Hindustan Foods Ltd

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• Headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Hindustan Foods Ltd. is a popular name in the FMCG foods sector. The company's current valuation on the stock exchange stands at Rs 4,208 crores, and it is categorised as a small-cap company. The company was established in the year 1988 with Glaxo India Limited as its joint venture partner. The company disclosed a net profit of Rs. 11.84 crores as of December 31st, 2021. The shares of Hindustan Foods Ltd. are traded on both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) under the scrip name HNDFDS. 

  Hindustan Food Ltd. is currently operating in the diversified FMCG category. The company is into the manufacturing of food & beverages, home care and personal care products, and leather shoes. Since 2013, the company has made a slew of acquisitions. Some notable acquisitions are Vanity Case Group’s factory in Hyderabad, Reckitt Benckiser's pest control plant in Jammu, HUL's shoe manufacturing business, and ATC Beverages private limited.

  The company's Price to Equity (PE) ratio and Price to Book ratio stand at 122.33 and 18.94, respectively. Over the last few years, the company has also surpassed its industry average in terms of revenue and profit. Hindustan Food Ltd.'s market capitalization has also increased by 2.2% in the last five years. The company's revenue has been gradually increasing since 2014. However, there are slight differences in net profit between the financial years 2016 and 2017. Hindustan Food Ltd reported a 5.59 EPS in the third quarter of 2021-22. The firm's current ratio is significantly higher than the industry average when it comes to the balance sheet. But the scenario is quite different when it comes to the debt-to-equity ratio.

  On 30th March 2022, intraday, the Hindustan foods share price (BSE) opened at Rs. 1,900.95. The Hindustan Foods share price saw a major fluctuation in the last twelve months.  The 52-week high and low of the HNDFDS share price were reported at Rs. 2,489 and Rs. 1622.65, respectively. Hindustan Foods Ltd.'s key competitors are Nestle India Ltd., Britannia Industries Ltd., Hatsun Agro Product Ltd., and Dodla Dairy Ltd. 

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