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Universal Starch Chem Allied Ltd

BSE 524408 · Other Agricultural Products
₹199.90 -1.04%
BSE close2026-09-30
Market cap₹84.8 Cr.
P/E4.50

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales119.88126.25145.05133.2790.93128.56138.14121.4497.14117.67152.36147.46
Expenses115.79124.31137.65127.8996.13118.07130.44119.8692.60107.90135.99140.15
Operating Profit4.091.947.405.38-5.2010.497.701.584.549.7716.377.31
OPM %3.41%1.54%5.10%4.04%-5.72%8.16%5.57%1.30%4.67%8.30%10.74%4.96%
Other Income0.560.301.930.340.390.200.560.180.510.280.510.35
Interest2.192.142.102.242.362.052.652.382.381.751.641.18
Depreciation1.431.501.471.481.531.571.701.851.861.861.811.86
Profit before tax1.03-1.405.762.00-8.707.073.91-2.470.816.4413.434.62
Tax %26.21%-29.29%22.22%27.00%-5.63%0.71%24.81%1.21%6.17%18.79%28.29%29.65%
Net Profit0.76-0.984.481.46-8.227.022.94-2.510.765.249.633.25
EPS in Rs1.81-2.3310.673.48-19.5716.717.00-5.981.8112.4822.937.74
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales165214198279264296456516527491489515
Expenses163215190267254279431498507473456477
Operating Profit2-18121018261720183238
OPM %1.3%-0.3%3.8%4.1%3.8%6%6%3.4%3.8%3.7%7%7%
Other Income331221233212
Interest444677878987
Depreciation444454456677
Profit before tax-4-61307168941825
Tax %-55%-29%73%54%-61%12%28%27%24%25%28%
Net Profit-2-40116116731319
EPS in Rs-4.02-10.050.603.381.5715.1427.2414.0516.647.6431.2444.96
Dividend Payout %0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth11%11%-2%7%
Compounded Profit Growth26%16%31%2552%
Stock Price CAGR19%14%6%26%
Return on Equity10%13%11%17%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital444444444444
Reserves64993234374854626678
Borrowings313629445647645073727967
Other Liabilities484963475672718574857665
Total Liabilities9094106104149157175187204224226214
Fixed Assets4444535088848697102103121116
CWIP300111365711
Investments000000000000
Other Assets43505254607286839711410397
Total Assets9094106104149157175187204224226214
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity17-413-811111134-1192317
Cash from Investing Activity-5-2-2-1-18-1-9-18-9-9-18-2
Cash from Financing Activity-93-11810-111-1814-10-5-17
Net Cash Flow3-30-02-13-24-0-0-2
Free Cash Flow12-611-9-810216-910415
CFO/OP285%-190%-1,976%-100%99%111%66%142%6%97%123%61%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days344436473442433732373543
Inventory Days245037343854612733373630
Days Payable771011198270104947351615443
Cash Conversion Cycle-18-8-46-22-811-1015131730
Working Capital Days-27-33-43-16-25-21-3-4-10-9-17-2
ROCE %7%1%-5%9%12%8%15%23%13%13%9%18%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters53.91%53.91%53.91%53.91%53.86%53.86%53.86%53.86%53.86%53.86%53.86%53.86%
Public46.09%46.09%46.09%46.10%46.13%46.14%46.13%46.13%46.15%46.14%46.15%46.14%
No. of Shareholders2,1042,0932,0302,1952,4172,4542,4812,4192,4252,4082,3962,330

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 84.8 Cr.
Current Price₹ 202
Stock P/E4.50
Book Value₹ 197
ROCE17.6 %
ROE17.3 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)7%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)2552%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 84 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 146 Cr
P/E (TTM)4.45x
Price to book1.02x
Price to sales0.16x
EV / EBITDA3.68x
EV / EBIT4.52x
EV / sales0.28x
Price to cash flow5.06x
Earnings yield22.49%
P/E, 3-year average11.61x
P/B, 3-year average0.88x
P/E, 5-year average9.53x
P/B, 5-year average0.91x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)18.09%
Operating margin (incl. other income)18.40%
EBITDA margin7.70%
Pre-tax margin4.92%
Net profit margin3.67%
Net margin, latest quarter2.20%
ROE17.21%
ROCE17.65%
ROA5.97%
ROE, 3-year average11.04%
ROCE, 3-year average13.33%
ROA, 3-year average3.55%
ROE, 5-year average13.67%
ROCE, 5-year average15.16%
ROA, 5-year average4.00%
ROIC (approx.)16.07%
Tax rate27.95%
Other income / net worth1.80%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)-0.47%
Profit growth (latest year)308.72%
Sales CAGR, 3 years-1.79%
Sales CAGR, 5 years10.52%
Profit CAGR, 3 years30.53%
Profit CAGR, 5 years15.58%
Sales growth QoQ-3.22%
Profit growth QoQ-66.25%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)21.43%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 44.95
EPS (latest year)Rs 31.24
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 7.74
EPS, 3-year averageRs 18.51
EPS, 5-year averageRs 19.36
Book value per shareRs 196.76
Sales per shareRs 1,225.31
Cash flow per shareRs 39.48
Free cash flow per shareRs 35.71
Efficiency
Asset turnover2.28x
Fixed asset turnover4.22x
Inventory turnover12.17x
Inventory days30 days
Debtor days43 days
Debtors turnover8.54x
Creditor days43 days
Cash conversion cycle30 days
Working capital days-2 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 67 Cr
Cash and bankRs 5 Cr
Net debtRs 62 Cr
Debt to equity0.81x
Net debt / EBITDA1.56x
Interest coverage4.64x
Owners' fund to total sources38.60%
Debt to assets31.15%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 17 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -2 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -17 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs -2 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 15 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 2 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years2.30x
Sales to cash flow29.47x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 515 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 489 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 147 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 88 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 7 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 2 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 40 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 33 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 25 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 5 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 19 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 13 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 3 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 7 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 2 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 7 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 320 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 400 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 490 Cr
Share capitalRs 4 Cr
ReservesRs 78 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 83 Cr
Total assetsRs 214 Cr
Net blockRs 116 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 1 Cr
InvestmentsRs 0 Cr
ReceivablesRs 57 Cr
InventoryRs 26 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 65 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)0.42
Ownership
Promoter holding53.86% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 4.5 is at the 2th percentile of its own 8.1-year range (median 10.4, low 4.0, high 223.9).
P/B 1.02 is at the 48th percentile (median 1.02).
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.
Period524408Nifty 50Difference
1 week+1.1%-2.8% +3.8 pts
1 month+2.2%-6.8% +9.0 pts
3 months-0.5%-7.6% +7.1 pts
3 years+17.2%+14.2% +3.1 pts
5 years+97.9%+27.9% +70.0 pts

Red flags

F-score 8 of 8
No red flags in the latest statements and filings.
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 ₹147 Cr +21.4% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹3 Cr +229.5%.

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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 Universal Starch Chem Allied Ltd?

Universal Starch Chem Allied Ltd (524408) has a market capitalisation of Rs 84.8 Cr. at the 2026-09-30 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Universal Starch Chem Allied Ltd?

Universal Starch Chem Allied Ltd trades at a P/E of 4.50 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-09-30 close.

What were Universal Starch Chem Allied Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Universal Starch Chem Allied Ltd sales was Rs 147 Cr (+21.4% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 3 Cr.

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