As of 6 Nov 2026, The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company is loss-making on a trailing 12-month basis, with a net loss of ₹4.62 Cr, so it has no P/E ratio. The share price is ₹717.15, 39% below its 52-week high. Sales fell 1.7% a year over 3 years. Debt is 0.10× equity, and its dividend yield is 0.1%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹222 Cr, ranked 19th of 81 Farm Products companies by market cap; the shares rose 1.7% over the past year.
- ₹717.15
- ₹717.15
- ₹717.15
- ₹683.00
- 1.1K
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
+1.7% over a year, better than 2 of 7 peers.
- Price tagLoss-making
Earnings were negative over the last 12 months.
- GrowthShrinking
Sales −1.7% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 0.2% vs peer median 10.6%.
- Balance sheetStretched
Debt 0.10× equity, interest covered 0.3×, Piotroski 4 of 9.
- Red flags4 to check
Loss-making over the last twelve months.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹222 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- n/a
- Industry 13.7
- Price to book
- 0.49
- Peers 1.92
- Dividend yield
- 0.11%
- ROE
- −2.0%
- Peers 7.6%
- ROCE
- 0.2%
- Peers 10.6%
- Debt to equity
- 0.10
- Debt ₹46 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- −₹14.92
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 5.2%
- Net margin −6.2%
- Sales growth
- +23.4%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +26.1%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 2.97
- EV/EBITDA 38.6
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly profit up 26.1% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 23.4% on a year ago.
- Promoter stake up from 64.8% to 67.7%.
Risks to check
- Loss-making over the last twelve months.
- Return on equity is low at −2.0%.
- 39% below its 52-week high.
- Interest coverage of only −0.6×.
About The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company
The Peria Karamalai Tea and Produce Company Limited produces and distributes tea in India. The company provides green tea, and orthodox and ctc black tea. It also offers coffee, black pepper, and spices, as well as fruits, such as avocados. In addition, the company is involved in the generation and distribution of power through solar and wind energy. Further, it invests in financial instruments. The Peria Karamalai Tea and Produce Company Limited was…
- Headquarters
- Coimbatore
- Employees
- 930
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- ISIN
- INE431F01018
- Website
- periatea.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 4.5K
- 1-year return
- plus 1.7%
- From 52-week high
- minus 38.7%
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% |
| PKTEAThe Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company | 717.15 | plus 5.00% | 222 | – | 0.49 | 0.2% | −2.0% | 54.6% | −1.7% | – | 0.11% | plus 1.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.7 | 10.6 | 17.6 | 12.1 | 20.6 | |
| 7.2 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 20.9 | 8.7 | |
| 9.5 | −3.6 | 3.7 | −8.8 | 11.9 | |
| 56.9% | −34.5% | 20.8% | −72.4% | 57.9% | |
| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |
| 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | |
| – | – | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0 | |
| 7.8 | −5.1 | 3.6 | −9.2 | 10.3 | |
| −0.6% | −0.5% | 88.7% | −7.1% | 4.3% | |
| 7.8 | −5.1 | 0.4 | −9.8 | 9.9 | |
| 25.35 | -16.53 | 1.32 | -31.69 | 31.98 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- −1.7%
- ROE
- −2.0%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.6 | 38.9 | 42.5 | 42.3 | |
| – | minus 12.8% | +9.4% | minus 0.5% | |
| 49.1 | 46.9 | 44.6 | 44.5 | |
| −4.5 | −8 | −2.1 | −2.2 | |
| −10.1% | −20.6% | −5.0% | −5.3% | |
| 3.7 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.8 | |
| 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | |
| 2.8 | 17.2 | 6.9 | 4.2 | |
| −3.2 | 6.5 | 0.5 | −2.8 | |
| −6.3% | 18.0% | 51.3% | −136.4% | |
| −3.4 | 5.3 | 0.2 | −6.7 | |
| – | – | minus 95.5% | minus 2866.7% | |
| -10.86 | 17.24 | 0.78 | -21.55 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | |
| 179 | 188 | 209 | 446 | |
| 21.8 | 21.5 | 46.3 | 45.6 | |
| 12.2 | 15.1 | 13.6 | 100 | |
| 216 | 228 | 272 | 595 | |
| 31.4 | 29 | 27.4 | 35.6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1.2 | 6.6 | |
| 116 | 159 | 160 | 485 | |
| 12.5 | 13.7 | 67.9 | 31.9 | |
| 54.2 | 24.8 | 15 | 35.9 | |
| 216 | 228 | 272 | 595 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −29.1 | −1.5 | −4.6 | 0.1 | |
| 42.4 | 5.7 | −30.7 | 5.9 | |
| −3.4 | −2.6 | 22 | −5.1 | |
| 10 | 1.6 | −13.3 | 0.9 | |
| −0.8 | −2.3 | −1.6 | −10.8 | |
| −29.9 | −3.8 | −6.1 | −10.7 | |
| −0.3 | −0.2 | −0.3 | −0.3 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters67.66%
- Public32.34%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 67.66% | 32.34% | plus 1.33 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 66.33% | 33.67% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 66.33% | 33.67% | plus 0.63 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 65.70% | 34.30% | plus 0.92 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 64.78% | 35.22% | – |
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