Best Agrolife Ltd (BESTAGRO) — shareholding pattern, promoter holding, financials and share price
About Best Agrolife Ltd (BESTAGRO)
Best Agrolife Ltd operates in the Pesticides & Agrochemicals industry, within the Chemicals sector. It trades on the NSE as BESTAGRO and on the BSE under scrip code 539660. Its ISIN is INE052T01021.
Best Agrolife (formerly known as Sahyog Multibase Limited) [1] is a leading agrochemicals manufacturer in India and is among the top 15 agrochemicals companies in the country. It is one of the fastest growing manufacturers of Technicals, Formulations, Intermediates and Public Health products. Best Agrochem Private Limited was amalgamated with the Co. in April 2018. It offers more than 70 Formulations in the form of Insecticides, Herbicides, Fungicides and Plant Growth Regulators, which are developed from active ingredients manufactured in-house. As part of its P2P set-up, Best Agrolife caters to several blue-chip corporates and leading MNCs from India and abroad. [2]
Best Agrolife Limited is an India-headquartered agrochemical manufacturer and branded crop-protection company producing technical actives, formulations and intermediates across multiple ISO- and NABL-certified facilities while selling through a 10,000+ dealer network and 40 warehouses across 21 states, focusing on patented and branded molecules alongside institutional sales.
The company’s patented portfolio is becoming a material margin driver: patented products increased to 43% of branded sales in 9M FY26 from 29% in 9M FY25, and two new patented combinations (Best Man™ and Fetagen™) each crossed over four lakh treated acres in their first year, validating field acceptance and product-market fit.
Listed peers in Pesticides & Agrochemicals: Heranba Industries Ltd, Advance Agrolife Ltd, KN Agri Resources Ltd, Indogulf Cropsciences Ltd, Mahamaya Lifesciences Ltd, Shivalik Rasayan Ltd.
Valuation & Returns
10 Jul 2026At ₹15.62 a share on 10 Jul 2026, Best Agrolife Ltd (BESTAGRO) was valued at a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.46x against an industry P/E of 22.12x and a price-to-book of 0.73x on a book value of ₹21.36 per share as of Mar 2025. Solomo computes return on equity of 1.17% and return on capital employed of 5.11% from filed results. Earnings ratios use consolidated results for the twelve months Jun 2025 to Mar 2026.
- P/E
- 62.46x
- Industry P/E
- 22.12x
- P/B
- 0.73x
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹0.25
- Book value / share
- ₹21.36
- ROE
- 1.17%
- ROCE
- 5.11%
- ROA
- 0.45%
- Debt / equity
- 0.63x
- Dividend yield
- 19.21%
- EBITDA margin
- 8.34%
- 52-week range
- ₹12.33 – ₹35.76
Ratios are computed from filed results and the last recorded price. Not investment advice.
Financial Performance
Mar 2026In the year ended Mar 2026, Best Agrolife Ltd (BESTAGRO) reported revenue of ₹1,257 crore, net profit of ₹9 crore and earnings per share of ₹0.25. That compares with revenue of ₹1,814 crore and net profit of ₹70 crore in Mar 2025. Figures are consolidated, as filed with the exchanges.
In the quarter ended Mar 2026, revenue was ₹156 crore and net profit ₹-37 crore (consolidated).
| Metric | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (₹ cr) | 1,211 | 1,746 | 1,873 | 1,814 | 1,257 |
| Net profit (₹ cr) | 105 | 192 | 106 | 70 | 9 |
| EPS (₹) | 2.95 | 5.41 | 2.99 | 1.97 | 0.25 |
| Measure | 10Y | 5Y | 3Y | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales growth | 71.95% | 10.64% | 0.27% | -3.15% |
| Profit growth | 116.06% | 40.02% | -20.07% | -34.23% |
| Stock price CAGR | 27% | -13% | -41% | -45% |
Ownership Summary
Jun 2026As of Jun 2026, promoters hold 50.44% of Best Agrolife Ltd (BESTAGRO) (unchanged from the previous quarter), foreign institutional investors (FII) hold 5.56% and domestic institutional investors (DII) hold 2.13%. Market capitalisation was ₹554 crore on 10 Jul 2026. Shareholding is filed quarterly with BSE and NSE; Solomo carries every filing back to Mar 2016.
Largest disclosed public shareholders in Jun 2026: RAJ KUMAR 7.67%, RESONANCE OPPORTUNITIES FUND 4.12%, SUMAN RANI 2.39%, QUANT MUTUAL FUND - QUANT SMALL CAP FUND 2.11%, HUF 1.42%. Only stakes above the 1% disclosure threshold are named in filings.
| Quarter | Promoter | Pledged | FII | DII | Public |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 50.44% | - | 5.56% | 2.13% | 49.56% |
| Mar 2026 | 50.44% | - | 5.52% | 2.11% | 49.56% |
| Dec 2025 | 50.44% | - | 5.63% | 2.11% | 49.56% |
| Sep 2025 | 50.44% | - | 5.75% | 2.11% | 49.56% |
| Jun 2025 | 50.44% | - | 5.75% | 2.75% | 49.56% |
| Mar 2025 | 50.44% | - | 5.8% | 2.75% | 49.56% |
| Dec 2024 | 50.1% | - | 5.1% | 2.75% | 49.9% |
| Sep 2024 | 50.1% | - | 8.03% | 2.69% | 49.9% |