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Best Agrolife Ltd

NSE: BESTAGRO BSE: 539660

Best Agrolife (formerly known as Sahyog Multibase Limited) [1] is a leading agrochemicals manufacturer in India and is among the top 15 agrochemicals companies in the country. It is one of the fastest growing manufacturers of Technicals, Formulations, Intermediates and Public Health products. Best Agrochem Private Limited was amalgamated with the Co. in April 2018.

16.7
52W: ₹12.3 — ₹35.8
PE 13.8 · Book ₹13.9 · +20% vs book
Market Cap₹592 Cr
Stock P/E13.8Price to Earnings
ROCE14.4%Return on Capital
ROE11%Return on Equity
Div. Yield1.18%Face Value ₹1

Strengths

  • +Company has reduced debt.
  • +Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 27.9%

Weaknesses

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 10.6% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 9.51% over last 3 years.
  • Debtor days have increased from 80.8 to 103 days.
  • Working capital days have increased from 41.6 days to 65.5 days

Shareholding Pattern

Promoters50.44%
FIIs5.53%
DIIs2.11%
Public41.94%
CategoryJun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Promoters50.1%50.1%50.1%50.44%0.350.44%50.44%50.44%50.44%
FIIs8.73%8.03%0.75.11%2.95.8%0.75.75%0.05.75%5.63%0.15.53%0.1
DIIs2.53%2.67%0.12.74%0.12.74%2.74%2.11%0.62.11%2.11%
Public38.62%39.18%0.642.06%2.941.01%1.141.05%0.041.7%0.741.82%0.141.94%0.1

Financial Statements

MetricSep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025
Sales733.74347.85104.23360.88433.76193.27155.74313.49365.16128.61
Expenses689.7348.63121.31321370.76189.56159.45283.23303.63128.36
Operating Profit44.04-0.78-17.0839.88633.71-3.7130.2661.530.25
OPM %6%-0.22%-16.39%11.05%14.52%1.92%-2.38%9.65%16.85%0.19%
Net Profit22.19-11.54-21.0922.0238.27-6.08-9.4519.5438.33-5.76
EPS ₹0.63-0.33-0.590.621.08-0.17-0.270.551.08-0.16

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Revenue Trend

TTM revenue at ₹963Cr, down 15.8% YoY. OPM at 9%.

Debt Position

Borrowings at ₹231Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.49x. Healthy balance sheet.

Capex Cycle

CWIP at ₹1Cr (3% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.

Institutional Flow

DIIs: 2.11% (-0.44pp change). FIIs: 5.53% (-5.31pp change). Promoters hold 50.44%.

Margin & Efficiency

ROCE improving from 1% (Mar 2014) to 14% (Mar 2025). Working capital days: 66.

Valuation

PE 13.8x with 14.4% ROCE. Price is 20% above book value of ₹13.9. Dividend yield: 1.18%.

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