The company accounts for 8% of India's total tea production and 2% of the world's tea production. However, the company faces significant financial headwinds: in May 2026, the board approved FY26 audited results with an adverse auditor opinion, Rs 14,695 lakh exceptional items, debt restructuring, and estate sales. In 2025, the National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL) acquired the company's debt, making it the lender/secured creditor.
Cyborg Score Rationale
The company has delivered poor sales growth of -4.30% over past five years and a low return on equity of -90.4% over last 3 years. Q3 posted a net loss of 364M INR, though revenue rose to 4.4B INR from 3.7B INR year-over-year. Debt restructuring and asset sales are underway to address solvency concerns.
Top Insights
FY26 audited results received adverse auditor opinion with Rs 14,695 lakh exceptional items and debt restructuring (May 2026)
Company signed MoUs to sell three Assam tea estates and accepted NARCL's debt sanction covering 75% lender value as of December 2025, with sustainable debt of Rs 1,050 cr payable by February 2029
Board approved Pradip Bhar as Whole-Time Director & CFO for 3 years, effective April 27, 2026
Company exports nearly 36% of its production and markets 64% of its teas within India; exports to 23 countries across six continents
Named Competitors
Tata Tea — India's largest branded tea company and major tea producer
Assam Company Tea — Large-scale tea producer in Assam with significant export presence
Wagh Bakri Tea — Major Indian tea producer with estates primarily in Assam and Western India regions
Goodricke Tea — Large-scale tea producer and exporter with significant plantation operations in India
Recent Developments
(May 2026) Auditors issued adverse opinion on FY26 results; debt restructured; four tea estates slated for sale
(April 2026) Pradip Bhar appointed as Whole-Time Director & CFO for 3-year term
(December 2025) NARCL acquired company debt and became lender/secured creditor; accepted debt restructuring sanction covering 75% lender value
(Q3 FY26) Revenue grew to ₹4.4B from ₹3.7B YoY despite net loss of ₹364M
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