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Employees: 7,231
Size Mrs. Bector's Food Specialities (BECTORFOOD.NS) is an India Consumer Staples company (Food: Specialty/Candy) with a market value of $681M, the 728th largest of 1,058 India companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₹210.05 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 3.0%, against -12.9% for the median peer and 0.0% for the India market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 12.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.3%); the operating margin is 8.5% (peer median 7.6%).
Valuation It trades at 36.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.2× (most expensive of 17).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 38% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +19%, so the hurdle is +20 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.4 points below its cost of capital (14.5% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 11 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹22.0B | ₹20.1B | ₹18.3B | ₹16.0B | ₹13.4B |
| Revenue growth | — | +10% | +14% | +19% | — |
| Gross profit | ₹6.08B | ₹4.02B | ₹3.93B | ₹3.67B | ₹2.90B |
| EBITDA | ₹2.85B | ₹2.32B | ₹2.13B | ₹2.23B | ₹1.57B |
| Net income | ₹1.58B | ₹1.41B | ₹1.43B | ₹1.40B | ₹901M |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ₹116M | -₹919M | -₹642M | ₹467M |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ₹2.14B | ₹2.59B | ₹2.15B | ₹1.09B |
| Total debt | ₹1.95B | ₹1.91B | ₹1.84B | ₹2.45B | ₹1.27B |
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| Measure | BECTORFOOD.NS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -0.5% | -2.0% | 11th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +3.0% | -12.9% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -25.0% | -32.1% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +12.0% | +5.3% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 7.6% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 36.0× | 18.2× | most expensive of 17 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 38.4% | 6.9% | most demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +18.5% | +6.5% | 2nd highest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +19.9 pp | -5.3 pp | 2nd most demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -3.4 pp | +2.7 pp | 5th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 22.3× | 13.9× | most expensive of 10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.2× | 0.1× | 6th least indebted of 11 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Bector's Food Specialities BECTORFOOD.NS | India | $681M | +3% | +12% | 8% | 36.0× | 38.4% | +18.5% |
| Guilin Layn Natural Ingredients 002166.SZ | China | $691M | -29% | +7% | 10% | 24.8× | 8.4% | +21.1% |
| Shanghai Laiyifen 603777.SS | China | $693M | -15% | +5% | -6% | n/a | 27.2% | -0.9% |
| Hindustan Foods HNDFDS.NS | India | $704M | 0% | +18% | 6% | 32.4× | n/a | n/a |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son JBSS | United States | $643M | -29% | +3% | 7% | 11.4× | -8.2% | +6.5% |
| Gujarat Ambuja Exports GAEL.NS | India | $729M | -8% | +16% | 10% | 11.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Gift 9279.T | Japan | $635M | +31% | +24% | 11% | 31.2× | n/a | n/a |
| YouYou Foods 603697.SS | China | $627M | -7% | +30% | 11% | 18.7× | 2.5% | +7.8% |
| Jiahe Foods Industry 605300.SS | China | $623M | -17% | -7% | 1% | 25.0× | 18.9% | +3.7% |
| Zhongyin Babi Food 605338.SS | China | $753M | -10% | +2% | 17% | 17.3× | -4.5% | +13.8% |
| Ligao Foods 300973.SZ | China | $604M | -19% | +5% | 7% | 17.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Lotte Wellfood 280360.KS | South Korea | $796M | +2% | +7% | 4% | 8.8× | 0.4% | +15.2% |
| Zhongjing Food 300908.SZ | China | $579M | -31% | +6% | 19% | 19.7× | 6.9% | +8.3% |
| Yan Tai Shuang Ta Food 002481.SZ | China | $803M | -4% | +5% | 2% | n/a | 17.7% | +1.2% |
| Takasago International 4914.T | Japan | $809M | +9% | +1% | 3% | 13.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Jinzai Food 003000.SZ | China | $810M | -17% | +14% | 8% | 17.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Apple Flavor & Fragrance 603020.SS | China | $570M | -7% | +3% | 4% | n/a | 16.4% | -1.5% |
| Orkla India ORKLAINDIA.NS | India | $826M | -12% | +6% | 14% | 22.8× | 13.4% | +5.3% |
| Haoxiangni Health Food 002582.SZ | China | $558M | -21% | -17% | -11% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nissin Foods 1475.HK | Hong Kong | $834M | -14% | +1% | 13% | 19.0× | -13.0% | +2.6% |
| Ganyuan Foods 002991.SZ | China | $552M | -22% | 0% | 10% | 17.1× | 4.8% | +12.4% |