Last close · 16 Oct 2026
Rs 4.29 +1.18%
Annual · FY2016 – FY2026
Beco Steel Limited (BECO) financial ratios
Beco Steel Limited earned a net margin of 3.2% in FY2026 against a five-year average of -0.1% (Engineering median 3.2%). Return on equity was 9.2%, compared with a sector median of 5.0%. The current ratio stood at 1.02× and debt was 1.1% of equity. Cash took about -15 days to cycle through receivables, inventory and payables.
FY2026 vs the Engineering median
- Gross margin
- 4.3%
- Sector median 6.3%
- Operating margin
- 5.9%
- Sector median 6.5%
- Net margin
- 3.2%
- Sector median 3.2%
- Return on equity (ROE)
- 9.2%
- Sector median 5.0%
- Return on assets (ROA)
- 4.1%
- Sector median 2.3%
- Current ratio
- 1.02×
- Sector median 1.36×
- Debt to equity
- 1.1%
- Sector median 19.2%
- Asset turnover
- 1.29×
- Sector median 0.51×
Median of the 15 companies in the sector with the figure for their latest fiscal year.
| Rs mn | FY2026 * Jul 2025 – Jun 2026 | FY2025 * Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 | FY2024 Jul 2023 – Jun 2024 | FY2023 * Jul 2022 – Jun 2023 | FY2022 Jul 2021 – Jun 2022 | FY2021 Jul 2020 – Jun 2021 | FY2020 Jul 2019 – Jun 2020 | FY2019 Jul 2018 – Jun 2019 | FY2018 Jul 2017 – Jun 2018 | FY2017 Jul 2016 – Jun 2017 | FY2016 Jul 2015 – Jun 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | |||||||||||
| Gross margin | 4.3% | 5.2% | 7.2% | (0.5%) | 4.7% | 1.7% | — | — | — | — | (82.6%) |
| EBITDA margin | — | 5.0% | 0.9% | (0.2%) | 3.7% | (6.4%) | — | — | — | — | (55.7%) |
| Operating margin | 5.9% | 3.0% | (2.0%) | (2.2%) | 3.5% | (6.6%) | — | — | — | — | (104.4%) |
| Pre-tax margin | 3.8% | 2.4% | 0.1% | (2.3%) | 3.5% | 2.7% | — | — | — | — | (119.3%) |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 1.5% | (2.9%) | (5.4%) | 3.0% | 1.0% | — | — | — | — | (118.7%) |
| Effective tax rate | 15.9% | 38.0% | 2,642.8% | — | 13.4% | 63.0% | 1.4% | (8.9%) | — | — | — |
| Returns | |||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 9.2% | 3.5% | (2.9%) | (6.2%) | 11.4% | 32.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 4.1% | 1.5% | (1.4%) | (3.9%) | 8.4% | 2.9% | 19.4% | 56.9% | (16.8%) | (16.4%) | — |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | — | 3.5% | (2.9%) | — | 11.4% | 30.6% | 174.9% | — | — | — | — |
| Liquidity | |||||||||||
| Current ratio | 1.02× | 0.93× | 0.86× | 0.75× | 1.25× | 0.50× | 1.16× | 0.68× | 0.02× | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| Quick ratio | 0.68× | 0.46× | 0.32× | 0.34× | 0.86× | — | — | — | 0.01× | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Leverage | |||||||||||
| Debt to equity | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | — | — | — | 4.4% | — | — | — | — |
| Debt to capital | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | — | — | — | 4.2% | 627.1% | — | — | 400.0% |
| Debt to assets | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.1% | — | — | — | 0.5% | 59.0% | 69.6% | 67.0% | 63.7% |
| Assets to equity | 2.26× | 2.35× | 2.08× | 1.59× | 1.36× | 11.11× | — | — | — | — | — |
| Efficiency | |||||||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.29× | 1.00× | 0.48× | 0.72× | 2.77× | 2.90× | 0.00× | 0.00× | 0.00× | 0.00× | — |
| Receivable days days | 79 | 68 | 107 | 84 | 29 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inventory days days | 65 | 108 | 207 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payable days days | 159 | 213 | 420 | 182 | 34 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cash conversion cycle days | (15) | (38) | (106) | (22) | (5) | (98) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends | |||||||||||
| Dividend payout ratio | — | 0.0% | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — |
| Earnings retention rate | — | 1.00× | — | — | 1.00× | 1.00× | 1.00× | 1.00× | — | — | — |
Ratios as reported for each fiscal year; returns are on average equity / assets. Debt ratios are percentages; turnover in times; working-capital measures in days.
BECO: frequently asked questions
What is BECO's EPS?
Beco Steel Limited reported basic earnings per share of Rs 0.25 for FY2026 (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026).
What is BECO's P/E ratio?
At the closing price of Rs 4.29 on 16 Oct 2026, BECO trades at a P/E of 17.2× based on EPS of Rs 0.25 (FY2026).
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