Chatha Foods Ltd

Chatha Foods Ltd

₹ 72.0 -1.37%
27 May - close price
About

Incorporated in 1997, Chatha Foods Ltd
is in the business of food processing[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1]
CFL is a leading Indian manufacturer of frozen and ready-to-eat (RTE) processed foods. The company operates a B2B model catering to Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs), cafes, and institutional clients in India.

  • Market Cap 173 Cr.
  • Current Price 72.0
  • High / Low 114 / 60.0
  • Stock P/E 25.9
  • Book Value 37.1
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 9.50 %
  • ROE 7.80 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 29.7% CAGR over last 5 years
  • Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 18.8 days to 13.3 days

Cons

  • Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
  • Company has a low return on equity of 9.67% over last 3 years.

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

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Half Yearly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Sep 2023 Mar 2024 Sep 2024 Mar 2025 Sep 2025 Mar 2026
71 63 74 83 84 82
64 57 68 77 78 75
Operating Profit 7 6 5 6 6 7
OPM % 9% 9% 7% 7% 7% 8%
0 0 1 0 0 0
Interest 0 0 0 1 0 1
Depreciation 1 1 1 1 2 1
Profit before tax 5 4 4 4 4 5
Tax % 28% 27% 28% 26% 27% 24%
3 3 3 3 3 4
EPS in Rs 2.06 1.23 1.44 1.18 1.32 1.45
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
91 85 61 87 117 134 157 166
81 80 63 83 110 122 146 153
Operating Profit 10 5 -2 5 7 12 11 13
OPM % 11% 6% -3% 5% 6% 9% 7% 8%
-0 -0 0 -0 -0 0 1 0
Interest 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Depreciation 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Profit before tax 6 1 -6 1 3 9 8 9
Tax % 29% 27% -27% 36% 27% 28% 27% 25%
4 1 -4 1 2 6 6 7
EPS in Rs 3.50 0.83 -3.23 0.54 1.98 2.74 2.52 2.78
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 22%
3 Years: 12%
TTM: 5%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 30%
3 Years: 37%
TTM: 11%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
1 Year: -35%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: 9%
3 Years: 10%
Last Year: 8%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Equity Capital 12 12 12 12 12 22 24 24
Reserves 9 10 6 7 9 35 58 65
10 7 11 11 11 8 12 26
16 16 14 18 19 18 20 21
Total Liabilities 48 46 43 48 51 84 114 136
29 29 27 31 29 28 32 30
CWIP 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 41
Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
18 16 16 17 23 56 75 46
Total Assets 48 46 43 48 51 84 114 136

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
6 6 -1 6 3 5 -1 10
-4 -2 -2 -5 -2 -26 -24 -41
-4 -5 3 -0 -1 26 21 36
Net Cash Flow -1 0 -0 -0 0 5 -4 5
Free Cash Flow 2 5 -3 0 1 3 -16 -46
CFO/OP 72% 139% 43% 127% 50% 61% 13% 98%

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 37 26 39 32 30 31 53 48
Inventory Days 27 34 33 38 39 45 43 42
Days Payable 55 59 64 59 47 39 36 33
Cash Conversion Cycle 9 1 7 11 21 37 60 56
Working Capital Days -3 -5 -32 -31 -13 11 32 13
ROCE % 10% -16% 7% 15% 19% 12% 10%

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Capacity Utilization - Plant-based & Vegetarian
%
Installed Production Capacity - Non-Vegetarian
MT/Year
Installed Production Capacity - Plant-based & Vegetarian
MT/Year
Production Volume - Non-Vegetarian
MT
Production Volume - Plant-based & Vegetarian
MT
Realization - Non-Vegetarian
INR Lakhs/MT
Realization - Plant-based & Vegetarian
INR Lakhs/MT
Number of Distributors
Count
Number of QSRs Served
Count
Total Number of SKUs
Count

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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Mar 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Sep 2025Mar 2026
59.80% 59.80% 55.86% 55.49% 55.55%
3.45% 2.37% 2.87% 2.87% 2.87%
18.43% 11.68% 14.18% 14.18% 14.23%
18.32% 26.15% 27.08% 27.45% 27.35%
No. of Shareholders 642789903935977

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