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Sonata Software Q4 FY26: Profit jumps to ₹27.9 crore

May 7, 2026 4 mins read Firehose Gupta

Sonata Software Limited — Quarter and year ended March 31, 2026 (audited)

Sl No. Particulars Quarter ended Year ended
March 31, 2026
(Refer note 8)
December 31, 2025
(Unaudited)
1 Revenue from operations 41,071 37,108
2 Other income 5,414 3,458
3 Total income (1 + 2) 46,485 40,566
4 Expenses
(a) Purchase of stock-in-trade (traded goods) 10,631 8,120
(b) Changes in inventories of stock-in-trade 2 2
(c) Employee benefits expense 16,763 21,752
(d) Finance costs 97 375
(e) Depreciation and amortization expense 750 754
(f) Other expenses 5,780 3,431
Total expenses 34,023 34,434
5 Profit before exceptional items and tax (3 – 4) 12,462 6,132
6 Exceptional item (Refer Note 6)
Impact of new labour codes
2,620
7 Profit before tax (5 – 6) 12,462 3,512
8 Tax expense
(1) Current tax 5,356 191
(2) Deferred tax (517) 17
Total tax expense 4,839 208
9 Profit for the period (7 – 8) 7,623 3,304
10 Other comprehensive income
(1) Items that will not be reclassified to profit/(loss)
(a) Remeasurement of the defined benefit plans (323) (17)
(b) Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified to profit/(loss) 81 5
(2) Items that will be reclassified to profit or (loss)
(a) The effective portion of gains/ (losses) on hedging instruments in a cash flow hedge (656) (4)
(b) Income tax relating to items that will be reclassified to profit/(loss) 165 1
Total (733) (15)
11 Total comprehensive income for the period (9 + 10) 6,890 3,289
12 Paid-up equity share capital (Face Value ₹ 1/-) 2,768 2,773
13 Other equity (Refer Note 7) 78,819 77,554
14 Earnings per equity share (of ₹ 1/- each) (Refer Note 4)
(a) Basic (in ₹) 2.75 1.19
(b) Diluted (in ₹) 2.75 1.19
Sl No. Particulars As at March 31, 2026 (Audited) As at March 31, 2025 (Audited)
1 ASSETS
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
(a) Property, plant and equipment 1,654 2,006
(b) Right-of-use assets 11,694 2,252
(c) Goodwill 282 282
(d) Intangible asset under development 505
(e) Financial assets
  (i) Investments 6,225 6,225
  (ii) Loans 9,481
  (iii) Other financial assets 1,141 643
(f) Deferred tax assets (net) 2,073 1,338
(g) Income tax assets (net) 5,764 7,279
(h) Other non-current assets 100 74
Total non-current assets 38,919 20,099
2 CURRENT ASSETS
(a) Inventories 4 2
(b) Financial assets
  (i) Investments 1,608
  (ii) Trade receivables 89,731 66,471
  (iii) Cash and cash equivalents 3,143 2,439
  (iv) Bank balances other than (iii) above 1,504 5,943
  (v) Other financial assets 1,020 1,647
(c) Other current assets 5,303 4,240
Total current assets 100,705 82,350
TOTAL – ASSETS 139,624 102,449
3 EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
EQUITY
(a) Equity share capital 2,768 2,776
(b) Other equity 78,819 77,554
Total Equity 81,587 80,330
4 LIABILITIES
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
(a) Financial liabilities
  (i) Lease liabilities 9,338 1,971
  (ii) Other financial liabilities 325 2,589
Total non-current liabilities 9,663 4,560
5 CURRENT LIABILITIES
(a) Financial liabilities
  (i) Borrowings 8,630
  (ii) Lease liabilities 2,247 517
  (iii) Trade payables
    Total outstanding dues of micro enterprises and small enterprises 291 83
    Total outstanding dues of creditors other than micro enterprises and small enterprises 17,502 6,432
  (iv) Other financial liabilities 8,627 6,104
(b) Other current liabilities 1,502 1,816
(c) Provisions 5,543 1,864
(d) Current tax liabilities (net) 4,032 743
Total current liabilities 48,374 17,559
TOTAL – EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 139,624 102,449
Particulars March 31, 2026 (Audited) March 31, 2025 (Audited)
A. CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Profit before tax 35,674 23,477
Adjustments for :
Depreciation and amortization expense 3,066 2,129
Finance costs 1,101 469
Impairment loss recognised on trade receivables and contract assets 2,179 265
Provisions / liabilities no longer required written back (33) (1)
Interest income (363) (584)
Dividend income from long-term investments in subsidiaries (18,562) (15,800)
(Gain) / loss on sale of fixed assets / scrapped (20) 32
Net (gain) on investments carried at fair value through profit and loss (220) (395)
Gain on termination of lease (203) (1)
Commission on guarantees (910) (341)
Expenses on employee stock based compensation 183 285
Net unrealized foreign exchange (gain) / loss (3,846) (430)
Net unrealized (gain) / loss on derivatives carried at fair value through profit or loss 970 43
Operating profit before working capital changes 19,016 9,348
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease/(increase) in trade receivables (21,836) (14,375)
Decrease/(increase) in Inventories (2) (2)
Decrease/(increase) in other financial assets – current 601 173
Decrease/(increase) in other financial assets non-current (1,086) 837
Decrease/(increase) in other non-current assets (30) 29
Decrease/(increase) in other current assets (1,060) 2,299
(Decrease)/increase in other financial liabilities non-current (2,012) 905
(Decrease)/increase in trade payables 10,969 (2,036)
(Decrease)/increase in other financial liabilities – current 20 2,698
(Decrease)/increase in other current liabilities (618) (2,638)
(Decrease)/increase in provisions 3,679 503
Net cash flow from / (used in) operations 7,641 (2,259)
Income taxes paid (net of refunds) (3,341) 126
Net cash flow used in operating activities (A) 4,300 (2,133)
B. CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment including capital work-in-progress and intangible asset under development (1,182) (576)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 71 145
Purchase of current investments (63,098) (67,961)
Proceeds from sale of current investments 64,872 66,603
Proceeds from sale of bonds 54 43
Proceeds from sub-lease assets 2 18
Investments in bank deposits (828) (2,892)
Proceeds from maturity of bank deposits 5,275 3,601
Interest received 330 566
Commission on guarantees 910 341
Dividend received from subsidiary 18,500 15,800
Inter corporate loans given (8,989) (3,300)
Inter corporate loans recovered 3,300
Net cash flow from investing activities (B) 15,917 15,688
C. CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds/(repayment) from/(of) short-term borrowings (net) (4)
Payment of lease liabilities (2,575) (1,161)
Payment of dividend (22,321) (12,258)
Proceeds from issue of shares on exercise of employee stock options 91 346
Payments for shares purchased by Employee Welfare Trust (3,200)
Inter corporate borrowings received 28,600
Inter corporate borrowings repaid (19,970)
Interest paid (227) (41)
Net cash flow used in financing activities (C) (19,602) (13,118)
Net increase/(decrease) in Cash and cash equivalents (A+B+C) 615 437
Opening Cash and cash equivalents 2,439 1,973
Exchange difference on translation of foreign currency Cash and cash equivalents 89 29
Closing Cash and cash equivalents 3,143 2,439
Sl No. Particulars Quarter ended March 31, 2026 (Refer Note 5) Quarter ended December 31, 2025 (Unaudited) Quarter ended March 31, 2025 (Refer Note 5) Year ended March 31, 2026 (Audited) Year ended March 31, 2025 (Audited)
1 Revenue from operations 253,619 308,058 261,720 1,070,124 1,015,725
2 Other