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Universus Photo Imagings Ltd

NSE UNIVPHOTO · BSE 542933 · Consumer Electronics
₹490.00 -4.44%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range180.60 - 624.75
Market cap₹554 Cr.
ESM Price band 5%

Price

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Financials

Consolidated, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales8710965455455
Expenses6089582679934313831195
Operating Profit-53-81-48-17-1-94-29-26-32-27-141
OPM %-670%-1,108%-503%-187%-10%-1,958%-658%-533%-604%-698%-302%15%
Other Income616672145111144146
Interest000000000000
Depreciation000000000000
Profit before tax-47-65-43-10214-89-19-15-28-23-1347
Tax %4%6%2%19%2%-0%12%10%-7%6%2%3%
Net Profit-48-69-43-12209-89-21-17-26-24-1345
EPS in Rs-44.05-63.46-39.72-10.93190.94-81.29-19.22-15.55-23.72-21.82-11.9441.41
Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales06247564332251919
Expenses05339461162572611892
Operating Profit-010811-73-225-2-99-72
OPM %15%17%19%-169%-692%-7%-530%-374%
Other Income039315873438982156
Interest000000000
Depreciation011000000
Profit before tax-04839597-40-18796-79-17
Tax %0%9%12%14%13%5%9%2%
Net Profit-04434514-44-19687-80-18
EPS in Rs40.1031.29469.87-40.62-179.3779.50-73.03-16.07
Dividend Payout %0%0%0%0%-25%0%0%0%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth%-17%-24%-5%
Compounded Profit Growth%%-13%-121%
Stock Price CAGR%8%5%101%
Return on Equity%4%-9%-12%
Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital0.0511111111111111
Reserves-01,2011,0961,0621,037853863800
Borrowings00000000
Other Liabilities013131710161814
Total Liabilities01,2241,1201,0901,058880892825
Fixed Assets010954444
CWIP00000000
Investments01,1731,100886851675878817
Other Assets04110199203200104
Total Assets01,2241,1201,0901,058880892825
Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity1,18556-60-841852
Cash from Investing Activity-1,168-825919-3-186-2
Cash from Financing Activity1100-11000
Net Cash Flow27-27-0-01-10
Free Cash Flow1,17456-51-841852
CFO/OP12,330%733%165%-3%-3%-10,883%-7%
Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days1512171324187
Inventory Days656413715010712155
Days Payable1615121171210
Cash Conversion Cycle646114215212312752
Working Capital Days59561,2351,6882,21610950
ROCE %8%3%54%-7%-20%10%-12%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters74.54%74.54%74.54%74.54%74.54%74.54%74.54%74.54%74.54%74.54%74.54%74.54%
Public25.46%25.45%25.45%25.46%25.46%25.45%25.46%25.45%25.45%25.46%25.46%25.46%
No. of Shareholders29,27328,82228,33727,94827,80828,32728,31128,07527,92027,74726,61026,209

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 554 Cr.
Current Price₹ 514
Book Value₹ 741
ROCE-12.1 %
ROE-12.4 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)-5%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)-121%
Consolidated figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 536 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 535 Cr
Price to book0.62x
Price to sales27.81x
EV / sales27.73x
Price to cash flow137.18x
Earnings yield-3.28%
P/E, 3-year average1.17x
P/B, 3-year average0.46x
P/E, 5-year average2.52x
P/B, 5-year average0.31x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)-692.26%
Operating margin (incl. other income)-575.50%
EBITDA margin-85.43%
Pre-tax margin-86.06%
Net profit margin-91.19%
Net margin, latest quarter827.19%
ROE-20.54%
ROCE-19.56%
ROA-20.27%
ROE, 3-year average7.49%
ROCE, 3-year average10.49%
ROA, 3-year average7.38%
ROE, 5-year average6.53%
ROCE, 5-year average8.56%
ROA, 5-year average6.45%
ROIC (approx.)-2.02%
Tax rate-5.02%
Other income / net worth4.39%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)-24.92%
Sales CAGR, 3 years-11.59%
Sales growth QoQ18.10%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)10.26%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs -16.07
EPS (latest year)Rs -179.37
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 41.41
EPS, 3-year averageRs 83.29
EPS, 5-year averageRs 64.25
Book value per shareRs 788.91
Sales per shareRs 17.62
Cash flow per shareRs 3.57
Free cash flow per shareRs 1.83
Dividend per share, 3-year averageRs 10.00
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 10.00
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.04x
Fixed asset turnover7.71x
Inventory turnover3.68x
Inventory days99 days
Debtor days24 days
Debtors turnover15.38x
Creditor days10 days
Cash conversion cycle52 days
Working capital days50 days
Leverage
Cash and bankRs 1 Cr
Net debtRs -1 Cr
Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)260.83x
Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)259.03x
Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 0 Cr
Owners' fund to total sources98.17%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 4 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -3 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 1 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 2 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years0.44x
Sales to cash flow8.30x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 19 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 32 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 5 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs -225 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 1 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 56 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs -16 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs -16 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs -17 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 9 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs -18 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs -196 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 45 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 0 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 0 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 25 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 257 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 70 Cr
Share capitalRs 11 Cr
ReservesRs 853 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 864 Cr
Total assetsRs 880 Cr
Net blockRs 4 Cr
InvestmentsRs 675 Cr
ReceivablesRs 2 Cr
InventoryRs 7 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 16 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)1.09
Ownership
Promoter holding74.54% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the consolidated statements. Returns use average balances.
P/B 0.62 is at the 96th percentile (median 0.40).
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.
PeriodUNIVPHOTONifty 50Difference
1 week-10.9%-2.8% -8.1 pts
1 month+10.2%-6.8% +17.0 pts
3 months+36.9%-7.6% +44.5 pts
6 months+19.2%+0.4% +18.8 pts
1 year+90.8%-9.9% +100.7 pts
2 years+36.1%-13.6% +49.6 pts
3 years+10.3%+14.2% -3.9 pts
5 years+38.6%+27.9% +10.7 pts

Red flags

F-score 4 of 8
explainWeak cash conversion Cash from operations was -23% of net profit over the last 3 years
lookRepeated losses Net loss in each of the last two years
lookOn NSE surveillance On NSE surveillance: ESM
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 ₹5 Cr +0.0% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹45 Cr +364.7%.

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No bulk or block deals on record.
Ex-dateActionFactor
2024-09-20Annual General Meeting
2023-09-22Annual General Meeting
2022-10-21Special Dividend - Rs 10 Per Share
2022-09-21Annual General Meeting
2021-09-22 Annual General Meeting
2020-09-22 Annual General Meeting
DateTypeWhat it says
2026-10-01Shareholder meetingVoting results.
2026-09-30Shareholder meetingProceedings of Annual General Meeting held on September 30, 2026
2026-09-16Reply to Clarification- FinaThe Exchange had sought clarification from Universus Photo Imagings Limited for the quarter ended 30-Jun-2026 with respect to Regulation 33 of the SEB...
2026-09-08Clarification - Financial ReThe Exchange has sought clarification from Universus Photo Imagings Limited for the quarter ended 30-Jun-2026 with respect to Regulation 33 of the SEB...
2026-09-08Shareholder meetingNotice of Annual General Meeting to be held on September 30, 2026
2026-09-05Record DateCut-off date" for the purpose of determining the members eligible to vote on the resolutions set out in the notice of AGM and attend the AGM
2026-09-05Board meeting outcomeOutcome of Board Meeting held on September 05, 2026.
2026-08-12Change in ManagementChange in Management
2026-08-12Director changeChange in Director(s) of the company.
2026-08-12Board meeting outcomeUniversus Photo Imagings Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026.
2026-08-07General UpdatesGeneral Updates
2026-07-03Disclosure under SEBI TakeovConcatenate Imaging Advest Private Limited has Submitted to the Exchange a copy of Disclosure under Regulation 31(4) of the Securities and Exchange Bo...
2026-06-25Clarification - Financial ReThe Exchange has sought clarification from Universus Photo Imagings Limited for the quarter ended 31-Mar-2026 with respect to Regulation 33 of the SEB...
2026-06-05Disclosure under SEBI TakeovUniversus Photo Imagings Limited has Submitted to the Exchange a copy of Disclosure under Regulation 31(4) of the Securities and Exchange Board of Ind...
2026-05-29Board meeting outcomeUniversus Photo Imagings Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended March 31, 2026.
2026-04-22Reply to Clarification- FinaThe Exchange had sought clarification from Universus Photo Imagings Limited for the quarter ended 31-Dec-2025 with respect to Regulation 33 of the SEB...
2026-04-21General UpdatesDisclosure under Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 Order pronounced by Honble National Compa...
2026-04-16General UpdatesWithdrawal Application filed by Mr. Ankit Jain before Hon ble NCLAT, New Delhi
2026-03-27General UpdatesGeneral Updates
2026-03-11Clarification - Financial ReThe Exchange has sought clarification from Universus Photo Imagings Limited for the quarter ended 31-Dec-2025 with respect to Regulation 33 of the SEB...
2026-02-11Board meeting outcomeUnaudited Financial Results
2026-02-11Board meeting outcomeBoard meeting held on February 11, 2026.
2026-02-03Reply to Clarification- FinaThe Exchange had sought clarification from Universus Photo Imagings Limited for the quarter ended 30-Sep-2025 with respect to Regulation 33 of the SEB...
2026-01-13Clarification - Financial ReThe Exchange has sought clarification from Universus Photo Imagings Limited for the quarter ended 30-Sep-2025 with respect to Regulation 33 of the SEB...
2026-01-13UpdatesMonthly Reporting regarding request received for re-lodgment of transfer request of Physical form.
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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.
ESM: stage 1Less than 100 unique PAN traded in previous 30 days
Data: NSE and BSE daily reports, company filings. Numbers only, not investment advice, not a SEBI-registered research service.Updated 2026-10-03