Blue Star (BLUESTARCO)₹1,578+0.67%Household Appliances
In the Sep 2026 quarter (consolidated), Blue Star reported sales of ₹2,934 Cr, up 21.0% from Sep 2025, and net profit of ₹124 Cr, up 25.2% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹12,433 Cr and net profit ₹526 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 | 2,244 | 3,336 | 2,869 | 2,280 | 2,813 | 4,028 | 2,988 | 2,425 | 2,928 | 4,082 | 3,383 | 2,934 |
| Expenses | 2,084 | 3,082 | 2,624 | 2,124 | 2,595 | 3,737 | 2,779 | 2,238 | 2,704 | 3,744 | 3,198 | 2,725 |
| Operating Profit | 155 | 241 | 237 | 149 | 208 | 278 | 198 | 181 | 219 | 325 | 174 | 203 |
| OPM % | 7.0% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 5.0% | 7.0% |
| Other Income | 13.06 | 13.05 | 24.10 | 19.08 | 21.07 | 24.09 | 16.07 | 10.04 | −44.16 | 45.17 | 30.09 | 39.13 |
| Interest | 10.01 | 12.01 | 8.01 | 6.01 | 16.03 | 19.01 | 10.01 | 17.02 | 22.05 | 23.03 | 13.01 | 17.02 |
| Depreciation | 23.06 | 28.08 | 28.07 | 30.06 | 35.06 | 35.10 | 41.11 | 43.07 | 46.11 | 48.13 | 57.11 | 68.14 |
| Profit before tax | 134 | 215 | 227 | 131 | 180 | 250 | 164 | 132 | 108 | 301 | 135 | 158 |
| Tax % | 25.1% | 25.0% | 25.1% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −39.86 | 12.96 | 6.98 | 17.94 |
| Net Profit | 99.70 | 160 | 169 | 95.67 | 132 | 193 | 121 | 98.74 | 80.73 | 226 | 103 | 124 |
| EPS (Rs) | 4.87 | 7.79 | 8.19 | 4.67 | 6.44 | 9.40 | 5.87 | 4.81 | 3.91 | 11.02 | 4.98 | 6.02 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 3,806 | 4,394 | 4,649 | 5,248 | 5,369 | 4,272 | 6,070 | 7,990 | 9,709 | 11,993 | 12,433 | 13,328 |
| Expenses | 3,624 | 4,160 | 4,365 | 4,882 | 5,071 | 4,018 | 5,710 | 7,473 | 9,006 | 11,080 | 11,463 | 12,370 |
| Operating Profit | 167 | 222 | 265 | 347 | 282 | 239 | 346 | 499 | 667 | 876 | 931 | 922 |
| OPM % | 4.4% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 6.9% |
| Other Income | 66.30 | 34.13 | 22.09 | 26.10 | 40.13 | 62.25 | 36.11 | 196 | 44.15 | 83.30 | 21.08 | 70.23 |
| Interest | 43.03 | 38.04 | 29.05 | 48.08 | 29.03 | 65.11 | 46.08 | 55.09 | 58.05 | 49.03 | 72.09 | 75.11 |
| Depreciation | 57.15 | 61.14 | 64.12 | 75.20 | 88.13 | 92.25 | 86.20 | 85.17 | 98.27 | 128 | 179 | 219 |
| Profit before tax | 132 | 160 | 197 | 252 | 207 | 146 | 252 | 557 | 559 | 788 | 706 | 703 |
| Tax % | 21.0% | 23.0% | 25.1% | 17.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 33.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | — |
| Exceptional items | −4.98 | 0.00 | 2.99 | 0.99 | −1.99 | 25.92 | 0.99 | 126 | −2.99 | 9.97 | −30.91 | −1.98 |
| Net Profit | 106 | 123 | 144 | 189 | 144 | 101 | 168 | 400 | 413 | 589 | 526 | 534 |
| EPS (Rs) | 5.80 | 6.43 | 7.49 | 9.86 | 7.43 | 5.20 | 8.70 | 20.74 | 20.13 | 28.70 | 25.61 | 25.93 |
| Dividend payout % | 56.1% | 58.1% | 67.1% | 51.1% | 67.1% | 38.1% | 57.1% | 29.1% | 35.1% | 31.1% | 33.1% | — |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 17.98 | 17.96 | 18.97 | 18.98 | 18.98 | 18.99 | 18.98 | 18.96 | 18.96 | 40.92 | 40.92 | 40.97 |
| Reserves | 437 | 610 | 736 | 772 | 852 | 761 | 864 | 996 | 1,307 | 2,563 | 3,015 | 3,379 |
| Borrowings | 399 | 365 | 221 | 377 | 348 | 521 | 510 | 555 | 663 | 243 | 382 | 811 |
| Other Liabilities | 1,325 | 1,535 | 1,678 | 2,073 | 2,136 | 2,142 | 2,161 | 2,750 | 3,416 | 3,767 | 4,820 | 4,344 |
| Total Liabilities | 2,177 | 2,529 | 2,654 | 3,239 | 3,355 | 3,443 | 3,555 | 4,321 | 5,406 | 6,615 | 8,258 | 8,576 |
| Fixed Assets | 256 | 258 | 355 | 391 | 399 | 443 | 383 | 432 | 857 | 1,162 | 1,533 | 1,692 |
| CWIP | 22.02 | 16.01 | 34.03 | 25.03 | 41.03 | 67.04 | 72.05 | 152 | 83.05 | 127 | 123 | 137 |
| Investments | 36.06 | 242 | 11.03 | 13.03 | 15.03 | 17.05 | 296 | 162 | 148 | 268 | 433 | 458 |
| Other Assets | 1,863 | 2,011 | 2,254 | 2,810 | 2,900 | 2,916 | 2,805 | 3,573 | 4,319 | 5,059 | 6,168 | 6,289 |
| Inventories | 478 | 533 | 594 | 1,014 | 866 | 867 | 879 | 1,141 | 1,428 | 1,403 | 2,145 | 2,159 |
| Trade receivables | 719 | 792 | 939 | 951 | 1,113 | 839 | 811 | 1,190 | 1,550 | 1,954 | 1,962 | 2,141 |
| Cash & equivalents | 43.96 | 45.96 | 96.91 | 80.92 | 101 | 294 | 332 | 270 | 247 | 377 | 432 | 402 |
| Total Assets | 2,177 | 2,529 | 2,654 | 3,239 | 3,355 | 3,443 | 3,555 | 4,321 | 5,406 | 6,615 | 8,258 | 8,576 |
| 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 | 214 | 256 | 159 | 18.95 | 257 | 449 | 349 | 86.70 | 246 | 288 | 686 | 154 |
| Cash from investing activity | −48.85 | −47.91 | 68.79 | −87.74 | −64.84 | −80.86 | −237 | −66.86 | −178 | −523 | −462 | −353 |
| Cash from financing activity | −190 | −195 | −203 | 51.04 | −181 | −167 | −69.99 | −82.08 | −91.07 | 365 | −162 | 137 |
| Net cash flow | −23.99 | 13.01 | 25.01 | −17.99 | 13.01 | 202 | 42.03 | −62.07 | −22.02 | 130 | 63.05 | −62.99 |
| Capex | 59.93 | 52.89 | 107 | 97.90 | 108 | 85.81 | 63.84 | 218 | 360 | 440 | 371 | 328 |
| Free cash flow | 180 | 208 | 51.96 | −73.01 | 180 | 369 | 367 | −131 | 64.99 | −144 | 319 | −169 |
| CFO / OP % | 143.1% | 173.0% | 70.1% | 24.0% | 84.1% | 189.1% | 150.0% | 36.0% | 68.0% | 64.1% | 99.1% | 35.1% |
| 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 | 83 | 77 | 79 | 76 | 79 | 58 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 61 | 64 |
| Inventory days | 78 | 103 | 96 | 151 | 118 | 115 | 142 | 124 | 123 | 105 | 130 | 130 |
| Days payable | 145 | 210 | 190 | 227 | 210 | 210 | 259 | 222 | 216 | 197 | 208 | 176 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 15 | −31 | −16 | −2 | −14 | −38 | −48 | −26 | −22 | −18 | −18 | 16 |
| Working capital days | −12 | −17 | 6 | 8 | 8 | −13 | −1 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 20 |
| ROCE % | 15.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 19.1% | 13.1% | 20.0% | 24.1% | 26.0% | 26.1% | 21.1% |
For the Sep 2026 quarter, Blue Star reported sales of ₹2,934 Cr, up 21.0% year on year and net profit of ₹124 Cr, up 25.2% year on year. The operating margin was 7.0%.
Blue Star's sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹12,433 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹13,328 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹526 Cr, and ₹534 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹25.93.
Blue Star reported borrowings of ₹811 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹402 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹154 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was −₹169 Cr.