Thomas Cook (India) Limited
NSE: THOMASCOOK · Consumer Services
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annual · ₹ crore · line = operating margin| FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 11,248 | 6,603 | 6,833 | 795 | 1,888 | 5,048 | 7,299 | 8,140 | 8,398 |
| EBITDA | 371 | 82 | 106 | -353 | -188 | 178 | 435 | 477 | 428 |
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 1.2% | 1.6% | -44.4% | -9.9% | 3.5% | 6.0% | 5.9% | 5.1% |
| Interest | 149 | 73 | 101 | 62 | 62 | 89 | 99 | 95 | 95 |
| Depreciation | 137 | 67 | 151 | 148 | 129 | 124 | 128 | 142 | 160 |
| Profit before tax | 6,074 | 57 | -69 | -416 | -323 | 26 | 345 | 378 | 327 |
| Tax | -41 | 21 | -51 | -121 | -68 | 16 | 74 | 124 | 110 |
| Net profit | 5,968 | 85 | -1 | -254 | -229 | 6 | 259 | 254 | 219 |
| EPS ₹ | 162.50 | 2.29 | 1.03 | -6.75 | -6.92 | 0.10 | 5.57 | 5.46 | 4.70 |
| Operating cash flow | — | — | — | — | -155 | 597 | 829 | 717 | 643 |
| Capex | — | — | — | — | -62 | -68 | 104 | 117 | 126 |
| Dividend paid | — | — | — | — | -2 | -28 | 21 | 33 | 28 |
| Total assets | — | — | — | — | — | 5,684 | 6,417 | 7,116 | 7,899 |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | 1,713 | 2,057 | 2,260 | 2,546 |
Quarterly performance
last 34 quarters · ₹ crore| MAR '18 | JUN '18 | SEP '18 | DEC '18 | MAR '19 | JUN '19 | SEP '19 | DEC '19 | MAR '20 | JUN '20 | DEC '20 | MAR '21 | JUN '21 | SEP '21 | DEC '21 | MAR '22 | JUN '22 | SEP '22 | DEC '22 | MAR '23 | JUN '23 | SEP '23 | DEC '23 | MAR '24 | JUN '24 | SEP '24 | DEC '24 | MAR '25 | JUN '25 | SEP '25 | DEC '25 | MAR '26 | JUN '26 | SEP '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,573 | 2,085 | 1,600 | 1,556 | 1,363 | 2,318 | 1,700 | 1,727 | 1,090 | 85 | 236 | 357 | 288 | 330 | 748 | 522 | 976 | 1,222 | 1,536 | 1,313 | 1,899 | 1,843 | 1,893 | 1,664 | 2,106 | 2,004 | 2,061 | 1,969 | 2,408 | 2,074 | 2,146 | 1,771 | 2,092 | 1,944 |
| Operating profit | 6 | 83 | 12 | 42 | -55 | 86 | 8 | 49 | -36 | -126 | -74 | -60 | -109 | -82 | 11 | -8 | 36 | 42 | 64 | 36 | 124 | 103 | 116 | 91 | 136 | 125 | 116 | 98 | 127 | 108 | 114 | 78 | 93 | 92 |
| Operating margin | 0.2% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 2.7% | -4.0% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2.9% | -3.3% | -148.3% | -31.2% | -16.8% | -37.7% | -25.0% | 1.5% | -1.4% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 2.8% | 6.5% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 5.5% | 6.5% | 6.2% | 5.6% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.7% |
| Other income | 89 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 74 | 18 | 48 | 31 | 19 | 46 | 35 | 44 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 33 | 28 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 43 | 22 | 53 | 45 | 39 | 41 | 35 | 61 | 59 |
| Interest | 37 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Depreciation | 56 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 44 |
| Profit before tax | 5,827 | 66 | -12 | 22 | -18 | 42 | -3 | 18 | -120 | -136 | -89 | -68 | -125 | -110 | -36 | -52 | -2 | 5 | 30 | -6 | 101 | 77 | 107 | 61 | 109 | 110 | 71 | 88 | 111 | 110 | 60 | 46 | 88 | 84 |
| Tax | -73 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 8 | -104 | -28 | -23 | -47 | -31 | -25 | -12 | -0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 36 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 30 |
| Net profit | 5,861 | 71 | -8 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 3 | -94 | -59 | -10 | -83 | -74 | -23 | -48 | -6 | 1 | 27 | -7 | 73 | 47 | 82 | 57 | 75 | 65 | 50 | 65 | 72 | 66 | 42 | 39 | 72 | 52 |
| EPS ₹ | 158.31 | 1.91 | -0.23 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.62 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 1.13 | -2.54 | -1.60 | -0.18 | -2.56 | -2.31 | -0.94 | -1.40 | -0.18 | 0.02 | 0.40 | -0.15 | 1.57 | 1.01 | 1.77 | 1.22 | 1.62 | 1.39 | 1.06 | 1.39 | 1.55 | 1.42 | 0.90 | 0.83 | 1.54 | 1.11 |
| Revenue YoY | — | — | — | — | -47.0% | 11.2% | 6.3% | 11.0% | -20.1% | -96.3% | -86.3% | -67.2% | 238.6% | — | 216.4% | 46.1% | 238.9% | 270.2% | 105.4% | 151.5% | 94.5% | 50.9% | 23.2% | 26.7% | 10.9% | 8.7% | 8.9% | 18.3% | 14.3% | 3.5% | 4.1% | -10.1% | -13.1% | -6.3% |
| Profit YoY | — | — | — | — | -99.8% | -67.7% | — | -29.7% | -77.9% | -513.4% | -1018.7% | -445.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5641.5% | 210.4% | — | 3.3% | 37.8% | -39.8% | 14.0% | -4.3% | 2.4% | -15.9% | -40.1% | -0.2% | -22.2% |
Earlier results (standalone, Sep '07 – Dec '17)
₹ crore · from BSE, before the NSE XBRL filings beginThomas Cook (India) Limited reports consolidated figures above. Quarterly consolidated results only became mandatory in India in 2019, so the earlier history available is the standalone company only (excluding subsidiaries). It is shown separately so the two bases are never mixed.
Full years
| FY09† | FY10† | FY11† | FY12† | FY13† | FY14† | FY15† | FY16† | FY17† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 245 | 219 | 282 | 333 | 363 | 381 | 439 | 392 | 1,702 |
| Operating profit | 78 | 55 | 75 | 95 | 96 | 105 | 109 | 57 | 41 |
| Operating margin | 31.9% | 24.9% | 26.4% | 28.4% | 26.5% | 27.5% | 24.8% | 14.4% | 2.4% |
| Other income | 9 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 25 |
| Interest | 31 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 39 | 47 | 49 | 54 |
| Depreciation | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 18 |
| Profit before tax | 47 | 37 | 68 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 61 | 8 | -5 |
| Tax | 21 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| Net profit | 26 | 26 | 44 | 52 | 47 | 37 | 43 | 8 | -8 |
Quarters
| SEP '07† | DEC '07† | MAR '08† | JUN '08† | SEP '08† | DEC '08† | MAR '09† | JUN '09† | SEP '09† | DEC '09† | MAR '10† | JUN '10† | SEP '10† | DEC '10† | MAR '11† | JUN '11† | SEP '11† | DEC '11† | MAR '12† | JUN '12† | SEP '12† | DEC '12† | MAR '13† | JUN '13† | SEP '13† | DEC '13† | MAR '14† | JUN '14† | SEP '14† | DEC '14† | MAR '15† | JUN '15† | SEP '15† | DEC '15† | MAR '16† | JUN '16† | SEP '16† | DEC '16† | MAR '17† | JUN '17† | SEP '17† | DEC '17† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 53 | 52 | 57 | 75 | 63 | 57 | 49 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 65 | 96 | 90 | 75 | 73 | 123 | 90 | 82 | 69 | 130 | 95 | 84 | 72 | 151 | 116 | 90 | 83 | 139 | 105 | 85 | 64 | 674 | 455 | 277 | 296 | 789 | 448 | 338 |
| Operating profit | 16 | 16 | 14 | 32 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 39 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 60 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 67 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 53 | 25 | 0 | -21 | 44 | 17 | -9 | -12 | 56 | 9 | -13 |
| Operating margin | 30.7% | 30.4% | 25.0% | 42.9% | 35.9% | 27.8% | 14.5% | 31.6% | 35.0% | 21.6% | 8.0% | 37.3% | 33.1% | 24.1% | 7.5% | 40.4% | 42.3% | 15.4% | 9.3% | 42.5% | 25.6% | 18.1% | 9.2% | 46.2% | 32.1% | 16.4% | 0.6% | 44.6% | 26.5% | 10.9% | 1.4% | 37.9% | 23.6% | 0.1% | -32.8% | 6.6% | 3.8% | -3.1% | -3.9% | 7.1% | 1.9% | -3.8% |
| Other income | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Interest | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
| Depreciation | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Profit before tax | 9 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 9 | -1 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 18 | 5 | -1 | 50 | 19 | 3 | -12 | 52 | 17 | -3 | -5 | 38 | 10 | -9 | -31 | 32 | 7 | -21 | -24 | 42 | -4 | 514 |
| Tax | 2 | -4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | -0 | 17 | 7 | 1 | -2 | 16 | 6 | -1 | -3 | 14 | 3 | -6 | -11 | 12 | 3 | -5 | -7 | 16 | -1 | -5 |
| Net profit | 7 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 2 | -1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 3 | -1 | 32 | 12 | 2 | -10 | 36 | 11 | -2 | -2 | 25 | 7 | -3 | -20 | 20 | 4 | -16 | -16 | 26 | -3 | 519 |
| EPS ₹ | 0.34 | 0.76 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.11 | -0.08 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.23 | 0.09 | 1.04 | 0.54 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 1.06 | 1.16 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 1.55 | 0.57 | 0.15 | -0.04 | 1.45 | 0.53 | 0.10 | -0.40 | 1.43 | 0.45 | -0.08 | -0.09 | 0.91 | 0.23 | -0.09 | -0.67 | 0.56 | 0.10 | -0.44 | -0.45 | 0.70 | -0.08 | 14.14 |
| Revenue YoY | — | — | — | — | 19.8% | 9.7% | -12.9% | -19.7% | -5.8% | -13.7% | 1.0% | 33.6% | 25.2% | 25.4% | 30.9% | 18.6% | 20.2% | 20.7% | 12.1% | 28.5% | 0.6% | 8.9% | -5.6% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 16.2% | 21.3% | 6.7% | 14.9% | -7.8% | -9.4% | -5.6% | -23.3% | 384.8% | 333.7% | 227.2% | 365.7% | 17.1% | -1.5% | 22.2% |
| Profit YoY | — | — | — | — | 38.0% | -84.4% | -152.4% | -46.4% | 8.6% | 124.8% | — | 156.5% | 12.0% | 29.3% | 149.0% | 2.1% | 114.1% | -33.1% | -77.0% | 46.7% | -50.4% | -25.7% | -168.5% | -1.2% | 0.2% | -27.5% | — | 11.1% | -6.7% | -193.3% | — | -31.0% | -40.6% | — | — | -18.0% | -46.4% | — | — | 26.1% | -176.7% | — |
Returns & margins
trailing-twelve-month, per quarter| DEC '18 | MAR '19 | JUN '19 | SEP '19 | DEC '19 | MAR '20 | JUN '20 | SEP '21 | DEC '21 | MAR '22 | JUN '22 | SEP '22 | DEC '22 | MAR '23 | JUN '23 | SEP '23 | DEC '23 | MAR '24 | JUN '24 | SEP '24 | DEC '24 | MAR '25 | JUN '25 | SEP '25 | DEC '25 | MAR '26 | JUN '26 | SEP '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -4.5% | -1.6% | 0.8% | 5.4% | 7.6% | 10.7% | 12.6% | 12.7% | 13.0% | 11.5% | 11.3% | 11.1% | 10.7% | 10.4% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 7.7% |
| ROCE | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.6% | 2.9% | 5.5% | 10.7% | 14.3% | 17.8% | 19.5% | 19.7% | 20.1% | 18.7% | 18.9% | 19.1% | 18.2% | 17.7% | 14.9% | 14.1% | 12.5% |
| Net margin | 75.9% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.5% | -1.8% | -18.8% | -11.1% | -12.1% | -5.9% | -2.2% | -0.6% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.6% |
| EBITDA margin | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.6% | -2.3% | -26.8% | -13.9% | -9.9% | -1.7% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| Debt / equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| Interest coverage | 66.53 | 1.79 | 1.40 | 1.47 | 1.39 | 0.37 | -1.70 | -5.81 | -4.66 | -4.24 | -1.89 | -0.19 | 0.77 | 1.29 | 2.36 | 3.02 | 3.90 | 4.48 | 4.72 | 5.03 | 4.59 | 5.00 | 4.93 | 4.93 | 4.88 | 4.45 | 4.22 | 3.97 |
| Asset turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.63 | 0.78 | 0.89 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.14 | 1.19 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.06 | 1.02 | 0.97 |
Balance sheet
equity vs borrowings over time · ₹ crore| SEP '22 | MAR '23 | SEP '23 | MAR '24 | SEP '24 | MAR '25 | SEP '25 | MAR '26 | SEP '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share capital | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
| Other equity / reserves | 1,662 | 1,666 | 1,777 | 2,010 | 2,094 | 2,213 | 2,316 | 2,499 | 2,606 |
| Total equity | 1,709 | 1,713 | 1,824 | 2,057 | 2,141 | 2,260 | 2,363 | 2,546 | 2,653 |
| Borrowings | 530 | 391 | 280 | 220 | 258 | 241 | 267 | 277 | 316 |
| Current liabilities | 2,745 | 2,994 | 3,429 | 3,381 | 4,002 | 3,892 | 4,163 | 4,382 | 4,536 |
| Non-current liabilities | 1,063 | 1,015 | 1,018 | 1,003 | 1,021 | 987 | 979 | 993 | 1,009 |
| Total assets | 5,474 | 5,684 | 6,235 | 6,417 | 7,141 | 7,116 | 7,484 | 7,899 | 8,162 |
| Property, plant & equipment | 1,217 | 1,193 | 1,194 | 1,339 | 1,339 | 1,345 | 1,325 | 1,484 | 1,488 |
| Capital work-in-progress | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| Investments | 131 | 106 | 109 | 134 | 126 | 134 | 198 | 287 | 303 |
| Inventories | 26 | 30 | 38 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 38 | 50 | 48 |
| Receivables | 513 | 569 | 833 | 647 | 813 | 632 | 809 | 663 | 781 |
| Cash & equivalents | 524 | 563 | 515 | 617 | 1,059 | 849 | 813 | 960 | 967 |
Cash flow
annual · ₹ crore · line = free cash flow| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | -155 | 597 | 829 | 717 | 643 |
| Cash from investing | 5 | 124 | -439 | -329 | -408 |
| Cash from financing | 136 | 1,813 | -291 | -183 | -189 |
| Capex | -62 | -68 | 104 | 117 | 126 |
| Free cash flow | -93 | 665 | 725 | 600 | 517 |
| Dividends paid | -2 | -28 | 21 | 33 | 28 |
Where the assets sit
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| Thomas Cook (India) Limited | 4,717 | 100.28 | 23.1 | 1.78 | 7.7% |
StoxGud checklist: Bearish setup · 3/10
- Price above 50-day average
- Price above 200-day average
- 50-day average above 200-day (uptrend)
- RSI in healthy 40–70 zone
- Positive 1-year return
- Return on equity above 15%
- Debt to equity below 1
- Revenue growing year on year
- Net profit margin above 10%
- P/E below industry median
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Returns & technicals
FAQs
What is the share price of Thomas Cook (India) Limited?
Thomas Cook (India) Limited (THOMASCOOK) closed at ₹100.28 on NSE on 06 Nov 2026.
What is the market cap of Thomas Cook (India) Limited?
₹4,717 crore at the latest close.
What is the P/E ratio of Thomas Cook (India) Limited?
23.1, on trailing-twelve-month earnings from its filings.
How fast is Thomas Cook (India) Limited growing?
Thomas Cook (India) Limited: revenue has compounded at 18.5% a year over three years; net profit at 223.6% a year. Latest-quarter revenue is down 6.3% year on year, profit down 22.2%.
How profitable is Thomas Cook (India) Limited?
On a trailing-twelve-month basis return on equity is 7.7%, return on capital employed 12.5%, operating margin 4.8%, net margin 2.6%.
How much debt does Thomas Cook (India) Limited have?
Thomas Cook (India) Limited is lightly geared: debt to equity is 0.12 with borrowings of ₹316 cr against cash of ₹967 cr (balance sheet of 2026-09-30). Operating profit covers interest 4.0 times.
Financials parsed from Thomas Cook (India) Limited's own XBRL filings to NSE (consolidated), ₹ crore unless marked. Quarterly from MAR '18, annual from FY18, balance sheet from Sep '22. * = derived (full year or half year minus earlier quarters). Information only, not investment advice.