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Trident Ltd.

NSE: TRIDENTConsumer CyclicalTextile Manufacturing

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About Trident

Trident Ltd. is a prominent company engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of high-quality textiles. Specializing in a range of products, including home textiles, yarn, paper, and chemicals, the company has established itself as a versatile player in the industrial sector. Trident's offerings primarily support the consumer segment with its diverse array of home textiles like sheets, towels, and bedspreads, making it a key supplier to households and hospitality services worldwide. Additionally, the company's production of paper goods and chemicals positions it as an essential contributor to the stationery and industrial chemical markets. Trident Ltd. is renowned for its integrated operations that include cotton, spinning, and weaving, ensuring higher efficiency and product quality. Given its extensive distribution network and commitment to sustainable practices, Trident continues to play a significant role in the textiles and ancillary industries, influencing global supply chains and impacting economies of scale in textile production.

Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Textile Manufacturing
Listing
NSE: TRIDENT
Chief executive
Mr. Pardeep Kumar Markanday MBA
Employees
11,560
Headquarters
Barnala, India
ISIN
INE064C01022

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Business model & financial foundation

Trident (NSE: TRIDENT), Integrated yarn and home textiles; paper and chemicals: revenue of ₹6,701 crore in FY26 (-4.1% on FY25), an EBITDA margin of 13.0%, net profit of ₹377.1 crore and net debt of ₹985.8 crore.

Key figures
Revenue, FY26 (₹ crore)
6,701
consolidated
Revenue growth, FY26
-4.1%
on FY25
EBITDA margin, FY26
13.0%
EBITDA (Operating EBITDA excluding other income and associates) / revenue
Net profit, FY26 (₹ crore)
377.1
to owners
Return on equity, FY26
8.0%
on average equity
Net debt, FY26 (₹ crore)
985.8
Net bank debt after financial liquidity excluding unpaid dividends
Market capitalisation (₹ crore)
11,806
at the close of 17 Oct 2026

Company profile

Vertically integrated Indian manufacturer of yarn, terry towels and bed linen, alongside wheat-straw-based paper and sulphuric acid. Manufacturing is located at Sanghera and Dhaula in Punjab and Budhni in Madhya Pradesh, supported by captive co-generation and solar power. Overseas subsidiaries market products to global retailers, institutions and hospitality buyers; the TGCL associate develops domestic and overseas distribution and brands.

Item, Value
ItemValue
Legal nameTrident Limited (formerly Abhishek Industries Limited)
Exchange and tickerNSE: TRIDENT; BSE: 521064
ISININE064C01022
CINL99999PB1990PLC010307
SectorTextiles
IndustryIntegrated yarn and home textiles; paper and chemicals
HeadquartersBarnala, India
Fiscal year endMarch
Reporting basis and unitconsolidated, in ₹ crore
AuditorS.R. Batliboi & Co. LLP
Market capitalisation₹11,806 crore (17 Oct 2026)
Shares outstanding509.29 crore shares (FY26)
Price₹22.27 (close, 17 Oct 2026)
52-week range₹21.60 - ₹30.94 (to 17 Oct 2026)
Websitehttps://www.tridentindia.com

Corporate structure and shareholding

Parent: Madhuraj Foundation.

Entity, Holding, Business
EntityHoldingBusiness
Trident Group Enterprises Pte. Ltd.100%Singapore holding/international business entity; owns overseas distribution subsidiaries.
Trident Global Inc.100%USA home textile marketing and distribution; FY24 effective holding 73.5%, FY25 bought remaining NCI.
Trident Europe Limited100%UK textile marketing and distribution.
THTL Trading LLC100%Dubai marketing/trading presence, established January 14 2025.

Year-end FY26 scope. Trident Home Textiles sold June 17 2025; MyTrident.com acquired January 8 then sold February 9 2026. TGCL is 30.42% associate from September 9 2025 (note48 rounds to 30%); equity-accounted, not a subsidiary. Employee welfare trust consolidated and treasury shares reduce EPS denominator. Legal holding names vary slightly across report; AOC-I retained.

Shareholding (% of shares)
Shareholding (% of shares)Q2FY26Q3FY26Q4FY26Q1FY27
Promoter73.68%73.68%73.68%73.68%
Promoter holding pledged0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Foreign institutions3.06%3.16%3.07%3.17%
Domestic institutions0.15%0.19%0.23%0.25%
of which mutual funds0.12%0.14%0.16%0.17%
Retail18.88%18.74%18.71%18.60%

The promoter holding pledged is a share of the promoter's own holding.

Business model

Internal initiation notes; information cutoff 17 October 2026. Trident is an integrated yarn, towel, bedsheet and paper/chemicals manufacturer, with export distribution entities and a strategic TGCL associate. Integration supports conversion economics but creates material internal sales: consolidated revenue must subtract intersegment eliminations once. Segment results are EBIT-type measures, not segment EBITDA; standalone presentation mix is not a consolidated revenue build. FY26 consolidated revenue was INR6,701.05 crore, operating EBITDA INR869.18 crore and owners PAT INR377.11 crore (FY26 annual report, published 9 July 2026, consolidated statements/segment note).

Operating EBITDA here excludes other income and associates. Q1FY27 operating EBITDA was INR299.81 crore versus the company's broader EBITDA of INR316.43 crore, on operations revenue INR1,786.83 crore (results published 21 July 2026). The difference is not operating improvement: the company convention includes other income and associates. Associates enter PBT once; forex expense is included in operating other costs once. Strategic TGCL investment is not cash or treasury liquidity.

Segment, revenue, FY26 (₹ crore), Share, result, FY26 (₹ crore)
Segmentrevenue, FY26 (₹ crore)Shareresult, FY26 (₹ crore)Sharecapital employed, FY26 (₹ crore)Share
Yarn3,52443.3%215.628.1%2,82952.5%
Towel bath linen2,58531.8%247.832.3%1,49127.7%
Bedsheets bed linen987.312.1%96.212.5%515.79.6%
Paper and chemicals1,04012.8%208.427.1%549.010.2%

Segments as the company reports them (consolidated); each share is of the segments' sum.

Peer, Why the dossier compares them
PeerWhy the dossier compares them
Welspun Living (WELSPUNLIV)Closest bed/bath linen export manufacturer; comparable global retail customer, cotton input, US demand and tariff exposure.
Indo Count Industries (ICIL)Bed-linen export comparator for sheeting capacity utilisation, US demand, retail partnerships and product mix.
Himatsingka Seide (HIMATSEIDE)Integrated home textile bedding/towel manufacturer and global distribution; asset intensity and leverage comparator.
Vardhman Textiles (VTL)Spinning and fabric comparator for yarn spreads, cotton procurement, integration and manufacturing return metrics.
KPR Mill (KPRMILL)Integrated spinning and garment exporter; capital efficiency and cotton/yarn exposure comparator, with apparel rather than home textile mix.

Financial databook

Profit and loss (₹ crore)
Profit and loss (₹ crore)FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Revenue from operations including operating incentives6,5755,9826,8096,9876,701
Cost of revenue (vendor classification) *3,4823,4673,5733,9763,800
Other operating costs (vendor classification) *1,3301,2661,4271,1851,143
EBITDA (vendor classification) *1,544968.6990.6966.7942.9
Operating EBIT excluding other income1,198657.0575.3544.6551.9
Finance costs net of interest subsidies81.777.9156.4130.2114.0
Profit before tax including associate share1,116579.1476.9474.6519.9
Total income tax expense including prior-year adjustments282.7137.5126.9103.8142.8
Consolidated profit for year before NCI attribution833.8441.6350.0370.7377.1
Diluted earnings per share as reported (₹)1.670.880.690.730.74
Exceptional items signed income positive0.150.000.00
Share of profit of associates signed0.000.007.92
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests0.470.850.00
Profit attributable to owners of parent349.5369.9377.1
Materials, traded purchases and inventory changes3,4563,6043,440
Employee benefits expense876.9922.1866.4
Other operating expenses including separate forex line1,5361,5501,525
Operating EBITDA excluding other income and associates940.3910.8869.2
Other income57.860.274.1
Depreciation and amortisation365.0366.2317.3
Raw materials consumed component of cogs3,5033,5273,377
Stock in trade purchases component of cogs49.16.0710.3
Inventory change signed component of cogs-95.871.253.5
Forex loss gain including MTM within other_expenses-12.1-15.316.0
Other expenses as separately presented in face statement1,5481,5651,509
Power and fuel net of subsidies component other expenses579.3553.2539.3
Freight clearing and octroi component other expenses141.7133.6121.1
Packing materials consumed component other expenses234.1247.4229.0
Political contributions component other expenses7.0043.522.2
Legal professional charges including promoter consultancy117.7126.4116.6
Current tax for current year118.9132.1133.3
Deferred current year tax charge credit signed7.87-27.69.90
Current tax adjustments prior years-1.004.68-8.77
Deferred tax adjustments prior years1.05-5.388.40
Export incentives included in operating revenue344.5355.9315.3
Investment promotion assistance in operating revenue27.541.381.0
Interest subsidy deducted from finance cost memo13.552.948.5
Government subsidy deducted from power fuel memo10.711.338.3
Interest income component of other income42.641.156.2
Balance sheet (₹ crore)
Balance sheet (₹ crore)FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Total consolidated equity including NCI3,8454,1944,3184,6214,771
Bank borrowings excluding separately reported lease liabilities1,5971,4422,0611,5761,768
Cash and cash equivalents271.1126.726.483.830.9
Net trade receivables525.3276.5411.9297.7246.9
Inventories1,3141,0821,3931,2451,205
Trade payables MSME and other creditors460.6540.2476.6337.7364.7
Net tangible property plant and equipment excluding ROU8.947.934,4644,3374,235
Capital work in progress excluding intangible development82.4362.284.849.137.3
Total consolidated assets6,4896,8297,5637,1617,537
Equity attributable to owners of parent4,3154,6214,771
Current and non-current lease liabilities65.159.560.8
Other current bank balances including earmarked accounts504.8597.5601.8
Bank deposits with remaining maturity over twelve months0.000.00160.6
Treasury fund investments counted as financial liquidity48.50.000.00
Net bank debt after financial liquidity excluding unpaid dividends1,495907.6985.8
Conservative net debt including leases excluding restricted liquidity1,6421,1041,205
Net intangible assets excluding development55.439.928.7
Net right of use assets87.778.176.4
Intangible assets under development2.933.522.11
Total non-current investments including strategic associate48.90.35258.1
Other non-current financial assets58.774.1230.9
Non-current net tax assets23.118.020.0
Other non-current assets36.451.1125.0
Current loans incl accrued interest0.000.0015.8
Other current financial assets174.0137.9214.1
Other current assets190.5148.1209.2
Equity share capital amount not share count509.6509.6509.6
Other equity including treasury shares deduction3,8064,1114,262
Non-controlling interest in equity2.260.000.00
Net deferred tax liabilities309.6275.2288.3
Other current financial liabilities171.1135.5168.9
Current provisions employee benefits57.842.238.6
Other current liabilities102.993.372.6
Current net tax liabilities1.8220.63.76
Total consolidated liabilities3,2462,5402,765
Cash flow (₹ crore)
Cash flow (₹ crore)FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Net cash flow from operating activities687.91,234287.3945.0760.2
Free cash flow (vendor definition) *540.9647.2-360.0715.0444.4
Cash dividends paid positive outflow magnitude-359.8-180.2181.2181.2254.0
Cash payments for PPE CWIP and intangible assets positive-351.7-775.9647.3229.6315.8
Gross term debt and NCD repayments excluding leases78.9216.1107.6
CFO less positive cash capex before acquisitions and dividends-360.0715.4444.4
Cash operating profit before working capital changes953.0927.9886.6
Net operating working capital movement cash source positive-540.1129.916.9
Direct taxes paid signed cash outflow-125.6-112.8-143.3
Net investing cash flow-718.3-205.1-676.5
Net financing cash flow340.0-682.5-136.7
Net cash flow change before subsidiary cash transfers-91.057.4-52.9
Cash removed on subsidiary disposal signed-9.350.000.00
Cash proceeds PPE disposal8.673.1716.2
Cash purchase financial investments signed-49.70.000.00
Cash proceeds investments including disposed subsidiary36.650.20.34
Cash invested TGCL associate signed outflow0.000.00-250.0
Cash loans advanced signed outflow0.000.00-15.0
Cash interest received investing23.354.760.9
Fixed deposits and noncash bank balances placed signed-423.2-412.1-704.6
Fixed deposits and noncash bank balances matured333.4328.6531.6
Trust cash proceeds treasury share sales financing0.00120.342.0
Cash proceeds trust stock options exercises0.220.120.36
Cash purchase NCI signed0.00-2.070.00
Cash proceeds bank term borrowings515.627.30.00
Net cash movement short term working capital borrowings249.8-300.7302.1
Cash bank interest paid financing signed-156.3-124.2-112.7
Cash lease principal paid financing signed-6.83-2.47-3.52
Cash lease interest paid financing signed-4.20-3.52-3.33
Cash refunded against right of use assets1.760.000.00
Other reported lines (₹ crore)
Other reported lines (₹ crore)FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Weighted average diluted shares for earnings model499.94500.90503.26503.65509.29
Year-end issued equity shares including trust holdings509.60509.60509.60
Consolidated operating EBITDA margin (%)13.8%13.0%13.0%
Operating cash flow to consolidated PAT (x)0.82x2.55x2.02x
Three-year operating cash flow to consolidated PAT (x)1.81x
Broad net bank debt to operating EBITDA (x)1.59x1.00x1.13x
Conservative net debt including leases to operating EBITDA (x)1.75x1.21x1.39x
Cash dividends excluding trust to owners PAT (%)51.8%49.0%67.4%
Note contingent liabilities to total equity (%)0.4%1.0%1.4%
Annual consolidated revenue growth (%)7.5%2.6%-4.1%
Annual net trade receivables growth (%)49.0%-27.7%-17.1%
Receivables growth less revenue growth percentage points (%)41.4%-30.4%-13.0%
Operating incentives and power interest subsidies memo483.2
Government incentives total as share of operating EBITDA (%)55.6%
Quarterly profit and loss (₹ crore)
Quarterly profit and loss (₹ crore)Q2FY25Q3FY25Q4FY25Q1FY26Q2FY26Q3FY26Q4FY26Q1FY27
Revenue from operations excluding other income1,7131,6671,8641,7071,7871,5741,6331,787
Cost of revenue (vendor classification) *874.0861.01,337831.4959.5851.3798.2881.8
Other operating costs (vendor classification) *393.7367.2-344.1367.2388.0367.4386.4366.9
EBITDA (vendor classification) *237.7229.0259.8311.9231.7159.3248.4316.4
Operating EBIT excluding other income and associates134.1121.2155.3199.1131.463.9157.6229.6
Finance costs as reported net of subsidy46.434.72.6031.324.925.632.230.0
Profit before tax including share of associate profit99.1101.8171.7187.7124.061.8146.4216.3
Total tax including current deferred and prior-year adjustments15.821.738.347.833.017.644.558.2
Consolidated profit after tax before minority allocation83.380.1133.4140.090.944.2102.0158.1
Reported diluted EPS not annualised (₹)0.170.150.250.270.180.090.200.31
Materials plus purchases plus inventory changes874.0861.0965.2831.4959.5851.3798.2881.8
Employee benefits expense223.7232.4239.2219.3225.2216.3205.6229.6
Other operating expenses including separate forex row388.9360.0414.8364.3388.3371.1401.4375.6
Other income11.415.319.020.016.120.517.616.4
Depreciation and amortisation92.292.689.892.882.971.969.770.2
Exceptional signed gain or loss0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit attributable to owners of parent83.279.7133.3140.090.944.2102.0158.1
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests0.130.400.160.000.000.000.000.00
Share of profit of associate included before tax0.000.000.000.001.403.023.490.23
Operating EBITDA excluding other income and associates226.3213.7245.1291.9214.2135.8227.3299.8
Company EBITDA including other income and associates237.7229.0264.1311.9231.7159.3248.4316.4
Separately reported forex expense gain negative including MTM-4.75-7.252.31-2.880.313.6814.98.71
Other expenses reported row h excluding separate forex row393.7367.2412.5367.2388.0367.4386.4366.9
Cost of raw materials consumed930.7823.1890.7842.7911.3811.0811.7904.5
Purchases of stock in trade1.231.041.364.220.116.15-0.200.69
Changes in finished goods WIP waste and stock in trade-58.036.873.2-15.548.134.2-13.3-23.4

Consolidated, as reported. Lines marked * are the market-data provider's figures; the rest are extracted from the company's filings or derived from them. n.d. not disclosed, n.r. not retrieved, n.a. not applicable.

Metrics dashboard

Metric, FY22, FY23, FY24
MetricFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Revenue growth56.4%-9.0%13.8%2.6%-4.1%
EBITDA margin13.8%13.0%13.0%
Net margin5.1%5.3%5.6%
Return on equity8.2%8.3%8.0%
Return on capital employed23.2%11.9%9.6%8.7%8.7%
Return on assets4.9%5.0%5.1%
Net debt (₹ crore)1,495907.6985.8
Net debt / EBITDA1.59x1.00x1.13x
Interest cover14.7x8.43x3.68x4.18x4.84x
Asset turnover1.07x0.90x0.95x0.95x0.91x
Receivable days2917221613
Inventory days (on revenue)7366756566
Payable days (on revenue)2633261820
Cash conversion0.82x2.55x2.02x
Capex intensity5.3%13.0%9.5%3.3%4.7%
Free cash flow (₹ crore)336.1458.2-360.0715.4444.4
Dividend payout51.8%49.0%67.4%
EPS, diluted (₹)1.670.880.690.730.74
Book value per share (₹)7.698.378.589.189.37

Computed from the statements above:

  • Revenue growth: revenue over the previous year's, less one.
  • EBITDA margin: EBITDA (Operating EBITDA excluding other income and associates) / revenue.
  • Net margin: net profit to owners / revenue.
  • Return on equity: net profit to owners / average equity.
  • Return on capital employed: EBIT / average equity plus borrowings.
  • Return on assets: net profit to owners / average total assets.
  • Net debt (₹ crore): Net bank debt after financial liquidity excluding unpaid dividends; negative is net cash.
  • Net debt / EBITDA: net debt / EBITDA (Operating EBITDA excluding other income and associates).
  • Interest cover: EBIT / finance cost.
  • Asset turnover: revenue / average total assets.
  • Receivable days: receivables / revenue x 365.
  • Inventory days (on revenue): inventory / revenue x 365.
  • Payable days (on revenue): payables / revenue x 365.
  • Cash conversion: cash from operations / net profit to owners.
  • Capex intensity: capital expenditure / revenue.
  • Free cash flow (₹ crore): cash from operations less capital expenditure.
  • Dividend payout: dividends paid / net profit to owners.
  • EPS, diluted (₹): as reported (Diluted earnings per share as reported).
  • Book value per share (₹): equity / shares outstanding.

Source: the company's filings and disclosures as extracted into Mool's company dossier (version 1, information to 17 Oct 2026); market data at the close of 17 Oct 2026. Every figure is read from the dossier's files or computed from them; the account of the business model is the analyst's, from the dossier's workings.

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