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Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd

SMARTWORKS
Realty - CoWorking

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's three tracks disagree. Price, valuation and the earnings engine each tell a different story — the next quarter or two settles it.

Biggest watch item: margins are the best this company has ever printed — every ratio flatters at record profitability, so the whole story leans on margins holding.

The price is in a confirmed uptrend (8 weeks in) while the P/E sits at the 29th percentile of its own 0-year range. Underneath, the last four quarters read mixed. What settles it: the next one or two quarters of delivery.

Price
₹531
+2.8% 1Y
P/E
218.0×
29th pctile
of its own 0-year range
Revenue (Jun 26)
₹546 Cr
+44.1% YoY
Profit (Jun 26)
₹13.0 Cr
Operating margin
63.0%
−1.0 pp YoY
ROCE
8%
FY26
ROIC
5.3%
vs WACC 12.0% → −6.7 pp
01 · Price story

Price story Before the numbers, the tape. A stock price moves through four repeating seasons: a flat base (stage 1), an advance (2), a top (3), a decline (4). Where the price sits in that cycle frames everything below.

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd trades at ₹531, in a confirmed uptrend and 8 weeks into that stage. That is +12.0% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 72% of a 52-week range of ₹385 to ₹587. On relative strength it has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 8 straight weeks.

Today the stock is in a confirmed uptrend — week 8 of stage 2, confirmed. At ₹531 it trades +12.0% versus its 200-day average and sits at 72% of its 52-week range (₹385–₹587).

Sep 26: ₹531 Weekly closing price (₹) with 50- and 200-day averages; shaded bands mark the price stage (grey base, green advance, amber top, red decline). 1-year window.
+12.0% versus the 200-day line, week 8 of stage 2
Price50-day avg200-day avg
S4S1S2S4S1S2₹603₹544₹486₹428₹369₹531₹474Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
S4S1S2S4S1S2₹603₹544₹486₹428₹369₹531₹474Jul 25Feb 26Sep 26
Beating or trailing, week by week since 2025 Each cell is one week from 2025 to now (64 weeks): the stock's trailing 13-week return minus the NIFTY 500's, green ahead / red behind (±25% ramp). Grey cells are the 13-week warm-up or weeks where the NIFTY 500 reading is not held.
trailing 13-week return vs the NIFTY 500
Jul 25Sep 26

Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 1.1 years the stock moved +16% while the NIFTY 500 moved −2% — ahead of the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock has been ahead for 8 straight weeks — the ribbon below is that same metric, week by week.

What would end the trend, mechanically: two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day line. That is the exit rule — no debates.

02 · Story check

Story check

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's story is not scored yet against the markers our research file set on 22 August 2026. Where it sits in its own cycle: EARLY_ACCELERATION. Marker count: 4 not due yet. Our fortnightly research layers last read it on 22 August 2026.

NOT YET CHECKED4 not due yet · first check at the next results

Our read, 22 August 2026. Smartworks is transitioning from footprint land-grab to a self-funding enterprise platform with 87% of FY27 revenue pre-contracted, center-level operating leverage expanding normalized EBITDA margins to 19.6%, and internal cash flow covering ongoing capex.

What is proven. Smartworks is transitioning from footprint land-grab to a self-funding enterprise platform with 87% of FY27 revenue pre-contracted, center-level operating leverage expanding normalized EBITDA margins to 19.6%, and internal cash flow covering ongoing capex.

What is not proven yet. Committed occupancy in mature centers dropping below 85% or pre-leasing on signed pipeline falling below 20%, indicating demand deceleration in Grade A office absorption and stalling center-level operating leverage.

🚨 What would change our mind. Committed occupancy in mature centers dropping below 85% or pre-leasing on signed pipeline falling below 20%, indicating demand deceleration in Grade A office absorption and stalling center-level operating leverage.

🚨 Layer 1 read, 22 August 2026 — DROP. Profit crossed zero, but all Rs 13 Cr of it is matched by other income — and the stock costs 214x earnings. Revenue grew 44.1% to Rs 546 Cr and reported profit turned positive for a third straight quarter, which is a genuine turn after five quarters of losses. But the operating engine is thinner than it looks: quarterly depreciation of Rs 246 Cr plus interest of Rs 96 Cr consumes almost the entire Rs 346 Cr of operating profit, so what reaches the bottom line is a small residual — and in June-2026 that residual was carried by Rs 13 Cr of other income against Rs 13 Cr of net profit. The 63% operating margin is not a margin at all; under Ind AS 116 the rent on a Rs 4,778 Cr lease book sits below the operating line as depreciation and interest rather than in operating costs. Against that thin profit…

What would change Layer 1’s mind. Two consecutive quarters where operating profit less depreciation less interest clears Rs 25 Cr BEFORE any other income, with mature-centre committed occupancy holding at 91%+ and seat retention recovering above 85%, would show the centre-level operating leverage actually reaching the reported bottom line rather than being topped up by non-operating items — that flips this to P1 and justifies re-rating the curve half. Conversely, committed occupancy at mature centres dropping below 85%, or…

The test written in advance. Committed occupancy in mature centers dropping below 85% or pre-leasing on signed pipeline falling below 20%, indicating demand deceleration in Grade A office absorption and stalling center-level operating leverage. — the thesis as written as stated by the next result.

The test written in advance. Retention Churn and Renewal Pricing Friction — Retention Churn and Renewal Pricing Friction Seat retention remaining below 75% for two consecutive quarters or mature physical occupancy dropping below 85%. by the next result.

The test written in advance. Capex Inflation and Fit-out Execution Delays — Capex Inflation and Fit-out Execution Delays Annual capex exceeding ₹650 Cr without commensurate operational area additions above 2.5M sq ft. by the next result.

What the company does. Operational footprint expanded to 10.4M sq ft with mature center committed occupancy at 92%, securing predictable cash flow across 15 cities. Enterprise shift toward 1,000+ seat clients (41% of revenue) and GCC clients (21% of revenue) extends contract tenures to 50+ months while reducing client concentration. FY26 operating cash flow reached ₹1,197 Cr against net financial debt of ₹5.6 Cr, turning reported PAT positive for three consecutive quarters as center maturation overcomes Ind AS lease accounting charges.

the numbers
EARLY_ACCELERATION
the price
stage 2, above the 200-day line
the why
EMERGING_OPPORTUNITY
FY26-Q2FY27-Q1

🚨 What the surface reading misses. The surface reading is: Reported borrowings of ₹4,778 Cr indicate high balance sheet leverage. The research reads it further: The ₹4,778 Cr borrowings represent capitalized future lease obligations under Ind AS 116 rather than commercial bank debt. Actual net financial debt is only ₹5.6 Cr, and operations throw off ₹1,197 Cr of operating cash flow.

🚨 What the surface reading misses. The surface reading is: OCF of ₹1,197 Cr is 108.8x reported net profit of ₹11 Cr, appearing unusually wide. The research reads it further: Under Ind AS 116, lease depreciation (₹829 Cr in FY26) and finance lease charges are added back to operating cash flow, creating substantial OCF while net profit is burdened by front-loaded accounting amortization.

Sources: our stock research file (22 August 2026) · quarterly results through Jun 26 · the company’s own earnings calls. The story check is re-scored every results season; the record below never changes.

03 · Revenue

Revenue Revenue is the top line: everything the company billed its customers in the period.

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd reported ₹546 Cr of revenue in the Jun 26 quarter, +44.1% year on year. That is the 5th straight quarter of year-on-year growth. Over 6 years it has compounded at 38.5% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹1,796 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹1,963 Cr.

Why this happened. Value-added services and Fit-out as a Service operate on a 10-12% take rate without balance-sheet capital intensity. Non-lease revenue rose from ₹22 Cr to ₹68 Cr YoY, providing margin accretion without incremental capital commitment.

FY26 revenue came in at ₹1,796 Cr (+30.7% on the year), capping 6 years at 38.5% compound. The latest quarter (Jun 26) printed ₹546 Cr, +44.1% year on year — the 5th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth.

FY26 revenue ₹1,796 Cr (+30.7% YoY) Revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 7-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
38.5% a year over 6 years
RevenueYoY growth
1.9k104%1.5k79%97054%48529%03.2%₹ Cr%₹1,79630.7%FY20FY23FY26
1.9k104%1.5k79%97054%48529%03.2%₹ Cr%₹1,79630.7%FY20FY23FY26
Jun 26: ₹546 Cr (+44.1% YoY) Quarterly revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
5th straight quarter of growth
Revenue (quarterly)YoY growth
59047%44240%29533%14726%019%₹ Cr%₹54644.1%Jun 24Jun 25Jun 26
59047%44240%29533%14726%019%₹ Cr%₹54644.1%Jun 24Jun 25Jun 26

Pace check: the last four quarters averaged +36.2% growth against the decade's 38.5% — the current year is running slower than its own long-run rate.

FY26-Q4. revenue ₹520 Cr and profit ₹17 Cr as reported.

FY27-Q1. revenue ₹546 Cr and profit ₹13 Cr as reported.

Why-sources: our stock research file (22 August 2026) and the company’s own results for those quarters.

04 · Operating margin

Operating margin Operating margin is what is left of every ₹100 of sales after running the business, before interest and tax. It is the cleanest read on pricing power and cost control.

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's operating margin is 63.0% in the Jun 26 quarter, −1.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. That is the widest this company has ever printed on a full-year basis. Across 7 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 53.0% to 64.0%. The current quarter sits inside that band.

Why this happened. Smartworks incurs front-loaded fit-out capex and lease commitments, but once a center crosses 60% occupancy breakeven, incremental revenue drops directly to operating profit. Normalized EBITDA margin expanded from 16.2% in Q1 FY26 to 19.6% in Q1 FY27 as the mature footprint reached 9.1M sq ft.

The latest quarter's operating margin is 63.0%, −1.0 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 7 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 53.0%–64.0%, and FY26's 64.0% is the top of that band — a record year.

🚨 Why the margin moved: operating margin went −0.2 pp year on year while gross margin went −0.2 pp — the loss came mostly from the gross line: input costs and pricing.

Worth repeating from the valuation section: cheap against its own history on record margins is not the same thing as cheap — a record margin flatters every ratio built on top of it.

FY26: 64.0% Operating margin by fiscal year, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). 7-year window.
the widest a 53.0–64.0% band over 7 years
operating marginYoY change (pp)
65%6.6%62%4.3%59%2.0%55%−0.3%52%−2.6%%%64%2%FY20FY23FY26
65%6.6%62%4.3%59%2.0%55%−0.3%52%−2.6%%%64%2%FY20FY23FY26
Jun 26: 63.0% operating margin (−1.0 pp YoY) Quarterly operating margin, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). Last 12 quarters. Operating profit as a share of revenue, per quarter.
Operating marginYoY change (pp)
65%3.3%64%2.2%63%1.0%62%−0.2%61%−1.3%%%63%−1%Jun 24Jun 25Jun 26
65%3.3%64%2.2%63%1.0%62%−0.2%61%−1.3%%%63%−1%Jun 24Jun 25Jun 26

FY26-Q4. revenue ₹520 Cr and profit ₹17 Cr as reported.

FY27-Q1. revenue ₹546 Cr and profit ₹13 Cr as reported.

Why-sources: our stock research file (22 August 2026) and the company’s own results for those quarters.

05 · Net profit

Net profit Net profit is what survives every cost, interest and tax — the number EPS, dividends and book value all grow from.

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd earned ₹13.0 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹11.0 Cr. That is 2.4% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier lost ₹4.0 Cr. 6 of the last 9 reported quarters were loss-making.

Jun 26 profit was ₹13.0 Cr, null year on year. On the full year, FY26 printed ₹11.0 Cr (null).

FY26 profit ₹11.0 Cr (null YoY) Net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 7-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
Net profit
20−13−45−77−110₹ Cr₹11FY20FY23FY26
20−13−45−77−110₹ Cr₹11FY20FY23FY26
Jun 26: ₹13.0 Cr (null YoY) Quarterly net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
Net profit (quarterly)
209−3−15−26₹ Cr₹13Jun 24Jun 25Jun 26
209−3−15−26₹ Cr₹13Jun 24Jun 25Jun 26

FY26-Q4. revenue ₹520 Cr and profit ₹17 Cr as reported.

FY27-Q1. revenue ₹546 Cr and profit ₹13 Cr as reported.

Why-sources: our stock research file (22 August 2026) and the company’s own results for those quarters.

06 · Cash flow — the router

Cash flow — the router The P&L says what was earned; the cash-flow statement says what actually arrived. Operating cash flow (CFO) against profit is the cleanest lie detector in the accounts.

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's cash-flow history is too thin to judge how much reported profit converts into cash. In FY26 that was ₹1,197 Cr of operating cash against ₹11.0 Cr of profit. After ₹2,204 Cr of capital spending, ₹−1,007 Cr was left as free cash. Cash resolution here is annual, because quarterly cash statements are not published.

Why this happened. Enterprises and GCCs are substituting conventional office leases for turnkey flexible campuses. The 1,000+ seat cohort increased from 12% of revenue in 2022 to 41% in Q1 FY27, while GCC clients reached 21% of revenue, backed by the Smart Vantage enablement platform.

FY26: operating cash of ₹1,197 Cr against reported profit of ₹11.0 Cr, leaving free cash of ₹−1,007 Cr after ₹2,204 Cr of capital spending.

Cash-flow readings here are annual — that is the resolution our series carries, so this section moves once a year.

FY26: CFO ₹1,197 Cr vs profit ₹11.0 Cr Operating cash flow and net profit by fiscal year, ₹ Cr; the line is free cash flow (CFO minus capital spending). 7-year window, annual resolution. FY22 reflects an acquisition year — point shown clipped.
Operating cashNet profitFree cash
1.4k6970−683−1.4k₹ Cr₹1,197₹11₹−1,007FY20FY23FY26
1.4k6970−683−1.4k₹ Cr₹1,197₹11₹−1,007FY20FY23FY26
FY26: CFO = 10,882% of profit Operating cash as a share of net profit, per fiscal year, % (line). Dashed line = 100% — every unit of profit arriving as cash; outlier years shown pinned.
Conversion100%
316%258%200%142%84%%300%FY20FY23FY26
316%258%200%142%84%%300%FY20FY23FY26

Router verdict: the bigger cash user is investment — capital spending ran 1.8× depreciation over three years, so the next section's job is to check what that build-out is buying.

07 · Where the cash goes

Where the cash goes Working capital is the cash tied up between paying suppliers and getting paid: debtor days (customers owe), inventory days (stock waits), and the cash conversion cycle (the whole loop, in days of sales).

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's cash conversion cycle runs 8 days in FY26, down from 9 days in FY21. Capital spending ran ₹3,456 Cr over the last 3 years. At FY26 sales of ₹1,796 Cr each day of that cycle holds about ₹4.9 Cr, so roughly ₹39.0 Cr sits inside the business at any moment.

FY26: debtors at 8 days (an asset-light business — no inventory to speak of) — for a full cycle of 8 days, tighter than FY21's 9.

In money terms: at FY26 sales of ₹1,796 Cr, each day of the cycle holds about ₹4.9 Cr — so the 8-day loop keeps roughly ₹39.0 Cr sitting inside the business at any moment.

FY26: a 8-day cash cycle Debtor days, inventory days, payable days and the cash conversion cycle by fiscal year. 7-year window.
−1 days vs FY21
Cash cycleDebtor days
109865days8d8dFY20FY21FY23FY24FY26
109865days8d8dFY20FY23FY26

On the investment side: capital spending of ₹3,456 Cr over the last 3 fiscal years against ₹1,938 Cr of depreciation — the company is building well ahead of wear-and-tear. Capital work-in-progress stands at ₹56.0 Cr (FY26) — capacity paid for but not yet earning.

FY26: capex ₹2,204 Cr, work-in-progress ₹56.0 Cr Capital spending per fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); capital work-in-progress, ₹ Cr (line). Quarterly capital-spending history is not held for India — annual is the honest resolution.
a build-out
CapexWork-in-progress
2.4k1.8k1.2k5950₹ Cr₹2,204₹56FY21FY22FY23FY24FY26
2.4k1.8k1.2k5950₹ Cr₹2,204₹56FY21FY23FY26

The synthesis: the cash is going into capacity, not disappearing into the cycle — the question becomes whether the new capacity earns.

08 · Return on capital

Return on capital Return on capital employed (ROCE) is the profit the whole business earns on all the money in it — equity and debt together. It is the single best test of whether growth creates value or just size.

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd earns a ROCE of 8% in FY26. That is up from a trough of 5% in FY23. Return on invested capital clears the cost of that capital by −6.7 percentage points, so growth here is not yet paying for the capital it uses. The wiring behind it is 0.6% net margin on 0.28× asset turns.

FY26 ROCE is 8%, recovered from a FY23 trough of 5% — the full ladder below shows the fall and the climb, undoctored.

🚨 Why the return is what it is — the wiring (FY26): 0.6% net margin × 0.28× asset turns × 12.20× balance-sheet leverage ≈ 2.0% on equity. Margin does its share; leverage is a meaningful part of the equation.

The capstone test — ROIC − WACC: 5.3% − 12.0% = a −6.7 pp spread. The 12.0% is a standing assumption for the cost of capital in India, not a per-stock estimate — read the sign and the size of the spread, not the decimals. Negative — growth at these returns destroys value until the returns recover.

FY26: ROCE 8% Return on capital employed by fiscal year, % (line); ROIC by fiscal year, % (line). 6-year window, dips included. Dashed line = the 12.0% cost of capital used on this page.
the climb back from FY23's 5%
ROCEROIC (annual)WACC
13%9.6%6.2%2.8%−0.5%%8%5.6%FY21FY23FY26
13%9.6%6.2%2.8%−0.5%%8%5.6%FY21FY23FY26
Q4 FY26: ROCE 6.4% (TTM) vs WACC 12.0% Trailing-twelve-month ROCE and ROIC, per quarter, %; dashed line = the cost of capital. Last 5 quarters, put on a trailing-twelve-month basis and anchored to the annual figure.
ROCE (TTM)ROIC (TTM)WACC
12%11%8.9%7.1%5.3%%6.4%6.5%Q4 FY25Q3 FY26Q1 FY27
12%11%8.9%7.1%5.3%%6.4%6.5%Q4 FY25Q3 FY26Q1 FY27
09 · Debt

Debt Debt-to-equity says how much of the business is funded by borrowings. Low is the safe corner; the trend matters as much as the level.

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd carries total debt of ₹4,778 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹531 Cr as of Jun 26, a debt-to-equity of 9.00. On the annual view that ratio went from 32.93 in FY25 to 9.00 in FY26. Read the returns elsewhere on this page with that leverage in mind.

Jun 26: total debt of ₹4,778 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹531 Cr — a debt-to-equity of 9.00. On the annual view, debt-to-equity went from 32.93 (FY25) to 9.00 (FY26). Read the returns on this page with that leverage in mind.

FY26: debt ₹4,778 Cr at 9.00× equity Total debt by fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). 2-year window.
Total debtDebt-to-equity
5.2k34.8×3.9k27.9×2.6k21.0×1.3k14.0×07.1×₹ Cr×₹4,7789.00×FY25FY26
5.2k34.8×3.9k27.9×2.6k21.0×1.3k14.0×07.1×₹ Cr×₹4,7789.00×FY25FY26
Jun 26: debt ₹4,778 Cr, debt-to-equity 9.00 Total debt per quarter, ₹ Cr (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). Last 7 quarters. India reports the full balance sheet half-yearly, so the intervening quarter carries the prior reading forward.
Total debt (quarterly)Debt-to-equity
5.2k68.0×3.9k52.1×2.6k36.1×1.3k20.2×04.2×₹ Cr×₹4,7789.00×Jun 24Sep 25Jun 26
5.2k68.0×3.9k52.1×2.6k36.1×1.3k20.2×04.2×₹ Cr×₹4,7789.00×Jun 24Sep 25Jun 26
10 · Ownership

Ownership Who owns the stock, quarter by quarter: promoters (the controlling owners), foreign and domestic institutions, and the public. Steady accumulation by people close to the numbers is a signal; a quiet register is also an answer.

No holder of Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd moved a full percentage point over the last two years — the register is quiet. The register is read on the four disclosed classes only; nothing is inferred between filings.

The register over the last two years — .

A quiet register: no holder moved a full point in two years Shareholding by holder class, % of the company, quarterly, last 4 quarters.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
63%46%29%12%−4.5%%58.3%0.3%8.9%32.5%Sep 25Dec 25Jun 26
63%46%29%12%−4.5%%58.3%0.3%8.9%32.5%Sep 25Dec 25Jun 26
11 · Safety line

Safety line The Z-score estimates how far a company sits from balance-sheet distress — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the danger zone. It was built for manufacturers, so it is not applied to banks and lenders.

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one. It is a distance-to-distress estimate from the balance sheet, not a forecast of failure. The debt, cash-flow and return sections above carry the balance-sheet evidence this page does hold, and each of them states its own reporting date.

The safety line in one sentence: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one.

12 · Valuation

Valuation P/E is the price of ₹1 of annual profit: how many rupees the market pays for each rupee the company earns in a year.

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd trades at 218.0× P/E, near the bottom of its own range — cheaper only 29% of the time. Its long-run median P/E is 479.7×, measured across 0.4 years of weekly readings. This places the multiple against the stock’s own record, and says nothing about what the business is worth.

Today's P/E of 218.0× is near the bottom of its own range — cheaper only 29% of the time, against a long-run median of 479.7× measured over 0.4 years of weekly readings. This is a comparison against the stock's own history — not a claim about what it is worth.

One caveat before moving on: margins are the best this company has ever printed — cheap against its own history on record margins is not the same thing as cheap. If profitability mean-reverts, today's multiple is higher than it looks.

P/E 218.0× vs a 479.7× long-run median P/E, weekly (left axis); earnings per share, trailing twelve months, weekly (right axis). 0.4-year window; loss-period spikes above 535× shown pinned at the top. The eps (ttm) bars are red where the reading is lower than the quarter before.
near the bottom of its own range — cheaper only 29% of the time
P/EMedianEPS (TTM) (quarterly)
562.5×₹2.6463.1×₹2.0363.6×₹1.3264.2×₹0.7164.8×₹0.0×217.50×₹2Apr 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26
562.5×₹2.6463.1×₹2.0363.6×₹1.3264.2×₹0.7164.8×₹0.0×217.50×₹2Apr 26Jul 26Sep 26
P/E
218.0×
29th percentile of 0y
PEG
0.64
as reported

Put together: the multiple is low against its own past, so the story rests on the earnings line underneath it, not the multiple.

13 · Stage: No read

Stage: No read Every business sits somewhere on a fundamental arc, and this page names the spot before anything else. The last twelve quarters of revenue, profit and EPS growth — plus the return the business earns on its capital — are read as curves: Deteriorating (the curves are falling), Turning around (a trough has just formed and the last few quarters lift off it), Improving (the climb off the trough is sustained), Consistent (steadily positive with healthy returns), Topping out (still high but decelerating from the peak). When the curves genuinely disagree the read is Mixed; too little history is No read. CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is the smooth yearly pace that turns the starting value into the latest one — the fairest way to compare growth across different time spans. Read the columns together: if the 1-year number towers over the 10-year, recent growth is running hotter than the long-run trend. A dash means that window is not held, or the base year was a loss (where a growth rate is not meaningful).

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd reads as no read on its fundamental arc. Under eight usable quarters on the growth trio — not enough history for an honest trajectory read. The read is built from 6 quarters across 1 curve, on partial evidence.

Growth, year by year: revenue +30.7% in FY26 Year-over-year growth per fiscal year, %: revenue (left axis); net profit and EPS (right axis — profit growth swings far wider). Zero line drawn.
Revenue YoY
104%79%54%29%3.2%%30.7%FY20FY23FY26
104%79%54%29%3.2%%30.7%FY20FY23FY26
Three growth curves, twelve quarters Year-on-year growth of trailing-twelve-month revenue (left axis), profit and EPS (right axis — they swing far wider), % at each quarter-end. Where the trailing-twelve-month history is short, the curve falls back to single-quarter year-on-year growth — noisier, and the classifier smooths and caps base-effect spikes before reading. A missing point means that reading is not held for the quarter.
the trajectory the stage is read from
Revenue
47%40%33%26%19%%44.1%Jun 24Jun 25Jun 26
47%40%33%26%19%%44.1%Jun 24Jun 25Jun 26
ROCE Trailing-twelve-month operating profit (before interest and tax) as a share of average capital employed — total assets minus current liabilities, the standard textbook basis, %.
the return curve, computed quarterly
ROCE
10%9.2%8.3%7.4%6.4%%9.9%Jun 24Dec 24Jun 25Dec 25Jun 26
10%9.2%8.3%7.4%6.4%%9.9%Jun 24Jun 25Jun 26
ROCE
Rising
latest 9.9% · span 6.7%–9.9%

Why it matters: with too little history, an honest page says so instead of guessing a trajectory.

One or more growth curves carry a base-effect spike — a large year-on-year move off a near-zero or loss-making comparable quarter. Those spikes are capped before the classifier reads the trajectory, and shown pinned on the chart, so a single distorted quarter does not drive the stage call.

Fewer than eight usable quarters on the growth curves — this page will not guess a trajectory from a stub of history.

Compound annual growth rate (%) Compound annual growth rate over each window, %. Revenue, profit and EPS from fiscal-year figures; share price is the price CAGR over the same spans. A dash = that window is not held, or the base was a loss.
1yr3yr5yr10yr
Revenue+30.7%+36.2%+45.0%
Share price+2.8%
Revenue YoY (Jun 26)
+44.1%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Revenue 10y
38.5%
long-run compound pace
14 · 4-Factor Sector Score

4-Factor Sector Score

46.9/100 — rank 3 of 4 in Realty - CoWorking · 56% evidence confidence

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd scores 46.9 out of 100 against the 4 companies it is compared with in Realty - CoWorking, ranking 3. Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.

The four contributions add to the total exactly: 19.1 + 5.3 + 10 + 12.5 = 46.9. This is the SAME number shown on the sector comparison — it is computed once, for the whole peer set, and read here.

What would change it: The read weakens if profit growth turns negative or margin improvement reverses while sector-relative strength deteriorates.

15 · Quarterly scorecard

Quarterly scorecard

4 markers came out of our Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd research file of 22 August 2026, and each results season scores every one of them. No results season has been scored against them yet. A row is permanent: a miss stays on the record after it is fixed.

The markers — set once, scored every results season
MarkerThe barWhere it standsScore
M1September-quarter revenue stays at or above about ₹550 Cr while occupancy stays at or above 80% (quarterly revenue and occupancy >= ₹550 crore with occupancy at least 80%)Not checked yet.PENDING
M2FY27 revenue growth lands in the 28–30% range management reaffirmed (FY27 revenue growth >= 28%)Not checked yet.PENDING
M3The rent-adjusted margin stays in the 19–20% range management guided for FY27 (rent-adjusted margin >= 19%)Not checked yet.PENDING
M4Our own FY28 revenue scenario of ₹2,896 Cr holds up. This is OUR arithmetic, not a company promise: ₹1,796 Cr of FY26 revenue grown 29% for FY27 and an assumed 25% for FY28. (our own FY28 revenue scenario about ₹2,896 crore)Not checked yet.PENDING
A row is permanent: a miss stays on the record even after it is later fixed.
16 · Said versus delivered

Said versus delivered

What Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's management promised, set against what actually arrived — 4 tracked promises on the record. Read straight from the company’s own earnings calls. A promise that slipped stays on this page after it is met.

🚨 Revenue Growth Outlook Reduced · 22 July 2026. In Aug 2025, management described 30%-35% CAGR as the Smartworks growth strategy, and in Nov 2025 it aspired to 30%-plus near-term growth. In Jul 2026, formal revenue guidance was 28%-30%, lowering the floor below 30% and capping the range at 30% without explaining the change in outlook.

Capex Unit-Cost Assumption No Longer Expected to Stabilize · 22 July 2026. In Aug 2025, management said the INR 1,350 per square foot capex level was a good place to stabilize. In Jul 2026, management said the same starting level increases 5% every year due to inflation, creating a materially higher recurring capex assumption for cash flow and ROCE models that was not reconciled with the prior statement.

Retention Recovery Forecast Has Not Materialized · 22 July 2026. In Nov 2025, management expected retention to move above 80%-85% in the foreseeable future, even while acknowledging some voluntary churn. In Jul 2026, retention remained at 74% and management described the churn as an ongoing trend, without reconciling why the previously stated recovery expectation has not occurred.

Pre-fill Threshold Before Property Commitment Reduced · 30 April 2026. In the Nov 2025 call, management explicitly stated they require 30-35% pre-demand visibility before committing to any new building, characterizing this as the condition that must be met before signing. The Apr 2026 call reveals the threshold has dropped to 20-25% - a near 50% reduction in the stated pre-leasing requirement with no explanation provided, signaling meaningfully more speculative supply additions at a time when the company is accelerating its footprint growth.

Every quote above is taken word for word from the company’s own earnings calls.

17 · Related companies · Realty - CoWorking
CompanyScorePrice stageGrowth & earnings/35Capital efficiency/25Valuation/20Relative strength/20
1Wework India Management LtdWEWORK 61.9/100Thin evidence · provisional51% evidence BREAKING OUT 25.6/35 Revenue 27.1% · PAT -40.6% · OPM change 1.4 pp 74% evidence 16.3/25 ROCE 20.7% · OPM 64% 100% evidence 10.0/20 P/E 105× · PEG — 0% evidence 10.0/20 RS sector — · RS bench — · 1Y —10 of 11 weeks ahead 0% evidence
Exact sum: 25.6 + 16.3 + 10 + 10 = 61.9 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
2EFC (I) LtdEFCIL 55.7/100Mixed-positive evidence72% evidence TURNING 21.4/35 Revenue 42.3% · PAT 50.6% · OPM change -4 pp 95% evidence 20.2/25 ROCE 19.8% · OPM 43% 76% evidence 10.0/20 P/E 10.6× · PEG — 0% evidence 4.1/20 RS sector -19.4% · RS bench -19.3% · 1Y -42.2%2 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 21.4 + 20.2 + 10 + 4.1 = 55.7 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
3Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltdthis pageSMARTWORKS 46.9/100Thin evidence · provisional56% evidence BREAKING OUT 19.1/35 Revenue 36.4% · PAT 100% · OPM change -1 pp 74% evidence 5.3/25 ROCE 8.3% · OPM 63% 100% evidence 10.0/20 P/E 218× · PEG — 0% evidence 12.5/20 RS sector — · RS bench 12.7% · 1Y 1%8 of 10 weeks ahead 25% evidence
Exact sum: 19.1 + 5.3 + 10 + 12.5 = 46.9 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
4AWFIS Space Solutions LtdAWFIS 44.7/100Mixed-negative evidence77% evidence BASING 18.9/35 Revenue 23.3% · PAT 13.3% · OPM change 0 pp 95% evidence 10.3/25 ROCE 13.2% · OPM 38% 95% evidence 10.0/20 P/E 24.7× · PEG — 0% evidence 5.5/20 RS sector -22.6% · RS bench -23.6% · 1Y -49.1%2 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 18.9 + 10.3 + 10 + 5.5 = 44.7 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led NIFTY 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led NIFTY 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.

18 · Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's share price today?

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd trades at ₹531, +2.8% over the past year. The company is valued at ₹6,071 Cr. The stock sits at 72% of its 52-week range of ₹385–₹587, +12.0% versus its 200-day average. On the tape, the price is in a confirmed uptrend, 8 weeks in. — as of 11 September 2026.

What were Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's latest quarterly results?

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd reported revenue of ₹546 Cr and net profit of ₹13.0 Cr for the Jun 26 quarter. Earnings per share were ₹1.15. The operating margin was 63.0%, 1.0 pp lower than a year earlier. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's revenue?

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd reported revenue of ₹546 Cr in the Jun 26 quarter, +44.1% year on year. For the full FY26 fiscal year, revenue was ₹1,796 Cr (+30.7%). Over the last 6 years revenue compounded at 38.5% a year. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's profit?

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd earned ₹13.0 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹11.0 Cr. The operating margin ran 63.0% in the latest quarter. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's market cap?

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's market capitalisation is ₹6,071 Cr at a share price of ₹531. Market cap is the share price multiplied by shares outstanding, so it is restated whenever the price moves. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's P/E ratio?

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd trades at a P/E of 218.0×, at the 29th percentile of its own 0-year range, against a long-run median of 479.7×. This is a comparison with the stock's own history, not a value call — as of 11 September 2026.

Does Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd pay a dividend?

No — Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd has recorded a dividend payout of 0% of profit in each of its last 7 reported fiscal years, so there is no payout history to quote. That is a reading of the filed annual statements, not an estimate. — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd overvalued?

On its own history, Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd looks cheap: its P/E of 218.0× has been cheaper only 29% of the time in 0 years (long-run median 479.7×). That is a percentile read against the stock's own past, not a price opinion or a direction call. One caveat: margins are the best this company has ever printed — cheap on record margins is not the same thing as cheap. — as of 11 September 2026.

How is Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd performing?

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd is in a confirmed uptrend, 8 weeks in. Against the NIFTY 500 it has been ahead on a trailing-13-week view for 8 weeks. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd in an uptrend?

Yes — the price is in a confirmed uptrend (week 8 of stage 2), trading +12.0% versus its 200-day average and at 72% of its 52-week range. Price stages cycle base → advance → top → decline, and the stage names where this stock sits in that cycle — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd beating the market?

On recent form, yes — Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 8 straight weeks, the same metric the week-by-week ribbon on this page draws. Separately, on the cumulative view: over the last 1.1 years the stock moved +16% against the NIFTY 500's −2% — ahead of the index over the full window. — as of 11 September 2026.

Will Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's share price go up?

This page publishes no price forecast for Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd. What it measures instead: the share price is ₹531, the price is in a confirmed uptrend 8 weeks in. Its P/E of 218.0× sits at the 29th percentile of its own 0-year range. — as of 11 September 2026.

Who owns Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd?

Promoters hold 58.3% of Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd, foreign institutions 0.3%, domestic institutions 8.9% and the public 32.5% (latest quarter). No holder moved a full point over the last two years — the register is quiet. — as of 11 September 2026.

Does Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd have too much debt?

It carries real leverage — Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's debt-to-equity is 9.02, and operating profit covers the interest bill 3×. FY26 borrowings were ₹4,778 Cr against equity of ₹530 Cr. Read the returns on this page with that leverage in mind — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's capex?

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd spent ₹3,456 Cr on capital expenditure over the last 3 fiscal years, a figure derived from the change in fixed assets plus depreciation. In FY26 alone that was ₹2,204 Cr, with ₹56.0 Cr in capital work-in-progress — capacity paid for but not yet earning. — as of 11 September 2026.

What is Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's cash flow?

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd generated ₹1,197 Cr of operating cash flow in FY26 and ₹−1,007 Cr of free cash flow after ₹2,204 Cr of capital spending. Reported profit that year was ₹11.0 Cr, so operating cash ran ahead of profit. Cash-flow resolution for India is annual. — as of 11 September 2026.

Where is Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd in its business cycle?

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's FY26 operating margin was 64.0%, against a 7-year band of 53.0%–64.0%: the top of the band — a record year. Record profitability is late-cycle territory: every ratio flatters at the top, and the story leans on margins holding. The latest quarter ran 63.0%. Profitability versus a company's own long band is the cleanest cycle clock this page holds — as of 11 September 2026.

What could break the Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd story?

Biggest watch item: margins are the best this company has ever printed — every ratio flatters at record profitability, so the whole story leans on margins holding. Mechanically, two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day average would end the price trend — that is the exit rule this page tracks — as of 11 September 2026.

Is Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd a stock worth studying right now?

This is not investment advice. The machine read: Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd's three tracks disagree. Price, valuation and the earnings engine each tell a different story — the next quarter or two settles it. The sharpest open question: the next one or two quarters of delivery. Every number on this page is drawn deterministically from the raw series, with no forecasts and no price opinions — as of 11 September 2026.

Sector Alpha — machine-written from the numbers · Data as of 2026-09-11. Every chart on this page is drawn by deterministic code from the raw series — no forecasts, no price opinions, and nothing here is investment advice.

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