Archean Chemical Industries Ltd.
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The available domestic chemical proxies are mixed to weak. Fertilizers output was -8.0% YoY (2026-07) and sale quantity of fertilisers was 0.0% YoY (2026-05), although that high-frequency barometer is stale. FPI positioning is less negative than before, with net 3-month outflow only INR -11 crore versus INR -1229 crore in the prior 3 months to 2026-08-31, but the weak sector driver argues for a neutral stance.
PROS
- Company has consistently been profitable over the last 5 years
- Strong cash generation - operating cash flow backs reported profits (CFO/PAT 1.19x)
- Working capital cycle has improved - days down from 173 to 31
- Company comfortably covers its interest (6.7x coverage)
- Company maintains a comfortable, low leverage position
CONS
- Recent results are weak - TTM profit is down 49.1% versus prior year
- Total debt has risen sharply - up 127.5% year on year
- Operating margins have contracted to 22.1% from 47.0%
- Valuation is stretched - P/E of 60.0 is well above its own 5-year median (39.2)
- Rich enterprise valuation - EV/EBITDA of 28.6x
* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.
Peer comparison
| Name | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOLARINDS | 22307.50 | 101.37 | 201860.69 | 0.05 | 666.37 | 88.98 | 3668.20 | 70.26 | 38.16 | 27.91 |
| PIDILITIND | 1567.45 | 60.23 | 159547.55 | 1.37 | 8835.10 | 1202.86 | 45515.50 | 1112.74 | 32.38 | 26.28 |
| SRF | 2483.00 | 34.05 | 73602.28 | 0.36 | 758.87 | 75.53 | 5033.26 | 34.63 | 14.21 | 24.57 |
| FLUOROCHEM | 4771.75 | 85.23 | 52417.67 | 0.06 | 219.00 | 19.02 | 1588.00 | 23.97 | 9.58 | 26.83 |
| NAVINFLUOR | 8541.10 | 55.49 | 43822.77 | 0.18 | 243.31 | 107.67 | 1045.08 | 44.07 | 21.39 | 34.17 |
| GODREJIND | 1127.00 | 32.29 | 37963.11 | 0.00 | 523.36 | -27.85 | 5448.09 | 22.16 | 10.64 | 12.82 |
| AETHER | 1672.95 | 94.41 | 22204.70 | 0.00 | 62.75 | 33.45 | 326.56 | 27.49 | 11.65 | 31.47 |
| DEEPAKNTR | 1587.10 | 27.64 | 21646.94 | 0.47 | 345.01 | 207.36 | 2577.60 | 36.39 | 11.58 | 20.96 |
| ATUL | 6244.55 | 23.11 | 18385.05 | 0.48 | 253.93 | 91.85 | 1847.95 | 25.03 | 15.05 | 21.41 |
| AARTIIND | 492.15 | 33.62 | 17851.59 | 0.20 | 155.00 | 260.47 | 2387.00 | 42.42 | 6.95 | 16.00 |
| DEEPAKFERT | 1320.45 | 17.00 | 16725.20 | 0.76 | 490.04 | 100.95 | 3256.26 | 22.47 | 12.12 | 25.96 |
| ACI | 470.70 | 60.02 | 5811.19 | 0.53 | 30.35 | -24.39 | 327.20 | 11.92 | 7.89 | 20.56 |
Quarterly Results
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 343 | 290 | 413 | 284 | 213 | 240 | 242 | 346 | 292 | 233 | 255 | 301 | 327 | |
| 208 | 195 | 267 | 197 | 141 | 166 | 162 | 257 | 214 | 171 | 200 | 257 | 289 | |
| Operating Profit | 135 | 95 | 145 | 87 | 71 | 75 | 80 | 88 | 78 | 63 | 54 | 44 | 39 |
| OPM % | 39.24% | 32.86% | 35.25% | 30.69% | 33.48% | 31.07% | 32.99% | 25.55% | 26.71% | 26.85% | 21.37% | 14.52% | 11.80% |
| 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | -29 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | |
| Interest | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| Depreciation | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Profit before Tax | 125 | 87 | 135 | 80 | 61 | 23 | 66 | 75 | 58 | 40 | 33 | 16 | 44 |
| Tax % | 24.94% | 24.39% | 24.86% | 27.76% | 25.96% | 30.95% | 27.27% | 28.03% | 30.79% | 27.24% | 27.99% | 22.89% | 31.36% |
| Net Profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 16 | 48 | 54 | 40 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 30 |
| 7.63 | 5.36 | 8.24 | 4.65 | 3.64 | 1.28 | 3.89 | 4.33 | 3.25 | 2.36 | 1.92 | 1.13 | 2.48 |
Profit & Loss
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 341 | 288 | 439 | 566 | 608 | 1,130 | 1,441 | 1,330 | 1,041 | 1,081 | 1,116 | |
| 235 | 218 | 356 | 493 | 460 | 663 | 807 | 867 | 727 | 842 | 917 | |
| Operating Profit | 105 | 69 | 83 | 73 | 148 | 467 | 634 | 463 | 314 | 239 | 199 |
| OPM % | 30.90% | 24.16% | 18.87% | 12.85% | 24.33% | 41.33% | 44.00% | 34.78% | 30.18% | 22.09% | 17.86% |
| 1 | 4 | 6 | 122 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 43 | -3 | 27 | 24 | |
| Interest | 106 | 106 | 102 | 118 | 122 | 162 | 97 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 26 |
| Depreciation | 72 | 81 | 73 | 49 | 52 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 79 | 93 | 93 |
| Profit before Tax | -72 | -113 | -85 | 27 | -17 | 251 | 512 | 427 | 224 | 147 | 133 |
| Tax % | -20.06% | 34.98% | 7.28% | -45.97% | -116.90% | 25.02% | 25.23% | 25.33% | 27.54% | 28.34% | 28.27% |
| Net Profit | -87 | -74 | -79 | 40 | -36 | 188 | 383 | 319 | 162 | 105 | 96 |
| EPS | -86.63 | -73.62 | -7.82 | 5.44 | -3.51 | 18.22 | 34.59 | 25.85 | 13.14 | 8.66 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 8.04% | 11.61% | 22.84% | 28.88% | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- 12%
- 3 Years:
- -9%
COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- —
- 3 Years:
- -35%
STOCK PRICE CAGR
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- —
- 3 Years:
- -8%
- 1 Year:
- -34%
RETURN ON EQUITY
- 10 Years:
- -83%
- 5 Years:
- 44%
- 3 Years:
- 12%
- Last Year:
- 6%
Balance Sheet
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 104 | 30 | -38 | 23 | -13 | 243 | 1,399 | 1,675 | 1,837 | 1,908 | |
| 804 | 1,076 | 1,051 | 1,088 | 1,178 | 1,086 | 57 | 91 | 194 | 385 | |
| Trade Payables | 84 | 113 | 141 | 105 | 167 | 112 | 96 | 100 | 105 | 105 |
| 335 | 8 | 15 | -66 | 0 | 71 | 200 | 290 | 391 | 463 | |
| Total Liabilities | 1,337 | 1,237 | 1,178 | 1,170 | 1,352 | 1,531 | 1,776 | 2,179 | 2,551 | 2,884 |
| 1,013 | 994 | 940 | 936 | 916 | 1,086 | 1,110 | 1,160 | 1,378 | 1,383 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 66 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 158 | 17 | 36 | 46 | 34 | 72 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 11 | 210 | 350 | 339 | 257 | |
| 113 | 127 | 113 | 63 | 99 | 121 | 168 | 127 | 168 | 215 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 165 | 127 | |
| Cash & Bank | 69 | 61 | 13 | 48 | 25 | 59 | 33 | 45 | 53 | 55 |
| 76 | 55 | 113 | 114 | 107 | 237 | 219 | 294 | 414 | 775 | |
| Total Assets | 1,337 | 1,237 | 1,178 | 1,170 | 1,352 | 1,531 | 1,776 | 2,179 | 2,551 | 2,884 |
Cash Flows
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271 | -77 | 39 | 317 | 148 | 315 | 517 | 379 | 176 | 140 | |
| Cash from Investing | -55 | 4 | -6 | -25 | -197 | -110 | -290 | -307 | -246 | -293 |
| Cash from Financing | -218 | 65 | -87 | -256 | 26 | -224 | -212 | -33 | 65 | 154 |
| -1 | -8 | -54 | 35 | -23 | -19 | -6 | 40 | -5 | 1 |
Ratios
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Documents
Corporate disclosures, annual reports, credit ratings, and concall transcripts
2026-08-07 - Archean Chemical Industries Limited has informed the Exchange about Transcript
2026-08-03 - Archean Chemical Industries Limited has informed the Exchange about Link of Recording
2026-08-01 - Archean Chemical Industries Limited has informed the Exchange about Investor Presentation
2026-07-31 - Archean Chemical Industries Limited has informed the Exchange about Copy of Newspaper Publication
2026-07-30 - Archean Chemical Industries Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026.
2026-07-28 - Archean Chemical Industries Limited has informed the Exchange about Schedule of meet
2026-07-24 - Chemikas Speciality LLP has Submitted to the Exchange a copy of Disclosure under Regulation 31(1) and 31(2) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011.
2026-07-17 - Significant increase in volume has been observed in Archean Chemical Industries Limited. The Exchange, in order to ensure that investors have latest relevant information about the company and to inform the market place so that the interest of the investors is safeguarded, had written to the company. Archean Chemical Industries Limited has submitted their response.
2026-07-16 - Archean Chemical Industries Limited has informed the Exchange about clarification on increase in the volume movement of security
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