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NSE Close — 25 Sep 2026
₹2,182.9
Change
-18.3 (-0.83%)
Open
₹2,190.2
Prev. Close
₹2,201.2
Day High
₹2,230.0
Day Low
₹2,156.0
Volume Analysis
Traded
1,571
Delivered
696
Delivery %
44.3%
End-of-day NSE price via the official Bhavcopy — updated once daily after market close, not a live tick.
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats
Strengths (1)
- •Strong operating margin (27.0%)
Weaknesses (0)
No signal for this stock
Opportunities (1)
- •Strong 3-year EPS growth (27.9%)
Threats (0)
No signal for this stock
Rule-based signals from the fundamentals below — not investment advice.
Pivot Levels
| Type | R3 | R2 | R1 | Pivot | S1 | S2 | S3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic | ₹2,297.26 | ₹2,263.63 | ₹2,223.26 | ₹2,189.63 | ₹2,149.26 | ₹2,115.63 | ₹2,075.26 |
| Fibonacci | ₹2,263.63 | ₹2,235.36 | ₹2,217.9 | ₹2,189.63 | ₹2,161.36 | ₹2,143.9 | ₹2,115.63 |
| Camarilla | ₹2,203.25 | ₹2,196.47 | ₹2,189.68 | ₹2,189.63 | ₹2,176.12 | ₹2,169.33 | ₹2,162.55 |
Support/resistance levels for today, calculated from the previous trading day's high/low/close.
Absolute Returns
YTD
+36.94%
1 Week
-0.27%
1 Month
-5.19%
3 Months
+0.78%
6 Months
+59.85%
1 Year
+13.59%
2Y/3Y/5Y not shown yet — price history tracking only goes back to mid-2025 so far.
Stock Vitals
Computed from the latest available annual financials.
Graham Number
₹789.01
Current price is above the Graham Number — Benjamin Graham's estimate of fair value based on earnings and book value.
DuPont ROE Breakdown
38.71%
Net margin 42.02% × asset turnover 0.49x × equity multiplier 1.88x
Company Overview
Sector
Healthcare
Market Cap
₹1,884 Cr
P/E (TTM)
35.5
ROE
15.9%
Book Value
₹423.0
Face Value
₹10.0
Source: Screener.in (Consolidated figures) — data as of 24 Sep 2026. Not investment advice.
TopFund Analysis
Hester Biosciences Ltd lands in the middle of the pack on TopFund's composite fundamentals check within the Healthcare sector, at 62/100. The strongest factor is Financial Strength (86/100), while Liquidity (24/100) is the weakest area to weigh before deciding. Notably: Strong operating margin (27.0%). Strong 3-year EPS growth (27.9%).
TopFund Score — Fundamentals Quality
62/100 — AverageData confidence: 79/100 (Moderate Confidence) — based on how complete and how fresh the underlying data is.
As of 27 Sep 2026 · How we calculate this →
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Cash Flow
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Momentum
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Risk & Volatility
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From Screener.in
- +Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 21.8%
- +Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 80.2 days to 54.4 days
- −Stock is trading at 5.23 times its book value
- −The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 9.19% over past five years.
- −Company has a low return on equity of 10.8% over last 3 years.
- −Company might be capitalizing the interest cost
Not investment advice — an automated read of public fundamentals data, for research context only.
Corporate Actions
Shareholders approved reclassification of Ravin Gandhi and Bela Gandhi from promoter to public on 3 September 2026.
CARE upgraded Hester Biosciences’ bank ratings to BBB+/Stable and A2 on 27 August 2026.
Postal ballot on reclassifying Ravin Gandhi and Bela Gandhi from promoter to public shareholders.
Source: BSE regulatory filings, via Screener.in.
Quarterly Results
Last several quarters
| Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales + | 88 | 70 | 67 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 63 | 82 | 84 | 71 | 77 | 100 | 77 |
| Expenses + | 73 | 57 | 57 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 66 | 54 |
| Operating Profit | 14 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 23 |
| OPM % | 16.0% | 19.0% | 15.0% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 23.0% | 8.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% | 17.0% | 23.0% | 34.0% | 29.0% |
| Other Income + | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 89 |
| Interest | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Depreciation | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Profit before tax | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 102 |
| Tax % | 25.0% | 40.0% | 37.0% | 35.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 15.0% | 59.0% | 14.0% | 16.0% | 31.0% | 34.0% | 5.0% |
| Net Profit + | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 97 |
| EPS in Rs | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 114 |
| Raw PDF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: Screener.in — figures in ₹ Crores unless marked %.
Profit & Loss (Yearly)
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales + | 90 | 101 | 123 | 136 | 178 | 183 | 214 | 235 | 266 | 305 | 311 | 333 | 326 |
| Expenses + | 64 | 67 | 82 | 89 | 110 | 128 | 146 | 175 | 215 | 251 | 250 | 246 | 239 |
| Operating Profit | 25 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 68 | 55 | 69 | 60 | 51 | 54 | 62 | 87 | 87 |
| OPM % | 28.0% | 34.0% | 33.0% | 35.0% | 38.0% | 30.0% | 32.0% | 26.0% | 19.0% | 18.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% |
| Other Income + | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 105 |
| Interest | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
| Depreciation | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
| Profit before tax | 18 | 25 | 31 | 36 | 57 | 41 | 50 | 54 | 40 | 32 | 40 | 76 | 157 |
| Tax % | 26.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 36.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% | 26.0% | 30.0% | 34.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | — |
| Net Profit + | 13 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 31 | 35 | 39 | 28 | 21 | 29 | 57 | 137 |
| EPS in Rs | 16 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 49 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 31 | 22 | 32 | 65 | 160 |
| Dividend Payout % | 19.0% | 18.0% | 19.0% | 33.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 17.0% | — |
Source: Screener.in — figures in ₹ Crores unless marked %.
Balance Sheet
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reserves | 76 | 93 | 113 | 132 | 169 | 193 | 220 | 251 | 271 | 283 | 306 | 352 |
| Borrowings + | 55 | 59 | 66 | 69 | 90 | 121 | 105 | 228 | 274 | 244 | 213 | 195 |
| Other Liabilities + | 20 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 32 | 65 | 78 | 74 | 116 | 126 | 126 | 123 |
| Total Liabilities | 160 | 186 | 213 | 244 | 299 | 387 | 411 | 562 | 670 | 662 | 653 | 678 |
| Fixed Assets + | 60 | 65 | 102 | 110 | 145 | 143 | 133 | 237 | 259 | 240 | 233 | 411 |
| CWIP | 33 | 36 | 21 | 32 | 7 | 74 | 109 | 82 | 149 | 171 | 183 | 9 |
| Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 43 |
| Other Assets + | 68 | 85 | 89 | 102 | 148 | 170 | 169 | 222 | 237 | 221 | 203 | 215 |
| Total Assets | 160 | 186 | 213 | 244 | 299 | 387 | 411 | 562 | 670 | 662 | 653 | 678 |
| Equity Capital | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Source: Screener.in — figures in ₹ Crores unless marked %.
Cash Flow
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operating Activity + | 20 | 19 | 35 | 38 | 47 | 37 | 58 | 9 | 24 | 48 | 65 | 64 |
| Cash from Investing Activity + | -21 | -13 | -30 | -26 | -21 | -73 | -42 | -117 | -77 | -22 | -20 | -18 |
| Cash from Financing Activity + | 7 | -7 | 2 | -11 | 3 | 19 | -18 | 112 | 42 | -26 | -52 | -49 |
| Net Cash Flow | 5 | -1 | 6 | 1 | 28 | -17 | -2 | 3 | -12 | 0 | -7 | -3 |
| CFO/OP | 100 | 74 | 102 | 100 | 92 | 86 | 105 | 43 | 63 | 112 | 123 | 90 |
| Free Cash Flow | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 | -36 | 17 | -87 | -54 | 24 | 44 | 47 |
Source: Screener.in — figures in ₹ Crores unless marked %.
Shareholding Pattern
Quarter-by-quarter — Promoters, FII, DII & public holding trend
| Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public | 45.84% | 45.83% | 45.84% | 45.74% | 45.66% | 45.65% | 45.38% | 45.73% | 45.73% | 45.75% | 45.88% | 45.95% |
| Promoters | 53.73% | 53.73% | 53.73% | 53.73% | 53.73% | 53.73% | 53.73% | 53.73% | 53.73% | 53.73% | 53.73% | 53.73% |
| FII | 0.42% | 0.43% | 0.43% | 0.52% | 0.61% | 0.59% | 0.87% | 0.51% | 0.53% | 0.52% | 0.38% | 0.31% |
| DII | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.0% | 0.01% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Source: Screener.in — quarterly shareholding disclosures.
Peers Comparison
Healthcare — ranked by market cap
| Company | Market Cap (Cr) | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hester Biosciences Ltd (this stock) | 1,884 | 35.5 | 5.24 | 15.9% |
| Syncom Formu (i) Ltd | 1,885 | 22.0 | 4.54 | 17.6% |
| Ngl Fine Chem Limited | 1,796 | 31.4 | 5.45 | 17.4% |
| Suraksha Diagnostic Ltd | 1,788 | 49.9 | 7.3 | 14.2% |
| Krsnaa Diagnostics Ltd | 1,785 | 18.3 | 1.81 | 10.9% |
| Tarsons Products Limited | 1,770 | 150.0 | 2.8 | 2.44% |
| Anlon Healthcare Limited | 1,655 | 52.3 | 7.18 | 18.4% |
Which Mutual Funds Hold Hester Biosciences Ltd?
Frequently Asked Questions about Hester Biosciences Ltd
Hester Biosciences Ltd (HESTERBIO) closed at ₹2,182.9 on NSE on 25 September 2026, down 18.3 (0.83%) from the previous close.
Hester Biosciences Ltd trades on the NSE (National Stock Exchange of India) under the symbol HESTERBIO.
Hester Biosciences Ltd has a trailing twelve-month P/E (price-to-earnings) ratio of 35.5.
Hester Biosciences Ltd has a dividend yield of 0.49%.
Hester Biosciences Ltd's 52-week high is ₹2,684.0 and its 52-week low is ₹1,239.0.
Hester Biosciences Ltd has a market capitalisation of ₹1,884 crore.
Hester Biosciences Ltd has a TopFund Quality Score of 62/100 (Average), a composite of profitability, balance-sheet health, growth and valuation. This is an analytical score based on public data, not personalized investment advice — see the full breakdown below before deciding.
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