Chothani Foods (BSE 540681)₹10.69+4.91%Packaged Foods
In the Mar 2026 quarter (standalone), Chothani Foods reported sales of ₹4.40 Cr, down 7.9% from Mar 2025, and net profit of −₹0.02 Cr, down 128.6% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹8.37 Cr and net profit ₹0.12 Cr.
Company filings, standalone accounts; latest reported quarter Mar 2026
| Mar 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 4.92 | 3.76 | 4.29 | 3.25 | 4.78 | 3.97 | 4.40 |
| Expenses | 4.68 | 3.49 | 4.06 | 3.02 | 4.58 | 3.66 | 4.30 |
| Operating Profit | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 0.11 |
| OPM % | 4.9% | 7.0% | 5.4% | 7.2% | 4.2% | 7.7% | 2.3% |
| Other Income | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Interest | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.10 |
| Depreciation | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Profit before tax | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.00 |
| Tax % | 27.2% | 23.1% | 49.9% | 49.9% | 0.0% | 23.4% | 0.0% |
| Net Profit | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.12 | −0.02 |
| EPS (Rs) | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.00 |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 2.89 | 2.62 | 8.42 | 4.06 | 4.73 | 4.52 | 4.03 | 7.33 | 8.23 | 8.03 | 8.03 | 8.37 |
| Expenses | 2.79 | 2.48 | 8.11 | 3.73 | 4.41 | 4.22 | 3.69 | 6.90 | 7.76 | 7.55 | 7.61 | 7.96 |
| Operating Profit | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.42 |
| OPM % | 3.5% | 5.4% | 3.6% | 8.0% | 6.6% | 6.7% | 8.6% | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 5.3% | 5.0% |
| Other Income | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Interest | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.22 |
| Depreciation | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Profit before tax | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.14 |
| Tax % | 20.0% | 19.9% | 33.3% | 23.5% | 29.4% | 24.9% | 16.6% | 40.0% | 22.1% | 31.8% | 27.7% | 26.6% |
| Net Profit | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| EPS (Rs) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.47 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.10 |
| Dividend payout % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 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 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 2.50 | 5.16 | 5.17 | 5.17 | 5.17 | 5.17 | 5.17 | 10.36 | 10.37 | 10.36 |
| Reserves | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.96 | 1.09 | 1.22 | 1.34 | 1.43 | 1.53 | 1.66 | 5.03 | 5.16 | 5.27 |
| Borrowings | 1.62 | 0.40 | 0.77 | 0.68 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 1.03 | 1.73 | 1.63 | 0.76 | 1.37 | 1.58 |
| Other Liabilities | 0.33 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 1.46 | 1.88 | 3.08 | 1.37 | 2.86 | 4.35 | 2.35 | 2.70 | 3.72 |
| Total Liabilities | 3.46 | 2.43 | 4.69 | 8.39 | 9.09 | 10.40 | 9.00 | 11.29 | 12.81 | 18.50 | 19.60 | 20.93 |
| Fixed Assets | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 1.17 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 0.92 | 0.88 | 0.80 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.67 |
| CWIP | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Investments | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Other Assets | 3.00 | 2.15 | 4.47 | 7.17 | 7.94 | 9.35 | 8.03 | 10.22 | 11.81 | 17.70 | 18.82 | 20.21 |
| Inventories | 0.89 | 1.15 | 3.57 | 3.42 | 3.29 | 3.50 | 3.41 | 3.88 | 4.34 | 8.46 | 10.88 | 12.12 |
| Trade receivables | 1.86 | 0.63 | 0.56 | 2.53 | 3.20 | 4.49 | 3.81 | 5.03 | 6.47 | 3.53 | 4.82 | 5.22 |
| Cash & equivalents | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.44 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 2.98 | 0.32 | 0.29 |
| Total Assets | 3.46 | 2.43 | 4.69 | 8.39 | 9.09 | 10.40 | 9.00 | 11.29 | 12.81 | 18.50 | 19.60 | 20.93 |
| 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 | −2.46 | 1.32 | −2.18 | −1.46 | 0.38 | 0.28 | −0.06 | −0.99 | 0.34 | −4.57 | −3.08 | −0.04 |
| Cash from investing activity | −0.51 | 0.10 | 0.00 | −1.06 | −0.03 | −0.02 | −0.03 | −0.12 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Cash from financing activity | 2.87 | −1.26 | 2.11 | 2.49 | −0.10 | −0.11 | 0.10 | 0.50 | −0.34 | 7.35 | 0.43 | −0.02 |
| Net cash flow | −0.08 | 0.14 | −0.06 | −0.01 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.01 | −0.59 | 0.00 | 2.78 | −2.64 | −0.02 |
| Capex | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.04 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Free cash flow | −2.85 | 1.31 | −2.18 | −2.51 | 0.36 | 0.27 | −0.06 | −0.99 | 0.34 | −4.56 | −3.09 | −0.04 |
| CFO / OP % | −2,440.1% | 956.9% | −717.1% | −453.1% | 118.9% | 90.0% | −3.0% | −221.0% | 79.0% | −916.0% | −717.0% | 5.0% |
| 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 | 236 | 88 | 24 | 228 | 248 | 364 | 345 | 251 | 287 | 161 | 219 | 228 |
| Inventory days | 143 | 221 | 174 | 419 | 334 | 379 | 407 | 231 | 224 | 463 | 602 | 641 |
| Days payable | 11 | 93 | 20 | 173 | 185 | 328 | 144 | 161 | 215 | 119 | 135 | 185 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 369 | 217 | 179 | 475 | 397 | 416 | 609 | 322 | 297 | 505 | 687 | 686 |
| Working capital days | 328 | 195 | 167 | 504 | 440 | 462 | 505 | 308 | 282 | 553 | 682 | 664 |
| ROCE % | 3.5% | 3.2% | 8.0% | 4.8% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 2.2% |
For the Mar 2026 quarter, Chothani Foods reported sales of ₹4.40 Cr, down 7.9% year on year and net profit of −₹0.02 Cr, down 128.6% year on year. The operating margin was 2.3%.
Chothani Foods' sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹8.37 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹0.12 Cr. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹0.10.
Chothani Foods reported borrowings of ₹1.58 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹0.29 Cr.
Cash from operations was −₹0.04 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was −₹0.04 Cr.