Continental Seeds and Chemicals (CONTI)₹9.85−3.90%Trading & Distributors
In the Mar 2026 quarter (standalone), Continental Seeds and Chemicals reported sales of ₹40.87 Cr, down 13.3% from Mar 2025, and net profit of ₹0.80 Cr, up 23.1% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹61.38 Cr and net profit ₹1 Cr.
Company filings, standalone accounts; latest reported quarter Mar 2026
| Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 39.13 | 58.30 | 43.43 | 47.12 | 20.52 | 40.87 |
| Expenses | 37.58 | 60.19 | 42.13 | 45.78 | 18.76 | 39.77 |
| Operating Profit | 1.66 | −1.73 | 1.36 | 1.41 | 1.81 | 1.16 |
| OPM % | 4.3% | −3.0% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 8.9% | 2.9% |
| Other Income | 0.15 | 4.20 | 1.64 | 0.65 | 0.14 | 1.48 |
| Interest | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
| Depreciation | 1.46 | 1.49 | 1.28 | 1.19 | 1.35 | 1.57 |
| Profit before tax | 0.11 | 0.67 | 1.50 | 0.69 | 0.42 | 0.91 |
| Tax % | −8.3% | 20.7% | 22.6% | 4.3% | 55.9% | 11.0% |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 2.96 | 1.06 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | 0.11 | 0.53 | 1.16 | 0.65 | 0.18 | 0.80 |
| EPS (Rs) | 0.13 | 0.55 | 1.07 | 0.53 | 0.15 | 0.59 |
| 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 | 57.51 | 57.90 | 57.99 | 81.35 | 81.94 | 87.39 | 95.07 | 97.56 | 75.16 | 97.44 | 90.56 | 61.38 |
| Expenses | 56.84 | 57.31 | 56.73 | 79.80 | 80.43 | 86.20 | 93.87 | 96.07 | 71.54 | 97.75 | 87.91 | 58.50 |
| Operating Profit | 0.88 | 0.78 | 1.47 | 1.84 | 1.72 | 1.43 | 1.47 | 1.77 | 3.90 | −0.05 | 2.78 | 2.98 |
| OPM % | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 5.2% | −0.1% | 3.1% | 4.9% |
| Other Income | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.15 | 4.36 | 2.29 | 1.63 |
| Interest | 0.35 | 0.51 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.69 | 0.44 | 0.63 | 0.38 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.39 | 0.33 |
| Depreciation | 0.23 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.43 | 0.60 | 1.24 | 3.51 | 2.96 | 2.48 | 2.94 |
| Profit before tax | 0.37 | 0.22 | 0.70 | 1.05 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.48 | 0.37 | 0.01 | 0.79 | 2.19 | 1.33 |
| Tax % | 31.7% | 26.1% | 33.9% | 32.1% | 45.4% | 25.7% | 22.5% | 47.5% | 50.0% | 16.3% | 16.9% | 25.5% |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.99 | 0.99 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0.46 | 0.71 | 0.45 | 0.64 | 0.36 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.66 | 1.82 | 1.00 |
| EPS (Rs) | 1.30 | 0.77 | 2.25 | 0.73 | 0.47 | 0.66 | 0.38 | 0.20 | 0.03 | 0.68 | 1.45 | 0.73 |
| 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 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 5.99 | 5.99 | 9.99 | 9.98 | 9.97 | 9.99 | 9.99 | 12.68 | 13.91 |
| Reserves | 3.77 | 3.92 | 4.42 | 4.60 | 5.04 | 1.69 | 2.04 | 2.24 | 2.31 | 2.70 | 15.71 | 18.18 |
| Borrowings | 2.60 | 4.02 | 4.64 | 3.76 | 3.69 | 4.77 | 7.65 | 5.67 | 6.19 | 5.47 | 3.92 | 2.99 |
| Other Liabilities | 1.62 | 3.01 | 2.37 | 22.10 | 14.08 | 5.87 | 13.70 | 13.77 | 12.20 | 8.39 | 4.32 | 5.63 |
| Total Liabilities | 9.23 | 12.19 | 12.67 | 36.45 | 28.80 | 22.32 | 33.37 | 31.65 | 30.69 | 26.55 | 36.63 | 40.71 |
| Fixed Assets | 0.51 | 0.39 | 1.55 | 1.32 | 1.66 | 3.16 | 4.54 | 20.81 | 18.17 | 15.67 | 15.28 | 18.73 |
| CWIP | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.40 | 4.71 | 11.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Investments | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Assets | 8.72 | 11.80 | 11.12 | 35.13 | 25.74 | 14.45 | 17.06 | 10.84 | 12.52 | 10.40 | 21.35 | 21.98 |
| Inventories | 4.96 | 3.00 | 3.29 | 3.53 | 3.57 | 4.91 | 3.48 | 3.69 | 2.93 | 3.14 | 9.84 | 8.93 |
| Trade receivables | 1.50 | 6.78 | 6.03 | 24.98 | 12.86 | 3.18 | 8.84 | 2.44 | 3.67 | 3.40 | 6.07 | 3.88 |
| Cash & equivalents | 0.71 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 4.29 | 0.06 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.81 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 4.59 |
| Total Assets | 9.23 | 12.19 | 12.67 | 36.45 | 28.80 | 22.32 | 33.37 | 31.65 | 30.69 | 26.55 | 36.63 | 40.71 |
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operating activity | 1.59 | 1.34 | −1.58 | 4.75 | 7.28 | 8.10 | 6.34 | 2.69 | −10.42 | 8.79 |
| Cash from investing activity | −1.36 | 0.00 | −2.04 | −3.78 | −8.34 | −7.21 | −0.91 | −1.03 | −1.63 | −5.77 |
| Cash from financing activity | −0.25 | 2.88 | −0.61 | −0.57 | 1.06 | −0.48 | −0.10 | −1.61 | 12.09 | 1.44 |
| Net cash flow | −0.04 | 4.25 | −4.24 | 0.38 | −0.02 | 0.40 | 5.33 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 4.46 |
| Capex | 1.38 | 0.00 | 2.06 | 3.80 | 8.38 | 7.22 | 0.91 | 1.05 | 1.66 | 6.38 |
| Free cash flow | 0.22 | 1.34 | −3.61 | 0.94 | −1.09 | 0.90 | 5.42 | 1.63 | −12.03 | 2.40 |
| CFO / OP % | 111.0% | 81.0% | −78.9% | 354.0% | 507.0% | 462.1% | 163.1% | −4,783.0% | −357.9% | 307.0% |
| 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 | 10 | 43 | 38 | 112 | 57 | 13 | 34 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 24 | 23 |
| Inventory days | 33 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 47 | 60 |
| Days payable | 6 | 15 | 1 | 97 | 60 | 14 | 35 | 74 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 26 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 37 | 48 | 59 | 33 | 14 | 22 | 22 | −40 | 1 | 16 | 65 | 57 |
| Working capital days | 37 | 32 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 9 | −15 | −35 | −8 | −5 | 48 | 44 |
| ROCE % | 12.0% | 8.9% | 13.8% | 13.6% | 11.0% | 7.8% | 6.6% | 4.3% | 3.3% | −10.0% | 4.3% | 5.0% |
For the Mar 2026 quarter, Continental Seeds and Chemicals reported sales of ₹40.87 Cr, down 13.3% year on year and net profit of ₹0.80 Cr, up 23.1% year on year. The operating margin was 2.9%.
Continental Seeds and Chemicals' sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹61.38 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹1 Cr. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹0.73.
Continental Seeds and Chemicals reported borrowings of ₹2.99 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹4.59 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹8.79 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was ₹2.40 Cr.