As of 6 Nov 2026, Kothari Fermentation and Biochem is loss-making on a trailing 12-month basis, with a net loss of ₹1.80 Cr, so it has no P/E ratio. The share price is ₹40.13, 21% below its 52-week high. Sales grew 0.5% a year over 3 years. Debt is 0.89× equity. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹60 Cr, ranked 46th of 81 Farm Products companies by market cap; the shares fell 17% over the past year.
- ₹40.45
- ₹41.70
- ₹40.00
- ₹40.47
- 1K
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−17.0% over a year, better than 2 of 7 peers.
- Price tagLoss-making
Earnings were negative over the last 12 months.
- GrowthUnder pressure
Sales +0.5% a year over 3 years, but loss-making now.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 0.1% vs peer median 10.6%.
- Balance sheetStretched
Debt 0.89× equity, interest covered 0.0×, Piotroski 5 of 9.
- Red flags3 to check
Loss-making over the last twelve months.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹60 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- n/a
- Industry 13.7
- Price to book
- 1.11
- Peers 1.92
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- ROE
- −5.4%
- Peers 7.6%
- ROCE
- 0.1%
- Peers 10.6%
- Debt to equity
- 0.89
- Debt ₹48 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- −₹1.41
- OPM (TTM)
- 6.3%
- Net margin −1.5%
- Sales growth
- +28.0%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- n/a
- Year-ago quarter not reported
- Price to sales
- 0.51
- EV/EBITDA 13.3
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly sales up 28.0% on a year ago.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
Risks to check
- Loss-making over the last twelve months.
- Return on equity is low at −5.4%.
- Interest coverage of only 2.0×.
About Kothari Fermentation and Biochem
Kothari Fermentation and Biochem Limited manufactures and sells yeast and its derivatives in India. The company offers fresh compressed, instant, and inactive dried yeast; live yeast; oligo saccharides; yeast cell walls; yeast autolyzate extract powder and paste; yeast extract powder; ethanol and potable alcohol yeast; MOS; and distiller dried yeast under the Sunrise, KF, Super-Fast Instant Yeast, Alcomax Distiller's Instant Yeast, and Four Seasons brand…
- Headquarters
- New Delhi
- Employees
- 208
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- ISIN
- INE991B01010
- Website
- kothariyeast.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 4K
- 1-year return
- minus 17.0%
- From 52-week high
- minus 21.3%
Peers · Farm Products
| Company | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEROPLANEAmir Chand Jagdish Kumar (Exports) | 238.71 | minus 1.56% | 2,472 | 19.9 | 2.49 | 23.2% | 15.9% | 10.5% | 20.6% | 80.7% | 0.00% | plus 32.6% |
| VENKEYSVenky's (India) | 1,587.90 | minus 1.21% | 2,237 | 12.9 | 1.40 | 12.1% | 9.1% | 6.0% | −4.0% | 25.5% | 0.63% | plus 4.5% |
| ANDREWYUAndrew Yule & Company | 23.47 | minus 2.21% | 1,148 | – | 3.55 | −4.7% | −5.8% | −27.2% | −7.7% | – | 0.00% | minus 25.1% |
| PERVASIVEPervasive Commodities | 12.32 | minus 1.44% | 1,110 | – | – | 0.0% | −0.1% | −0.9% | – | – | 0.00% | plus 941.7% |
| APEXApex Frozen Foods | 324.45 | minus 1.14% | 1,014 | 19.7 | 1.92 | 10.6% | 7.6% | 7.7% | −4.5% | 2.7% | 0.77% | plus 39.0% |
| ZEALZeal Global Services | 69.45 | plus 4.99% | 876 | – | – | 33.8% | 14.7% | 4.0% | 22.5% | 26.0% | – | minus 39.9% |
| DBOLDhampur Bio Organics | 127.32 | minus 6.27% | 835 | 25.3 | 0.82 | 7.7% | 2.5% | 6.5% | −4.3% | −39.0% | 1.18% | plus 73.0% |
| KFBLKothari Fermentation and Biochem | 40.13 | minus 0.84% | 60 | – | 1.11 | 0.1% | −5.4% | 6.3% | 0.5% | – | 0.00% | minus 17.0% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −1.44% | 1,110 | 19.8 | 1.92 | 10.6% | 7.6% | 6.0% | −4.2% | 25.5% | 0.32% | 32.6% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.8 | 24 | 31.9 | 32.5 | 30.4 | |
| 22.1 | 24.4 | 29.6 | 29.6 | 27.8 | |
| 1.7 | −0.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | |
| 7.0% | −1.9% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 8.7% | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | |
| −0.9 | −3.1 | −0.3 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| −26.8% | 0.8% | −38.5% | −59.1% | −95.8% | |
| −1.1 | −3.1 | −0.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | |
| -0.75 | -2.05 | -0.25 | 0.85 | 0.04 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +0.5%
- ROE
- −5.4%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 105 | 107 | 112 | |
| – | minus 5.2% | +2.6% | +4.3% | |
| 101 | 99.3 | 95.3 | 105 | |
| 9.1 | 5.2 | 11.9 | 7.2 | |
| 8.3% | 5.0% | 11.1% | 6.4% | |
| −0.1 | −0.1 | −0 | −0.1 | |
| 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 7 | |
| −0.1 | −0 | −0 | −0 | |
| 0.3 | −3.9 | 1.9 | −3.5 | |
| 33.6% | −25.1% | 58.2% | 13.7% | |
| 0.2 | −4.9 | 0.8 | −3 | |
| – | minus 2662.1% | – | minus 469.1% | |
| 0.13 | -3.27 | 0.54 | -1.99 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
| 45.8 | 40.9 | 41.6 | 38.9 | |
| 44.8 | 47 | 43.4 | 47.9 | |
| 25.6 | 29.3 | 27.9 | 24.7 | |
| 131 | 132 | 128 | 127 | |
| 93.8 | 95.1 | 92.4 | 91.9 | |
| 19.9 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 6.7 | |
| 0 | – | – | – | |
| 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| 17.4 | 28.8 | 34.8 | 27.6 | |
| 131 | 132 | 128 | 127 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 5.1 | |
| −2.6 | −7.2 | −3.6 | −5.8 | |
| −3.5 | −1.4 | −7.1 | 0.8 | |
| −0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | |
| −3.2 | −7.2 | −3.7 | −5.9 | |
| 2.9 | 1.5 | 7 | −0.8 |
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
Filings & events
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