Precot Limited share price

Precot Limited manufactures and sells yarn and technical textile products in India and internationally. It offers hygienic products, such as cotton pads and balls, exfoliating pads, cotton wool rolls, cotton spunlace rolls, and absorbent cotton fiber. The company also provides cotton yarns and threads for weaving, knitting, crocheting, sewing, and textile production. Its products are used for cosmetic and personal hygiene use. Precot Limited was incorporated in 1962 and is based in Coimbatore, India.Read more

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Consumer CyclicalTextile ManufacturingNSE: PRECOTISIN INE283A01014

16 Oct 2026, 3:29 PM IST₹624.30▲ 16.95 (2.79%)

Market Cap₹ 749 Cr.
Current Price₹ 624.30
High / Low₹ 899 / 300
Stock P/E14.5
Book Value₹ 401
Dividend Yield0.66 %
ROCE12.7 %
ROE7.70 %
Face Value₹ 10.0

More figures (10)

EPS (TTM)₹ 42.97
Price / Book1.56
OPM11.1 %
Debt / Equity0.72
Sales growth (5Y)3.3 %
Profit growth (5Y)—
Promoter holding0.0 %
EV / EBITDA7.7
Beta0.30
All-time high₹ 899

Price chart

Price on NSE 50 DMA 200 DMA Volume

Returns	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3Y CAGR	5Y CAGR
PRECOT	-4.61%	-24.87%	+13.26%	+60.10%	+49.50%	+40.96%	+19.64%
Nifty 50	-0.31%	-3.85%	-4.34%	-11.42%	-9.53%	+5.46%	+4.76%

Price returns only (dividends not included). Prices from NSE via Yahoo Finance; may be delayed.

Quick take

Precot Limited is in the Textile Manufacturing industry (Consumer Cyclical), with a market value of ₹749 crore.
It trades at 14.5 times its last 12 months' earnings and 1.6 times book value.
Revenue grew 3.3% a year over the last 5 years.
Return on equity was 7.7% and return on capital employed 12.7% in the latest year.
Debt was 0.72 times shareholders' equity.
The share price is 30.6% below its 52-week high and up 49.5% over one year.
Promoters and insiders hold about 0.0%; institutions about 0.0%.

Pros

Latest quarter (Jun 2026): sales up 19% and profit up 135% from a year ago.
Trades at 14.5 times earnings, below its 3-year median of 18.7.
Promoters hold a large stake of 61.51%.

Cons

Return on equity has been low: 6.5% on average over the last 3 years.
Sales growth has been slow: 3.3% a year over the last 5 years.
Profit growth has been weak: -30.2% a year over the last 3 years.

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About Precot Limited

Employees: 1,250
Head office: Coimbatore

Consumer CyclicalTextile Manufacturing

S.No.	Company	CMP ₹	P/E	Mar Cap ₹ Cr	Div Yld %	NP Qtr ₹ Cr	Qtr Profit Var %	Sales Qtr ₹ Cr	Qtr Sales Var %	ROCE %	ROE %	P/B	OPM %	Debt / Eq	Prom. Hold. %	Sales ₹ Cr	Sales Var 3Yrs %
1.	Precot	624.30	14.5	749	0.66	27	135.42	246	19.07	12.7	7.7	1.56	11.1	0.72	0.00	852	3.3
2.	K.P.R. Mill	1,100.30	41.2	37,688	0.46	259	21.55	1,936	9.58	20.0	16.2	6.60	17.0	0.10	67.54	6,650	2.3
3.	Welspun Living	219.30	75.6	20,646	0.05	161	83.59	2,795	23.66	5.8	4.2	4.28	4.6	0.47	68.98	8,436	5.7
4.	Vardhman Textiles	531.90	17.9	15,397	0.93	310	30.56	2,703	7.75	8.6	7.3	1.44	9.3	0.18	65.51	9,689	-0.8
5.	Arvind	525.70	33.3	13,781	0.87	53	0.39	2,501	24.65	15.4	10.6	3.41	8.9	0.41	40.52	8,960	3.4
6.	Trident	22.27	28.6	11,348	2.26	158	12.95	1,787	4.68	10.7	8.0	2.38	9.0	0.38	75.53	6,305	1.8
7.	Indo Count Industries	441.00	57.9	8,734	0.34	63	67.28	1,207	25.89	9.5	5.5	3.71	6.2	0.57	61.56	4,141	11.7
8.	The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company	98.66	101.7	2,038	0.41	7	-48.73	411	8.72	1.6	1.2	0.89	-5.3	0.00	56.00	1,460	-18.3
9.	Pasupati Acrylon	79.08	7.4	705	0.00	27	1,465.14	238	10.28	19.0	17.5	1.62	9.9	0.25	66.98	1,010	6.9
10.	Le Merite Exports	20.60	89.6	258	0.00	-5	—	90	—	14.9	9.4	1.89	2.5	0.68	—	357	-1.7
	Median: 17 Co.	330.15	30.9	705	0.05	58	30.56	1,497	10.28	11.7	7.7	1.89	7.1	0.40	65.51	5,223	2.1

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated figures in ₹ crore /

₹ Cr	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
	235	254	250	228	206	214	208	450	246
YOY Sales Growth %					-12.15%	-15.79%	-16.64%	97.75%	19.07%
	210	226	224	200	178	188	186	407	196
Material Cost %	58%	56%	55%	55%	49%	51%	53%	57%	47%
Employee Cost %	11%	10%	11%	9%	11%	11%	11%	11%	11%
Other Expenses %	21%	23%	24%	24%	25%	27%	26%	23%	23%
Operating Profit	25	28	26	28	29	25	22	44	50
OPM %	11%	11%	10%	12%	14%	12%	11%	10%	20%
Other Income	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	17	1
Interest	10	9	9	4	8	10	8	19	8
Depreciation	5	5	5	5	7	7	8	15	8
Profit before tax	12	14	13	20	15	9	8	26	35
	24%	27%	28%	20%	24%	19%	28%	34%	25%
Current tax	1	2	2	-3	3	1	2	10	9
Deferred tax	2	2	2	7	0	1	0	-1	0
	9	11	9	4	11	7	6	18	27
YOY Profit Growth %					20.17%	-33.11%	-37.43%	368.09%	135.42%
EPS in Rs	7.84	8.75	7.69	3.12	9.42	5.86	4.81	15.27	29.87
Raw filing

₹ Cr	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
	235	254	250	228	206	214	208	450	246
YOY Sales Growth %					-12.15%	-15.79%	-16.64%	97.75%	19.07%
	210	226	224	200	178	188	186	407	196
Material Cost %	58%	56%	55%	55%	49%	51%	53%	57%	47%
Employee Cost %	11%	10%	11%	9%	11%	11%	11%	11%	11%
Other Expenses %	21%	23%	24%	24%	25%	27%	26%	23%	23%
Operating Profit	25	28	26	28	29	25	22	44	50
OPM %	11%	11%	10%	12%	14%	12%	11%	10%	20%
Other Income	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	17	1
Interest	10	9	9	4	8	10	8	19	8
Depreciation	5	5	5	5	7	7	8	15	8
Profit before tax	12	14	13	20	15	9	8	26	35
	24%	27%	28%	20%	24%	19%	28%	34%	25%
Current tax	1	2	2	-3	3	1	2	10	9
Deferred tax	2	2	2	7	0	1	0	-1	0
	9	11	9	4	11	7	6	18	27
YOY Profit Growth %					20.17%	-33.11%	-37.43%	368.09%	135.42%
EPS in Rs	7.84	8.75	7.69	3.12	9.42	5.86	4.81	14.60	22.17
Raw filing

Source: the company's results filed with NSE, as reported. Tap a row marked + for its breakdown. Latest quarter on the right.

Profit & Loss

Consolidated figures in ₹ crore /

₹ Cr	Mar 2017	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2025	Mar 2026	TTM
	709	726	665	993	954	868	852	1,118
YOY Sales Growth %		2.39%	-8.40%	49.33%	-3.97%	-8.98%	-1.85%
	688	678	572	805	926	757	773	977
Material Cost %	63%	59%	54%	49%	65%	55%	55%	53%
Employee Cost %	10%	10%	11%	9%	9%	10%	11%	11%
Other Expenses %	24%	24%	21%	22%	23%	23%	25%	24%
Operating Profit	21	48	93	189	28	111	79	141
OPM %	3%	7%	14%	19%	3%	13%	9%	13%
	5	4	6	6	7	4	37	20
Exceptional items	42
Interest	41	32	33	29	36	29	37	45
Depreciation	33	33	33	33	33	19	29	38
Profit before tax	-6	-13	33	134	-35	68	50	78
				21%		24%	28%	27%
Current tax		4		23		2	14
Deferred tax				6	-9	14	0
	-6	-17	33	105	-26	33	36	57
YOY Profit Growth %				219.94%	-124.68%		9.00%
EPS in Rs	-4.81	-13.78	27.46	87.85	-21.69	27.40	29.87	55.81
Dividend Payout %						5%	10%

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:: 3%
3 Years:: -5%
TTM:: 19%

Compounded Profit Growth

3 Years:: -30%
TTM:: 64%

Stock Price CAGR

5 Years:: 20%
3 Years:: 41%
1 Year:: 50%

Return on Equity

4 Years:: 3%
Last Year:: 8%

₹ Cr	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2025	Mar 2026	TTM
	709	709	790	726	665	993	954	868	852	1,118
YOY Sales Growth %			11.42%	-8.10%	-8.40%	49.33%	-3.97%	-8.98%	-1.85%
	688	688	733	678	572	805	926	757	773	977
Material Cost %	63%	63%	60%	59%	54%	49%	65%	55%	55%	53%
Employee Cost %	10%	10%	10%	10%	11%	9%	9%	10%	11%	11%
Other Expenses %	24%	24%	23%	24%	21%	22%	23%	23%	25%	24%
Operating Profit	21	21	57	48	93	189	28	111	79	141
OPM %	3%	3%	7%	7%	14%	19%	3%	13%	9%	13%
	5	5	6	4	6	6	7	4	37	20
Exceptional items	42	42
Interest	41	41	41	32	33	29	36	29	37	45
Depreciation	33	33	31	33	33	33	33	19	29	38
Profit before tax	-6	-6	-8	-13	33	134	-35	68	50	78
						21%		24%	28%	27%
Current tax				4		23		2	14
Deferred tax						6	-9	14	0
	-6	-6	-8	-17	33	105	-26	33	36	57
YOY Profit Growth %						219.94%	-124.68%		9.00%
EPS in Rs	-4.81	-4.81	-6.89	-13.78	27.46	87.85	-21.69	27.40	29.87	47.44
Dividend Payout %								5%	10%

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:: 3%
3 Years:: -5%
TTM:: 19%

Compounded Profit Growth

3 Years:: -30%
TTM:: 64%

Stock Price CAGR

5 Years:: 20%
3 Years:: 41%
1 Year:: 50%

Return on Equity

4 Years:: 3%
Last Year:: 8%

Financial years ending March; TTM = the last four quarters. Source: the company's results filed with NSE, as reported. Tap a row marked + for its breakdown. Dividend payout = dividends paid in the year ÷ net profit.

Balance Sheet

Consolidated figures in ₹ crore, as at 31 March

₹ Cr	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
Equity Capital	12	12	12	12
Reserves	394	406	436	469
	379	373	329	347
Long term borrowings	145	144	103	130
Short term borrowings	233	225	223	214
	122	163	161	104
Trade payables	63	103	98	53
Minority interest	0	0	0	0
Current liabilities	333	373	370	308
Total Liabilities	907	954	939	932
	469	510	493	531
Gross block	692	755	754	814
Accumulated depreciation	223	245	261	283
Goodwill & intangibles	0	0	2	1
CWIP	22	62	16	18
	415	382	429	382
Inventories	242	232	211	162
Trade receivables	119	131	113	135
Cash & equivalents	1	1	1	1
Current assets	409	422	388	350
Total Assets	907	954	939	932

Source: Yahoo Finance (compiled from the annual reports). Tap a row marked + for its breakdown.

Cash Flows

Consolidated figures in ₹ crore, financial years ending March

₹ Cr	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
	49	121	116	90
Profit for the year	-26	17	33	36
Working capital changes	23	50	20	-18
Direct taxes paid	-6	4	-1	-7
	-30	-69	-37	-64
Fixed assets purchased	-32	-75	-45	-70
Fixed assets sold	4	15	1	4
Investments purchased	-3	-21	-35	-2
Investments sold		9	39	2
	-23	-50	-81	-27
Interest paid	-34	-39	-34	-37
Dividends paid	-7	-0	-2	-4
Net Cash Flow	-4	1	-2	-1
Free Cash Flow	17	47	71	20

Free cash flow = cash from operations − capital expenditure. Source: Yahoo Finance.

Ratios

Ratio	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Mar 2026
ROE	—	-6.4%	4.1%	7.6%	7.7%
ROCE	—	-0.1%	9.6%	16.7%	12.7%
Operating margin	—	0.2%	6.6%	11.5%	11.1%
Net margin	—	-2.8%	2.1%	4.0%	4.2%
Debt / equity	—	0.93	0.89	0.73	0.72
Current ratio	—	1.23	1.13	1.05	1.14
Debtor days	—	47	60	50	58
Inventory days	—	133	151	148	116
Days payable	—	35	67	69	38
Cash conversion cycle	—	145	144	129	136
Working capital days	—	30	22	8	18

Computed from the reported statements: ROE on average equity; ROCE = EBIT / (total assets − current liabilities). Debtor days = receivables ÷ sales × 365; inventory and payable days use cost of goods sold; cash conversion cycle = debtor + inventory − payable days; working capital days = (current assets − current liabilities) ÷ sales × 365.

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages · as filed with NSE each quarter

Promoters 61.51%
Public 38.49%

%	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026	Sep 2026
Promoters	61.51%	61.51%	61.51%	61.51%	61.51%	61.51%	61.51%	61.51%	61.51%	61.51%	61.51%	61.51%
		0.27%	0.23%	0.23%	0.23%	0.23%	0.03%
Foreign portfolio investors (Cat. I)		0.27%	0.23%	0.23%	0.23%	0.23%	0.03%
			0.09%	0.18%	0.78%
Alternative investment funds			0.09%	0.17%	0.78%
	38.49%	38.23%	38.17%	38.09%	37.48%	38.26%	38.46%	38.49%	38.49%	38.49%	38.49%	38.49%
Retail (up to ₹2 lakh)	19.24%	18.24%	18.68%	18.87%	18.58%	18.23%	17.41%	17.35%	17.24%	16.63%	16.00%	15.42%
HNIs (above ₹2 lakh)	12.23%	12.67%	12.11%	11.84%	11.62%	11.91%	12.12%	12.00%	12.25%	12.87%	12.98%	13.31%
NRIs	0.31%	0.43%	0.41%	0.35%	0.37%	0.43%	0.40%	0.46%	0.34%	0.27%	0.29%	0.33%
Bodies corporate	3.48%	3.73%	3.96%	3.97%	3.94%	4.81%	4.83%	4.93%	4.95%	5.01%	5.04%	5.10%
IEPF	1.63%	1.63%	1.63%	1.63%	1.63%	1.63%	1.63%	1.62%	1.62%	1.61%	1.55%	1.54%
No. of Shareholders	6,400	5,721	5,751	5,771	6,328	6,201	6,216	6,113	6,028	5,849	5,998	5,853

Source: shareholding patterns filed by the company with NSE. Public = non-institutional holders. Tap a row marked + for its breakdown.

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Key dates

Ex-dividend date: 13 Aug 2026
Latest quarter: 30 Jun 2026
Financial year end: 31 Mar 2026

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What is the P/E ratio of Precot Limited?

About 14.5 times its earnings over the last 12 months.

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Compounded Profit Growth

Stock Price CAGR

Return on Equity

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