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Caprolactam Chemicals Ltd

BSE 507486 · Commodity Chemicals
₹47.76 -0.50%
BSE close2026-10-01
Market cap₹22.1 Cr.
P/E52.6

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales1.971.491.441.121.712.291.612.562.362.563.070.47
Expenses1.521.200.770.871.141.821.381.511.701.451.420.91
Operating Profit0.450.290.670.250.570.470.231.050.661.111.65-0.44
OPM %22.84%19.46%46.53%22.32%33.33%20.52%14.29%41.02%27.97%43.36%53.75%-93.62%
Other Income0.000.000.030.000.000.010.000.000.020.000.010.00
Interest0.130.110.120.140.140.170.180.180.190.180.170.18
Depreciation0.390.400.420.380.400.400.410.380.390.410.440.37
Profit before tax-0.07-0.220.16-0.270.03-0.09-0.360.490.100.521.05-0.99
Tax %-28.57%-31.82%31.25%0.00%0.00%-66.67%25.00%24.49%-20.00%17.31%20.00%0.00%
Net Profit-0.06-0.160.12-0.270.04-0.03-0.450.360.130.440.84-0.99
EPS in Rs-0.13-0.350.26-0.590.09-0.07-0.980.780.280.961.83-2.15
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales4.883.234.075.196.516.312.079.846.966.7410.568.46
Expenses4.052.763.183.313.994.142.645.174.795.156.095.48
Operating Profit0.830.470.891.882.522.17-0.574.672.171.594.472.98
OPM %17.01%14.55%21.87%36.22%38.71%34.39%-27.54%47.46%31.18%23.59%42.33%35.22%
Other Income0.400.010.070.070.060.090.410.020.180.010.030.03
Interest0.110.120.190.340.300.300.280.570.500.630.720.72
Depreciation0.510.470.570.971.021.071.031.151.581.651.611.61
Profit before tax0.61-0.110.200.641.260.89-1.472.970.27-0.682.170.68
Tax %14.75%0.00%15.00%23.44%24.60%26.97%-12.93%14.14%29.63%4.41%18.43%
Net Profit0.52-0.120.170.500.950.65-1.282.550.20-0.711.760.42
EPS in Rs1.13-0.260.371.092.071.41-2.785.540.43-1.543.830.92
Dividend Payout %0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth8%11%2%4%
Compounded Profit Growth13%22%-12%625%
Stock Price CAGR%-8%-12%3%
Return on Equity13%10%7%30%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital4.594.594.594.594.604.604.604.604.604.604.604.60
Reserves-3.13-2.61-2.73-2.56-2.06-1.10-0.52-1.800.740.950.231.98
Borrowings0.820.951.371.893.582.452.153.765.695.868.729.23
Other Liabilities1.150.981.102.351.291.160.973.770.490.250.741.23
Total Liabilities3.433.914.336.277.417.117.2010.3311.5211.6614.2917.04
Fixed Assets2.922.963.383.566.376.075.505.2610.2210.2910.3110.16
CWIP0.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.960.000.000.000.00
Investments0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Other Assets0.510.950.952.711.041.041.701.111.301.373.986.88
Total Assets3.433.914.336.277.417.117.2010.3311.5211.6614.2917.04
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity1.440.580.541.102.962.181.253.050.861.82-0.561.65
Cash from Investing Activity-2.16-0.56-0.89-0.75-3.78-0.73-0.48-4.75-2.14-1.64-1.60-1.41
Cash from Financing Activity0.680.020.300.330.35-1.43-0.591.331.37-0.322.16-0.23
Net Cash Flow-0.050.05-0.050.68-0.470.020.18-0.370.08-0.140.000.00
Free Cash Flow-0.720.02-0.350.34-0.821.450.76-1.70-1.300.17-2.170.22
CFO/OP369%82%115%128%164%92%80%-591%27%88%-35%39%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days1.2838.8940.6869.052.8116.8227.195.2925.2233.56152.72214.64
Inventory Days304.1788.7882.6453.8552.14111.6865.62
Days Payable861.81799.05344.34173.52111.73119.85209.16
Cash Conversion Cycle1.2838.8940.68-488.58-707.4616.8227.19-256.41-94.45-26.03144.5471.11
Working Capital Days-189.54-71.80-169.50-232.27-274.28-158.11-106.43-689.44-94.22-267.46-314.64-133.76
ROCE %11.34%27.64%0.32%10.91%19.52%25.85%19.54%-18.61%40.25%6.86%-0.40%19.55%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters52.60%52.60%53.97%53.97%53.97%53.99%54.02%54.04%54.05%54.50%54.50%54.50%
Public47.40%47.40%46.03%46.04%46.03%46.00%45.97%45.95%45.94%45.50%45.49%45.49%
No. of Shareholders7,9598,0168,0878,1828,2198,2408,1808,1588,1428,0688,0017,992

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 22.1 Cr.
Current Price₹ 48.0
Stock P/E52.6
Book Value₹ 14.3
ROCE19.6 %
ROE30.3 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)4%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)625%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 22 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 31 Cr
P/E (TTM)52.31x
Price to book3.34x
Price to sales2.60x
EV / EBITDA10.34x
EV / EBIT22.22x
EV / sales3.68x
Price to cash flow13.31x
Earnings yield1.91%
P/E, 3-year average65.11x
P/B, 3-year average3.87x
P/E, 5-year average46.56x
P/B, 5-year average4.78x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)42.33%
Operating margin (incl. other income)42.61%
EBITDA margin35.58%
Pre-tax margin8.04%
Net profit margin4.96%
Net margin, latest quarter-210.64%
ROE30.85%
ROCE19.69%
ROA11.24%
ROE, 3-year average6.95%
ROCE, 3-year average8.72%
ROA, 3-year average2.50%
ROE, 5-year average9.26%
ROCE, 5-year average9.56%
ROA, 5-year average3.25%
ROIC (approx.)7.26%
Tax rate18.43%
Other income / net worth0.46%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)56.68%
Sales CAGR, 3 years2.38%
Sales CAGR, 5 years10.85%
Profit CAGR, 3 years-11.63%
Profit CAGR, 5 years22.05%
Sales growth QoQ-84.69%
Profit growth QoQ-217.86%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)-81.64%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)-375.00%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 0.91
EPS (latest year)Rs 3.83
EPS (latest quarter)Rs -2.15
EPS, 3-year averageRs 0.91
EPS, 5-year averageRs 1.10
Book value per shareRs 14.30
Sales per shareRs 18.39
Cash flow per shareRs 3.59
Free cash flow per shareRs 0.48
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.62x
Fixed asset turnover1.04x
Inventory turnover29.81x
Inventory days12 days
Debtor days215 days
Debtors turnover1.70x
Creditor days209 days
Cash conversion cycle71 days
Working capital days-134 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 9 Cr
Cash and bankRs 0 Cr
Net debtRs 9 Cr
Debt to equity1.40x
Net debt / EBITDA3.04x
Interest coverage1.94x
Owners' fund to total sources38.62%
Debt to assets54.17%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 2 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -1 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -0 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 0 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 1 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years2.71x
Sales to cash flow6.40x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 8 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 11 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 0 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 4 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs -0 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 0 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 3 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 2 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 1 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 0 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 0 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 2 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs -1 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 2 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 0 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 1 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 5 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 6 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 11 Cr
Share capitalRs 5 Cr
ReservesRs 2 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 7 Cr
Total assetsRs 17 Cr
Net blockRs 10 Cr
ReceivablesRs 6 Cr
InventoryRs 0 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 1 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)0.46
Ownership
Promoter holding54.50% (+0.46 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 52.3 is at the 83th percentile of its own 6.0-year range (median 17.5, low 7.5, high 143.5).
P/B 3.34 is at the 27th percentile (median 4.25).
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.
Period507486Nifty 50Difference
1 week+2.6%-2.8% +5.4 pts
1 month+13.7%-6.8% +20.5 pts
3 months-2.5%-7.6% +5.1 pts
3 years-31.2%+14.2% -45.4 pts
5 years-31.4%+27.9% -59.3 pts

Red flags

F-score 7 of 8
explainReceivables outrunning sales Receivables grew 120% vs sales +57% 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 ₹0 Cr -81.6% vs Jun 2025. Net loss ₹1 Cr.

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No corporate actions on record.
No announcements in our files yet.
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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 Caprolactam Chemicals Ltd?

Caprolactam Chemicals Ltd (507486) has a market capitalisation of Rs 22.1 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Caprolactam Chemicals Ltd?

Caprolactam Chemicals Ltd trades at a P/E of 52.6 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Caprolactam Chemicals Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Caprolactam Chemicals Ltd sales was Rs 0 Cr (-81.6% vs Jun 2025) with a net loss of Rs 1 Cr.

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