Lotus Chocolate Share Price & Earnings Call Analysis

Financials of Lotus Chocolate

Quarterly Results, Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows, and Ratios are shown below as separate sections.

Financials of Lotus Chocolate

Quarterly Results

Quarter-by-quarter operating performance

Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Sales +12.3324.7448.0851.9065.82141.31128.29146.69157.45158.71160.44133.63126.78
Expenses +17.2125.1948.0151.0664.04130.16119.79140.83151.79153.76156.89144.53139.03
Operating Profit-4.88-0.450.070.841.7811.158.505.865.664.953.55-10.90-12.25
OPM %-39.58%-1.82%0.15%1.62%2.70%7.89%6.63%3.99%3.59%3.12%2.21%-8.16%-9.66%
Other Income +-0.830.140.340.390.210.120.180.440.073.614.6316.5711.24
Interest0.010.080.060.440.220.621.372.133.004.084.464.193.58
Depreciation0.060.100.300.260.280.250.280.470.810.511.350.951.11
Profit before tax-5.78-0.490.050.531.4910.407.033.701.923.972.370.53-5.70
Tax %0.35%-61.22%-80.00%-15.09%-168.46%34.13%25.46%-0.54%26.56%24.94%39.24%73.58%-21.58%
Net Profit +-5.81-0.180.090.604.006.865.243.721.422.991.440.14-4.47
EPS in Rs-4.52-0.140.070.473.125.344.082.901.112.331.120.11-3.48

Financials of Lotus Chocolate

Profit & Loss

Annual income statement trend

Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Sales +616566576670488763200574580
Expenses +606365546468458168197543594
Operating Profit13132226-6331-15
OPM %2%4%2%5%3%2%5%7%-9%1%5%-3%
Other Income +10000000-11136
Interest0111000001716
Depreciation111111100124
Profit before tax11-011126-72231
Tax %0%0%0%26%-10%-14%-5%0%0%-126%25%91%
Net Profit +11-011126-75170
EPS in Rs0.550.98-0.360.721.040.691.384.68-5.423.9413.420.08
Dividend Payout %0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%

Financials of Lotus Chocolate

Balance Sheet

Capital structure and asset base

Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital131313131313131313131313
Reserves-24-23-24-22-21-20-18-12-19304747
Borrowings +263731242322242113514893
Other Liabilities +8868674692562124
Total Liabilities23342622212122271573270276
Fixed Assets +666332122162531
CWIP000000000133
Investments000000000000
Other Assets +17282019181921261357242242
Total Assets23342622212122271573270276

Financials of Lotus Chocolate

Cash Flows

Operating, investing and financing cash movement

Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity +2-101113163-21-13093
Cash from Investing Activity +-1-1-11000-0-1-17-13-6
Cash from Financing Activity +-211-1-2-2-2-1-6-243137-75
Net Cash Flow00-10-11-1-105-612
Free Cash Flow2-110113152-38-14387
CFO/OP261%-363%71%60%61%176%31%89%-50%-674%-409%-669%

Financials of Lotus Chocolate

Ratios

Working capital efficiency and return ratios

Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days4850354636336334264985105
Inventory Days5012776756956876846246132
Days Payable503825483838342947343862
Cash Conversion Cycle491398773675211773253910775
Working Capital Days434440585546754517372312
ROCE %6%11%3%11%9%7%12%32%-41%11%24%10%

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