Fermenta Biotech Ltd

Fermenta Biotech Ltd

458.35
INR
-6.65
(-1.43%)
19.93EPS
17.01P/E
9.93BMarket Cap
Nov 14Next Earn
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
2026 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
50.56
51.52
56.26
59.62
109.95
140.19
101.43
128.73
138.02
120.96
115.49
160.13
180.21
176.7
Basic EPS, GAAP
2.86
0.17
-0.41
-4.15
12.25
40.72
20.63
15.77
5.35
-17.7
-7.99
26.35
24.7
20.92
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-3.85
-7.3
-9.44
-6.22
21.53
31.32
-11.79
2.54
2.19
26.2
29.83
6.43
21.51
- -
Dividend per Share
1.23
0.2
0.43
0.26
0.26
0.42
2.07
- -
2.5
1.46
1.25
1.24
2.51
- -
Book Value per Share
48.22
47.83
55.91
52.47
45.22
91.05
107.27
125
129
109.27
100.04
124.33
141.68
- -
Tangible Book Value per Share
45.56
45.39
53.73
49.97
42.6
88.4
102.31
114
119.1
100.67
96.14
121.9
139.33
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
1,391
1,418
1,548
1,641
3,026
4,044
2,926
3,713
3,982
3,491
3,335
4,671
5,236
5,110
Operating Margin (%)
11.81
5.91
8.39
1.1
26.68
36.72
19.5
17.99
9.84
-0.29
2.82
19.99
15.82
13.42
Depreciation Expense
88
86
84
103
124
119
150
203
256
282
247
242
217
211
Net Income, GAAP
79
5
-11
-114
337
1,175
595
455
154
-511
-231
769
718
605
Effective Tax Rate (%)
23.54
66.92
61.03
- -
27.82
8.39
- -
17.63
44.1
- -
- -
8.18
26.71
29.44
Profit Margin (%)
5.66
0.33
-0.73
-6.96
11.14
29.04
20.34
12.25
3.88
-14.63
-6.92
16.46
13.71
11.84
Working Capital
429
-32
-203
181
787
1,396
894
1,003
1,069
443
685
1,234
1,792
- -
LT Debt
248
54
174
403
1,354
1,352
1,044
1,121
1,167
856
481
195
111
- -
Total Equity
1,550
1,540
1,795
1,729
1,354
2,506
3,094
3,603
3,715
3,126
2,852
3,585
4,005
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
6.87
1.42
2.14
- -
20.99
34.73
- -
9.67
3.72
- -
- -
18.36
13.7
- -
Return on Capital (%)
3.77
0.97
-0.93
- -
10.69
35.37
- -
10.91
4.14
- -
- -
19.93
16.37
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
6.06
0.35
-0.79
-7.66
25.08
62.64
21.26
13.58
4.22
-14.86
-7.63
23.59
18.67
- -

Capital Structure

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
- -
1,022
- -
LT Borrowings
- -
79
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
32
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
29
29
28
Market Capitalization
- -
- -
9,934

Working Capital

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
- -
3,880
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
- -
830
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
- -
1,116
- -
Inventories
- -
1,525
- -
Total Current Liabilities
- -
2,088
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
1,022
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
11.55%
3.18%
11.72%
Free Cash Flow
56.56%
250.54%
232.99%
Net Income, GAAP
-30.39%
-198.3%
-6.63%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
16.59%
8.52%
12.09%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
101.9%

Quarterly Revenue

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
781
950
1,565
1,398
4,671
2026
1,363
1,302
1,374
1,216
5,236
2027
1,218
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
-2.01
3.94
12.71
11.79
26.35
2026
7.49
6.48
4.36
6.66
24.7
2027
3.4
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
1.24
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
2.51
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

CEO
Prashant Prabhakar Nagre
Full Time Employees
891
Sector
Health technology
Industry
Biotechnology
Address
DIL Complex Mumbai MH India 400610
IPO Date
Jan 4, 1990
Business
Fermenta Biotech Ltd. (FERMENTA.BO) manufactures and markets premium-grade active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), nutritional premixes, enzymes, and biotechnology products primarily for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food fortification, and environmental sectors; its core offerings include Vitamin D3 in various formats such as VITADEE 100 SD (spray-dried variant with Certificate of Suitability from EDQM), Vitamin K1 (API and spray-dried), Vitamin E50, fish oil cholesterol, niche APIs like Phenyramidol and silicon dioxide, proprietary enzymes such as Fermase PS 250 and Penicillin G Acylase for beta-lactam antibiotic synthesis (Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Cephalexin, Cefadroxil), customized premixes for staple food fortification, dietary supplements, Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF), bakery, confectionery, beverages, and health drinks, as well as comprehensive environmental solutions encompassing wastewater treatment plants design, engineering, construction, operation, maintenance, and electromechanical equipment. The company operates state-of-the-art R&D and manufacturing facilities in Thane (headquarters and R&D), Kullu (Himachal Pradesh, premix plant), Dahej (Gujarat, GMP-compliant API facility), and Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh, fortified rice kernel facility), with subsidiaries including Fermenta Biotech GmbH (Germany) and Fermenta USA LLC serving global clientele across India, Europe, the United States, and other international markets. Founded in 1951 by Dr. Datla Venkata Krishnam Raju as International Franchises Private Limited (formerly DIL Ltd.), Fermenta Biotech maintains a non-China dependent supply chain for Vitamin D3 and holds strategic investments in associates focused on bulk drugs, sporting, and health awareness activities, alongside a real estate leasing business for ITES properties in Thane. Recent developments include the October 2025 investment of Rs 7.9 crore via rights issue in wholly-owned subsidiary Fermenta Environment Solutions Private Limited to support working capital and expansion in sustainable environmental systems; board approval for slump sale of its environmental solutions business to the same subsidiary; receipt of Indian Patent Office process patent for plant-based Vitamin D3; Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Letter of Approval as premix supplier; Memorandum of Understanding with National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management – Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) for fortification initiatives; commissioning of fortified rice kernel facility in Tirupati; inauguration of premix plant in Kullu; EU GMP certification for Dahej API facility; entry into its 75th year milestone in 2025 celebrating legacy in green chemistry and nutritional wellness; and recognition as supplier of dry/liquid premix blends meeting global quality standards.