Patanjali Foods board approves 2:1 bonus issue, shares rise; check details

The 2:1 ratio bonus issue means that shareholders will be eligible to receive two bonus shares for every one share that they own on the record date.

“Considered and recommended for issue of bonus shares in the ratio of 2:1, i.e., 2 (two) new fully paid-up equity shares of ₹2/- (rupees two only) each for every 1 (one) existing fully paid-up equity share of ₹2/- (rupees two only) to the eligible equity shareholders of the company as on record date,” Patanjali Foods said in a regulatory filing.

The firm has, however, not announced any record date for the issue. It will inform regarding the same in due course.

The total number of securities proposed to be issued is 72,501,2628 equity shares with a face value of ₹2. The actual number of bonus shares to be issued will be determined based on the fully paid-up equity shares as of the record date.

Following the announcement, shares of Patanjali Foods were trading 0.44% up on NSE at ₹1,867.70 apiece.

Patanjali Foods fell as much as 3.23% to hit an intraday low of ₹1,752.70 on the BSE a day after it reported January-March quarter earnings. Patanjali Foods shares declined as much as 3.28% to hit an intraday low of ₹1,751.70 on the National Stock Exchange.

Post-bonus issue paid-up share capital will be 108,751,8942 equity shares of ₹2 face value each, aggregating to ₹217,503,7884, the regulatory filing said.

For Q4 FY25, Patanjali Foods had reported a 74% increase in its standalone net profit at ₹358.53 crore as against ₹206.31 crore in the year-ago period.

Total income rose to ₹9,744.73 crore in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year from ₹8,348.02 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding year.

During 2024-25, the company's net profit had increased to ₹1,301.34 crore from ₹765.15 crore in the preceding year. Total income grew to ₹34,289.40 crore last fiscal year from ₹31,961.62 crore in the 2023-24 financial year.

In Q4FY25, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA), or operating profit, stood at ₹568.88 crore, marking a 14.47% year-on-year growth.

For the full financial year FY25, EBITDA from operations reached ₹1,151.10 crore in the edible oil segment alone, surpassing the ₹1,000 crore milestone for the first time. The company’s EBITDA margin for FY25 stood at 6.09%, the company said in a press release.