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Orient Electric Q4 FY26 Profit Falls to ₹40.28 Crore

May 8, 2026 4 mins read Firehose Gupta

Orient Electric Limited — Quarter ended March 31, 2026 (audited) and year ended March 31, 2026 (audited)

Sl. No. Particulars Quarter ended Year ended
31-March-26
(Audited) (refer note 4)
31-March-26
(Audited)
31-Dec-25
(Unaudited)
31-March-25
(Audited)
31-March-25
(Audited) (refer note 4)
31-March-25
(Audited)
1 Income
(a) Revenue from Operations 948.25 3,326.39
(b) Other Income 3.47 10.01
Total Income (a+b) 951.72 3,336.40
2 Expenses
(a) Cost of raw materials and components consumed 279.89 851.73
(b) Purchase of traded goods 363.25 1,417.68
(c) Changes in inventories of finished goods, work-in-progress and traded goods 11.41 20.83
(d) Employee Benefits Expense 78.89 307.95
(e) Finance Costs 5.33 22.56
(f) Depreciation and Amortisation Expense 19.62 77.06
(g) Other Expenses 137.43 499.14
Total Expenses 895.82 3,196.95
3 Profit before exceptional item and tax for the period/year (1-2) 55.90 139.45
4 Exceptional Item (Refer note 5) 1.51 10.16
5 Profit before tax for the period/year (3-4) 54.39 129.29
6 Income Tax expenses
(a) Current Tax 17.33 42.28
(b) Deferred Tax [charge/(credit)] (3.22) (8.83)
Total Tax Expenses 14.11 33.45
7 Profit for the period/year (5-6) 40.28 95.84
8 Other comprehensive income not to be reclassified to Profit and Loss in subsequent periods/year
Re-Measurement gain/(losses) on defined benefit Plans (0.08) 0.32
Income Tax effect [(charge)/credit] 0.02 (0.08)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) (net of tax) (0.06) 0.24
9 Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period/year (7+8) 40.22 96.08
10 Paid-up equity share capital (Face value per share: Re.1/- each) 21.34 21.34
11 Other Equity excluding revaluation reserve as per the audited balance sheet 738.76
12 Earning per Equity Share of face value of Re.1/- each (Not annualized for quarters)
Basic EPS (in Rs.) 1.89 4.49
Diluted EPS (in Rs.) 1.89 4.49
Sl. No. Particulars Quarter ended 31-March-26 (Audited) (refer note 4) Quarter ended 31-Dec-25 (Unaudited) Quarter ended 31-March-25 (Audited) (refer note 4) Year Ended 31-Mar-26 (Audited) Year Ended 31-March-25 (Audited)
1 Segment Revenue :
a) Electrical Consumer Durables 661.14 646.72 614.24 2,293.77 2,172.95
b) Lighting & Switchgear 287.11 259.73 247.61 1,032.62 920.73
Total 948.25 906.45 861.85 3,326.39 3,093.68
Less: Inter segment revenue
Net sales/income from operations 948.25 906.45 861.85 3,326.39 3,093.68
2 Segment Results {Profit (+)/Loss (-) before interest & tax from each segment} :
a) Electrical Consumer Durables 75.41 76.55 67.77 225.19 220.33
b) Lighting & Switchgear 40.38 24.77 30.83 138.28 131.96
Total 115.79 101.32 98.60 363.47 352.29
Less :
(i) Finance costs 4.04 5.40 4.81 17.75 17.69
(ii) Other un-allocable expenditure net of un-allocable income 55.85 52.33 51.65 206.27 222.35
(iii) Exceptional Item (Refer note 5) 1.51 8.65 10.16
Profit before Tax 54.39 34.94 42.14 129.29 112.25
3 Segment Assets :
a) Electrical Consumer Durables 987.25 947.27 959.83 987.25 959.83
b) Lighting & Switchgear 436.85 428.62 372.61 436.85 372.61
c) Unallocated 242.51 220.87 222.24 242.51 222.24
Total 1,666.61 1,596.76 1,554.68 1,666.61 1,554.68
4 Segment Liabilities :
a) Electrical Consumer Durables 514.74 470.21 483.08 514.74 483.08
b) Lighting & Switchgear 248.55 250.16 258.17 248.55 258.17
c) Unallocated 143.22 141.23 119.13 143.22 119.13
Total 906.51 861.60 860.38 906.51 860.38
Particulars As at March 31, 2026 (Audited) As at March 31, 2025 (Audited)
I) ASSETS
A) NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Property, plant and equipment 339.67 366.03
Capital work-in-progress 8.40 4.58
Intangible assets 8.26 12.70
Intangible assets under development 1.26 0.15
Right of use asset 58.33 60.94
Financial assets
(i) Trade receivables 1.86 5.62
(ii) Other financial assets 15.22 16.81
Deferred tax asset 42.93 34.18
Non current tax assets 5.37 3.59
Other non current assets 8.12 4.21
Total Non-current Assets (A) 489.42 508.81
B) CURRENT ASSETS
Inventories 425.56 429.67
Financial assets
(i) Investments 60.24 14.08
(ii) Trade receivables 619.43 512.78
(iii) Cash and cash equivalents 31.91 52.28
(iv) Other bank balances 0.80 2.51
(v) Other financial assets 8.12 5.17
Other current assets 28.33 29.38
Total Current Assets (B) 1,174.39 1,045.87
C) Asset held for sale (Refer note 5b and 6) 2.80
TOTAL ASSETS (A)+(B)+(C) 1,666.61 1,554.68
II) EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
D) EQUITY
Equity Share Capital 21.34 21.34
Other Equity 738.76 672.96
Total Equity (D) 760.10 694.30
E) LIABILITIES
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Financial Liabilities
(i) Lease liabilities 40.11 43.93
Long term provisions 39.21 26.04
Other non current liabilities 1.81 5.41
Total Non-current Liabilities (a) 81.13 75.38
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Financial Liabilities
(i) Borrowings 26.41 17.05
(ii) Lease liabilities 26.83 25.45
(iii) Trade Payables
– dues of micro enterprises and small enterprises 111.33 84.07
– dues of other than micro enterprises and small enterprises 489.41 516.00
(iv) Other current financial liabilities 66.62 68.11
Short term provisions 41.69 31.82
Other current liabilities 56.52 42.50
Current tax liabilities 6.57
Total Current Liabilities (b) 825.38 785.00
TOTAL LIABILITIES (E) = (a)+(b) 906.51 860.38
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES (D)+(E) 1,666.61 1,554.68
Particulars For the year ended March 31, 2026 (Audited) For the year ended March 31, 2025 (Audited)
(A) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Profit before tax 129.29 112.25
Adjustments to reconcile profit before tax to net cash flows:
Depreciation and amortisation expense 77.06 79.06
Interest expense 7.42 9.27
Loss on sale of property, plant & equipment (including capital work in progress) (net) 1.83 0.52
Loss/(Gain) on termination of lease contract (net) 0.07 (0.46)
Bad debts written off (net of reversals) 1.44 2.63
Provision for warranty claims (net) 45.25 35.83
Impairment loss on financial and contract asset 18.52 3.73
Provision for doubtful advances 0.65 1.77
Provision/liabilities written back (1.39) (2.70)
Employee stock option expenses 1.71 3.60
Fair valuation impact of security deposit (net) (0.16) (0.11)
Interest income (2.51) (4.36)
Gain on sale and fair valuation of financial instruments (net) (1.97) (1.72)
Unrealised exchange loss (net) (1.26) (0.18)
Operating profit before working capital changes 275.95 239.13
Working capital adjustments:
Increase/(Decrease) in trade payables 2.07 82.06
Increase/(Decrease) in financial liabilities (0.37) 5.97
Increase/(Decrease) in non financial liabilities 10.42 (12.19)
Increase/(Decrease) in provisions (21.89) (28.52)
(Increase)/Decrease in inventories 4.11 (114.61)
(Increase)/Decrease in trade receivables (121.59) (52.32)
(Increase)/Decrease in financial assets (1.48) (0.78)
(Increase)/Decrease in non financial assets 0.29 2.49
Cash generated (used in)/from operations 147.51 121.23
Income tax paid (net of refund) (37.49) (35.32)
Net cash flow (used in)/from operating activities 110.02 85.91
(B) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment and intangibles (including work in progress and capital advances) (34.11) (55.29)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 0.70 0.73
Proceeds/(Payments) for/to term deposits with banks 2.16 (2.02)
Investment with Mutual Fund (387.48) (557.97)
Proceeds from sale of Investments (Mutual Fund) 343.29 582.94
Interest received 2.32 4.25
Net cash flows from/(used in) investing activities (73.12) (27.36)
(C) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayment of principal portion of lease liabilities (27.21) (26.87)
Proceeds from short term borrowings (net) 9.36 (3.82)
Repayment of interest portion of lease liabilities (4.81) (6.53)
Interest expense paid (2.61) (2.74)
Dividends paid (32.00) (32.00)
Net cash flows from/(used in) financing activities (57.27) (71.96)
Net decrease in cash & cash equivalents (A+B+C) (20.37) (13.41)
Cash &