On 6 Nov 2026, LT Foods was priced at ₹420.30, or 22.2× trailing earnings, against an industry P/E of 19.5×, and the shares are 14% below their 52-week high. Sales and net profit grew 16% and 16% a year over 3 years, with ROCE of 18% and ROE of 14%. Debt is 0.37× equity, and its dividend yield is 0.9%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹14,595 Cr, ranked 9th of 127 Packaged Foods companies by market cap; the shares rose 3.0% over the past year.
- ₹411.85
- ₹422.00
- ₹411.85
- ₹415.65
- 3.5 L
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
+3.0% over a year, better than 6 of 7 peers.
- Price tagIn line
P/E 22.2 vs industry 19.5.
- GrowthStrong
Sales +16.5%, profit +15.8% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROCE 18.4% vs peer median 15.3%.
- Balance sheetSolid
Debt 0.37× equity, interest covered 8.1×, Piotroski 6 of 9.
- Red flagsNone found
No warning signs in the headline numbers.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹14,595 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 22.2
- Industry 19.5
- Price to book
- 2.98
- Peers 8.88
- Dividend yield
- 0.95%
- ROE
- 14.4%
- Peers 14.8%
- ROCE
- 18.4%
- Peers 15.3%
- Debt to equity
- 0.37
- Debt ₹1,798 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹18.91
- Face value ₹1
- OPM (TTM)
- 10.6%
- Net margin 5.4%
- Sales growth
- +17.3%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +10.0%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 1.21
- EV/EBITDA 12.8
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly sales up 17.3% on a year ago.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
About LT Foods
LT Foods Limited, a fast-moving consumer goods company, engages in the specialty rice and rice-based food business in India, the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and internationally. It provides basmati and other specialty rice; organic food and ingredients; and ready to eat and ready-to-cook products. The company sells its products under the DAAWAT, Royal, Golden Star, Heritage, 817 Elephant, Rozana, Hadeel, Devaaya, Ecolife, indus valley, Leev,…
- Headquarters
- Gurugram
- Employees
- 1,327
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- ISIN
- INE818H01020
- Website
- ltfoods.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 11.5 L
- 1-year return
- plus 3.0%
- From 52-week high
- minus 14.3%
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% |
| LTFOODSLT Foods | 420.30 | plus 1.12% | 14,595 | 22.2 | 2.98 | 18.4% | 14.4% | 10.6% | 16.5% | 15.8% | 0.95% | plus 3.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,464 | 2,809 | 2,907 | 3,152 | 3,234 | |
| 2,199 | 2,495 | 2,637 | 2,798 | 2,895 | |
| 265 | 314 | 269 | 354 | 339 | |
| 10.8% | 11.2% | 9.3% | 11.2% | 10.5% | |
| 43.2 | 3.9 | 30.9 | 10.4 | 19.2 | |
| 28 | 34.9 | 39.9 | 40.3 | 34.4 | |
| 52.3 | 62.9 | 69.8 | 74.1 | 76.9 | |
| 228 | 220 | 191 | 250 | 247 | |
| 26.2% | 28.6% | −27.7% | 26.6% | 27.1% | |
| 169 | 157 | 136 | 183 | 180 | |
| 4.85 | 4.53 | 3.91 | 5.28 | 5.19 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +16.5%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +15.8%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +12.9%
- ROE
- 14.4%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,896 | 7,740 | 8,635 | 10,894 | |
| – | +12.2% | +11.6% | +26.2% | |
| 6,193 | 6,800 | 7,656 | 9,736 | |
| 703 | 939 | 980 | 1,159 | |
| 10.2% | 12.1% | 11.3% | 10.6% | |
| 44.9 | 85.8 | 106 | 67.8 | |
| 60.5 | 73.1 | 79.6 | 122 | |
| 127 | 153 | 186 | 245 | |
| 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 7 | |
| 563 | 801 | 822 | 866 | |
| 24.9% | 25.3% | 25.6% | 27.8% | |
| 403 | 593 | 605 | 625 | |
| – | +47.4% | +2.0% | +3.3% | |
| 12.50 | 17.09 | 17.43 | 18.01 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.7 | |
| 2,722 | 3,337 | 3,819 | 4,486 | |
| 1,221 | 917 | 1,261 | 1,610 | |
| 1,343 | 1,755 | 2,308 | 2,934 | |
| 5,321 | 6,044 | 7,423 | 9,064 | |
| 947 | 1,150 | 1,397 | 1,745 | |
| 37 | 78.2 | 81.2 | 113 | |
| 13.2 | 15.7 | 27.2 | 295 | |
| 34.3 | 53.7 | 153 | 348 | |
| 4,289 | 4,746 | 5,765 | 6,565 | |
| 5,321 | 6,044 | 7,423 | 9,064 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 258 | 757 | 463 | 910 | |
| −395 | −201 | −250 | −845 | |
| 136 | −538 | −150 | −127 | |
| 0.1 | 17.5 | 61.7 | −61.7 | |
| −154 | −203 | −239 | −360 | |
| 104 | 554 | 223 | 551 | |
| −16 | −34.7 | −104 | −104 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters51.01%
- Public48.99%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 51.01% | 48.99% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 51.01% | 48.99% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 51.01% | 48.99% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 51.01% | 48.99% | plus 0.01 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 51.00% | 49.00% | – |
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