Norben Tea & Exports (NORBTEAEXP)₹57.90+6.71%Tea & Coffee
In the Mar 2026 quarter (standalone), Norben Tea & Exports reported sales of ₹1.42 Cr, up 32.7% from Mar 2025, and net profit of −₹0.78 Cr. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹8.06 Cr and net profit −₹0.28 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 | 1.74 | 2.23 | 1.39 | 1.17 | 1.28 | 3.26 | 2.01 | 1.07 | 1.22 | 2.38 | 3.01 | 1.42 |
| Expenses | 1.34 | 1.17 | 2.38 | 1.80 | 0.85 | 1.91 | 1.77 | 1.60 | 0.56 | 1.89 | 2.55 | 1.76 |
| Operating Profit | 0.43 | 1.09 | −0.98 | −0.62 | 0.46 | 1.38 | 0.25 | −0.54 | 0.67 | 0.52 | 0.49 | −0.33 |
| OPM % | 24.0% | 48.3% | −69.3% | −51.7% | 34.9% | 41.9% | 11.9% | −49.0% | 53.7% | 21.4% | 15.9% | −22.4% |
| Other Income | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| Interest | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.36 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.22 |
| Depreciation | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
| Profit before tax | 0.10 | 0.68 | −1.46 | −1.01 | 0.02 | 0.96 | −0.14 | −1.02 | 0.28 | 0.10 | 0.08 | −0.64 |
| Tax % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% |
| Net Profit | 0.11 | 0.68 | −1.46 | −1.02 | 0.03 | 0.96 | −0.14 | −1.02 | 0.28 | 0.10 | 0.08 | −0.78 |
| EPS (Rs) | 0.09 | 0.58 | −1.24 | −0.87 | 0.02 | 0.82 | −0.12 | −0.78 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.05 | −0.50 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 4.71 | 4.69 | 4.63 | 5.39 | 4.86 | 7.44 | 5.96 | 7.76 | 6.56 | 7.64 | 8.06 | 8.03 |
| Expenses | 4.23 | 4.13 | 4.58 | 4.71 | 5.27 | 5.06 | 5.07 | 6.08 | 6.65 | 6.11 | 6.76 | 6.76 |
| Operating Profit | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.06 | 0.69 | −0.40 | 2.42 | 0.92 | 1.70 | −0.07 | 1.54 | 1.33 | 1.35 |
| OPM % | 10.6% | 12.4% | 1.1% | 12.6% | −8.0% | 32.4% | 15.3% | 21.7% | −0.9% | 20.1% | 16.4% | 16.8% |
| Other Income | 0.16 | 0.40 | 0.75 | −0.04 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| Interest | 0.35 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.82 | 1.06 | 1.12 | 0.94 | 0.91 |
| Depreciation | 0.26 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.64 |
| Profit before tax | 0.05 | 0.15 | −0.07 | −0.37 | −1.50 | 1.28 | −0.19 | 0.33 | −1.67 | −0.16 | −0.15 | −0.18 |
| Tax % | 33.2% | 100.0% | −25.1% | 18.4% | 6.6% | 9.3% | 29.9% | 35.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 81.2% | — |
| 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 | 0.00 | −0.04 | −0.44 | −1.60 | 1.17 | −0.26 | 0.20 | −1.69 | −0.17 | −0.28 | −0.32 |
| EPS (Rs) | 0.02 | 0.00 | −0.03 | −0.37 | −1.36 | 0.99 | −0.22 | 0.17 | −1.44 | −0.13 | −0.18 | −0.18 |
| 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 | 11.77 | 11.76 | 11.76 | 11.77 | 11.76 | 11.76 | 11.77 | 11.77 | 11.76 | 11.78 | 12.99 | 15.56 |
| Reserves | 3.89 | 3.91 | 4.08 | 4.02 | 3.56 | 1.94 | 3.11 | 2.87 | 3.11 | 1.36 | 3.36 | 3.29 |
| Borrowings | 2.75 | 3.34 | 4.54 | 5.50 | 6.44 | 7.60 | 6.59 | 7.71 | 9.06 | 10.45 | 9.36 | 8.83 |
| Other Liabilities | 0.62 | 0.82 | 0.73 | 0.83 | 0.91 | 1.39 | 1.53 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 2.27 | 2.39 | 2.81 |
| Total Liabilities | 19.03 | 19.83 | 21.11 | 22.12 | 22.67 | 22.69 | 23.00 | 24.15 | 25.73 | 25.86 | 28.10 | 30.49 |
| Fixed Assets | 15.65 | 16.20 | 16.73 | 18.48 | 19.17 | 19.51 | 20.24 | 20.78 | 21.89 | 22.54 | 23.67 | 24.67 |
| CWIP | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 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 | 3.38 | 3.47 | 3.77 | 3.64 | 3.50 | 3.18 | 2.76 | 3.17 | 3.84 | 3.32 | 4.43 | 5.82 |
| Inventories | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.84 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.55 | 0.47 | 1.01 | 1.22 | 0.83 | 1.30 | 1.31 |
| Trade receivables | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.25 |
| Cash & equivalents | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.50 | 0.27 |
| Total Assets | 19.03 | 19.83 | 21.11 | 22.12 | 22.67 | 22.69 | 23.00 | 24.15 | 25.73 | 25.86 | 28.10 | 30.49 |
| 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 | 0.65 | 0.56 | 0.36 | 1.02 | 0.54 | 0.18 | 2.34 | 0.58 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.07 |
| Cash from investing activity | −0.69 | −0.84 | −1.22 | −1.32 | −1.01 | −0.66 | −1.18 | −1.23 | −1.45 | −1.17 | −1.71 | −1.57 |
| Cash from financing activity | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.75 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.55 | −1.20 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.30 | 0.93 | 1.25 |
| Net cash flow | 0.15 | −0.03 | −0.09 | 0.11 | −0.06 | 0.08 | −0.06 | −0.19 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.16 | −0.22 |
| Capex | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.90 | 1.55 | 1.18 | 0.81 | 1.24 | 1.27 | 1.54 | 1.25 | 1.75 | 1.63 |
| Free cash flow | −0.22 | −0.41 | −0.98 | −0.48 | −0.63 | −0.60 | 1.13 | −0.68 | −0.53 | −0.31 | −0.79 | −1.55 |
| CFO / OP % | 264.1% | 114.1% | 91.1% | 2,140.1% | 90.1% | −63.9% | 101.1% | 80.0% | 64.0% | −1,649.9% | 66.1% | 8.1% |
| 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 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| Inventory days | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 808 | — | — |
| Days payable | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 396 | — | — |
| Cash conversion cycle | 21 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 422 | 8 | 12 |
| Working capital days | −23 | −34 | −50 | −308 | −347 | −156 | −109 | −147 | −119 | −222 | −155 | −93 |
| ROCE % | 3.5% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1.6% | −3.7% | 9.2% | 2.1% | 5.0% | −2.6% | 3.9% | 3.0% |
For the Mar 2026 quarter, Norben Tea & Exports reported sales of ₹1.42 Cr, up 32.7% year on year and net profit of −₹0.78 Cr. The operating margin was −22.4%.
Norben Tea & Exports' sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹8.06 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹8.03 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was −₹0.28 Cr, and −₹0.32 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹−0.18.
Norben Tea & Exports reported borrowings of ₹8.83 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹0.27 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹0.07 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was −₹1.55 Cr.