Kaveri Seed Company Ltd (KSCL) share price, results, shareholding

Price

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Financials

Consolidated, Rs crore

	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
Sales	171	143	98	803	137	174	90	859	219	210	107	742
Expenses	160	134	110	508	139	160	107	520	225	189	123	449
Operating Profit	11	9	-12	295	-2	14	-17	338	-6	21	-16	294
OPM %	7%	6%	-12%	37%	-1.4%	8%	-18%	39%	-2.9%	10%	-15%	40%
Other Income	14	13	25	9	13	11	13	10	6	8	6	4
Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Depreciation	6	7	10	8	8	9	16	14	15	15	16	13
Profit before tax	19	15	3	297	3	17	-20	334	-15	14	-27	284
Tax %	25%	25%	112%	2%	126%	11%	17%	2%	7%	6%	3%	1%
Net Profit	14	11	-0	291	-1	15	-23	327	-16	13	-28	280
EPS in Rs	2.45	2.11	-0.05	56.28	-0.13	3.00	-4.46	63.39	-3.00	2.53	-5.41	54.40

	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026	TTM
Sales	743	703	818	808	929	1,033	968	1,068	1,146	1,202	1,392	1,279
Expenses	556	564	597	596	676	735	765	816	860	911	1,055	986
Operating Profit	188	140	222	212	253	298	203	252	286	291	337	293
OPM %	25%	20%	27%	26%	27%	29%	21%	24%	25%	24%	24%	23%
Other Income	13	-25	24	43	46	46	41	55	63	46	29	23
Interest	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Depreciation	27	30	25	23	26	22	21	21	28	40	60	60
Profit before tax	173	84	220	231	273	321	223	286	321	297	306	255
Tax %	3%	8%	4%	6%	5%	3%	4%	5%	7%	5%	3%
Net Profit	167	77	211	217	260	311	213	273	300	282	296	249
EPS in Rs	24.31	11.27	31.96	34.45	42.94	51.47	36.43	48.59	58.08	54.69	57.51	48.52
Dividend Payout %	10%	0%	9%	9%	7%	8%	11%	8%	9%	9%	9%

	10 Years	5 Years	3 Years	TTM	1 Year	Last Year
Compounded Sales Growth	6%	6%	9%	1%
Compounded Profit Growth	4%	-3%	4%	-21%
Stock Price CAGR	8%	5%	7%		-30%
Return on Equity	18%	17%	18%			15%

	Mar 2015	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
Equity Capital	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	10
Reserves	741	913	1,001	999	994	947	1,232	1,269	1,354	1,222	1,489	1,746
Borrowings	1	2	5	3	7	6	2	1	1	0	0	0
Other Liabilities	402	432	509	449	536	612	714	596	683	815	1,150	997
Total Liabilities	1,158	1,361	1,528	1,465	1,550	1,577	1,960	1,877	2,048	2,048	2,649	2,754
Fixed Assets	161	202	200	189	240	250	246	242	261	297	417	432
CWIP	62	20	34	37	38	18	31	43	133	134	90	130
Investments	295	506	657	623	510	384	599	517	562	476	613	401
Other Assets	641	633	637	615	763	925	1,085	1,075	1,092	1,140	1,529	1,791
Total Assets	1,158	1,361	1,528	1,465	1,550	1,577	1,960	1,877	2,048	2,048	2,649	2,754

	Mar 2015	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity	145	246	218	148	128	192	252	110	297	389	197	-6
Cash from Investing Activity	-84	-202	-150	71	82	112	-217	66	-119	38	-183	92
Cash from Financing Activity	-61	-42	-56	-226	-219	-301	-29	-170	-176	-425	-18	-64
Net Cash Flow	-0	3	11	-7	-9	3	5	7	1	3	-3	21
Free Cash Flow	63	221	175	134	59	141	213	63	187	289	108	-155
CFO/OP	47%	131%	156%	67%	66%	81%	88%	59%	129%	142%	76%	7%

	Mar 2015	Mar 2016	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
Debtor Days	37	39	44	38	38	46	37	42	46	36	28	29
Inventory Days	411	462	399	386	483	485	486	517	464	467	613	608
Days Payable	128	198	270	192	188	203	242	156	150	155	286	241
Cash Conversion Cycle	320	304	174	233	334	329	281	403	360	347	354	396
Working Capital Days	74	96	56	75	95	126	130	175	123	80	99	171
ROCE %	47%	21%	15%	21%	20%	24%	27%	16%	17%	22%	20%	16%

	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
Promoters	59.90%	59.90%	60.50%	60.50%	60.50%	60.50%	60.50%	60.50%	60.50%	60.50%	60.50%	60.50%
FIIs	16.29%	17.69%	17.22%	18.97%	19.84%	19.51%	20.41%	20.34%	20.36%	19.95%	18.55%	17.54%
DIIs	6.76%	4.58%	4.83%	4.98%	3.77%	3.55%	2.91%	2.87%	2.87%	2.78%	2.87%	3.49%
Public	15.58%	16.36%	15.87%	14.97%	15.31%	15.86%	15.59%	15.70%	15.68%	15.41%	17.30%	17.67%
Others	1.46%	1.46%	1.58%	0.59%	0.58%	0.58%	0.58%	0.58%	0.58%	1.35%	0.77%	0.77%
No. of Shareholders	56,829	49,174	52,447	49,074	56,652	57,457	54,560	64,905	58,095	56,062	56,781	56,948

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 3,801 Cr.

Current Price₹ 742

Stock P/E15.2

Book Value₹ 342

ROCE15.8 %

ROE15.0 %

Dividend Yield0.67 %

Face Value₹ 2.00

Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)1%

Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)-21%

Consolidated figures.

Valuation

Market capRs 3,678 Cr

Enterprise valueRs 3,637 Cr

P/E (TTM)14.74x

Price to book2.09x

Price to sales2.88x

EV / EBITDA11.52x

EV / EBIT14.22x

EV / sales2.84x

Earnings yield6.79%

Dividend yield0.70%

P/E, 3-year average15.82x

P/B, 3-year average3.08x

P/E, 5-year average14.46x

P/B, 5-year average2.74x

Profitability

Operating margin (excl. other income)24.20%

Operating margin (incl. other income)26.30%

EBITDA margin24.69%

Pre-tax margin19.98%

Net profit margin19.52%

Net margin, latest quarter37.69%

ROE18.17%

ROCE18.80%

ROA10.95%

ROE, 3-year average20.59%

ROCE, 3-year average21.76%

ROA, 3-year average12.51%

ROE, 5-year average19.83%

ROCE, 5-year average20.91%

ROA, 5-year average12.49%

ROIC (approx.)14.43%

Tax rate3.25%

Other income / net worth1.67%

Growth

Sales growth (latest year)15.76%

Profit growth (latest year)5.16%

Sales CAGR, 3 years9.23%

Sales CAGR, 5 years6.14%

Profit CAGR, 3 years2.87%

Profit CAGR, 5 years-0.96%

Sales growth QoQ593.21%

Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)-13.52%

Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)-14.18%

Per share

EPS (TTM)Rs 48.52

EPS (latest year)Rs 57.51

EPS (latest quarter)Rs 54.40

EPS, 3-year averageRs 56.76

EPS, 5-year averageRs 51.06

Book value per shareRs 341.53

Sales per shareRs 248.59

Cash flow per shareRs -1.26

Free cash flow per shareRs -30.13

Dividend per share (latest year)Rs 5.00

Dividend per share, 3-year averageRs 5.00

Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 4.60

Dividends

Dividend payout8.69%

Dividend payout, 3-year average8.82%

Dividend payout, 5-year average9.13%

Efficiency

Asset turnover0.51x

Fixed asset turnover3.22x

Inventory turnover0.60x

Inventory days603 days

Debtor days29 days

Debtors turnover12.39x

Creditor days241 days

Cash conversion cycle396 days

Working capital days171 days

Leverage

Cash and bankRs 42 Cr

Net debtRs -42 Cr

Net debt / EBITDA-0.13x

Interest coverage799.41x

Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)2.14x

Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)0.88x

Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 479 Cr

Owners' fund to total sources63.80%

Cash flow

Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs -6 Cr

Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs 92 Cr

Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -64 Cr

Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 21 Cr

Free cash flow (latest year)Rs -155 Cr

Cash from ops / profit, 5 years0.72x

Statement figures

Net sales (TTM)Rs 1,279 Cr

Net sales (latest year)Rs 1,392 Cr

Sales (latest quarter)Rs 742 Cr

Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 337 Cr

Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 294 Cr

Other income (TTM)Rs 23 Cr

EBITDA (TTM)Rs 316 Cr

PBDT (TTM)Rs 315 Cr

Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 255 Cr

Tax (latest year)Rs 10 Cr

Net profit (TTM)Rs 250 Cr

Net profit (latest year)Rs 296 Cr

Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 280 Cr

Depreciation (TTM)Rs 60 Cr

Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 13 Cr

Interest (TTM)Rs 0 Cr

Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 732 Cr

Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 1,055 Cr

Total income (latest year)Rs 1,421 Cr

Share capitalRs 10 Cr

ReservesRs 1,746 Cr

Shareholders' fundsRs 1,757 Cr

Total assetsRs 2,754 Cr

Net blockRs 432 Cr

Capital work in progressRs 130 Cr

InvestmentsRs 401 Cr

ReceivablesRs 112 Cr

InventoryRs 1,210 Cr

Other liabilitiesRs 997 Cr

Shares outstanding (crore)5.14

Ownership

Promoter holding60.50% (+0.00 in a year)

Computed by MarketFriction from the consolidated statements. Returns use average balances.

P/E 14.7 is at the 63th percentile of its own 9.4-year range (median 12.5, low 8.1, high 45.8).

P/B 2.09 is at the 16th percentile (median 2.65).

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.

Period	KSCL	Nifty 50	Difference
1 week	-8.8%	-2.8%	-6.0 pts
1 month	-6.1%	-6.8%	+0.7 pts
3 months	-22.2%	-7.6%	-14.6 pts
6 months	-8.8%	+0.4%	-9.2 pts
1 year	-34.4%	-9.9%	-24.5 pts
2 years	-33.2%	-13.6%	-19.6 pts
3 years	+18.8%	+14.2%	+4.6 pts
5 years	+22.6%	+27.9%	-5.3 pts

8 mutual fund schemes hold about ₹89 Cr. Over three months 6 bought more and 1 sold (share counts, price move removed).

Fund	Weight	Est. Cr	3m shares
Old Bridge Focused Fund	2.00%	80	-7%
ITI ELSS Tax Saver Fund	1.12%	5	+8%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund	0.16%	4	+3%
Groww Nifty Total Market Index Fund	0.01%	0	+12%
Angel One Nifty Total Market Index Fund	0.01%	0	+12%
Mirae Asset Nifty Total Market Index Fund	0.01%	0	+12%
Bandhan Nifty Total Market Index Fund	0.01%	0	+12%
Motilal Oswal BSE 1000 Index Fund	0.01%	0	+12%

Red flags

F-score 6 of 8

explain

High accruals Profit exceeded operating cash by 11% of total assets 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

Jun 2026

Sales ₹742 Cr -13.6% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹280 Cr -14.4%.

Activity

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No bulk or block deals on record.

Ex-date	Action	Factor
2025-11-12	Interim Dividend - Rs 5 Per Share
2024-11-26	Interim Dividend - Rs 5 Per Share
2024-09-24	Annual General Meeting
2024-02-23	Buy Back
2023-11-20	Interim Dividend - Rs 5 Per Share
2023-09-26	Annual General Meeting
2022-09-23	Annual General Meeting
2022-08-25	Interim Dividend - Rs 4 Per Share
2021-11-25	Interim Dividend - Rs 4 Per Share
2021-09-22	Annual General Meeting
2020-11-18	Interim Dividend - Rs 4 Per Share
2020-09-24	Annual General Meeting
2019-11-21	Buyback
2019-09-12	Annual General Meeting
2019-08-22	Interim Dividend - Rs 3 Per Share
2018-11-26	Interim Dividend - Rs 3 Per Share
2018-09-17	Annual General Meeting
2018-08-02	Buyback
2017-09-21	Annual General Meeting
2017-08-18	Interim Dividend - Rs 3/- Per Share
2017-06-15	Buyback
2016-09-22	Annual General Meeting
2015-09-23	Annual General Meeting/ Dividend - Rs 2.50/- Per Share (Book Closure Start Date Revised)
2015-08-24	Interim Dividend - Rs 2.50/- Per Share
2015-02-12	Second Interim Dividend - Rs 2.50/- Per Share
2014-11-07	Interim Dividend Rs.2.50 Per Share
2014-09-15	Annual General Meeting / Final Dividend - Rs 2.40/- Per Share
2014-02-26	Interim Dividend Rs 2.40/- Per Share
2014-01-27	Face Value Split From Rs 10/- To Rs 2/-	0.2000
2013-09-18	Annual General Meeting And Dividend Rs.8/- Per Share
2013-02-28	Interim Dividend Rs 8 Per Share
2012-09-18	Annual General Meeting And Dividend Rs.4/- Per Share
2011-09-22	Annual General Meeting And Dividend Rs.2.50 Per Share
2010-09-21	Annual General Meeting And Dividend Rs.2/- Per Share
2009-09-16	Agm/Div-Rs.2/- Per Share
2008-09-25	Annual General Meeting

No announcements in our files yet.

Company filings to NSE, newest first. Routine notices (trading window, newspaper copies) are left out. Click a row for the filing.

No short selling reported to NSE in our files.

Short sales disclosed by brokers to NSE, by trade date. Collected since late September 2026.

Order date	Forum	Case
2021-07-07	NCLT	Venkateswara Rao Narisingu & Another Vs Kaveri Seed Company Ltd & (3) Others
2021-03-23	NCLT	Venkateswara Rao Narisingu & Another Vs Kaveri Seed Company Ltd & (3) Others
2021-01-20	NCLT	Venkateswara Rao Narisingu & Another Vs Kaveri Seed Company Ltd & (3) Others
2020-12-14	NCLT	Venkateswara Rao Narisingu & Another Vs Kaveri Seed Company Ltd & (3) Others

Orders from NCLT, NCLAT and CESTAT naming the company. Click a row for the order.

Not on any NSE surveillance list in the latest file.

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Kaveri Seed Company Ltd?

Kaveri Seed Company Ltd (KSCL) has a market capitalisation of Rs 3,801 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Kaveri Seed Company Ltd?

Kaveri Seed Company Ltd trades at a P/E of 15.2 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Kaveri Seed Company Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Kaveri Seed Company Ltd sales was Rs 742 Cr (-13.6% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 280 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of Kaveri Seed Company Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 1,095.90 and the 52-week low is Rs 685.00.