Market Creators (BSE 526891)₹14.82−5.00%Other Financial Services
In the Mar 2026 quarter (standalone), Market Creators reported sales of ₹5.29 Cr, down 25.5% from Mar 2025, and net profit of −₹0.20 Cr, down 217.6% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹5.29 Cr and net profit −₹0.20 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 | 1.15 | 1.73 | 1.77 | 2.05 | 1.91 | 2.30 | 1.77 | 7.10 | 1.43 | 1.22 | 0.13 | 5.29 |
| Expenses | 1.25 | 1.63 | 1.70 | 2.32 | 1.79 | 2.09 | 1.70 | 7.14 | 1.54 | 1.48 | 0.15 | 5.69 |
| Operating Profit | −0.09 | 0.09 | 0.06 | −0.26 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.06 | −0.02 | −0.10 | −0.25 | −0.01 | −0.39 |
| OPM % | −8.7% | 5.8% | 4.0% | −13.2% | 6.4% | 9.2% | 4.0% | −0.4% | −7.7% | −21.4% | −16.6% | −7.5% |
| Other Income | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 1.44 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 0.03 | 1.34 |
| Interest | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 1.19 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.03 | 1.09 |
| Depreciation | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
| Profit before tax | −0.10 | 0.13 | 0.13 | −0.19 | 0.11 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.19 | −0.13 | −0.25 | 0.00 | −0.21 |
| Tax % | 0.0% | 8.3% | 0.0% | 5.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 5.0% |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | −0.09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | −0.17 | 0.09 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.17 | −0.11 | −0.23 | 0.00 | −0.20 |
| EPS (Rs) | −0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | −0.18 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.18 | −0.12 | −0.24 | 0.00 | −0.21 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 5.83 | 6.76 | 7.35 | 5.33 | 5.32 | 6.36 | 8.33 | 6.59 | 7.95 | 8.53 | 5.29 | 8.07 |
| Expenses | 5.16 | 5.13 | 5.81 | 4.91 | 5.09 | 5.59 | 6.93 | 5.63 | 6.86 | 7.13 | 5.69 | 8.86 |
| Operating Profit | 0.68 | 1.62 | 1.53 | 0.41 | 0.22 | 0.76 | 1.39 | 0.95 | 1.08 | 1.40 | −0.39 | −0.75 |
| OPM % | 11.6% | 24.3% | 21.0% | 7.9% | 4.4% | 12.2% | 16.9% | 14.7% | 13.8% | 16.6% | −7.5% | −9.3% |
| Other Income | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.42 | 0.00 | −0.91 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.34 | 2.08 |
| Interest | 1.46 | 1.35 | 1.48 | 0.81 | 0.19 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.80 | 1.06 | 1.19 | 1.09 | 1.83 |
| Depreciation | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| Profit before tax | −0.95 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | −1.11 | 1.00 | 0.12 | −0.03 | 0.19 | −0.21 | −0.59 |
| Tax % | −2.1% | −14.3% | — | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 9.0% | 49.9% | 5.5% | 5.0% | — |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | −0.90 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | −1.09 | 0.97 | 0.10 | −0.02 | 0.17 | −0.20 | −0.54 |
| EPS (Rs) | −1.83 | 0.33 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | −1.06 | 0.94 | 0.10 | −0.04 | 0.18 | −0.21 | −0.57 |
| 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 | 4.99 | 4.99 | 4.99 | 10.49 | 10.49 | 10.49 | 10.49 | 10.49 | 10.49 | 10.49 | 10.49 | 10.49 |
| Reserves | 0.84 | −0.05 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 | −0.96 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.24 | 0.03 |
| Borrowings | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.95 | 2.57 | 9.58 | 4.58 | 5.03 | 6.09 | 5.97 |
| Other Liabilities | 12.19 | 13.00 | 14.31 | 12.32 | 5.86 | 8.62 | 10.60 | 10.61 | 17.60 | 22.23 | 25.36 | 32.23 |
| Total Liabilities | 18.02 | 17.94 | 19.39 | 22.91 | 16.46 | 21.18 | 22.70 | 30.69 | 32.77 | 37.82 | 42.18 | 48.72 |
| Fixed Assets | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.78 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.91 | 0.92 |
| CWIP | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 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 | 17.02 | 17.07 | 18.61 | 22.19 | 15.75 | 20.45 | 21.99 | 29.90 | 31.92 | 36.96 | 41.27 | 47.80 |
| Inventories | 7.16 | 6.11 | 6.87 | 6.43 | 6.17 | 6.22 | 7.67 | 8.69 | 10.34 | 9.88 | 10.01 | 17.17 |
| Trade receivables | 1.82 | 2.78 | 3.92 | 5.09 | 2.25 | 0.95 | 1.78 | 1.58 | 1.21 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.45 |
| Cash & equivalents | 4.93 | 4.35 | 4.12 | 8.27 | 4.98 | 10.20 | 11.12 | 18.19 | 15.19 | 12.08 | 12.42 | 2.84 |
| Total Assets | 18.02 | 17.94 | 19.39 | 22.91 | 16.46 | 21.18 | 22.70 | 30.69 | 32.77 | 37.82 | 42.18 | 48.72 |
| 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 | — | 1.74 | 0.06 | −0.06 | −0.71 | −3.25 | 4.74 | 1.08 | 0.48 | −3.33 | −3.33 | 0.13 |
| Cash from investing activity | — | 0.84 | 0.78 | 1.18 | 0.86 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 1.12 | 1.26 | 1.38 |
| Cash from financing activity | — | −1.20 | −1.44 | −1.33 | 3.99 | −0.79 | −0.17 | −0.90 | −0.89 | −0.78 | −1.04 | −1.17 |
| Net cash flow | — | 1.37 | −0.57 | −0.22 | 4.14 | −3.28 | 5.22 | 0.90 | 0.35 | −2.99 | −3.11 | 0.33 |
| Capex | 0.22 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.12 |
| Free cash flow | — | 1.70 | 0.03 | −0.12 | −0.73 | −3.28 | 4.69 | 1.06 | 0.35 | −3.44 | −3.39 | 0.02 |
| CFO / OP % | — | 123.0% | 13.0% | −3.0% | −46.0% | −779.1% | 2,061.0% | 140.0% | 35.0% | −348.0% | −306.0% | 10.0% |
| 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 | 92 | 176 | 214 | 255 | 156 | 67 | 104 | 71 | 69 | 53 | 48 | 102 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 92 | 176 | 214 | 255 | 156 | 67 | 104 | 71 | 69 | 53 | 48 | 102 |
| Working capital days | −59 | −88 | −52 | 20 | 256 | 31 | −54 | −7 | −105 | 76 | 109 | 408 |
| ROCE % | 22.1% | 9.5% | 29.5% | 18.8% | 7.8% | 1.7% | 6.2% | 8.7% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 8.7% | 5.6% |
For the Mar 2026 quarter, Market Creators reported sales of ₹5.29 Cr, down 25.5% year on year and net profit of −₹0.20 Cr, down 217.6% year on year. The operating margin was −7.5%.
Market Creators' sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹5.29 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹8.07 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was −₹0.20 Cr, and −₹0.54 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹−0.57.
Market Creators reported borrowings of ₹5.97 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹2.84 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹0.13 Cr in the year to Mar 2025; after capital spending, free cash flow was ₹0.02 Cr.