As of 6 Nov 2026, Paramount Cosmetics (India) trades at 18.5× trailing earnings, below the industry P/E of 28.7×, and the shares are 23% below their 52-week high. Its ROCE of 8.7% is the lowest among the 7 largest Household & Personal Products peers, and sales and net profit fell 7.1% and 38% a year over 3 years. Debt is 0.12× equity. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹16 Cr, ranked 33rd of 34 Household & Personal Products companies by market cap; the shares fell 10% over the past year.
- ₹35.11
- ₹35.11
- ₹33.71
- ₹35.00
- 363
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
−10.3% over a year, better than 5 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 18.5 vs industry 28.7.
- GrowthShrinking
Sales −7.1%, profit −37.7% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 8.7% vs peer median 30.8%.
- Balance sheetStretched
Debt 0.12× equity, interest covered 1.2×, Piotroski 8 of 9.
- Red flags3 to check
Return on equity is low at 0.3%.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹16 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 18.5
- Industry 28.7
- Price to book
- 0.80
- Peers 24.59
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- ROE
- 0.3%
- Peers 27.3%
- ROCE
- 8.7%
- Peers 30.8%
- Debt to equity
- 0.12
- Debt ₹2.39 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹1.82
- OPM (TTM)
- 3.6%
- Net margin 1.2%
- Sales growth
- −28.1%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- n/a
- Year-ago quarter not reported
- Price to sales
- 0.82
- EV/EBITDA 2.4
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- P/E of 18.5 against an industry P/E of 28.7.
Risks to check
- Return on equity is low at 0.3%.
- Quarterly sales down 28.1% on a year ago.
- Interest coverage of only 1.4×.
About Paramount Cosmetics (India)
Paramount Cosmetics (India) Limited engages in the manufacture and marketing of cosmetic products for women in India. The company offers color cosmetics, such as sticker bindis, kumkum, sindoor, and kajal under the SHILPA brand. Paramount Cosmetics (India) Limited was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Bengaluru, India.
- Headquarters
- Bengaluru
- Employees
- 26
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- ISIN
- INE143I01013
- Website
- parammount.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 672
- 1-year return
- minus 10.3%
- From 52-week high
- minus 23.4%
Peers · Household & Personal Products
| Company | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HINDUNILVRHindustan Unilever | 1,998.40 | plus 0.83% | 4,69,542 | 44.4 | 9.62 | 22.2% | 21.6% | 23.1% | 2.3% | 14.1% | 2.05% | minus 19.0% |
| MARICOMarico | 897.75 | plus 1.13% | 1,16,527 | 57.7 | 24.59 | 38.8% | 44.9% | 17.4% | 11.8% | 10.6% | 0.45% | plus 23.8% |
| GODREJCPGodrej Consumer Products | 851.00 | minus 1.36% | 87,097 | 44.0 | 6.90 | 21.3% | 16.0% | 20.2% | 4.6% | 3.0% | 2.35% | minus 25.8% |
| DABURDabur India | 380.35 | minus 1.21% | 67,477 | 33.4 | 5.87 | 20.8% | 17.2% | 18.5% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 2.17% | minus 25.5% |
| COLPALColgate Palmolive (India) | 1,679.00 | minus 0.53% | 45,666 | 33.5 | 28.23 | 107.4% | 85.1% | 30.1% | 4.9% | 8.2% | 2.86% | minus 23.0% |
| CUPIDCupid | 338.90 | minus 0.69% | 45,571 | 338.9 | 100.95 | 30.8% | 27.3% | 35.4% | 31.2% | 50.8% | 0.00% | plus 607.7% |
| GILLETTEGillette India | 7,406.50 | minus 0.17% | 24,134 | 36.1 | 25.50 | 84.6% | 68.2% | 30.2% | – | – | 2.43% | minus 15.3% |
| PARMCOS-BParamount Cosmetics (India) | 33.72 | minus 3.66% | 16 | 18.5 | 0.80 | 8.7% | 0.3% | 3.6% | −7.1% | −37.7% | 0.00% | minus 10.3% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −0.53% | 67,477 | 44.0 | 24.59 | 30.8% | 27.3% | 23.1% | 4.7% | 9.4% | 2.17% | −19.0% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.7 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | |
| 4.2 | 8.3 | 5 | 2.3 | 3.7 | |
| 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | −0.4 | |
| 9.4% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 16.3% | −10.4% | |
| 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
| 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |
| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | |
| 670.8% | 44.6% | 30.1% | −207.0% | −86.8% | |
| −0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | −0 | 0.1 | |
| -0.50 | 0.95 | 0.28 | -0.40 | 0.99 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- −7.1%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- −37.7%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- −37.0%
- ROE
- 0.3%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.7 | 21.8 | 20.4 | 21.4 | |
| – | minus 18.4% | minus 6.5% | +5.0% | |
| 23.9 | 21.2 | 19.1 | 18.8 | |
| 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.6 | |
| 10.6% | 2.9% | 6.2% | 12.2% | |
| −0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | |
| 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| 0 | 1 | −0.1 | −0.1 | |
| 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| 38.9% | 78.3% | 53.8% | 84.7% | |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | |
| – | minus 89.9% | +40.2% | +70.7% | |
| 0.44 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.11 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | |
| 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.6 | |
| 12.5 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 2.4 | |
| 10.2 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 12.3 | |
| 43 | 40.9 | 40.5 | 35.2 | |
| 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | |
| – | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| 37.1 | 33.5 | 36.1 | 31.1 | |
| 43 | 40.9 | 40.5 | 35.2 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.7 | −0.2 | 1.4 | 10.8 | |
| 0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | |
| −4 | −2.1 | −2.4 | −10.8 | |
| −0.3 | −0.1 | −0 | 0.2 | |
| −0.1 | −0 | −0 | −0.1 | |
| 3.5 | −0.3 | 1.4 | 10.7 |
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
Filings & events
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