New Light Industries (BSE 540243)₹1.46−1.35%Trading & Distributors
In the Mar 2026 quarter (standalone), New Light Industries reported sales of ₹1.24 Cr, down 63.3% from Mar 2025, and net profit of ₹0.08 Cr, down 61.9% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹7.10 Cr and net profit ₹0.41 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 | 0.60 | 1.25 | 4.35 | 5.89 | 0.73 | 5.43 | 7.74 | 3.38 | 3.19 | 1.30 | 1.40 | 1.24 |
| Expenses | 0.57 | 1.28 | 4.31 | 5.62 | 0.69 | 5.08 | 7.18 | 3.28 | 2.92 | 1.25 | 1.37 | 1.22 |
| Operating Profit | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.03 | 0.26 | 0.03 | 0.34 | 0.56 | 0.09 | 0.26 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| OPM % | 5.1% | −2.4% | 0.9% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 3.0% | 8.5% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 1.6% |
| Other Income | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
| Interest | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Depreciation | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Profit before tax | 0.02 | −0.07 | 0.03 | 0.39 | 0.04 | 0.35 | 0.56 | 0.11 | 0.28 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.24 |
| Tax % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | −130.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 65.3% |
| Net Profit | 0.00 | −0.04 | 0.01 | 0.37 | 0.02 | 0.33 | 0.54 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.08 |
| EPS (Rs) | 0.00 | −0.01 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 7.24 | 7.53 | 12.00 | 22.58 | 12.18 | 19.88 | 6.20 | 6.12 | 12.06 | 17.18 | 7.10 | 7.13 |
| Expenses | 7.12 | 7.41 | 11.82 | 22.03 | 11.87 | 19.53 | 7.55 | 6.46 | 11.76 | 16.11 | 6.73 | 6.76 |
| Operating Profit | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.57 | 0.32 | 0.35 | −1.34 | −0.33 | 0.30 | 1.07 | 0.36 | 0.33 |
| OPM % | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 1.8% | −21.8% | −5.6% | 2.6% | 6.3% | 5.2% | 4.6% |
| Other Income | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.20 |
| Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Depreciation | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| Profit before tax | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.18 | 0.40 | 0.04 | 0.03 | −1.65 | −0.50 | 0.38 | 1.03 | 0.57 | 0.61 |
| Tax % | 40.1% | 28.6% | 29.5% | 25.7% | 33.4% | 0.0% | −26.1% | 6.2% | 0.0% | −12.7% | 25.1% | — |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Net Profit | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.28 | 0.01 | 0.01 | −1.20 | −0.51 | 0.36 | 1.13 | 0.41 | 0.38 |
| EPS (Rs) | — | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.54 | −0.23 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| 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 | 2.73 | 2.73 | 2.73 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 8.78 | 8.79 |
| Reserves | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.69 | 1.35 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.68 | 0.46 | −0.46 | 1.09 | 5.61 | 6.03 |
| Borrowings | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.38 | 2.90 | 2.95 | 3.99 | 3.95 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Other Liabilities | 1.23 | 2.34 | 3.11 | 5.10 | 9.66 | 5.26 | 4.58 | 4.91 | 5.09 | 4.04 | 0.59 | 0.60 |
| Total Liabilities | 4.95 | 6.01 | 6.65 | 9.04 | 16.41 | 12.07 | 12.46 | 11.53 | 11.34 | 11.34 | 15.03 | 15.42 |
| Fixed Assets | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.13 |
| 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 | 4.61 | 5.72 | 6.43 | 8.86 | 16.12 | 11.85 | 12.28 | 11.38 | 11.22 | 11.23 | 14.89 | 15.29 |
| Inventories | 0.39 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 1.20 | 4.18 | 4.19 | 4.58 | 3.17 | 1.82 | 3.27 | 2.79 | 2.39 |
| Trade receivables | 3.26 | 2.25 | 5.27 | 7.51 | 11.24 | 7.08 | 6.93 | 6.09 | 7.07 | 5.32 | 8.58 | 9.26 |
| Cash & equivalents | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 1.30 | 0.33 | 0.76 |
| Total Assets | 4.95 | 6.01 | 6.65 | 9.04 | 16.41 | 12.07 | 12.46 | 11.53 | 11.34 | 11.34 | 15.03 | 15.42 |
| 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 | 0.96 | 2.02 | −0.03 | −0.39 | 0.28 | 0.06 | −0.82 | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.19 | −7.01 | 0.49 |
| Cash from investing activity | 0.44 | −1.94 | 0.02 | 0.13 | −0.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.03 | −0.02 | −0.03 | −0.07 | 0.00 |
| Cash from financing activity | −1.40 | −0.07 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.03 | −0.18 | 0.79 | −0.24 | −0.34 | 1.10 | 6.10 | −0.04 |
| Net cash flow | −0.02 | −0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.16 | −0.15 | −0.02 | 0.11 | −0.05 | 1.26 | −0.99 | 0.44 |
| Capex | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.00 |
| Free cash flow | 1.42 | 2.00 | −0.02 | −0.34 | 0.09 | 0.03 | −0.80 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.13 | −7.06 | 0.47 |
| CFO / OP % | 286.0% | 1,700.0% | 8.0% | −174.0% | 66.0% | 21.0% | −222.0% | 4.0% | −226.0% | 58.0% | −648.0% | 132.0% |
| 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 | 265 | 113 | 255 | 228 | 181 | 212 | 126 | 359 | 422 | 161 | 182 | 476 |
| Inventory days | 42 | 55 | 54 | 44 | 78 | 141 | 90 | 164 | 116 | 112 | 72 | 153 |
| Days payable | 107 | 81 | 165 | 139 | 156 | 145 | 80 | 177 | 270 | 122 | 9 | 23 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 200 | 87 | 145 | 133 | 104 | 208 | 136 | 346 | 268 | 150 | 245 | 606 |
| Working capital days | 233 | 150 | 154 | 103 | 57 | 116 | 70 | 167 | 106 | 56 | 291 | 680 |
| ROCE % | 3.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 10.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | −19.3% | −5.9% | 5.9% | 9.6% | 3.9% |
For the Mar 2026 quarter, New Light Industries reported sales of ₹1.24 Cr, down 63.3% year on year and net profit of ₹0.08 Cr, down 61.9% year on year. The operating margin was 1.6%.
New Light Industries' sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹7.10 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹7.13 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹0.41 Cr, and ₹0.38 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹0.02.
New Light Industries reported borrowings of ₹0 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹0.76 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹0.49 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was ₹0.47 Cr.