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Eveready profit jumps on ₹102.7m exceptional gain

April 30, 2026 5 mins read Firehose Gupta

Eveready Industries India Limited — Quarter and year ended 31st March 2026 (published 30th April 2026)

Sr. No Particulars Quarter Ended 31st Mar’26 Audited* Quarter Ended 31st Dec’25 Unaudited Quarter Ended 31st Mar 25 Audited* Year Ended 31st Mar’26 Audited Year Ended 31st Mar’25 Audited
1 Income
(a) Revenue from operations 327.23 366.97 298.82 1,454.61 1,343.92
(b) Other Income 0.59 0.34 0.28 3.61 1.47
Total Income 327.82 367.31 299.10 1,458.22 1,345.39
2 Expenses
(a) Cost of Materials Consumed 128.70 141.15 116.05 539.93 501.94
(b) Purchases of Stock-in-Trade 60.94 58.75 59.26 272.45 248.19
(c) Changes in Inventories of Finished Goods, Work-in-progress and Stock-in-Trade (4.45) 13.55 (12.22) 11.28 (15.94)
(d) Employee Benefit Expense 46.95 44.98 44.59 183.19 172.47
(e) Finance Costs 3.64 4.75 5.81 18.97 25.69
(f) Depreciation and Amortisation Expense 8.90 7.01 7.93 30.23 29.64
(g) Other Expenses 67.06 75.62 65.48 284.21 284.95
Total Expenses 311.74 345.81 286.90 1,340.26 1,246.94
3 Profit/(Loss) before exceptional items and tax (1-2) 16.08 21.50 12.20 117.96 98.45
4 Exceptional (gain) / loss (Refer Note 6) (102.70) 9.38 (48.57)
5 Profit/(Loss) before Tax (3-4) 118.78 12.12 12.20 166.53 98.45
6 Tax Expense
(a) Current Income Tax 2.75 18.08
(b) Deferred Tax 62.13 4.76 (1.02) 80.39 (2.01)
(c) Mat Credit Entitlement (85.09) (85.09)
7 Profit/(Loss) for the period / year (5-6) 141.74 7.36 10.47 171.23 82.38
8 Other Comprehensive Income (net of tax)
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
a) Remeasurement gain/(loss) on defined benefit plans 0.71 0.10 (0.49) 0.81 (1.22)
b) Income tax related to above (0.16) (0.04) 0.08 (0.20) 0.21
9 Total Comprehensive Income (7+8) 142.29 7.42 10.06 171.84 81.37
10 Paid up Equity Share Capital Face Value: ₹5/- per share. 36.34 36.34 36.34 36.34 36.34
11 Other Equity 582.47 421.54
12 Earnings Per Share (of ₹ 5/- each) – not annualised
(a) Basic 19.50 1.01 1.44 23.56 11.33
(b) Diluted 19.50 1.01 1.44 23.56 11.33
Particulars As at 31st March 2026 (Audited) As at 31st March 2025 (Audited)
A ASSETS
1 Non-current assets
(a) Property, plant and equipment (including Right of Use Assets) 271.28 298.59
(b) Capital work-in-progress 176.40 80.40
(c) Intangible assets 4.75 5.37
(d) Intangible assets under development 0.09 0.72
(e) Financial Assets
    (i) Investments 2.66 10.16
    (ii) Loans 0.12 0.26
    (iii) Other financial assets 6.49 6.74
(f) Non current tax assets (Net) 4.85 1.54
(g) Other non-current assets 7.68 12.34
(h) Deferred tax assets (net) 167.25 162.75
Sub-total – Non-current assets 641.57 578.87
2 Current assets
(a) Inventories 301.81 287.33
(b) Financial Assets
    (i) Trade receivables 117.32 102.25
    (ii) Cash and cash equivalents 0.90 0.53
    (iii) Other balances with banks 0.96 0.63
    (iv) Loans 0.16 0.17
    (v) Other financial assets 36.08 34.23
(c) Other current assets 97.05 80.38
(d) Assets held for sale 13.59
Sub-total – Current assets 567.87 505.52
TOTAL – ASSETS 1,209.44 1,084.39
B EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
1 Equity
(a) Equity Share capital 36.34 36.34
(b) Other Equity 582.47 421.54
Sub-total – Total Equity 618.81 457.88
LIABILITIES
2 Non-current liabilities
(a) Financial Liabilities
    (i) Borrowings 120.30 157.45
    (ii) Lease liabilities 14.30 16.62
    (iii) Other financial liabilities 3.07 3.05
(b) Other non-current liabilities 3.68 4.05
(c) Provisions 14.64 5.45
Sub-total – Non-current liabilities 155.99 186.62
3 Current liabilities
(a) Financial Liabilities
    (i) Borrowings 59.07 131.05
    (ii) Lease liabilities 8.14 6.92
    (iii) Trade payables
        Total outstanding dues of micro enterprises and small enterprises 11.19 4.67
        Total outstanding dues of creditors other than micro enterprises and small enterprises 200.59 201.16
    (iv) Other financial liabilities 30.57 16.91
(b) Other current liabilities 98.18 51.86
(c) Provisions 19.25 19.16
(d) Current tax liabilities (Net) 7.65 8.16
Sub-total – Current liabilities 434.64 439.89
TOTAL- EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 1,209.44 1,084.39
Particulars For the year ended March 31, 2026 For the year ended March 31, 2025
A. Cash flow from operating activities
Profit before exceptional items and tax 117.96 98.45
Adjustments for:
– Depreciation and amortisation expenses 30.23 29.64
– Profit /(loss) on sale of property, plant and equipment 0.37 0.14
– Finance costs 18.96 25.69
– Interest and other income (0.27) (0.62)
– Allowance for doubtful trade receivables, advances and inventories 1.62 6.15
– Provision for Contingency 0.57 1.04
– Provisions/liabilities no longer required written back (3.91) (3.13)
– Capital subsidy deferred income amortisation (0.37) (0.37)
– Net unrealised foreign exchange loss/(gain) (0.70) (0.19)
Operating profit before working capital changes 164.46 156.80
Changes in working capital:
Adjustments for (increase) / decrease in operating assets:
– Inventories (17.12) (40.37)
– Trade receivables (16.14) 8.50
– Loans (current and non-current) 0.15 0.13
– Other assets (current and non-current) (13.14) (16.94)
– Other financial assets (current and non-current) (1.93) (6.50)
Adjustments for increase / (decrease) in operating liabilities:
– Trade payables 9.52 40.61
– Other financial liabilities (current and non-current) 3.33 1.32
– Other liabilities (current and non-current) 2.23 2.68
– Provisions (current and non-current) 0.13 0.96
Cash generated from operations (before exceptional items) 131.49 147.19
Exceptional items (44.75)
Cash generated from operations (after exceptional items) 86.74 147.19
Income taxes refund/(paid) (3.81) (17.29)
Net cash generated from operating activities (A) 82.93 129.90
B. Cash flow from investing activities
Purchase of Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, including capital advances & Right of use assets (94.82) (96.48)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 113.69 0.37
Advance received against the Noida land sale agreement 44.09
Interest received 0.27 0.62
Net cash used in investing activities (B) 63.23 (95.49)
C. Cash flow from financing activities
Proceeds from non-current borrowings 56.30 64.20
Repayment of non-current borrowings (143.65) (38.63)
Proceeds from /(Repayment of) current borrowings (net) (22.00) (22.19)
Finance cost (15.75) (23.58)
Payment of lease liabilities (9.73) (8.39)
Dividends paid (10.96) (7.27)
Net cash used in financing activities (C) (145.79) (35.86)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (A+B+C) 0.37 (1.45)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 0.53 1.98
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 0.90 0.53
Particulars As at March 31, 2026 As at March 31, 2025
Cash and cash equivalents
(a) Cash in hand 0.02 0.02
(b) Balances with banks
– In current accounts 0.83 0.48
– In Cash Credit accounts (Dr. Balance) 0.05 0.03
Total – Cash and cash equivalents 0.90 0.53
Particulars Quarter Ended 31st Mar’26 Audited* Quarter Ended 31st Dec’25 Unaudited Quarter Ended 31st Mar 25 Audited* Year Ended 31st Mar’26 Audited Year Ended 31st Mar’25 Audited
1 Income
(a) Revenue from operations 327.23 367.24 299.04 1,455.39 1,344.52
(b) Other Income 0.64 0.37 0.29 3.71 1.48
Total Income 327.87 367.61 299.33 1,459.10 1,346.00
2 Expenses
(a) Cost of Materials Consumed 127.68 141.14 116.05 538.42 501.94
(b) Purchases of Stock-in-Trade 61.97 58.97 59.49 274.55 248.65
(c) Changes in Inventories of Finished Goods, Work-in-progress & Stock-in-Trade (4.45) 13.55 (12.22) 11.28 (15.94)
(d) Employee Benefits Expense 46.95 44.98 44.59 183.19 172.47
(e) Finance Costs 3.63 4.76 5.82 18.98 25.70
(f) Depreciation and Amortisation Expense 8.90 7.01 7.93 30.23 29.64
(g) Other Expenses 67.07 75.61 65.52 284.17 285.03
Total Expenses 311.75 346.02 287.18 1,340.82 1,247.49
3 Profit/(Loss) before exceptional items and tax (1-2) 16.12 21.59 12.15 118.28 98.51