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Sundrop Brands Q4 profit hit by exceptional expenses

May 7, 2026 3 mins read Firehose Gupta

Sundrop Brands Limited (Formerly known as Agro Tech Foods Limited) — Reporting period: Quarter ended 31-03-2026 and year ended 31-03-2026 (as per published results dated 07th May 2026)

Optional commentary: Financial tables are presented in ₹ Crores.

Particulars Standalone Quarter ended Standalone Year ended Consolidated Quarter ended Consolidated Year ended
31-03-2026 Refer Note 11 31-12-2025 Unaudited 31-03-2025 Refer Note 11 31-03-2026 Audited
A Revenue from operations
Sale of products (Refer Note 9) 220.01 232.25 198.58 880.88
Other operating revenue 0.29 0.34 0.44 1.29
Total revenue from operations 220.30 232.59 199.02 882.17
Other income 2.13 0.19 0.84 3.26
Total income 222.43 232.78 199.86 885.43
B Expenses
Cost of materials consumed 132.39 139.43 128.55 544.38
Purchase of stock-in-trade 4.42 3.05 0.34 8.34
Changes in inventories of finished goods and stock-in-trade 2.64 0.67 (0.03) (5.25)
Employee benefits expense (Refer Note 7 and 8) 23.91 21.23 15.02 81.62
Finance costs 0.19 0.49 0.15 0.99
Depreciation and amortisation expense 3.63 3.67 6.08 14.67
Advertisement and sales promotion expense 5.68 9.96 16.13 39.23
Other expenses 38.26 46.28 41.24 173.87
Total expenses 211.12 224.78 207.48 857.85
C Profit / (Loss) before exceptional items and tax (A-B) 11.31 8.00 (7.62) 27.58
D Exceptional items-Expenses (Refer Note 5) 142.97
E Profit / (Loss) before tax (C-D) 11.31 8.00 (150.59) 27.58
F Tax expense
Current tax (0.11) (0.03)
Deferred tax 2.66 2.02 (36.59) 6.70
Total tax expense / (credit) 2.55 2.02 (36.62) 6.70
G Profit/ (Loss) after tax (E-F) 8.76 5.98 (113.97) 20.88
H Other comprehensive income
(i) Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to the statement of profit and loss:
– Remeasurement of the net defined benefit obligation 0.13 (0.30) 0.13
– Income-tax relating to those items (0.03) 0.08 (0.03)
(ii) Items that will be reclassified subsequently to the statement of profit and loss:
– Exchange differences in translating the financial statements of foreign subsidiaries
Sr. No. Particulars Standalone (Audited) Standalone (Audited) Consolidated (Audited) Consolidated (Audited)
As at 31-03-2026 As at 31-03-2025 As at 31-03-2026 As at 31-03-2025
A ASSETS
1. Non-current assets
(a) Property, plant and equipment 176.21 182.48 369.12 378.05
(b) Capital work-in-progress 1.63 1.13 2.10 1.55
(c) Right-of-use asset 7.30 8.58 22.63 23.65
(d) Goodwill 581.84 581.99
(e) Intangible assets 13.14 13.75 311.93 315.01
(f) Financial assets
(i) Investments 1,084.29 1,078.80 0.12 0.11
(ii) Other financial assets 4.40 4.25 7.73 4.99
(g) Deferred tax assets (net) 11.32 18.05 62.92 70.22
(h) Other tax-assets (net) 11.91 11.45 14.43 12.96
(i) Other non-current assets 11.94 3.50 13.37 4.67
Total non-current assets 1,322.14 1,321.99 1,386.19 1,393.20
2. Current assets
(a) Inventories 110.45 109.67 190.77 194.62
(b) Financial assets
(i) Investments 17.92
(ii) Trade receivables 68.99 63.73 106.28 97.98
(iii) Cash and cash equivalents 24.59 22.01 31.36 47.07
(iv) Bank balances other than (iii) above 1.26 1.25 8.68 1.25
(v) Other financial assets 2.59 0.87 1.89 2.10
(c) Other current assets 68.21 34.38 88.40 50.98
Total current assets 276.09 231.91 445.30 394.00
Total Assets 1,598.23 1,553.90 1,831.49 1,787.20
B EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
1. Equity
(a) Equity share capital 37.70 37.70 37.70 37.70
(b) Other equity 1,439.95 1,399.72 1,440.78 1,400.68
Total equity attributable to the owners of the Company 1,477.65 1,437.42 1,478.48 1,438.38
2. Liabilities
Non-current liabilities
(a) Financial liabilities
(i) Lease liabilities 2.33 4.20 9.28 11.17
(b) Provisions 3.04 1.92 8.19 9.08
(c) Deferred tax liabilities (net) 94.61 95.10
Total non-current liabilities 5.37 6.12 112.08 115.35
Current liabilities
(a) Financial liabilities
(i) Lease liabilities 2.57 2.24 4.16 3.15
(ii) Trade payables
– Total outstanding dues of micro enterprises and small enterprises 7.51 5.09 15.06 10.07
– Total outstanding dues of creditors other than micro enterprises and small enterprises 60.77 68.84 136.65 167.99
(iii) Other financial liabilities 29.10 20.82 54.84 32.76
(b) Other current liabilities 5.85 6.00 12.89 11.41
(c) Provisions 7.62 5.58 15.54 6.30
(d) Current tax liabilities (net) 1.79 1.79 1.79 1.79
Total current liabilities 115.21 110.36 240.93 233.47
Total liabilities 120.58 116.48 353.01 348.82
Total Equity and Liabilities 1,598.23 1,553.90 1,831.49 1,787.20
Particulars Standalone Year Ended 31-03-2026 Standalone Year Ended 31-03-2025 Consolidated Year Ended 31-03-2026 Consolidated Year Ended 31-03-2025
A. Cash flows from operating activities
Profit before tax 27.58 (145.92) 27.19 (145.63)
Adjustments for:
– Depreciation and amortisation expense 14.67 22.05 32.89 25.75
– Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment (net) 0.07 0.09 0.06 0.09
– Gain on disposal of investments in mutual funds (0.53) (0.80) (0.76) (0.80)
– Fair value gain on financial assets mandatorily measured at fair value through profit and loss 0.07 (0.44)
– Interest income (0.32) (0.61) (0.65) (0.76)
– Finance costs 0.99 1.60 1.84 1.73
– Provision for impairment in value of investment in subsidiary 0.56
– Exceptional items (Refer note 5) 141.60 141.60
– Share based payment expenses 13.62 19.25
– Bad debts written off 3.31 3.31
– Reversal of loss allowance 0.18 (3.32) 0.18 (3.32)
– Unrealised loss in foreign exchange (0.02) (0.41)
– Liabilities no longer required written back (0.00) 0.51
Operating profit before working capital changes 56.26 18.56 80.05 21.63
Movements in working capital
Adjustments for (increase) / decrease in assets
– Trade receivables (5.44) 3.26 (8.12) (0.33)
– Inventories (0.78) 35.02 3.83 32.69
– Other financial assets (1.76) 1.80 (4.67) 2.15
– Other assets (41.78) (4.43) (45.49) (10.30)
Adjustments for increase / (decrease) in liabilities
– Trade payables and Other financial liabilities 2.49 17.83 (2.78) 32.55
– Provisions 3.29 1.92 8.04 2.05
– Other liabilities (0.15) (0.47) 1.49 (0.53)
**Cash generated from operations