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Lactose (India) Ltd

LACTOSE Share Price

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LACTOSE Performance & Key Metrics

LACTOSE Performance & Key Metrics

No LabelNo LabelPB RatioPB RatioDividend YieldDiv. Yield
24.692.71
Sector PESector PESector PBSector PBSector Div YldSctr Div Yld
35.656.550.85%

LACTOSE Analyst Ratings & Forecast

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LACTOSE Company Profile

Lactose India Limited is a pharmaceutical company engaged in the business of manufacturing pharmaceutical products. The Company is principally engaged in manufacturing of lactose monohydrate

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PE Ratio
36.18
36.18
1Y Return
9.57%
9.57%
Buy Reco %
89.19
89.19
PE Ratio
22.95
22.95
1Y Return
4.86%
4.86%
Buy Reco %
71.05
71.05
PE Ratio
19.32
19.32
1Y Return
11.32%
11.32%
Buy Reco %
82.05
82.05
PE Ratio
57.15
57.15
1Y Return
9.65%
9.65%
Buy Reco %
67.74
67.74
PE Ratio
48.88
48.88
1Y Return
5.06%
5.06%
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LACTOSE Sentiment Analysis

LACTOSE Sentiment Analysis

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LACTOSE Stock Summary · January 2025

Company is navigating a complex landscape characterized by declining market share in deposits, challenges in meeting Priority Sector Lending (PSL) obligations, and fluctuations in current account flows. Despite these hurdles, the bank is focusing on enhancing customer engagement and service delivery to drive deposit growth, with recent monthly inflows showing a positive trend. The management emphasizes a strategic approach to maintaining profitability over aggressive expansion, particularly in light of competitive pressures and a tight liquidity environment. Efforts to improve operational efficiencies through digitization and a commitment to stable cost management are underway, alongside a proactive strategy to reduce borrowings and strengthen the balance sheet. Overall, while facing short-term challenges, the bank remains optimistic about future performance and is committed to achieving sustainable growth through strategic investments and improved customer outreach.

LACTOSE Stock Growth Drivers
LACTOSE Stock Growth Drivers
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  • Focus on Sustainable Growth

    Company is prioritizing profitable growth over mere expansion, emphasizing a strategy that encourages ground-level teams

  • Stable Financial Metrics

    The company has maintained a return on assets (ROA) of 1.9% post-merger, showcasing stability in

LACTOSE Stock Challenges
LACTOSE Stock Challenges
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  • Deposit Growth Shortfalls

    The company has experienced deposit growth that has not met expectations, attributed to seasonal trends

  • Loan Growth Concerns

    There is uncertainty regarding the company's loan deposit ratio (LDR) and its implications for loan

LACTOSE Forecast

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LACTOSE Forecasts

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LACTOSE Income Statement

LACTOSE Income Statement

Industry refers to the sub-sector this company belongs to.
Higher than Industry Revenue Growth
A higher-than-industry revenue growth represents increased potential for the company to increase their market share

Over the last 5 years, revenue has grown at a yearly rate of 22.89%, vs industry avg of 9.02%

Increasing Market Share
Market share is the percentage of an industry's total sales going to a particular company. It gives a general idea of the size of a company v/s its competitors

Over the last 5 years, market share increased from 0.01% to 0.03%

Higher than Industry Net Income
Net income is equal to net earnings (profit) less expenses. This number is an important measure of how profitable the company is

Over the last 5 years, net income has grown at a yearly rate of 56.6%, vs industry avg of 15.29%

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Financial YearFY 2017FY 2018FY 2019FY 2020FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025TTM
Total Revenue36.5231.7641.0340.3535.2746.5266.52115.01117.85117.85
Raw Materialssubtract6.245.737.707.044.657.1835.5048.8699.4499.43
Power & Fuel Costsubtract5.425.326.246.305.846.897.099.69
Employee Costsubtract8.479.0711.1711.8810.6312.256.578.72
Selling & Administrative Expensessubtract2.672.812.902.502.802.894.288.65
Operating & Other expensessubtract1.472.562.993.064.824.470.9918.97
Depreciation/Amortizationsubtract3.413.593.603.914.364.564.695.225.395.38
Interest & Other Itemssubtract4.465.465.355.565.455.125.955.246.106.11
Taxes & Other Itemssubtract1.58-1.440.360.03-0.790.720.262.881.761.76
EPS3.02-1.360.710.07-2.302.030.955.394.104.11
DPS0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Payout ratio0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00

LACTOSE Company Updates

Annual Report and Investor Presentation updates mentioned here are as reported by the company to the exchange
FY 2024FY 2024

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FY 2023FY 2023

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FY 2022FY 2022

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FY 2021FY 2021

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FY 2020FY 2020

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LACTOSE Stock Peers

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What are peers and why compare against them?

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LACTOSE Past Performance & Peer Comparison

LACTOSE Past Performance & Peer Comparison

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StockPE RatioPE RatioPB RatioPB RatioDiv. YieldDividend Yield
Lactose (India) Ltd24.742.71
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd36.185.890.97%
Cipla Ltd22.954.511.07%
Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd19.323.870.61%

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LACTOSE Holdings

LACTOSE Shareholdings

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What are shareholdings?

Apart from retail investors, a company’s shares are held by promoters, foreign & domestic institutions (large investors) and mutual funds. Promoters are the ship captains and control the company’s direction. Along with institutional and mutual fund holdings, a change in their holdings can indicate performance outlook for the stock

LACTOSE Promoter Holdings Trend

LACTOSE Promoter Holdings Trend

Total Promoter Holding
Increasing promoter holding is considered good and reflects management’s positive view about the future outlook

In last 6 months, promoter holding in the company has almost stayed constant

High Pledged Promoter Holding
Lower pledged promoter holdings is considered better

A significant proportion of promoter holdings is pledged

LACTOSE Institutional Holdings Trend

LACTOSE Institutional Holdings Trend

Total Retail Holding
Increasing retail holding can be considered bad as it can reflect that institutions and promoters are selling their stake which is being absorbed by retail investors.

In last 3 months, retail holding in the company has almost stayed constant

Foreign Institutional Holding
Foreign Institutional Holding is quantum of stock held by foreign large-quantities-trading entities. Increasing value indicates growing support and comfort for the stock

In last 3 months, foreign institutional holding of the company has almost stayed constant

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LACTOSE Shareholding Pattern

LACTOSE Shareholding Pattern

Retail and OthersForeign InstitutionsOther Domestic InstitutionsMutual FundsTotal Promoter Holding53.65%0.00%0.62%0.00%45.74%

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LACTOSE Shareholding History

LACTOSE Shareholding History

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LACTOSE Insider Trades & Bulk Stock Deals

LACTOSE Insider Trades & Bulk Stock Deals

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LACTOSE Events

LACTOSE Events

LACTOSE Dividend Trend

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LACTOSE has not given any dividends in last 5 years

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What are dividends?

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LACTOSE Dividend Trend

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Dividends are the portion of earnings that a company distributes to all its shareholders every year

LACTOSE has not given any dividends in last 5 years

LACTOSE Dividends

LACTOSE Dividends

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LACTOSE Stock News & Opinions

LACTOSE Stock News & Opinions

Earnings
Lactose (India) standalone net profit declines 73.33% in the March 2025 quarter

Net profit of Lactose (India) declined 73.33% to Rs 0.64 crore in the quarter ended March 2025 as against Rs 2.40 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2024. Sales declined 5.54% to Rs 27.77 crore in the quarter ended March 2025 as against Rs 29.40 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2024. For the full year,net profit declined 24.01% to Rs 5.16 crore in the year ended March 2025 as against Rs 6.79 crore during the previous year ended March 2024. Sales rose 2.20% to Rs 116.40 crore in the year ended March 2025 as against Rs 113.89 crore during the previous year ended March 2024. ParticularsQuarter EndedYear EndedMar. 2025Mar. 2024% Var.Mar. 2025Mar. 2024% Var. Sales27.7729.40 -6 116.40113.89 2 OPM %12.2420.82 -14.5716.70 - PBDT1.935.26 -63 12.3114.89 -17 PBT0.543.63 -85 6.929.67 -28 NP0.642.40 -73 5.166.79 -24 Powered by Capital Market - Live

2 weeks agoCapital Market - Live
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Lactose (India) to conduct board meeting

Lactose (India) will hold a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on 30 May 2025.Powered by Capital Market - Live

4 weeks agoCapital Market - Live
Earnings
Lactose (India) standalone net profit declines 91.63% in the December 2024 quarter

Net profit of Lactose (India) declined 91.63% to Rs 0.22 crore in the quarter ended December 2024 as against Rs 2.63 crore during the previous quarter ended December 2023. Sales declined 11.90% to Rs 28.72 crore in the quarter ended December 2024 as against Rs 32.60 crore during the previous quarter ended December 2023. ParticularsQuarter EndedDec. 2024Dec. 2023% Var. Sales28.7232.60 -12 OPM %10.3417.58 - PBDT1.894.80 -61 PBT0.543.60 -85 NP0.222.63 -92 Powered by Capital Market - Live

4 months agoCapital Market - Live
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Lactose (India) schedules board meeting

Lactose (India) will hold a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on 12 February 2025.Powered by Capital Market - Live

4 months agoCapital Market - Live
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Lactose (India) to convene EGM

Lactose (India) announced that an Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the Company will be held on 15 November 2024 .Powered by Capital Market - Live

7 months agoCapital Market - Live
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Lactose (India) to conduct board meeting

Lactose (India) will hold a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on 21 October 2024.Powered by Capital Market - Live

8 months agoCapital Market - Live
Earnings
Lactose (India) standalone net profit rises 150.62% in the September 2024 quarter

Net profit of Lactose (India) rose 150.62% to Rs 2.03 crore in the quarter ended September 2024 as against Rs 0.81 crore during the previous quarter ended September 2023. Sales rose 24.64% to Rs 30.45 crore in the quarter ended September 2024 as against Rs 24.43 crore during the previous quarter ended September 2023. ParticularsQuarter EndedSep. 2024Sep. 2023% Var. Sales30.4524.43 25 OPM %16.4513.88 - PBDT3.942.34 68 PBT2.611.14 129 NP2.030.81 151 Powered by Capital Market - Live

8 months agoCapital Market - Live
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Lactose (India) to declare Quarterly Result

Lactose (India) will hold a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on 15 October 2024.Powered by Capital Market - Live

8 months agoCapital Market - Live
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Lactose (India) to hold AGM

Lactose (India) announced that the 33th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company will be held on 30 September 2024.Powered by Capital Market - Live

9 months agoCapital Market - Live
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Lactose (India) to conduct board meeting

Lactose (India) will hold a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on 12 August 2024.Powered by Capital Market - Live

10 months agoCapital Market - Live

LACTOSE Stock FAQs

LACTOSE Stock FAQs

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  2. What is the Share Price of Lactose (India) Ltd?

    The stock prices are volatile and keep changing through the day depending upon various factors and market conditions. The Share price of LACTOSE as on 15th May 2025 is ₹102.30

  3. What is the return on Lactose (India) Ltd share?

    The past returns of Lactose (India) Ltd (LACTOSE) share are
    • Past 1 week: N/A
    • Past 1 month: N/A
    • Past 3 months: -4.50
    • Past 6 months: -56.88
    • Past 1 year: -47.71
    • Past 3 years: 43.56
    • Past 5 years: 441.09

  4. What is the Dividend yield % on Lactose (India) Ltd share?

    The current dividend yield of Lactose (India) Ltd (LACTOSE) is N/A

  5. What is the Market Cap of Lactose (India) Ltd?

    Market capitalization, short for market cap, is the market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares. The market cap of Lactose (India) Ltd (LACTOSE) is ₹127.65Cr as of 15th May 2025

  6. What is the 52 Week High and Low of Lactose (India) Ltd?

    The 52-week high and low of Lactose (India) Ltd (LACTOSE) is ₹247.40 and ₹84.27.

  7. What is the PE and PB ratio of Lactose (India) Ltd?

    The P/E (price-to-earnings) and P/B (price-to-book) ratios of Lactose (India) Ltd are 24.74 and 2.71 respectively.

  8. Which sector does Lactose (India) Ltd belong to?

    Lactose (India) Ltd (LACTOSE) belongs to the Health Care sector & Pharmaceuticals sub-sector.

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    The stock prices are volatile and keep changing through the day depending upon various factors and market conditions. The Share price of LACTOSE as on 15th May 2025 is ₹102.30