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Kothari Fermanatation & Biochem financials and balance sheet

BSE: 507474Food ProductsSmall Cap

Last close ₹38.75down ₹1.50 (3.73%)

Share price at the BSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹40.25.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹30.20Low, 27 Mar 2026₹52.99High, 23 Oct 2025
Market cap
₹58 Cr3,281st largest listed
P/E
Earlier quarters restated in the year
P/B
1.1
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROCE
0.5%
Debt to equity
0.89
Volume, BSE
230

10 years at a glance

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.Kothari Fermanatation & Biochem annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
Peak revenue ₹114 Cr, year to Mar 2025A loss in the year to Mar 2026, −₹2.99 Cr

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue112
  2. Materials and goods−53
  3. Employee costs−12
  4. Other expenses−40
  5. Operating profit6.5
  6. Depreciation−7.0
  7. Other income+0.7
  8. One-off items0.0
  9. Finance costs−3.7
  10. Profit before tax−3.5
  11. Tax+0.5
  12. Net profit−3.0

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹96 Cr
  • Inventory₹23 Cr
  • Receivables₹6 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹1 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹54 Cr
  • Borrowings₹48 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹18 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹7 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.Kothari Fermanatation & Biochem quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 13 JunMar 2020Filed 5 AugMar 2021Filed 26 JulMar 2022Filed 11 JunMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 6 JulMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 29 May
Revenue from operations798896979697110109114112
707678828187101104102106
Materials and goods bought35372932304057544953
Employee costs––7891010101112
Other expenses––4342423735394240
Operating profit before depreciation9121815141095127
Operating margin11.1%13.5%18.5%15.0%15.0%10.5%8.0%4.7%10.4%5.8%
Materials, % of revenue––29.7%33.5%31.9%41.3%51.3%49.7%42.5%47.3%
Employee costs, % of revenue––7.5%8.3%9.2%9.9%9.4%9.6%9.9%11.0%
Other expenses, % of revenue––44.3%43.2%43.9%38.2%31.3%36.0%37.2%35.9%
Depreciation and amortisation3344566667
Operating profit after depreciation691410943050
Other income0003000001
Finance costs2222433344
One-off items––00000000
Profit before tax571211620−42−3
2243110110
Net profit3598500−51−3
Other comprehensive income––00000000
Total comprehensive income––98500−51−3
Net margin4.0%6.1%9.1%7.9%5.0%0.3%0.2%−4.5%0.7%−2.7%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018 they do not, so they are left blank.

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 13 JunMar 2020Filed 5 AugMar 2021Filed 26 JulMar 2022Filed 11 JunMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 6 JulMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 29 May
4856606161565754
Share capital1515151515151515
Reserves3341454646414239
2030354045474348
1723253133373318
2127313737393955
Total assets86106116129131132128127
6779919794969392
1927263237373534
Net debt1930354044464347
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 26 JulMar 2022Filed 11 JunMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 6 JulMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 29 May
15.19.56.08.610.75.1
15.810.16.38.611.05.1
1.5−0.1−2.53.4−0.9−1.5
Receivables0.1−1.4−1.5−0.73.90.6
Inventories1.0−3.7−4.31.4−2.50.3
Payables0.45.03.22.7−2.3−2.4
Other working capital0.00.00.10.00.00.0
Tax paid−0.7−0.6−0.30.0−0.30.0
Capital spending16.60.00.00.00.00.0
Free cash flow−1.69.56.08.610.75.1
−16.8−12.8−2.6−7.2−3.6−5.8
1.53.3−3.5−1.4−7.10.8
Dividends paid0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Shares bought back0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Shares issued0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Net change in cash−0.20.00.00.10.00.1
Capital spending is part of cash from investing, and dividends paid, shares bought back and shares issued are part of cash from financing. Each is shown as an amount on a line of its own, and the section's other items are in its total only. No cash flow statement is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019 and Mar 2020.

Per share

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 13 JunMar 2020Filed 5 AugMar 2021Filed 26 JulMar 2022Filed 11 JunMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 6 JulMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 29 May
Earnings per share₹2.10₹3.56₹5.81₹5.11₹3.20₹0.20₹0.13−₹3.27₹0.54−₹1.99
Diluted earnings per share₹2.10₹3.56₹5.81₹5.11₹3.20₹0.20₹0.13−₹3.27₹0.54−₹1.99
Book value per share––₹32.02₹37.03₹40.19₹40.38₹40.56₹37.27₹37.71₹35.97
Shareholder yield––––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)81751014877116601099251
RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 13 JunMar 2020Filed 5 AugMar 2021Filed 26 JulMar 2022Filed 11 JunMar 2023Filed 30 MayMar 2024Filed 6 JulMar 2025Filed 13 JunMar 2026Filed 29 May
Revenue growth–10.9%9.7%0.6%−1.2%1.5%13.7%−1.3%4.9%−1.8%
Operating profit growth–35.2%49.4%−18.3%−1.3%−28.7%−13.5%−41.6%130.6%−45.2%
Net profit growth–69.4%63.3%−12.0%−37.3%−93.6%−37.2%–––
Earnings per share growth–69.5%63.2%−12.0%−37.4%−93.8%−35.0%–––
––18.1%14.8%8.3%0.5%0.3%−8.4%1.4%−5.4%
–––−3.3 pts−6.5 pts−7.8 pts−0.2 pts−8.7 pts9.9 pts−6.8 pts
From the net margin–––−2.3 pts−5.4 pts−7.8 pts−0.2 pts−8.5 pts9.7 pts−6.9 pts
From asset turnover–––−1.6 pts−1.4 pts0.0 pts0.0 pts0.2 pts0.1 pts0.0 pts
From borrowing–––0.5 pts0.3 pts0.0 pts0.0 pts−0.4 pts0.0 pts0.0 pts
Return on capital employed––20.6%11.7%9.6%4.4%2.9%−0.5%5.4%−0.5%
Cash conversion––––313.6%3,113.4%3,150.4%–1,321.5%–
Interest cover4.05.38.34.32.61.51.0–1.5–
Debt to equity––0.420.550.590.660.740.840.770.89
Receivable days––2629242126303020
Inventory days––104174173166145142177160
Payable days––4654378579657246
Cash conversion cycle, days––8414916010292107135135
Working capital days––2152444667596066
Asset turnover––1.121.010.860.790.850.830.880.88
Assets per rupee of net worth––1.791.851.922.032.142.262.312.30
Sales per rupee of plant––1.871.301.161.221.491.251.241.32
Capital spending to depreciation––––3.220.000.000.000.000.00
Plant being built, % of plant in use––27.7%3.9%8.2%20.4%26.2%9.0%0.0%6.7%
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2024 and Mar 2026: operating profit after depreciation is a loss, and a loss covers no interest bill. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Growth and returns over 3, 5 and 10 years

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
−2.3%
Cash from operations against operating profit
77.7%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–3.3%0.6%
Return on equity, average–−2.3%−4.1%
Return on capital employed, average–2.3%1.5%
Operating margin, average11.3%7.9%7.0%
Net margin, average2.6%−1.2%−2.2%
Asset turnover, average–0.850.86
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–114126
Debt to equity, average–0.780.83

Where the cash came from and went

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations40.024.45.1
Cash from investing−31.9−16.5−5.8
Cash from financing−8.0−7.70.8
Capital spending0.00.00.0
Dividends paid0.00.00.0
Shares bought back0.00.00.0
Shares issued for cash0.00.00.0
Borrowings raised6.30.00.0
Borrowings repaid10.710.14.5

Accounting checks

Standalone, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.

CheckMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––––557495
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81––3.832.482.462.401.952.102.291.90
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−2.74−2.52−2.19−3.08−3.22−0.32
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––5.852.91−2.52−4.82−4.87−1.80
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––5.78–––
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––9.15−17.23−9.7224.1617.37−0.46−31.97
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––77.39−0.50−5.80−17.59−2.0722.17−10.36
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––0.46−0.113.32−0.15−0.18−3.961.76
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.110.524.90302.350.420.0028.61
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent34.1125.7430.2929.5516.8979.7133.53–58.22–
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––42.75−68.93–42.65–
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.

Credit ratings

An agency's view of the chance the company repays a borrowing on time, from AAA, the highest, down to D, in default.

DateAgencyBorrowing ratedRatingOutlookAmount, ₹ Cr
26 Jun 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesLong-term scaleWithdrawnRating Withdrawn13
26 Jun 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesLong-term scaleWithdrawnRating Withdrawn3.90
26 Jun 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesShort-term scaleWithdrawnRating Withdrawn5
26 Jun 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesLong-term scaleWithdrawnRating Withdrawn4.60
26 Jun 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesLong-term scaleWithdrawnRating Withdrawn17.50
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.