Hindustan Foods plans preferential issue
Hindustan Foods (NSE: HNDFDS) said it has taken up preferential issue. The company is valued at about ₹6,892 crore.
What happened
Hindustan Foods (NSE: HNDFDS) informed the stock exchanges on 5 November 2026 at 05:40 PM that it has taken up preferential issue.
From the filing: "Hindustan Foods Limited has informed the Exchange about extension of the timeline for utilisation of the proceeds raised through the preferential issue of convertible warrants."
Company snapshot
Hindustan Foods is a small-cap company, with a market value of about ₹6,892 crore.
The stock last traded at ₹568.8, against a 52-week range of ₹442–₹677.8 (16.1% below the high).
Before this filing the shares had moved −1.0% over the month and −3.4% over three months. Average daily turnover over the last 20 sessions was about ₹3.26 crore.
Promoters held 61.85% at the end of Q1 FY27, up 0.54% points from the previous quarter. Foreign institutions owned 5.86% and domestic institutions 14.65%.
| Quarter | Revenue | Net profit | EPS (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY26 | 995 | 31.7 | 2.69 |
| Q2 FY26 | 2,033 | 67 | 5.64 |
| Q3 FY26 | 998 | 36.1 | 3.02 |
| Q4 FY26 | 1,117 | 41.6 | 3.43 |
| Q1 FY27 | 1,201 | 42.8 | 3.53 |
What history shows
BCEIE has no earlier fund raising filing from this company on record since May 2026.
Market-wide, 1,733 fund raising filings with an impact score of 50 or more saw an average next-day move of +0.3%, with 47% rising.
Past reactions describe what happened before; they are not a forecast.
What to watch
- How the money raised is used and, for equity instruments, the dilution for existing shareholders.
- 5 November 2026: Board meeting — Financial Results/Other business matters.
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Source
Automatically written from the exchange filing and BCEIE data. Not investment advice. Check the original filing before acting on it.