CMP: 525

Britannia Industries Limited manufactures bakery products such as biscuits, bread, cakes and rusks. The Company also manufactures and exports soybean products, cashew kernels, marine products, and general merchandise items.

Britannia is a decent mid-cap bet in food industry. Its currently trading at a P/E of 39 with dividend yields of well over 1% in the last 12 months. It runs at a debt of 431 Crores. Debt to Profits ratio is little over 2 and is still at safe levels. Revenues have grown from 2199 Crores to 4219 Crores in the last 5 years. Profits have risen from 108 Crores to 145 Crores in the last 5 years. NPM has dipped from 5% to less than 4% over the last 5 years. 2012 has so far seen profits surging back on better margins. Buy and book profits when Nifty peaks.