Crystal Crop Protection IPO

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Crystal Crop Protection

GMP TODAY
₹27
+9.93% • Est. list ₹299
Price band
₹259 – ₹272
Lot size
55 shares
Min investment
₹14,960
Issue size
₹455.49 Cr

About the company

Crystal Crop Protection Limited was set up in 1994 as Jai Bharat Crop Chemical Private Limited. It became a public limited company in 2018. The company describes itself as a crop solutions company with agrochemicals and seeds at the core of its offerings. Its registered office is in Ahmedabad and its corporate office is in New Delhi. The crop protection range covers herbicides, fungicides and insecticides. It also covers natural crop solutions such as bio-stimulants, bio-protectants, plant growth regulators, liquid fertilizers and micro nutrients. This business gave Rs 1,515.61 crore, or 77.82% of revenue from operations, in the six months ended 30 September 2025. In FY2025 it gave 81.74%. The seeds business covers field crops, vegetable crops and flowers. It gave 21.59% of revenue in the six months ended 30 September 2025, against 12.66% in FY2023. The company bought I&B Seeds in October 2024, so FY2025 includes only five months of that business. The company runs six manufacturing units for crop protection. Four are formulation units: two in Jammu, one in Sonipat and one in Anand. Two are technical manufacturing units, in Nagpur and Dahej. It also has a technical pilot unit in Sonipat and has bought land for a new plant in Jhagadia, Gujarat. Seeds are processed at two units, in Hyderabad and Bengaluru. Research is done at the Key Research Development Centre in Sonipat, with field research stations across several states. The business is mainly domestic. India gave 97.48% of revenue from operations in FY2025 and international sales gave 1.72%. Raw materials are bought from domestic suppliers and from suppliers in China, mostly on purchase orders.

Crystal Crop Protection sells crop protection products, natural crop solutions and seeds to Indian farmers, and runs six manufacturing units and three seed processing units. Revenue from operations was Rs 2,690.51 crore in FY2025, and Rs 355.00 crore of the IPO is fresh issue money.

IPO details

Issue price
₹272
Price band
₹259 – ₹272
Face value
₹10
Lot size
55
Min investment
₹14,960
Issue size
₹455.49 Cr
Sale type
Fresh capital and offer for sale
Listing on
BSE, NSE
Employee discount
Rs 25.00 per share

Lot size & investment by category

APPLICATIONLOTSSHARESAMOUNT
Retail (Min)155₹14,960
Retail (Max)13715₹1,94,480
S-HNI (Min)14770₹2,09,440
B-HNI (Min)673,685₹10,02,320

Investor reservation

CATEGORYRESERVED
QIBNot more than 50% of the Net Offer
RetailNot less than 35% of the Net Issue
NIINot less than 15% of the Net Issue

Objects of the issue

1Repay or prepay certain borrowings of the company247.94
2Invest in material subsidiary Saffire Crop Science Private Limited to repay its borrowings22.06
3Unidentified acquisitions, strategic initiatives and general corporate purposes

Financials

Rs. Crore • restated
METRIC30 Sep 2025 (6 months)31 Mar 202531 Mar 202431 Mar 2023
Revenue from Operations1978.052690.512229.932513.30
Total Income1995.862731.942271.712532.89
Profit After Tax153.51118.3987.2476.60
Net Worth1748.901600.101488.391408.10
Total Borrowing1205.24947.02577.29612.70
Total Assets3859.233542.902541.922472.07

Key performance indicators

P/E Ratio
8.17
EPS (₹)
9.37
RoE
6.91%
RoCE
9.78%
RoNW
6.25%
PAT Margin
11.23%
EBITDA Margin
20.20%
Debt / Equity
0.41
NAV (₹)
125.53

✓ Strengths

• Crop protection and natural crop solutions gave Rs 2,200.01 crore of revenue in FY2025, which is 81.74% of the total, so the company has a large base in its core line.
• Seeds revenue rose from Rs 301.33 crore in FY2023 to Rs 469.88 crore in FY2025, and the share of seeds in revenue went from 12.66% to 17.45%.
• Profit for the year rose from Rs 76.60 crore in FY2023 to Rs 118.39 crore in FY2025, and Rs 153.51 crore came in the six months ended 30 September 2025.
• The company has six manufacturing units, three seed processing units and a research centre in Sonipat supported by field research stations in several states.
• Net worth was Rs 1,600.10 crore on 31 March 2025, up from Rs 1,408.10 crore on 31 March 2023.
• Rs 247.94 crore of the fresh issue money is meant to repay borrowings, which were Rs 1,205.24 crore on 30 September 2025.

⚠ Risks

• India gave 97.48% of revenue from operations in FY2025, so a weak domestic crop season or weak farm demand hits almost the whole business.
• Total borrowings rose from Rs 577.29 crore on 31 March 2024 to Rs 947.02 crore on 31 March 2025 and Rs 1,205.24 crore on 30 September 2025.
• Cash from operating activities before tax paid was minus Rs 47.60 crore in the six months ended 30 September 2025, as trade receivables rose by Rs 293.64 crore.
• The company, two promoters and one director face a CBI case over alleged violations of the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-2014, filed in January 2020.
• The top 10 suppliers gave 39.97% of raw material purchases in FY2025 and 51.49% in FY2023, and one China-based supplier gave 26.16% in FY2023.
• Contingent liabilities on 30 September 2025 include Rs 69.20 crore of entry tax claims and Rs 28.94 crore of excise duty claims.
• Aviral Crop Science, a related party, was paid Rs 65.82 crore for field assistant expenses in FY2025, which is 2.45% of revenue from operations.
• The statutory auditor had a qualification on terminal excise duty for FY2024 and FY2023, which is now an emphasis of matter.
• Part of the fresh issue money goes to unidentified acquisitions and general corporate purposes, capped at 35% of gross proceeds, with no named target.
• The offer for sale of up to 37,02,694 shares brings money only to the selling shareholders, not to the company.

Promoters & holding

Nand Kishore Aggarwal, Ankur Aggarwal, Komal Aggarwal and Ankur Aggarwal KNK Family Trust

Pre-issue promoter holding
84.92%
Post-issue promoter holding
75.85%

Promoters and the promoter group hold 84.92% before the issue (12,74,63,651 of 15,01,16,700 shares) and will hold 75.85% after it.

Data refreshed 15 Nov 2026, 06:30 am IST. GMP is unofficial market sentiment, not investment advice.