Hercules Investments (HERCULES)₹113.70−0.70%Investment Company
In the Mar 2026 quarter (standalone), Hercules Investments reported sales of ₹0.28 Cr, up 86.7% from Mar 2025, and net profit of −₹0.09 Cr. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹8.93 Cr and net profit ₹7.74 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 | 41.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.95 | 0.28 |
| Expenses | 36.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.31 |
| Operating Profit | 4.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.23 | −0.11 | 0.00 | −0.14 | −0.25 | 2.73 | −0.02 |
| OPM % | 11.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | — | 91.9% | −3.5% |
| Other Income | 3.18 | 8.97 | 10.42 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 2.87 | 2.83 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 5.47 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Interest | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Depreciation | 1.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Profit before tax | 6.51 | 8.96 | 10.41 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 2.65 | 2.73 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 5.24 | 2.71 | 0.01 |
| Tax % | 26.4% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 26.0% | 25.9% | 0.4% | 0.4% | — | 125.0% | 1.0% | 4.4% | 550.0% |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 5.29 | 5.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | 4.82 | 8.95 | 10.40 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 2.66 | 2.74 | 0.00 | −0.02 | 5.22 | 2.62 | −0.09 |
| EPS (Rs) | 1.49 | 2.78 | 3.23 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.61 | 0.81 | −0.01 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 91.13 | 73.00 | 75.43 | 102 | 82.89 | 78.33 | 108 | 151 | 0.00 | 6.14 | 8.93 | 3.23 |
| Expenses | 84.20 | 72.04 | 71.69 | 92.85 | 78.43 | 74.27 | 102 | 134 | 0.00 | 0.49 | 0.91 | 0.93 |
| Operating Profit | 7.00 | 1.04 | 3.86 | 9.41 | 4.65 | 4.16 | 6.90 | 16.72 | 0.00 | 5.68 | 8.05 | 2.32 |
| OPM % | 7.7% | 1.4% | 5.1% | 9.2% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 11.0% | — | 92.2% | 89.9% | 71.8% |
| Other Income | 12.12 | 11.72 | 9.79 | 9.72 | 14.85 | 8.28 | 14.01 | 104 | 9.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.65 |
| Interest | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.54 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Depreciation | 2.19 | 2.58 | 2.91 | 3.01 | 3.52 | 2.90 | 2.46 | 3.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Profit before tax | 16.64 | 9.91 | 10.67 | 16.06 | 15.94 | 9.52 | 18.39 | 116 | 9.08 | 5.65 | 8.01 | 7.99 |
| Tax % | 20.4% | 20.1% | 8.5% | 20.7% | 18.8% | 18.7% | 19.0% | 11.1% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 3.9% | — |
| Exceptional items | −0.02 | 1.85 | 2.11 | 2.64 | −0.03 | −0.17 | −1.54 | 77.66 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | 13.32 | 7.98 | 9.80 | 12.83 | 13.02 | 7.78 | 14.97 | 104 | 8.85 | 5.59 | 7.74 | 7.73 |
| EPS (Rs) | 4.14 | 2.48 | 3.05 | 3.99 | 4.05 | 2.41 | 4.66 | 32.18 | 2.75 | 1.73 | 2.40 | 2.41 |
| Dividend payout % | 36.1% | 40.1% | 40.9% | 37.5% | 44.4% | 61.8% | 55.7% | 9.3% | 144.9% | 229.4% | 103.6% | — |
| 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 | 3.21 | 3.21 | 3.21 | 3.21 | 3.21 | 3.21 | 3.21 | 3.21 | 3.21 | 3.21 | 3.21 | 3.21 |
| Reserves | 177 | 185 | 336 | 377 | 424 | 334 | 491 | 616 | 704 | 727 | 845 | 689 |
| Borrowings | 0.00 | 7.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 6.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Liabilities | 35.26 | 47.99 | 14.92 | 16.87 | 24.01 | 15.01 | 31.08 | 60.34 | 60.69 | 52.78 | 94.17 | 62.76 |
| Total Liabilities | 215 | 243 | 355 | 397 | 451 | 353 | 526 | 680 | 775 | 783 | 942 | 755 |
| Fixed Assets | 25.14 | 26.01 | 35.49 | 34.90 | 35.81 | 34.04 | 32.45 | 28.62 | 35.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| CWIP | 1.63 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Investments | 43.65 | 51.49 | 205 | 262 | 315 | 226 | 423 | 574 | 664 | 765 | 940 | 753 |
| Other Assets | 145 | 165 | 114 | 100 | 100 | 92.59 | 70.77 | 77.46 | 75.78 | 18.57 | 2.04 | 1.46 |
| Inventories | 31.81 | 47.05 | 32.61 | 32.97 | 39.44 | 32.40 | 24.82 | 26.04 | 29.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Trade receivables | 33.38 | 38.64 | 22.55 | 18.81 | 11.36 | 9.77 | 9.87 | 7.10 | 10.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cash & equivalents | 9.53 | 6.46 | 3.28 | 2.03 | 5.83 | 3.61 | 4.75 | 14.91 | 16.03 | 0.00 | 0.78 | 0.02 |
| Total Assets | 215 | 243 | 355 | 397 | 451 | 353 | 526 | 680 | 775 | 783 | 942 | 755 |
| 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 | 12.96 | −3.80 | 12.23 | 15.19 | 12.86 | 10.26 | 15.60 | 14.15 | 11.73 | −1.12 | 7.62 | −1.11 |
| Cash from investing activity | −7.83 | 3.38 | 1.03 | −11.37 | −4.52 | −6.68 | −8.54 | 3.35 | −0.51 | 9.09 | 5.99 | 0.33 |
| Cash from financing activity | −5.61 | 1.33 | −13.28 | −3.84 | −4.81 | −5.78 | −5.75 | −7.19 | −9.17 | −7.99 | −12.79 | 0.00 |
| Net cash flow | −0.58 | 0.96 | −0.07 | −0.14 | 3.47 | −2.28 | 1.22 | 10.27 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | −0.77 |
| Capex | 2.57 | 2.00 | 13.00 | 1.71 | 3.99 | 1.98 | 0.92 | 4.96 | 4.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Free cash flow | 10.44 | −5.73 | −0.75 | 13.46 | 9.04 | 8.30 | 14.99 | 12.71 | 86.79 | −1.12 | 7.62 | −1.11 |
| CFO / OP % | 186.0% | −40.0% | 975.0% | 401.0% | 181.0% | 258.0% | 386.0% | 213.0% | 124.0% | — | 157.0% | −14.0% |
| 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 | 124 | 154 | 112 | 90 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 23 | 26 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Inventory days | 203 | 330 | 262 | 279 | 257 | 268 | 197 | 144 | 123 | — | — | — |
| Days payable | 128 | 231 | 70 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 96 | 83 | 78 | — | — | — |
| Cash conversion cycle | 201 | 255 | 305 | 283 | 212 | 232 | 148 | 86 | 73 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Working capital days | 333 | 374 | 443 | 383 | 268 | 332 | 229 | 109 | 68 | — | 23 | 53 |
| ROCE % | 10.0% | 9.1% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.1% |
For the Mar 2026 quarter, Hercules Investments reported sales of ₹0.28 Cr, up 86.7% year on year and net profit of −₹0.09 Cr. The operating margin was −3.5%.
Hercules Investments' sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹8.93 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹3.23 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹7.74 Cr, and ₹7.73 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹2.41.
Hercules Investments reported borrowings of ₹0 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹0.02 Cr.
Cash from operations was −₹1.11 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was −₹1.11 Cr.