Hester Biosciences LimitedHESTERBIOCorporate

Pharmaceuticals - Indian - Formulations Latest results: Jun 2026 14 quarters of data
₹2,236.50
MCap ₹1,903 Cr · P/E 13.9
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₹77 Cr
Sales · Jun 2026
-8.4% YoY
₹23 Cr
Operating Profit · Jun 2026
+0.8% YoY
29.9%
OPM % · Jun 2026
+10.3% YoY
₹97 Cr
Net Profit · Jun 2026
+460.8% YoY
₹114.00
EPS · Jun 2026
+460.7% YoY

📝 Hester Biosciences Limited — results explained

Quarter ended June 2026 (Q1 FY27)

Hester Biosciences Limited reported revenue of ₹77 crore for the quarter ended June 2026 (Q1 FY27), down 8.4% from ₹84 crore in the same quarter last year, and down 23.1% sequentially over the March 2026 quarter.

Net profit rose 460.8% year-on-year to ₹97 crore, from ₹17 crore. Earnings per share (EPS) came in at ₹114.00.

Operating profit stood at ₹23 crore — an operating margin (OPM) of 29.9%, compared with 27.1% in the year-ago quarter.

Full year and trailing twelve months

For the full year FY26, Hester Biosciences Limited posted revenue of ₹326 crore, a growth of 4.7% over FY25, with a net profit of ₹57 crore (up 101.2% year-on-year).

On a trailing-twelve-month (TTM) basis, revenue stands at ₹318 crore with a net profit of ₹137 crore.

Valuation snapshot

At the current price of ₹2,236.50, HESTERBIO has a market capitalisation of ₹1,903 crore and a trailing P/E of about 13.9.

Within the Pharmaceuticals - Indian - Formulations industry, it is the 9th-largest of the 20 companies we track by market value.

Shareholding pattern

As of Sep 2026, promoters held 44.28%, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) 0.31%, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) 0.08%, public shareholders 55.33% of Hester Biosciences Limited.

Promoter holding slipped from 53.73% to 44.28% over the latest period.

📈 Share price & events

📊 Quarterly trend

₹ crore · OPM % on right axis

🎯 Key metrics

price-linked ratios use the latest close
Valuation
Market Cap ?
₹1,903 Cr
Current Price ?
₹2,236.5
P/E ?
13.90below ind
Industry P/E ?
21.30
P/B ?
5.27
P/S ?
5.97
P/FCF ?
40.48
Enterprise Value ?
₹2,098 Cr
EV/EBITDA ?
21.35
PEG ?
0.53
Earnings Yield ?
3.7%
Dividend Yield ?
0.31%
Profitability & Returns
Sales (TTM) ?
₹318 Cr
OPM ?
30.8%
Profit after tax (TTM) ?
₹137 Cr
EPS (TTM) ?
₹160.90
ROCE ?
15.0%
ROE ?
37.9%
ROA ?
20.2%
Growth
Sales — latest qtr ?
₹77 Cr
PAT — latest qtr ?
₹97 Cr
YoY qtr sales growth ?
-8.4%
YoY qtr profit growth ?
460.8%
Sales growth (3y) ?
8%
Sales growth (5y) ?
9%
Profit growth (3y) ?
26%
Profit growth (5y) ?
8%
Financial Health
Debt ?
₹195 Cr
Debt to Equity ?
0.54
Interest Coverage ?
8.2
Current Ratio ?
N/A
Ownership
Promoter holding ?
44.28%
Change in promoter holding ?
-9.45%
Pledged percentage ?
N/A
Market
Return 3 months ?
-8.6%
Return 6 months ?
50.0%

🗓️ Quarterly results (14 quarters · ₹ Cr)

same fiscal quarter as Jun bestweakest per row · for costs (interest, NPAs) low is best
Metric Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026 YoY % QoQ %
Sales 67887067798284638284717010077 -8.4% -23.1%
Operating Profit 10141371618195192324163623 +0.8% -36.3%
Other Income 01615139-62122289 +3742.8% +4350.0%
Interest 1382756-4622153 +65.7% -40.0%
Depreciation 55444444444467 +67.4% +16.7%
Profit Before Tax 897610111213420171525102 +405.3% +308.0%
Net Profit 6744678112171491797 +460.8% +486.2%
EPS 5.337.894.814.687.528.809.8613.711.8220.3316.8510.3119.45114.00 +460.7% +486.1%
OPM % 14.1% 16.3% 18.5% 11.0% 20.1% 21.5% 22.9% 7.9% 23.4% 27.1% 33.2% 22.1% 36.1% 29.9% +10.3% -17.2%

📆 Annual results (₹ Cr, FY = Apr–Mar)

Metric FY25 FY26 TTM YoY %
Sales ₹311 Cr ₹326 Cr ₹318 Cr +4.7%
Operating Profit ₹61 Cr ₹98 Cr ₹98 Cr +60.8%
OPM % 19.62% 30.12% 30.85% +53.5%
NPM % 9.14% 17.56% 42.98% +92.1%
Other Income ₹7 Cr ₹18 Cr ₹105 Cr +148.2%
Depreciation ₹17 Cr ₹18 Cr ₹21 Cr +10.1%
Interest ₹13 Cr ₹10 Cr ₹11 Cr -22.4%
EBIT ₹44 Cr ₹80 Cr ₹77 Cr +79.6%
PBT ₹39 Cr ₹77 Cr ₹159 Cr +96.0%
Tax ₹9 Cr ₹3 Cr — -67.1%
Net Profit ₹28 Cr ₹57 Cr ₹137 Cr +101.2%
EPS ₹34.19 ₹66.94 ₹160.61 +95.8%
Material Cost ₹60 Cr ₹18 Cr — -69.9%
Employee Cost ₹46 Cr ₹15 Cr — -66.8%
Extraordinary Items — — — —

🏛️ Balance Sheet (latest 4 periods)

Metric Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026 % Chg
Equity Capital 9999 +0.0%
Reserves 271283306352 +15.0%
Borrowings 274244213195 -8.5%
Other Liabilities 116126126123 -2.4%
Total Liabilities 670662653678 +3.8%
Fixed Assets 259240233421 +80.7%
CWIP 1491711830 -100.0%
Investments 25303443 +26.5%
Other Assets 237221203215 +5.9%
Total Assets 670662653678 +3.8%

💧 Cash Flow (latest 4 periods)

Metric Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026 % Chg
Cash from Operating Activity 24486564 -1.5%
Cash from Investing Activity -77-22-20-3 +85.0%
Cash from Financing Activity 42-26-52-49 +5.8%
Net Cash Flow -12-0-712 +271.4%
Free Cash Flow -54244447 +6.8%
CFO/OP 63%112%123%90% -26.8%

➗ Ratios (latest 4 periods)

Metric Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026 % Chg
Debtor Days 1099486105 +22.1%
Inventory Days 399288291323 +11.0%
Days Payable 14198122110 -9.8%
Cash Conversion Cycle 367284255318 +24.7%
Working Capital Days 881127454 -27.0%
ROCE % 9%9%10%15% +50.0%

👥 Shareholding (latest 5 periods)

Metric Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026 % Chg
Promoters 53.73%53.73%53.73%53.73%44.28% -17.6%
FIIs 0.51%0.53%0.52%0.38%0.31% -18.4%
DIIs 0.02%0.00%0.01%0.00%0.08% —
Public 45.73%45.73%45.75%45.88%55.33% +20.6%
No. of Shareholders 11,81012,26012,60312,37311,685 -5.6%

⚖️ Peer comparison

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# Company CMP MCap (Cr) P/E Sales TTM NP TTM OPM% NPM% Sales YoY% NP YoY% Qtr Rev Δ% Qtr NP Δ%
1 SHILPAMED Shilpa Medicare ₹1,032.00 20,184 67.5 1,683 297 28.4% 17.7% 47.7% 454.9% 44.9% 115.2%
2 MARKSANS Marksans Pharma ₹332.50 15,068 29.1 3,171 521 22.5% 16.4% 12.5% 9.7% 35.6% 174.8%
3 BLISSGVS Bliss GVS ₹680.50 7,236 52.9 1,005 142 19.7% 14.1% 14.4% 48.7% 37.6% 15.8%
4 JSLL Jeena Sikho ₹507.55 6,309 26.7 852 236 42.6% 27.7% 17.1% 85.5% 28.8% 28.0%
5 SENORES Senores Pharmaceuticals ₹1,327.50 6,114 46.6 692 131 29.5% 19.0% 63.0% 108.7% 30.6% 43.8%
6 WINDLAS Windlas Biotech ₹1,129.50 2,331 35.7 942 66 11.1% 7.1% 18.9% 9.0% 18.1% -0.1%
7 VENUSREM Venus Remedies ₹1,651.10 2,210 19.0 811 117 20.4% 14.4% 17.9% 127.9% 35.6% 139.3%
8 SYNCOMF Syncom Formulations ₹23.44 2,203 1.3 12,547 1,729 15.2% 13.8% 2566.9% 3386.8% 7.4% 57.7%
9 HESTERBIO Hester Biosciences ₹2,187.90 1,861 13.6 318 137 30.8% 43.0% 4.7% 101.2% -8.4% 460.8%
10 AMRUTANJAN Amrutanjan Health ₹489.00 1,413 26.2 512 54 14.4% 10.5% 11.0% 1.3% 9.5% -45.4%
11 LINCOLN Lincoln Pharmaceuticals ₹601.50 1,205 12.5 694 97 14.6% 14.0% 7.6% 7.2% 15.1% 30.9%
12 BAFNAPH Bafna Pharmaceuticals ₹301.45 713 91.6 143 8 8.2% 5.5% 3.3% 166.8% -23.2% -97.8%
13 KILITCH Kilitch Drugs ₹198.00 692 16.1 237 29 15.3% 12.3% 18.7% 20.1% 4.0% -13.0%
14 MEDICAMEQ Medicamen Biotech ₹323.80 439 1.3 9,516 381 10.1% 4.0% 5751.8% 3308.0% 11.3% 15.3%
15 QUESTLAB Quest Laboratories ₹137.50 225 13.7 150 16 12.7% 11.0% 25.8% 34.9% -30.2% 47.9%
16 JFLLIFE Jfl Life ₹51.05 168 24.7 131 7 9.1% 5.2% 60.2% 53.1% -4.2% 48.5%
17 ZENITHDRUG Zenith ₹78.45 135 41.7 171 4 7.0% 2.3% — — 40.9% 100.0%
18 ALPA Alpa Laboratories ₹62.32 131 29.6 111 4 1.7% 4.0% -5.9% -22.5% 25.2% -91.7%
19 MEDIORG Medicamen ₹101.45 119 — 22 -3 -12.9% -14.0% — — -77.5% -383.0%
20 BIOFILCHEM Biofil Chemicals ₹33.13 54 110.4 34 0 2.3% 1.4% -15.0% 405.5% 92.1% -95.5%
❓ Frequently asked questions
What was Hester Biosciences Limited's revenue in Q1 FY27?
Hester Biosciences Limited reported revenue of ₹77 crore for the quarter ended June 2026 (Q1 FY27), down 8.4% from ₹84 crore in the same quarter last year, and down 23.1% sequentially over the March 2026 quarter.
What was Hester Biosciences Limited's net profit in Q1 FY27?
Net profit rose 460.8% year-on-year to ₹97 crore, from ₹17 crore. Earnings per share (EPS) came in at ₹114.00.
What is HESTERBIO's market capitalisation and P/E ratio?
At the current price of ₹2,236.50, HESTERBIO has a market capitalisation of ₹1,903 crore and a trailing P/E of about 13.9.
Who owns Hester Biosciences Limited? (shareholding pattern)
As of Sep 2026, promoters held 44.28%, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) 0.31%, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) 0.08%, public shareholders 55.33% of Hester Biosciences Limited.
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