Nilachal Refractories (BSE 502294)₹37.89+3.81%Electrodes & Refractories
In the Mar 2026 quarter (standalone), Nilachal Refractories reported sales of ₹0.48 Cr, up 37.1% from Mar 2025, and net profit of −₹0.37 Cr. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹1.57 Cr and net profit −₹4.86 Cr.
Company filings, standalone accounts; latest reported quarter Mar 2026
| Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 0.40 | 0.26 | 0.17 | 0.43 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.19 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.48 |
| Expenses | 0.53 | 0.43 | 0.35 | 2.05 | 1.33 | 0.38 | 0.51 | 20.25 | 0.40 | 0.92 | 4.02 | 1.01 |
| Operating Profit | −0.12 | −0.16 | −0.17 | −1.61 | −1.17 | −0.24 | −0.22 | −19.87 | −0.20 | −0.47 | −3.57 | −0.52 |
| OPM % | −31.8% | −63.0% | −100.0% | −368.2% | −737.5% | −178.6% | −79.3% | −5,527.8% | −105.1% | −106.7% | −795.6% | −108.2% |
| Other Income | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 1.81 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.16 | 0.30 | 0.29 |
| Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.38 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.06 |
| Depreciation | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.15 |
| Profit before tax | −0.13 | −0.16 | −0.15 | −0.74 | −1.35 | −0.43 | −0.41 | −19.97 | −0.41 | −0.53 | −3.52 | −0.45 |
| Tax % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 706.6% | −3.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | −16.0% |
| Net Profit | −0.13 | −0.18 | −0.17 | −6.06 | −1.34 | −0.45 | −0.43 | −19.96 | −0.43 | −0.55 | −3.54 | −0.37 |
| EPS (Rs) | −0.07 | −0.09 | −0.09 | −2.98 | −0.66 | −0.23 | −0.22 | −9.82 | −0.22 | −0.28 | −1.74 | −0.19 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 0.46 | 2.30 | 1.82 | 1.90 | 1.52 | 1.78 | 1.97 | 1.05 | 1.28 | 0.94 | 1.57 | 1.55 |
| Expenses | 2.34 | 3.88 | 3.28 | 4.51 | 3.25 | 2.96 | 2.61 | 2.33 | 3.39 | 21.46 | 6.38 | 6.35 |
| Operating Profit | −1.87 | −1.57 | −1.45 | −2.60 | −1.72 | −1.17 | −0.63 | −1.27 | −2.10 | −20.49 | −4.80 | −4.76 |
| OPM % | −400.0% | −68.4% | −79.8% | −136.7% | −113.1% | −65.9% | −32.4% | −120.8% | −163.6% | −2,160.1% | −304.5% | −307.1% |
| Other Income | 0.28 | 1.56 | 1.44 | 1.67 | 0.88 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 1.85 | −0.81 | 0.79 | 0.76 |
| Interest | 1.76 | 1.14 | 0.49 | 0.02 | 0.53 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.38 | 0.21 | 0.36 | 0.39 |
| Depreciation | 0.00 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.54 |
| Profit before tax | −3.35 | −1.87 | −1.20 | −1.63 | −2.05 | −2.11 | −1.28 | −1.89 | −1.19 | −22.09 | −4.94 | −4.91 |
| Tax % | 42.2% | −134.0% | 36.3% | 0.6% | −28.2% | 20.2% | 28.6% | −5.8% | 441.6% | −0.4% | −1.4% | — |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.01 | 0.00 | — |
| Net Profit | −4.76 | 0.63 | −1.66 | −1.66 | −1.49 | −2.56 | −1.67 | −1.80 | −6.51 | −22.04 | −4.86 | −4.89 |
| EPS (Rs) | −2.34 | 0.31 | −0.82 | −0.82 | −0.74 | −1.26 | −0.83 | −0.89 | −3.20 | −10.84 | −2.39 | −2.43 |
| Dividend payout % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 20.42 | 20.42 | 20.42 | 20.42 | 20.43 | 20.42 | 20.43 | 20.43 | 20.42 | 20.41 | 20.37 | 20.39 |
| Reserves | −4.20 | −8.94 | −8.96 | −10.61 | −12.26 | −13.74 | −16.28 | −17.92 | −19.72 | −26.21 | −48.20 | −53.08 |
| Borrowings | 38.53 | 40.35 | 41.92 | 42.43 | 42.44 | 42.40 | 42.66 | 42.43 | 42.58 | 43.13 | 44.49 | 45.87 |
| Other Liabilities | 12.50 | 12.71 | 10.21 | 7.17 | 4.54 | 4.81 | 5.09 | 5.97 | 6.84 | 3.29 | 2.56 | 1.46 |
| Total Liabilities | 67.25 | 64.54 | 63.59 | 59.41 | 55.15 | 53.89 | 51.90 | 50.91 | 50.12 | 40.62 | 19.22 | 14.64 |
| Fixed Assets | 9.86 | 9.86 | 8.49 | 7.73 | 7.04 | 6.35 | 5.66 | 4.98 | 4.34 | 3.77 | 5.03 | 4.48 |
| CWIP | 31.60 | 31.57 | 31.58 | 31.59 | 31.57 | 31.57 | 31.59 | 31.56 | 31.58 | 31.55 | 9.42 | 6.09 |
| Investments | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Assets | 25.79 | 23.11 | 23.52 | 20.09 | 16.54 | 15.97 | 14.65 | 14.37 | 14.20 | 5.30 | 4.77 | 4.07 |
| Inventories | 14.34 | 13.98 | 11.67 | 10.75 | 7.95 | 6.84 | 6.24 | 5.69 | 4.97 | 4.40 | 4.14 | 3.39 |
| Trade receivables | 4.80 | 4.00 | 4.21 | 2.09 | 2.23 | 2.36 | 2.05 | 2.61 | 3.24 | 0.27 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| Cash & equivalents | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.30 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
| Total Assets | 67.25 | 64.54 | 63.59 | 59.41 | 55.15 | 53.89 | 51.90 | 50.91 | 50.12 | 40.62 | 19.22 | 14.64 |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operating activity | −2.31 | −0.16 | −0.37 | −0.07 | 0.08 | 0.38 | −0.05 | 0.32 | −0.29 | −0.32 | −1.14 | −1.39 |
| Cash from investing activity | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 1.58 | 0.36 |
| Cash from financing activity | 2.30 | 0.12 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 0.02 | −0.56 | 0.00 | −0.23 | 0.14 | 0.18 | −0.42 | 1.03 |
| Net cash flow | 0.00 | −0.03 | 0.12 | −0.03 | 0.09 | −0.17 | −0.04 | 0.11 | −0.12 | −0.05 | 0.02 | −0.02 |
| Capex | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.00 |
| Free cash flow | −2.31 | −0.16 | −0.37 | −0.05 | 0.07 | 0.38 | −0.06 | 0.31 | −0.26 | −0.24 | 0.42 | −1.39 |
| CFO / OP % | 206.1% | 10.0% | 24.0% | 5.0% | −4.0% | −23.9% | 6.0% | −51.9% | 23.0% | 15.0% | 6.0% | 28.0% |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor days | 2,105 | 3,113 | 663 | 418 | 423 | 564 | 419 | 478 | 1,111 | 78 | 26 | 13 |
| Inventory days | 27,489 | 13,389 | 1,824 | 2,116 | 964 | 1,706 | 1,659 | 2,438 | 3,415 | 2,107 | 4,073 | 1,174 |
| Days payable | 16,731 | 8,317 | 1,119 | 934 | 279 | 586 | 713 | 1,292 | 2,217 | 916 | 1,183 | 131 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 12,863 | 8,185 | 1,368 | 1,600 | 1,108 | 1,684 | 1,365 | 1,625 | 2,310 | 1,269 | 2,916 | 1,056 |
| Working capital days | −5,056 | −11,516 | −1,121 | −1,495 | −1,493 | −2,146 | −2,116 | −2,040 | −4,193 | −3,635 | −4,848 | −3,157 |
| ROCE % | −1.9% | −3.4% | −1.4% | −1.3% | −3.2% | −3.1% | −3.9% | −2.8% | −4.4% | −2.2% | −77.8% | −30.7% |
For the Mar 2026 quarter, Nilachal Refractories reported sales of ₹0.48 Cr, up 37.1% year on year and net profit of −₹0.37 Cr. The operating margin was −108.2%.
Nilachal Refractories' sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹1.57 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹1.55 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was −₹4.86 Cr, and −₹4.89 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹−2.43.
Nilachal Refractories reported borrowings of ₹45.87 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹0.01 Cr.
Cash from operations was −₹1.39 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was −₹1.39 Cr.