Chatha Foods Ltd

Chatha Foods Ltd

₹ 84.0 -2.33%
05 Dec - 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 202 Cr.
  • Current Price 84.0
  • High / Low 145 / 81.2
  • Stock P/E 33.6
  • Book Value 35.6
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 11.9 %
  • ROE 8.64 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has delivered good profit growth of 41.4% CAGR over last 5 years

Cons

  • Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last quarter: -0.37%
  • Company has a low return on equity of 11.4% over last 3 years.
  • Debtor days have increased from 37.9 to 53.0 days.

* 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
71 63 74 83 84
64 57 68 77 78
Operating Profit 7 6 5 6 6
OPM % 9% 9% 7% 7% 7%
0 0 1 0 0
Interest 0 0 0 1 0
Depreciation 1 1 1 1 2
Profit before tax 5 4 4 4 4
Tax % 28% 27% 28% 26% 27%
3 3 3 3 3
EPS in Rs 2.06 1.23 1.44 1.18 1.32
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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 TTM
91 85 61 87 117 134 157 167
81 80 63 83 110 122 146 156
Operating Profit 10 5 -2 5 7 12 11 12
OPM % 11% 6% -3% 5% 6% 9% 7% 7%
-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 8
Tax % 29% 27% -27% 36% 27% 28% 27%
4 1 -4 1 2 6 6 6
EPS in Rs 3.50 0.83 -3.23 0.54 1.98 2.74 2.52 2.50
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 13%
3 Years: 22%
TTM: 22%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 41%
3 Years: 99%
TTM: 1%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
1 Year: -34%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: 11%
Last Year: 9%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Sep 2025
Equity Capital 12 12 12 12 12 22 24 24
Reserves 9 10 6 7 9 35 58 62
10 7 11 11 11 8 12 21
16 16 14 18 19 18 20 23
Total Liabilities 48 46 43 48 51 84 114 130
29 29 27 31 29 28 32 32
CWIP 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 27
Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
18 16 16 17 23 56 75 54
Total Assets 48 46 43 48 51 84 114 130

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
6 6 -1 6 3 5 -1
-4 -2 -2 -5 -2 -26 -24
-4 -5 3 -0 -1 26 21
Net Cash Flow -1 0 -0 -0 0 5 -4

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

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

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Mar 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Sep 2025
59.80% 59.80% 55.86% 55.49%
3.45% 2.37% 2.87% 2.87%
18.43% 11.68% 14.18% 14.18%
18.32% 26.15% 27.08% 27.45%
No. of Shareholders 642789903935

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

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