L T Foods Ltd

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L T Foods Ltd

₹ 420 -0.90%
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About

LT Foods Ltd. is a leading Indian-origin global FMCG company in the food and consumer goods space. It is a leading player globally in the specialty Rice and rice-based foods business for over the last 70 years.[1]

Key Points

Business Profile:[1]
LT Foods operates across
3 businesses:
- Basmati and specialty rice
- Organic foods and ingredients
- Health and convenience foods.
Its major brands include Daawat (India),
Royal (North America), Heritage (Canada),
Golden Star (USA), Ecolife (organic foods)
and Kari Kari (snacks). The business combines
rice sourcing, ageing, processing and packaging
with branded distribution across domestic and
international markets.[2]

  • Market Cap ₹ 14,569 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 420
  • High / Low ₹ 491 / 332
  • Stock P/E 54.1
  • Book Value ₹ 58.7
  • Dividend Yield 0.72 %
  • ROCE 16.5 %
  • ROE 12.8 %
  • Face Value ₹ 1.00

Pros

  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 41.5%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 7.14 times its book value
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 11.1% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 11.6% 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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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026 Jun 2026 Sep 2026
1,036 1,058 967 1,053 1,016 1,044 971 1,051 1,017 1,063 910 1,172 1,211
988 995 898 976 963 980 910 995 956 962 836 1,056 1,138
Operating Profit 48 63 69 78 53 64 61 55 60 101 75 116 74
OPM % 4.7% 6% 7% 7% 5% 6% 6% 5% 6% 10% 8% 10% 6%
17 7 2 3 33 28 7 11 40 7 29 4 30
Interest 3 5 7 4 3 6 7 6 5 8 8 11 10
Depreciation 9 9 12 8 10 10 11 10 11 11 13 14 14
Profit before tax 54 56 52 69 74 77 50 50 85 89 83 94 79
Tax % 21% 26% 23% 26% 17% 19% 23% 26% 16% 25% 17% 26% 19%
42 41 40 51 61 62 38 37 71 66 69 70 64
EPS in Rs 1.22 1.19 1.15 1.46 1.76 1.79 1.10 1.07 2.05 1.91 1.99 2.02 1.84
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026 TTM
1,808 1,814 2,052 2,139 2,193 2,350 2,383 2,840 3,915 4,020 4,085 4,040 4,357
1,681 1,676 1,899 2,000 2,025 2,178 2,199 2,660 3,688 3,781 3,828 3,749 3,991
Operating Profit 127 138 153 140 168 172 184 180 227 239 257 291 365
OPM % 7% 8% 7% 7% 8% 7% 8% 6% 6% 6% 6% 7% 8%
34 26 24 17 15 27 22 24 37 29 70 88 70
Interest 90 91 107 85 76 60 34 23 24 19 19 28 38
Depreciation 29 26 23 18 23 26 26 32 29 39 39 45 52
Profit before tax 43 47 47 54 83 113 146 149 211 211 269 307 345
Tax % 28% 35% 37% 22% 35% 24% 27% 25% 24% 24% 21% 21%
31 30 30 42 54 85 106 112 160 160 212 243 269
EPS in Rs 1.16 1.14 1.12 1.31 1.70 2.66 3.33 3.51 4.62 4.60 6.11 7.01 7.76
Dividend Payout % 17% 13% 13% 11% 9% 19% 30% 28% 22% 33% 49% 43%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 8%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 1%
TTM: 7%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 24%
5 Years: 18%
3 Years: 14%
TTM: 29%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 32%
5 Years: 43%
3 Years: 29%
1 Year: 4%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 12%
3 Years: 12%
Last Year: 13%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026 Sep 2026
Equity Capital 26 27 27 32 32 32 32 32 35 35 35 35 35
Reserves 276 302 337 749 810 839 934 1,012 1,533 1,659 1,766 1,887 2,005
961 863 884 686 664 568 382 295 47 73 124 133 290
160 141 123 142 192 167 222 551 386 583 760 978 897
Total Liabilities 1,422 1,333 1,371 1,608 1,697 1,606 1,570 1,890 2,000 2,350 2,684 3,032 3,227
182 159 163 191 200 205 200 226 251 263 295 342 390
CWIP 10 17 4 3 18 5 22 11 7 8 7 21 52
Investments 62 62 65 87 128 128 126 123 315 312 422 467 517
1,169 1,094 1,140 1,327 1,352 1,268 1,222 1,529 1,427 1,767 1,960 2,203 2,269
Total Assets 1,422 1,333 1,371 1,608 1,697 1,606 1,570 1,890 2,000 2,350 2,684 3,032 3,227

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
-0 206 88 -26 194 200 273 186 127 77 252 211
-36 -11 -13 -68 -94 -0 -38 -31 -232 -21 6 -58
31 -192 -78 92 -99 -201 -234 -147 94 -39 -212 -159
Net Cash Flow -5 3 -3 -2 1 -1 1 8 -10 17 46 -6
Free Cash Flow -33 197 77 -71 146 186 235 141 80 36 208 138
CFO/EBITDA Share of operating profit converting into cash: CFO (before tax) / Operating Profit 13% 163% 65% 9% 133% 134% 170% 123% 76% 56% 122% 89%

Ratios

Standalone / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 39 54 58 60 52 38 20 30 18 20 17 16
Inventory Days 168 179 155 185 188 164 194 198 138 163 182 225
Days Payable 19 20 14 22 28 22 36 86 39 59 80 106
Cash Conversion Cycle 188 213 199 223 212 180 178 141 117 124 119 136
Working Capital Days 15 15 20 84 76 76 88 81 89 97 90 94
ROCE % 11% 11% 13% 10% 11% 12% 13% 13% 16% 14% 15% 16%

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Royal Brand - US Basmati Rice Import Market Share
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India Retail Outlets Reached
Number of outlets
Organic Farmland (Sourcing Area)
Hectares
Basmati & Other Specialty Rice Volume
MT
Branded Share of Total Revenue
% of total revenue
India Basmati Branded Rice Market Share (Daawat)
% (Nielsen MAT)
Household Reach in India (Daawat)
Lakh households (Kantar)
India Paddy to Rice Milling Capacity (Annual)
MT per year

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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

2 Recently
Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Sep 2026
51.00% 51.00% 51.00% 51.00% 51.00% 51.00% 51.00% 51.00% 51.00% 51.00% 51.00% 51.00%
5.73% 5.14% 5.89% 8.03% 9.33% 9.79% 10.15% 10.12% 8.92% 8.74% 8.21% 8.30%
5.12% 4.08% 5.67% 5.76% 5.86% 6.16% 7.22% 8.34% 9.63% 10.30% 10.84% 11.22%
38.15% 39.76% 37.44% 35.19% 33.80% 33.04% 31.61% 30.52% 30.43% 29.97% 29.95% 29.46%
No. of Shareholders 1,63,1961,77,9471,73,5731,93,9682,01,0082,02,8291,99,3372,07,0322,03,6332,02,2821,87,2631,78,072

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