The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company (PKTEA)₹763.95+5.00%Tea & Coffee
In the Jun 2026 quarter (standalone), The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company reported sales of ₹20.50 Cr, up 23.4% from Jun 2025, and net profit of ₹9.87 Cr, up 26.2% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹68.06 Cr and net profit −₹6.64 Cr.
Company filings, standalone accounts; latest reported quarter Jun 2026
| 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 | 13.18 | 17.75 | 11.57 | 11.57 | 16.47 | 12.40 | 9.94 | 16.61 | 10.53 | 17.52 | 12.06 | 20.50 |
| Expenses | 13.89 | 15.84 | 11.04 | 7.90 | 10.54 | 15.19 | 11.95 | 7.20 | 14.24 | 13.94 | 20.88 | 8.67 |
| Operating Profit | −0.64 | 1.98 | 0.58 | 3.72 | 6.01 | −2.72 | −1.95 | 9.47 | −3.63 | 3.66 | −8.73 | 11.88 |
| OPM % | −4.9% | 11.2% | 5.1% | 32.1% | 36.4% | −22.0% | −19.7% | 56.9% | −34.5% | 20.9% | −72.4% | 57.9% |
| Other Income | 0.53 | 0.14 | 5.20 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.27 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 1.46 | 0.86 | 0.10 |
| Interest | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 1.02 | 1.11 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 0.87 | 0.95 |
| Depreciation | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.03 | 0.66 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.41 | 0.72 |
| Profit before tax | −1.33 | 0.90 | 4.58 | 2.47 | 4.68 | −3.77 | −2.88 | 7.78 | −5.08 | 3.63 | −9.14 | 10.33 |
| Tax % | −15.7% | 9.9% | 19.6% | −4.9% | 1.3% | −4.2% | 16.2% | −0.6% | 0.4% | 88.8% | 7.1% | 4.3% |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | −1.12 | 0.81 | 3.68 | 2.59 | 4.62 | −3.61 | −3.36 | 7.82 | −5.10 | 0.40 | −9.77 | 9.87 |
| EPS (Rs) | −3.66 | 2.66 | 11.93 | 8.41 | 15.02 | −11.75 | −10.90 | 25.39 | −16.56 | 1.33 | −31.74 | 32.01 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 39.54 | 45.10 | 49.72 | 49.03 | 39.27 | 72.56 | 47.07 | 51.37 | 53.56 | 50.44 | 68.06 | 60.61 |
| Expenses | 39.37 | 41.04 | 40.51 | 39.97 | 34.91 | 43.88 | 40.11 | 50.39 | 47.81 | 45.60 | 67.65 | 57.73 |
| Operating Profit | 0.33 | 4.24 | 9.43 | 9.29 | 4.56 | 28.96 | 7.15 | 1.25 | 6.00 | 5.04 | 0.73 | 3.18 |
| OPM % | 0.9% | 9.4% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 11.6% | 39.9% | 15.2% | 2.4% | 11.1% | 10.0% | 1.1% | 5.3% |
| Other Income | 1.00 | 0.43 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.28 | 1.11 | 0.64 | 6.03 | 0.55 | 2.52 | 2.51 |
| Interest | 1.17 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 2.09 | 2.52 | 2.46 | 3.34 | 1.98 | 2.17 | 2.53 | 3.80 | 3.66 |
| Depreciation | 2.36 | 2.25 | 2.52 | 3.46 | 4.23 | 3.99 | 3.76 | 3.08 | 3.37 | 2.59 | 2.30 | 2.32 |
| Profit before tax | −2.19 | 1.72 | 6.52 | 4.06 | −1.80 | 22.81 | 1.17 | −3.14 | 6.50 | 0.48 | −2.82 | −0.26 |
| Tax % | −0.5% | 43.3% | 3.8% | 28.0% | 100.0% | 50.1% | 57.6% | 6.4% | 17.9% | 51.0% | 136.0% | — |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | −2.18 | 0.97 | 6.25 | 2.93 | −3.61 | 11.36 | 0.49 | −3.35 | 5.32 | 0.23 | −6.64 | −4.60 |
| EPS (Rs) | −7.09 | 3.18 | 20.29 | 9.52 | −11.71 | 36.89 | 1.63 | −10.87 | 17.27 | 0.79 | −21.58 | −14.96 |
| Dividend payout % | −10.7% | 31.6% | 3.7% | 7.9% | −4.3% | 4.1% | 61.9% | −4.6% | 5.8% | 129.1% | −3.5% | — |
| 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 | 3.10 | 3.09 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.09 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.10 |
| Reserves | 95.71 | 93.18 | 125 | 165 | 168 | 160 | 177 | 182 | 178 | 188 | 209 | 446 |
| Borrowings | 6.25 | 13.86 | 7.37 | 22.14 | 23.88 | 26.21 | 14.89 | 50.98 | 21.83 | 21.54 | 46.28 | 45.58 |
| Other Liabilities | 6.70 | 6.13 | 5.77 | 8.15 | 8.09 | 8.36 | 8.87 | 11.07 | 12.28 | 15.17 | 13.65 | 101 |
| Total Liabilities | 112 | 116 | 142 | 199 | 203 | 198 | 204 | 247 | 215 | 228 | 272 | 596 |
| Fixed Assets | 17.49 | 17.37 | 18.67 | 38.05 | 37.43 | 36.35 | 33.98 | 31.95 | 29.33 | 27.94 | 26.11 | 28.90 |
| CWIP | 1.13 | 0.02 | 1.86 | 1.67 | 1.66 | 1.09 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.88 | 0.86 | 1.12 | 6.62 |
| Investments | 63.34 | 66.02 | 90.21 | 131 | 128 | 111 | 133 | 114 | 116 | 159 | 227 | 516 |
| Other Assets | 29.80 | 32.85 | 30.81 | 28.38 | 35.73 | 49.83 | 35.94 | 99.67 | 68.35 | 39.48 | 17.88 | 43.63 |
| Inventories | 7.25 | 5.69 | 3.53 | 4.64 | 6.18 | 9.85 | 6.65 | 7.53 | 7.26 | 10.60 | 10.16 | 8.90 |
| Trade receivables | 2.40 | 2.39 | 3.22 | 3.18 | 3.91 | 2.13 | 2.92 | 3.07 | 1.95 | 1.59 | 2.35 | 1.33 |
| Cash & equivalents | 0.84 | 9.17 | 1.37 | 2.89 | 1.46 | 1.89 | 0.74 | 2.67 | 12.19 | 13.72 | 0.45 | 1.32 |
| Total Assets | 112 | 116 | 142 | 199 | 203 | 198 | 204 | 247 | 215 | 228 | 272 | 596 |
| 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 | −3.04 | 7.15 | −3.82 | 6.64 | −2.18 | 0.43 | 2.70 | 34.10 | −29.34 | −1.47 | −4.55 | 0.07 |
| Cash from investing activity | 4.25 | 2.63 | 4.03 | −17.34 | 3.95 | 6.33 | −2.38 | −24.92 | 42.48 | 5.72 | −30.72 | 5.89 |
| Cash from financing activity | −1.20 | −1.45 | −0.97 | 11.35 | −3.04 | −5.55 | −1.49 | −7.40 | −3.38 | −2.62 | 21.92 | −5.08 |
| Net cash flow | −0.03 | 8.33 | −0.80 | 0.77 | −1.28 | 1.19 | −1.15 | 1.92 | 9.55 | 1.61 | −13.28 | 0.85 |
| Capex | 5.49 | 1.17 | 5.54 | 21.90 | 2.85 | 1.06 | 1.84 | 1.11 | 0.83 | 2.36 | 1.57 | 10.82 |
| Free cash flow | −8.18 | 6.29 | −9.30 | −15.07 | −4.94 | −0.48 | 1.06 | 33.91 | −30.22 | 1.80 | −5.93 | −8.65 |
| CFO / OP % | 75.0% | 2,190.9% | −90.1% | 77.0% | 14.0% | 39.9% | 10.0% | 499.9% | −2,338.1% | −103.1% | −80.1% | 49.9% |
| 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 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
| Inventory days | 1,598 | 379 | 231 | 616 | 846 | — | 344 | — | 295 | 676 | 862 | 498 |
| Days payable | 1,211 | 334 | 348 | 758 | 561 | — | 175 | — | 237 | 457 | 564 | 351 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 415 | 66 | −93 | −119 | 313 | 19 | 183 | 23 | 71 | 229 | 314 | 154 |
| Working capital days | 186 | 22 | 60 | −2 | 24 | 123 | 121 | 345 | 228 | −15 | −266 | 98 |
| ROCE % | −3.8% | −1.1% | 2.0% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 13.2% | 1.8% | −0.6% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.3% |
For the Jun 2026 quarter, The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company reported sales of ₹20.50 Cr, up 23.4% year on year and net profit of ₹9.87 Cr, up 26.2% year on year. The operating margin was 57.9%.
The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company's sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹68.06 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹60.61 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was −₹6.64 Cr, and −₹4.60 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹−14.96.
The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company reported borrowings of ₹45.58 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹1.32 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹0.07 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was −₹8.65 Cr.