Praj Industries Ltd
Praj Industries Ltd., founded in 1983 is a leading biotechnology and engineering company globally. It offers sustainable solutions in bioenergy, water purification, process equipment, breweries, and wastewater treatment. Company is focused on the environment , energy and farm-to-fuel technology solution. Company has global offices in Thailand, Philippines, and the USA.[1]
Strengths
- +Company is almost debt free.
- +Company has delivered good profit growth of 28.6% CAGR over last 5 years
- +Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 38.6%
Weaknesses
- −Promoter holding is low: 32.8%
Shareholding Pattern
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 32.81% | 32.81% | 32.81% | 32.81% | 32.81% | 32.81% | 32.81% | 32.81% |
| FIIs | 18.55% | 19.03%▲0.5 | 18.63%▼0.4 | 17.16%▼1.5 | 16.86%▼0.3 | 17.53%▲0.7 | 17.32%▼0.2 | 17.74%▲0.4 |
| DIIs | 16.65% | 17.34%▲0.7 | 18.19%▲0.9 | 19.51%▲1.3 | 17.43%▼2.1 | 14.83%▼2.6 | 13.64%▼1.2 | 12.68%▼1.0 |
| Public | 31.99% | 30.82%▼1.2 | 30.38%▼0.4 | 30.52%▲0.1 | 32.89%▲2.4 | 34.82%▲1.9 | 36.23%▲1.4 | 36.77%▲0.5 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 783 | 717 | 839 | 601 | 704 | 739 | 701 | 510 | 686 | 697 |
| Expenses | 704 | 623 | 739 | 515 | 630 | 668 | 623 | 482 | 626 | 642 |
| Operating Profit | 79 | 94 | 100 | 86 | 74 | 72 | 78 | 28 | 60 | 55 |
| OPM % | 10% | 13% | 12% | 14% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 5% | 9% | 8% |
| Net Profit | 84 | 72 | 76 | 92 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 20 | 42 | 17 |
| EPS ₹ | 4.58 | 3.9 | 4.11 | 5 | 3.15 | 3.03 | 3.21 | 1.09 | 2.27 | 0.9 |
AI Insights
TTM revenue at ₹2,594Cr, down 5.5% YoY. OPM at 9%.
Borrowings at ₹65Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.05x. Healthy balance sheet.
CWIP at ₹8Cr (3% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.
DIIs: 12.68% (+4.28pp change). FIIs: 17.74% (-0.56pp change). Promoters hold 32.81%.
ROCE improving from 12% (Mar 2014) to 24% (Mar 2025). Working capital days: 39.
PE 42.8x with 23.6% ROCE. Price is 393% above book value of ₹74.5. Dividend yield: 1.63%.
Recent Announcements
- Shareholder Meeting / Postal Ballot-Notice of Postal Ballot 2d - Postal ballot seeks approval for Sachin Raole as JMD and CFO for five years from 30 April 2026.
- Intimation Of Postal Ballot 28 Apr - Postal ballot approved for Sachin Raole’s appointment as Joint Managing Director & CFO from 30 April 2026 to 29 April 2031.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Directorate 28 Apr - Sachin Raole appointed Joint Managing Director and CFO from 30 April 2026 for five years, subject to shareholder approval.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release 20 Apr - Praj launches advanced precision fermentation lab and signs MoU with BRIC-NCCS on April 20, 2026.
- Compliances-Certificate under Reg. 74 (5) of SEBI (DP) Regulations, 2018 14 Apr - Registrar confirms demat requests processed for quarter ended 31 March 2026.
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Financial Year 2024 from bse
- Financial Year 2023 from bse