Chatha Foods Ltd.

Chatha Foods Ltd.

BBSE:CHATHA
84.50
INR
+3.95
(+4.90%)
1.46BMarket Cap
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
2026 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
27.2
38.82
52.11
80.44
69.25
68.82
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
-1.78
0.3
1.09
3.71
2.67
2.66
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-1.33
0.16
0.41
2.08
-7.19
-25.91
- -
Dividend per Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
8.28
8.58
9.67
25.68
34.28
36.97
36.97
Tangible Book Value per Share
8.28
8.58
9.67
25.68
34.28
36.91
36.91
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
22
22
22
17
23
24
24
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
612
873
1,172
1,338
1,572
1,657
- -
Operating Margin (%)
-7.53
2.22
4.11
7.04
5.34
5.6
- -
Depreciation Expense
26
26
27
28
29
30
- -
Net Income, GAAP
-40
7
25
62
61
64
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
- -
35.48
27.25
27.95
27.05
26.28
- -
Profit Margin (%)
-6.54
0.77
2.09
4.61
3.86
3.86
- -
Working Capital
-52
-73
-41
320
343
99
99
LT Debt
46
39
17
12
36
235
235
Total Equity
186
193
218
578
825
970
970
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
3.86
10.04
13.81
7.65
5.89
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
4
9.91
13.85
8.64
6.17
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
- -
3.55
11.95
15.51
8.64
7.45
- -

Capital Structure

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'25
Sep'26
Mar'26
ST Debt
81
104
173
LT Borrowings
36
109
235
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
24
24
24
Market Capitalization
2,609
2,260
1,458

Working Capital

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'25
Sep'26
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
581
515
485
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
9
93
57
Accounts Receivable, Net
228
224
216
Inventories
137
175
141
Total Current Liabilities
238
293
386
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
81
104
173
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
- -
48.47%
17.56%
Free Cash Flow
- -
6.21%
282.24%
Net Income, GAAP
- -
60.63%
5.5%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
- -
22.8%
5.44%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Revenue

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
1,338
2025
- -
- -
1,572
2026
- -
- -
1,657

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
3.71
2025
- -
- -
2.67
2026
- -
- -
2.66

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

CEO
Paramjit Singh Chatha
Full Time Employees
375
Sector
Consumer non-durables
Industry
Food: meat/fish/dairy
Address
UNIT-I Village Chaundheri Mohali PU India 140506
IPO Date
Mar 27, 2024
Business
Chatha Foods Ltd (CHATHA.BO), founded in 1997 and headquartered in Jalandhar, Punjab, India, manufactures and supplies frozen and ready-to-eat processed food products to quick service restaurants (QSRs), casual dining restaurants (CDRs), and other HoReCa segment players across India. The company operates a BRC-certified manufacturing facility in Mohali, Punjab, with a production capacity of approximately 7,839 metric tons annually; its product portfolio spans three categories including non-vegetarian items such as chicken appetizers, meat patties, chicken sausages, sliced meat, pizza toppings, sandwich fillings, burger patties, and snacks; vegetarian products like pizza toppings, sandwich fillings, burger patties, and taco fillings; and plant-based offerings comprising sausages, salami, pepperoni, Indian snacks including kebabs, tikkas, and samosas, as well as nuggets and grilled burger patties. Chatha Foods distributes through a network of 29 distributors covering 32 cities, serving clients such as Domino's, Subway, Burger King, Cafe Coffee Day, and Wok Express, while also marketing select products under its own Chatha Foods brand to mid-segment and standalone QSRs. Recent developments include a joint venture with Allana Group announced in October 2024 to invest Rs80-100 crore in a new facility for ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat meat and chicken products with 500 and 375 metric tons monthly capacity respectively, where Allana holds 30% equity; preferential allotments in 2025 to Allana CF Foods including 63 lakh shares in September for Rs6.3 crore and 35 lakh shares in August for Rs3.5 crore; a private placement in December 2024 raising up to Rs205 million from investors like Odyssey Corporation, Nine Rivers Capital, and Negen Undiscovered Value Fund; expansion of its existing facility with a Rs42-44 crore capex for flatbreads, gravies, and frozen-to-fried products; plans to commission two new plants by January 2026; and a name change confirmation to Chatha Foods Limited in September 2023 following conversion to public limited company status.