Kothari Fermentation & Biochem Ltd
- Market cap
- ₹ 58 Cr.
- P/E
- 77.8x
- P/B
- 1.12x
- 52-week range
- 30.2 – 52.9
- ROE
- −5%
- ROCE
- 0%
- Dividend yield
- 0%
- Debt / equity
- 0.89
- Sector
- Food Products
- Industry
- Other Food Products
- Listed on
- BSE
About
Kothari Fermentation and Biochem Limited is an India-based manufacturer of yeast and its derivatives. The Company manufactures various types of Yeast, such as Baker’s Yeast, Nutritional Yeast, Feed Yeast, Seasoning Yeast, Distiller Yeast, and Bio-ethanol Yeast. The Company has only one segment and is engaged in yeast manufacturing. The brand names of the Company include Kothari Sunrise, KF, Super Fast Instant Yeast, Alcomax Distiller’s Instant Yeast and Four Seasons. It develops technologies for various yeast-based products needed for bakeries, distilleries, feeds, foods, pharmaceuticals & biotechnology industries. The Company has an installed capacity of 25000 megatons (MT) and an operative capacity of 21000 MT per annum. The factory of the Company is situated at Village Rajarampur, Industrial Area, Sikandrabed, District. Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, which is approximately 50 kilometers (km) away from New Delhi (India).
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Compared with its industry
Other Food Products: 42 companies →Kothari Fermentation & Biochem Ltd against the typical company in its industry. The rank is out of the companies that report each figure; green means the better quarter of the pack, red the worse quarter.
- Valuation (P/E)77.8 against a typical 19.1: pricier than most peers (1st = cheapest).37th of 41
- Sales growth+28% against a typical +23.5% from a year earlier.11th of 25
- Share price, 3 months−11.4% against a typical −6.1%.29th of 40
- Size₹ 58.1 Cr. market value against a typical ₹ 118.1 Cr. (1st = largest).31st of 39
Financials
Standalone figures in ₹ crore.
| ₹ Cr. | 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 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
| Expenses | 24 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| Operating Profit | −1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | −0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| OPM % | −5.8% | 9.5% | 13.2% | 12.9% | 3.5% | 10.4% | 13.8% | 7% | −1.9% | 7.5% | 9% | 8.7% |
| Other Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Interest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Depreciation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Profit before tax | −4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | −3 | −0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tax % | −2% | 15.6% | 53.5% | −14.6% | 12.2% | 43.1% | 41.8% | 27% | −0.7% | 40.7% | −58.8% | −100% |
| Net Profit | −3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 1 | −1 | −3 | −0 | 1 | 0 |
| EPS in Rs | −2.31 | 0.25 | 0.58 | 0.73 | −1.17 | 0.27 | 0.7 | −0.75 | −2.05 | −0.25 | 0.85 | 0.04 |
Growth and returns
Compounded yearly rates over each period.
- 10 Years
- 4%
- 5 Years
- 3%
- 3 Years
- 1%
- TTM
- 6%
- 10 Years
- —
- 5 Years
- —
- 3 Years
- —
- TTM
- −51%
- 10 Years
- 6%
- 5 Years
- −9%
- 3 Years
- −8%
- TTM
- —
- 10 Years
- 5%
- 5 Years
- −2%
- 3 Years
- −4%
- TTM
- —
P/E and EPS over time
Daily P/E and trailing 12-month EPS. EPS updates with each result.
Peers
Listed companies in the same business.
| Kothari Fermentation & Biochem Ltd | ₹ 40.45 | ₹ 58 Cr. | 77.8x | 1.1x | −5% | — |
| Nestle India | ₹ 1,173.45 | ₹ 2,26,278 Cr. | 84.9x | 56.4x | — | 15.6% |
| Britannia Industries | ₹ 4,547.80 | ₹ 1,09,542 Cr. | 52.6x | 26.5x | — | 13.4% |
| Tata Consumer Products | ₹ 960.00 | ₹ 95,010 Cr. | 67.5x | 5x | — | 8.3% |
| Godrej Industries | ₹ 918.00 | ₹ 30,884 Cr. | 36.4x | 3.8x | 11.6% | 10.9% |
| Patanjali Foods | ₹ 351.00 | ₹ 38,193 Cr. | 19.8x | 2.9x | 14.8% | 4.5% |
Management
- Pramod Kumar Kothari
- Chairman of the Board, Managing Director
- Shivani Kamra
- Compliance Officer, Company Secretary
- Kavita Devi Kothari
- Whole Time Director
- Siddhant Kothari
- Whole-Time Director, Executive Director
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