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Lotus Chocolate Company Ltd523475Corporate

Packaged Foods Latest results: Sep 2026 14 quarters of data
Consolidated Standalone
₹564.95
MCap ₹734 Cr
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₹91 Cr
Sales · Sep 2026
-43.0% YoY
₹-20 Cr
Operating Profit · Sep 2026
-659.8% YoY
-21.7%
OPM % · Sep 2026
-1086.4% YoY
₹-4 Cr
Net Profit · Sep 2026
-364.2% YoY
₹-2.96
EPS · Sep 2026
-364.3% YoY

📝 Lotus Chocolate Company Ltd — results explained

Quarter ended September 2026 (Q2 FY27)

Lotus Chocolate Company Ltd reported revenue of ₹91 crore for the quarter ended September 2026 (Q2 FY27), down 43.0% from ₹160 crore in the same quarter last year, and down 0.6% sequentially over the June 2026 quarter.

The company reported a net loss of ₹4 crore, against a net profit of ₹1 crore in the same quarter last year. Earnings per share (EPS) came in at ₹-2.96.

Operating profit stood at ₹-20 crore — an operating margin (OPM) of -21.7%, compared with 2.2% in the year-ago quarter.

Full year and trailing twelve months

For the full year FY26, Lotus Chocolate Company Ltd posted revenue of ₹580 crore, a growth of 1.0% over FY25, with a net profit of ₹0 crore (down 99.4% year-on-year).

On a trailing-twelve-month (TTM) basis, revenue stands at ₹444 crore with a net loss of ₹8 crore.

Valuation snapshot

At the current price of ₹564.95, 523475 has a market capitalisation of ₹734 crore.

Within the Packaged Foods industry, it is the 17th-largest of the 43 companies we track by market value.

Shareholding pattern

As of Mar 2026, promoters held 72.07%, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) 0.01%, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) 0.04%, the government 0.01%, public shareholders 27.88% of Lotus Chocolate Company Ltd.

📈 Share price & events

📊 Quarterly trend

₹ crore · OPM % on right axis

🎯 Key metrics

price-linked ratios use the latest close
Valuation
Market Cap ?
₹734 Cr
Current Price ?
₹565.0
P/E ?
N/A
Industry P/E ?
38.60
P/B ?
12.24
P/S ?
1.65
P/FCF ?
8.44
Enterprise Value ?
₹827 Cr
EV/EBITDA ?
-13.91
PEG ?
N/A
Earnings Yield ?
-7.7%
Dividend Yield ?
0.00%
Profitability & Returns
Sales (TTM) ?
₹444 Cr
OPM ?
-13.4%
Profit after tax (TTM) ?
₹-8 Cr
EPS (TTM) ?
₹-6.24
ROCE ?
10.0%
ROE ?
-13.5%
ROA ?
-2.9%
Growth
Sales — latest qtr ?
₹91 Cr
PAT — latest qtr ?
₹-4 Cr
YoY qtr sales growth ?
-43.0%
YoY qtr profit growth ?
-364.2%
Sales growth (3y) ?
110%
Sales growth (5y) ?
65%
Profit growth (3y) ?
26%
Profit growth (5y) ?
-44%
Financial Health
Debt ?
₹93 Cr
Debt to Equity ?
1.55
Interest Coverage ?
-1.1
Current Ratio ?
N/A
Ownership
Promoter holding ?
72.07%
Change in promoter holding ?
0.00%
Pledged percentage ?
N/A
Market
Return 3 months ?
-19.3%
Return 6 months ?
-14.9%

🗓️ Quarterly results (14 quarters · ₹ Cr)

same fiscal quarter as Sep bestweakest per row · for costs (interest, NPAs) low is best
Metric Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Sep 2026 YoY % QoQ %
Sales 254852661411281471571591601341279291 -43.0% -0.6%
Operating Profit -00121186654-11-12-16-20 -659.8% -20.7%
Other Income 000000004517112018 +284.0% -9.6%
Interest 00001123444422 -49.0% +3.9%
Depreciation 00000001111111 -24.8% +4.6%
Profit Before Tax -001110742421-60-5 -327.3% -18053.7%
Net Profit -00147541310-40-4 -364.2% -19121.5%
EPS -0.140.070.473.125.344.082.901.112.331.120.11-3.480.02-2.96 -364.3% -14900.0%
OPM % -1.8% 0.1% 1.6% 2.7% 7.9% 6.6% 4.0% 3.6% 3.1% 2.2% -8.2% -9.7% -17.9% -21.7% -1086.4% -21.2%

📆 Annual results (₹ Cr, FY = Apr–Mar)

Metric FY25 FY26 TTM YoY %
Sales ₹574 Cr ₹580 Cr ₹444 Cr +1.0%
Operating Profit ₹31 Cr ₹-15 Cr ₹-59 Cr -147.0%
OPM % 5.43% -2.53% -13.41% -146.6%
NPM % 3.00% 0.02% -1.83% -99.3%
Other Income ₹1 Cr ₹36 Cr ₹65 Cr +4350.6%
Depreciation ₹2 Cr ₹4 Cr ₹4 Cr +116.6%
Interest ₹7 Cr ₹16 Cr ₹12 Cr +129.1%
EBIT ₹29 Cr ₹-19 Cr ₹-64 Cr -163.2%
PBT ₹23 Cr ₹1 Cr ₹-11 Cr -94.9%
Tax — — ₹-2 Cr —
Net Profit ₹17 Cr ₹0 Cr ₹-8 Cr -99.4%
EPS ₹13.43 ₹0.08 ₹-6.31 -99.4%
Material Cost — — ₹84 Cr —
Employee Cost — — ₹12 Cr —
Extraordinary Items — — — —

🏛️ Balance Sheet (latest 4 periods)

Metric Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026 % Chg
Equity Capital 13131313 +0.0%
Reserves -19304747 +0.0%
Borrowings 13514893 -37.2%
Other Liabilities 92562124 +100.0%
Total Liabilities 1573270276 +2.2%
Fixed Assets 2162531 +24.0%
CWIP -0133 +0.0%
Investments -0-0-0-0 —
Other Assets 1357242242 +0.0%
Total Assets 1573270276 +2.2%

💧 Cash Flow (latest 4 periods)

Metric Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026 % Chg
Cash from Operating Activity 3-21-13093 +171.5%
Cash from Investing Activity -1-17-13-6 +53.8%
Cash from Financing Activity -243137-75 -154.7%
Net Cash Flow 05-612 +300.0%
Free Cash Flow 2-38-14387 +160.8%
CFO/OP -50%-674%-409%-669% -63.6%

➗ Ratios (latest 4 periods)

Metric Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026 % Chg
Debtor Days 264985105 +23.5%
Inventory Days 46246132 -47.5%
Days Payable 47343862 +63.2%
Cash Conversion Cycle 253910775 -29.9%
Working Capital Days 17372312 -47.8%
ROCE % -41%11%24%10% -58.3%

👥 Shareholding (latest 4 periods)

Metric Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026 % Chg
Promoters 72.07%72.07%72.07%72.07% +0.0%
FIIs 0.08%0.01%0.01%0.01% +0.0%
DIIs 0.02%0.02%0.02%0.04% +100.0%
Government 0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01% +0.0%
Public 27.83%27.90%27.89%27.88% -0.0%
No. of Shareholders 22,89122,72822,68622,403 -1.2%

⚖️ Peer comparison

Industry: Packaged Foods · top 25 of 43 companies · full page →
# Company CMP MCap (Cr) P/E Sales TTM NP TTM OPM% NPM% Sales YoY% NP YoY% Qtr Rev Δ% Qtr NP Δ%
1 NESTLEIND Nestlé India ₹1,383.30 266,744 64.5 25,582 4,134 24.0% 16.2% 14.6% 6.9% 20.3% 36.3%
2 BRITANNIA Britannia Industries ₹4,962.00 119,519 45.9 19,530 2,610 18.4% 13.4% 6.7% 16.5% 8.2% 14.1%
3 TATACONSUM Tata Consumer ₹991.00 98,078 60.0 20,861 1,661 13.5% 8.0% 17.6% 62.7% 51.6% -37.7%
4 PATANJALI Patanjali Foods ₹341.00 37,097 20.4 40,338 1,815 4.3% 4.5% 18.2% 39.5% 15.1% 46.1%
5 HATSUN Hatsun Agro ₹1,229.90 27,396 73.7 10,364 372 11.3% 3.6% 13.2% 35.3% 21.9% -9.7%
6 MILKYMIST Milky Mist ₹317.20 24,419 — — — — — — — 43.6% 824.0%
7 AWL AWL Agri ₹185.17 23,921 20.8 77,721 1,158 3.2% 1.5% 17.3% -14.8% 17.5% 47.6%
8 ZYDUSWELL Zydus Wellness ₹524.75 16,695 88.6 4,537 188 13.1% 4.1% 70.2% -57.7% 1538.5% 1600.0%
9 LTFOODS LT Foods ₹439.00 15,244 23.8 11,634 641 10.7% 5.5% 26.1% 2.1% 27.9% 8.9%
10 CCL CCL Products ₹1,078.30 14,378 31.1 4,686 462 16.7% 9.9% 43.5% 25.0% 7.5% 29.0%
11 BIKAJI Bikaji Foods ₹549.75 13,784 53.3 3,076 255 13.4% 8.3% 14.2% 30.8% 12.5% 1.6%
12 GODREJAGRO Godrej Agrovet ₹675.00 12,988 29.1 10,474 424 8.0% 4.0% 9.1% 10.2% 9.2% -13.8%
13 AVANTIFEED Avanti Feeds ₹800.00 10,900 20.6 6,361 588 10.1% 9.2% 8.1% 17.9% 18.3% -37.4%
14 KWIL Kwality Wall's ₹41.46 9,741 — 1,909 -334 -5.0% -17.5% — — 16.0% 33.4%
15 519031 Shah Foods ₹218.45 930 — — -0 — — -100.0% -290.9% -100.0% -158.8%
16 HEXAGON Hexagon Nutrition ₹66.49 817 — — — — — — — 43.2% 25.0%
17 523475 Lotus Chocolate ₹851.65 734 — 444 -8 -13.4% -1.8% 1.0% -99.4% -43.0% -364.2%
18 GANESHCP Ganesh Consumer ₹163.07 659 14.5 857 46 10.0% 5.3% — — -7.1% 25.2%
19 531676 Emrock ₹18.08 405 23.2 2 1 57.0% 52.2% 312.0% 533.3% 199.1% 90.1%
20 539594 Mishtann Foods ₹17.02 330 10.3 772 178 23.4% 23.0% -17.3% -22.3% -95.3% -99.4%
21 543737 Aveer Foods ₹485.00 220 55.7 144 4 6.4% 2.5% 32.0% -9.4% 1.3% 11.3%
22 532070 Gujjubhai Industries ₹198.10 211 96.0 113 4 5.9% 3.8% 56.2% 17.1% 43.9% 9.9%
23 544151 Chatha Foods ₹127.35 202 50.2 166 7 7.8% 4.2% — — -1.2% 33.3%
24 519295 Bambino Agro ₹366.60 196 29.9 390 10 7.7% 2.5% 7.1% 8.5% -4.0% -5.1%
25 539528 Aayush Wellness ₹264.40 123 314.8 157 4 1.2% 2.6% 112.0% 19.3% 6.3% 3.4%
❓ Frequently asked questions
What was Lotus Chocolate Company Ltd's revenue in Q2 FY27?
Lotus Chocolate Company Ltd reported revenue of ₹91 crore for the quarter ended September 2026 (Q2 FY27), down 43.0% from ₹160 crore in the same quarter last year, and down 0.6% sequentially over the June 2026 quarter.
What was Lotus Chocolate Company Ltd's net profit in Q2 FY27?
The company reported a net loss of ₹4 crore, against a net profit of ₹1 crore in the same quarter last year. Earnings per share (EPS) came in at ₹-2.96.
What is 523475's market capitalisation and P/E ratio?
At the current price of ₹564.95, 523475 has a market capitalisation of ₹734 crore.
Who owns Lotus Chocolate Company Ltd? (shareholding pattern)
As of Mar 2026, promoters held 72.07%, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) 0.01%, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) 0.04%, the government 0.01%, public shareholders 27.88% of Lotus Chocolate Company Ltd.
TTM ends 2026-09-30. Amounts are ₹ crore unless stated otherwise. Figures are extracted by AI from public quarterly filings; gaps are filled from public market data. Live price refreshed about twice a day from exchange data. Educational information only — not financial advice.
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