Lactose (India) Ltd (524202) Stock Analysis: Valuation, Latest Results, Financial Ratios & DeciZen Rating

BSE: 524202 | NSE: | Pharmaceuticals & Drugs | Small Cap

Lactose India Share Price

116.15 -1.45 -1.23%
as on 05-Dec'25 12:14

Lactose (India) Ltd (524202) Stock Analysis: Valuation, Latest Results, Financial Ratios & DeciZen Rating

BSE: 524202 | NSE: | Pharmaceuticals & Drugs | Small Cap

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actose (India) stock performance -

Key Ratios
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P/E Ratio (SA):
32.75
Market Cap:
148.1 Cr.
52-wk low:
84.3
52-wk high:
247.4

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10 Year X-Ray of Lactose India: Login to view analysis.

Analysis of Financial Track Record

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end
Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end.

Financial track record gives insight into the company's performance on key parameters over the past ten years. MoneyWorks4me’s proprietary colour codes make it easy for retail investors to gauge the company’s past performance.
Lactose (India) Ltd has performed well in some of the past ten years indicating its past ten year financial track record is somewhat good

Value Creation

Value Creation Index Colour Code Guide

Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25TTM
ROCE % 14.8%14.8%4.1%9.1%7.8%2.8%10.2%9.3%18.2%13%-
Value Creation
Index
0.10.1-0.7-0.4-0.4-0.8-0.3-0.30.3-0.1-

Growth Parameters

Growth Parameters Colour Code Guide

Sales 34.535.731.140.640.13545.965.8114116137
Sales YoY Gr.-3.5%-12.8%30.6%-1.4%-12.7%31.4%43.2%73.1%2.2%-
Adj EPS 2.52.9-1.30.60.1-2.21.80.95.13.83.6
YoY Gr.-13.4%-146.3%NA-88.7%-3242.9%NA-52.2%487.4%-25.1%-
BVPS (₹) 22.527.631.133.633.730.231.232.237.441.549.6
Adj Net
Profit
2.22.8-1.30.60.1-2.52.31.16.44.85
Cash Flow from Ops. 1.57.60.24.97.42.28.57.98.8-0.3-
Debt/CF from Ops. 25.34.6238.57.45.321.34.94.94.4-192.2-

CAGR

CAGR Colour Code Guide

9 Years 5 Years 3 Years 1 Years
Sales 14.5%23.8%36.3%2.2%
Adj EPS 4.7%122.7%28.2%-25.1%
BVPS7.1%4.3%10%10.9%
Share Price 6.4% 36.2% 26.5% -48.2%

Key Financial Parameters

Performance Ratio Colour Code Guide

Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25TTM
Return on
Equity %
12.311.8-4.61.90.2-7.36.22.814.79.17.9
Op. Profit
Mgn %
30.431.918.123.723.217.826.717.316.714.511.7
Net Profit
Mgn %
6.57.8-4.31.60.2-7.251.75.64.23.3
Debt to
Equity
1.91.31.21.11.11.31.110.81.10.4
Working Cap
Days
18720721115817721919920114217377
Cash Conv.
Cycle
425768649112310086579116

Recent Performance Summary

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Latest Financials - Lactose (India) Ltd.

Standalone Consolidated
TTM EPS (₹) 3.6 -
TTM Sales (₹ Cr.) 137 -
BVPS (₹.) 49.6 -
Reserves (₹ Cr.) 50 -
P/BV 2.37 -
PE 32.75 -
From the Market
52 Week Low / High (₹) 84.27 / 247.40
All Time Low / High (₹) 0.25 / 247.40
Market Cap (₹ Cr.) 148
Equity (₹ Cr.) 12.6
Face Value (₹) 10
Industry PE 40.7

Management X-Ray of Lactose India:

Shareholding Pattern

Promoter's Holding & Share Pledging

Pledged *0.0026.0126.0626.0726.0726.0726.0726.0726.0726.07
* Pledged shares as % of Promoter's holding (%)

Valuation of Lactose India - Standalone Basis

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Analyst's Notes

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Key Ratios of Lactose India

Adj EPS (Rs.)

Sales (Cr.)

ROE (%)

ROCE (%)

Profit And Loss

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25
Sales3436314140354666114116
Operating Expenses 242425313129345495100
Manufacturing Costs77799910182526
Material Costs7566647245151
Employee Cost 789111211127910
Other Costs 434445561112
Operating Profit 10116109612111917
Operating Profit Margin (%) 30.2%31.9%18.1%23.7%23.1%17.8%26.7%17.3%16.7%14.5%
Other Income 1110001112
Interest 4455655656
Depreciation 3344445555
Exceptional Items 0000000000
Profit Before Tax 44-310-331107
Tax 12-100-11032
Profit After Tax 33-110-22175
PAT Margin (%) 8.1%7.8%-4.3%1.8%0.2%-7.1%5.3%1.8%6.0%4.4%
Adjusted EPS (₹)3.22.9-1.30.70.1-2.22.01.05.44.1
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%

Balance Sheet

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25

Equity and Liabilities

Shareholders Fund 20273134343439414752
Share Capital 9101010101113131313
Reserves 11172124242327283540
Minority Interest0000000000
Debt29283432364236333049
Long Term Debt23203432343934332426
Short Term Debt68002310624
Trade Payables685542418811
Others Liabilities 29221211101011101521
Total Liabilities 83858382848890101101133

Fixed Assets

Gross Block84666971767881828588
Accumulated Depreciation233710141822263136
Net Fixed Assets 61626260625959565552
CWIP 11010400010
Investments 0110011000
Inventories6678987231725
Trade Receivables99577611121522
Cash Equivalents 0131232125
Others Assets 6444471091220
Total Assets 83858382848890101101133

Cash Flow

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25
Cash Flow From Operating Activity 180572889-0
PBT 44-310-331107
Adjustment 679991010111010
Changes in Working Capital -8-3-5-4-2-4-4-4-10-16
Tax Paid -0-1-1-1000-0-1-1
Cash Flow From Investing Activity 3-5-2-2-3-6-1-1-2-16
Capex -2-4-2-2-3-5-1-2-2-14
Net Investments 1-00-00-1010-0
Others 4-10000000-2
Cash Flow From Financing Activity -5-34-5-45-8-8-619
Net Proceeds from Shares 0000032000
Net Proceeds from Borrowing -5-312-216-3-1-018
Interest Paid -4-4-6-5-6-5-5-6-5-5
Dividend Paid 0000000000
Others 44-2212-2-1-06
Net Cash Flow -0-03-211-0-113

Finance Ratio

PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25
Ratios
ROE (%)15.6911.95-4.592.20.21-7.216.653.0315.4910.4
ROCE (%)14.7514.784.089.137.842.8110.219.2718.1813.01
Asset Turnover Ratio0.430.420.370.490.480.410.510.691.130.99
PAT to CFO Conversion(x)0.332.67N/A5N/AN/A481.29-0
Working Capital Days
Receivable Days75928455637071664558
Inventory Days43658069789061836365
Payable Days2894884283062892541651739667

Lactose (India) Ltd Stock News

Lactose (India) Ltd FAQs

The current trading price of Lactose India on 05-Dec-2025 12:14 is ₹116.2.
Market capitalization or market cap is determined by multiplying the current market price of a company's shares with the total number of shares outstanding. As of 04-Dec-2025 the market cap of Lactose India stood at ₹148.1.
The latest P/E ratio of Lactose India as of 04-Dec-2025 is 32.75.
The latest P/B ratio of Lactose India as of 04-Dec-2025 is 2.37.
The 52-week high of Lactose India is ₹247.4 and the 52-week low is ₹84.27.
The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of Lactose India is ₹137.2 ( Cr.) .

About Lactose (India) Ltd

Lactose (India), a Toshniwal Group company, was incorporated in 1991, under the Companies Act, 1956. Its  plant in Vadodara, Gujarat was commissioned by Alfa Laval, Pune (which is a subsidary of Alfa Laval of Sweden) and was also given a ‘thumbs up’ by reputed dairy experts from the Netherlands in October 1991. Subsequently Alfa Laval, reputed dairy experts from Sweden and a joint commission from the Netherlands studied the plant and its working and confidently acknowledged the plant for its quality standards as well.

For ten years now, Lactose (India) Limited has stood for perfection, quality, constant innovation and complete dedication to their clients. With up to date technology, the company is one of India's leading producers of Edible and Pharmaceutical grade Lactose. Apart from this, the company also manufactures Dairy Whitener, Dairy Calcium, Whey Powder, Casein, Caseinate, Butter and Ghee.

The company still boasts of being the first company to manufacture Lactose in the Asian subcontinent. The company has since grown to be a leading player in the Lactose market and continues to supply consistent quality Lactose to several global giants in the pharmaceutical world. It commands a 40% overall market share and this makes the company the leading Lactose supplier in the country.

With its unparalled infrastructure of requisite equipment and dedicated work force, Lactose (India) has a state of the art manufacturing facility for contract manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.The latest in its diverse interests is the manufacturing of pharmaceutical formulations for Aventis Pharma (earlier-Hoechst Marion Roussel), for the purpose of domestic use and export to Russia.

The state of art manufacturing facilities for the manufacture of pharmacuetical formulations is in compliance with all international standards.The plant is approved under WHO-cGMP guidelines and also holds TUV certificate as an ISO 9001 : 2000 company.The manufacturing facilities include wet granulation,Fluid bed drying, compaction, blending and coating facilities with the latest technology equipments.The manufacturing facilities is well supported by its total in-house Quality Control set-up with latest Testing equipments and an upto date Microbiology Testing Laboratory. The facility is supported by an equally competent and FDA approved Manufacturing professionals.

Besides providing lactose for pharmaceutical giants, food,confectionary and dairy companies in India, the company's product also leaves Indian shores for the African continent, South East Asia, and some of its other neighbouring countries.

After achieving its ambitious goal of being the most successful and leading Lactose manufacturer and supplier in the country, the company is now venturing aggressively into exports of pharmaceuticals and related products.

Product range of the company includes:

  • Edible and Pharmaceutical grade Lactose
  • Dairy Whitener
  • Dairy Calcium
  • Whey Powder
  • Casein
  • Caseinate
  • Butter and Ghee.

Awards & Achievements:

  • TUV Certificate
  • An ISO 9001:2000 Certified company
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