Kaveri Seed Co. Ltd. (IN:KSCL)
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Rating:71Outperform
Price Target:
₹925.00
▼(-5.05% Downside)
Action:N/ADate:01/04/26
The score is primarily supported by strong financial quality, especially the low-debt balance sheet and solid profitability, despite the recent revenue drop and weaker cash-flow conversion. Offsetting this, technical signals are subdued with price below key moving averages and negative MACD, while valuation appears broadly reasonable with a modest dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Conservative Balance Sheet
Near-zero leverage and zero reported debt in 2025 give the company durable financial flexibility. That balance-sheet strength supports sustained R&D funding, seed production seasonality, and the ability to absorb poor harvest cycles or invest opportunistically without needing external financing.
Negative Factors
Sharp Recent Revenue Contraction
A roughly -66.7% revenue drop in 2025 is a material structural setback that threatens earnings durability. Prolonged volume declines can erode operating leverage, pressure margins and returns, and force reductions in R&D or farmer support that underpin future product pipelines.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Conservative Balance Sheet
Near-zero leverage and zero reported debt in 2025 give the company durable financial flexibility. That balance-sheet strength supports sustained R&D funding, seed production seasonality, and the ability to absorb poor harvest cycles or invest opportunistically without needing external financing.
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Kaveri Seed Co. Ltd. (KSCL) vs. iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA)
Market Cap
₹43.08B
Dividend Yield1.01%
Average Volume (3M)4.79K
Price to Earnings (P/E)96.9
Beta (1Y)0.90
Revenue GrowthN/A
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryIN
Employees1,342
SectorConsumer Defensive
Sector Strength42
IndustryAgricultural Farm Products
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.50
Shares Outstanding51,439,070
10 Day Avg. Volume8,151
30 Day Avg. Volume4,788
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio23.24
Price to Book (P/B)4.15
Price to Sales (P/S)5.17
P/FCF Ratio57.65
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)68.2
Revenue Forecast (FY)₹14.70B
Kaveri Seed Co. Ltd. Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Kaveri Seed Company Limited researches, produces, processes, and markets hybrid seeds of field and vegetable crops. Its product portfolio consists of seeds for various field crops, such as maize, paddy, cotton, sunflower, mustard, sorghum, pulses,...
How the Company Makes Money
KSCL primarily makes money by selling branded hybrid seeds to the domestic agricultural market. Its core revenue stream is seed sales across crop segments (notably hybrid field crops such as cotton, maize, and other commercial/food crops, as well ...
Kaveri Seed Co. Ltd. Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
92
Very Positive
Cash Flow
66
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 13.42B | 12.05B | 11.46B | 10.68B | 9.68B | 10.36B |
| Gross Profit | 6.52B | 5.92B | 5.68B | 5.03B | 3.60B | 4.96B |
| EBITDA | 3.69B | 3.37B | 3.49B | 3.07B | 2.44B | 3.44B |
| Net Income | 3.03B | 2.81B | 2.99B | 2.72B | 2.12B | 3.10B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 26.42B | 26.53B | 20.52B | 20.51B | 18.80B | 19.62B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 4.29B | 6.30B | 4.96B | 5.78B | 4.91B | 5.74B |
| Total Debt | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.30M | 6.06M | 10.82M | 15.58M |
| Total Liabilities | 8.42B | 11.50B | 8.15B | 6.84B | 5.98B | 7.16B |
| Stockholders Equity | 17.96B | 14.99B | 12.33B | 13.65B | 12.81B | 12.44B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -2.02B | 1.08B | 2.89B | 1.87B | 632.19M | 2.13B |
| Operating Cash Flow | -1.50B | 1.97B | 3.89B | 2.97B | 1.10B | 2.52B |
| Investing Cash Flow | 1.58B | -1.83B | 377.92M | -1.19B | 661.02M | -2.17B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -151.42M | -178.60M | -4.25B | -1.76B | -1.70B | -290.63M |
Kaveri Seed Co. Ltd. Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (62)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71 Outperform | ₹43.08B | 96.95 | ― | 1.01% | ― | ― | |
68 Neutral | ₹46.60B | 29.10 | ― | 0.12% | 65.92% | 224.35% | |
64 Neutral | ₹43.97B | 33.24 | ― | 0.17% | 4.92% | 4.47% | |
62 Neutral | $20.33B | 14.63 | -3.31% | 3.23% | 1.93% | -12.26% | |
58 Neutral | ₹43.05B | 44.47 | ― | 0.35% | 21.88% | -20.20% | |
57 Neutral | ₹49.07B | 57.24 | ― | 0.74% | 10.86% | -47.15% | |
53 Neutral | ₹21.43B | -12.27 | ― | ― | 5.79% | 9.84% |
* Consumer Defensive Sector Average
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Kaveri Seed Co. Ltd. Corporate Events
Kaveri Seed posts strong revenue growth but mixed profit trends in Q3 FY26
Feb 9, 2026
Kaveri Seed Company Limited reported unaudited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2025, showing solid top-line growth. The company’s revenue from operations for the third quarter ...
Kaveri Seed Publishes Q3 and 9M FY26 Investor Presentation
Feb 9, 2026
Kaveri Seed Company Limited has released its investor presentation detailing its financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of FY 2025-26, with the Q3 FY26 numbers formally announced on 9 February 2026. The presentation, which h...
Kaveri Seed Board Clears Q3 and Nine-Month FY2025 Unaudited Results
Feb 9, 2026
Kaveri Seed Company Limited announced that its Board of Directors has approved the unaudited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2025, at a meeting held on February 9, 2026. The results,...
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