Dai-Ichi Karkaria 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 is almost debt free
- Strong cash generation - operating cash flow backs reported profits (CFO/PAT 1.91x)
- Company generates healthy free cash flow
CONS
- Company is loss-making at the operating / net level
- Recent results are weak - TTM profit is down 137.0% versus prior year
- Company has a low return on capital employed of 4.8%
- Company has a low return on equity of 3.1% over last 3 years
- Interest coverage is weak at -2.3x - earnings barely cover interest
- Receivables are growing faster than sales - a possible quality concern
* 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 |
| DAICHI | 341.10 | 117.13 | 254.16 | 0.44 | 2.93 | 1365.00 | 57.84 | 46.62 | -1.11 | 11.89 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 70 | 39 | 43 | 38 | 41 | 58 | |
| 28 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 62 | 38 | 41 | 38 | 41 | 55 | |
| Operating Profit | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | -0 | 1 | 3 |
| OPM % | -2.08% | 4.65% | 6.95% | 8.35% | 5.73% | 4.65% | 6.73% | 11.52% | 3.24% | 4.18% | -0.77% | 1.65% | 5.17% |
| 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Interest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Depreciation | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Profit before Tax | -3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | -0 | -0 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 5 |
| Tax % | 4.89% | 25.26% | -103.45% | 24.24% | 25.00% | -48.00% | 25.10% | 24.81% | 26.09% | 153.12% | 32.43% | 1.11% | 45.13% |
| Net Profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 1 | 3 |
| -3.89 | 19.61 | 1.47 | 1.46 | 0.57 | -0.30 | 3.52 | 8.32 | 0.03 | 0.01 | -1.15 | 0.11 | 3.93 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | 147 | 92 | 107 | 97 | 122 | 184 | 132 | 181 | 161 | 180 | |
| 109 | 132 | 103 | 112 | 111 | 140 | 168 | 125 | 167 | 158 | 175 | |
| Operating Profit | 17 | 15 | -11 | -5 | -14 | -18 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 5 |
| OPM % | 13.86% | 10.40% | -11.69% | -4.73% | -13.91% | -15.08% | 8.63% | 4.79% | 7.97% | 2.15% | 2.88% |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | -0 | 87 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
| Interest | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Depreciation | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Profit before Tax | 27 | 16 | -24 | -25 | 56 | -18 | 22 | 18 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| Tax % | 24.01% | 26.82% | 48.15% | -0.00% | 13.24% | -0.00% | 16.46% | 26.57% | 27.04% | -2.21% | 93.01% |
| Net Profit | 21 | 12 | -13 | -25 | 48 | -18 | 18 | 13 | 6 | -3 | 0 |
| EPS | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -30.75 | 68.03 | -24.20 | 26.94 | 18.66 | 12.11 | -0.99 | — |
| Dividend Payout % | 8.97% | 13.64% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.41% | 0.00% | 14.85% | 10.72% | 28.91% | -151.01% | — |
COMPOUNDED SALES GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- -2%
- 5 Years:
- 11%
- 3 Years:
- -4%
COMPOUNDED PROFIT GROWTH
- 10 Years:
- —
- 5 Years:
- —
- 3 Years:
- —
STOCK PRICE CAGR
- 10 Years:
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- 5 Years:
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- 3 Years:
- —
- 1 Year:
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RETURN ON EQUITY
- 10 Years:
- 4%
- 5 Years:
- 2%
- 3 Years:
- 3%
- Last Year:
- -2%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 142 | 151 | 135 | 112 | 163 | 142 | 162 | 173 | 181 | 177 | |
| 4 | 70 | 87 | 109 | 21 | 23 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 14 | |
| Trade Payables | 14 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 39 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 24 | 18 |
| 11 | 61 | 54 | 38 | 42 | 45 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 18 | |
| Total Liabilities | 179 | 311 | 306 | 295 | 272 | 247 | 241 | 237 | 249 | 234 |
| 20 | 94 | 164 | 153 | 105 | 105 | 139 | 132 | 125 | 122 | |
| Capital Work in Progress | 32 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 64 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 27 | |
| 16 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 31 | |
| Cash & Bank | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 42 | 107 | 88 | 92 | 100 | 89 | 51 | 37 | 39 | 27 | |
| Total Assets | 179 | 311 | 306 | 295 | 272 | 247 | 241 | 237 | 249 | 234 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | -4 | 6 | 0 | -14 | -3 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 5 | |
| Cash from Investing | -7 | -57 | -21 | 1 | 130 | -4 | -33 | 16 | -4 | -10 |
| Cash from Financing | 2 | 66 | 16 | -6 | -97 | -2 | 13 | -25 | -10 | -3 |
| -2 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 11 | -10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -8 |
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 | |
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