Associated Ceramics (BSE 531168)₹181.90+3.94%Other Construction Materials
In the Mar 2026 quarter (standalone), Associated Ceramics reported sales of ₹9.23 Cr, down 18.0% from Mar 2025, and net profit of −₹0.20 Cr, down 176.9% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹44.31 Cr and net profit ₹2.09 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 | 7.97 | 9.12 | 13.30 | 10.12 | 8.94 | 12.35 | 9.33 | 11.25 | 12.79 | 15.07 | 7.26 | 9.23 |
| Expenses | 7.96 | 6.60 | 11.30 | 9.75 | 6.49 | 11.36 | 7.51 | 10.85 | 11.12 | 12.24 | 6.49 | 9.19 |
| Operating Profit | 0.03 | 2.53 | 2.00 | 0.38 | 2.46 | 1.01 | 1.84 | 0.42 | 1.67 | 2.84 | 0.78 | 0.06 |
| OPM % | 0.3% | 27.6% | 14.9% | 3.6% | 27.3% | 8.0% | 19.5% | 3.6% | 13.1% | 18.7% | 10.5% | 0.5% |
| Other Income | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.44 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 1.31 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.18 |
| Interest | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| Depreciation | 0.58 | 1.22 | 0.96 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.53 |
| Profit before tax | −0.49 | 1.33 | 0.99 | −0.10 | 1.59 | 0.14 | 0.87 | 0.76 | 0.98 | 2.11 | −0.06 | −0.33 |
| Tax % | −25.0% | 25.7% | 25.5% | 444.4% | 25.9% | 23.1% | 23.2% | 66.6% | 25.7% | 25.2% | −20.1% | −40.7% |
| 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 | −0.36 | 0.99 | 0.73 | −0.50 | 1.18 | 0.10 | 0.67 | 0.26 | 0.74 | 1.59 | −0.05 | −0.20 |
| EPS (Rs) | −1.70 | 4.78 | 3.51 | −2.39 | 5.71 | 0.43 | 3.22 | 1.21 | 3.56 | 7.71 | −0.19 | −0.92 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 25.05 | 19.49 | 16.72 | 27.36 | 33.72 | 31.18 | 38.34 | 55.73 | 40.49 | 41.77 | 44.31 | 44.35 |
| Expenses | 22.90 | 20.69 | 16.89 | 24.14 | 29.55 | 26.66 | 32.27 | 48.08 | 35.56 | 36.08 | 39.02 | 39.04 |
| Operating Profit | 2.15 | −1.20 | −0.16 | 3.22 | 4.24 | 4.59 | 6.08 | 7.65 | 4.96 | 5.74 | 5.36 | 5.35 |
| OPM % | 8.5% | −6.1% | −1.0% | 11.6% | 12.5% | 14.6% | 15.8% | 13.6% | 12.1% | 13.7% | 12.0% | 12.1% |
| Other Income | 0.07 | 0.36 | 0.69 | 0.29 | 0.74 | 0.96 | 0.36 | 0.60 | 0.73 | 1.36 | 0.57 | 0.54 |
| Interest | 0.46 | 1.10 | 0.90 | 0.48 | 0.42 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.19 | 0.21 |
| Depreciation | 1.08 | 1.78 | 1.55 | 1.32 | 1.26 | 1.12 | 0.98 | 1.56 | 3.55 | 3.40 | 3.02 | 3.00 |
| Profit before tax | 0.69 | −3.71 | −1.93 | 1.72 | 3.31 | 4.21 | 5.36 | 6.18 | 1.73 | 3.32 | 2.73 | 2.70 |
| Tax % | 239.7% | −14.1% | 4.2% | −10.6% | 1.5% | −7.9% | 21.6% | 25.7% | 50.6% | 34.7% | 23.5% | — |
| Exceptional items | −0.03 | −0.02 | −0.08 | −0.23 | 0.04 | 0.12 | −0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | −0.95 | −3.17 | −2.01 | 1.89 | 3.27 | 4.55 | 4.19 | 4.60 | 0.87 | 2.17 | 2.09 | 2.08 |
| EPS (Rs) | −3.12 | −10.50 | −6.64 | 6.25 | 10.84 | 15.09 | 20.40 | 22.36 | 4.20 | 10.55 | 10.15 | 10.16 |
| 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 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 |
| Reserves | 14.38 | 13.40 | 9.67 | 7.66 | 9.54 | 12.80 | 17.34 | 21.51 | 18.35 | 19.19 | 21.31 | 23.48 |
| Borrowings | 4.98 | 14.08 | 13.77 | 12.01 | 3.49 | 5.76 | 7.55 | 5.14 | 16.06 | 16.77 | 6.49 | 3.17 |
| Other Liabilities | 7.98 | 7.78 | 7.40 | 5.32 | 8.88 | 7.48 | 4.49 | 4.69 | 10.68 | 9.37 | 15.64 | 10.35 |
| Total Liabilities | 29.63 | 37.55 | 33.13 | 27.28 | 24.20 | 28.33 | 31.67 | 33.63 | 47.38 | 47.62 | 45.73 | 39.29 |
| Fixed Assets | 5.51 | 13.80 | 12.71 | 11.16 | 10.17 | 9.78 | 10.82 | 10.99 | 25.37 | 25.17 | 22.75 | 20.21 |
| CWIP | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Investments | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 1.00 | 0.67 | 1.38 | 1.70 | 1.56 | 1.81 | 2.28 | 2.18 |
| Other Assets | 23.86 | 23.49 | 19.82 | 15.55 | 13.03 | 17.88 | 19.47 | 16.83 | 20.45 | 20.64 | 20.70 | 16.90 |
| Inventories | 15.61 | 16.88 | 11.19 | 8.12 | 7.98 | 10.39 | 9.46 | 10.79 | 11.19 | 7.12 | 9.58 | 8.53 |
| Trade receivables | 3.35 | 4.09 | 6.54 | 5.71 | 2.81 | 4.79 | 7.89 | 3.09 | 5.98 | 6.06 | 4.97 | 3.26 |
| Cash & equivalents | 2.09 | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.47 | 0.23 | 0.86 | 0.44 | 1.07 | 0.76 | 4.65 | 3.68 | 2.29 |
| Total Assets | 29.63 | 37.55 | 33.13 | 27.28 | 24.20 | 28.33 | 31.67 | 33.63 | 47.38 | 47.62 | 45.73 | 39.29 |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operating activity | −0.75 | 3.54 | 9.02 | −0.40 | 0.19 | 8.39 | 8.63 | 16.42 | 5.57 | 2.21 |
| Cash from investing activity | −0.69 | −0.02 | −0.30 | −0.86 | −2.16 | −5.34 | −11.80 | −7.31 | 1.81 | −0.40 |
| Cash from financing activity | 1.99 | −3.15 | −8.94 | 1.86 | 1.54 | −2.49 | 2.83 | −9.36 | −5.86 | −3.49 |
| Net cash flow | 0.60 | 0.35 | −0.24 | 0.62 | −0.41 | 0.53 | −0.30 | −0.27 | 1.48 | −1.68 |
| Capex | 0.61 | 0.04 | 0.36 | 0.87 | 2.17 | 5.65 | 15.96 | 3.35 | 1.03 | 0.56 |
| Free cash flow | −1.35 | 3.51 | 8.68 | −1.26 | −1.99 | 3.11 | −3.20 | 13.07 | 4.56 | 1.68 |
| CFO / OP % | −72.1% | −2,076.1% | 303.9% | −9.1% | 4.0% | 151.9% | 128.9% | 355.0% | 111.9% | 53.9% |
| 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 | 73 | 59 | 122 | 124 | 37 | 52 | 92 | 29 | 39 | 54 | 43 | 27 |
| Inventory days | 607 | 317 | 254 | 332 | 209 | 168 | 165 | 247 | 147 | 146 | 190 | 118 |
| Days payable | 127 | 96 | 114 | 124 | 113 | 52 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 89 | 50 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 552 | 280 | 261 | 332 | 132 | 167 | 201 | 215 | 116 | 127 | 144 | 93 |
| Working capital days | 237 | 120 | 78 | 71 | 40 | 69 | 108 | 78 | 20 | −81 | −31 | 20 |
| ROCE % | — | 4.3% | −9.4% | −4.1% | 12.9% | 20.3% | 17.9% | 19.6% | 20.2% | 5.7% | 10.7% | 9.8% |
For the Mar 2026 quarter, Associated Ceramics reported sales of ₹9.23 Cr, down 18.0% year on year and net profit of −₹0.20 Cr, down 176.9% year on year. The operating margin was 0.5%.
Associated Ceramics' sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹44.31 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹44.35 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹2.09 Cr, and ₹2.08 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹10.16.
Associated Ceramics reported borrowings of ₹3.17 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹2.29 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹2.21 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was ₹1.68 Cr.