Standalone figures
| Ratio | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margins | ||||||||
| Gross margin % | 48.1% | — | 48.8% | 43.4% | ||||
| 35.6% |
| 33.1% |
| 26.9% |
| 30.3% |
| EBITDA margin % | 21.9% | -22.5% | 10.1% | -14.9% | 4.9% | 10.8% | 14.2% | -62.7% |
| EBIT margin % | 14.5% | -42.4% | 0.2% | -28.8% | -7.2% | 4% | 10.2% | -99.2% |
| PAT margin % | 16.4% | -61.2% | 7.1% | -11.6% | 0.4% | 3.5% | 5.1% | -83.3% |
| Working capital | ||||||||
| Receivable days | 265 | 420 | 230 | 183 | 194 | 214 | 182 | 1,080 |
| Inventory days | 143 | 194 | 290 | 327 | 409 | 857 | 133 | 1,161 |
| Payable days | 129 | 60 | 133 | 137 | 200 | 425 | 67 | 232 |
| NWC days | 279 | 554 | 387 | 373 | 403 | 645 | 248 | 2,009 |
| Leverage | ||||||||
| Current ratio | 4.64 | 6.83 | 5.86 | 10.24 | 6.53 | 1.43 | 1.35 | 1.2 |
| Debt to EBITDA | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 6.81 | 2.58 | — |
| Debt to equity | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.54 | 0.85 | 1.38 |
| Interest coverage | 9.9 | -17.2 | 7.2 | -38 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | -3.5 |
| Asset turnover | 0.57 | 0.31 | 0.4 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.85 | 0.12 |
| Return ratios | ||||||||
| Return on assets % | 9.3% | -19% | 2.8% | -3% | 0.1% | 1% | 4.3% | -9.7% |
| Return on capital employed % | 13.4% | -10.7% | 2.3% | -7.5% | 0.7% | 5% | 25.3% | -26.8% |
| Return on equity % | 11.1% | -21.9% | 3.3% | -3.3% | 0.1% | 2.6% | 11.7% | -31.3% |
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.