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Lime Chemicals Ltd

BSE 507759 · Commodity Chemicals
₹14.30 -4.98%
BSE close2026-10-01
Market cap₹9.35 Cr.

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales2.252.592.363.042.382.601.641.851.461.532.286.23
Expenses2.382.842.472.912.442.561.892.011.631.622.336.05
Operating Profit-0.13-0.25-0.110.13-0.060.04-0.25-0.16-0.17-0.09-0.050.18
OPM %-5.78%-9.65%-4.66%4.28%-2.52%1.54%-15.24%-8.65%-11.64%-5.88%-2.19%2.89%
Other Income0.040.210.050.040.030.040.490.220.030.030.120.04
Interest0.000.000.020.000.000.000.150.000.000.000.020.00
Depreciation0.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.020.02
Profit before tax-0.11-0.06-0.100.15-0.050.060.070.04-0.16-0.080.030.20
Tax %0.00%0.00%10.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%28.57%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Net Profit-0.11-0.06-0.110.15-0.050.060.060.03-0.16-0.080.030.19
EPS in Rs-0.17-0.09-0.170.23-0.080.090.090.05-0.25-0.120.050.29
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales28.1443.8551.6143.4431.2022.1814.0515.4810.459.677.1211.50
Expenses24.1236.6443.1539.9630.7821.6014.7515.3011.199.817.5811.63
Operating Profit4.027.218.463.480.420.58-0.700.18-0.74-0.14-0.46-0.13
OPM %14.29%16.44%16.39%8.01%1.35%2.61%-4.98%1.16%-7.08%-1.45%-6.46%-1.13%
Other Income0.400.150.550.890.681.2510.963.210.390.610.400.22
Interest0.220.520.340.731.460.580.210.090.040.150.030.02
Depreciation0.692.171.021.021.121.050.260.220.090.080.080.08
Profit before tax3.514.677.652.62-1.480.209.793.08-0.480.24-0.17-0.01
Tax %6.55%-7.92%0.00%0.00%-78.38%30.00%0.00%10.39%2.08%8.33%0.00%
Net Profit3.275.047.662.62-0.320.149.802.76-0.490.22-0.17-0.02
EPS in Rs9.9415.3215.704.03-0.490.2215.074.24-0.750.34-0.26-0.03
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 Growth-13%-20%-23%36%
Compounded Profit Growth%%%-120%
Stock Price CAGR4%-12%-16%-10%
Return on Equity%%-8%-9%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital3.263.263.264.886.506.506.506.506.506.506.506.50
Reserves-40.16-36.89-32.02-21.09-16.83-17.14-16.83-7.05-4.34-4.76-4.56-4.71
Borrowings30.6931.9429.9627.8315.8313.4112.047.505.755.045.134.78
Other Liabilities24.2321.5327.3722.5018.3821.3012.9910.615.233.893.047.12
Total Liabilities18.0219.8428.5734.1223.8824.0714.7017.5613.1410.6710.1113.69
Fixed Assets10.4110.768.959.258.968.592.596.225.785.715.755.68
CWIP0.180.140.750.000.050.111.950.000.000.000.000.00
Investments0.010.010.030.090.110.100.100.100.110.110.110.11
Other Assets7.428.9318.8424.7814.7615.2710.0611.247.254.854.257.90
Total Assets18.0219.8428.5734.1223.8824.0714.7017.5613.1410.6710.1113.69
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity-3.950.164.18-6.738.693.291.72-5.28-2.630.53-0.210.53
Cash from Investing Activity-0.75-0.99-1.03-0.55-0.67-0.90-0.049.944.370.02-0.060.04
Cash from Financing Activity4.621.04-0.434.78-7.73-2.93-1.91-4.52-1.68-0.690.11-0.36
Net Cash Flow-0.070.212.72-2.510.30-0.54-0.230.140.05-0.14-0.150.22
Free Cash Flow-4.76-0.853.09-7.307.922.511.68-7.32-2.120.50-0.320.51
CFO/OP439%4%58%-80%260%710%309%734%-1,394%-89%129%-124%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days56.1161.6196.47126.8863.52101.3172.57170.6886.5381.3869.0783.05
Inventory Days53.9444.0040.1957.8570.3580.2139.7416.2941.2518.758.58299.56
Days Payable162.18117.34239.44204.59182.87274.93154.38191.46135.52142.83139.02434.49
Cash Conversion Cycle-52.13-11.73-102.77-19.86-49.00-93.41-42.06-4.49-7.74-42.69-61.36-51.89
Working Capital Days-180.20-68.49-330.87-171.86-142.25-223.45-252.93-107.55-102.57-167.31-164.19-242.99
ROCE %124.65%38.55%-0.73%87.95%-18.48%1.08%-5.85%5.63%-2.05%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters29.27%29.27%29.27%29.27%29.27%29.27%29.27%29.27%29.27%29.27%29.27%29.27%
FIIs7.38%7.38%7.38%7.38%7.38%6.04%3.07%2.35%2.35%2.35%0.00%0.00%
DIIs0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%0.05%
Public63.29%63.29%63.29%63.29%63.29%64.63%67.60%68.32%68.32%68.32%70.66%70.67%
No. of Shareholders5,6385,6595,6875,7215,8155,9596,1246,2036,1966,2086,1856,151

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 9.35 Cr.
Current Price₹ 14.4
Book Value₹ 2.75
ROCE-2.05 %
ROE-9.12 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)36%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)-120%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 9 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 14 Cr
Price to book5.20x
Price to sales0.81x
EV / EBITDA137.32x
EV / EBIT686.59x
EV / sales1.19x
Price to cash flow17.55x
Earnings yield-0.21%
P/E, 3-year average39.97x
P/B, 3-year average6.44x
P/E, 5-year average15.59x
P/B, 5-year average-1.57x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)-6.46%
Operating margin (incl. other income)-0.84%
EBITDA margin0.87%
Pre-tax margin-0.09%
Net profit margin-0.17%
Net margin, latest quarter3.05%
ROE-9.12%
ROCE-2.05%
ROA-1.43%
ROE, 3-year average-7.43%
ROCE, 3-year average-0.80%
ROA, 3-year average-1.14%
ROE, 5-year average28.08%
ROCE, 5-year average54.24%
ROA, 5-year average15.06%
ROIC (approx.)0.32%
Other income / net worth22.35%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)-26.37%
Profit growth (latest year)-177.27%
Sales CAGR, 3 years-22.81%
Sales CAGR, 5 years-20.33%
Sales growth QoQ173.25%
Profit growth QoQ533.33%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)236.76%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)533.33%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs -0.03
EPS (latest year)Rs -0.26
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 0.29
EPS, 3-year averageRs -0.23
EPS, 5-year averageRs 3.73
Book value per shareRs 2.75
Sales per shareRs 17.68
Cash flow per shareRs 0.81
Free cash flow per shareRs 0.78
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.52x
Fixed asset turnover1.25x
Inventory turnover1.40x
Inventory days261 days
Debtor days83 days
Debtors turnover4.40x
Creditor days434 days
Cash conversion cycle-52 days
Working capital days-243 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 5 Cr
Cash and bankRs 0 Cr
Net debtRs 4 Cr
Debt to equity2.67x
Net debt / EBITDA44.30x
Interest coverage0.67x
Owners' fund to total sources13.08%
Debt to assets34.92%
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 -0 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 0 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 1 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 0 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years-0.58x
Sales to cash flow13.43x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 12 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 7 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 6 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs -0 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 0 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 0 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 0 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 0 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs -0 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs -0 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs -0 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 0 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 0 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 0 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 0 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 6 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 8 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 8 Cr
Share capitalRs 6 Cr
ReservesRs -5 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 2 Cr
Total assetsRs 14 Cr
Net blockRs 6 Cr
InvestmentsRs 0 Cr
ReceivablesRs 2 Cr
InventoryRs 4 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 7 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)0.65
Ownership
Promoter holding29.27% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/B 5.20 is at the 29th percentile (median 6.50).
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.
Period507759Nifty 50Difference
1 week-5.9%-2.8% -3.1 pts
1 month+2.1%-6.8% +8.9 pts
3 months-6.8%-7.6% +0.8 pts
3 years-40.9%+14.2% -55.1 pts
5 years-52.7%+27.9% -80.6 pts

Red flags

F-score 4 of 8
lookInventory outrunning sales Inventory grew 2860% vs sales -26% 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 ₹6 Cr +236.8% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹0 Cr +533.3%.

Activity

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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 Lime Chemicals Ltd?

Lime Chemicals Ltd (507759) has a market capitalisation of Rs 9.35 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Lime Chemicals Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Lime Chemicals Ltd sales was Rs 6 Cr (+236.8% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 0 Cr.

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