BBS Cables financial analysis: revenue down 75% since FY2019, FY2026 loss of BDT 5.08 a share (Oct 2026)
BBS Cables: revenue fell 75% in six years as government cable tenders were cancelled; losses have reached BDT 1.1bn a year
Revenue dropped from BDT 8.5bn (FY2019) to BDT 2.1bn (FY2025); FY2025 carried BDT 426m of tender penalties and bad debts, FY2026 EPS was BDT (5.08) as announced to DSE, and NAV per share fell to BDT 22.93.
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- Revenue fell 75% from BDT 8,514m in FY2019 to BDT 2,105m in FY2025; production was 11,500 tonnes, 48.7% of capacity [6 p.98] [1 p.107] [1 p.182] →
- Government tenders worth BDT 1,519m were cancelled for late delivery; FY2025 carried BDT 152m of encashed guarantees, BDT 32m of late-delivery charges and BDT 242m of bad debts [1 p.166] [1 p.169] [1 p.170] →
- Financial expense was 32.8% of revenue in FY2025 against 4.0% in FY2019; interest on borrowings alone was BDT 490m [1 p.170] [15] →
- FY2026 EPS was BDT (5.08) and NAV per share BDT 22.93 as announced to DSE on 28-Oct-2026; the board proposed a 0.25% cash dividend [8] →
- The auditor made going concern a key audit matter for FY2025; receivable days were 482 and inventory days 494 at June 2025 [1 p.128] [15] →
Investment considerations: a cable maker that lost its government orders, with equity still well above debt
BBS Cables PLC makes electrical cables and wires: house wiring, industrial and power cables. It sells through 84 sales centres across Bangladesh [1 p.50] and, until recently, a large part of its revenue came from government power utilities that buy cables through tenders. The sponsor group also owns Bangladesh Building Systems PLC, which holds 13.46% of the shares [1 p.50]. Through FY2019 the company was one of the most profitable cable makers on the Dhaka Stock Exchange: net profit was BDT 1,456m on revenue of BDT 8,514m [6 p.98].
Since then revenue has fallen in five of six years. It was BDT 3,859m in FY2024 and BDT 2,105m in FY2025, 75% below FY2019 [1 p.107]. The company's own explanation is that government tender orders, historically a meaningful part of revenue, were reduced or cancelled, that a weaker taka raised the cost of imported raw materials, and that it could not raise selling prices because of competition [1 p.166]. Tenders from Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC), Dhaka Palli Bidyut Samity and the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board totalling BDT 1,519m were cancelled because goods were not delivered on time; the company told its auditor that banks could not open letters of credit while foreign-exchange reserves were low [1 p.166]. The utilities then encashed BDT 152m of performance guarantees [1 p.170].
The losses followed. The net loss was BDT 133m in FY2024 and BDT 857m in FY2025 [1 p.132]. For FY2026 the company announced EPS of BDT (5.08), a loss of about BDT 1,075m, with NAV per share of BDT 22.93 [8] [15]. The annual report for FY2026 is not yet in our filings corpus, so FY2026 line items below come from the nine-month statements to March 2026. This note sets out the evidence from the filings. It carries no valuation and no view on the share price.
Strengths in the filings
- Equity is still large against debt: shareholders' equity was BDT 5,368m at 31-Mar-2026 against bank debt of BDT 3,272m, debt to equity 0.61x [2 p.3] [15].
- Gross margin has held in a narrow band through the revenue collapse: 17.3% in FY2024, 15.1% in FY2025 and 14.9% in the nine months to March 2026 [1 p.107] [2 p.4] [15].
- Revenue stopped falling year on year in FY2026: it was 2.4% higher in Q2 and 7.0% higher in Q3 than a year earlier [3 p.4] [2 p.4] [15].
- Operating cash flow stayed positive: BDT 294m in FY2025 and BDT 1.13 a share for the nine months to March 2026 [1 p.134] [8].
- No revaluation reserve: equity is share capital of BDT 2,117m and retained earnings of BDT 3,814m at June 2025, so book value is not lifted by asset revaluation [1 p.131].
Weaknesses in the filings
- Revenue is a quarter of its FY2019 level and production used 48.7% of the 23,600-tonne capacity in FY2025 [1 p.107] [1 p.182] [15].
- Financial expense (BDT 689m) was more than twice gross profit (BDT 318m) in FY2025; interest on overdrafts, import loans and term loans was BDT 490m [1 p.132] [1 p.170] [15].
- Working capital is very slow: receivable days 482 and inventory days 494 at June 2025, and 25% of trade receivables were six months or older [1 p.147] [15].
- The auditor made going concern, revenue and receivables, short-term loans and inventories key audit matters, and drew attention to the absence of a gratuity fund and a provident fund [1 p.124] [1 p.128].
- The FY2026 loss of about BDT 1,075m was larger than FY2025's, and the FY2026 dividend is 0.25% cash, about BDT 5.3m in total [8] [15].
Data
| Oct 25 | Nov 25 | Dec 25 | Jan 26 | Feb 26 | Mar 26 | Apr 26 | May 26 | Jun 26 | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 26 | Oct 26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBSCABLES | 15.20 | 14.20 | 15.20 | 14.60 | 17.20 | 19.30 | 19.80 | 24.60 | 23.50 | 22.50 | 18.40 | 16.80 | 15.50 |
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Price (29-Oct-2026) | BDT 15.5 |
| 52-week range (intraday) | BDT 11.6-26.8 |
| Market cap | BDT 3.28bn |
| Shares | 211.71m |
| Sponsors and directors | 30.12% (incl. Bangladesh Building Systems PLC 13.46%) |
| Institutions / public | 23.12% / 46.55% |
| EPS FY2025 / FY2026 (DSE) | BDT (4.05) / (5.08) |
| NAV per share (30-Jun-2026, DSE) | BDT 22.93 |
| Bank debt (31-Mar-2026) | BDT 3.27bn |
| FY2026 dividend (proposed) | 0.25% cash (BDT 0.025 a share) |
| Fiscal year end | 30 June |
| Auditor (FY2025) | T. Hussain & Co.: unmodified, emphasis of matter, going-concern key audit matter |
| Credit rating (NCR, Sep-2026) | BBB / ST-3, developing (was A) |
| Next events | Record date 17-Nov-2026; AGM 15-Dec-2026 |
Solvency: BDT 3.3bn of bank debt, 81% short-term, against BDT 5.4bn of equity at March 2026
Because the auditor flagged going concern, the funding position comes first. At 31-Mar-2026 the company owed banks BDT 3,272m: short-term loans of BDT 2,655m, long-term loans of BDT 502m and a current portion of BDT 114m [2 p.3]. Short-term loans were 81.2% of the total [15]. Cash was BDT 419m, so net debt was BDT 2,852m. The short-term lines are working-capital facilities that are renewed each year; the auditor made them a key audit matter because of their size, rollover risk and classification, and concluded that the carrying amount and disclosure were appropriate [1 p.126].
The rates are high. The loan notes list, among others, a United Commercial Bank overdraft and term loan at 14.5% and a Woori Bank import loan at 11% [1 p.159] [1 p.161] [1 p.162]. Total interest on overdrafts, import loans and term loans was BDT 490m in FY2025, up from BDT 385m, while debt rose only from BDT 2,905m to BDT 3,109m [1 p.170] [15]. In the nine months to March 2026 the company reported financial expenses of BDT 473m, against BDT 360m a year earlier [2 p.4].
| Jun-2024 | Jun-2025 | Mar-2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term loan | 2,404.6 | 2,533.5 | 2,655.4 |
| Long-term loan (non-current) | 333.4 | 421.1 | 501.8 |
| Current portion of long-term loan | 167.0 | 154.6 | 114.3 |
| Bank debt | 2,905.0 | 3,109.2 | 3,271.5 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 782.8 | 536.1 | 419.4 |
| Net debt | 2,122.2 | 2,573.1 | 2,852.1 |
| Shareholders' equity | 6,808.8 | 5,931.0 | 5,367.9 |
| Debt / equity | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.6x |
| Short-term loan / bank debt | 82.8% | 81.5% | 81.2% |
The going-concern key audit matter reads in full as a revenue question. The auditor wrote that the fall in turnover from BDT 3,859m to BDT 2,105m 'gives rise to events or conditions that may cast substantial risk on the company's ability to continue as a going concern', tested management's twelve-month cash-flow forecast, borrowing facilities and covenant compliance, and concluded that the reasons (economic conditions, cancelled government tenders, higher material costs, weaker customer purchasing power) did not require any adjustment [1 p.128]. The opinion itself is unmodified [1 p.124]. Management states that the fall in turnover alone does not threaten the going concern, given its liquidity and order backlog, and that it will monitor cash flow, working capital and the order book [1 p.166]. The size of that backlog is not disclosed in the pages we read.
Equity is the cushion. It fell from BDT 7,048m in FY2022 to BDT 5,931m at June 2025 [1 p.107] and to BDT 5,368m at March 2026 [2 p.3]; the DSE disclosure of NAV per share of BDT 22.93 at June 2026 implies about BDT 4,855m [8] [15]. Equity at June 2026 was about 4.5x the FY2026 loss of about BDT 1,075m; each year of loss also raises the share of bank debt in total funding. The credit rating moved the same way: National Credit Ratings assigned 'A' (long term) on the June 2024 accounts and 'BBB' on the June 2025 accounts, both with ST-3 and a developing outlook [8].
Data
| Jun-22 | Jun-23 | Jun-24 | Jun-25 | Mar-26 | Jun-26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholders' equity | 7,048.40 | 6,984.50 | 6,808.80 | 5,931.00 | 5,367.90 | 4,854.50 |
Business: a 23,600-tonne cable plant that produced 11,500 tonnes in FY2025 after government orders fell away
How the company makes money. BBS Cables buys copper and PVC compound, draws and insulates wire and sells it by the tonne. In FY2025 it produced 11,500 tonnes and sold 11,606 tonnes from an installed capacity of 23,600 tonnes [1 p.182]; in FY2024 it produced 16,200 tonnes [5 p.200]. Revenue per tonne sold was about BDT 181 thousand in FY2025 and raw material consumed per tonne produced about BDT 134 thousand [15]. Exports were only BDT 17m (US$145,549); domestic sales were BDT 2,088m [1 p.182]. Raw materials were 86% of cost of goods sold [1 p.127].
| FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Installed capacity (tonnes) | 23,600 | 23,600 |
| Actual production (tonnes) | 16,200 | 11,500 |
| Sales (tonnes) | — | 11,606 |
| Capacity utilisation | 68.6% | 48.7% |
| Revenue per tonne sold (BDT '000) | — | 181.4 |
| Raw material per tonne produced (BDT '000) | 183.4 | 133.8 |
Two customer groups. Retail and dealer demand for house wiring is served through the sales centres; their receivable balances, listed one by one in note 9, range from under BDT 1m to BDT 74m (Savar) [1 p.147]. Government utilities buy power and distribution cables through tenders. TBS reported in December 2025 that the company once had 'robust government contracts', and that in FY2019 it earned its highest net profit of Tk145 crore [10]. The annual report does not split revenue between government and private customers, so the size of the tender business can be seen only through the cancelled orders (BDT 1,519m) and the guarantee encashments [1 p.166] [1 p.170].
The market. The company's annual report cites an industry estimate of about Tk10,000 crore for the Bangladesh cable market, of which Tk7,000 crore is branded, Tk1,000 crore non-branded and Tk2,000 crore imported [1 p.38]. TBS reported on 28-Oct-2026 that the market has shrunk by 25%, that BRB Cable Industries holds more than 30% according to company and industry estimates, that Bizli Cables (PRAN-RFL) and Walton have expanded, and that AkijBashir Group announced more than Tk300 crore of cable investment in January 2026 [11]. On those reports, BBS Cables' FY2025 revenue of BDT 2.1bn would be about 2% of the earlier Tk10,000 crore estimate; we treat that only as an order of magnitude, because both market figures are industry estimates, not audited data.
What changed over six years. From FY2019 to FY2023 revenue held between BDT 6.3bn and BDT 8.5bn, but gross margin fell from 33.1% to 15.2% [6 p.98] [1 p.107] [15]: the company told DSE in successive quarters that raw-material prices and the dollar raised costs faster than it could raise prices [8]. Then the volume went. Revenue fell 41.1% in FY2024 and 45.5% in FY2025 [15], which the company attributes to cancelled tenders and the LC problem [1 p.166]. TBS also cited market analysts on an 'alleged loss of political patronage' after August 2024 [10]; that is the newspaper's attribution to analysts, not a statement in the filings. The capacity of 23,600 tonnes did not change between the two annual reports [5 p.200] [1 p.182], so the plant is now running at under half its rating.
Data
| FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 8,514.30 | 7,130.90 | 6,379.10 | 6,282.60 | 6,552.40 | 3,859.50 | 2,104.80 |
| Net profit after tax | 1,455.90 | 1,162.60 | 930.30 | 807.70 | 97.40 | -133.40 | -856.60 |
Line items: interest of BDT 490m and BDT 426m of tender penalties and bad debts against BDT 318m of gross profit in FY2025
Revenue. Gross sales were BDT 2,419m in FY2025 and VAT of BDT 314m was deducted, leaving revenue of BDT 2,105m; VAT was 13.0% of gross sales in both years [1 p.166] [15]. Volume explains most of the fall: production was down 29.0% in tonnes while revenue was down 45.5% [15]. The company says it could not raise prices materially because of competition, and that it is re-prioritising higher-margin products and seeking new customers at home and abroad [1 p.166].
Cost of goods sold. Raw material consumption fell to BDT 1,539m from BDT 2,972m; it was 73.1% of revenue, against 77.0% [1 p.167] [15]. Manufacturing overhead fell only 9% to BDT 232m, because it is mostly fixed: wages of BDT 86m, depreciation of BDT 72m and utilities of BDT 33m [1 p.167] [1 p.168]. As a share of revenue overhead rose from 6.6% to 11.0% [15]. Copper is the main input and is bought partly by import; in FY2024 BDT 704m of raw materials were imported and BDT 2,208m bought locally [5 p.200]. Gross margin fell to 15.1% from 17.3% [15].
| FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross sales before VAT | 4,435.7 | 2,418.6 |
| VAT deducted | 576.3 | 313.8 |
| Revenue | 3,859.5 | 2,104.8 |
| Raw material consumption | 2,971.8 | 1,539.2 |
| Manufacturing overhead | 253.4 | 231.7 |
| Raw material / revenue | 77.0% | 73.1% |
| Manufacturing overhead / revenue | 6.6% | 11.0% |
Administrative expenses. These rose to BDT 359m from BDT 124m, entirely because of BDT 242m of bad debts: on 30-Jul-2025 the board approved writing off receivables that had been outstanding for a long period despite repeated follow-up [1 p.169] [1 p.170]. Without the write-off, administrative expenses were about BDT 116m. Directors' remuneration fell to BDT 8.4m from BDT 12.1m [1 p.168].
Selling and distribution. These rose 8% to BDT 269m in FY2025, mostly salaries of BDT 143m, and included BDT 13m of cash sales incentives, a new line [1 p.169]. Selling costs are largely fixed against a shrinking revenue base: they were 12.8% of revenue in FY2025 against 6.5% in FY2024 [15].
Finance cost. The FY2025 'Finance Cost' of BDT 689m has three parts. Interest on borrowings was BDT 490m (overdraft BDT 335m, import loans BDT 79m, term loans BDT 76m). Tender penalties were BDT 184m: BDT 152m of bank guarantees encashed by DPDC, Dhaka Palli Bidyut Samity-1 and BREB, and BDT 32m of late-delivery charges. The rest, BDT 15m, was bank charges, lease interest and FX loss [1 p.170] [15]. The penalties are a consequence of the cancelled tenders and are not interest; with the BDT 242m bad debts they total BDT 426m, against a loss before tax of BDT 989m [1 p.132] [15].
| FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overdraft interest | 254.7 | 334.9 |
| Import loan interest | 75.5 | 79.4 |
| Term loan interest | 55.2 | 75.9 |
| Interest on borrowings | 385.4 | 490.2 |
| Bank guarantees encashed | 0.0 | 151.9 |
| Late-delivery charges | 0.0 | 31.9 |
| Other finance items | 33.4 | 15.4 |
| Bad debts written off (admin) | 0.0 | 242.4 |
| Tender penalties + bad debts | 0.0 | 426.2 |
Tax. Current tax is a minimum tax of 1% of turnover, BDT 21m in FY2025, because there is no taxable profit; a deferred tax credit of BDT 153m, from a lower temporary difference on property, plant and equipment, turned the tax line into a credit of BDT 132m [1 p.171]. The deferred tax liability fell to BDT 103m from BDT 256m, which the auditor made a key audit matter [1 p.128]. The minimum tax means each BDT 100m of revenue costs about BDT 1m of tax regardless of profit. No WPPF has been charged since FY2024 [1 p.107].
| FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3,859.5 | 2,104.8 |
| Gross profit | 666.6 | 317.6 |
| Administrative expenses | 124.4 | 358.7 |
| Selling & distribution | 249.7 | 269.1 |
| Operating profit/(loss) | 292.5 | -310.2 |
| Other income | 11.8 | 10.9 |
| Finance cost | 418.8 | 689.4 |
| Profit/(loss) before tax | -114.5 | -988.8 |
| Profit/(loss) after tax | -133.4 | -856.6 |
| EPS (BDT) | -0.63 | -4.05 |
FY2026: revenue steadied after a 48% drop in Q1, but every quarter lost money and the year closed at EPS of BDT (5.08)
FY2026 so far. The first quarter (July-September 2025) was the weakest: revenue fell 48.2% to BDT 525m and the loss after tax was BDT 182m [4 p.2] [15]. Revenue then stabilised at about the prior year's level: BDT 456m in Q2 and BDT 347m in Q3 [3 p.4] [2 p.4]. Gross margin was 14.5%, 15.4% and 15.0% in the three quarters [15]. Financial expenses were BDT 144m to BDT 171m a quarter, close to or above revenue-driven gross profit of BDT 52m to BDT 76m, so every quarter lost money [15].
| Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,011.9 | 445.9 | 324.5 | 322.5 | 524.5 | 456.4 | 347.2 |
| Gross profit | 153.9 | 89.3 | 58.5 | 15.9 | 76.2 | 70.2 | 52.1 |
| Profit/(loss) from operation | 50.7 | 9.9 | -45.6 | -325.3 | -10.9 | -32.8 | -47.4 |
| Financial expenses | 98.9 | 102.2 | 159.2 | 329.0 | 170.5 | 144.5 | 158.2 |
| Net profit/(loss) after tax | -42.3 | -101.6 | -203.2 | -509.4 | -182.1 | -175.7 | -205.3 |
| EPS (BDT) | -0.20 | -0.48 | -0.96 | -2.41 | -0.86 | -0.83 | -0.97 |
| Gross margin | 15.2% | 20.0% | 18.0% | 4.9% | 14.5% | 15.4% | 15.0% |
The derived fourth quarter of FY2025 (April-June 2025) shows where the one-off items landed: gross profit was only BDT 16m, the operating loss BDT 325m and financial expenses BDT 329m, for a loss of BDT 509m, or BDT (2.41) a share [1 p.132] [2 p.4] [15]. That quarter carried the bad-debt write-off approved after the year end and the guarantee encashments. The quarter EPS figures in the exhibit agree with the company's DSE disclosures: (0.20), (0.48) and (0.96) for FY2025's first three quarters and (0.86), (0.83) and (0.97) for FY2026's [8].
Data
| Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross profit | 153.90 | 89.30 | 58.50 | 15.90 | 76.20 | 70.20 | 52.10 |
| Financial expenses | 98.90 | 102.20 | 159.20 | 329.00 | 170.50 | 144.50 | 158.20 |
The full year to June 2026, as announced. On 28-Oct-2026 the company reported FY2026 EPS of BDT (5.08) against BDT (4.05), NAV per share of BDT 22.93 against BDT 28.01, and net operating cash flow of BDT 1.06 a share against BDT 1.39 [8]. With nine-month EPS of BDT (2.66), the fourth quarter (April-June 2026) lost BDT 2.42 a share, almost exactly the BDT 2.41 of the same quarter a year earlier [2 p.4] [15]. The full-year loss was about BDT 1,075m. We do not yet have the FY2026 statements, so we cannot say whether the fourth quarter again held tender penalties or write-offs. The board recommended a cash dividend of 0.25% (BDT 0.025 a share), with a record date of 17-Nov-2026 and the AGM on 15-Dec-2026 [8].
| FY2025 | FY2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| EPS (BDT) | -4.05 | -5.08 |
| 9M EPS (BDT) | -1.64 | -2.66 |
| Implied Q4 EPS (BDT) | -2.41 | -2.42 |
| NAV per share (BDT) | 28.01 | 22.93 |
| NOCFPS (BDT) | 1.39 | 1.06 |
| Implied loss (BDT mn) | -857.4 | -1,075.5 |
| Cash dividend per share (BDT) | 0.00 | 0.03 |
Ratios: ROE went from 22% (FY2020) to -13% (FY2025); interest cover from 7.1x to below zero
Seven years of ratios show two stages. From FY2019 to FY2022 the business shrank slowly and stayed very profitable: operating margin 22.4%-28.4%, ROE 12.0%-22.5%, and financial expense covered 4.1x-7.1x by operating profit and other income [15]. From FY2023 the margin broke: gross margin 15.2% in FY2023 against 28.1% in FY2022, then revenue fell and fixed costs and interest took the rest. In FY2025 the operating margin was -14.7% and financial expense was 32.8% of revenue [6 p.98] [1 p.107] [15].
| FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 8,514.3 | 7,130.9 | 6,379.1 | 6,282.6 | 6,552.4 | 3,859.5 | 2,104.8 |
| Gross profit | 2,819.3 | 2,357.6 | 1,956.8 | 1,762.3 | 995.9 | 666.6 | 317.6 |
| Financial expense | 339.3 | 357.4 | 347.9 | 340.8 | 469.3 | 418.8 | 689.4 |
| Profit before tax | 1,986.3 | 1,584.9 | 1,217.9 | 1,021.5 | 115.5 | -114.5 | -988.8 |
| Net profit after tax | 1,455.9 | 1,162.6 | 930.3 | 807.7 | 97.4 | -133.4 | -856.6 |
| Shareholders' equity | 4,673.1 | 5,677.1 | 6,432.8 | 7,048.4 | 6,984.5 | 6,808.8 | 5,931.0 |
| EPS (BDT) | 9.17 | 6.66 | 4.84 | 4.01 | 0.46 | -0.63 | -4.05 |
| Cash dividend per share (BDT) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 |
| FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth | — | -16.2% | -10.5% | -1.5% | 4.3% | -41.1% | -45.5% |
| Gross margin | 33.1% | 33.1% | 30.7% | 28.1% | 15.2% | 17.3% | 15.1% |
| Operating margin | 28.4% | 28.3% | 25.5% | 22.4% | 8.9% | 7.6% | -14.7% |
| Financial expense / revenue | 4.0% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 7.2% | 10.8% | 32.8% |
| Interest cover (x) | 7.2x | 5.7x | 4.7x | 4.2x | 1.3x | 0.7x | -0.4x |
| Net margin | 17.1% | 16.3% | 14.6% | 12.9% | 1.5% | -3.5% | -40.7% |
| ROE (average equity) | — | 22.5% | 15.4% | 12.0% | 1.4% | -1.9% | -13.5% |
| Equity / total assets | 54.9% | 56.3% | 57.8% | 58.6% | 66.2% | 65.8% | 62.3% |
| Cash payout | 10.9% | 15.0% | 20.6% | 20.0% | 43.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Data
| FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
| Operating margin | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.09 | 0.08 | -0.15 |
| Financial expense / revenue | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.33 |
The company's own ratio page needs care. For FY2025 it prints 'Debt to Equity Ratio' of 1.61 against 0.52 for FY2024 and an EBITDA margin of 24.12% in a year with an operating loss [1 p.108]; the five-year table on the previous page prints FY2025 EPS as (0.63), the FY2024 figure, while the income statement shows (4.05) [1 p.107] [1 p.132]. We use our own ratios from the statements. On our definition (bank loans over equity) debt to equity was 0.43x at June 2024 and 0.52x at June 2025 [15].
Working capital. Receivables and inventory have each been well over a year of sales or cost. Receivable days were 305 at June 2024, 482 at June 2025 and 547 on nine months to March 2026; inventory days on cost of goods sold were 285, 494 and 560 [15]. Trade payables are tiny, about 9 days, so the cash cycle of 967 days at June 2025 is funded by bank loans and equity [15].
| Jun-2024 | Jun-2025 | Mar-2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivable days | 305 | 482 | 547 |
| Inventory days | 285 | 494 | 560 |
| Payable days | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 583 | 967 | 1,099 |
Cash and balance sheet: positive operating cash flow from collecting old receivables, but 25% of receivables are over six months old
Cash flow. Operating cash flow was BDT 486m in FY2024 and BDT 294m in FY2025, positive in both loss years, because collections exceeded revenue as receivables ran down: the company collected BDT 2,553m in FY2025 against revenue of BDT 2,105m [1 p.134] [1 p.172]. The cash flow statement shows the whole finance cost, BDT 689m, as interest paid under financing [1 p.134]. After capex of BDT 35m and that payment, free cash flow was BDT -430m in FY2025, against BDT -65m in FY2024 [15]; short-term loans rose by BDT 129m and cash fell by BDT 247m [1 p.134].
| FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash collected from customers | 4,129.2 | 2,552.8 |
| Net cash from operating activities | 485.8 | 293.6 |
| Capex | -132.0 | -34.7 |
| Free cash flow | 353.8 | 258.9 |
| Interest paid | -418.8 | -689.4 |
| Free cash flow after interest | -65.0 | -430.5 |
| Dividends paid | -42.0 | -20.6 |
| Net profit after tax | -133.4 | -856.6 |
Receivables. Trade receivables were BDT 2,775m at June 2025: BDT 1,249m due within three months, BDT 833m within six months and BDT 694m six months and above [1 p.147]. The company calls them unsecured but good, and the FY2024 report said it considered debts over one year good and made no provision [1 p.147] [5 p.200]. The ageing for June 2024 is not consistent between the two reports: the FY2024 report showed BDT 2,569m within three months and BDT 289m over six months, while the FY2025 report restates the same date as BDT 1,445m and BDT 803m, with the same total [5 p.200] [1 p.147]. On the restated figures, 25% of receivables were six months or older in both years [15]. The BDT 242m write-off in FY2025 shows that part of the old book did not collect [1 p.170].
| Jun-2024 (AR FY2024) | Jun-2024 (restated in AR FY2025) | Jun-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Within three months | 2,569.3 | 1,445.3 | 1,248.9 |
| Within six months | 353.3 | 963.5 | 832.6 |
| Six months and above | 289.1 | 802.9 | 693.9 |
| Total | 3,211.7 | 3,211.7 | 2,775.4 |
| Share six months and above | 9.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
Advances. Advances, deposits and prepayments were BDT 1,941m at June 2025, a fifth of total assets: advance income tax BDT 1,099m, advances to suppliers BDT 393m, an advance for office space BDT 255m, margin on LCs and bank guarantees BDT 108m and an advance for land BDT 62m [1 p.148]. The office-space and land advances were unchanged from June 2024, and capital work-in-progress has stayed at about BDT 235m since June 2024 [1 p.131] [1 p.148] [2 p.3]. The advance income tax builds up because minimum tax is paid every year while there is no profit to set it against.
Inventories were BDT 2,420m at June 2025, including finished goods of BDT 1,059m and work in process of BDT 593m [1 p.167]. The auditor made inventory valuation a key audit matter and used external and its own experts to count it [1 p.127]. Finished goods of BDT 1,059m are about half a year of FY2025 revenue, so the net realisable value of stock is a live question while volumes are low.
Audit. T. Hussain & Co. gave an unmodified opinion on FY2025, signed on 28-Oct-2025; the previous auditor, A. Hoque & Co., audited FY2024 [1 p.124] [1 p.131]. The emphasis of matter covers the absence of an NBR-approved gratuity fund and of a provident fund required under the Bangladesh Labour Act, which 'may expose the Company to regulatory penalties and employee claims' [1 p.124]; DSE published the emphasis on 17-Dec-2025 [8]. The key audit matters were PPE valuation, revenue and receivables, short-term loans, inventories, deferred tax and going concern [1 p.124] [1 p.125] [1 p.126] [1 p.127] [1 p.128].
Peers: both listed cable makers lost over 45% of revenue in FY2025; BBS kept a 6.8pp higher gross margin than Eastern
The other listed cable maker in this comparison is Eastern Cables Limited of Chattogram, which describes itself as a government organisation and also reports a June year [7 p.35] [7 p.50]. Both annual reports cover the year to 30-Jun-2025, so the periods match. Each row below quotes the label each company prints; both revenue lines are net of VAT [1 p.166] [7 p.50].
| BBSCABLES FY2025 | ECABLES FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue (net of VAT) | 2,104.8 | 300.6 |
| Revenue change vs FY2024 | -45.5% | -60.0% |
| Gross margin | 15.1% | 8.2% |
| Operating profit/(loss) margin | -14.7% | -14.4% |
| 'Finance Cost' / 'Financial Expenses' to revenue | 32.8% | 24.3% |
| Net margin | -40.7% | -38.9% |
| Shareholders' equity | 5,931.0 | 8,958.1 |
| of which asset revaluation reserve | 0.0 | 8,798.9 |
| Bank loans | 3,109.3 | 612.0 |
| Bank loans / equity excl. revaluation (x) | 0.5x | 3.8x |
Both companies lost most of their revenue in FY2025: BBS Cables 45.5% and Eastern Cables 60.0%. Eastern Cables names the same cause, a 'sudden decline of govt. development project after 5th August 2024', along with dependence on bank loans and difficulty importing raw materials [7 p.35]. Of the two, BBS Cables kept the higher gross margin, 15.1% against 8.3%, a gap of 6.8pp, while operating margins were close (-14.7% and -14.4%) [15]. Eastern Cables' equity of BDT 8,958m is almost all revaluation reserve (BDT 8,799m); excluding it, its bank loans are 3.8x equity, against 0.52x for BBS Cables, which has no revaluation reserve [7 p.49] [1 p.131] [15].
Data
| Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBSCABLES | 0.15 | -0.15 | -0.41 |
| ECABLES | 0.08 | -0.14 | -0.39 |
The larger cable makers are unlisted. TBS reports BRB Cable Industries at more than 30% of the market on company and industry estimates, and Bizli Cables at around 30% of power cables on its parent's managing director's estimate [11]. Their figures are not filed with DSE, so we do not put them in the table.
Governance: founders and a group company own 30%; a sister cable company buys and licenses the brand
Ownership. Sponsors and directors held 30.12% at June 2025, unchanged from a year earlier: four engineer-founders hold 4.17% each, and Bangladesh Building Systems PLC holds 13.46% through a nominated director [1 p.157] [1 p.50]. Spouses of directors hold a further 6.25% between them [1 p.50]. Institutions held 23.12% (22.30% a year earlier), the general public 46.55%, the government 0.12% and foreign investors 0.09% [1 p.157].
Data
| Sponsors and directors | Institutions | General public | Government | Foreign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share of capital | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.47 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Board. The chairman is Eng. Md. Abu Noman Howlader and the managing director Eng. Mohammad Badrul Hassan; the independent director listed is Md. Belayet Hossain [1 p.50]. The FY2025 report says a female independent director was appointed during the year and BSEC approval was pending [1 p.41]. Directors' remuneration was BDT 8.4m in FY2025 [1 p.174].
Related parties. BBS Cables bought raw materials from three companies with common directors: Helix Wire & Cable Industries (BDT 8.6m), BBS Metallurgic Industries (BDT 6.6m) and BBS Cables (Unit-2) Ltd (BDT 10.2m), under a board approval of 16-Jun-2022, and received a royalty of BDT 0.72m from BBS Cables (Unit-2) for use of its brand [1 p.174] [1 p.170]. The amounts are small against cost of goods sold of BDT 1,787m A sister company, BBS Cables (Unit-2), uses the brand and makes cables.
Capital actions and news in the last 24 months, from the DSE archive [8]: a 1% cash dividend for FY2024 (record date 14-Nov-2024, paid by February 2025); no dividend for FY2025 (28-Oct-2025); an NCR rating of A/ST-3 (May 2025) and BBB/ST-3 (17-Sep-2026); a DSE query on an unusual price rise in September 2025, answered with no undisclosed information; the auditor's emphasis of matter (17-Dec-2025); and a 0.25% cash dividend for FY2026 (28-Oct-2026). The sweep found no board decision on new capacity, capex, borrowing or a sale of assets in that period. The FY2025 report's 'future prospects' page says the company 'has taken decision to expand the business capacity' without an amount, date or approval [1 p.38].
Data
| FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash DPS | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
Dividends followed profit down: cash dividends of 10% of par for FY2019-FY2021, 8% for FY2022, 2% for FY2023 and 1% for FY2024, then nil for FY2025 [6 p.98] [1 p.107]. Stock dividends between FY2019 and FY2022 took the share count from 158.7m to 211.71m [6 p.98] [1 p.107]. The FY2024 dividend of BDT 21m was paid in a loss year [1 p.133], and the FY2026 proposal of BDT 5.3m follows a loss of about BDT 1,075m [8] [15].
What's next: Q1 FY2027 in mid-November, the FY2026 annual report and the 15-Dec-2026 AGM
Events already disclosed, with the line each would move (direction only, no forecast):
What comes next
- Record date 17-Nov-2026 for the FY2026 dividend and AGM [8] → decides who votes on the FY2026 accounts and the 0.25% dividend.
- Q1 FY2027 results (July-September 2026): expected mid-November 2026, from past board dates of 13-Nov-2024 and 12-Nov-2025 [8] → shows whether revenue keeps the Q2-Q3 FY2026 level and whether financial expenses stay near BDT 150m a quarter.
- FY2026 annual report, to be published before the AGM on 15-Dec-2026 [8] → line items for the BDT (5.08) EPS year: tender penalties, bad debts, tonnes produced, receivable ageing and the auditor's going-concern assessment.
- AGM on 15-Dec-2026 (hybrid) [8] → shareholder approval of the FY2026 accounts and dividend.
- LDC graduation: the UN General Assembly adopted the move of Bangladesh's graduation from 24-Nov-2026 to 24-Nov-2029 on 29-Oct-2026 in New York (30-Oct in Dhaka) [12] [13] → BBS Cables exported only BDT 17m in FY2025, so the direct effect on revenue is small; tariff protection on imported cables is not affected until then.
| Signpost | When | What it answers |
|---|---|---|
| Record date [s8] | 17-Nov-2026 | Eligibility for the FY2026 dividend and AGM |
| Q1 FY2027 results [s8] | Mid-November 2026 (from 2024-25 board dates) | Revenue run-rate; financial expenses |
| FY2026 annual report [s8] | Before 15-Dec-2026 | Causes of the FY2026 loss; ageing; going concern |
| AGM [s8] | 15-Dec-2026 | Accounts and 0.25% dividend |
| LDC graduation [s12] [s13] | 24-Nov-2029 | Trade preferences and tariff regime |
Passed events whose outcome the filings do not yet show: the FY2025 AGM on 24-Dec-2025 (passed), outcome unknown; the appointment of a female independent director awaiting BSEC approval at the time of the FY2025 report (passed), outcome unknown [8] [1 p.41].
Risks: tender volumes, old receivables and short-term bank funding matter most
Each risk below is tied to the line it moves. Their scale is set against FY2025 gross profit of BDT 318m [1 p.132].
| Risk | Line it moves | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Government tenders stay scarce [s1 p.166] | Revenue, utilisation | BDT 1,519m of tenders cancelled; utilisation 48.7% in FY2025 |
| Further guarantee encashments or delay penalties [s1 p.170] | Finance cost | BDT 151.9m encashed and BDT 31.9m late-delivery charges in FY2025 |
| Old receivables do not collect [s1 p.147] | Admin expenses (bad debts), cash flow | BDT 693.9m over six months at Jun-2025; BDT 242.4m written off |
| Interest rates on overdrafts [s1 p.170] | Finance cost | Overdraft interest BDT 334.9m in FY2025; facilities at up to 14.5% |
| Short-term facilities not renewed [s1 p.126] | Liquidity | Short-term loan BDT 2,655.4m at Mar-2026, 81.2% of bank debt |
| Copper price and taka [s8] | Cost of goods sold, gross margin | Raw material 73.1% of revenue in FY2025; company cites price and USD |
| Competition from larger, well-funded makers [s11] | Revenue, price | BRB >30% (estimates); new AkijBashir investment reported |
| Inventory value [s1 p.127] | Cost of goods sold (write-down) | Finished goods BDT 1,058.8m at Jun-2025 |
| Employee benefit compliance [s1 p.124] | Admin expenses, provisions | No gratuity or provident fund; auditor emphasis |
| FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Raw material | 77.0% | 73.1% |
| Manufacturing overhead | 6.6% | 11.0% |
| Interest on borrowings | 10.0% | 23.3% |
| Financial expense (as printed) | 10.8% | 32.8% |
History-based sensitivities: in FY2025 each 1pp of gross margin equalled about BDT 21m, and each BDT 100m of extra borrowing at the 14.5% term-loan rate costs about BDT 14.5m a year in interest [1 p.159] [15]. Each 1,000 tonnes of FY2025 sales was about BDT 181m of revenue [15].
Key questions: tender volume, receivable collection and finance cost decide what reaches shareholders
Key questions and the signposts that answer them
- Do government cable orders return, and on what payment terms? Signpost: revenue and tonnes in the FY2026 annual report and Q1 FY2027.
- Did FY2026 carry more tender penalties or write-offs? Signpost: finance cost and administrative expense notes in the FY2026 annual report.
- Is the over-six-month receivable book collecting? Signpost: the June 2026 ageing table and any further bad-debt charge.
- Can financial expenses fall below gross profit? Signpost: quarterly statements; they were above it in six of the seven quarters shown.
- Does the auditor keep going concern as a key audit matter, or modify the opinion? Signpost: FY2026 audit report before the 15-Dec-2026 AGM.
BBSCABLES closed at BDT 15.5 on 29-Oct-2026, a market value of BDT 3.28bn [14]. EPS for FY2026 was negative, so P/E is not meaningful. The price was 0.68x the June 2026 NAV per share of BDT 22.93 [8] [15], and 1.56x FY2025 revenue [15]. Over the 52 weeks to 29-Oct-2026 the share traded between BDT 11.6 and BDT 26.8 intraday [14]; the DSE company page carries the exchange's own trading data [9]. These are facts about the price, not a view on it.
The model
History
| BDT mn | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (net of VAT) | 8,514.3 | 7,130.9 | 6,379.1 | 6,282.6 | 6,552.4 | 3,859.5 | 2,104.8 |
| Gross profit | 2,819.3 | 2,357.6 | 1,956.8 | 1,762.3 | 995.9 | 666.6 | 317.6 |
| Administrative expenses | 122.6 | 102.5 | 109.5 | 114.9 | 127.1 | 124.4 | 358.7 |
| Selling & distribution expenses | 277.1 | 233.7 | 221.5 | 240.7 | 287.8 | 249.7 | 269.1 |
| Other income | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 10.9 |
| Financial expense (as printed) | 339.3 | 357.4 | 347.9 | 340.8 | 469.3 | 418.8 | 689.4 |
| Contribution to WPPF | 99.3 | 83.4 | 64.1 | 51.1 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Profit before tax | 1,986.3 | 1,584.9 | 1,217.9 | 1,021.5 | 115.5 | -114.5 | -988.8 |
| Net profit after tax | 1,455.9 | 1,162.6 | 930.3 | 807.7 | 97.4 | -133.4 | -856.6 |
| Shareholders' equity | 4,673.1 | 5,677.1 | 6,432.8 | 7,048.4 | 6,984.5 | 6,808.8 | 5,931.0 |
| Total assets | 8,515.5 | 10,085.4 | 11,131.1 | 12,026.6 | 10,552.8 | 10,339.7 | 9,521.5 |
| Shares outstanding (mn) | 158.70 | 174.57 | 192.03 | 201.63 | 211.71 | 211.71 | 211.71 |
| Cash dividend per share for the year (BDT) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 |
| Ratios | |||||||
| Revenue growth | — | -16.2% | -10.5% | -1.5% | 4.3% | -41.1% | -45.5% |
| Gross margin | 33.1% | 33.1% | 30.7% | 28.1% | 15.2% | 17.3% | 15.1% |
| Operating profit (GP less admin and S&D) | 2,419.6 | 2,021.4 | 1,625.8 | 1,406.7 | 581.0 | 292.5 | -310.2 |
| Operating margin | 28.4% | 28.3% | 25.5% | 22.4% | 8.9% | 7.6% | -14.7% |
| Financial expense / revenue | 4.0% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 7.2% | 10.9% | 32.8% |
| Interest cover ((operating profit + other income) / financial expense) | 7.1x | 5.7x | 4.7x | 4.1x | 1.3x | 0.7x | -0.4x |
| Net margin | 17.1% | 16.3% | 14.6% | 12.9% | 1.5% | -3.5% | -40.7% |
| EPS (BDT, shares of the year) | 9.17 | 6.66 | 4.84 | 4.01 | 0.46 | -0.63 | -4.05 |
| ROE (average equity) | — | 22.5% | 15.4% | 12.0% | 1.4% | -1.9% | -13.4% |
| Equity / total assets | 54.9% | 56.3% | 57.8% | 58.6% | 66.2% | 65.9% | 62.3% |
| Cash payout (DPS x shares / profit; nil if loss) | 10.9% | 15.0% | 20.6% | 20.0% | 43.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Book value per share (BDT) | 29.45 | 32.52 | 33.50 | 34.96 | 32.99 | 32.16 | 28.01 |
Balance sheet
| BDT mn | Jun-2024 / FY2024 | Jun-2025 / FY2025 | Mar-2026 / 9M FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property, plant and equipment | 1,626.5 | 1,565.2 | 1,544.0 |
| Capital work-in-progress | 235.2 | 235.3 | 236.7 |
| Inventories | 2,483.9 | 2,419.7 | 2,319.4 |
| Trade and other receivables | 3,214.3 | 2,777.1 | 2,659.7 |
| Advances, deposits and prepayments | 1,940.2 | 1,941.2 | 1,900.5 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 782.8 | 536.1 | 419.4 |
| Total assets | 10,339.7 | 9,521.5 | 9,119.0 |
| Shareholders' equity | 6,808.8 | 5,931.0 | 5,367.9 |
| Long-term loan (non-current) | 333.4 | 421.1 | 501.8 |
| Current portion of long-term loan | 167.0 | 154.6 | 114.3 |
| Short-term loan | 2,404.6 | 2,533.5 | 2,655.4 |
| Trade payable | 56.9 | 44.6 | 33.8 |
| Revenue (period; 9M not annualised) | 3,859.5 | 2,104.8 | 1,328.2 |
| Cost of goods sold (period) | 3,192.9 | 1,787.2 | 1,129.7 |
| Days in period | 366 | 365 | 273 |
| Ratios | |||
| Bank debt (long-term + current portion + short-term; excl. leases) | 2,905.0 | 3,109.2 | 3,271.5 |
| Net debt | 2,122.2 | 2,573.1 | 2,852.1 |
| Debt / equity (x) | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.6x |
| Short-term loan / bank debt | 82.8% | 81.5% | 81.2% |
| Receivable days (on revenue) | 305 | 482 | 547 |
| Inventory days (on COGS) | 285 | 494 | 560 |
| Payable days (on COGS) | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 583 | 967 | 1,099 |
| NAV per share (BDT, 211.71m shares) | 32.16 | 28.01 | 25.35 |
Costs
| BDT mn | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3,859.5 | 2,104.8 |
| Gross sales before VAT | 4,435.7 | 2,418.6 |
| VAT deducted | 576.3 | 313.8 |
| Raw material consumption | 2,971.8 | 1,539.2 |
| Manufacturing overhead | 253.4 | 231.7 |
| Overdraft interest | 254.7 | 334.9 |
| Import loan interest | 75.5 | 79.4 |
| Term loan interest | 55.2 | 75.9 |
| Finance lease / short-term loan, bank commission, FX loss | 33.4 | 15.4 |
| Bank guarantees encashed (DPDC, Dhaka PBS-1, BREB) | 0.0 | 151.9 |
| Tender late-delivery charges | 0.0 | 31.9 |
| Bad debts written off (in admin expenses) | 0.0 | 242.4 |
| Ratios | ||
| VAT / gross sales | 13.0% | 13.0% |
| Raw material / revenue | 77.0% | 73.1% |
| Manufacturing overhead / revenue | 6.6% | 11.0% |
| Interest on borrowings (overdraft + import + term) | 385.4 | 490.2 |
| Interest on borrowings / revenue | 10.0% | 23.3% |
| Tender penalties (guarantees + late delivery) | 0.0 | 183.8 |
| Tender penalties + bad debts | 0.0 | 426.2 |
Volume
| BDT mn | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Installed capacity (tonnes) | 23,600 | 23,600 |
| Actual production (tonnes) | 16,200 | 11,500 |
| Sales (tonnes) | — | 11,606 |
| Revenue | 3,859.5 | 2,104.8 |
| Raw material consumed | 2,971.8 | 1,539.2 |
| Ratios | ||
| Capacity utilisation | 68.6% | 48.7% |
| Revenue per tonne sold (BDT '000) | — | 181.4 |
| Raw material per tonne produced (BDT '000) | 183.4 | 133.8 |
| Revenue per tonne less raw material per tonne (BDT '000) | — | 47.5 |
Quarters
| BDT mn | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | 9M FY25 | FY2025 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | 9M FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,011.9 | 445.9 | 324.5 | 1,782.3 | 2,104.8 | 322.5 | 524.5 | 456.4 | 347.2 | 1,328.2 |
| Gross profit | 153.9 | 89.3 | 58.5 | 301.7 | 317.6 | 15.9 | 76.2 | 70.2 | 52.1 | 198.5 |
| Profit/(loss) from operation | 50.7 | 9.9 | -45.6 | 15.0 | -310.3 | -325.3 | -10.9 | -32.8 | -47.4 | -91.1 |
| Financial expenses | 98.9 | 102.2 | 159.2 | 360.4 | 689.4 | 329.0 | 170.5 | 144.5 | 158.2 | 473.2 |
| Net profit/(loss) after tax | -42.3 | -101.6 | -203.2 | -347.2 | -856.6 | -509.4 | -182.1 | -175.7 | -205.3 | -563.1 |
| Ratios | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 15.2% | 20.0% | 18.0% | 16.9% | 15.1% | 4.9% | 14.5% | 15.4% | 15.0% | 14.9% |
| EPS (BDT, 211.71m shares) | -0.20 | -0.48 | -0.96 | -1.64 | -4.05 | -2.41 | -0.86 | -0.83 | -0.97 | -2.66 |
| Financial expenses / revenue | 9.8% | 22.9% | 49.1% | 20.2% | 32.8% | 102.0% | 32.5% | 31.7% | 45.6% | 35.6% |
| Revenue change vs same period a year earlier | — | — | — | — | — | — | -48.2% | 2.4% | 7.0% | -25.5% |
FY2026 announced
| BDT mn | FY2025 (audited) | FY2026 (DSE) |
|---|---|---|
| EPS (BDT) | -4.05 | -5.08 |
| NAV per share (BDT) | 28.01 | 22.93 |
| NOCFPS (BDT) | 1.39 | 1.06 |
| 9M EPS (BDT) | -1.64 | -2.66 |
| Cash dividend per share (BDT) | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Ratios | ||
| Implied profit/(loss) (BDT mn, EPS x 211.71m) | -857.4 | -1,075.5 |
| Implied equity (BDT mn, NAV x 211.71m) | 5,930.0 | 4,854.5 |
| Implied Q4 EPS (FY less 9M) | -2.41 | -2.42 |
| Implied operating cash flow (BDT mn) | 294.3 | 224.4 |
| Cash dividend cost (BDT mn) | 0.0 | 5.3 |
Cash flow
| BDT mn | FY2024 | FY2025 | 9M FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash collected from customers and others | 4,129.2 | 2,552.8 | — |
| Net cash from operating activities | 485.8 | 293.6 | 239.2 |
| Capex (fixed assets + CWIP) | -132.0 | -34.7 | — |
| Interest paid (financing) | -418.8 | -689.4 | — |
| Dividends paid | -42.0 | -20.6 | — |
| Net profit after tax | -133.4 | -856.6 | -563.1 |
| Ratios | |||
| Free cash flow (CFO + capex) | 353.8 | 258.9 | — |
| Free cash flow after interest paid | -65.0 | -430.5 | — |
| Collections / revenue | 1.07 | 1.21 | — |
Receivables
| BDT mn | Jun-2024 (AR FY2024) | Jun-2024 (restated, AR FY2025) | Jun-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Due within three months | 2,569.3 | 1,445.3 | 1,248.9 |
| Due within six months | 353.3 | 963.5 | 832.6 |
| Six months and above | 289.1 | 802.9 | 693.9 |
| Ratios | |||
| Total trade receivables | 3,211.7 | 3,211.7 | 2,775.4 |
| Share six months and above | 9.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
Peers
| BDT mn | BBSCABLES FY2025 | ECABLES FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue: BBS 'Revenue'; Eastern 'Revenue (Net of VAT)' | 2,104.8 | 300.6 |
| Same line, FY2024 | 3,859.5 | 750.8 |
| Gross profit (BBS 'Gross profit'; Eastern 'Gross Profit/(Loss)') | 317.6 | 24.8 |
| BBS 'Operating profit/(Loss)'; Eastern 'Operating Profit/(Loss)' | -310.3 | -43.3 |
| BBS 'Finance Cost'; Eastern 'Financial Expenses' | 689.4 | 73.0 |
| Net profit/(loss) after tax | -856.6 | -116.8 |
| Shareholders' equity | 5,931.0 | 8,958.1 |
| Asset revaluation reserve | 0.0 | 8,798.9 |
| Bank loans (short + long term) | 3,109.3 | 612.0 |
| Total assets | 9,521.5 | 10,562.3 |
| Ratios | ||
| Revenue change | -45.5% | -60.0% |
| Gross margin | 15.1% | 8.3% |
| Operating margin | -14.7% | -14.4% |
| Finance cost / revenue | 32.8% | 24.3% |
| Net margin | -40.7% | -38.9% |
| Equity excluding revaluation reserve | 5,931.0 | 159.2 |
| Bank loans / equity excl. revaluation (x) | 0.5x | 3.8x |
FAQ
- Why did BBS Cables' revenue fall?
- Government tender orders were reduced or cancelled (BDT 1,519m cancelled for late delivery), import costs rose with the weaker taka, and prices could not be raised because of competition, according to the company [1 p.166].
- How much did BBS Cables lose in FY2025 and FY2026?
- BDT 857m (EPS BDT (4.05)) in FY2025 [1 p.132]; FY2026 EPS was BDT (5.08), about BDT 1,075m, as announced to DSE [8].
- What were the one-off items in FY2025?
- BDT 151.9m of encashed bank guarantees and BDT 31.9m of late-delivery charges in finance cost, and BDT 242.4m of bad debts in administrative expenses [1 p.169] [1 p.170].
- Did the auditor raise going concern?
- Yes, as a key audit matter; the opinion is unmodified, with an emphasis of matter on missing gratuity and provident funds [1 p.124] [1 p.128].
- How much does BBS Cables owe banks?
- BDT 3,272m at 31-Mar-2026, of which short-term loans were BDT 2,655m [2 p.3].
- Who owns BBS Cables?
- Sponsors and directors 30.12% (including Bangladesh Building Systems PLC 13.46%), institutions 23.12% and the public 46.55% [1 p.157].
- What dividend is proposed for FY2026?
- 0.25% cash (BDT 0.025 a share); record date 17-Nov-2026, AGM 15-Dec-2026 [8].
- Which results does this note use?
- Annual reports FY2019-FY2025, quarterly statements to 31-Mar-2026, and the FY2026 figures announced to DSE on 28-Oct-2026; the FY2026 annual report is not yet in our corpus.
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