As of 6 Nov 2026, Modern Dairies trades at 22.0× trailing earnings, above the industry P/E of 19.5×, and the shares are 19% below their 52-week high. Sales grew 16% a year over 3 years while net profit fell 26%, with ROCE of 12% and ROE of 10%. Debt is 0.17× equity. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹145 Cr, ranked 73rd of 127 Packaged Foods companies by market cap; the shares rose 1.7% over the past year.
- ₹46.80
- ₹46.80
- ₹43.00
- ₹44.90
- 12.3K
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
+1.7% over a year, better than 5 of 7 peers.
- Price tagIn line
P/E 22.0 vs industry 19.5.
- GrowthSteady
Sales +16.2%, profit −26.2% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROCE 12.3% vs peer median 15.3%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 0.17× equity, interest covered 7.0×, Piotroski 4 of 9.
- Red flags1 to check
Quarterly sales down 9.2% on a year ago.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹145 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 22.0
- Industry 19.5
- Price to book
- 1.83
- Peers 8.88
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- ROE
- 10.1%
- Peers 14.8%
- ROCE
- 12.3%
- Peers 15.3%
- Debt to equity
- 0.17
- Debt ₹12 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹2.07
- OPM (TTM)
- 3.4%
- Net margin 1.7%
- Sales growth
- −9.2%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +33.2%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.42
- EV/EBITDA 10.8
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly profit up 33.2% on a year ago.
Risks to check
- Quarterly sales down 9.2% on a year ago.
About Modern Dairies
Modern Dairies Limited engages in the manufacture and sale of milk products in India. It offers liquid milk, skimmed and whole milk powder, dairy whitener, pure ghee, butter, cheese, casein, WPC, and lactose, as well as nutraceuticals. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is based in Chandigarh, India.
- Headquarters
- Chandigarh
- Employees
- 419
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- ISIN
- INE617B01011
- Website
- moderndairies.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 44.3K
- 1-year return
- plus 1.7%
- From 52-week high
- minus 18.7%
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% |
| MODAIRYModern Dairies | 45.45 | plus 1.22% | 145 | 22.0 | 1.83 | 12.3% | 10.1% | 3.4% | 16.2% | −26.2% | 0.00% | plus 1.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 87.5 | 92.2 | 91.3 | 74.4 | |
| 79.2 | 85.1 | 90.5 | 87.4 | 70.6 | |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | |
| 3.3% | 2.7% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 5.1% | |
| 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3 | 3 | |
| 18.7% | 24.9% | 65.5% | 29.8% | 25.1% | |
| 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | |
| 0.60 | 0.47 | 0.11 | 0.74 | 0.76 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +16.2%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- −26.2%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- −30.2%
- ROE
- 10.1%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216 | 360 | 347 | 339 | |
| – | +66.6% | minus 3.7% | minus 2.3% | |
| 199 | 338 | 333 | 329 | |
| 16.8 | 21.8 | 14.1 | 9.9 | |
| 7.8% | 6.1% | 4.1% | 2.9% | |
| 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | |
| 2.5 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | |
| 0 | 19.3 | 56 | – | |
| 12.2 | 34.2 | 65.7 | 6.7 | |
| – | – | −26.2% | 27.5% | |
| 12.2 | 34.2 | 83 | 4.9 | |
| – | +181.6% | +142.4% | minus 94.1% | |
| 5.21 | 14.68 | 35.32 | 1.77 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.4 | 23.4 | 25.7 | 28.5 | |
| −119 | −85.1 | 14.7 | 26.9 | |
| 126 | 71.2 | 7.3 | 11.6 | |
| 55.5 | 80.4 | 69.3 | 64.7 | |
| 85.1 | 89.9 | 117 | 132 | |
| 29.4 | 31 | 31.5 | 29.4 | |
| 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| 0.2 | 1.5 | 8.6 | 10.3 | |
| 54.6 | 56.1 | 76.4 | 85.4 | |
| 85.1 | 89.9 | 117 | 132 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.1 | 28.2 | 20.1 | −4.5 | |
| −3 | −4.9 | −3.5 | −7.5 | |
| −18.9 | −22 | −9.6 | 13.7 | |
| −6.7 | 1.3 | 7 | 1.7 | |
| −3.1 | −5 | −3.6 | −1.2 | |
| 12.1 | 23.2 | 16.5 | −5.7 |
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
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