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Continental Seeds and Chemicals Ltd

NSE CONTI · Trading & Distributors
₹10.10 +4.12%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range9.65 - 27.00
Market cap₹14.2 Cr.
P/E13.9
IPO 2018 · -61% since Price band 5% Delivery 75.0%

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2019Mar 2020Sep 2020Mar 2021Sep 2021Sep 2022Sep 2023Mar 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Sep 2025Mar 2026
Sales25.2762.6538.3357.0738.3357.0739.2458.4443.5347.2220.5740.95
Expenses24.7261.7837.6556.3637.6556.3637.5760.1842.1645.8018.7539.78
Operating Profit0.550.870.680.710.680.711.67-1.741.371.421.821.17
OPM %2.18%1.39%1.77%1.24%1.77%1.24%4.26%-2.98%3.15%3.01%8.85%2.86%
Other Income0.120.190.130.120.130.120.164.211.650.660.151.49
Interest0.220.210.240.300.240.300.240.290.220.180.180.16
Depreciation0.250.190.220.390.220.391.471.501.291.201.361.58
Profit before tax0.200.660.350.140.350.140.120.681.510.700.430.92
Tax %90.00%3.03%31.43%0.00%31.43%0.00%-8.33%20.59%22.52%4.29%55.81%10.87%
Net Profit0.010.630.230.140.230.140.120.541.170.660.190.81
EPS in Rs0.010.630.230.140.230.140.120.541.060.520.140.58
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Sales57.6958.0758.1981.6282.1087.6895.3697.8875.4197.6890.7561.51
Expenses56.8057.2856.7179.7780.3786.2493.8896.1071.5097.7487.9658.52
Operating Profit0.890.791.481.851.731.441.481.783.91-0.062.792.99
OPM %1.54%1.36%2.54%2.27%2.11%1.64%1.55%1.82%5.18%-0.06%3.07%4.86%
Other Income0.090.060.050.090.100.310.260.240.164.372.301.64
Interest0.360.520.620.620.700.450.640.390.530.540.400.34
Depreciation0.240.100.200.260.270.440.611.253.522.972.492.95
Profit before tax0.380.230.711.060.860.860.490.380.020.802.201.34
Tax %31.58%26.09%33.80%32.08%45.35%25.58%22.45%47.37%50.00%16.25%16.82%25.37%
Net Profit0.270.160.470.720.460.650.370.190.020.671.831.01
EPS in Rs1.290.762.240.720.460.650.370.190.020.671.440.72
Dividend Payout %0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth1%-8%-7%-32%
Compounded Profit Growth20%20%72%10100%
Stock Price CAGR%8%-32%-57%
Return on Equity1%-2%-2%3%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital1.251.251.256.006.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0012.7013.94
Reserves3.763.924.414.595.031.682.032.232.302.6915.6818.13
Borrowings2.594.014.633.753.684.757.625.656.175.453.912.98
Other Liabilities1.613.032.3822.1114.105.8913.7713.7712.248.404.335.66
Total Liabilities9.2112.2112.6736.4528.8122.3233.4231.6530.7126.5436.6240.71
Fixed Assets0.500.401.561.311.673.154.5520.8018.1815.6615.2918.72
CWIP0.000.000.000.001.414.7311.820.000.000.490.000.00
Investments0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Other Assets8.7111.8111.1135.1425.7314.4417.0510.8512.5310.3921.3321.99
Total Assets9.2112.2112.6736.4528.8122.3233.4231.6530.7126.5436.6240.71
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity1.601.35-1.574.747.278.096.332.68-10.418.78
Cash from Investing Activity-1.370.00-2.05-3.79-8.35-7.20-0.90-1.04-1.64-5.78
Cash from Financing Activity-0.262.89-0.62-0.581.07-0.49-0.11-1.6212.101.45
Net Cash Flow-0.034.24-4.230.37-0.010.395.320.030.064.45
Free Cash Flow0.231.35-3.620.95-1.080.895.431.64-12.042.41
CFO/OP111%81%-79%354%507%462%163%-4,783%-358%307%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days9.5542.6837.89111.8057.2613.2833.879.1417.8112.7424.4523.08
Inventory Days32.3519.3921.4716.4516.5021.1921.9523.7516.7513.0945.7270.97
Days Payable5.3413.720.1395.6559.4712.8333.7173.2433.229.565.1930.61
Cash Conversion Cycle36.5748.3559.2332.6014.2921.6322.11-40.361.3416.2764.9963.44
Working Capital Days37.5233.2534.5622.1410.949.57-14.20-34.31-7.31-4.0748.6745.16
ROCE %11.98%8.94%13.76%13.64%10.95%7.77%6.54%4.26%3.30%-10.00%4.24%5.05%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters72.27%72.27%72.27%72.27%65.71%65.71%56.91%58.55%58.55%60.06%60.75%60.75%
FIIs0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%12.88%12.88%12.41%12.19%12.19%
Public27.73%27.73%27.73%27.73%34.29%34.29%43.09%28.58%28.58%27.54%27.06%27.06%
No. of Shareholders324313306301341330334355371391388382

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 14.2 Cr.
Current Price₹ 10.2
Stock P/E13.9
Book Value₹ 23.0
ROCE5.05 %
ROE3.37 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)-32%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)10100%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 14 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 12 Cr
P/E (TTM)13.94x
Price to book0.44x
Price to sales0.23x
EV / EBITDA2.70x
EV / EBIT7.43x
EV / sales0.20x
Price to cash flow1.60x
Earnings yield7.17%
P/E, 3-year average24.14x
P/B, 3-year average1.22x
P/E, 5-year average152.86x
P/B, 5-year average1.11x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)4.86%
Operating margin (incl. other income)7.53%
EBITDA margin7.53%
Pre-tax margin2.18%
Net profit margin1.64%
ROE3.34%
ROCE4.99%
ROA2.61%
ROE, 3-year average5.87%
ROCE, 3-year average7.54%
ROA, 3-year average3.58%
ROE, 5-year average3.87%
ROCE, 5-year average5.95%
ROA, 5-year average2.28%
ROIC (approx.)4.11%
Tax rate25.37%
Other income / net worth5.11%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)-32.22%
Profit growth (latest year)-44.81%
Sales CAGR, 3 years-6.57%
Sales CAGR, 5 years-8.40%
Profit CAGR, 3 years269.63%
Profit CAGR, 5 years22.24%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 0.72
EPS (latest year)Rs 0.72
EPS, 3-year averageRs 0.94
EPS, 5-year averageRs 0.61
Book value per shareRs 23.00
Sales per shareRs 44.12
Cash flow per shareRs 6.30
Free cash flow per shareRs 1.73
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.51x
Fixed asset turnover3.29x
Inventory turnover6.22x
Inventory days59 days
Debtor days23 days
Debtors turnover15.81x
Creditor days31 days
Cash conversion cycle63 days
Working capital days45 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 3 Cr
Cash and bankRs 5 Cr
Net debtRs -2 Cr
Debt to equity0.09x
Net debt / EBITDA-0.35x
Interest coverage4.94x
Owners' fund to total sources78.78%
Debt to assets7.32%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 9 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -6 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs 1 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 4 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 2 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 1 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years4.16x
Sales to cash flow7.01x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 62 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 62 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 3 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 2 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 5 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 4 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 1 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 0 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 1 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 1 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 3 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 0 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 56 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 59 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 63 Cr
Share capitalRs 14 Cr
ReservesRs 18 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 32 Cr
Total assetsRs 41 Cr
Net blockRs 19 Cr
ReceivablesRs 4 Cr
InventoryRs 9 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 6 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)1.39
Ownership
Promoter holding60.75% (+2.20 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 13.9 is at the 12th percentile of its own 6.5-year range (median 36.0, low 9.8, high 247.3).
P/B 0.44 is at the 1th percentile (median 1.36).
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.
PeriodCONTINifty 50Difference
1 week-4.3%-2.8% -1.5 pts
1 month-12.9%-6.8% -6.1 pts
3 months-29.9%-7.6% -22.2 pts
6 months-57.4%+0.4% -57.8 pts
1 year-75.5%-9.9% -65.6 pts
2 years-46.6%-13.6% -33.0 pts
3 years-69.1%+14.2% -83.2 pts
5 years+42.3%+27.9% +14.4 pts

Red flags

F-score 5 of 8
explainWeak cash conversion Cash from operations was 30% of net profit over the last 3 years
explainShare dilution Share count up 9% in a year, 39% in three
lookProfit leans on other income Other income was 122% of pre-tax profit in 2026
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 ₹41 Cr -29.9% vs Mar 2024. Net profit ₹1 Cr +50.0%.
Against our estimate for Mar 2026: sales +35.4%, profit +130.8% beat.

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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.
High low price variation greater than 150perc in previous 12 monthsLess than 100 unique PAN traded in previous 30 daysSME scrip is not regularly traded

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Continental Seeds and Chemicals Ltd?

Continental Seeds and Chemicals Ltd (CONTI) has a market capitalisation of Rs 14.2 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Continental Seeds and Chemicals Ltd?

Continental Seeds and Chemicals Ltd trades at a P/E of 13.9 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Continental Seeds and Chemicals Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Mar 2026 quarter, Continental Seeds and Chemicals Ltd sales was Rs 41 Cr (-29.9% vs Mar 2024) and net profit was Rs 1 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of Continental Seeds and Chemicals Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 27.00 and the 52-week low is Rs 9.65.

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