Balkrishna Paper Mills (BALKRISHNA)₹15.83+0.76%Paper & Paper Products
In the Mar 2026 quarter (standalone), Balkrishna Paper Mills reported sales of ₹0.88 Cr, down 47.0% from Mar 2025, and net profit of −₹2.75 Cr, down 139.6% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹4.71 Cr and net profit −₹6.50 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 | 1.29 | 0.54 | 1.35 | 1.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.64 | 1.66 | 1.11 | 1.01 | 1.70 | 0.88 |
| Expenses | 4.45 | 0.77 | 1.73 | 2.23 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.83 | 1.83 | 1.27 | 1.20 | 1.99 | 1.14 |
| Operating Profit | −3.15 | −0.22 | −0.37 | −0.66 | −0.23 | −0.26 | −0.18 | −0.16 | −0.15 | −0.18 | −0.28 | −0.25 |
| OPM % | −243.1% | −41.8% | −28.0% | −42.7% | — | — | −29.2% | −10.2% | −14.3% | −18.6% | −17.0% | −29.2% |
| Other Income | 0.25 | −28.76 | −1.66 | −25.31 | 8.24 | −1.29 | −0.37 | 8.39 | −0.36 | −0.44 | 1.83 | −0.57 |
| Interest | 2.89 | 1.72 | 2.08 | 2.67 | 1.84 | 1.57 | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.17 | 1.75 | 1.94 |
| Depreciation | 1.44 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Profit before tax | −7.26 | −30.64 | −4.12 | −28.91 | 6.15 | −3.12 | −1.79 | 6.98 | −1.77 | −1.79 | −0.20 | −2.76 |
| Tax % | 3.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | −29.06 | −2.01 | −25.06 | 8.02 | −1.01 | 0.00 | 8.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.01 | −1.01 |
| Net Profit | −7.50 | −30.53 | −4.10 | −28.82 | 6.12 | −3.10 | −1.80 | 6.94 | −1.75 | −1.77 | −0.20 | −2.75 |
| EPS (Rs) | −2.33 | −9.47 | −1.27 | −8.94 | 1.90 | −0.96 | −0.55 | 2.15 | −0.54 | −0.54 | −0.06 | −0.85 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 156 | 179 | 207 | 214 | 196 | 126 | 242 | 109 | 3.42 | 2.31 | 4.71 | 4.70 |
| Expenses | 165 | 191 | 231 | 237 | 209 | 136 | 248 | 144 | 4.38 | 3.15 | 5.62 | 5.60 |
| Operating Profit | −8.35 | −11.93 | −22.74 | −22.66 | −13.32 | −9.17 | −5.58 | −35.01 | −0.95 | −0.83 | −0.89 | −0.86 |
| OPM % | −5.3% | −6.7% | −11.0% | −10.6% | −6.8% | −7.3% | −2.3% | −32.1% | −28.0% | −36.2% | −19.0% | −18.3% |
| Other Income | 44.47 | 5.32 | 2.36 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 2.80 | 15.81 | 0.16 | −63.13 | 14.97 | 0.49 | 0.46 |
| Interest | 5.36 | 7.35 | 10.70 | 14.50 | 13.00 | 12.95 | 8.52 | 11.01 | 7.23 | 5.89 | 6.10 | 6.12 |
| Depreciation | 3.65 | 5.75 | 6.80 | 6.59 | 6.60 | 6.30 | 6.15 | 6.10 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Profit before tax | 26.94 | −19.76 | −37.89 | −43.68 | −32.73 | −25.66 | −4.51 | −52.04 | −71.12 | 8.19 | −6.52 | −6.52 |
| Tax % | 38.8% | 18.8% | 6.1% | −3.2% | 5.7% | 0.7% | 4.0% | −0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Exceptional items | 39.45 | −0.06 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 13.47 | 0.08 | −71.30 | 17.02 | 0.38 | 1.00 |
| Net Profit | 16.44 | −23.38 | −40.09 | −42.14 | −34.48 | −25.76 | −4.67 | −51.71 | −70.93 | 8.17 | −6.50 | −6.47 |
| EPS (Rs) | 5.11 | −7.27 | −12.43 | −13.08 | −10.70 | −8.01 | −1.45 | −16.07 | −22.02 | 2.53 | −2.01 | −1.99 |
| 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 | 10.73 | 10.73 | 10.73 | 10.75 | 10.73 | 10.75 | 10.76 | 10.76 | 10.75 | 10.75 | 32.27 | 32.27 |
| Reserves | 47.91 | 64.55 | 38.46 | −1.86 | −44.10 | −78.92 | −105 | −109 | −161 | −233 | −201 | −208 |
| Borrowings | 89.06 | 81.81 | 80.85 | 128 | 145 | 176 | 192 | 205 | 223 | 215 | 160 | 166 |
| Other Liabilities | 38.92 | 49.68 | 75.12 | 72.61 | 96.22 | 87.54 | 117 | 81.19 | 62.03 | 52.26 | 27.94 | 27.34 |
| Total Liabilities | 187 | 207 | 205 | 210 | 208 | 196 | 214 | 187 | 135 | 45.37 | 18.96 | 17.92 |
| Fixed Assets | 79.27 | 77.10 | 156 | 155 | 149 | 145 | 139 | 128 | 121 | 26.78 | 0.41 | 0.39 |
| CWIP | 65.01 | 80.09 | 4.43 | 1.12 | 3.01 | 0.82 | 0.88 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Investments | 1.01 | 12.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.35 |
| Other Assets | 41.33 | 37.45 | 45.03 | 53.88 | 55.47 | 49.66 | 74.52 | 59.10 | 13.96 | 18.59 | 18.55 | 16.18 |
| Inventories | 16.65 | 13.34 | 16.29 | 25.90 | 28.28 | 26.23 | 22.77 | 40.16 | 7.91 | 6.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Trade receivables | 14.74 | 10.38 | 13.88 | 16.29 | 15.72 | 11.34 | 10.93 | 5.99 | 0.88 | 1.76 | 0.49 | 0.20 |
| Cash & equivalents | 0.35 | 3.58 | 0.10 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 31.35 | 0.15 | 0.43 | 0.89 | 0.97 | 0.36 |
| Total Assets | 187 | 207 | 205 | 210 | 208 | 196 | 214 | 187 | 135 | 45.37 | 18.96 | 17.92 |
| 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 | 2.86 | −1.94 | 3.98 | −36.53 | −3.49 | −14.22 | 23.64 | −54.75 | −19.63 | −8.43 | −4.15 | −4.30 |
| Cash from investing activity | −2.22 | 17.83 | 2.90 | −2.27 | −2.39 | −0.18 | −0.20 | 18.52 | 2.13 | 11.90 | 23.88 | 2.79 |
| Cash from financing activity | −0.31 | −12.73 | −10.39 | 38.80 | 5.93 | 14.40 | 7.86 | 4.80 | 17.86 | −3.54 | −19.41 | 0.89 |
| Net cash flow | 0.31 | 3.21 | −3.47 | −0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 31.07 | −31.16 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 0.39 | −0.62 |
| Capex | 2.47 | 15.68 | 9.56 | 2.64 | 2.50 | 0.41 | 0.27 | 0.68 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Free cash flow | 0.39 | −17.35 | −5.47 | −39.01 | −5.96 | −14.56 | 23.35 | −36.02 | −17.53 | 3.96 | 19.38 | −0.21 |
| CFO / OP % | −148.0% | −49.9% | −29.0% | 160.0% | 15.1% | 114.1% | −257.0% | 972.1% | 56.1% | 881.1% | 473.1% | 496.1% |
| 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 | 276 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 187 | 78 | 15 |
| Inventory days | 464 | 49 | 52 | 69 | 74 | 82 | 105 | 95 | 39 | 691 | 0 | 0 |
| Days payable | 669 | 104 | 157 | 116 | 165 | 164 | 223 | 96 | 79 | 802 | — | — |
| Cash conversion cycle | 70 | −33 | −79 | −21 | −66 | −63 | −88 | 6 | −38 | 75 | 78 | 15 |
| Working capital days | −758 | −92 | −112 | −68 | −114 | −83 | −318 | −50 | −245 | −9,335 | −8,336 | −1,931 |
| ROCE % | −3.3% | −7.6% | −8.7% | −20.5% | −23.5% | −17.9% | −12.4% | −9.4% | −45.9% | −3.0% | — | — |
For the Mar 2026 quarter, Balkrishna Paper Mills reported sales of ₹0.88 Cr, down 47.0% year on year and net profit of −₹2.75 Cr, down 139.6% year on year. The operating margin was −29.2%.
Balkrishna Paper Mills' sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹4.71 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹4.70 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was −₹6.50 Cr, and −₹6.47 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹−1.99.
Balkrishna Paper Mills reported borrowings of ₹166 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹0.36 Cr.
Cash from operations was −₹4.30 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was −₹0.21 Cr.