Penny stock below ₹5 to be in focus after execution of orders worth nearly ₹300 crore
Spright Agro 'announced the successful execution of agro commodity supply orders worth Rs. 299 crores for clients based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This marks a significant milestone in the company's agri-trading operations,' said the company in the BSE filing.
Highlighted its timely delivery of order supplies, the company also focused on its financial performance for the 2024-25 fiscal year. Spright Agro's revenue from core operations witnessed a 127% year-on-year (YoY) rise to ₹ 165.17 crore for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to ₹ 72.58 crore in the previous financial year.
Apart from the sales figures, the company's net profit also witnessed a 68.5% YoY rise to ₹ 19.58 crore in the financial year 2024-25, compared to ₹ 11.62 crore in the previous financial year.
Currently, the company is focusing its efforts on scaling high-margin agri-trading operations and enhancing supply-side efficiencies, which has driven this strong profitability growth over the period.
'The company aims to create strong distribution networks, enabling it to deliver high-quality agricultural products to a broader customer base,' they said.
Spright Agro shares closed 3.9% lower at ₹ 2.96 after Tuesday's stock market session, compared to ₹ 3.08 at the previous market close. The company announced the order execution update right before the stock market closed on 1 July 2025.
The shares of the farming and agricultural trader hit their 52-week high level at ₹ 44.66 on 9 August 2024, while the 52-week low level was at ₹ 2.93 on 1 July 2025, according to data collected from BSE. The shares closed higher after hitting their year-low levels on Tuesday.
Spright Agro shares have given stock market investors more than 1,641% returns on their investment in the last five years. However, the stock is down 88.49% in the last one-year period. On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, the stock has lost 80.95% in 2025.
The company's market capitalisation (M-Cap) is at ₹ 317.17 crore as of the stock market close on Tuesday, 1 July 2025.
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