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NHC Foods financials and balance sheet

BSE: 517554Food ProductsSmall Cap

Last close ₹1.23down ₹0.06 (4.65%)

Share price at the BSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹1.29.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹0.59Low, 30 Mar 2026₹2.84High, 4 Sep 2026
Market cap
₹116 Cr3,309th largest listed
P/E
4.3
P/B
Shares changed
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
20.7%
ROCE
15.2%
Debt to equity
0.27
Volume, BSE
22,23,659

10 years at a glance

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, years to March.NHC Foods annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
Peak revenue ₹443 Cr, year to Mar 2026

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

From Apr 2019 leases sit on the balance sheet: rent is charged as depreciation and interest instead, so operating profit and total assets step up with nothing about the business having changed. Borrowings here leave lease liabilities out. Lease payments were 2.3% of operating profit in the first full year.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

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

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue443
  2. Materials and goods−423
  3. Employee costs−1.8
  4. Other expenses−3.4
  5. Operating profit14
  6. Depreciation−1.7
  7. Other income+1.7
  8. One-off items0.0
  9. Finance costs−5.1
  10. Profit before tax8.8
  11. Tax−2.7
  12. Net profit6.1

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹160 Cr
  • Inventory₹3 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹96 Cr
  • Borrowings₹49 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹11 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹7 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.NHC Foods quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 18 MayMar 2020Filed 4 JulMar 2021Filed 10 JunMar 2022Filed 26 MayMar 2023Filed 8 JunMar 2024Filed 4 JunMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 21 May
Revenue from operations13887125132152153164209341443
13584122128148148157203327429
Materials and goods bought12477114119137127138184309423
Employee costs2222222232
Other expenses95679201717153
Operating profit before depreciation333445661514
Operating margin2.2%3.0%2.4%2.7%2.6%3.0%3.8%2.8%4.3%3.1%
Materials, % of revenue89.8%88.9%91.4%90.7%90.4%82.9%84.4%88.1%90.4%95.7%
Employee costs, % of revenue1.7%2.2%1.7%1.6%1.4%1.3%1.2%1.1%0.8%0.4%
Other expenses, % of revenue6.2%5.9%4.5%5.0%5.6%12.8%10.7%7.9%4.5%0.8%
Depreciation and amortisation1111111122
Operating profit after depreciation212233541312
Other income1111111212
Finance costs2212223365
One-off items––00000000
Profit before tax1012233399
0000011123
Net profit1011112276
Other comprehensive income––00000000
Total comprehensive income––11112276
Net margin0.4%0.3%1.0%1.1%0.9%1.0%1.1%1.1%2.0%1.4%

Balance sheet

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 18 MayMar 2020Filed 4 JulMar 2021Filed 10 JunMar 2022Filed 26 MayMar 2023Filed 8 JunMar 2024Filed 4 JunMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 21 May
2021222425288296
Share capital1212121212125966
Reserves89101214162330
1117262226343149
34353833356212060
47989867
Total assets576269647097208163
1516191912201627
424750465778192136
Net debt1016221923322749
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 10 JunMar 2022Filed 26 MayMar 2023Filed 8 JunMar 2024Filed 4 JunMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 21 May
−33−2−2−38−15
−43−40−37−12
−7−1−8−8−52−27
Receivables45−5−7−13533
Inventories−6−2−6−142019
Payables−1−31000
Other working capital−3021362−79
Tax paid−1−2−1−1−1−3
Interest paid223000
Capital spending000000
Free cash flow−33−2−3−38−15
021−60−12
6−6074023
Dividends paid000000
Shares bought back000000
Shares issued0000478
Net change in cash3−10−22−3
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 18 MayMar 2020Filed 4 JulMar 2021Filed 10 JunMar 2022Filed 26 MayMar 2023Filed 8 JunMar 2024Filed 4 JunMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 21 May
––––––––₹0.31₹0.10
As stated that year₹0.45₹0.19₹1.14₹1.19₹1.11₹1.24₹1.48₹1.98₹0.31₹0.10
––––––––₹0.31₹0.10
––––––––₹1.39₹1.46
Shareholder yield––––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%−83.3%−17.4%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)17.415.86.24.67.118.736.839.956.946.7
Every year is restated for later splits and bonuses, so they do not break the line. The figure the company stated that year is under each line it differs from.

Ratios

Standalone, years to March.NHC Foods PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 18 MayMar 2020Filed 4 JulMar 2021Filed 10 JunMar 2022Filed 26 MayMar 2023Filed 8 JunMar 2024Filed 4 JunMar 2025Filed 16 JunMar 2026Filed 21 May
Revenue growth–−37.2%43.8%5.5%15.3%0.8%7.0%27.9%63.2%29.6%
Operating profit growth–−15.0%16.7%15.9%10.8%17.6%34.2%−5.6%152.6%−5.2%
Net profit growth–−56.2%455.4%8.2%−2.1%6.4%19.4%33.6%185.2%−8.9%
Earnings per share growth–––––––––−67.7%
––6.7%7.0%6.4%6.4%7.2%8.8%12.2%6.8%
–––0.3 pts−0.6 pts0.0 pts0.7 pts1.7 pts3.4 pts−5.3 pts
From the net margin–––0.2 pts−1.1 pts0.4 pts0.7 pts0.3 pts6.6 pts−3.6 pts
From asset turnover–––0.1 pts0.3 pts−0.1 pts0.5 pts0.2 pts−1.7 pts0.6 pts
From borrowing–––0.1 pts0.2 pts−0.3 pts−0.5 pts1.1 pts−1.5 pts−2.3 pts
Return on capital employed––5.9%5.6%5.5%7.5%9.7%7.1%11.6%8.4%
Cash conversion––––−203.5%195.9%−94.1%−94.6%−564.2%−238.6%
Interest cover1.10.91.41.31.61.71.81.32.22.4
Debt to equity––0.580.841.180.931.011.210.380.51
Receivable days––5567483544481740
Inventory days––464454657685273
Payable days––615245343158349
Cash conversion cycle, days––405857668976166−7
Working capital days––436665638678103102
Asset turnover––2.182.212.312.292.442.512.232.38
Assets per rupee of net worth––2.932.953.052.922.733.132.782.08
Sales per rupee of plant––10.9512.4415.3416.4318.8625.4350.6130.07
Capital spending to depreciation––––0.030.070.030.200.180.00
Plant being built, % of plant in use––0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%–––
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
3.3%
Cash from operations against operating profit
−104.5%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–23.9%39.4%
Profit growth, yearly rate–34.6%51.4%
Return on equity, average–8.3%9.3%
Return on capital employed, average–8.9%9.1%
Operating margin, average3.0%3.4%3.4%
Net margin, average1.0%1.3%1.5%
Asset turnover, average–2.372.38
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–7879
Interest cover, average1.61.92.0
Debt to equity, average–0.810.70

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 operations−53.3−54.5−14.5
Cash from investing−15.2−17.9−12.3
Cash from financing64.369.723.4
Capital spending0.70.60.0
Dividends paid0.00.00.0
Shares bought back0.00.00.0
Shares issued for cash55.555.58.1
Borrowings raised32.429.519.2
Borrowings repaid10.64.61.4

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––––475553
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81––2.772.802.863.373.763.14––
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−2.13−3.15−2.15−1.741.44–
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––6.39−4.593.4612.6228.82–
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––−0.34−0.18−3.86−3.60
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––22.04−32.18−26.3926.4611.82423.86–
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−4.6725.4318.4719.1614.92−114.52–
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––−0.26−0.87−0.210.050.17−0.66–
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––0.000.000.000.00–––
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent35.3441.54−15.9025.8624.8241.6134.8924.77––
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––−24.329.21−2.26––
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
6 Aug 2026Infomerics Valuation and Ratings Private Limited (opens in a new tab)Long Term RatingLong-term scaleIVR BBB-Reaffirmed & WithdrawnStable59.07
11 Jun 2026Acuite Ratings & Research Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank Loan RatingsLong-term scaleACUITE BBBNAStable60
16 Sep 2025Infomerics Valuation and Ratings Private Limited (opens in a new tab)Long Term Bank Facilities - Term LoanLong-term scaleIVR BBB-Review, Re-affirmStable3.19
16 Sep 2025Infomerics Valuation and Ratings Private Limited (opens in a new tab)Long Term Bank Facilities - Cash CreditLong-term scaleIVR BBB-Review, Re-affirmStable25
16 Sep 2025Infomerics Valuation and Ratings Private Limited (opens in a new tab)Long Term Bank Facilities - Export Packing Credit (EPC)/ Pre-shipment Credit in Foreign Currency (PCFC)Long-term scaleIVR BBB-Review, Re-affirmStable11
16 Sep 2025Infomerics Valuation and Ratings Private Limited (opens in a new tab)Proposed Long Term Bank Facilities - Cash CreditLong-term scaleIVR BBB-Review, Re-affirmStable20.81
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.