Hindustan Foods Limited share price

Key numbers

Market cap

₹ 7,428 Cr

Current price

₹ 612.35

52-week high / low

₹ 678 / 442

Stock P/E

46.5

Book value

₹ 96.2

Dividend yield

0.00%

ROCE

13.4%

ROE

14.3%

Debt to equity

0.93

Sales growth (3 yrs)

17.8%

Profit growth (3 yrs)

28.0%

1-year return

11.1%

About Hindustan Foods Limited

Hindustan Foods Limited engages in the business of contract manufacturing of fast-moving consumer goods in India and internationally. The company offers breakfast cereals, instant porridges, rice crispies, instant mixes, soups and soup powders, spices and masala, sauces, dips, pastes, jams, jellies, preserves, gravies, cookies, protein and granola bars, chikkis, and muesli; and hot and cold beverages, and energy drink concentrates comprising carbonated soft drinks, ice cream, dessert, tea, coffee, malt-based food, glucose powder, and dry mix powder. It also provides hair oil, food, gel, cream, and shampoo; talc, shaving cream, hand wash liquid and powder, Eau De Toilette, and after shave lotion; baby care products; body lotion, moisturizer, creams, petroleum jelly, shower gel, face wash and scrub, body scrub and wipes, and dusting powder; and beauty and make-up products, including lipstick, lip colour, lip crayon, lip paint, chap stick, pressed/compact powders, and eye make-up products. In addition, the company offers leather and sports footwear and accessories that consists of men's, women's, and juniors' footwear, sports shoes, slippers and flip-flops, uppers, and accessories;…

Quarterly results

Consolidated figures in ₹ crores

Concall summary (2026-08-11)

AI summary of the earnings call transcript · tone: Positive · source document

Guidance & outlook

• Reflecting the continued confidence of our customers and the robust demand outlook across our bu sinesses, we have already signed on various projects totaling to around INR340 crores in this financial year.
• Including these investments and the projects already under implementation, we expect to commercialize manufacturing capacities exceeding INR500 crores during FY '27.

Growth & demand

• Leveraging the strength of our diversified manufacturing platform, we delivered our highest ever quarterly PAT with a growth of nearly 1/3, 33% over last year.
• Additionally, we continue to engage with our customers for various new projects, which gives us the confidence not only to reaffirm our FY '27 PAT guidance of INR200 crores to INR220 crores, but also makes us optimistic about sustaining this growth in FY '28 and beyond.

Margins & costs

• While our footwear business faced temporary cost pressures during the quarter due to higher raw material prices arising from the Middle East crisis and the implementation of the revised wage rates, the underlying performance across our other businesses remained robust.
• EBITDA increased by 26% year-on-year to INR106.3 crores, reflecting improving operating leverage and better asset utilization across our manufacturing platform.

Capex & expansion

• The brownfield expansion at Silvassa is expected to commence produc tion during the second quarter, while the greenfield Lucknow facility continues to progress as planned for commissioning later this year.
• The Board has authorized additional investments towards new expansion projects of INR190 crores, bringing the total for FY '27 to INR340 crores.

Balance sheet & cash

• This performance is a testament to the resilience of our diversified manufacturing platform, disciplined execution and improving operating leverage across our businesses.
• On the accounting-related matter, the duty inversion in GST continues to affect our cash flows of some of our business units.

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