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KEC International Profit Drops in March 2026 Quarter

May 16, 2026 4 mins read Firehose Gupta

KEC International Limited — Quarter and year ended March 31, 2026

Particulars Quarter ended March 31, 2026 (Refer note 9) Quarter ended December 31, 2025 (Unaudited) Quarter ended March 31, 2025 (Refer note 9) Year ended March 31, 2026 (Audited) Year ended March 31, 2025 (Audited)
1. Revenue from operations 6,389.75 6,001.35 6,872.12 23,505.54 21,846.70
2. Other income 30.09 10.23 20.20 50.33 70.86
3. Total Income (1+2) 6,419.84 6,011.58 6,892.32 23,555.87 21,917.56
4. Expenses
(i) Cost of materials consumed 3,109.93 2,889.50 3,465.79 11,571.46 9,912.15
(ii) Changes in inventories of finished goods, work-in-progress (74.14) 38.50 47.09 (325.32) 166.52
(iii) Erection and sub-contracting expenses 1,986.52 1,730.99 1,878.66 7,068.41 6,831.64
(iv) Employee benefits expense 426.46 417.73 386.32 1,662.39 1,540.20
(v) Finance costs 169.85 171.14 170.34 663.60 663.59
(vi) Depreciation and amortisation expense 50.58 50.37 46.53 197.38 183.68
(vii) Other expenses 492.91 494.64 555.43 1,870.03 1,892.29
Total expenses 6,162.11 5,792.87 6,550.16 22,707.95 21,190.07
5. Profit before exceptional items and tax (3-4) 257.73 218.71 342.16 847.92 727.49
6. Exceptional Items 58.78 58.78
7. Profit after exceptional items and before tax (5-6) 257.73 159.93 342.16 789.14 727.49
8. Tax expenses :
(i) Current Tax 92.08 27.79 143.80 180.41 269.96
(ii) Deferred Tax (27.14) 4.68 (69.83) 3.14 (113.21)
Total Tax Expense 64.94 32.47 73.97 183.55 156.75
9. Profit for the period (7-8) 192.79 127.46 268.19 605.59 570.74
10. Other Comprehensive Income/(loss)
(i) Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss (7.92) 3.19 (1.42) (6.02) (0.28)
(ii) Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss 1.24 (1.04) 0.13 0.62 (0.13)
(iii) Items that will be reclassified to profit or loss 426.45 15.17 93.17 594.14 54.39
(iv) Income tax relating to items that will be reclassified to profit or loss (75.57) (1.36) (23.65) (98.85) (9.01)
11. Total Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) for the period 344.20 15.96 68.23 489.88 44.97
12. Total Comprehensive Income for the period (9+11) 536.99 143.42 336.42 1,095.47 615.71
13. Paid-up equity share capital (face value Rs. 2/- each) 53.24 53.24 53.24 53.24 53.24
14. Other Equity 6,106.45 5,294.21
15. Basic / Diluted Earnings Per Share (in Rupees) attributable to owners (face value Rs. 2/- each) (not annualised except for the year ended March) 7.24 4.79 10.08 22.75 21.80
Particulars As at March 31, 2026 (Audited) As at March 31, 2025 (Audited)
ASSETS
1 Non-Current Assets
(a) Property, Plant and Equipment 1,159.49 1,073.99
(b) Right-of-use Asset 305.17 289.57
(c) Capital work-in-progress 113.65 38.52
(d) Goodwill 305.80 278.22
(e) Intangible Assets 2.92 4.83
(f) Financial Assets
   (i) Investments
   (ii) Trade receivables 31.45 214.93
   (iii) Other financial assets 65.38 66.07
(f) Deferred tax assets (net) 475.39 452.70
(g) Non-Current Tax Assets (Net) 260.75 138.92
(h) Other Non-Current assets 228.98 235.53
Total Non-Current Assets 2,948.98 2,793.28
2 Current Assets
(a) Inventories 1,532.74 1,140.46
(b) Financial Assets
   (i) Trade receivables 6,474.21 5,051.10
   (ii) Cash and cash equivalents 411.26 545.69
   (iii) Bank balances other than (ii) above 100.67 110.24
   (iv) Other financial assets 276.90 144.42
(c) Contract assets 12,127.56 11,043.51
(d) Current Tax Assets (Net) 26.57 16.70
(e) Other current assets 1,259.17 1,334.52
Total Current Assets 22,209.08 19,386.64
Total Assets 25,158.06 22,179.92
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
(a) Equity Share capital 53.24 53.24
(b) Other Equity 6,106.45 5,294.21
Total Equity 6,159.69 5,347.45
Liabilities
1 Non-Current liabilities
(a) Financial Liabilities
   (i) Borrowings 661.37 358.46
   (ii) Lease liabilities 220.60 211.48
(b) Provisions 83.58 19.69
(c) Deferred tax liabilities (net) 24.61 15.55
(d) Other non-current liabilities 0.39 0.41
Total Non-Current liabilities 990.55 605.59
2 Current liabilities
(a) Financial Liabilities
   (i) Borrowings 4,441.86 3,342.64
   (ii) Lease liabilities 53.93 44.90
   (iii) Trade payables
     – Total outstanding dues of micro and small enterprises 218.20 164.64
     – Total outstanding dues of creditors other than micro and small enterprises 8,485.05 8,831.57
   (iv) Trade acceptances 2,120.73 1,507.27
   (v) Other financial liabilities 115.68 97.28
(b) Contract Liabilities 1,837.26 1,659.36
(c) Other current liabilities 462.02 305.45
(d) Provisions 101.46 100.87
(e) Current Tax Liabilities (Net) 171.62 172.90
Total current liabilities 18,007.81 16,226.88
Total Equity and Liabilities 25,158.06 22,179.92
Particulars Year ended March 31, 2026 (Audited) Year ended March 31, 2025 (Audited)
A. CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR AFTER TAX 605.59 570.74
Adjustments for:
Income tax expense 183.55 156.75
Depreciation and amortisation expense 197.38 183.68
Profit on sale of property, plant and equipment (net) and gain on derecognition of leased assets (8.56)
Loss on property, plant and equipment discarded and intangible assets derecognised 2.56 3.32
Finance costs 663.60 663.59
Interest income (41.72) (55.24)
Bad debts and loans and advances written off/(written back) (net) 47.08 46.97
Allowance for expected credit losses (net) 164.09 216.70
Mark to market (gain)/ loss on forward and commodity contracts 12.88 9.71
Net unrealised exchange loss/(gain) (58.51) (2.09)
Changes in assets and liabilities 1,170.92 1,214.82
Changes in working capital: 1,776.51 1,785.56
Adjustments for (increase) / decrease in operating assets:
Inventories (355.01) 72.85
Trade receivables (1,150.38) (992.62)
Other financial assets (4.26) (23.42)
Contract assets (1,022.11) (2,017.72)
Other current assets 98.88 (221.95)
Other non-current assets 9.58 (6.56)
Adjustments for increase / (decrease) in operating liabilities: (2,423.30) (3,189.42)
Trade payables (370.44) 1,244.06
Trade acceptances 613.46 (53.52)
Other current liabilities 102.67 27.17
Contract liabilities 168.88 444.81
Other financial liabilities (32.04) 3.90
Provisions 50.83 (0.68)
CASH FLOW (USED IN)/ GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS 533.36 1,665.74
Taxes paid (net of refunds and interest on refunds) (113.43) 261.88
NET CASH FLOW (USED IN)/ GENERATED FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (A) (414.13) 419.07
B. CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditure on property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (after adjustment of increase/(decrease) in capital work-in-progress and advances for capital expenditure) (328.68) (182.52)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 51.51 33.40
Proceeds from sale and lease back transactions 70.07
Interest received 25.81 53.24
Bank balances (including non-current) not considered as cash and cash equivalents (net) 9.57 (42.06)
NET CASH FLOW (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES (B) (241.79) (67.87)
C. CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayments of other than short-term borrowings (151.88) (331.94)
Proceeds from other than short-term borrowings 545.01 266.16
Proceeds from issue of equity shares (QIP Issue) 870.16
Share issue expenses (19.04)
Repayment of short-term borrowings (21.40)
Payment of lease liabilities (46.01) (44.34)
Payment of interest of lease liabilities (23.25) (16.10)
Increase in short-term borrowings (net) 969.19
Finance costs paid (635.71) (632.83)
Dividend paid (146.38) (102.79)
NET CASH FLOW GENERATED FROM/(USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES (C) 510.97 (32.12)
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (A+B+C) (144.95) 319.08
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 545.69 205.10
Effect of exchange differences on restatement of foreign currency cash and cash equivalents 10.52 21.51
**CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF