Balanced Leverage And Solid Equity RatioThe company's balance sheet reports a reasonable debt-to-equity position and a strong equity ratio, giving financial flexibility. Durable, moderate leverage supports capital needs in a cyclical sugar sector, enabling debt service, selective capex, and resilience through lower-price periods.

Improved Free Cash Flow And Cash ConversionA notable improvement in free cash flow and a healthy operating-cash-flow-to-net-income ratio indicate quality earnings and strong cash generation. This supports sustainable working-capital management, debt repayment, and reinvestment capacity—key for a capital-intensive agro-processing business.

Historic Ability To Achieve Respectable MarginsAlthough recent margins fell, historical periods of respectable gross and net margins demonstrate operational upside. This suggests management can restore profitability via capacity utilization, by-product monetization, or cost controls—important for long-term recovery in cyclical sugar markets.

Bears Say

Sharp Revenue DeclineA roughly 35% revenue decline signals structural pressure: lower volumes, pricing headwinds, or lost sales. Sustained top-line contraction reduces operating leverage, strains margins and cash generation, and requires either market share recovery or product/market diversification to restore scale.

Severe EPS DeteriorationEPS falling nearly 68% highlights persistent profitability erosion and earnings volatility. Such a drop limits internal funding for reinvestment, weakens the ability to rebuild margins, and can constrain strategic initiatives; recovery depends on durable margin improvement or revenue stabilization.

Negative Earnings Metric And No DividendA negative P/E and absence of dividends reflect ongoing losses or weak reported earnings. Structurally, this reduces shareholder return potential, can impair investor confidence and access to equity capital, and signals the business must restore consistent profitability to re-establish payouts.

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What was Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.’s price range in the past 12 months?

Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd. lowest stock price was ₹23.51 and its highest was ₹41.44 in the past 12 months.

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Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.’s market cap is ₹2.10B.

When is Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.’s upcoming earnings report date?

Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.’s upcoming earnings report date is Jun 03, 2026 which is in 98 days.

How were Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.’s earnings last quarter?

Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd. released its earnings results on Feb 04, 2026. The company reported ₹1.443 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of N/A by ₹1.443.

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Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd. pays a Semiannually dividend of ₹0.5 which represents an annual dividend yield of N/A. See more information on Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd. dividends here

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Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd. has 82,888,570 shares outstanding.

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Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd. reported an EPS of ₹1.443 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of N/A. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 6.533%.

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Company Description

Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.

Kothari Sugars and Chemicals Limited manufactures and sells sugar and its by-products in India and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Sugar, Cogeneration of Power, and Distillery. It also engages in the co-generation of power from bagasse; production of industrial alcohol from molasses; and bio-compost from press mud and distillery effluents. In addition, the company provides liquid hand sanitizers. The company was incorporated in 1960 and is headquartered in Chennai, India. Kothari Sugars and Chemicals Limited is a subsidiary of Parvathi Trading & Finance Co. Pvt. Ltd.