JTL Defence (BSE 537254)₹504.35+1.62%Aluminium, Copper & Zinc Products
In the Sep 2026 quarter (consolidated), JTL Defence reported sales of ₹19.62 Cr, up 449.6% from Sep 2025, and net profit of −₹2.62 Cr, down 266.9% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹19.21 Cr and net profit ₹0.28 Cr.
Company filings, consolidated accounts; latest reported quarter Sep 2026
| Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | Sep 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 0.48 | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.46 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 3.57 | 0.46 | 15.17 | 21.16 | 19.62 |
| Expenses | 1.34 | 0.67 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.54 | 0.85 | 1.81 | 2.48 | −0.74 | 11.59 | 18.86 | 17.50 |
| Operating Profit | −0.85 | −0.41 | −0.26 | −0.17 | −0.05 | −0.70 | −1.79 | 1.10 | 1.19 | 3.70 | 2.45 | 2.27 |
| OPM % | −171.4% | −175.0% | −192.3% | −78.3% | −12.8% | −460.1% | — | 31.0% | 255.3% | 24.2% | 11.6% | 11.4% |
| Other Income | 0.41 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.66 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.98 | 0.90 | 0.79 |
| Depreciation | 2.10 | 2.09 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.16 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 1.31 | 3.99 | 4.04 |
| Profit before tax | −2.52 | −2.34 | −1.57 | −1.38 | −1.42 | −2.04 | −2.95 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 1.41 | −2.44 | −2.58 |
| Tax % | −5.6% | −6.0% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.9% | — | −20.8% | 10.3% | 1.9% |
| Net Profit | −2.38 | −2.20 | −1.57 | −1.38 | −1.42 | −2.06 | −2.98 | 1.57 | −0.04 | 1.71 | −2.68 | −2.62 |
| EPS (Rs) | −1.52 | −1.41 | −1.02 | −0.90 | −0.92 | −1.32 | −1.90 | 1.01 | −0.04 | 1.63 | −2.55 | −2.51 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1,266 | 1,730 | 2,025 | 1,989 | 455 | 70.49 | 59.48 | 22.92 | 2.29 | 0.97 | 19.21 | 56.41 |
| Expenses | 1,246 | 1,687 | 1,982 | 1,930 | 577 | 215 | 120 | 30.07 | 4.58 | 2.15 | 15.12 | 47.21 |
| Operating Profit | 28.73 | 53.59 | 57.76 | 76.06 | −118 | −143 | −60.27 | −6.92 | −2.25 | −1.17 | 4.23 | 9.61 |
| OPM % | 2.3% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.8% | −25.8% | −202.3% | −101.0% | −30.1% | −98.3% | −118.4% | 21.9% | 17.0% |
| Other Income | 0.88 | 1.34 | 6.67 | 5.58 | −19.86 | −2.66 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.81 | 0.19 | 1.72 | 0.05 |
| Interest | 12.16 | 13.22 | 19.07 | 23.98 | 15.87 | 0.19 | 0.59 | 1.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.07 | 2.75 |
| Depreciation | 0.79 | 2.42 | 5.01 | 12.05 | 13.41 | 12.63 | 11.32 | 5.79 | 8.38 | 5.43 | 4.82 | 10.52 |
| Profit before tax | 16.65 | 39.38 | 40.44 | 45.68 | −167 | −159 | −72.01 | −14.24 | −9.81 | −6.38 | 0.07 | −3.61 |
| Tax % | 10.3% | 8.8% | 18.7% | 19.6% | −0.5% | −1.1% | −0.3% | 20.7% | −6.0% | 1.1% | −366.7% | — |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | −1.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −37.10 | −3.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Net Profit | 14.94 | 35.83 | 32.82 | 36.66 | −166 | −157 | −71.71 | −17.21 | −9.23 | −6.45 | 0.28 | −3.63 |
| EPS (Rs) | 13.74 | 26.77 | 24.51 | 27.38 | −106.47 | −100.54 | −45.85 | −11.01 | −5.90 | −4.13 | 0.27 | −3.47 |
| Dividend payout % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 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 | 10.89 | 10.89 | 13.43 | 13.44 | 13.44 | 15.68 | 15.68 | 15.68 | 15.66 | 15.68 | 15.67 | 10.53 |
| Reserves | 37.25 | 51.64 | 134 | 216 | 255 | 92.90 | −65.74 | −137 | −154 | −164 | −170 | 186 |
| Borrowings | 51.16 | 102 | 151 | 121 | 148 | 238 | 233 | 234 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 59.86 |
| Other Liabilities | 174 | 214 | 210 | 144 | 178 | 95.72 | 12.50 | 6.46 | 11.81 | 17.95 | 9.92 | 74.80 |
| Total Liabilities | 273 | 379 | 508 | 495 | 594 | 443 | 196 | 119 | 109 | 106 | 91.49 | 331 |
| Fixed Assets | 2.63 | 4.26 | 23.92 | 57.02 | 97.12 | 90.28 | 71.36 | 61.82 | 56.01 | 47.64 | 42.17 | 237 |
| CWIP | 0.39 | 0.51 | 16.03 | 9.81 | 10.40 | 9.45 | 8.39 | 6.25 | 6.25 | 6.25 | 6.25 | 4.38 |
| Investments | 0.00 | 36.41 | 0.04 | 0.44 | 2.61 | 11.84 | 11.85 | 11.85 | 12.46 | 12.45 | 12.46 | 12.46 |
| Other Assets | 270 | 338 | 468 | 427 | 484 | 331 | 104 | 38.70 | 34.31 | 39.52 | 30.61 | 77.46 |
| Inventories | 60.93 | 74.18 | 72.24 | 100 | 118 | 49.45 | 32.07 | 7.94 | 0.75 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 33.66 |
| Trade receivables | 165 | 225 | 262 | 255 | 266 | 240 | 47.20 | 10.78 | 11.81 | 11.57 | 11.16 | 20.22 |
| Cash & equivalents | 6.16 | 7.56 | 52.55 | 17.17 | 13.41 | 2.55 | 2.57 | 2.15 | 4.24 | 9.89 | 1.23 | 1.47 |
| Total Assets | 273 | 379 | 508 | 495 | 594 | 443 | 196 | 119 | 109 | 106 | 91.49 | 331 |
| 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 | −31.37 | 0.79 | 14.09 | −4.32 | 45.11 | 25.51 | 1.05 | −1.15 | 1.20 | 4.80 | −8.38 | −15.44 |
| Cash from investing activity | 17.38 | −38.11 | −56.08 | 6.36 | −49.10 | 8.34 | 3.39 | 0.57 | −0.06 | 0.81 | 0.19 | −7.85 |
| Cash from financing activity | 16.98 | 38.71 | 40.35 | 0.14 | 3.31 | −34.20 | −4.93 | 0.16 | 0.66 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.38 |
| Net cash flow | 2.92 | 1.39 | −1.65 | 2.18 | −0.64 | −0.26 | −0.49 | −0.43 | 1.82 | 5.62 | −8.21 | 0.06 |
| Capex | 2.52 | 2.54 | 37.63 | 33.37 | 51.49 | 5.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.90 |
| Free cash flow | −34.00 | −1.73 | −23.39 | −37.62 | −6.07 | 20.12 | 4.97 | −0.74 | 1.22 | 4.82 | −8.41 | −23.39 |
| CFO / OP % | −202.1% | 9.0% | 30.0% | −2.0% | 59.9% | −22.0% | −1.0% | 2.0% | −17.0% | −213.0% | 724.0% | −367.1% |
| 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 | 62 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 49 | 192 | 244 | 66 | 188 | 1,842 | 4,168 | 384 |
| Inventory days | 24 | 22 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 111 | 150 | 40 | 13 | 194 | 1,663 | 1,633 |
| Days payable | 44 | 43 | 61 | 43 | 58 | 151 | 42 | 17 | 65 | 1,852 | 16,343 | 1,213 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 40 | 43 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 151 | 352 | 88 | 134 | 183 | −10,513 | 803 |
| Working capital days | 27 | 25 | 17 | 27 | 32 | −6 | −694 | −1,167 | −3,177 | −32,925 | −74,414 | 878 |
| ROCE % | 17.8% | 21.8% | 23.2% | 18.3% | 18.1% | −30.0% | −58.6% | −48.4% | −12.1% | −10.6% | −7.5% | 0.7% |
For the Sep 2026 quarter, JTL Defence reported sales of ₹19.62 Cr, up 449.6% year on year and net profit of −₹2.62 Cr, down 266.9% year on year. The operating margin was 11.4%.
JTL Defence's sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹19.21 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹56.41 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹0.28 Cr, and −₹3.63 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹−3.47.
JTL Defence reported borrowings of ₹59.86 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹1.47 Cr.
Cash from operations was −₹15.44 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was −₹23.39 Cr.