Hester Biosciences LimitedHESTERBIOCorporate

Pharmaceuticals - Indian - Formulations Latest results: Jun 2026 14 quarters of data
₹2,236.50
MCap ₹1,903 Cr · P/E 32.1
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₹73 Cr
Sales · Jun 2026
+14.4% YoY
₹24 Cr
Operating Profit · Jun 2026
+96.2% YoY
33.5%
OPM % · Jun 2026
+71.8% YoY
₹15 Cr
Net Profit · Jun 2026
+87.6% YoY
₹17.29
EPS · Jun 2026
+87.7% YoY

📝 Hester Biosciences Limited — results explained

Quarter ended June 2026 (Q1 FY27)

Hester Biosciences Limited reported revenue of ₹73 crore for the quarter ended June 2026 (Q1 FY27), up 14.4% from ₹63 crore in the same quarter last year, and down 22.5% sequentially over the March 2026 quarter.

Net profit rose 87.6% year-on-year to ₹15 crore, from ₹8 crore. Earnings per share (EPS) came in at ₹17.29.

Operating profit stood at ₹24 crore — an operating margin (OPM) of 33.5%, compared with 19.5% in the year-ago quarter.

Full year and trailing twelve months

For the full year FY26, Hester Biosciences Limited posted revenue of ₹292 crore, a growth of 2.0% over FY25, with a net profit of ₹52 crore (up 64.7% year-on-year).

On a trailing-twelve-month (TTM) basis, revenue stands at ₹301 crore with a net profit of ₹59 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 32.1.

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 ?
32.08above ind
Industry P/E ?
21.30
P/B ?
4.93
P/S ?
6.31
P/FCF ?
55.96
Enterprise Value ?
₹1,978 Cr
EV/EBITDA ?
20.31
PEG ?
2.47
Earnings Yield ?
4.3%
Dividend Yield ?
0.31%
Profitability & Returns
Sales (TTM) ?
₹301 Cr
OPM ?
32.3%
Profit after tax (TTM) ?
₹59 Cr
EPS (TTM) ?
₹69.71
ROCE ?
15.0%
ROE ?
15.4%
ROA ?
10.6%
Growth
Sales — latest qtr ?
₹73 Cr
PAT — latest qtr ?
₹15 Cr
YoY qtr sales growth ?
14.4%
YoY qtr profit growth ?
87.6%
Sales growth (3y) ?
5%
Sales growth (5y) ?
7%
Profit growth (3y) ?
13%
Profit growth (5y) ?
1%
Financial Health
Debt ?
₹75 Cr
Debt to Equity ?
0.19
Interest Coverage ?
11.1
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 6180666673737463776365709473 +14.4% -22.5%
Operating Profit 1111121212131510141213174324 +96.2% -42.9%
Other Income 111111111111112 +77.2% -84.7%
Interest 01111112111141 +49.9% -65.9%
Depreciation 33332222222245 +127.7% +23.0%
Profit Before Tax 99991011126111010153520 +92.0% -43.6%
Net Profit 667678941087112615 +87.6% -44.2%
EPS 7.367.617.977.628.749.9110.975.2211.339.218.4812.5431.0117.29 +87.7% -44.2%
OPM % 18.0% 14.1% 18.2% 18.2% 17.0% 18.4% 20.0% 16.4% 17.9% 19.5% 20.7% 24.2% 45.5% 33.5% +71.8% -26.4%

📆 Annual results (₹ Cr, FY = Apr–Mar)

Metric FY25 FY26 TTM YoY %
Sales ₹286 Cr ₹292 Cr ₹301 Cr +2.0%
Operating Profit ₹52 Cr ₹85 Cr ₹97 Cr +63.5%
OPM % 18.24% 29.23% 32.31% +60.3%
NPM % 11.12% 17.95% 19.68% +61.4%
Other Income ₹4 Cr ₹14 Cr ₹15 Cr +212.7%
Depreciation ₹8 Cr ₹10 Cr ₹13 Cr +21.7%
Interest ₹6 Cr ₹7 Cr ₹7 Cr +17.8%
EBIT ₹44 Cr ₹75 Cr ₹84 Cr +71.4%
PBT ₹41 Cr ₹70 Cr ₹79 Cr +69.5%
Tax ₹8 Cr ₹2 Cr ₹5 Cr -68.9%
Net Profit ₹32 Cr ₹52 Cr ₹59 Cr +64.7%
EPS ₹37.43 ₹61.24 ₹69.32 +63.6%
Material Cost ₹63 Cr ₹18 Cr ₹16 Cr -72.2%
Employee Cost ₹40 Cr ₹13 Cr ₹13 Cr -67.2%
Extraordinary Items — — — —

🏛️ Balance Sheet (latest 4 periods)

Metric Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026 % Chg
Equity Capital 9999 +0.0%
Reserves 284304331377 +13.9%
Borrowings 16413410475 -27.9%
Other Liabilities 8910310397 -5.8%
Total Liabilities 546550546557 +2.0%
Fixed Assets 108103111297 +167.6%
CWIP 1491711770 -100.0%
Investments 65656564 -1.5%
Other Assets 224210193196 +1.6%
Total Assets 546550546557 +2.0%

💧 Cash Flow (latest 4 periods)

Metric Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026 % Chg
Cash from Operating Activity 33436451 -20.3%
Cash from Investing Activity -72-21-19-2 +89.5%
Cash from Financing Activity 41-24-46-48 -4.3%
Net Cash Flow 3-2-10 +100.0%
Free Cash Flow -39214434 -22.7%
CFO/OP 75%114%145%89% -38.6%

➗ Ratios (latest 4 periods)

Metric Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026 % Chg
Debtor Days 118110103115 +11.7%
Inventory Days 362251228267 +17.1%
Days Payable 13111012792 -27.6%
Cash Conversion Cycle 349250204291 +42.6%
Working Capital Days 106130110117 +6.4%
ROCE % 12%9%11%15% +36.4%

👥 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

Industry: Pharmaceuticals - Indian - Formulations · 20 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 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 ₹73 crore for the quarter ended June 2026 (Q1 FY27), up 14.4% from ₹63 crore in the same quarter last year, and down 22.5% sequentially over the March 2026 quarter.
What was Hester Biosciences Limited's net profit in Q1 FY27?
Net profit rose 87.6% year-on-year to ₹15 crore, from ₹8 crore. Earnings per share (EPS) came in at ₹17.29.
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 32.1.
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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