As of 6 Nov 2026, Ajanta Soya trades at 11.6× trailing earnings, below the industry P/E of 19.5×, and the shares are 39% below their 52-week high. Sales and net profit grew 1.9% and 55% a year over 3 years, with ROCE of 8.7% and ROE of 5.1%. It carries very little debt. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹166 Cr, ranked 70th of 127 Packaged Foods companies by market cap; the shares fell 39% over the past year.
- ₹20.35
- ₹20.97
- ₹20.35
- ₹20.81
- 9.9K
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−39.0% over a year, better than 1 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 11.6 vs industry 19.5.
- GrowthSteady
Sales +1.9%, profit +55.3% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 8.7% vs peer median 15.3%.
- Balance sheetFair
Practically debt-free, Piotroski 4 of 9.
- Red flags2 to check
Return on equity is low at 5.1%.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹166 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 11.6
- Industry 19.5
- Price to book
- 0.97
- Peers 8.88
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- ROE
- 5.1%
- Peers 14.8%
- ROCE
- 8.7%
- Peers 15.3%
- Debt to equity
- 0.05
- Debt ₹8.25 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹1.78
- OPM (TTM)
- 1.8%
- Net margin 1.1%
- Sales growth
- +5.9%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +340.0%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.13
- EV/EBITDA 6.6
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Practically debt-free.
- Quarterly profit up 340.0% on a year ago.
- P/E of 11.6 against an industry P/E of 19.5.
Risks to check
- Return on equity is low at 5.1%.
- 39% below its 52-week high.
About Ajanta Soya
Ajanta Soya Limited engages in the manufacture and sale of vanaspati and refined oils in India. It offers edible vegetable oils, including soyabean, palm, sunflower, rice bran, mustard, groundnut, and cottonseed oil, as well as specialty fats. The company also provides bakery shortening for use in bakery products, such as biscuits, puffs, pastries, and other applications. It markets its products under the Dhruv, Anchal, Nutri-1992, ASL Pure, Parv, ASL…
- Headquarters
- New Delhi
- Employees
- 121
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- ISIN
- INE601B01023
- Website
- ajantasoya.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 41.3K
- 1-year return
- minus 39.0%
- From 52-week high
- minus 39.4%
Peers · Packaged Foods
| Company | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NESTLEINDNestle India | 1,282.10 | plus 1.89% | 2,47,229 | 60.6 | 42.76 | – | 79.9% | 21.0% | – | – | 0.94% | minus 0.5% |
| BRITANNIABritannia Industries | 4,785.00 | minus 3.92% | 1,15,255 | 43.2 | 27.13 | 61.2% | 66.7% | 18.4% | 5.7% | 3.0% | 1.89% | minus 15.5% |
| TATACONSUMTata Consumer Products | 1,086.30 | plus 0.80% | 1,07,511 | 63.3 | 4.86 | 8.3% | 7.6% | 14.0% | 13.9% | 8.6% | 0.92% | minus 8.6% |
| PATANJALIPatanjali Foods | 411.50 | plus 0.19% | 44,776 | 22.7 | 3.42 | 11.2% | 14.8% | 4.2% | 8.7% | 27.0% | 0.98% | minus 28.6% |
| HATSUNHatsun Agro Product | 1,068.10 | plus 0.33% | 23,792 | 66.0 | 12.07 | 20.2% | 19.0% | 10.7% | 11.2% | 29.0% | 1.87% | plus 2.4% |
| MILKYMISTMilky Mist Dairy Food | 297.20 | plus 0.93% | 22,880 | 91.2 | 8.88 | – | 9.7% | 10.1% | – | – | 0.00% | plus 63.7% |
| AWLAWL Agri Business | 167.00 | minus 0.48% | 21,573 | 18.7 | 1.98 | 15.3% | 11.1% | 2.9% | 8.7% | 21.4% | 0.60% | minus 39.5% |
| AJANTSOYAjanta Soya | 20.60 | minus 1.01% | 166 | 11.6 | 0.97 | 8.7% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 55.3% | 0.00% | minus 39.0% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | 0.33% | 44,776 | 60.6 | 8.88 | 15.3% | 14.8% | 10.7% | 8.7% | 21.4% | 0.94% | −8.6% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 312 | 347 | 312 | 337 | 330 | |
| 312 | 338 | 309 | 336 | 320 | |
| 0.1 | 9.3 | 3.1 | 1 | 10.7 | |
| 0.0% | 2.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 3.2% | |
| 3.7 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | |
| 0.9 | 1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | |
| 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| 2.2 | 7.6 | 3.3 | −1 | 10.3 | |
| 20.4% | 30.5% | 22.6% | −19.3% | 24.0% | |
| 1.8 | 5.3 | 2.5 | −1.2 | 7.8 | |
| 0.22 | 0.65 | 0.31 | -0.15 | 0.97 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +1.9%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +55.3%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +54.9%
- ROE
- 5.1%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,236 | 1,022 | 1,330 | 1,308 | |
| – | minus 17.3% | +30.1% | minus 1.7% | |
| 1,229 | 1,019 | 1,295 | 1,289 | |
| 7.4 | 3 | 34.4 | 18.6 | |
| 0.6% | 0.3% | 2.6% | 1.4% | |
| −0.4 | 5.9 | 4.6 | −5 | |
| 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 | |
| 1.8 | 2.5 | 3 | 4.8 | |
| 3.8 | 5.1 | 36.3 | 12.1 | |
| 41.5% | 21.3% | 25.3% | 30.6% | |
| 2.2 | 4 | 27.1 | 8.4 | |
| – | +80.2% | +573.8% | minus 69.1% | |
| 0.28 | 0.50 | 3.37 | 1.04 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | |
| 110 | 115 | 143 | 152 | |
| 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 8.3 | |
| 105 | 85.4 | 99.6 | 76.1 | |
| 232 | 216 | 259 | 252 | |
| 40.1 | 45.6 | 46.1 | 50.4 | |
| 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.2 | |
| 7.3 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 10.4 | |
| 8.4 | 18.9 | 30.1 | 5.5 | |
| 176 | 143 | 173 | 181 | |
| 232 | 216 | 259 | 252 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −24 | 25.1 | 16.4 | −32.6 | |
| 20.2 | −16.7 | −14.1 | 27.4 | |
| −1.1 | −5 | −2.8 | 2.3 | |
| −4.9 | 3.4 | −0.6 | −2.9 | |
| −1.7 | −8.3 | −3.5 | −7.4 | |
| −25.6 | 16.8 | 12.9 | −40 |
Shareholding pattern
This company is listed only on BSE, so there’s no NSE category split. See Major shareholders below for the named holders.
Major shareholders
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