Alkali Metals Ltd.
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KEY POINTS
Revenue Breakup Mar 2012 • Manufactured Goods: 85.8% • Trading Goods: 14.2%
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AI GENERATEDChemicals
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 generates healthy free cash flow
- Company has a consistent dividend-paying track record
- Company maintains a comfortable, low leverage position
CONS
- Company has a low return on equity of -2.9% over last 3 years
- Company has a low return on capital employed of 2.1%
- Receivables are growing faster than sales - a possible quality concern
- Poor cash conversion - profits are not backed by operating cash flow (CFO/PAT -3.49x)
- Recurring exceptional / one-off items are inflating headline profit
- Operating margins have contracted to 8.3% from 12.3%
* The pros and cons are machine generated based on quantitative rules.
Peer comparison
| Name | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOLARINDS | 20550.00 | 93.38 | 185957.06 | 0.05 | 666.37 | 88.98 | 3668.20 | 70.26 | 38.16 | 27.91 |
| PIDILITIND | 1636.40 | 62.88 | 166565.83 | 1.31 | 8835.10 | 1202.86 | 45515.50 | 1112.74 | 32.38 | 26.28 |
| SRF | 2597.00 | 35.61 | 76981.53 | 0.35 | 758.87 | 75.53 | 5033.26 | 34.63 | 14.21 | 24.57 |
| FLUOROCHEM | 4731.25 | 84.51 | 51972.78 | 0.06 | 219.00 | 19.02 | 1588.00 | 23.97 | 9.58 | 26.83 |
| NAVINFLUOR | 8538.25 | 55.47 | 43808.15 | 0.18 | 243.31 | 107.67 | 1045.08 | 44.07 | 21.39 | 34.17 |
| GODREJIND | 1138.55 | 32.62 | 38352.18 | 0.00 | 523.36 | -27.85 | 5448.09 | 22.16 | 10.64 | 12.82 |
| DEEPAKNTR | 1733.65 | 30.19 | 23645.78 | 0.43 | 345.01 | 207.36 | 2577.60 | 36.39 | 11.58 | 20.96 |
| AETHER | 1646.05 | 92.89 | 21847.67 | 0.00 | 62.75 | 33.45 | 326.56 | 27.49 | 11.65 | 31.47 |
| ATUL | 6484.40 | 24.00 | 19091.21 | 0.46 | 253.93 | 91.85 | 1847.95 | 25.03 | 15.05 | 21.41 |
| AARTIIND | 505.45 | 34.53 | 18334.02 | 0.20 | 155.00 | 260.47 | 2387.00 | 42.42 | 6.95 | 16.00 |
| DEEPAKFERT | 1417.10 | 18.24 | 17949.40 | 0.71 | 490.04 | 100.95 | 3256.26 | 22.47 | 12.12 | 25.96 |
| ALKALI | 66.16 | 63.32 | 67.37 | 1.51 | -0.64 | 44.00 | 17.57 | -14.77 | 8.80 | -1.95 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 18 | |
| 15 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 19 | |
| Operating Profit | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -0 | -7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -0 | 6 | -0 |
| OPM % | 10.38% | 10.33% | 11.28% | 4.38% | -11.86% | -1.12% | -29.86% | 13.31% | 7.47% | 1.01% | -1.04% | 21.16% | -1.95% |
| Other Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Interest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Depreciation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 5 | -1 | |
| Tax % | 0.00% | 0.00% | 62.11% | -41.03% | -0.00% | 5.47% | -4.22% | -113.73% | 462.50% | -0.00% | -0.00% | 24.34% | -0.00% |
| Net Profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -2 | -5 | 4 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 4 | -1 |
| 0 | -0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -2 | -5 | 4 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 4 | -0 | |
| Equity Capital | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Reserves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Promoter Pledge % | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Profit & Loss
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 55 | 91 | 88 | 83 | 82 | 93 | 90 | |
| 51 | 58 | 64 | 64 | 49 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 83 | 85 | 85 | |
| Operating Profit | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 8 | — |
| OPM % | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 | — |
| Other Income | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Interest | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Depreciation | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | -8 | 3 | 2 | |
| Tax % | 8 | 0 | 0 | -17 | 648 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 83 | 55 |
| Net Profit | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -6 | 1 | 1 |
| EPS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -6 | 1 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | 138 | 69 | 65 | 107 | -67 | 59 | 70 | 90 | -9 | 183 | — |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share of Associates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adjusted EPS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -6 | 1 | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- 2%
- 5 Years:
- 11%
- 3 Years:
- 2%
COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- -13%
- 5 Years:
- —
- 3 Years:
- -42%
STOCK PRICE CAGR
- 10 Years:
- 2%
- 5 Years:
- -1%
- 3 Years:
- -19%
- 1 Year:
- -22%
RETURN ON EQUITY
- 10 Years:
- 1%
- 5 Years:
- 1%
- 3 Years:
- -3%
- Last Year:
- 1%
Balance Sheet
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIABILITIES | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Equity Capital | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 40 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 34 | 35 | |
| 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
| Trade Payables | 14 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 26 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | |
| Total Liabilities | 87 | 86 | 87 | 83 | 94 | 95 | 100 | 104 | 88 | 92 |
| ASSETS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 50 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 46 | 49 | 47 | 41 | 38 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 27 | 29 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 19 | |
| Cash & Bank | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Total Assets | 87 | 86 | 87 | 83 | 94 | 95 | 100 | 104 | 88 | 92 |
| Total Debt | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Net Working Capital | -0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Contingent Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Book Value per Share | 48.80 | 49.64 | 50.28 | 48.56 | 47.67 | 50.33 | 51.10 | 49.61 | 42.91 | 43.07 |
| Face Value | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
Cash Flows
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| Cash from Investing | -1 | -0 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -0 |
| Cash from Financing | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | 0 | -7 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -3 |
| -0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Free Cash Flow | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| OCF / Net Profit | 11.39 | 3.06 | 3.67 | 9.91 | -1.09 | 3.22 | 3.84 | 5.57 | -0.90 | 5.06 |
| Cumulative 5-Year FCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
Ratios
Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PER SHARE | ||||||||||
| EPS (₹) | 0.36 | 1.44 | 1.85 | 0.94 | -1.19 | 3.42 | 2.86 | 1.11 | -5.70 | 0.55 |
| Book Value (₹) | 48.80 | 49.64 | 50.28 | 48.56 | 47.67 | 50.33 | 51.10 | 49.61 | 42.91 | 43.07 |
| Dividend per Share (₹) | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
| Cash EPS (₹) | 3.92 | 4.86 | 5.20 | 4.32 | 2.10 | 7.21 | 7.08 | 5.62 | -1.62 | 3.38 |
| PROFITABILITY | ||||||||||
| Operating Margin % | 11.90% | 11.43% | 11.19% | 9.80% | 11.30% | 12.83% | 12.26% | 10.01% | -0.78% | 8.30% |
| Net Margin % | 0.60% | 2.23% | 2.63% | 1.34% | -2.18% | 3.82% | 3.30% | 1.36% | -7.04% | 0.60% |
| ROE % | 0.74% | 2.93% | 3.70% | 1.89% | -2.46% | 6.98% | 5.64% | 2.20% | -12.31% | 1.27% |
| ROCE % | 4.74% | 5.72% | 6.66% | 4.74% | 3.96% | 11.03% | 9.25% | 5.90% | -8.46% | 8.80% |
| 0.42% | 1.70% | 2.17% | 1.11% | -1.36% | 3.69% | 2.98% | 1.10% | -6.05% | 0.62% | |
| EFFICIENCY | ||||||||||
| Debtor Days | 64 | 68 | 63 | 44 | 61 | 51 | 56 | 70 | 72 | 66 |
| Inventory Days | 94 | 100 | 102 | 113 | 163 | 108 | 112 | 137 | 134 | 109 |
| Payable Days | 174 | 161 | 164 | 148 | 257 | 169 | 175 | 244 | 185 | 177 |
| -15 | 7 | 1 | 10 | -33 | -11 | -8 | -37 | 20 | -1 | |
| FINANCIAL HEALTH | ||||||||||
| Debt to Equity (x) | 0.43x | 0.36x | 0.35x | 0.40x | 0.45x | 0.34x | 0.36x | 0.36x | 0.42x | 0.41x |
| Interest Coverage (x) | 1.14x | 1.58x | 1.69x | 1.33x | 1.09x | 2.91x | 2.41x | 1.61x | -2.20x | 2.56x |
| 0.99x | 1.06x | 1.11x | 1.12x | 1.22x | 1.23x | 1.14x | 1.15x | 1.01x | 1.13x | |
| GROWTH | ||||||||||
| Revenue Growth % | -20.77% | 11.82% | 10.21% | -0.99% | -21.83% | 64.36% | -3.06% | -6.09% | -0.63% | 13.00% |
| Operating Profit Growth % | -28.56% | 3.42% | 6.43% | -13.29% | -9.87% | 86.63% | -7.32% | -15.72% | -89.82% | 798.49% |
| Net Profit Growth % | -83.69% | 299.65% | 27.92% | -49.36% | -226.74% | 388.38% | -16.32% | -61.25% | -613.80% | 109.60% |
| 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | -61.25% | -613.79% | 109.59% | |
| VALUATION | ||||||||||
| P/E (x) | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 93.41x | 0.00x | 87.14x |
| P/B (x) | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 2.09x | 1.83x | 1.11x |
| Dividend Yield % | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.97% | 0.64% | 2.10% |
| 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 13.53x | 104.88x | 7.87x |
Documents
Corporate disclosures, annual reports, credit ratings, and concall transcripts
2026-08-28 - Alkali Metals Limited has informed the Exchange about General Updates
2026-08-21 - Alkali Metals Limited has submitted the Exchange a copy Srutinizers report of Annual General Meeting held on August 21, 2026. Further, the company has informed the Exchange regarding voting results.
2026-08-21 - Alkali Metals Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Proceedings of Annual General Meeting held on August 21, 2026
2026-08-05 - Alkali Metals Limited has informed the Exchange that Record date for the purpose of Dividend & Meeting is 14-Aug-2026.
2026-07-29 - Alkali Metals Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Notice of Annual General Meeting to be held on August 21, 2026
2026-07-20 - Alkali Metals Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Appointment of Mr. Sivarama Prasad Bhamidi as Non- Executive Independent Director of the company w.e.f. July 20, 2026.
2026-07-20 - Alkali Metals Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended Jun 30, 2026.
2026-07-12 - Alkali Metals Limited has informed the Exchange about Certificate under SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018
2026-07-03 - Alkali Metals Limited has informed the Exchange about Credit Rating
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