Best Agrolife Limited (BESTAGRO)

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Best Agrolife Limited (BESTAGRO) · mywealthgrid

About

Pesticides and agrochemicals company, ₹669 Cr market cap. Recent quarters swing sharply: Jun–Sep 2025 and Jun 2026 post ₹38–40 Cr net profit with OPM 15–19%; Dec 2025 and Mar 2026 swing to ₹6–37 Cr losses, OPM -17% to near-zero. Pattern warrants clarification—seasonal ag cycles or structural stress.

Face value: ₹1

Market cap

₹620 Cr

P/E

20.9×

P/B

0.8×

Dividend yield

17.7%

ROE

1.2%

ROCE

7.7%

Debt / equity

0.56

OPM

EPS (TTM)

₹0.8

Book value

₹21.7

52-week high

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52-week low

Key insights

Company research notes and source-linked reviews

Key risks

OPM swung ±19 percentage points (19.62% Jun 2026 to -23.22% Mar 2026) in 12 months; ROE 1.16% despite D/E 0.56 signals poor capital efficiency. Verify if Dec–Mar losses reflect seasonal ag cycles or structural operational failure.
Stock fell 43.86% YoY, 52w range ₹12.3–₹30.25. Market pricing in something. Clarify whether underlying issue is demand, competition, or margin collapse.
Agrochemical sector faces regulatory tightening (pesticide bans, environmental rules), raw-material cost volatility, and agricultural-cycle seasonality. Verify company exposure and hedging.

Generated analysis · source review pending

Growth drivers

Jun 2026 and Sep 2025 show ₹40+ Cr net profit, 15–19% OPM. Sustaining high-margin quarters scales EPS from current ₹0.5–1.15 range significantly.
Revenue ranges ₹100–516 Cr quarterly, reflecting ag seasonality. Verify management strategies (contract farming, product mix, geography) to smooth demand swings.
D/E 0.56 leaves capex capacity. Verify capex plans and expected ROI to assess potential margin expansion and capital-efficiency gains.

Generated analysis · source review pending

1,210 historical price candles were omitted because the exchange source has not been verified.

₹17.5-2.2%1Y

Quick read

rule-based

Pros

+Dividend yield of 17.7%

Cons

−Low return on equity of 9.7% (3-yr avg)
−Thin operating margin of 8%
−Profit declined 24.9% a year over the last 5 years
−Modest revenue growth of 6.8% a year over the last 5 years
−Weak interest coverage of 1.2×

Research score

Structured signal from quality, growth, valuation and momentum.

43/100

Business quality: 18
Growth: 32
Valuation

Revenue & net profit

₹ crore, by fiscal year

RevenuePAT

Margins

% of revenue, by fiscal year

OPMPAT margin

Peers

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Financials

Reported profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow and growth history.

Annual Quarterly

Consolidated Standalone

Consolidated figures · ₹ crore

₹ Cr	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
	905	1,211	1,746	1,873	1,814	1,257
COGS	833	985	1,252	1,415	1,283	876
Gross profit	73	226	494	459	531	380
	22	60	180	233	331	280
	51	166	314	226	200	100
OPM %	5.7%	13.7%	18%	12%	11%	8%
Depreciation	3	12	25	33	43	42
Interest	5	15	39	62	66	53
	7	2	3	3	5	5
Profit before tax	51	141	253	134	96	10
Tax	14	36	61	27	26	1
Tax %	27%	25.5%	24%	20.5%	27.4%	9.7%
	37	105	192	106	70	9
PAT margin %	4.1%	8.7%	11%	5.7%	3.9%	0.7%
EPS (₹)	16.8	46	81.3	44.9	29.6	0.3
EPS adjusted (₹)	1.1	3	5.4	3	2	0.3
	11.9%	4.3%	3.7%	6.7%	10.1%	40%
Annual report	Annual report for Mar 2021	Annual report for Mar 2022	Annual report for Mar 2023	Annual report for Mar 2024	Annual report for Mar 2025	—

₹ Cr	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
Equity capital	22	22	24	24	24	24	35
Reserves	—	108	306	504	623	734	733
Minority interest	—	0	0	0	—	—	—
	—	27	264	558	628	467	433
	—	215	390	390	738	725	485
Total equity & liabilities	—	372	984	1,475	2,013	1,950	1,686
	15	19	180	203	304	374	280
CWIP	—	4	5	14	15	1	1
Investments	—	0	0	0	0	1	1
	—	349	800	1,258	1,694	1,574	1,404
Total assets	—	372	984	1,475	2,013	1,950	1,686

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Ratios

Annual operating, return, leverage and working-capital ratios.

Consolidated Standalone

Consolidated figures

Ratio	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
Margins
Gross margin %	8.1%	18.6%	28.3%	24.5%	29.3%	30.3%
EBITDA margin %	5.7%	13.7%	18%	12%	11%	8%
EBIT margin %	5.3%	12.7%	16.6%	10.3%	8.7%	4.7%
PAT margin %	4.1%	8.7%	11%	5.7%	3.9%	0.7%
Working capital
Receivable days	53	77	73	91	113	142
Inventory days	67	168	207	247	220	271
Payable days	72	105	88	149	154	133
NWC days	48	141	191	189	179	281
Leverage
Current ratio	1.49	1.36	1.35	1.21	1.37	1.53
Debt to EBITDA	0.53	1.59	1.78	2.78	2.33	4.33
Debt to equity	0.21	0.8	1.06	0.97	0.62	0.56
Interest coverage	11.7	10.3	7.5	3.1	2.5	1.2
Asset turnover	2.44	1.23	1.18	0.93	0.93	0.75
Return ratios
Return on assets %	10%	10.6%	13%	5.3%	3.6%	0.5%
Return on capital employed %	39.7%	57.8%	59.4%	30.4%	21.3%	7.7%
Return on equity %	28.6%	31.8%	36.4%	16.4%	9.2%	1.2%

Derived from reported annual statements. ROCE uses EBIT over capital employed (total assets less current liabilities). Day counts average the opening and closing balance; receivables turn on revenue, inventory and payables on cost of goods sold.

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Shareholding

Quarterly ownership, named holders, insider transactions and disclosed deals.

Quarterly Annual

Every quarter filed · % of equity

Holder (%)	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
	50.1%	50.1%	50.1%	50.1%	50.1%	50.1%	50.44%	50.44%	50.44%	50.44%	50.44%	50.44%
	9.86%	8.85%	8.77%	8.73%	8.03%	5.1%	5.8%	5.75%	5.75%	5.63%	5.52%	5.56%
	2.63%	2.54%	2.54%	2.54%	2.69%	2.75%	2.75%	2.75%	2.11%	2.11%	2.11%	2.13%
Government	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
	37.41%	38.51%	38.59%	38.63%	39.18%	42.05%	41.01%	41.06%	41.7%	41.82%	41.93%	41.87%
No. of shareholders	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37,181	38,180	68,254	66,662

Promoter holding up 0.34 percentage points since Sep 2023.

77 deals · 12 Oct 2021 – 31 Jul 2026

Date	Client	Type	Venue	Side	Quantity	Price	Value
31 Jul 2026	SILVERLEAF CAPITAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED	Bulk	NSE	Sell	17,92,955	₹18.74	₹3.36 Cr
31 Jul 2026	SILVERLEAF CAPITAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED	Bulk	NSE	Buy	17,92,955	₹18.71	₹3.35 Cr
16 Jan 2026	WORTHY DISTRIBUTORS PRIVATE LIMITED	Bulk	NSE	Buy	17,40,504	₹32.39	₹5.64 Cr
16 Jan 2026	WORTHY DISTRIBUTORS PRIVATE LIMITED	Bulk	NSE	Sell	15,69,684	₹31.56	₹4.95 Cr
16 Jan 2026	RAJ KUMAR	Bulk	NSE	Sell	15,00,000	₹32.48	₹4.87 Cr
6 Jan 2026	NK SECURITIES RESEARCH PRIVATE LIMITED	Bulk	NSE	Buy	1,99,523	₹435.01	₹8.68 Cr
6 Jan 2026	NK SECURITIES RESEARCH PRIVATE LIMITED	Bulk	NSE	Sell	1,99,523	₹435.19	₹8.68 Cr
6 Jan 2026	WORTHY DISTRIBUTORS PRIVATE LIMITED	Bulk	NSE	Buy	1,99,338	₹446.00	₹8.89 Cr
6 Jan 2026	WORTHY DISTRIBUTORS PRIVATE LIMITED	Bulk	NSE	Sell	1,97,338	₹431.61	₹8.52 Cr
6 Jan 2026	HRTI PRIVATE LIMITED	Bulk	NSE	Sell	1,44,844	₹430.06	₹6.23 Cr

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Mr. BRAJ KISHORE PRASADNon-Executive - Independent Director-Chairperson
Mr. VIMAL KUMARExecutive Director-MD
Mr. SURENDRA SAI NALLAMALLIExecutive Director
Mr. PRAMOD NARAYAN KARLEKARNon-Executive - Non Independent Director
Mrs. CHETNANon-Executive - Independent Director
Mrs. ISHA LUTHRAExecutive Director
Mr. Vikas JainChief Financial Officer
Mrs. Aarti AroraCompany Secretary & Compliance Officer

Current officeholders as filed with BSE. A person holding two offices is listed once per office.

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Fund holders

Mutual-fund schemes that disclosed a holding in the company.

Portfolio month

Schemes holding

across 1 fund houses

Held by these funds

2.11%

of the company's equity

All mutual funds

2.11%

shareholding pattern, Jun 2026

Portfolios as of

July 2026

compared with June 2026

1 schemes

		Shares
Small Cap Fund	quant Mutual Fund	75 L	14.34	0.04%	2.114%	-0

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Documents

Annual reports, exchange filings, offer documents, ratings and earnings-call material.

Announcements

Annual reports

Credit ratings

Announcement under Regulation 30 ( LODR)-Credit Rating23 Aug 2025

Investor Presentation and earnings call

Jul 2026TranscriptAI SummaryPPTREC
May 2026Transcript AI SummaryPPTREC

Documents link to external sources (exchange filings, company investor pages).

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Events

Upcoming dates and the company’s corporate-action history.

11

Final dividend22 Sept 2026 · ex-date₹0.1
Final dividend23 Sept 2025 · ex-date₹3
Final dividend23 Sept 2024 · ex-date₹3
Final dividend20 Sept 2023 · ex-date₹3
Final dividend20 Sept 2022 · ex-date₹2
Final dividend20 Sept 2021 · ex-date₹2
Final dividend18 Sept 2020 · ex-date₹0.1
Dividend dividend19 Sept 2019 · ex-date₹0.1
Final dividend18 Sept 2018 · ex-date₹0.1
Final dividend19 Sept 2017 · ex-date₹0.1
Final dividend21 Sept 2016 · ex-date₹0.1

1

Board meeting to consider results30 Jul 2026

1

Face value ₹10 → ₹116 Jan 2026 · ex-date

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Announcements

Latest exchange announcements, filings and downloadable documents.

1 month 3 months 6 months 1 year All

23 announcementsExport CSV

30 Sept 2026, 5:41 pmAGM/EGM

Shareholder Meeting / Postal Ballot-Scrutinizer''s Report

AGM PDF

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Ratio	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
Margins
Gross margin %	8.1%	18.6%	28.3%	24.5%	29.3%	30.3%
EBITDA margin %	5.7%	13.7%	18%	12%	11%	8%
EBIT margin %	5.3%	12.7%	16.6%	10.3%	8.7%	4.7%
PAT margin %	4.1%	8.7%	11%	5.7%	3.9%	0.7%
Working capital
Receivable days	53	77	73	91	113	142
Inventory days	67	168	207	247	220	271
Payable days	72	105	88	149	154	133
NWC days	48	141	191	189	179	281
Leverage
Current ratio	1.49	1.36	1.35	1.21	1.37	1.53
Debt to EBITDA	0.53	1.59	1.78	2.78	2.33	4.33
Debt to equity	0.21	0.8	1.06	0.97	0.62	0.56
Interest coverage	11.7	10.3	7.5	3.1	2.5	1.2
Asset turnover	2.44	1.23	1.18	0.93	0.93	0.75
Return ratios
Return on assets %	10%	10.6%	13%	5.3%	3.6%	0.5%
Return on capital employed %	39.7%	57.8%	59.4%	30.4%	21.3%	7.7%
Return on equity %	28.6%	31.8%	36.4%	16.4%	9.2%	1.2%

Date	Category	Subject	Filing
30 Sept 2026, 5:41 pm	AGM/EGM AGM	Shareholder Meeting / Postal Ballot-Scrutinizer''s Report	PDF
29 Sept 2026, 6:01 pm	AGM/EGM AGM	Shareholder Meeting / Postal Ballot-Outcome of AGM	PDF
7 Sept 2026, 5:49 pm	Company Update Newspaper Publication	Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication	PDF
7 Sept 2026, 5:05 pm	Company Update General	General Updates	PDF
4 Sept 2026, 3:58 pm	Others Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR)	Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR)	PDF
4 Sept 2026, 3:46 pm	AGM/EGM AGM	Notice Of Annual General Meeting	PDF
4 Sept 2026, 3:29 pm	Others Reg. 34 (1) Annual Report	Reg. 34 (1) Annual Report.	PDF
2 Sept 2026, 3:51 pm	Company Update Newspaper Publication	Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication	PDF

₹ Cr	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
	13	-60	-180	41	228	97
	8	-15	-19	-63	-29	1
	-11	67	248	-1	-199	-96
Net cash flow	10	-8	49	-23	-0	2
Free cash flow	6	-66	-218	-4	207	90
CFO / Operating profit %	26%	-36.1%	-57.5%	18.3%	113.9%	97.4%

Best Agrolife Limited

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Best Agrolife Limited

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