Prataap Snacks (DIAMONDYD) had a P/E of 600.2× on 6 Nov 2026, above the industry P/E of 19.5×, and the shares are 17% below their 52-week high. Sales grew 1.5% a year over 3 years while net profit fell 22%, with ROCE of 2.8% and ROE of 0.6%. Debt is 0.11× equity, and its dividend yield is 0.1%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹2,471 Cr, ranked 29th of 127 Packaged Foods companies by market cap; the shares fell 5.4% over the past year.
- ₹1,055.00
- ₹1,057.80
- ₹1,029.90
- ₹1,051.80
- 3.5K
Health check
- ReturnsIn line
−5.4% over a year, better than 4 of 7 peers.
- Price tagPricier
P/E 600.2 vs industry 19.5.
- GrowthSlow
Sales +1.5%, profit −21.8% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 2.8% vs peer median 15.3%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 0.11× equity, interest covered 3.5×, Piotroski 8 of 9.
- Red flags3 to check
Return on equity is low at 0.6%.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹2,471 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 600.2
- Industry 19.5
- Price to book
- 3.53
- Peers 8.88
- Dividend yield
- 0.05%
- ROE
- 0.6%
- Peers 14.8%
- ROCE
- 2.8%
- Peers 15.3%
- Debt to equity
- 0.11
- Debt ₹75 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹1.72
- Face value ₹5
- OPM (TTM)
- 3.9%
- Net margin 0.2%
- Sales growth
- +25.9%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- −159.3%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 1.29
- EV/EBITDA 49.4
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly sales up 25.9% on a year ago.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
- Promoter stake up from 54.9% to 58.8%.
Risks to check
- Return on equity is low at 0.6%.
- Quarterly profit down 159.3% on a year ago.
- P/E of 600.2 against an industry P/E of 19.5.
About Prataap Snacks
Prataap Snacks Limited manufactures and sells packaged snacks in India and internationally. It provides chips, extruded snacks, namkeen, and pellets, as well as fryums, cakes, sweet snacks, and popcorn under the Yellow Diamond and Avadh brands. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Indore, India.
- Headquarters
- Indore
- Employees
- 1,134
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- ISIN
- INE393P01035
- Website
- yellowdiamond.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 24K
- 1-year return
- minus 5.4%
- From 52-week high
- minus 17.1%
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% |
| DIAMONDYDPrataap Snacks | 1,032.30 | minus 1.85% | 2,471 | 600.2 | 3.53 | 2.8% | 0.6% | 4.8% | 1.5% | −21.8% | 0.05% | minus 5.4% |
| 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 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 430 | 459 | 418 | 490 | 541 | |
| 406 | 438 | 397 | 470 | 529 | |
| 23.3 | 20.8 | 21.5 | 20.3 | 11.9 | |
| 5.4% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 2.2% | |
| 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | |
| 16.5 | 16.4 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 16.5 | |
| 0.4 | −2.8 | −0.9 | −1.2 | 1 | |
| 7.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | −3.8 | |
| 35.5% | −3.8% | 70.2% | 26.3% | 26.8% | |
| 4.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | −2.8 | |
| 1.94 | 1.36 | 0.48 | 1.03 | -1.15 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +1.5%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- −21.8%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- −21.9%
- ROE
- 0.6%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,642 | 1,610 | 1,699 | 1,716 | |
| – | minus 1.9% | +5.5% | +1.0% | |
| 1,575 | 1,467 | 1,667 | 1,631 | |
| 66.7 | 143 | 32.5 | 84.7 | |
| 4.1% | 8.9% | 1.9% | 4.9% | |
| 6.5 | 6.8 | 26.5 | 6.6 | |
| 6.2 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | |
| 62.1 | 66.4 | 69.2 | 66.9 | |
| −3.3 | −1.3 | −26.5 | −3.1 | |
| 1.5 | 76.5 | −43.1 | 15.2 | |
| −1242.7% | 30.5% | 20.4% | 36.0% | |
| 20.3 | 53.1 | −34.3 | 9.7 | |
| – | +161.5% | minus 164.5% | – | |
| 8.51 | 22.22 | -14.36 | 4.06 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.7 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12 | |
| 665 | 717 | 678 | 688 | |
| 59.8 | 81.1 | 76.4 | 45.2 | |
| 176 | 202 | 189 | 183 | |
| 912 | 1,012 | 956 | 927 | |
| 398 | 466 | 413 | 395 | |
| 14.9 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 4.5 | |
| – | 14.5 | 15.5 | 0.2 | |
| 57.9 | 97.2 | 65.6 | 93 | |
| 441 | 433 | 448 | 435 | |
| 912 | 1,012 | 956 | 927 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79.8 | 127 | 26.1 | 50.5 | |
| −25.2 | −107 | −29.8 | 27.2 | |
| −51.7 | −12.2 | −14.9 | −55.9 | |
| 2.9 | 7.9 | −18.7 | 21.7 | |
| −83.9 | −75.8 | −40.3 | −20.4 | |
| −4.1 | 50.9 | −14.2 | 30.1 | |
| −1.2 | −2.4 | −4.8 | −1.2 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters58.81%
- Public41.19%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 58.81% | 41.19% | plus 2.04 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 56.77% | 43.23% | plus 1.18 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 55.59% | 44.41% | plus 0.78 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 54.81% | 45.19% | minus 0.05 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 54.86% | 45.14% | – |
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