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Bharat Dynamics Ltd

| Quarterly Financial Results Q3 FY 2025-26

BULLISH SENTIMENT

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⬤31st Jan 26

Summary : Bharat Dynamics reported strong nine-month financial growth and declared an interim dividend, despite challenges from non-moving inventory and new labour code liabilities.

Quarterly Report Analysis & Insights

Financial Disclosures

  1. Cost of materials consumed: ₹ 46,384.28 lakhs (Q3 FY26)
  2. Changes in inventories of finished goods and work-in-progress: ₹ (13,234.87) lakhs (Q3 FY26)
  3. Employee benefits expense: ₹ 13,770.30 lakhs (Q3 FY26)
  4. Finance cost: ₹ 67.42 lakhs (Q3 FY26)
  5. Depreciation and amortisation expense: ₹ 1,930.47 lakhs (Q3 FY26)
  6. Other expenses: ₹ 7,144.84 lakhs (Q3 FY26)
  7. Non-moving inventory linked to short-closed customer orders, backed by advances.
  8. Sales/income from operations: ₹ 54,856.26 lakhs (Q3 FY26), ₹ 1,92,673.62 lakhs (9M FY26)
  9. Other operating income: ₹ 1,806.78 lakhs (Q3 FY26), ₹ 3,485.12 lakhs (9M FY26)
  10. Other income: ₹ 9,717.25 lakhs (Q3 FY26), ₹ 30,460.50 lakhs (9M FY26)
  11. Additional liability of ₹ 447.50 lakhs from new Labour Codes.
  12. Paid-up equity share capital: ₹ 18,328.12 lakhs (Face value ₹ 5/- each).
  13. Other equity excluding revaluation reserves: ₹ 3,82,566.96 lakhs (as of 31 March 2025).
  14. Non-moving inventory: ₹ 8331.44 lakhs (as of 31 March 2025).
  15. Investments in Advanced Materials (Defence) Testing Foundation and Electronic Warfare (Defence) Testing Foundation (associate companies).
  16. Standalone unaudited financial results.
  17. Exempted from segment reporting as a government defence production company.
  18. Associate entities (Advanced Materials/Electronic Warfare Testing Foundations) not consolidated.

Corporate Overview

  1. Hyderabad (Corporate/Registered Office)
  2. Mumbai (Stock Exchange listings)
  3. National and Local (Telugu/Hindi) newspapers for results publication
  4. Impact of new Labour Codes (Code on Wages 2019, Industrial Relations Code 2020, Occupational Safety, Health and Working conditions Code 2020) resulting in additional liability of ₹ 447.50 lakhs.
  5. Management of non-moving inventory (₹ 8331.44 lakhs) due to short-closed customer orders.
  6. Government orders and policies (Ministry of Defence)
  7. Compliance with SEBI (LODR) Regulations
  8. Government of India Enterprise under Ministry of Defence, engaged in defence production.
  9. Factual and compliant, reporting financial results and board decisions.
  10. Government customers placing firm orders/LOI
  11. Sales/income from operations
  12. Other operating income
  13. Other income

Risk Factors

  1. Significant non-moving inventory identified.
  2. New labour codes add liability.
  3. Quarterly revenue shows high volatility.
  4. Reliance on government firm orders.

Key Drivers

  1. Interim dividend declared at Rs 4.5.
  2. Nine-month profit shows significant growth.
  3. Revenue from operations increased year-on-year.
  4. Government enterprise in defence sector.

Auditor’s Report

  1. Limited Review Report on standalone unaudited financial results.
  2. Conclusion is not modified regarding the financial statements.
  3. Attention drawn to Note 7 regarding non-moving inventory of ₹ 8331.44 lakhs for which no provision was made, as per company policy due to advances received.

Board Commentary

  1. Interim Dividend of ₹ 4.50 per share declared for Financial Year 2025-26.
  2. Record Date for dividend payment fixed as 9 February 2026.
  3. Non-moving inventory of ₹ 8331.44 lakhs (as of 31 March 2025) due to short-closed firm orders/LOI.
  4. New Labour Codes (Code on Wages 2019, Industrial Relations Code 2020, Occupational Safety, Health and Working conditions Code 2020) notified, leading to an additional liability of ₹ 447.50 lakhs.
  5. Investment in Advanced Materials (Defence) Testing Foundation and Electronic Warfare (Defence) Testing Foundation (not-for-profit associate companies).

Corporate Governance

  1. Government of India Enterprise, implying government oversight.
  2. Audit Committee reviewed the financial results.

Management Discussion & Analysis

Future Strategy

  1. Monitoring developments related to new labour codes and evaluating their impact on employee benefits liability.

Industry Overview

  1. Defence production sector, with government exemptions for segment reporting.

Operational Focus Areas

  1. Compliance with SEBI (LODR) Regulations 2015.
  2. Managing inventory effectively, especially non-moving stock.

Performance Drivers

  1. Sales/income from operations
  2. Effective management of expenses

Risk Control Measures

  1. No provision for non-moving inventory due to advances received exceeding asset value.
  2. Continuous monitoring of labour code developments to assess impact.

Critical Risks

  1. Additional liability from new Labour Codes.
  2. Significant non-moving inventory due to short-closed customer orders.
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