Lotus Chocolate Co. share price & results
- Jun 2026
- Sept 2026
Hyderabad-based manufacturer of cocoa derivatives (cocoa mass, butter, powder) and chocolate/confectionery compounds, supplying food, ice-cream and bakery makers, now expanding into consumer-facing chocolates.
Reported
The figures, each with its period
Each figure keeps its basis and period; nothing is filled in.
| Metric | Value | Change | Basis | Period | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 92.0 | −42.1% YoY | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Jun 2026 | Revenue from operations as filed. |
| Operating margin | -17.9 | −21.0 pts YoY | Operating profit / revenue | Quarter to Jun 2026 | For the quarter; a change is in percentage points. |
| Net profit | 0.02 | −99.3% YoY | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Jun 2026 | Profit after tax as filed. |
| Return on equity | Trailing twelve months | TTM · period unavailable | Not in the analysed materials. No older figure is substituted. | ||
| Free cash flow margin | Fiscal year | FY · period unavailable | Not in the analysed materials. No older figure is substituted. | ||
| Revenue growth (YoY) | Trailing twelve months | TTM · period unavailable | Not in the analysed materials. No older figure is substituted. |
Price
Performance −48.2% 1Y
1Y: ₹990.6 on 24 Oct 2025 → ₹513. High ₹990.6 (24 Oct 2025), low ₹478.7 (26 Oct 2026).
- Previous close
- ₹478.7
- Market cap
- ₹695 Cr
- 52-week range
- ₹478.7 – ₹985.9
- One year
- −47.97%
Overview
- Symbol
- NSE:LOTUSCHO
- Exchange
- NSE
- Currency
- INR
What Lotus Chocolate Co. Ltd. does
Based on the company's own presentations, annual report and earnings calls.
Lotus Chocolate sources cocoa beans from Indian and global markets and processes them at its own facilities into cocoa derivatives such as cocoa mass, cocoa butter and cocoa powder, plus compound chocolate slabs, chips and spreads. Its core business is B2B, supplying these cocoa derivatives and ingredients to food manufacturers, ice-cream makers and bakeries across the country. In FY2024-25 it began building a consumer-facing (B2C) business, launching its own confectionery and chocolate products through general trade, modern retail and partners such as Reliance Smart Points and Metro Cash & Carry.
Segments
- B2B cocoa derivatives & ingredients
- B2C chocolates & confectionery
- Manufacturing facilities
- 2 (both in Sangareddy District, Telangana, near Hyderabad)
- Core product lines
- 6 (Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Powder, Compound Slabs, Spreads, Compound Chips)
- Business segments
- 2 (B2B cocoa derivatives/ingredients; B2C chocolates/confectionery)
- B2B customer base
- Food manufacturers, ice-cream manufacturers and bakeries across India
- Modern-retail distribution partners
- Reliance Smart Points, Metro Cash & Carry (among others)
- Years in operation
- Commercial production since 1992 (incorporated 1989)
Fundamentals
Ratios, each with its period
Current values with the period they cover; the trend reads across the 1 fiscal year held (Mar 2024 to Mar 2024).
Financials
What the filings say
Net profit, year on year: −99% (quarter to jun 2026 against jun 2025).
| Line item | Sept 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sept 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 128 | 147 | 157 | 159 | 160 | 134 | 127 | 92 |
| Expenses | 120 | 141 | 152 | 154 | 157 | 145 | 139 | 108 |
| Operating profit | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | -11 | -12 | -16 |
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 2.2% | −8.2% | −9.7% | −17.9% |
| Other income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 20 |
| Interest | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Depreciation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Profit before tax | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 0 |
| Tax rate | 25.5% | −0.5% | 26.6% | 24.9% | 39.2% | 73.6% | −21.6% | 33.3% |
| Net profit | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| EPS (₹ per share) | 4.08 | 2.90 | 1.11 | 2.33 | 1.12 | 0.11 | -3.48 | 0.02 |
| Line item | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 63 | 198 | 574 | 580 |
| Expenses | 68 | 195 | 543 | 594 |
| Operating profit | -6 | 3 | 31 | -15 |
| Other income | -1 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| Interest | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| Depreciation | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Profit before tax | -7 | 2 | 23 | 1 |
| Net profit | -7 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Line item | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Sept 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity capital | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Reserves | -12 | -19 | 26 | 47 | 51 | 47 |
| Borrowings | 21 | 13 | 5 | 148 | 197 | 93 |
| Other liabilities | 6 | 9 | 25 | 62 | 85 | 124 |
| Total liabilities | 27 | 15 | 70 | 270 | 346 | 276 |
| Fixed assets | 2 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 31 |
| Capital work in progress | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other assets | 26 | 13 | 54 | 242 | 317 | 242 |
| Total assets | 27 | 15 | 70 | 270 | 346 | 276 |
| Line item | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 1 | 6 | 3 | -21 | -130 | 93 |
| Cash from investing | 0 | 0 | -1 | -16 | -13 | -6 |
| Cash from financing | -1 | -6 | -2 | 43 | 137 | -75 |
| Net cash flow | -1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| Free cash flow | 1 | 5 | 2 | -38 | -143 | 87 |
| Line item | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor days | 63 | 34 | 26 | 50 | 85 | 105 |
| Inventory days | 87 | 68 | 46 | 24 | 61 | 32 |
| Days payable | 34 | 29 | 47 | 33 | 38 | 62 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 117 | 73 | 25 | 40 | 107 | 75 |
| Working capital days | 75 | 45 | 17 | 37 | 23 | 12 |
| Return on capital employed | 12.0% | 32.0% | −41.0% | — | 24.0% | 10.0% |
| Dividend payout | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Ownership
Who owns it
Promoters hold 72.07% as of Sept 2026; institutions cut 0.01 pts since Jun 2026.
- Promoters 72.07%
- Foreign institutions 0.01%
- Domestic institutions 0.03%
- Government 0.01%
- Public 27.88%
Who bought this quarter
since Jun 2026
Disclosed holders that added to a position or appeared on the register for the first time, biggest addition first.
- newly disclosed 51.00% held
The same filing shows 0 holders trimming and 1 off the list — both are in the register beside this.
Who is on the register
Named in the Sep 2026 filing
Every holder of Lotus Chocolate Co. Ltd. above SEBI's 1% disclosure line, and what changed since Jun 2026.
| Holder | Stake | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 51.00% | newly disclosed | |
| 3.52% | unchanged | |
| 3.17% | unchanged | |
| 3.17% | unchanged | |
| 3.00% | unchanged | |
| 3.00% | unchanged | |
| 2.55% | unchanged | |
| 1.59% | unchanged | |
| 1.59% | unchanged | |
| 1.47% | unchanged | |
| 1.19% | unchanged | |
| Bank | 0.01% | unchanged |
A holder disappearing from this list has fallen below the 1% line — it is not necessarily a sale. Percentages are of total shares, as disclosed in the company's own filing. Who was buying across the market this quarter.
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