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Best Agrolife (BESTAGRO) had a P/E of 12.2× on 6 Nov 2026, below the industry P/E of 14.4×, and the shares are 58% below their 52-week high. Sales and net profit fell 11% and 64% a year over 3 years; its ROCE of 7.0% is the lowest among the 7 largest Agricultural Inputs peers. Debt is 0.54× equity, and its dividend yield is 0.7%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹507 Cr, ranked 38th of 72 Agricultural Inputs companies by market cap; the shares fell 32% over the past year.

As of 6 Nov 2026Prices are delayed about 15 minutes; fundamentals are from the quarter ended Jun 2026.How we calculate this

past year
Open
₹14.52
Day high
₹14.70
Day low
₹13.97
Prev. close
₹14.62
Volume
8.4 L

Health check

1 good · 1 fair · 4 to check
  • ReturnsIn line

    −31.7% over a year, better than 3 of 7 peers.

  • Price tagCheaper

    P/E 12.2 vs industry 14.4.

  • GrowthShrinking

    Sales −10.6%, profit −64.1% a year over 3 years.

  • ProfitabilityWeak

    ROCE 7.0% vs peer median 20.9%.

  • Balance sheetStretched

    Debt 0.54× equity, interest covered 1.2×, Piotroski 6 of 9.

  • Red flags3 to check

    Return on equity is low at 5.8%.

Compared with 7 industry peers. Computed from reported figures. Educational, not a recommendation.

Agricultural Inputs

71 listed peers. Screen the industry

Small cap

₹507 Cr, #38 of 72 in its industry by size.

Market sensitivity

Measuring against the NIFTY 50…

Key metrics

Last 12 months to Jun 2026: sales ₹1,162 Cr · profit ₹48 Cr
Market cap
₹507 Cr
Small cap
P/E
12.2
Industry 14.4
Price to book
0.59
Peers 4.28
Dividend yield
0.70%
ROE
5.8%
Peers 16.2%
ROCE
7.0%
Peers 20.9%
Debt to equity
0.54
Debt ₹466 Cr
EPS (TTM)
₹1.17
Face value ₹1
OPM (TTM)
10.4%
Net margin 4.1%
Sales growth
+3.9%
Latest quarter vs a year ago
Profit growth
+104.1%
Latest quarter vs a year ago
Price to sales
0.44
EV/EBITDA 5.1

Strengths and risks

Strengths

  • Quarterly profit up 104.1% on a year ago.

Risks to check

  • Return on equity is low at 5.8%.
  • 58% below its 52-week high.
  • Interest coverage of only 2.1×.

Derived automatically from reported figures. Not a recommendation.

About Best Agrolife

Best Agrolife Limited engages in the manufacture and sale of agrochemical products in India and internationally. It offers insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, public-health, and plant growth regulator (PGR) products in the form of technical, intermediates, and novel formulations. The company also offers Ronfen, and insecticide; Nemagen, a novel insecticide combination; Defender, a dual-action insecticide + fungicide in WG form; Orisulam, a breakthrough…

Headquarters
New Delhi
Employees
454
Sector
Basic Materials
ISIN
INE052T01021

Price range

52 weeks

₹12.30₹34.40

Today

₹13.97₹14.70
Avg volume (3M)
9.3 L
1-year return
minus 31.7%
From 52-week high
minus 58.4%

Peers · Agricultural Inputs

Capital-heavy industry columns

Company
COROMANDELCoromandel International1,824.00minus 4.00%53,72434.517.020.9%9.4%0.1110.2%minus 12.4%
FACTFertilisers and Chemicals Travancore750.25minus 1.24%48,547–703.514.2%0.0%2.950.0%minus 15.3%
UPLUPL534.90plus 1.60%45,21423.96.09.9%20.0%0.83−1.2%minus 28.0%
PIINDPI Industries1,735.00minus 1.98%26,32130.013.114.7%24.2%0.031.1%minus 51.9%
SUMICHEMSumitomo Chemical India328.95plus 0.34%16,41929.421.021.0%20.3%0.02−2.6%minus 34.4%
CHAMBLFERTChambal Fertilizers & Chemicals384.70minus 0.91%15,4138.15.721.8%13.7%0.16−9.2%minus 19.4%
BAYERCROPBayer Cropscience3,316.30plus 0.48%14,90420.015.427.9%16.0%0.033.6%minus 31.7%
BESTAGROBest Agrolife14.30minus 2.19%50712.27.37.0%10.4%0.54−10.6%minus 31.7%
Median of 7 peers–−0.91%26,32126.615.420.9%16.0%0.110.0%−28.0%

Quarterly results

Consolidated, ₹ crore
SalesSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrJun 25Sep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26
381517203156396
335439199183318
45.877.53.8−2777.7
12.0%15.0%1.8%−17.3%19.6%
4.1−1.91.31.21.8
13.712.814.612.315
10.510.410.410.49.8
25.752.5−19.9−48.454.7
22.4%25.8%35.9%23.1%25.7%
19.938.9−12.7−37.240.7
0.561.10-0.02-1.051.15

Profit & loss

Yearly, ₹ crore
Sales CAGR 3Y
−10.6%
Profit CAGR 3Y
−64.1%
EPS CAGR 3Y
−64.1%
ROE
5.8%
Net profitSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
1,7461,8731,8091,248
–+7.3%minus 3.4%minus 31.0%
1,4121,6421,5971,148
33423121299.9
19.1%12.3%11.7%8.0%
−22.2−6−12.6−0.2
34.858.960.248.5
24.532.642.941.6
0.70–0.2
25313496.39.8
24.0%20.5%27.4%9.7%
19210669.98.9
–minus 44.7%minus 34.2%minus 87.3%
5.423.001.970.25

EPS is shown as reported. The EPS CAGR above adjusts earlier years for the 3:2 on Jan 2026 split/bonus; dilution from new shares is not adjusted.

Forecast

Your assumptions, not a prediction

Balance sheet

At each financial year end, ₹ crore
Total assetsSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
23.623.623.635.5
504623734733
568637478442
380730714475
1,4752,0131,9501,686
215238244229
39.515.20.81
15.644.61.91
61.833.734.434.8
1,1441,6821,6691,421
1,4752,0131,9501,686

Cash flow

Yearly, ₹ crore
Cash from operationsSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
−18035.522897.4
−19−63.3−29.10.7
248−0.8−199−96.5
48.7−28.6−0.11.7
−37.2−45.7−20.7−7.7
−218−10.120789.8
−4.7−7.1−7.1−7.1

Shareholding pattern

Source: NSE filings

NSE hasn’t returned a shareholding pattern for this company. Institutions hold about 6.3% (Yahoo estimate).

Major shareholders

NSE filing

Filings & events

News

No recent news coverage found.

My notes

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