BSE: 507970
PARAMOUNT COSMETICS (INDIA) LT
Manufactures and sells personal care and cosmetic products to Indian consumers through a single Domestic Sales channel, which represented the entirety of reported segment revenue. FY26 total income was Rs 21.39 crore, with an EBITDA margin of 12.28% and net profit of Rs 0.05 crore. Operating costs break down as 10.4% employee costs, 11.2% other operating expenses and 2.2% depreciation as a share of revenue; the materials share is not separately quantified in the pack. The company has manufacturing and storage assets at Hosur, Tamil Nadu, and a property at Pardi, Gujarat. In February 2026 shareholders approved selling the Hosur land, building and plant & machinery to a related party, and selling the Gujarat property as part of business restructuring. Q4 FY26 revenue dropped sharply compared with a year earlier, and the company wrote off Rs 415.82 lakhs of inventory in FY26 due to spoilage, expiry and physical damage. Bank borrowings stand at Rs 8.53 crore with IDBI Bank, rated CARE B; Stable (long-term) and CARE A4 (short-term). AR · MarketPing reader · 2026-08-02
Revenue streams, as the annual report describes them. Domestic Sales (100%). Small, single-segment domestic personal care and cosmetics manufacturer with significant inventory shrink
Exhibit 1: Financial summary, FY22–FY26 (all audited; no estimate years)
| ₹ crore · standalone | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 20 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
| EBITDA (ex other income) | (1) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| margin % | (4.6) | 9.9 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 7.1 |
| Owners' profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS, as reported (₹) | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.11 |
| ROE % · ROCE % | 1.0 · 9.5 | 1.0 · 7.2 | 0.1 · 6.6 | 0.1 · 6.8 | 0.3 · 8.7 |
| Debt / equity (x) | 0.66 | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.12 |
| Cash from operations | 1 | 4 | (0) | 1 | 11 |
| Capex | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) |
Exhibit 2: Quarterly performance, last 8 quarters
| ₹ crore | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Profit before tax | 0 | 0 | 0 | (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | (0) | (0) | 0 | 0 | (0) |
| EPS (₹) | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.50 | 0.95 | 0.28 | 0.40 |
Exhibit 3: Peers — basic industry group, by market cap
| Company | M.cap ₹ cr | P/E | P/B | EV/EBITDA | ROE % | ROCE % | Rev CAGR 5y % | EBITDA m. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS | 88,507 | 46.2 | 6.99 | 28.7 | 14.7 | 19.0 | 6.6 | 19.8 |
| DABUR INDIA LTD | 66,844 | 33.9 | 5.66 | 22.3 | 15.8 | 19.8 | 6.6 | 24.3 |
| CUPID LIMITED | 47,971 | 131.2 | 106.41 | 318.2 | 24.0 | 30.3 | — | 40.3 |
| COLGATE PALMOLIVE LTD. | 47,211 | 35.0 | 29.80 | — | 83.7 | 107.1 | — | 31.3 |
| GILLETTE INDIA LTD | 23,758 | 35.6 | 25.10 | — | 69.1 | 83.4 | — | 29.8 |
| P&G HYGIENE & HEALTH CARE | 22,047 | 27.9 | 29.26 | — | 113.7 | 134.4 | — | 20.1 |
| EMAMI LIMITED | 16,020 | 21.4 | 5.48 | 15.4 | 26.5 | 28.4 | 5.6 | 23.5 |
| HONASA CONSUMER LIMITED | 15,249 | 52.6 | 10.80 | 48.0 | 14.2 | 16.9 | — | 17.6 |
Exhibit 4: Where the company sits in its group
| Metric | Company | Group median | Rank | Better than |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 17.6 | 35.6 | 1 of 15 | 100% |
| P/B | 0.9 | 8.1 | 2 of 13 | 92% |
| ROCE | 1.3 | 19.4 | 13 of 16 | 20% |
| ROE | 0.3 | 15.8 | 11 of 13 | 17% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12 of 13 | 8% |
| EBITDA margin | 26.8 | 23.5 | 5 of 13 | 67% |
| Revenue growth | (53.3) | 13.4 | 13 of 14 | 8% |
| Profit growth | (167.8) | 9.4 | 13 of 13 | 0% |
| Market cap | 18 | 10825 | 16 of 16 | 0% |
Exhibit 5: Filings of the last 90 days, with the measured price reaction
| Date · filing | Category | Importance | 1-day % | 5-day % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2026 · Board to consider fund raising via QIP, rights issue, and other modes | fund raising | medium | — | — |
| 6 Oct 2026 · Notice of 1st EGM for FY 2026-27 published in newspapers | compliance | minimal | — | — |
| 6 Oct 2026 · Newspaper notice of 1st EGM for FY 2026-27; e-voting from Oct 26 to 28 | compliance | minimal | — | — |
| 6 Oct 2026 · RTA submits quarterly demat compliance certificate to BSE | compliance | minimal | — | — |
| 5 Oct 2026 · Paramount Cosmetics EGM on October 29 to hike authorized share capital | board shareholder meetings | low | — | — |
| 2 Oct 2026 · AGM 2026 Voting Results: All 3 Resolutions Passed | board shareholder meetings | low | — | — |
| 2 Oct 2026 · 41st AGM voting results: all 3 resolutions passed with 99.99% majority | board shareholder meetings | low | — | — |
| 30 Sept 2026 · Paramount Cosmetics 41st AGM concludes; RPT with Paramount Kum Kum approved | board shareholder meetings | low | — | — |
| 29 Sept 2026 · Board approves hike in authorized share capital to Rs 39 crore | corporate actions | high | — | — |
| 29 Sept 2026 · Board approves increase in Authorised Share Capital to Rs. 39 crore | corporate actions | medium | — | — |
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