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Lotus Chocolate Overview

Lotus Chocolate Company Ltd is a renowned chocolate manufacturer and distributor based in India. With a rich heritage spanning several decades, the company has established itself as a prominent player in the confectionery industry. Lotus Chocolate Company specializes in the production of high-quality chocolates, catering to both domestic and international markets. Their extensive product range includes a variety of delectable chocolate bars, truffles, pralines, and assorted gift boxes. The company prides itself on using premium ingredients, en...Read More

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Lotus Chocolate Key Financials

Market Cap ₹981 Cr.

Stock P/E 56.9

P/B 16.4

Current Price ₹763.8

Book Value ₹ 46.5

Face Value 10

52W High ₹1525

Dividend Yield 0%

52W Low ₹ 540

Lotus Chocolate Share Price

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Lotus Chocolate Quarterly Results

#(Fig in Cr.) Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026
Net Sales 15 13 12 128 147 157 159 160 134 127
Other Income 0 0 -0 0 0 0 4 5 17 11
Total Income 15 13 12 128 147 158 162 165 150 138
Total Expenditure 15 14 17 120 141 152 154 157 145 139
Operating Profit -0 -1 -5 9 6 6 9 8 6 -1
Interest 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4
Depreciation 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Exceptional Income / Expenses 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit Before Tax -0 -1 -6 7 4 2 4 2 1 -6
Provision for Tax 0 0 0 2 -0 1 1 1 0 -1
Profit After Tax -0 -1 -6 5 4 1 3 1 0 -4
Adjustments -0 0 -0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 0
Profit After Adjustments -0 -1 -6 5 4 1 3 1 0 -4
Adjusted Earnings Per Share -0.4 -0.6 -4.5 4.1 2.9 1.1 2.3 1.1 0.1 -3.5

Lotus Chocolate 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 61 65 66 57 66 70 48 87 63 200 574 580
Other Income 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 37
Total Income 61 66 67 57 66 70 48 87 63 201 575 615
Total Expenditure 60 63 65 54 64 68 45 81 68 197 543 595
Operating Profit 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 7 -6 4 32 22
Interest 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 16
Depreciation 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 4
Exceptional Income / Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Profit Before Tax 1 1 -0 1 1 1 2 6 -7 2 23 1
Provision for Tax 0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0 0 0 -3 6 1
Profit After Tax 1 1 -0 1 1 1 2 6 -7 5 17 0
Adjustments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit After Adjustments 1 1 -0 1 1 1 2 6 -7 5 17 0
Adjusted Earnings Per Share 0.6 1 -0.4 0.7 1 0.7 1.4 4.7 -5.4 3.9 13.4 0

Growth Rates

# 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Sales CAGR 187% 88% 52% 25%
Operating Profit CAGR 700% 66% 74% 32%
PAT CAGR 240% 42% 76% 33%
# 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Share Price CAGR -31% 60% 119% 31%
ROE Average 250% 83% 50% 23%
ROCE Average 24% -4% 6% 7%

Lotus Chocolate 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 -4 -3 -3 -2 -1 0 2 8 1 42 60
Minority's Interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Borrowings 18 18 18 17 15 13 12 6 4 0 0
Other Non-Current Liabilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 9
Total Current Liabilities 8 19 11 7 7 8 8 13 10 22 201
Total Liabilities 22 34 26 22 21 21 22 27 15 70 270
Fixed Assets 6 6 6 3 3 2 1 2 2 16 25
Other Non-Current Assets 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 6 7
Total Current Assets 16 28 19 18 17 18 19 24 12 48 238
Total Assets 22 34 26 22 21 21 22 27 15 70 270

Lotus Chocolate 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 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 6
Cash Flow from Operating Activities 2 -10 1 1 1 3 1 6 3 -21 -130
Cash Flow from Investing Activities -1 -1 -1 1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -17 -13
Cash Flow from Financing Activities -2 11 -1 -2 -2 -2 -1 -6 -2 43 137
Net Cash Inflow / Outflow 0 0 -1 0 -1 1 -1 -1 0 5 -6
Closing Cash & Cash Equivalent 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 6 0

Lotus Chocolate 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) 0.55 0.98 -0.36 0.72 1.04 0.69 1.38 4.68 -5.42 3.94 13.42
CEPS(Rs) 1.12 1.58 0.26 1.35 1.54 1.19 1.87 4.85 -5.28 4.73 14.83
DPS(Rs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Book NAV/Share(Rs) -8.92 -7.94 -8.3 -7.49 -6.46 -5.74 -4.36 0.32 -5.09 -1.28 12.02
Core EBITDA Margin(%) 1.26 3.75 1.96 4.61 2.95 2.24 5 7.25 -9.07 1.28 4.85
EBIT Margin(%) 1.15 2.99 1.04 3.27 2.07 1.38 3.92 7.26 -10.68 1.32 4.69
Pre Tax Margin(%) 1.04 1.73 -0.64 2.15 1.84 1.1 3.51 6.91 -11.05 0.97 3.58
PAT Margin (%) 1.04 1.73 -0.64 1.58 2.03 1.26 3.7 6.91 -11.09 2.19 2.68
Cash Profit Margin (%) 2.12 2.79 0.46 2.96 3.02 2.19 5 7.16 -10.82 2.64 2.96
ROA(%) 3.16 4.46 -1.56 3.88 6.15 4.18 8.17 24.15 -32.94 11.88 10.13
ROE(%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 249.97
ROCE(%) 5.32 10.63 3.26 11.06 9.22 6.63 11.6 32.05 -47.94 11.23 23.6
Receivable days 47.93 42.72 38.49 42.47 37.87 33.28 55.67 34.52 36.68 24.8 45.38
Inventory Days 27.44 55.13 65.78 59.67 52.45 49.93 69.47 45.91 55.6 13.75 25.97
Payable days 45.46 42.97 29.83 38.31 37.92 36.18 45.24 23.87 40.99 24.75 25
PER(x) 81.83 52.08 0 68.93 19.98 14.73 10.66 31.28 0 87.55 74.1
Price/Book(x) -5.08 -6.42 -4.2 -6.66 -3.21 -1.76 -3.37 451.72 -38.57 -268.55 82.72
Dividend Yield(%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
EV/Net Sales(x) 1.36 1.54 1.12 1.53 0.75 0.47 0.87 2.4 4.22 2.43 2.56
EV/Core EBITDA(x) 54.57 34.26 47.86 31.99 24.51 20.57 16.61 31.92 -47.41 119.55 45.94
Net Sales Growth(%) 7.96 7.59 1.63 -14.36 15.41 6.4 -31.5 81.68 -27.89 218.94 186.83
EBIT Growth(%) 134.5 176.66 -65.01 153.07 -29.31 -29.09 94.75 236.82 -206.05 145.48 890.12
PAT Growth(%) 126.39 76.87 -136.97 299.96 43.45 -33.98 101.2 239.29 -215.79 172.67 240.78
EPS Growth(%) 126.39 76.88 -136.97 299.97 43.45 -33.98 101.2 239.28 -215.79 172.65 240.78
Debt/Equity(x) -4.52 -10.5 -7.14 -7.63 -17.47 425.37 8.98 1.74 6.63 0.12 2.49
Current Ratio(x) 2.04 1.5 1.76 2.44 2.55 2.36 2.28 1.84 1.29 2.16 1.18
Quick Ratio(x) 1.28 0.64 0.77 1.25 1.08 1.19 1.18 0.88 0.61 1.67 0.78
Interest Cover(x) 10.67 2.38 0.62 2.9 9.12 4.92 9.53 20.68 -28.84 3.77 4.24
Total Debt/Mcap(x) 0.32 0.45 0.52 0.26 0.59 1.1 0.86 0.07 0.02 0.01 0.12

Lotus Chocolate Shareholding Pattern

# Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025
Promoter 72.07 72.07 72.07 72.07 72.07 72.07 72.07 72.07 72.07 72.07
FII 0 0 0 0 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.07 0 0
DII 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
Public 27.91 27.91 27.91 27.91 27.83 27.84 27.84 27.84 27.91 27.91
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Lotus Chocolate News

Lotus Chocolate Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 76% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 83%

Cons

  • Debtor days have increased from 24.75 to 25days.
  • Stock is trading at 16.4 times its book value.
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