The Peria Karamalai Tea And Produce Company Ltd.
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ABOUT
KEY POINTS
Revenue Breakup Mar 2017 • Tea: 96.2% • Investment: 3.3% • Windmill: 0.4%
AI Sector View
AI GENERATEDFast Moving Consumer Goods
Rural demand proxies are mixed. Tractor sales rose 18.0% YoY (2026-07) and 2-wheelers were up 23.0% YoY (2026-06), but rural employment slowed to 1.0% YoY (2026-07), fertiliser sales were 0.0% YoY (2026-05), and food inflation of 5.52% (Jul/26) can pressure household budgets. FPI outflows remain heavy at INR -8081 crore over 3 months to 2026-08-31, limiting upside.
PROS
- Promoters have been increasing their shareholding - up 3.8pp over 2 years
- Latest quarter profit grew 26.1% YoY, showing strong momentum
- Company generates healthy free cash flow
- Company has a consistent dividend-paying track record
- Company maintains a comfortable, low leverage position
CONS
- Operating cash flow has been negative in recent years
- Recent results are weak - TTM profit is down 153.1% versus prior year
- A large part of profit comes from other income (113.6% of PBT)
- Receivables are growing faster than sales - a possible quality concern
- Poor cash conversion - profits are not backed by operating cash flow (CFO/PAT -15.82x)
- Company has a low return on capital employed of 1.6%
* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.
Peer comparison
| Name | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TATACONSUM | 991.55 | 60.02 | 98133.23 | 1.01 | 427.19 | 28.77 | 5348.88 | 11.93 | 10.10 | 13.21 |
| CCL | 1080.05 | 33.34 | 14421.68 | 0.53 | 116.88 | 61.33 | 1200.45 | 13.72 | 15.90 | 16.12 |
| ANDREWYU | 26.11 | 0.00 | 1276.65 | 0.00 | -2.34 | -111.60 | 58.30 | 5.08 | -1.45 | 8.66 |
| GOODRICKE | 217.35 | 7.42 | 469.48 | 0.92 | 40.87 | 1181.19 | 211.30 | 21.08 | 8.28 | 17.90 |
| MCLEODRUSS | 43.34 | 0.00 | 452.71 | 0.00 | -13.38 | 69.23 | 261.11 | 21.02 | -1.03 | 11.16 |
| PKTEA | 1121.75 | 65.08 | 347.28 | 0.07 | 3.69 | 370.56 | 11.60 | -1.11 | 1.28 | 5.17 |
| JAYSREETEA | 92.76 | 0.00 | 267.87 | 0.00 | -5.94 | 33.85 | 206.17 | 8.61 | 1.20 | 2.68 |
| UNITEDTEA | 432.95 | 18.34 | 216.33 | 0.74 | 6.38 | -20.51 | 19.83 | -10.49 | 11.28 | 25.60 |
| NEAGI | 3418.00 | 5.79 | 212.62 | 0.59 | 15.33 | -80.10 | 6.41 | -0.33 | 9.64 | 218.32 |
| ROSSELLIND | 55.26 | 15.02 | 208.31 | 0.72 | 24.30 | 88.37 | 749.30 | 6.51 | 8.99 | 10.68 |
| GROBTEA | 945.85 | 14.34 | 109.94 | 0.21 | 3.27 | 142.07 | 22.86 | 28.04 | 6.96 | 18.05 |
| NORBTEAEXP | 64.15 | 0.00 | 99.72 | 0.00 | 3.23 | 1033.33 | 12.90 | 946.23 | 2.98 | 51.40 |
Quarterly Results
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 21 | |
| 7 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 10 | |
| Operating Profit | 4 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | -2 | 9 | -4 | 4 | -9 | 10 |
| OPM % | 36.58% | -4.84% | 11.13% | 5.17% | 32.04% | 36.40% | -21.95% | -19.76% | 56.93% | -34.53% | 20.83% | -72.40% | 49.76% |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Interest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Depreciation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Profit before Tax | 2 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | -4 | -3 | 8 | -5 | 4 | -9 | 10 |
| Tax % | 17.02% | 15.67% | 9.89% | 19.61% | -4.84% | 1.28% | 4.23% | -16.26% | -0.64% | -0.39% | 88.74% | -7.09% | 4.31% |
| Net Profit | 2 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -4 | -3 | 8 | -5 | 0 | -10 | 10 |
| 6.33 | -3.64 | 2.65 | 11.90 | 8.40 | 14.98 | -11.72 | -10.87 | 25.35 | -16.53 | 1.32 | -31.69 | 31.98 |
Profit & Loss
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 45 | 50 | 49 | 39 | 73 | 47 | 52 | 54 | 51 | 61 | |
| 39 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 44 | 40 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 59 | |
| Operating Profit | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| OPM % | 0.84% | 9.39% | 18.91% | 18.91% | 11.62% | 39.88% | 15.17% | 2.43% | 11.16% | 9.98% | 2.44% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| Interest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Depreciation | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Profit before Tax | -2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | -2 | 23 | 1 | -3 | 7 | 0 | -0 |
| Tax % | 0.58% | 43.24% | 3.90% | 27.89% | -99.84% | 50.10% | 57.77% | -6.29% | 18.01% | 51.32% | -1580.36% |
| Net Profit | -2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -4 | 11 | 0 | -3 | 5 | 0 | -5 |
| EPS | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -11.68 | 36.82 | 1.61 | -10.84 | 17.24 | 0.78 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | -10.61% | 31.55% | 3.70% | 7.91% | -4.28% | 4.07% | 62.28% | -4.61% | 5.80% | 128.40% | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- 5%
- 5 Years:
- 5%
- 3 Years:
- 2%
COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- —
- 3 Years:
- -21%
STOCK PRICE CAGR
- 10 Years:
- 23%
- 5 Years:
- 27%
- 3 Years:
- 57%
- 1 Year:
- 51%
RETURN ON EQUITY
- 10 Years:
- 1%
- 5 Years:
- 2%
- 3 Years:
- 0%
- Last Year:
- 0%
Balance Sheet
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 93 | 125 | 165 | 168 | 161 | 177 | 182 | 179 | 188 | 209 | |
| 14 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 48 | 19 | 19 | 44 | |
| Trade Payables | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | -5 | -3 | -5 | -3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| Total Liabilities | 116 | 135 | 192 | 193 | 189 | 204 | 248 | 216 | 228 | 272 |
| 17 | 19 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 66 | 90 | 131 | 128 | 111 | 133 | 114 | 116 | 159 | 227 | |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Cash & Bank | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 90 | 49 | 14 | 5 | |
| Total Assets | 116 | 135 | 192 | 193 | 189 | 204 | 248 | 216 | 228 | 272 |
Cash Flows
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | -4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 36 | -29 | -1 | -5 | |
| Cash from Investing | 3 | 4 | -17 | 4 | 6 | -2 | -25 | 42 | 6 | -31 |
| Cash from Financing | -1 | -1 | 11 | -3 | -6 | -2 | -7 | -3 | -3 | 22 |
| 8 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | -13 |
Ratios
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Documents
Corporate disclosures, annual reports, credit ratings, and concall transcripts
2026-09-05 - The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
2026-09-04 - The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Notice of Annual General Meeting to be held on September 26, 2026
2026-09-04 - The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company Limited has informed the Exchange that Record date for the purpose of Dividend & Meeting is 19-Sep-2026.
2026-09-01 - The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
2026-08-08 - The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026.
2026-07-08 - The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company Limited has informed the Exchange about Newspaper Publication of Notice to Shareholders for transfer of equity shares to IEPF Authority.
2026-07-06 - The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company Limited has informed the Exchange about a Certificate under 74(5) of SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018 received from MUFG Intime India Private Limited, the Registrar and Share Transfer Agent of the Company for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
2026-07-01 - Lakshmi Niwas Bangur has Submitted to the Exchange a copy of Disclosure under Regulation 31(4) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011.
2026-05-28 - The Peria Karamalai Tea & Produce Company Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication in respect of SEBI Circular No. HO/38/13/11(2)2026-MIRSD-POD/1/3750/2026 dated January 30, 2026, for opening of special window for Transfer and Dematerialisation of Physical Securities of the Company.
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