Heritage Foods (HERITGFOOD) had a P/E of 30.0× on 6 Nov 2026, above the industry P/E of 19.5×, and the shares are 24% below their 52-week high. Sales and net profit grew 12% and 37% a year over 3 years, with ROCE of 15% and ROE of 10%. Debt is 0.34× equity, and its dividend yield is 0.7%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹3,459 Cr, ranked 24th of 127 Packaged Foods companies by market cap; the shares fell 22% over the past year.
- ₹377.35
- ₹377.40
- ₹368.05
- ₹377.35
- 1 L
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−22.0% over a year, better than 2 of 7 peers.
- Price tagPricier
P/E 30.0 vs industry 19.5.
- GrowthStrong
Sales +11.8%, profit +37.3% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROCE 14.9% vs peer median 15.3%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 0.34× equity, interest covered 13.3×, Piotroski 4 of 9.
- Red flags2 to check
Quarterly profit down 38.5% on a year ago.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹3,459 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 30.0
- Industry 19.5
- Price to book
- 3.04
- Peers 8.88
- Dividend yield
- 0.67%
- ROE
- 10.5%
- Peers 14.8%
- ROCE
- 14.9%
- Peers 15.3%
- Debt to equity
- 0.34
- Debt ₹384 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹12.43
- Face value ₹5
- OPM (TTM)
- 5.1%
- Net margin 2.3%
- Sales growth
- +18.6%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- −38.5%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.70
- EV/EBITDA 14.5
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly sales up 18.6% on a year ago.
Risks to check
- Quarterly profit down 38.5% on a year ago.
- P/E of 30.0 against an industry P/E of 19.5.
About Heritage Foods
Heritage Foods Limited procures and processes milk and milk products in India. The company operates through Dairy, Renewable Energy, and Feed segments. It offers milk, curd, butter milk, lassi, ice cream, frozen desserts, milkshakes, paneer, ghee, butter, cheese, fresh cream, cold coffee, cooking butter, milk powder, flavored milk, UHT milk, dairy whitener products, and other dairy drinkables and sweets; and operates and franchises Heritage Parlour…
- Headquarters
- Hyderabad
- Employees
- 3,317
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- ISIN
- INE978A01027
- Website
- heritagefoods.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 4.9 L
- 1-year return
- minus 22.0%
- From 52-week high
- minus 23.6%
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% |
| HERITGFOODHeritage Foods | 372.70 | minus 1.23% | 3,459 | 30.0 | 3.04 | 14.9% | 10.5% | 5.1% | 11.8% | 37.3% | 0.67% | minus 22.0% |
| 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 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,137 | 1,119 | 1,158 | 1,338 | 1,320 | |
| 1,063 | 1,056 | 1,105 | 1,276 | 1,246 | |
| 73.9 | 63 | 52.7 | 61.9 | 74 | |
| 6.5% | 5.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 5.6% | |
| 4 | 7.8 | 6 | 6.4 | 3.4 | |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 7.3 | |
| 18.7 | 20.4 | 21.8 | 26.5 | 27.5 | |
| – | −0.1 | 0.3 | – | – | |
| 54.9 | 46.4 | 32 | 33.5 | 42.6 | |
| 26.2% | 25.4% | 25.1% | 25.6% | 27.6% | |
| 40.6 | 34.6 | 23.9 | 25.2 | 30.9 | |
| 4.37 | 3.73 | 2.60 | 2.72 | 3.38 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +11.8%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +37.3%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +36.8%
- ROE
- 10.5%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,239 | 3,792 | 4,132 | 4,523 | |
| – | +17.1% | +9.0% | +9.5% | |
| 3,095 | 3,578 | 3,795 | 4,250 | |
| 144 | 214 | 337 | 274 | |
| 4.4% | 5.6% | 8.2% | 6.0% | |
| −6.7 | −4.1 | −4.3 | 0.8 | |
| 3.2 | 8.5 | 14.9 | 16.4 | |
| 56.1 | 60.8 | 69.6 | 81 | |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 9.9 | 24.1 | |
| 81.7 | 145 | 258 | 201 | |
| 29.1% | 26.6% | 27.1% | 25.3% | |
| 58 | 107 | 188 | 150 | |
| – | +83.8% | +76.7% | minus 20.3% | |
| 6.33 | 11.48 | 20.29 | 16.22 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.4 | 46.4 | 46.4 | 46.4 | |
| 679 | 762 | 926 | 1,057 | |
| 168 | 132 | 174 | 361 | |
| 231 | 341 | 412 | 485 | |
| 1,125 | 1,281 | 1,558 | 1,950 | |
| 638 | 719 | 841 | 1,200 | |
| 24.8 | 22.4 | 99.8 | 60.9 | |
| 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | |
| 23.8 | 210 | 259 | 260 | |
| 438 | 330 | 358 | 428 | |
| 1,125 | 1,281 | 1,558 | 1,950 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −60.5 | 390 | 214 | 237 | |
| −82.6 | −252 | −229 | −375 | |
| 126 | −75.9 | 1 | 138 | |
| −16.8 | 62.2 | −14 | 0.2 | |
| −83.4 | −127 | −176 | −382 | |
| −144 | 263 | 37.5 | −145 | |
| −11.6 | −23.2 | −23.2 | −23.2 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters41.30%
- Public58.70%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 41.30% | 58.70% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 41.30% | 58.70% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 41.30% | 58.70% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 41.30% | 58.70% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 41.30% | 58.70% | – |
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