L T Foods Ltd

L T Foods Ltd

₹ 396 -1.45%
22 May - close price
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 is a global leader in the specialty rice and rice-based foods sector. Their product portfolio includes Ready-to-Eat (RTE) and Ready-to-Heat (RTH) offerings. It operates a wide range of well-known brands such as Daawat, Royal, Heritage, Kari Kari, Ecolife, Rozana, Hadeel, Indus Valley, Leev, Devaaya, 817 Elephant, and Golden Star, catering to domestic and international markets.

  • Market Cap 13,789 Cr.
  • Current Price 396
  • High / Low 519 / 332
  • Stock P/E 56.6
  • Book Value 55.4
  • Dividend Yield 0.76 %
  • ROCE 16.8 %
  • ROE 13.1 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 41.5%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 7.16 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 11.7% 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

Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026
928 959 1,036 1,058 967 1,053 1,016 1,044 971 1,051 1,017 1,063 910
857 900 988 995 898 976 963 980 910 995 956 962 836
Operating Profit 72 59 48 63 69 78 53 64 61 55 60 101 75
OPM % 8% 6% 5% 6% 7% 7% 5% 6% 6% 5% 6% 10% 8%
20 3 17 7 2 3 33 28 7 11 40 7 29
Interest 8 4 3 5 7 4 3 6 7 6 5 8 8
Depreciation 8 9 9 9 12 8 10 10 11 10 11 11 13
Profit before tax 76 50 54 56 52 69 74 77 50 50 85 89 83
Tax % 19% 27% 21% 26% 23% 26% 17% 19% 23% 26% 16% 25% 17%
62 36 42 41 40 51 61 62 38 37 71 66 69
EPS in Rs 1.78 1.04 1.22 1.19 1.15 1.46 1.76 1.79 1.10 1.07 2.05 1.91 1.99
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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
1,808 1,814 2,052 2,139 2,193 2,350 2,383 2,840 3,915 4,020 4,085 4,040
1,681 1,676 1,899 2,000 2,025 2,178 2,199 2,660 3,688 3,781 3,828 3,749
Operating Profit 127 138 153 140 168 172 184 180 227 239 257 291
OPM % 7% 8% 7% 7% 8% 7% 8% 6% 6% 6% 6% 7%
34 26 24 17 15 27 22 24 37 29 70 88
Interest 90 91 107 85 76 60 34 23 24 19 19 28
Depreciation 29 26 23 18 23 26 26 32 29 39 39 45
Profit before tax 43 47 47 54 83 113 146 149 211 211 269 307
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
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
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: -1%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 24%
5 Years: 18%
3 Years: 15%
TTM: 16%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 32%
5 Years: 35%
3 Years: 52%
1 Year: -1%
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
Equity Capital 26 27 27 32 32 32 32 32 35 35 35 35
Reserves 276 302 337 749 810 839 934 1,012 1,533 1,659 1,766 1,887
961 863 884 686 664 568 382 295 47 73 124 133
160 141 123 142 192 167 222 551 386 583 760 978
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
182 159 163 191 200 205 200 226 251 263 295 342
CWIP 10 17 4 3 18 5 22 11 7 8 7 21
Investments 62 62 65 87 128 128 126 123 315 312 422 467
1,169 1,094 1,140 1,327 1,352 1,268 1,222 1,529 1,427 1,767 1,960 2,203
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

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/OP 13% 163% 65% 9% 133% 134% 170% 123% 76% 56% 122% 89%

Ratios

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
Debtor Days 39 54 58 60 52 38 20 30 18 20 17 16
Inventory Days 168 179 155 185 188 164 194 198 138 163 182 217
Days Payable 19 20 14 22 28 22 36 86 39 59 80 102
Cash Conversion Cycle 188 213 199 223 212 180 178 141 117 124 119 132
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% 17%

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Global Distributors Count
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Market Share - US Basmati Category (Royal Brand)
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Associated Farmers
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Market Share - India Branded Basmati
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Sales Volume - Basmati & Specialty Rice
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Household Penetration (India)
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Shareholding Pattern

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Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 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%
6.48% 6.01% 5.73% 5.14% 5.89% 8.03% 9.33% 9.79% 10.15% 10.12% 8.92% 8.74%
3.29% 5.08% 5.12% 4.08% 5.67% 5.76% 5.86% 6.16% 7.22% 8.34% 9.63% 10.30%
39.22% 37.89% 38.15% 39.76% 37.44% 35.19% 33.80% 33.04% 31.61% 30.52% 30.43% 29.97%
No. of Shareholders 1,44,0321,53,3381,63,1961,77,9471,73,5731,93,9682,01,0082,02,8291,99,3372,07,0322,03,6332,02,282

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