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Aster DM Healthcare Q4: Revenue up, profit hit by exceptional items

April 30, 2026 4 mins read Firehose Gupta

Aster DM Healthcare Limited — quarter and year ended 31 March 2026

Particulars Quarter ended (Unaudited) Year ended (Audited)
31 March 2026 (refer Note 8) 31 March 2026
1 Income
Revenue from operations 655.10 2,615.70
Other income 40.55 155.03
Total income 695.65 2,770.73
2 Expenses
Purchase of medicines and medical consumables 122.14 530.68
Changes in inventories 8.15 8.49
Professional fees to consultant doctors 149.99 579.85
Laboratory outsourcing charges 18.98 78.55
Employee benefits expense 103.94 403.45
Finance costs 20.98 87.27
Depreciation and amortisation expenses 37.57 154.02
Other expenses 113.53 464.30
Total expenses 575.28 2,306.61
3 Profit before exceptional items and tax (1-2) 120.37 464.12
4 Exceptional items (refer Notes 6) (77.73) (89.92)
5 Profit before tax (3+4) 42.64 374.20
6 Tax expenses
– Current tax 19.93 124.37
– Deferred tax (4.75) (17.99)
Total tax expense 15.18 106.38
7 Profit for the period / year (5-6) 27.46 267.82
8 Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the period / year
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
– Remeasurement of net defined benefit liability 1.18 (0.21)
– Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss (0.30) 0.05
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of taxes 0.88 (0.16)
9 Total comprehensive income (7+8) 28.34 267.66
10 Paid-up equity share capital (Face value of INR 10 each) 518.13 518.13
11 Other equity 3,848.09
12 Earnings per share (Face value of INR 10 each)
– Basic (in INR) 0.53 5.20
– Diluted (in INR) 0.53 5.19
Particulars As at 31 March 2026 As at 31 March 2025
A ASSETS
1 Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 1,051.39 1,021.20
Right-of-use assets 918.91 737.99
Capital work-in-progress 160.08 55.41
Other intangible assets 2.08 1.25
Financial assets
Investments 2,215.67 1,008.96
Loans 279.59 316.12
Other financial assets 124.88 110.13
Income tax assets 43.93 76.41
Other non-current assets 32.88 25.67
Total non-current assets 4,829.41 3,353.14
2 Current assets
Inventories 33.24 41.73
Financial assets
Trade receivables 178.94 138.13
Cash and cash equivalents 119.44 119.84
Bank balances other than cash and cash equivalents above 1,006.09 1,168.87
Other financial assets 139.29 117.97
Other current assets 33.63 25.08
Total current assets 1,510.63 1,611.62
TOTAL ASSETS 6,340.04 4,964.76
B EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
1 Equity
Equity share capital 518.13 499.52
Other equity 3,848.09 2,839.97
Total equity 4,366.22 3,339.49
2 Liabilities
2(a) Non-current liabilities
Financial liabilities
Borrowings 239.94 298.46
Lease liabilities 1,014.11 806.10
Deferred tax liabilities (net) 30.92 48.96
Other non-current liabilities 37.88 35.96
Provisions 19.76 14.91
Total non-current liabilities 1,342.61 1,204.39
2(b) Current liabilities
Financial liabilities
Borrowings 73.74 78.92
Lease liabilities 19.07 16.48
Trade payables – Total outstanding dues of micro and small enterprises 21.66 9.52
Trade payables – Total outstanding dues of creditors other than micro and small enterprises 270.68 238.39
Other financial liabilities 205.52 35.28
Other current liabilities 35.75 40.72
Provisions 4.79 1.57
Total current liabilities 631.21 420.88
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 6,340.04 4,964.76
Particulars For the year ended 31 March 2026 (Audited) For the year ended 31 March 2025
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit before tax for the year 374.20 6,288.25
Adjustments for non cash and non operating items
Depreciation and amortisation expenses 154.02 144.52
Finance costs 87.27 85.57
Dividend income on non-current investments (11.95) (5,577.90)
Profit on sale of investment (381.12)
Interest income and other non-operating income (124.38) (139.80)
Allowances for credit losses on financial assets 7.96 9.68
Equity settled share based payment 8.31 8.42
Impact of lease modification (7.22)
Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment (net) 1.19 0.41
Provision for diminution in value of investments 57.24
Intangible assets under development written off 0.15
Operating cash flows before movements in working capital 553.86 430.96
Working capital adjustments
Changes in trade receivables (48.77) (20.26)
Changes in inventories 8.49 1.82
Changes in other financial assets (101.00) (2.81)
Changes in other assets (14.03) (0.46)
Changes in trade payables 44.43 23.39
Changes in provisions 8.28 2.81
Changes in other financial liabilities 25.08 (11.74)
Changes in other liabilities 2.78 9.97
Cash generated from operating activities 479.12 433.68
Taxes paid, net of refund received (91.99) (66.45)
Net cash generated from operating activities (A) 387.13 367.23
Cash flows from investing activities
Movement in other bank balances and restricted deposits 164.19 (1,161.74)
Redemption of /(Investment in) subsidiaries and associates (net) (179.21) 1,759.14
(Investments in)/proceeds from sale of mutual funds (net) 8.42
Interest received 70.36 58.06
Dividend received 11.95 5,577.90
Payment to acquire intangible assets (2.27) (0.56)
Payment to acquire property, plant and equipment (including capital work-in-progress) (153.84) (138.31)
Proceeds on sale of property, plant and equipment 1.09 1.11
Net cash generated from / (used in) investing activities (B) (143.59) 6,023.00
Cash flows from financing activities
Payment of lease liabilities (88.78) (80.41)
Finance cost paid (32.63) (37.83)
Dividend paid (51.87) (6,173.59)
Proceeds from exercise of share options 2.50 3.09
Long term secured loans availed 6.46 125.02
Long term secured loans repaid (79.62) (65.39)
Current borrowings (repaid)/availed, net (69.00)
Net cash used in financing activities (C) (243.94) (6,298.11)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (A+B+C) (0.40) 92.12
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 119.84 27.72
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 119.44 119.84
Particulars For the year ended 31 March 2026 For the year ended 31 March 2025
Cash and cash equivalents comprises of:
a) Cash on hand 1.04 1.68
b) Balance with banks 118.37 118.11
c) Cash /Cheques- in transit 0.03 0.05
Total 119.44 119.84
Particulars As at 01 April 2025 Cash inflows Cash outflows Additions/Modifications Non cash changes Finance costs As at 31 March 2026
Borrowings (Current and Non-current) including interest 377.66 6.46 (112.25) 9.06 32.91 313.84
Lease liabilities 822.58 (88.78) 228.22 16.80 54.36 1,033.18
Total 1,200.24 6.46 (201.03) 228.22 25.86 87.27 1,347.02
Particulars As at 01 April 2024 Cash inflows Cash outflows Additions/Modifications Non cash changes Finance costs As at 31 March 2025
Borrowings (Current and Non-current) including interest 387.16 125.02 (172.22) 1.93 35.77 377.66
Lease liabilities 454.69 (80.41) 384.40 14.10 49.80 822.58
Total 841.85 125.02 (252.63) 384.40 16.03 85.57 1,200.24
Particulars Quarter ended Year ended
31 March 2026 31 December 2025 31 March 2025 31 March 2026 31 March 2025
(Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Audited) (Audited)
1. Continuing operations – Income
Revenue from operations 1,182.38 1,185.76 1,000.34 4,643.22 4,138.46
Other income 36.20 27.97 31.28 125.60 148.23
Total income 1,218.58 1,213.73 1,031.62 4,768.82 4,286.69
2. Expenses
Purchase of medicines and medical consumables 258.97 270.44 218.17 1,047.61 920.16
Changes in inventories 4.19 (2.96) 7.06 1.18 18.17
Professional fees to consultant doctors 264.66 270.36 229.98 1,031.87 921.17
Laboratory outsourcing charges 5.35 8.28 6.99 27.52 29.21
Employee benefits expense 219.99 221.37 182.96 848.09 760.39
Finance costs 29.99 31.46 32.43 122.98 123.81
Depreciation and amortisation expenses 67.24 67.67 63.95 264.25 248.84
Other expenses 196.64 207.02 163.11 785.92 724.83
Total expenses 1,047.03 1,073.64 904.65 4,129.42 3,746.58
3. Profit before share of loss of equity accounted investees, exceptional items and tax (1-2) 171.55 140.09 126.97 639.40 540.11
4. Share of loss of equity accounted investees (8.53) (8.75) (10.01) (37.00) (18.91)
5. Exceptional items (Refer Note 5) 0.33 (28.29) (26.42) (32.71) (50.14)
6. Profit before tax (3+4+5) 163.35 103.05 90.54 569.69 471.06
7. Tax expense
Current tax 36.37 59.14 18.01 186.03 125.73
Deferred tax (26.60)