On 6 Nov 2026, Ambika Cotton Mills was priced at ₹1,517.30, or 10.7× trailing earnings, against an industry P/E of 17.0×, and the shares are 21% below their 52-week high. It earns ROCE of 11% and ROE of 7.7%, and sales and net profit fell 2.9% and 14% a year over 3 years. Its dividend yield is 2.4%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹869 Cr, ranked 34th of 246 Textile Manufacturing companies by market cap; the shares rose 13% over the past year.
- ₹1,524.10
- ₹1,524.10
- ₹1,488.90
- ₹1,510.20
- 3.2K
Health check
- ReturnsIn line
+13.4% over a year, better than 3 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 10.7 vs industry 17.0.
- GrowthShrinking
Sales −2.9%, profit −13.8% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROCE 11.1% vs peer median 10.7%.
- Balance sheetFair
Piotroski 7 of 9.
- Red flags1 to check
Return on equity is low at 7.7%.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹869 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 10.7
- Industry 17.0
- Price to book
- 0.91
- Peers 3.81
- Dividend yield
- 2.44%
- ROE
- 7.7%
- Peers 10.1%
- ROCE
- 11.1%
- Peers 10.7%
- Debt to equity
- n/a
- Debt ₹0.00 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹142.09
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 15.6%
- Net margin 9.6%
- Sales growth
- +34.3%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +61.4%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 1.03
- EV/EBITDA 5.2
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Dividend yield of 2.44%.
- Quarterly profit up 61.4% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 34.3% on a year ago.
- P/E of 10.7 against an industry P/E of 17.0.
Risks to check
- Return on equity is low at 7.7%.
About Ambika Cotton Mills
Ambika Cotton Mills Limited engages in the manufacturing and sale of cotton yarns, waste cotton, and knitted fabrics in India, Europe, Africa, North America, and other Asian countries. It operates windmills with an installed capacity of 27.4 MW in Tirunelveli, Dharapuram, and Theni in the State of Tamil Nadu; and roof top solar power with installed capacity of 8.33 MW in Kanniyapuram and Dindigul for renewable energy. The company serves the manufacturers…
- Headquarters
- Coimbatore
- Employees
- 1,665
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- ISIN
- INE540G01014
- Website
- acmills.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 11.3K
- 1-year return
- plus 13.4%
- From 52-week high
- minus 21.4%
Peers · Textile Manufacturing
| Company | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPRMILLK.P.R. Mill | 1,164.40 | minus 0.25% | 39,883 | 38.3 | 6.41 | 20.0% | 18.0% | 22.1% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 0.43% | plus 10.5% |
| WELSPUNLIVWelspun Living | 241.30 | minus 4.75% | 22,717 | 52.8 | 4.47 | 5.8% | 8.8% | 28.7% | 5.7% | 0.9% | 0.04% | plus 96.2% |
| VTLVardhman Textiles | 508.80 | minus 4.89% | 14,729 | 14.3 | 1.38 | 8.6% | 7.3% | 13.7% | −0.8% | −2.1% | 0.98% | plus 22.2% |
| ARVINDArvind | 494.75 | minus 0.58% | 12,969 | 28.4 | 3.10 | 15.4% | 11.1% | 10.9% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 0.91% | plus 57.3% |
| TRIDENTTrident | 23.88 | plus 0.08% | 12,168 | 25.4 | 2.53 | 10.7% | 10.1% | 14.9% | 1.8% | −5.1% | 2.09% | minus 16.6% |
| ICILIndo Count Industries | 489.85 | minus 2.25% | 9,702 | 39.8 | 3.81 | 9.5% | 5.5% | 9.7% | 11.6% | −22.9% | 0.31% | plus 78.7% |
| GARFIBRESGarware Technical Fibres | 715.65 | minus 2.13% | 6,988 | 29.8 | 4.97 | 19.3% | 15.3% | 19.2% | 5.6% | 4.9% | 1.26% | minus 3.9% |
| AMBIKCOAmbika Cotton Mills | 1,517.30 | plus 0.47% | 869 | 10.7 | 0.91 | 11.1% | 7.7% | 15.6% | −2.9% | −13.8% | 2.44% | plus 13.4% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −2.13% | 12,969 | 29.8 | 3.81 | 10.7% | 10.1% | 14.9% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 0.91% | 22.2% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | 200 | 174 | 215 | 258 | |
| 165 | 173 | 149 | 174 | 219 | |
| 26.9 | 26.7 | 25 | 41.3 | 39.4 | |
| 14.0% | 13.4% | 14.4% | 19.2% | 15.3% | |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | −0.2 | 3.3 | |
| 4 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3 | |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | |
| 21.3 | 21.6 | 20.3 | 32.9 | 34.5 | |
| 25.3% | 26.2% | 25.4% | 25.5% | 25.6% | |
| 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 24.5 | 25.7 | |
| 27.81 | 27.85 | 26.50 | 42.85 | 44.89 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- −2.9%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- −13.8%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- −13.8%
- ROE
- 7.7%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 817 | 802 | 684 | 748 | |
| – | minus 1.9% | minus 14.7% | +9.4% | |
| 647 | 695 | 588 | 622 | |
| 170 | 107 | 96.5 | 127 | |
| 20.8% | 13.3% | 14.1% | 16.9% | |
| 6.6 | 14.3 | 20.8 | −4.6 | |
| 6.4 | 19 | 16.2 | 12.7 | |
| 29.8 | 27.7 | 12.1 | 20.6 | |
| 11.8 | 10.8 | 2.1 | 7.3 | |
| 152 | 85.2 | 91.2 | 96.2 | |
| 26.6% | 26.1% | 27.9% | 25.6% | |
| 112 | 63 | 65.7 | 71.6 | |
| – | minus 43.7% | +4.4% | +8.9% | |
| 195.45 | 110.00 | 114.83 | 125.00 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | |
| 811 | 853 | 898 | 949 | |
| – | 82 | 50.7 | – | |
| 164 | 129 | 196 | 150 | |
| 980 | 1,069 | 1,151 | 1,104 | |
| 215 | 237 | 249 | 294 | |
| 0 | 4.7 | 10.2 | 7.8 | |
| – | – | – | 11.1 | |
| 277 | 217 | 207 | 198 | |
| 488 | 611 | 685 | 593 | |
| 980 | 1,069 | 1,151 | 1,104 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −79.8 | −138 | 129 | 228 | |
| −3.9 | −25.9 | −23 | −62.5 | |
| −26.4 | 42.9 | −67.5 | −84.6 | |
| −110 | −121 | 38.6 | 81.2 | |
| −18.4 | −50.9 | −26.6 | −65.6 | |
| −98.3 | −189 | 102 | 163 | |
| −20 | −20 | −20 | −21.2 |
Shareholding pattern
NSE hasn’t returned a shareholding pattern for this company. Institutions hold about 1.3% (Yahoo estimate).
Major shareholders
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