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Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with a -15.04% CAGR growth in Operating Profits over the last 5 years
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 5.01 times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 3.35% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
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Flat results in Dec 24
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Stock is technically in a Mildly Bearish range
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With ROCE of 5.3, it has a Expensive valuation with a 1.5 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
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Reducing Promoter Confidence
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) 
Dividend Yield (0%)
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
6 Months
-36.71%
0%
-36.71%
1 Year
-12.91%
0%
-12.91%
2 Years
53.3%
0%
53.3%
3 Years
-25.0%
0%
-25.0%
4 Years
32.35%
0%
32.35%
5 Years
71.76%
0%
71.76%
Kothari Ferment. for the last several years.
Risk Adjusted Returns v/s Sensex 
Returns Beta
Beta has not been calculated since enough price history is not available
Quality key factors 
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.91%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-15.04%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.22
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.73
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.23
Tax Ratio
68.34%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.00%
ROCE (avg)
10.79%
ROE (avg)
3.35%
Valuation key factors
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
100
Industry P/E
54
Price to Book Value
1.82
EV to EBIT
26.29
EV to EBITDA
12.25
EV to Capital Employed
1.46
EV to Sales
1.26
PEG Ratio
0.74
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
5.29%
ROE (Latest)
1.14%
Tecnicals key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Shareholding Snapshot : Dec 2024
Shareholding Compare (%holding) 
Majority shareholders
Promoters
Pledged Promoter Holdings
None
Mutual Funds
Held by 0 Schemes
FIIs
Held by 0 FIIs
Promoter with highest holding
Siddhant Kothari (24.85%)
Highest Public shareholder
Dheeraj Kumar Lohia (1.61%)
Individual Investors Holdings
25.53%
Quarterly Results Snapshot (Standalone) - Dec'24 - QoQ
Dec'24
Sep'24
Change(%)
Net Sales
30.53
25.17
21.30%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
3.18
0.89
257.30%
Interest
0.85
0.83
2.41%
Exceptional Items
0.00
0.00
Standalone Net Profit
0.41
-1.75
123.43%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
10.42%
3.54%
6.88%
Values in Rs Cr.
Net Sales
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Dec 2024 is 21.30% vs -4.51% in Sep 2024
Standalone Net Profit
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Dec 2024 is 123.43% vs -259.09% in Sep 2024
Half Yearly Results Snapshot (Standalone) - Sep'24
Sep'24
Sep'23
Change(%)
Net Sales
51.52
48.31
6.64%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
4.27
-1.78
339.89%
Interest
1.71
1.69
1.18%
Exceptional Items
0.00
0.00
Standalone Net Profit
-0.65
-6.16
89.45%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
8.29%
-3.68%
11.97%
Values in Rs Cr.
Net Sales
Growth in half year ended Sep 2024 is 6.64% vs 0.31% in Sep 2023
Standalone Net Profit
Growth in half year ended Sep 2024 is 89.45% vs -321.92% in Sep 2023
Nine Monthly Results Snapshot (Standalone) - Dec'24
Dec'24
Dec'23
Change(%)
Net Sales
82.05
76.89
6.71%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
7.45
0.93
701.08%
Interest
2.56
2.54
0.79%
Exceptional Items
0.00
0.00
Standalone Net Profit
-0.24
-5.78
95.85%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
9.08%
1.21%
7.87%
Values in Rs Cr.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in nine months ended Dec 2024 is 6.71% vs -1.40% in Dec 2023
Standalone Net Profit
YoY Growth in nine months ended Dec 2024 is 95.85% vs -52.11% in Dec 2023
Annual Results Snapshot (Standalone) - Mar'24
Mar'24
Mar'23
Change(%)
Net Sales
108.88
110.27
-1.26%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
5.15
8.82
-41.61%
Interest
3.50
2.91
20.27%
Exceptional Items
0.00
0.00
Standalone Net Profit
-4.91
0.19
-2,684.21%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
4.73%
8.00%
-3.27%
Values in Rs Cr.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in year ended Mar 2024 is -1.26% vs 13.65% in Mar 2023
Standalone Net Profit
YoY Growth in year ended Mar 2024 is -2,684.21% vs -38.71% in Mar 2023
About Kothari Fermentation & Biochem Ltd 
Kothari Fermentation & Biochem Ltd
Micro Cap
FMCG
Incorporated in 1990, Kothari Fermentation and Biochem Ltd (KFBL) was promoted by Motilal Kothari and his Associates. It has its plant at Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh. The Company is a manufacturer of Yeast and its derivatives. The Plant has a capacity to manufacture 25,000 M.T. per annum of Compressed Yeast. KFBL produces various kinds of yeast under the brand name 'Sunrise'.
Company Coordinates 
Company Details
16 Community Centre, 1st Floor Saket New Delhi New Delhi : 110017
Registrar Details
Abhipra Capital Ltd , Abhipra Complex, A-387 Azadpur, Dilkush Indl.Area G T Karnal Road , New Delhi