New Delhi: On Thursday, Patanjali Foods shares were trading around Rs 595 in the morning, while a day earlier they had closed at Rs 1,802.25. The reason for such a drop in the share price is the announcement of bonus shares. The company had recently decided to give 2:1 bonus shares.
This means that for every one share you have, you get two new shares for free. That is, if you already have 100 shares, then after getting the bonus shares, you will have a total of 300 shares.
What does X-Bonus mean?
Ex-bonus means buying shares after the date when the company is going to give bonus shares, but you do not get the right to that bonus. Patanjali Foods had said on July 17, 2025 that it would give bonus shares to its investors in the ratio of 2:1.
That is, if you have one share, you will get two more free shares. For this, the company had set the record date as September 11, 2025. Investors who held their shares till September 11 became entitled to this bonus. But those who buy shares after this date will not get bonus shares. This entire process is technical and it does not have any negative impact on the value of the total shares of the investors in the long term. Its purpose is to increase liquidity in the stock market and involve small investors.
The company’s position is strong
After issuing bonus shares, the total share capital of Patanjali Foods has increased to 108.75 crore shares. The company has given a total of 72.50 crore bonus shares. As far as shareholding is concerned, as of June 30, 2025, the promoters held 36.70% shares of the company.
Public investors hold 31.17% stake. Among major institutional investors, LIC holds 9.14%, mutual funds hold 1.72%, and GQG Partners holds 4.56% stake. Apart from this, Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurveda and other group companies also hold significant stakes in this company. In 2019, Patanjali Group bought Ruchi Soya company and changed its name to Patanjali Foods.