LWS Knitwear (BSE 531402)₹13.39−0.15%Trading & Distributors
In the Mar 2026 quarter (standalone), LWS Knitwear reported sales of ₹32.71 Cr, down 33.9% from Mar 2025, and net profit of ₹0.97 Cr, down 14.9% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹96.63 Cr and net profit ₹2.39 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 | 6.57 | 16.91 | 17.36 | 34.59 | 17.44 | 25.70 | 16.45 | 49.51 | 13.11 | 33.02 | 17.74 | 32.71 |
| Expenses | 6.21 | 16.37 | 16.74 | 32.32 | 16.58 | 24.60 | 15.06 | 47.09 | 11.96 | 31.88 | 15.93 | 30.82 |
| Operating Profit | 0.32 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 2.03 | 0.75 | 0.91 | 1.27 | 2.06 | 1.07 | 0.91 | 1.69 | 1.64 |
| OPM % | 4.8% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 5.9% | 4.3% | 3.5% | 7.7% | 4.2% | 8.2% | 2.8% | 9.6% | 5.0% |
| Other Income | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
| Interest | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.43 | 0.28 | 0.51 | 0.70 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.49 |
| Depreciation | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Profit before tax | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 1.68 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.96 | 1.52 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 1.16 | 1.27 |
| Tax % | −20.0% | 22.3% | 53.9% | 27.8% | 23.3% | 54.4% | 11.4% | 25.5% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 26.5% | 25.0% |
| Net Profit | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 1.22 | 0.33 | 0.21 | 0.88 | 1.14 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.86 | 0.97 |
| EPS (Rs) | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.81 | 0.21 | 0.13 | 0.58 | 0.76 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.57 | 0.65 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 26.96 | 32.37 | 30.41 | 54.57 | 29.12 | 45.84 | 62.02 | 62.89 | 75.32 | 109 | 96.63 | 96.58 |
| Expenses | 26.36 | 31.51 | 29.88 | 53.38 | 28.53 | 45.01 | 60.77 | 61.18 | 71.55 | 103 | 90.60 | 90.59 |
| Operating Profit | 0.44 | 0.60 | 0.31 | 0.79 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.74 | 1.21 | 3.23 | 4.99 | 5.28 | 5.31 |
| OPM % | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| Other Income | −0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.02 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| Interest | 0.23 | 0.45 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 0.74 | 1.18 | 1.49 | 2.18 | 2.22 |
| Depreciation | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Profit before tax | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.64 | 0.23 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 1.95 | 3.37 | 3.17 | 3.14 |
| Tax % | 31.3% | 30.8% | 28.6% | 32.3% | 33.4% | 24.3% | 25.0% | 21.7% | 28.6% | 25.2% | 25.2% | — |
| Exceptional items | −0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.01 | 0.00 | — |
| Net Profit | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.45 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 1.41 | 2.54 | 2.39 | 2.42 |
| EPS (Rs) | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.94 | 1.72 | 1.62 | 1.59 |
| 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 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 14.61 | 14.60 |
| Reserves | 4.35 | 4.46 | 4.54 | 4.32 | 4.76 | 4.93 | 5.18 | 5.42 | 5.71 | 7.11 | 15.68 | 17.95 |
| Borrowings | 3.37 | 0.50 | 4.92 | 0.48 | 0.61 | 0.49 | 0.56 | 5.01 | 15.98 | 19.49 | 14.27 | 17.88 |
| Other Liabilities | 0.63 | 5.21 | 3.59 | 8.45 | 9.78 | 12.40 | 16.09 | 16.61 | 23.53 | 11.43 | 7.51 | 5.55 |
| Total Liabilities | 13.40 | 15.22 | 18.10 | 18.30 | 20.20 | 22.87 | 26.88 | 32.09 | 50.27 | 43.08 | 52.07 | 55.98 |
| Fixed Assets | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.31 | 0.40 | 0.11 | 0.06 |
| 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 | 3.37 | 5.48 | 6.22 | 3.16 | 3.37 | 3.48 | 3.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Assets | 9.78 | 9.51 | 11.67 | 14.34 | 16.13 | 18.79 | 22.67 | 31.68 | 49.96 | 42.68 | 51.96 | 55.92 |
| Inventories | 1.11 | 3.83 | 1.30 | 3.74 | 3.32 | 4.49 | 10.11 | 9.41 | 8.66 | 14.80 | 13.63 | 19.34 |
| Trade receivables | 3.35 | 1.78 | 7.68 | 6.28 | 10.76 | 8.45 | 7.10 | 6.97 | 21.98 | 17.73 | 33.81 | 22.16 |
| Cash & equivalents | 0.04 | 0.36 | 0.03 | 0.23 | 0.41 | 0.07 | 0.30 | 0.15 | 0.89 | 0.42 | 0.17 | 2.70 |
| Total Assets | 13.40 | 15.22 | 18.10 | 18.30 | 20.20 | 22.87 | 26.88 | 32.09 | 50.27 | 43.08 | 52.07 | 55.98 |
| 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 | −3.92 | 2.53 | −4.15 | 3.88 | −2.15 | 1.80 | 0.26 | −6.13 | −5.65 | −8.70 | −14.30 | 0.97 |
| Cash from investing activity | 1.33 | 0.67 | −0.62 | 0.77 | 2.19 | −2.02 | −0.08 | 1.53 | −4.58 | 4.70 | 3.53 | 0.00 |
| Cash from financing activity | 2.57 | −2.85 | 4.41 | −4.41 | 0.12 | −0.11 | 0.05 | 4.43 | 10.93 | 3.50 | 10.45 | 1.56 |
| Net cash flow | 0.00 | 0.33 | −0.34 | 0.22 | 0.19 | −0.35 | 0.24 | −0.16 | 0.75 | −0.48 | −0.26 | 2.54 |
| Capex | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 2.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Free cash flow | −4.02 | 2.51 | −4.14 | 1.55 | 0.24 | 1.78 | 0.23 | −6.10 | −5.59 | −8.68 | −14.18 | 0.95 |
| CFO / OP % | −4,300.0% | 598.0% | −693.0% | 1,410.0% | −249.0% | 465.0% | 67.0% | −825.1% | −462.1% | −252.1% | −269.1% | 36.0% |
| 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 | 73 | 25 | 88 | 77 | 73 | 107 | 58 | 42 | 129 | 87 | 115 | 85 |
| Inventory days | 25 | 54 | 15 | 46 | 23 | 58 | 83 | 57 | 52 | 76 | 48 | 78 |
| Days payable | 12 | 71 | 40 | 102 | 64 | 158 | 115 | 94 | 139 | 54 | 21 | 14 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 84 | 6 | 61 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 40 | 107 | 140 | 147 |
| Working capital days | 30 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 36 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 97 | 120 | 151 |
| ROCE % | 1.5% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 7.0% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 10.7% | 12.8% | 11.2% |
For the Mar 2026 quarter, LWS Knitwear reported sales of ₹32.71 Cr, down 33.9% year on year and net profit of ₹0.97 Cr, down 14.9% year on year. The operating margin was 5.0%.
LWS Knitwear's sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹96.63 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹96.58 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹2.39 Cr, and ₹2.42 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹1.59.
LWS Knitwear reported borrowings of ₹17.88 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹2.70 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹0.97 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was ₹0.95 Cr.