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Kesoram Industries Ltd

Kesoram Industries Ltd

11.40
INR
-0.27
(-2.31%)
-2.64EPS
3.53BMarket Cap
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
456.37
358.94
318.61
278.57
268.5
173.54
158.32
166.97
179.85
132.35
7.93
8.29
7.9
8.65
Basic EPS, GAAP
-46.47
-28.58
10.69
-17.66
-40.15
-21.81
-11.25
8.84
-3.86
-6.83
-12.28
179.14
-2.84
-2.64
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
38.62
40.49
16.33
-20.35
-33.7
44.33
45.18
14.57
14.41
2.05
-2.59
1.01
-3.5
- -
Dividend per Share
0.42
0.02
0.04
0.02
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
36.7
6.81
72.58
58.2
32.86
6.74
-5.84
10.25
20.86
15.23
3.05
14.53
11.91
- -
Tangible Book Value per Share
35.88
6.36
72.52
58.15
32.82
6.72
-5.84
10.16
20.81
15.06
2.94
14.53
11.91
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
111
128
128
137
144
167
167
159
200
284
311
311
311
312
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
50,630
46,051
40,885
38,181
38,625
28,907
26,386
26,477
35,994
37,617
2,463
2,576
2,455
2,701
Operating Margin (%)
0.28
-2.71
-8.73
-3.41
-5.66
6.81
4.42
9.72
10.42
4.48
-31
-32.5
-31.57
-25.8
Depreciation Expense
3,181
2,769
1,248
1,362
1,461
1,532
1,126
1,180
1,118
1,025
248
321
212
206
Net Income, GAAP
-5,155
-3,667
1,371
-2,421
-5,776
-3,633
-1,875
1,401
-773
-1,943
-3,814
55,652
-881
-824
Effective Tax Rate (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Profit Margin (%)
-10.18
-7.96
3.35
-6.34
-14.95
-12.57
-7.11
5.29
-2.15
-5.16
-154.83
2,160.73
-35.9
-30.52
Working Capital
-10,938
12,047
14,866
-6,117
-10,208
-12,541
-12,705
-2,259
-763
-433
856
-665
-558
- -
LT Debt
25,498
33,646
32,115
21,372
27,389
21,434
14,261
19,468
17,342
18,124
21,113
1,522
1,297
- -
Total Equity
4,708
874
9,949
7,977
5,274
1,123
-972
1,975
5,106
4,732
948
4,515
3,701
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
-98.1
-131.39
25.34
-27.01
-87.17
-113.59
- -
- -
-21.84
-39.49
-134.29
2,037.17
-21.45
- -

Capital Structure

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
- -
888
- -
LT Borrowings
- -
1,295
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
2
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
311
311
311
Market Capitalization
4,110
2,507
3,532

Working Capital

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
- -
1,067
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
- -
151
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
- -
290
- -
Inventories
- -
322
- -
Total Current Liabilities
- -
1,625
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
888
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
-19.27%
85.89%
-18.03%
Free Cash Flow
-135.85%
-175.89%
-447.23%
Net Income, GAAP
-196.67%
-313.7%
-101.58%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
-9.21%
-10.62%
-4.69%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
673
587
655
673
2,576
2026
610
- -
648
666
2,455
2027
777
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
-2
-2.27
-2.23
185.59
179.14
2026
-3.2
- -
0.19
1
-2.84
2027
-0.65
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

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

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Gautam Agarwalla
Full Time Employees
11
Sector
Non-energy minerals
Industry
Construction materials
Address
Birla Building Kolkata WB India 700001
IPO Date
Jan 11, 1995
Website
kesocorp.com
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Business
Kesoram Industries Limited, a flagship company of the BK Birla Group founded in 1919 and headquartered in Kolkata, India, engages primarily in the manufacturing and sale of viscose rayon filament yarn, transparent paper, and chemicals through its subsidiary Cygnet Industries Limited; it previously operated in cement under brands such as Birla Shakti and Vasavadatta Cement, and in tires under Birla Tyres, but has divested these segments in recent years. The company's core rayon operations, established at its Tribeni plant in Hooghly, West Bengal, produce viscose rayon yarn and filament yarn with an installed capacity exceeding 6,500 metric tons annually, alongside transparent paper and related chemicals marketed through dedicated distribution networks serving domestic and select international markets in textiles, packaging, and industrial applications. Geographically focused on India with plants in West Bengal, Odisha, and Uttarakhand historically, Kesoram maintains a lean structure post-demerger with approximately 27 employees as of 2025. In a major strategic restructuring, Kesoram completed the demerger and transfer of its cement business, boasting 10.75 million tons per annum capacity across facilities in Karnataka and Telangana, to UltraTech Cement Limited via an all-stock deal valued at approximately INR 5,379 crore, effective March 1, 2025, following board approvals in late 2023 and regulatory clearances; earlier, in 2018, it demerged its tire business Birla Tyres for debt reduction, which subsequently underwent insolvency and acquisition by other entities, sharpening focus on high-margin specialty chemicals and packaging materials. These changes have positioned Kesoram as a streamlined player in viscose and cellulosic products, with ongoing board enhancements including new independent directors in 2024 and 2025 to bolster governance and strategic oversight.