Ester Industries Limited
ESTER · 500136 · Industrials · Packaging
- Market cap
- Rs 927 Cr
- P/E
- No data: the source has not published this figure.
- P/B
- 1.18x
- 52W high / low
- Rs 120 / Rs 68.55
Our computed roe (-0.22%) diverges from BSE's own published figure (0.53%) by more than 100%. BSE's figure is a different, BSE-computed number (not necessarily TTM, standalone-only) — treat as a cross-check/fallback signal, not proof either figure is wrong. Our computed operating_margin (4.74%) diverges from BSE's own published figure (9.98%) by more than 100%. BSE's figure is a different, BSE-computed number (not necessarily TTM, standalone-only) — treat as a cross-check/fallback signal, not proof either figure is wrong. Our computed net_margin (-0.12%) diverges from BSE's own published figure (1.73%) by more than 100%. BSE's figure is a different, BSE-computed number (not necessarily TTM, standalone-only) — treat as a cross-check/fallback signal, not proof either figure is wrong.
About Ester Industries
Ester Industries Limited is listed on the NSE under the symbol ESTER and on the BSE under scrip code 500136. It is classified in the Industrials sector, industry: Packaging. It is a constituent of BSE Industrials. The company listed on 20 Jun 2011 and has a face value of Rs 5.
The latest available end-of-day price is Rs 88.89 (+1.84% on the day), for a market capitalisation of Rs 927 Cr. Price-to-book is 1.18x. The 52-week range is Rs 68.55 to Rs 120. The latest price is 40% of the way from the 52-week low to the 52-week high.
Against the 15-company comparison set from the official BSE basic industry Packaging, its market capitalisation is 0.4 times the peer median of Rs 2,375 Cr. The comparison set is chosen mechanically from the exchange classification; it is not a ranking.
Latest annual results
For FY26 (year ended 31 Mar 2026), Ester Industries Limited reported revenue of Rs 1,375 Cr and net profit of Rs -27.5 Cr, with a net margin of -2.00% and earnings per share of Rs -2.82 (consolidated statements).
Year-on-year change: revenue +7.21%; net profit −300.54%; EPS −292.81%. Three-year compound annual growth rate: revenue +7.32%; net profit not meaningful (a loss in one of the periods).
At the same date the balance sheet shows total assets of Rs 1,674 Cr, shareholders' equity of Rs 783 Cr, total debt of Rs 729 Cr, cash of Rs 1.2 Cr, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93 and operating cash flow of Rs 88.5 Cr.
On a trailing-twelve-month basis the filings add up to revenue of Rs 1,469 Cr, net income of Rs -1.7 Cr and a net margin of -0.12%.
Shareholding pattern
In the shareholding pattern for 30 Sept 2026, Ester Industries Limited's ownership is split: promoters 62.31%; foreign institutional investors (FIIs) 0.12%; domestic institutional investors (DIIs) 0.16%; retail and other shareholders 37.41%.
Compared with the filing for 30 Jun 2026: promoter holding −0.01 percentage points; FII holding +0.09 percentage points; DII holding 0.00 percentage points.
The same filing lists reported promoter pledge of 0.00% and 36,857 shareholders on record.
Recent filings and corporate actions
107 BSE corporate announcements were filed by Ester Industries Limited in the past twelve months; the most frequent category is "Company Update" (76). The most recent is "Ester Industries Ltdhas informed BSE that the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled on 03/11/2026 ,inter alia, to c…" (Board Meeting), filed on 29 Oct 2026.
The disclosed corporate-action timeline lists 5 entries: dividend (5). The latest is a dividend (Final Dividend - Rs. - 0.2500) with ex-date 17 Sept 2026.
Figures are raw disclosures from official NSE/BSE and SEBI filings plus mechanically computed ratios, restated in words. This is research data, not investment advice, a rating or a recommendation; DalalOS is not a SEBI-registered investment advisor.
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Peer comparison
Official BSE basic industry: Packaging. Limited to companies within a 0.1x–10x market-cap band.
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| EPL Limited | Rs 218.39 | Rs 6,999 Cr | Rs 5,082 Cr | Rs 393 Cr | 18.03x | 14.87% |
| AGI Greenpac Limited | Rs 653.15 | Rs 4,226 Cr | Rs 2,884 Cr | Rs 353 Cr | 11.98x | 15.66% |
| UFLEX Limited | Rs 583.2 | Rs 4,211 Cr | Rs 16,988 Cr | Rs 682 Cr | 6.17x | 8.79% |
| TCPL Packaging Limited | Rs 4,402.4 | Rs 4,006 Cr | Rs 1,904 Cr | Rs 115 Cr | 34.69x | 11.08% |
| Jindal Poly Films Limited | Rs 669.5 | Rs 2,931 Cr | Rs 2,735 Cr | Rs -991.2 Cr | — | -27.59% |
| Polyplex Corporation Limited | Rs 919.1 | Rs 2,885 Cr | Rs 7,738 Cr | Rs 272 Cr | 18.58x | 3.88% |
| Xpro India Limited | Rs 1,017.5 | Rs 2,388 Cr | Rs 554 Cr | Rs 32.7 Cr | 72.32x | 4.77% |
| Knack Packaging Limited | Rs 192.95 | Rs 2,361 Cr | — | — | — | — |
| COSMO FIRST LIMITED | Rs 734.3 | Rs 1,928 Cr | Rs 4,093 Cr | Rs 167 Cr | 11.40x | 10.82% |
| Huhtamaki India Limited | Rs 239.35 | Rs 1,807 Cr | Rs 2,792 Cr | Rs 129 Cr | 13.96x | 9.59% |
| Arrow Greentech Limited | Rs 704.45 | Rs 1,063 Cr | Rs 255 Cr | Rs 63.9 Cr | 16.66x | 30.20% |
| Ester Industries LimitedThis company | Rs 88.89 | Rs 927 Cr | Rs 1,488 Cr | Rs -1.7 Cr | — | -0.22% |
| Dhunseri Ventures Limited | Rs 262.35 | Rs 919 Cr | Rs 543 Cr | Rs 191 Cr | — | 5.99% |
| Mold-Tek Packaging Limited | Rs 279.05 | Rs 872 Cr | — | — | 12.62x | — |
| Oricon Enterprises Limited | Rs 54.66 | Rs 858 Cr | Rs 137 Cr | Rs 28.9 Cr | 44.44x | 3.03% |
| Median | Rs 618.18 | Rs 2,375 Cr | Rs 2,838 Cr | Rs 179 Cr | 15.31x | 10.21% |
Peers are selected mechanically from the official BSE industry hierarchy and current market-cap band. This is a comparison set, not a ranking or recommendation.
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