EL Forge (BSE 531144)₹23.32+3.64%Auto Components & Equipments
In the Mar 2026 quarter (standalone), EL Forge reported sales of ₹22.53 Cr, up 14.8% from Mar 2025, and net profit of ₹1.25 Cr, up 123.2% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹80.49 Cr and net profit ₹2.45 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 | 18.22 | 17.72 | 15.04 | 17.32 | 17.01 | 20.54 | 18.97 | 19.62 | 20.62 | 17.10 | 20.16 | 22.53 |
| Expenses | 16.63 | 16.50 | 14.04 | 16.12 | 15.99 | 19.50 | 17.91 | 18.63 | 19.73 | 16.35 | 19.31 | 20.73 |
| Operating Profit | 1.60 | 1.20 | 1.01 | 1.21 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 0.97 | 0.87 | 0.76 | 0.86 | 1.78 |
| OPM % | 8.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 5.9% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 7.9% |
| Other Income | −0.54 | −0.23 | −0.15 | 69.58 | 0.05 | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.23 |
| Interest | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Depreciation | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.29 | 0.62 |
| Profit before tax | 0.49 | 0.40 | 0.29 | 70.15 | 0.47 | 0.74 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.41 | 0.31 | 0.52 | 1.25 |
| Tax % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Exceptional items | −0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 69.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | 0.49 | 0.41 | 0.29 | 70.19 | 0.47 | 0.74 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.52 | 1.25 |
| EPS (Rs) | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 34.34 | 0.22 | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.60 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 38.79 | 32.56 | 42.44 | 49.78 | 32.81 | 27.33 | 40.33 | 58.47 | 68.30 | 76.21 | 80.49 | 80.41 |
| Expenses | 42.67 | 35.34 | 44.99 | 48.93 | 34.90 | 37.97 | 39.27 | 54.53 | 63.30 | 72.08 | 76.15 | 76.12 |
| Operating Profit | −3.95 | −2.83 | −2.59 | 0.79 | −2.16 | −10.71 | 1.04 | 3.87 | 5.01 | 4.04 | 4.24 | 4.27 |
| OPM % | −10.2% | −8.7% | −6.1% | 1.6% | −6.6% | −39.2% | 2.5% | 6.6% | 7.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| Other Income | −1.31 | −2.06 | 1.21 | 29.77 | 9.57 | 15.03 | 1.61 | −0.89 | 68.66 | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.58 |
| Interest | 1.30 | 2.90 | 3.39 | 0.60 | 0.19 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 0.52 |
| Depreciation | 9.55 | 8.23 | 6.86 | 6.60 | 6.60 | 6.11 | 6.18 | 4.88 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.82 | 1.82 |
| Profit before tax | −16.12 | −16.03 | −11.66 | 23.34 | 0.62 | −2.30 | −3.98 | −2.32 | 71.31 | 2.31 | 2.44 | 2.49 |
| Tax % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Exceptional items | −5.41 | −2.06 | 1.17 | 29.61 | 9.50 | 14.84 | 1.44 | −0.92 | 68.23 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | −16.13 | −16.03 | −11.67 | 23.35 | 0.62 | −2.29 | −3.99 | −2.32 | 71.36 | 2.31 | 2.45 | 2.48 |
| EPS (Rs) | −7.89 | −7.84 | −5.71 | 11.41 | 0.29 | −1.11 | −1.94 | −1.13 | 34.91 | 1.12 | 1.19 | 1.16 |
| 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 | 20.28 | 20.28 | 20.29 | 20.31 | 20.28 | 20.31 | 20.29 | 20.31 | 20.30 | 20.26 | 20.25 | 20.28 |
| Reserves | −55.19 | −71.26 | −85.07 | −96.70 | −73.38 | −72.78 | −75.11 | −79.12 | −81.36 | 2.16 | 4.45 | 6.89 |
| Borrowings | 153 | 152 | 139 | 133 | 42.39 | 21.59 | 12.08 | 12.09 | 12.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Liabilities | 39.47 | 41.49 | 44.64 | 36.26 | 94.13 | 92.19 | 83.08 | 83.48 | 85.98 | 15.41 | 14.38 | 13.50 |
| Total Liabilities | 158 | 142 | 119 | 92.76 | 83.42 | 61.31 | 40.34 | 36.76 | 37.00 | 37.83 | 39.08 | 40.67 |
| Fixed Assets | 89.44 | 77.92 | 55.57 | 46.89 | 40.90 | 34.47 | 31.88 | 26.46 | 23.40 | 21.93 | 21.36 | 21.19 |
| CWIP | 3.03 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Investments | 3.94 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| Other Assets | 61.40 | 57.61 | 56.81 | 39.11 | 35.76 | 20.03 | 8.46 | 10.30 | 13.60 | 15.90 | 17.72 | 19.41 |
| Inventories | 23.06 | 19.98 | 18.87 | 15.37 | 15.53 | 14.14 | 3.60 | 4.29 | 4.17 | 3.81 | 3.35 | 3.88 |
| Trade receivables | 15.11 | 13.17 | 15.29 | 4.49 | 4.68 | 3.29 | 1.37 | 2.00 | 3.79 | 5.46 | 6.14 | 6.67 |
| Cash & equivalents | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.22 | 0.36 | 0.17 | 0.82 | 1.41 | 2.32 | 2.97 | 4.01 | 5.29 |
| Total Assets | 158 | 142 | 119 | 92.76 | 83.42 | 61.31 | 40.34 | 36.76 | 37.00 | 37.83 | 39.08 | 40.67 |
| 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 | −21.23 | 6.13 | 15.31 | −11.36 | 36.45 | 21.09 | 6.26 | 0.03 | 3.35 | 1.23 | 2.41 | 3.15 |
| Cash from investing activity | 1.52 | 0.39 | 2.53 | 2.00 | −1.04 | −0.22 | −0.29 | 1.02 | −2.05 | −0.09 | −0.90 | −1.38 |
| Cash from financing activity | 19.24 | −6.57 | −17.79 | 9.52 | −35.16 | −20.99 | −5.31 | −0.44 | −0.41 | −0.49 | −0.47 | −0.49 |
| Net cash flow | −0.39 | −0.06 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.13 | −0.18 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.89 | 0.65 | 1.03 | 1.27 |
| Capex | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 0.53 | 0.18 | 0.45 | 0.88 | 1.83 | 0.35 | 1.35 | 1.67 |
| Free cash flow | −21.43 | 6.50 | 17.51 | −9.45 | 35.91 | 20.92 | 5.80 | −0.80 | 1.57 | 1.01 | 1.29 | 1.49 |
| CFO / OP % | 366.1% | −154.9% | −540.9% | 439.1% | 4,655.1% | −977.9% | −58.0% | 2.0% | 87.1% | 24.0% | 60.1% | 74.1% |
| 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 | 102 | 124 | 171 | 39 | 34 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Inventory days | 276 | 303 | 356 | 213 | 189 | 276 | 90 | 71 | 47 | 35 | 27 | 30 |
| Days payable | 311 | 392 | 585 | 355 | 1,050 | 1,647 | 80 | 41 | 87 | 80 | 70 | 59 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 67 | 35 | −57 | −103 | −825 | −1,333 | 29 | 49 | −15 | −15 | −13 | 2 |
| Working capital days | −390 | −618 | −521 | −777 | −556 | −920 | −13 | 2 | −1 | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| ROCE % | −12.2% | −8.6% | −12.5% | −14.3% | −24.8% | — | — | — | — | — | 11.1% | 11.0% |
For the Mar 2026 quarter, EL Forge reported sales of ₹22.53 Cr, up 14.8% year on year and net profit of ₹1.25 Cr, up 123.2% year on year. The operating margin was 7.9%.
EL Forge's sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹80.49 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹80.41 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹2.45 Cr, and ₹2.48 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹1.16.
EL Forge reported borrowings of ₹0 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹5.29 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹3.15 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was ₹1.49 Cr.