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Kothari Fermentn&Bio Overview

Kothari Fermentation and Biochem Limited was incorporated on 26th, December 1990. Company is backed by a group of experienced Board of Directors and Professionals. KFBL is listed on Bombay Stock Exchange. Company has their yeast manufacturing plant based on latest technologies located at Sikandrabad District of Bulandshahr which is about 50 kms away from New Delhi. That Plant has a capacity to manufacture 25,000 M.T. per annum of Compressed Yeast. Their popular brand names - Superfast, Sunrise, Four Season and KF have been established in domest...Read More

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Kothari Fermentn&Bio Key Financials

Market Cap ₹66 Cr.

Stock P/E 81.6

P/B 1.3

Current Price ₹44

Book Value ₹ 34.6

Face Value 10

52W High ₹86.9

Dividend Yield 0%

52W Low ₹ 30.2

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Kothari Fermentn&Bio Quarterly Results

#(Fig in Cr.) Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025
Net Sales 23 29 32 26 25 31 32 24 24 32
Other Income 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Income 23 29 32 26 25 31 32 24 24 32
Total Expenditure 24 26 28 23 24 27 28 22 24 30
Operating Profit -1 3 4 3 1 3 4 2 -0 2
Interest 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Depreciation 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Exceptional Income / Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit Before Tax -4 0 2 1 -2 1 2 -1 -3 -0
Provision for Tax -0 0 1 -0 0 0 1 0 -0 0
Profit After Tax -3 0 1 1 -2 0 1 -1 -3 -0
Adjustments -0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 0 -0
Profit After Adjustments -3 0 1 1 -2 0 1 -1 -3 -0
Adjusted Earnings Per Share -2.3 0.3 0.6 0.7 -1.2 0.3 0.7 -0.8 -2.1 -0.3

Kothari Fermentn&Bio Profit & Loss

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 TTM
Net Sales 64 77 79 88 96 97 96 97 110 109 114 112
Other Income 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Income 65 77 79 88 96 100 96 97 110 109 114 112
Total Expenditure 60 71 70 76 78 82 81 87 101 104 102 104
Operating Profit 5 6 9 12 18 18 15 10 9 5 12 8
Interest 2 1 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 4 4
Depreciation 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 8
Exceptional Income / Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit Before Tax 1 3 5 7 12 11 6 2 0 -4 2 -2
Provision for Tax 1 1 2 2 4 3 1 1 0 1 1 1
Profit After Tax 1 2 3 5 9 8 5 0 0 -5 1 -3
Adjustments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit After Adjustments 1 2 3 5 9 8 5 0 0 -5 1 -3
Adjusted Earnings Per Share 0.6 1.3 2.1 3.6 5.8 5.1 3.2 0.2 0.1 -3.3 0.5 -2.5

Growth Rates

# 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Sales CAGR 5% 6% 3% 6%
Operating Profit CAGR 140% 6% -8% 9%
PAT CAGR 0% 0% -34% 0%
# 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Share Price CAGR -33% 0% -2% 8%
ROE Average 1% -2% 0% 6%
ROCE Average 5% 3% 4% 10%

Kothari Fermentn&Bio Balance Sheet

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Shareholder's Funds 29 31 34 39 48 56 60 61 61 56 57
Minority's Interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Borrowings 4 6 10 10 16 20 24 28 28 29 27
Other Non-Current Liabilities 2 3 3 4 5 7 7 9 9 11 12
Total Current Liabilities 13 17 18 13 17 23 25 31 33 37 33
Total Liabilities 49 57 65 67 86 106 116 129 131 132 128
Fixed Assets 24 34 43 52 52 74 82 80 74 87 92
Other Non-Current Assets 8 8 7 2 16 4 9 17 21 9 1
Total Current Assets 17 14 16 14 19 27 26 32 37 37 35
Total Assets 49 57 65 67 86 106 116 129 131 132 128

Kothari Fermentn&Bio Cash Flow

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Opening Cash & Cash Equivalents 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Cash Flow from Operating Activities 5 9 10 11 12 7 15 10 6 9 11
Cash Flow from Investing Activities -5 -13 -10 -7 -17 -16 -17 -13 -3 -7 -4
Cash Flow from Financing Activities -0 3 0 -4 5 8 2 3 -3 -1 -7
Net Cash Inflow / Outflow 0 -1 0 0 -0 -0 -0 0 -0 0 0
Closing Cash & Cash Equivalent 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kothari Fermentn&Bio Ratios

# Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Earnings Per Share (Rs) 0.57 1.26 2.14 3.56 5.81 5.11 3.2 0.2 0.13 -3.27 0.54
CEPS(Rs) 1.72 2.57 3.87 5.64 8.24 8.07 6.64 4.08 4 0.47 4.83
DPS(Rs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Book NAV/Share(Rs) 19.25 20.51 22.61 26.18 32.02 37.03 40.19 40.38 40.56 37.27 37.71
Core EBITDA Margin(%) 6.82 7.76 11.23 13.55 18.45 14.99 15 10.51 8 4.73 10.39
EBIT Margin(%) 4.59 5.57 8.1 10.08 14.75 13.67 9.78 4.67 2.9 -0.39 4.84
Pre Tax Margin(%) 2.18 3.69 6.17 8.19 12.99 11.25 6.05 1.55 0.26 -3.61 1.7
PAT Margin (%) 1.34 2.45 4.06 6.08 9.06 7.93 5.03 0.32 0.17 -4.51 0.71
Cash Profit Margin (%) 4.02 5 7.34 9.65 12.85 12.51 10.43 6.31 5.44 0.65 6.35
ROA(%) 1.84 3.58 5.27 8.08 11.4 8 4.32 0.25 0.15 -3.73 0.62
ROE(%) 3.02 6.33 9.94 14.58 19.96 14.81 8.3 0.51 0.32 -8.41 1.44
ROCE(%) 7.44 9.78 12.87 16.4 22.39 16.44 9.89 4.41 3.02 -0.41 5.45
Receivable days 25.45 20.57 22.7 22.18 23.26 27.28 26.23 22.26 22.29 28.28 29.61
Inventory Days 26.12 27.23 29 24.21 25.05 44.53 57.26 61.49 67.32 72.92 71.23
Payable days 31.82 25.33 31.05 37.08 44.95 47.13 47.46 56.59 69.29 73.78 72.44
PER(x) 15.73 16.68 25.25 14.06 11.57 6.26 16.01 380.27 311.03 0 113.35
Price/Book(x) 0.47 1.02 2.39 1.91 2.1 0.86 1.28 1.92 0.98 1.94 1.62
Dividend Yield(%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
EV/Net Sales(x) 0.37 0.61 1.25 1.03 1.28 0.84 1.21 1.66 0.94 1.42 1.18
EV/Core EBITDA(x) 5.07 7.54 10.98 7.54 6.9 4.61 7.96 15.56 11.56 29.86 11.26
Net Sales Growth(%) 27.07 19.98 2.48 10.88 9.7 0.56 -1.23 1.54 13.65 -1.26 4.91
EBIT Growth(%) 61.86 45.55 49.1 37.96 60.54 -6.78 -29.37 -51.54 -29.35 -113.43 1386.63
PAT Growth(%) 126.73 119.62 70.17 65.97 63.3 -11.95 -37.35 -93.64 -37.29 -2662.08 116.49
EPS Growth(%) 126.69 119.62 70.18 65.97 63.3 -11.95 -37.35 -93.64 -37.29 -2662.05 116.49
Debt/Equity(x) 0.41 0.54 0.54 0.41 0.48 0.61 0.65 0.75 0.74 0.84 0.77
Current Ratio(x) 1.3 0.86 0.85 1.02 1.12 1.17 1.03 1.03 1.12 0.99 1.08
Quick Ratio(x) 0.88 0.5 0.49 0.64 0.64 0.51 0.45 0.44 0.43 0.42 0.35
Interest Cover(x) 1.9 2.96 4.19 5.34 8.38 5.65 2.62 1.5 1.1 -0.12 1.54
Total Debt/Mcap(x) 0.87 0.52 0.23 0.22 0.23 0.71 0.51 0.39 0.75 0.43 0.47

Kothari Fermentn&Bio Shareholding Pattern

# Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025
Promoter 74.91 74.91 74.91 74.91 74.91 72.36 71.66 70.14 68.87 68.87
FII 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DII 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public 25.08 25.08 25.08 25.08 25.08 27.64 28.34 29.86 31.13 31.13
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

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Kothari Fermentn&Bio Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Debtor days have improved from 73.78 to 72.44days.
  • Company has reduced debt.

Cons

  • Company has a low return on equity of -2% over the last 3 years.
  • The company has delivered a poor profit growth of -34% over past five years.
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