Consolidated figures
| Ratio | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margins | |||||||
| Gross margin % | 93.7% | 93.7% | — | 90.3% | 95.1% | 82.6% | 89.4% |
| EBITDA margin % | 7.9% | 7.9% | 11.6% | 39.9% | 15.1% | 2.4% | 11.2% |
| EBIT margin % | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 34.4% | 7.1% | -3.6% | 4.9% |
| PAT margin % | 0.8% | 0.8% | -9.2% | 15.7% | 1.1% | -6.5% | 10.1% |
| Working capital | |||||||
| Receivable days | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 11 |
| Inventory days | — | — | — | — | — | 294 | 675 |
| Payable days | — | — | — | — | — | 236 | 456 |
| NWC days | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 230 |
| Leverage | |||||||
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.14 | 1.46 |
| Debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | 17.54 | 3.57 |
| Debt to equity | — | — | — | — | — | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| Interest coverage | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 10.3 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 4 |
| Asset turnover | — | — | — | — | — | 0.24 | 0.24 |
| Return ratios | |||||||
| Return on assets % | — | — | — | — | — | -1.6% | 2.4% |
| Return on capital employed % | — | — | — | — | — | -0.6% | 4.4% |
| Return on equity % | — | — | — | — | — | -1.8% | 2.8% |
Derived from reported annual statements. ROCE uses EBIT over capital employed (total assets less current liabilities). Day counts average the opening and closing balance; receivables turn on revenue, inventory and payables on cost of goods sold.