Welcast Steels (BSE 504988)₹599.95−3.55%Other Industrial Products
In the Mar 2026 quarter (standalone), Welcast Steels reported sales of ₹2.93 Cr, down 86.0% from Mar 2025, and net profit of ₹1.39 Cr, up 595.0% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹49.20 Cr and net profit −₹5.31 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 | 19.43 | 26.01 | 20.22 | 25.72 | 24.47 | 16.29 | 23.16 | 20.90 | 22.85 | 20.72 | 2.63 | 2.93 |
| Expenses | 18.64 | 25.08 | 18.74 | 24.18 | 25.46 | 16.38 | 22.95 | 20.74 | 23.37 | 21.19 | 5.67 | 1.52 |
| Operating Profit | 0.67 | 0.76 | 1.38 | 1.38 | −1.11 | −0.17 | 0.08 | 0.03 | −0.64 | −0.57 | −3.05 | 1.38 |
| OPM % | 3.5% | 3.0% | 6.9% | 5.4% | −4.6% | −1.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | −2.9% | −2.8% | −116.8% | 47.6% |
| Other Income | 0.29 | 2.31 | 0.45 | 0.61 | 0.52 | 0.30 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.43 | −2.64 | 0.11 | 0.83 |
| Interest | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Depreciation | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Profit before tax | 0.78 | 2.78 | 1.63 | 1.78 | −0.77 | −0.07 | 0.27 | 0.21 | −0.38 | −3.38 | −3.15 | 2.06 |
| Tax % | 25.2% | 25.1% | 25.0% | 25.6% | −25.7% | −25.1% | 60.6% | 13.6% | −25.7% | −4.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −2.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | 0.60 | 2.10 | 1.24 | 1.36 | −0.59 | −0.07 | 0.12 | 0.20 | −0.30 | −3.22 | −3.17 | 1.39 |
| EPS (Rs) | 9.23 | 32.71 | 19.26 | 21.13 | −9.08 | −0.93 | 1.71 | 2.97 | −4.53 | −50.57 | −49.47 | 21.61 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 120 | 202 | 235 | 271 | 151 | 98.31 | 86.27 | 94.21 | 91.43 | 84.85 | 49.20 | 49.13 |
| Expenses | 119 | 198 | 230 | 266 | 149 | 97.78 | 85.78 | 89.14 | 86.37 | 85.49 | 51.74 | 51.75 |
| Operating Profit | 0.49 | 2.74 | 3.09 | 3.60 | 0.89 | −0.04 | 0.04 | 4.58 | 4.49 | −1.12 | −2.88 | −2.88 |
| OPM % | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.6% | −0.1% | 0.1% | 4.9% | 4.9% | −1.4% | −5.9% | −5.9% |
| Other Income | 0.44 | 0.62 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.82 | 0.47 | 0.73 | 0.43 | 3.56 | 1.70 | −1.30 | −1.27 |
| Interest | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.22 | 1.70 | 0.29 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Depreciation | 0.96 | 0.83 | 0.91 | 0.85 | 1.35 | 1.44 | 1.09 | 0.91 | 0.76 | 0.80 | 0.63 | 0.66 |
| Profit before tax | −0.31 | 2.40 | 2.25 | 2.77 | −0.05 | −1.39 | −0.53 | 2.39 | 6.97 | −0.34 | −4.85 | −4.85 |
| Tax % | −3.1% | 26.5% | 29.6% | 33.8% | 366.6% | 30.0% | −9.3% | −10.5% | 25.1% | −2.9% | 8.8% | — |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.99 | 0.00 | −2.99 | −2.99 |
| Net Profit | −0.32 | 1.78 | 1.60 | 1.85 | −0.27 | −1.83 | −0.50 | 2.65 | 5.26 | −0.35 | −5.31 | −5.30 |
| EPS (Rs) | −4.85 | 27.70 | 24.92 | 28.82 | −4.08 | −28.49 | −7.67 | 41.36 | 82.17 | −5.32 | −83.00 | −82.96 |
| Dividend payout % | −41.2% | 7.3% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.1% | 3.1% | 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 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.64 |
| Reserves | 30.03 | 29.50 | 31.17 | 32.56 | 34.31 | 33.69 | 32.07 | 31.81 | 34.63 | 39.68 | 39.05 | 33.82 |
| Borrowings | 9.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.01 | 1.21 | 4.01 | 3.48 | 2.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Liabilities | 9.73 | 7.00 | 15.77 | 16.96 | 18.80 | 11.99 | 5.31 | 7.58 | 10.95 | 9.56 | 7.98 | 1.19 |
| Total Liabilities | 49.45 | 37.13 | 47.57 | 55.16 | 54.95 | 50.32 | 41.49 | 42.87 | 46.21 | 49.87 | 47.66 | 35.65 |
| Fixed Assets | 5.23 | 4.50 | 4.58 | 4.28 | 6.65 | 7.89 | 6.53 | 7.32 | 4.58 | 4.17 | 3.87 | 3.26 |
| CWIP | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 1.60 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Investments | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.10 | 18.72 | 16.85 | 23.88 |
| Other Assets | 44.22 | 32.63 | 42.84 | 49.28 | 48.25 | 42.43 | 34.96 | 35.55 | 24.45 | 26.98 | 26.94 | 8.51 |
| Inventories | 20.36 | 12.68 | 17.21 | 20.41 | 21.93 | 20.42 | 10.06 | 16.77 | 13.13 | 12.17 | 10.47 | 4.07 |
| Trade receivables | 7.93 | 6.17 | 6.81 | 13.11 | 12.60 | 9.38 | 14.00 | 10.98 | 5.38 | 7.17 | 8.26 | 0.00 |
| Cash & equivalents | 0.21 | 0.68 | 0.19 | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 2.36 | 3.04 | 1.12 | 3.76 | 2.98 | 0.79 |
| Total Assets | 49.45 | 37.13 | 47.57 | 55.16 | 54.95 | 50.32 | 41.49 | 42.87 | 46.21 | 49.87 | 47.66 | 35.65 |
| Mar 2014 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operating activity | — | −4.80 | 10.11 | 0.60 | −2.31 | 5.67 | −0.21 | 2.21 | 2.79 | 17.31 | 3.82 | −3.75 |
| Cash from investing activity | — | −1.02 | −0.12 | −1.03 | −2.06 | −1.18 | −1.87 | 0.30 | −1.30 | −14.66 | −1.12 | 2.84 |
| Cash from financing activity | — | 5.71 | −9.52 | −0.04 | 4.42 | −4.32 | 2.27 | −0.82 | −0.82 | −4.48 | −0.17 | −0.22 |
| Net cash flow | — | −0.11 | 0.46 | −0.47 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 1.67 | 0.66 | −1.85 | 2.53 | −1.12 |
| Capex | 0.48 | 1.10 | 0.15 | 1.07 | 2.06 | 1.67 | 2.77 | 0.08 | 1.89 | 0.13 | 0.35 | 0.52 |
| Free cash flow | — | −5.80 | 9.94 | −0.46 | −4.34 | 4.01 | −2.29 | 2.12 | 0.89 | 18.79 | 3.48 | −4.18 |
| CFO / OP % | — | −215.0% | 1,880.0% | 43.0% | −54.0% | 173.0% | −7.0% | −4,160.0% | 4,980.0% | 380.0% | 103.0% | 266.0% |
| 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 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 53 | 48 | 22 | 30 | 37 | 0 |
| Inventory days | 54 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 82 | 63 | 106 | 84 | 82 | 72 | 50 |
| Days payable | 18 | 18 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 35 | 48 | 51 | 37 | 4 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 51 | 63 | 25 | 37 | 39 | 80 | 102 | 118 | 59 | 61 | 72 | 47 |
| Working capital days | 34 | 57 | 37 | 32 | 28 | 47 | 63 | 87 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 224 |
| ROCE % | 1.9% | −0.1% | 8.2% | 7.7% | 8.7% | −0.1% | −2.7% | −0.9% | 12.1% | 17.3% | −2.0% | −4.1% |
For the Mar 2026 quarter, Welcast Steels reported sales of ₹2.93 Cr, down 86.0% year on year and net profit of ₹1.39 Cr, up 595.0% year on year. The operating margin was 47.6%.
Welcast Steels' sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹49.20 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹49.13 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was −₹5.31 Cr, and −₹5.30 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹−82.96.
Welcast Steels reported borrowings of ₹0 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹0.79 Cr.
Cash from operations was −₹3.75 Cr in the year to Mar 2025; after capital spending, free cash flow was −₹4.18 Cr.