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Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd
| Quarterly Financial Results Q3 FY 2025-26
Summary : Kothari Sugars reported positive profit before tax for Q3 and YTD Dec 2025, primarily driven by a significant one-time reversal of liabilities, despite operational challenges from lower sugarcane availability.
Quarterly Report Analysis & Insights
Financial Disclosures
- Cost of materials consumed (YTD Dec 2025): 8,541.72 lakhs.
- Changes in inventories (YTD Dec 2025): 7,830.37 lakhs.
- Employee benefits Expense (YTD Dec 2025): 2,100.38 lakhs.
- Finance costs (YTD Dec 2025): 371.85 lakhs.
- Depreciation and Amortization Expense (YTD Dec 2025): 1,088.43 lakhs.
- Other Expenses (YTD Dec 2025): 3,298.12 lakhs.
- Total Revenue from Operations (YTD Dec 2025): 20,482.29 lakhs.
- Segment Revenue (YTD Dec 2025): Sugar: 9,486.01 lakhs, Distillery: 10,486.61 lakhs, Power: 1,680.41 lakhs.
- Total Assets (Dec 31, 2025): 37,071.92 lakhs.
- Total Liabilities (Dec 31, 2025): 7,525.10 lakhs.
- Paid up Equity Share Capital (Dec 31, 2025): 8,288.86 lakhs.
- Other Equity (Mar 31, 2025): 28,930.27 lakhs.
- Standalone results, no subsidiaries/associates/JVs.
Corporate Overview
- India (Chennai, Tamilnadu)
- Reduction in profits due to lower crushing and sugarcane availability.
- Deficit rainfall and pest attack impacting sugarcane crops.
- Lower availability of sugarcane due to deficit rainfall and pest attack.
- Performance is seasonal, quarterly results may not represent annual.
- Sugar production, distillery operations, and power generation.
- Sugar is a seasonal industry.
- Formal and compliant with regulatory requirements.
- Sugar
- Distillery
- Power
Risk Factors
- Lower sugarcane availability due to rainfall.
- Pest attacks impact crop yield.
- Seasonal industry affects quarterly performance.
- Uncertainty from new labor code implementation.
Key Drivers
- Reversal of liabilities boosted current profit.
- Distillery segment shows strong performance.
- Effective monitoring of new labor codes.
- Improved sugarcane availability could boost future results.
Auditor’s Report
- Limited Review Report, not an audit opinion.
- No material misstatement found in financial statements.
- Management's reversal of liabilities (Rs. 1,977.78 lakhs) as exceptional items.
Board Commentary
- Lower sugarcane availability due to deficit rainfall and pest attack.
- Uncertainty regarding impact of new labor codes.
- New Codes on Wages, Industrial Relations, Social Security, Occupational Safety notified.
- Management expects no material impact from new labor codes.
Corporate Governance
- Audit Committee reviewed financial results.
Management Discussion & Analysis
Future Strategy
- Monitoring developments in new labor codes for future impact assessment.
Industry Overview
- Sugar industry is seasonal, affecting quarterly performance.
Performance Drivers
- Positive impact from reversal of non-payable liabilities (exceptional item).
- Negative impact from lower crushing and sugarcane availability.
Risk Control Measures
- Actively monitoring new labor code developments.
Critical Risks
- Lower sugarcane availability due to adverse weather and pests.
- Potential impact of new labor codes on financial results.