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Chatha Foods Ltd

BSE 544151 · Packaged Foods
₹102.15 -2.71%
BSE close2026-10-01
Market cap₹257 Cr.
P/E38.4

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Mar 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Sep 2025Mar 2026
Sales716374838482
Expenses645768777875
Operating Profit765667
OPM %9%9%7%7%7%8%
Other Income001000
Interest000101
Depreciation111121
Profit before tax544445
Tax %28%27%28%26%27%24%
Net Profit333334
EPS in Rs2.061.231.441.181.321.45
Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Sales91856187117134157166
Expenses81806383110122146153
Operating Profit105-257121113
OPM %11%6%-3.3%5%6%9%7%8%
Other Income-0-00-0-0010
Interest22111111
Depreciation22333333
Profit before tax61-613989
Tax %29%27%-27%36%27%28%27%25%
Net Profit41-412667
EPS in Rs3.500.83-3.230.541.982.742.522.78
Dividend Payout %0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth%22%12%5%
Compounded Profit Growth%30%37%11%
Stock Price CAGR%%%16%
Return on Equity%9%10%8%
Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital1212121212222424
Reserves910679355865
Borrowings10711111181226
Other Liabilities1616141819182021
Total Liabilities484643485184114136
Fixed Assets2929273129283230
CWIP001000841
Investments000000019
Other Assets1816161723567546
Total Assets484643485184114136
Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity66-1635-110
Cash from Investing Activity-4-2-2-5-2-26-24-41
Cash from Financing Activity-4-53-0-1262136
Net Cash Flow-10-0-005-45
Free Cash Flow25-3013-16-46
CFO/OP72%139%43%127%50%61%13%98%
Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days3726393230315348
Inventory Days2734333839454342
Days Payable5559645947393633
Cash Conversion Cycle9171121376056
Working Capital Days-3-5-32-31-13113213
ROCE %10%-16%7%15%19%12%10%
Mar 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Sep 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Aug 2026
Promoters59.80%59.80%55.86%55.49%55.55%55.74%55.77%
FIIs3.45%2.37%2.87%2.87%2.87%2.86%2.86%
DIIs18.43%11.68%14.18%14.18%14.23%14.15%13.35%
Public18.32%26.15%27.08%27.45%27.35%27.24%28.03%
No. of Shareholders642789903935977910969

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 257 Cr.
Current Price₹ 106
Stock P/E38.4
Book Value₹ 37.1
ROCE9.50 %
ROE7.80 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)5%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)11%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 230 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 210 Cr
P/E (TTM)37.25x
Price to book3.98x
Price to sales1.72x
EV / EBITDA17.14x
EV / EBIT22.22x
EV / sales1.57x
Price to cash flow45.15x
Earnings yield2.68%
P/E, 3-year average26.55x
P/B, 3-year average2.84x
P/E, 5-year average26.55x
P/B, 5-year average2.84x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)9.13%
Operating margin (incl. other income)9.15%
EBITDA margin9.15%
Pre-tax margin6.39%
Net profit margin4.61%
ROE15.52%
ROCE19.23%
ROA9.15%
ROE, 3-year average10.33%
ROCE, 3-year average13.10%
ROA, 3-year average5.17%
ROE, 5-year average3.25%
ROCE, 5-year average6.61%
ROA, 5-year average1.75%
ROIC (approx.)18.00%
Tax rate28.07%
Other income / net worth0.05%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)14.13%
Profit growth (latest year)151.84%
Sales CAGR, 3 years29.80%
Sales CAGR, 5 years7.96%
Profit CAGR, 5 years7.29%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 2.74
EPS (latest year)Rs 2.74
EPS, 3-year averageRs 1.75
EPS, 5-year averageRs 0.57
Book value per shareRs 25.68
Sales per shareRs 59.47
Cash flow per shareRs 2.26
Free cash flow per shareRs -20.45
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.60x
Fixed asset turnover4.86x
Inventory turnover8.62x
Inventory days42 days
Debtor days31 days
Debtors turnover11.86x
Creditor days33 days
Cash conversion cycle56 days
Working capital days13 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 8 Cr
Cash and bankRs 28 Cr
Net debtRs -20 Cr
Debt to equity0.14x
Net debt / EBITDA-1.64x
Interest coverage10.61x
Owners' fund to total sources69.18%
Debt to assets9.68%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 5 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -26 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs 26 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 5 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs -46 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs -49 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years1.05x
Sales to cash flow26.29x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 134 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 134 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 12 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 0 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 12 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 11 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 9 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 2 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 6 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 6 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 3 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 1 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 101 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 122 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 134 Cr
Share capitalRs 22 Cr
ReservesRs 35 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 58 Cr
Total assetsRs 84 Cr
Net blockRs 28 Cr
ReceivablesRs 11 Cr
InventoryRs 12 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 18 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)2.25
Ownership
Promoter holding55.77% (-0.09 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 37.2 is at the 8th percentile of its own 2.0-year range (median 78.9, low 31.3, high 399.7).
P/B 3.98 is at the 6th percentile (median 10.45).
Monthly. Market cap from split-adjusted price; profit and book value as reported by that month. A low percentile means cheap versus its own history, not cheap versus peers.
Period544151Nifty 50Difference
1 week+0.5%-2.8% +3.3 pts
1 month-13.2%-6.8% -6.4 pts
3 months+17.7%-7.6% +25.3 pts

Red flags

F-score 5 of 8
explainShare dilution Share count up 81% in a year, 81% in three
Checks on the latest reported years: cash vs profit, accruals, receivables and inventory vs sales, dilution, debt, interest cover, equity, other income, losses, and auditor, top-management, insolvency and regulator filings in the last 12 months. A flag asks for an explanation; it is not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Mar 2026
Sales ₹82 Cr +30.2% vs Mar 2024. Net profit ₹4 Cr +33.3%.

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No bulk or block deals on record.
No corporate actions on record.
No announcements in our files yet.
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No short selling reported to NSE in our files.
Short sales disclosed by brokers to NSE, by trade date. Collected since late September 2026.
Not on any NSE surveillance list in the latest file.

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Chatha Foods Ltd?

Chatha Foods Ltd (544151) has a market capitalisation of Rs 257 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Chatha Foods Ltd?

Chatha Foods Ltd trades at a P/E of 38.4 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Chatha Foods Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Mar 2026 quarter, Chatha Foods Ltd sales was Rs 82 Cr (+30.2% vs Mar 2024) and net profit was Rs 4 Cr.

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