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Section 24

Coconut Chips Unit

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Detailed Project Report

Coconut Chips Unit

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Prepared on: 13 November 2026 · Prepared with Building Business DPR (buildingbusiness.in)

01 Project at a glance

Total project cost
₹9.87 L
Term loan from bank
₹6.42 L
Promoter’s contribution
₹0.99 L
Subsidy
₹2.47 L
Sales · Year 3
₹0.00 L
Profit after tax · Year 3
₹-4.69 L
Average DSCR
-2.45
Break-even (% of capacity used)
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02 Promoter and unit

Promoter name—
Business / firm name—
Legal formProprietorship
Address of the unit—
Applicant categoryGeneral · Rural

03 The project

Thin slices of mature coconut kernel soaked in sugar syrup and oven-dried into a ready-to-eat snack that is not fried.

Main product or serviceCoconut Chips Unit
Installed capacity per year (at 100%)10,000 units

04 Market

  • Households buying packed snacks
  • Supermarkets, bakeries and kirana shops
  • Tourist and gift shops in coconut-growing states
  • Distributors to retail shops
  • Own brand sold online
  • Direct supply to supermarkets

05 Plant and machinery

ItemQty₹Total ₹
De-husker (× 2)11,40,0001,40,000
Deshelling machine (× 2)11,20,0001,20,000
Paring unit155,00055,000
Blanching vessel150,00050,000
Slicer150,00050,000
Mixing vessel175,00075,000
Hot air oven13,00,0003,00,000
Packing equipment11,50,0001,50,000
Total9,40,000

Pre-filled from: Coconut Development Board project profile — Coconut chips. Prices in older reports will have gone up — enter today’s quotations.

06 Raw materials

  • Mature coconuts, 8–10 months old — taken at ₹20 per kg; 1,00,800 kg a year at 80% capacity
  • Sugar for 50° Brix syrup, salt and flavour essences — the slices soak in the syrup for 1 hour
  • Potassium metabisulphite — 0.05% in the blanching water
  • Metallised film or aluminium foil laminate pouches — the chips absorb moisture; pouches are nitrogen flushed

07 Cost of project

₹ in lakh
Plant and machinery9.40
Contingency0.47
Total fixed capital9.87
Working capital margin0.00
Total project cost9.87

08 Means of finance

₹ in lakh%
Promoter’s contribution0.9910.0
Subsidy2.4725.0
Term loan from bank6.4265.0
Total9.87100.0
Working capital loan (outside project cost)0.00

09 Key assumptions

Selling price₹0 per units
Raw material & packing cost₹0 per units
Capacity used each year60% · 70% · 80% · 80% · 80% · 80% · 80%
Term loan interest rate (% a year)11% · 84 months (Moratorium 6)
Working capital methodTurnover method (RBI) · Working capital interest (% a year) 11%
Income tax rate25%
Yearly price and cost rise0%

10 Production and sales

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Capacity used60%70%80%80%80%80%80%
Production (units)6,0007,0008,0008,0008,0008,0008,000
Sales0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00

11 Projected profitability

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Sales0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Raw material and packing0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Power and fuel0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Salaries and wages2.882.882.882.882.882.882.88
Rent0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Administration0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Selling and distribution0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Repairs and maintenance0.200.200.200.200.200.200.20
Insurance0.050.050.050.050.050.050.05
Total cost of operations3.133.133.133.133.133.133.13
Operating profit (EBITDA)-3.13-3.13-3.13-3.13-3.13-3.13-3.13
Depreciation1.481.261.070.910.770.660.56
Preliminary expenses written off0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Interest on term loan0.690.600.490.380.280.170.06
Interest on working capital0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit before tax-5.30-4.99-4.69-4.42-4.18-3.95-3.74
Income tax0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit after tax-5.30-4.99-4.69-4.42-4.18-3.95-3.74

12 Cash flow

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Profit after tax-5.30-4.99-4.69-4.42-4.18-3.95-3.74
Depreciation1.481.261.070.910.770.660.56
Cash accruals (PAT + depreciation)-3.82-3.73-3.62-3.51-3.40-3.29-3.19
Term loan repaid0.490.990.990.990.990.990.99
Owner’s drawings0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Surplus after repayment-4.31-4.72-4.61-4.50-4.39-4.28-4.17
Cash and bank-4.31-9.03-13.64-18.14-22.52-26.81-30.98

13 Projected balance sheet

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Capital (own + subsidy)3.453.453.453.453.453.453.45
Reserves and surplus-5.30-10.29-14.98-19.40-23.57-27.53-31.27
Term loan outstanding5.924.943.952.961.970.990.00
Working capital loan0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Total liabilities4.07-1.90-7.58-12.98-18.15-23.08-27.81
Net fixed assets8.397.136.065.154.383.723.16
Preliminary expenses not written off0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Current assets (stock and debtors)0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Cash and bank-4.31-9.03-13.64-18.14-22.52-26.81-30.98
Total assets4.07-1.90-7.58-12.98-18.15-23.08-27.81

14 Ratios and break-even

Year1234567
Debt service coverage ratio (DSCR)-2.63-1.97-2.11-2.28-2.48-2.71-2.99
Break-even (% of capacity used)———————
Cash break-even———————
Average DSCR-2.45
Lowest DSCR-2.99
Payback period—

15 Depreciation

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Depreciation1.481.261.070.910.770.660.56

Written-down value method at Income-tax Rules block rates (building 10%, plant & machinery 15%, furniture 10%, computers 40%). Change them if your CA uses other rates.

16 Term loan repayment

YearOpeningInterestTerm loan repaidClosing
16.420.690.495.92
25.920.600.994.94
34.940.490.993.95
43.950.380.992.96
52.960.280.991.97
61.970.170.990.99
70.990.060.990.00

17 Licences and registrations

  • Udyam registration
  • GST registration
  • FSSAI licence or registration
  • Trade licence from the local body
  • Legal Metrology registration for packed goods

18 Government schemes that may apply

  • PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME)
  • Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
  • Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) – Shishu, Kishor, Tarun, Tarun Plus
  • Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)

19 Sources

  1. Coconut Development Board project profile — Coconut chips — https://coconutboard.gov.in/images/TMOC/Pdf/ProcessingTechnology/coconutchips.pdf

This report is a projection from the figures entered by the promoter. It is not a bank appraisal or a guarantee of a loan or subsidy. Check every figure with current quotations and your chartered accountant before submitting it.