4.99%4.22%3.78%5.04%4.17%4.19%3.53%5.34%
Other Income6.500.220.410.340.380.530.720.650.650.671.850.68
Interest0.230.560.430.460.380.680.240.640.850.750.580.51
Depreciation0.350.380.380.430.450.480.430.850.660.720.661.21
Profit before tax3.333.324.054.714.914.723.974.784.746.566.619.10
Tax %25.83%25.30%26.42%22.72%25.46%23.94%26.45%24.90%21.31%25.15%31.16%25.16%
Net Profit2.472.492.983.653.663.582.933.583.734.914.556.82
EPS in Rs0.200.200.240.290.290.290.230.290.290.380.320.48
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales90124155165168173233342414442591670
Expenses95132160172177182242330397423566641
Operating Profit-5-7-5-7-9-9-91217202529
OPM %-6%-6%-3.1%-4.3%-5%-5%-3.7%3.6%4.1%4.5%4.2%4.3%
Other Income69121619171822244
Interest011111122233
Depreciation011111111233
Profit before tax01577571115182327
Tax %30%32%34%30%26%29%26%25%25%25%26%
Net Profit0145545812141720
EPS in Rs0.300.510.290.400.430.300.420.680.921.101.191.47
Dividend Payout %0%0%0%0%93%17%12%7%1%4%3%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth21%28%20%49%
Compounded Profit Growth49%35%25%46%
Stock Price CAGR%20%22%39%
Return on Equity16%16%17%15%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital0.520.520.5261313131313131314
Reserves2332221262934425476119
Borrowings324261111151921810
Other Liabilities121317161315172121303456
Total Liabilities181825465265698295117131199
Fixed Assets335677788101329
CWIP000000000000
Investments0000015000000
Other Assets161520404543627587107118169
Total Assets181825465265698295117131199
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity2-1682-18552
Cash from Investing Activity-2-6-4-20-2-2-0-1-8-19
Cash from Financing Activity-120-1-0-3311-619
Net Cash Flow-0132-12-3095-92
Free Cash Flow0-2471-3621-18
CFO/OP-36%-27%-115%-110%-37%-13%89%53%46%26%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days1212151112131086545
Inventory Days343738383749626552505966
Days Payable435350332325202011131211
Cash Conversion Cycle4-43162637535447435260
Working Capital Days-1-2-3172023373827294966
ROCE %15%16%22%33%22%20%13%15%20%21%22%21%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters73.66%73.66%73.85%73.85%73.88%73.88%73.88%73.88%74.06%71.22%71.22%69.45%
FIIs0.00%0.00%0.08%0.08%0.08%0.08%0.08%0.48%0.48%4.30%4.30%7.54%
DIIs0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.16%0.35%0.46%0.48%
Public26.35%26.35%26.07%26.07%26.03%26.06%26.04%25.65%25.31%24.14%24.01%22.52%
No. of Shareholders18,05619,77022,68022,82322,77922,82722,60822,10421,71420,92220,49220,011

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 554 Cr.
Current Price₹ 39.4
Stock P/E27.7
Book Value₹ 9.43
ROCE21.3 %
ROE15.2 %
Dividend Yield0.10 %
Face Value₹ 1.00
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)49%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)46%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 518 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 519 Cr
P/E (TTM)25.87x
Price to book3.90x
Price to sales0.77x
EV / EBITDA15.76x
EV / EBIT17.48x
EV / sales0.78x
Price to cash flow340.62x
Earnings yield3.86%
Dividend yield0.11%
P/E, 3-year average20.56x
P/B, 3-year average3.18x
P/E, 5-year average28.37x
P/B, 5-year average3.94x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)4.16%
Operating margin (incl. other income)4.80%
EBITDA margin4.92%
Pre-tax margin4.03%
Net profit margin2.99%
Net margin, latest quarter3.59%
ROE15.16%
ROCE21.28%
ROA10.18%
ROE, 3-year average17.37%
ROCE, 3-year average21.41%
ROA, 3-year average10.74%
ROE, 5-year average16.21%
ROCE, 5-year average19.83%
ROA, 5-year average9.75%
ROIC (approx.)16.38%
Tax rate26.07%
Other income / net worth2.88%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)33.53%
Profit growth (latest year)21.27%
Sales CAGR, 3 years19.95%
Sales CAGR, 5 years27.87%
Profit CAGR, 3 years25.45%
Profit CAGR, 5 years34.98%
Sales growth QoQ11.71%
Profit growth QoQ49.89%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)70.34%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)90.50%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 1.42
EPS (latest year)Rs 1.19
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 0.48
EPS, 3-year averageRs 1.07
EPS, 5-year averageRs 0.86
Book value per shareRs 9.43
Sales per shareRs 47.63
Cash flow per shareRs 0.11
Free cash flow per shareRs -1.28
Dividend per share (latest year)Rs 0.04
Dividend per share, 3-year averageRs 0.03
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 0.04
Dividends
Dividend payout3.34%
Dividend payout, 3-year average2.70%
Dividend payout, 5-year average5.49%
Efficiency
Asset turnover2.98x
Fixed asset turnover20.16x
Inventory turnover5.54x
Inventory days66 days
Debtor days5 days
Debtors turnover71.10x
Creditor days11 days
Cash conversion cycle60 days
Working capital days66 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 10 Cr
Cash and bankRs 9 Cr
Net debtRs 1 Cr
Debt to equity0.08x
Net debt / EBITDA0.05x
Interest coverage11.04x
Owners' fund to total sources66.79%
Debt to assets5.10%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 2 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -19 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs 19 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 2 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs -18 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs -16 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years0.34x
Sales to cash flow388.74x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 670 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 591 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 190 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 25 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 10 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 4 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 33 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 30 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 27 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 6 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 20 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 17 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 7 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 3 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 1 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 3 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 534 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 566 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 595 Cr
Share capitalRs 14 Cr
ReservesRs 119 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 133 Cr
Total assetsRs 199 Cr
Net blockRs 29 Cr
ReceivablesRs 8 Cr
InventoryRs 96 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 56 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)14.07
Ownership
Promoter holding69.45% (-4.43 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 25.9 is at the 38th percentile of its own 8.6-year range (median 30.3, low 17.2, high 247.9).
P/B 3.90 is at the 37th percentile (median 4.36).
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.
Period540956Nifty 50Difference
1 week-3.3%-2.8% -0.5 pts
1 month+18.7%-6.8% +25.5 pts
3 months+47.7%-7.6% +55.3 pts
3 years+68.9%+14.2% +54.8 pts
5 years+120.6%+27.9% +92.7 pts

Red flags

F-score 3 of 8
explainWeak cash conversion Cash from operations was 28% of net profit over the last 3 years
lookShare dilution Share count up 12% in a year, 12% in three
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
Sales ₹190 Cr +70.3% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹7 Cr +90.5%.

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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 Bhatia Communications & Retail (India) Ltd?

Bhatia Communications & Retail (India) Ltd (540956) has a market capitalisation of Rs 554 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Bhatia Communications & Retail (India) Ltd?

Bhatia Communications & Retail (India) Ltd trades at a P/E of 27.7 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Bhatia Communications & Retail (India) Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Bhatia Communications & Retail (India) Ltd sales was Rs 190 Cr (+70.3% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 7 Cr.

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