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NSE: PARAGMILK · BSE: 539889 · ISIN INE883N01014

Parag Milk Foods Limited stock analysis

Parag Milk Foods Limited ranks #3181 in the TickerSutra evidence-ranked universe with a score of 42/100 and 95% data confidence. The latest captured fundamentals show ROCE of 13.5%, quarterly sales growth of 10.9% and quarterly profit growth of -20.1%.
Complete evidence gate pass governance reviewUpdated 29 Sept 2026
TICKERSUTRA SCORE42/100

Avoid / exit review

#3181 of 5,430 ranked equities
Market capitalisation₹3,195.51cr
ROCE13.5%
Quarterly sales growth10.9%
Quarterly profit growth-20.1%
P/E ratio23.7×
Promoter pledge0.0%

INVESTMENT EVIDENCE

What supports—and challenges—the thesis

Evidence in favour

  • CWIP indicates an active capacity pipeline
  • No promoter shares are reported as pledged

Risks and constraints

  • CFO/EBITDA is below 0.6×

Still unresolved: Related-party exposure · Broad media sentiment

FINANCIAL TRAJECTORY

Recent operating history

PeriodRevenueOperating profitNet profitOperating margin
2022₹2,072cr₹-436cr₹-532cr-21.0%
2023₹2,893cr₹120cr₹53cr4.2%
2024₹3,139cr₹202cr₹91cr6.0%
2025₹3,432cr₹254cr₹119cr7.0%
2026₹3,818cr₹257cr₹135cr7.0%
TTM₹3,911cr₹267cr₹130cr7.0%
Debt / equity0.48×
CFO / EBITDA0.58×
Operating margin7.0%
Free cash flow₹59cr
Sales CAGR · 3Y9.7%
Profit CAGR · 3Y36.6%

EXCHANGE EVENT TRIGGERS

Latest corporate disclosures

1 positive catalysts0 negative catalysts6 routine filings

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

Signals from filed documents

Demand slowdownHigh severity · 1 mention
Negative warning

Our flagship categories, that is ghee, cheese, paneer and dahi, continue to form the backbone of the business contributing to 61% of our Q1 revenue. The flagship categories volume declined by 2% year -on-year, mainly due to a transient slowdown. But in B2C within the flagship categories recorded a robust growth, while the B2B declined modestly.

Capacity expansion plansHigh severity · 1 mention
Positive catalyst

We are doubling our cheese production capacity from 60 metric tons per day to 120 metric tons per day over the next 1.5 years. With this capacity expansion, we will be able to drive a parallel expansion in our whey protein generation. This will enable us to tap the opportunity of both the categories, which is cheese and whey, a step towards becoming a health and nutrition powerhouse.

Pricing commentaryHigh severity · 7 mentions
Constructive

The milk prices at INR42 per litre during the quarter, 13% higher year-on-year and flat sequentially. We responded to this through a combination of calibrated price increases, a better product mix and targeted promotional optimization and acceleration. As a result, the gross profit increased by 11% to INR258 crores, in line with the overall revenue growth, demonstrating that the cost push has been passed on.

Pricing pressureLow severity · 1 mention
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So one, if you can help us understand how the B2C part is, kind of, growing in terms of volumes? And is it that we want to, kind of, cede some space in the B2B side because of the pricing pressure or not enough margin being there? Will we be back to that double-digit aspiration of volume growth in the core category?

Backward integrationLow severity · 1 mention
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Parag Milk Foods Limited August 07, 2026 Page 13 of 17 Rahul Kumar Srivastava: Ashish, we don't disclose the cost of production. As you know that we have our own this thing backward integration for the whey raw material. But normally, we don't disclose the cost of production.

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