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Polychem Ltd

BSE 506605 · Commodity Chemicals
₹1,831.95 -0.83%
BSE close2026-10-01
Market cap₹76.0 Cr.
P/E5.71

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Financials

Consolidated, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales12.0413.2714.8513.197.4110.4710.5913.0710.098.8611.9412.13
Expenses10.0911.0912.2211.067.939.269.7010.729.248.6610.9212.17
Operating Profit1.952.182.632.13-0.521.210.892.350.850.201.02-0.04
OPM %16.20%16.43%17.71%16.15%-7.02%11.56%8.40%17.98%8.42%2.26%8.54%-0.33%
Other Income0.380.490.570.550.700.360.633.350.4828.990.531.29
Interest0.040.040.040.040.040.030.030.030.030.030.030.03
Depreciation0.260.260.260.220.260.260.280.210.200.210.250.19
Profit before tax2.032.372.902.42-0.121.281.215.461.1028.951.271.03
Tax %18.23%18.99%7.59%28.10%66.67%12.50%2.48%11.17%16.36%12.02%208.66%31.07%
Net Profit1.661.922.681.74-0.201.111.194.840.9225.47-1.390.72
EPS in Rs37.3843.0758.1737.38-11.3921.7822.2883.9117.82338.12-35.899.41
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales132731423725365154424443
Expenses132730363324354545384041
Operating Profit-001641169442
OPM %-2.4%0.5%1.7%14%11%2.6%2.0%11%16%9%10%4.7%
Other Income11001116223331
Interest000000000000
Depreciation000011111111
Profit before tax0116411111053732
Tax %28%-32%7%0%16%-2%-13%8%14%20%19%
Net Profit011641110843026
EPS in Rs8.4220.055.6989.6075.9920.5412.62178.96178.2270.05403.96329.46
Dividend Payout %29%12%0%3%16%0%24%11%17%28%5%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth13%12%-5%4%
Compounded Profit Growth%%%183%
Stock Price CAGR16%29%-6%-24%
Return on Equity7%6%5%-7%
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital0.400.400.400.400.400.400.400.400.400.400.40
Reserves1518182225252834414459
Borrowings00000001211
Other Liabilities134578588922
Total Liabilities1622222832333344515483
Fixed Assets12234334446
CWIP00000000000
Investments2337810919232858
Other Assets1417171721202121252219
Total Assets1622222832333344515483
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity000461-2562-1
Cash from Investing Activity0-00-4-41-1-4-3-10
Cash from Financing Activity0-0-00-0-1-0-0-1-2-1
Net Cash Flow0-00-121-3120-2
Free Cash Flow0-0-0251-296226
CFO/OP0%-442%58%59%164%191%-316%109%90%86%117%
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days687486757710710056556354
Inventory Days120118967379120949693126110
Days Payable38394316204128181882
Cash Conversion Cycle151153139132136186166134130181163
Working Capital Days26080758062921268786118101
ROCE %5%4%34%19%5%3%18%23%10%56%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters52.09%52.09%52.09%52.09%52.09%52.09%52.09%52.09%52.09%52.09%52.09%52.09%
DIIs2.99%2.99%2.99%2.99%2.99%2.99%2.99%2.99%2.99%2.99%2.98%2.98%
Public44.93%44.91%44.93%44.92%44.93%44.93%44.92%44.93%44.93%44.93%44.93%44.93%
No. of Shareholders5,8395,8885,8995,9886,0635,8355,7925,8005,7535,7475,7045,696

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 76.0 Cr.
Current Price₹ 1,900
Stock P/E5.71
Book Value₹ 1,482
ROCE56.4 %
ROE-7.09 %
Dividend Yield1.05 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)4%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)183%
Consolidated figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 74 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 73 Cr
P/E (TTM)5.56x
Price to book1.24x
Price to sales1.72x
EV / EBITDA2.18x
EV / EBIT2.23x
EV / sales1.69x
Earnings yield17.98%
Dividend yield1.08%
P/E, 3-year average14.97x
P/B, 3-year average1.79x
P/E, 5-year average19.19x
P/B, 5-year average1.46x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)9.28%
Operating margin (incl. other income)85.13%
EBITDA margin77.45%
Pre-tax margin75.20%
Net profit margin30.94%
Net margin, latest quarter3.13%
ROE31.30%
ROCE69.06%
ROA23.72%
ROE, 3-year average18.95%
ROCE, 3-year average34.95%
ROA, 3-year average14.75%
ROE, 5-year average16.36%
ROCE, 5-year average28.32%
ROA, 5-year average12.92%
ROIC (approx.)45.14%
Tax rate18.87%
Other income / net worth55.70%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)5.57%
Profit growth (latest year)476.68%
Sales CAGR, 3 years-4.97%
Sales CAGR, 5 years12.29%
Profit CAGR, 3 years31.18%
Profit CAGR, 5 years81.44%
Sales growth QoQ1.59%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)-7.19%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)-88.79%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 329.42
EPS (latest year)Rs 403.92
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 9.40
EPS, 3-year averageRs 217.38
EPS, 5-year averageRs 168.74
Book value per shareRs 1,481.77
Sales per shareRs 1,064.73
Cash flow per shareRs -22.03
Free cash flow per shareRs 643.49
Dividend per share (latest year)Rs 19.80
Dividend per share, 3-year averageRs 23.10
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 18.41
Dividends
Dividend payout4.90%
Dividend payout, 3-year average16.61%
Dividend payout, 5-year average16.89%
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.53x
Fixed asset turnover7.24x
Inventory turnover3.32x
Inventory days110 days
Debtor days54 days
Debtors turnover6.71x
Creditor days2 days
Cash conversion cycle163 days
Working capital days101 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 1 Cr
Cash and bankRs 3 Cr
Net debtRs -2 Cr
Debt to equity0.02x
Net debt / EBITDA-0.05x
Interest coverage270.58x
Owners' fund to total sources71.98%
Debt to assets1.41%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs -1 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs 0 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -1 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs -2 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 26 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 26 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years0.19x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 43 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 44 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 12 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 4 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs -0 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 31 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 33 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 33 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 32 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 7 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 13 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 16 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 0 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 1 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 0 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 0 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 23 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 40 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 77 Cr
Share capitalRs 0 Cr
ReservesRs 59 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 60 Cr
Total assetsRs 83 Cr
Net blockRs 6 Cr
InvestmentsRs 58 Cr
ReceivablesRs 7 Cr
InventoryRs 7 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 22 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)0.04
Ownership
Promoter holding52.09% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the consolidated statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 5.6 is at the 19th percentile of its own 9.4-year range (median 17.6, low 3.1, high 87.1).
P/B 1.24 is at the 55th percentile (median 0.97).
Monthly. Market cap from split-adjusted price; profit and book value as reported by that month. A low percentile means cheap versus its own history, not cheap versus peers.
Period506605Nifty 50Difference
1 week-2.5%-2.8% +0.3 pts
1 month-2.8%-6.8% +4.0 pts
3 months-6.5%-7.6% +1.1 pts
3 years-16.7%+14.2% -30.9 pts
5 years+259.2%+27.9% +231.3 pts

Red flags

F-score 5 of 8
explainWeak cash conversion Cash from operations was 29% of net profit over the last 3 years
explainHigh accruals Profit exceeded operating cash by 21% of total assets in 2026
lookProfit leans on other income Other income was 91% of pre-tax profit in 2026
Checks on the latest reported years: cash vs profit, accruals, receivables and inventory vs sales, dilution, debt, interest cover, equity, other income, losses, and auditor, top-management, insolvency and regulator filings in the last 12 months. A flag asks for an explanation; it is not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Jun 2026
Sales ₹12 Cr -7.2% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹1 Cr -85.1%.

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No short selling reported to NSE in our files.
Short sales disclosed by brokers to NSE, by trade date. Collected since late September 2026.
Not on any NSE surveillance list in the latest file.

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Polychem Ltd?

Polychem Ltd (506605) has a market capitalisation of Rs 76.0 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Polychem Ltd?

Polychem Ltd trades at a P/E of 5.71 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Polychem Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Polychem Ltd sales was Rs 12 Cr (-7.2% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 1 Cr.

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