MarketFriction

Standard Surfactants Ltd

BSE 526231 · Commodity Chemicals
₹222.25 -4.98%
BSE close2026-10-01
Market cap₹184 Cr.
P/E15.2

Price

Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom. Ruler (or Shift + drag) measures a move.Dashed lines: 52 week high and low. Prices adjusted for splits and bonuses.

Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales31.7032.4137.3735.9345.4441.0247.3953.0252.8864.5373.82102.38
Expenses30.3532.0636.8735.3445.3940.8744.0651.7951.5162.5769.1388.20
Operating Profit1.350.350.500.590.050.153.331.231.371.964.6914.18
OPM %4.26%1.08%1.34%1.64%0.11%0.37%7.03%2.32%2.59%3.04%6.35%13.85%
Other Income0.070.110.090.140.351.20-0.530.630.400.641.13-3.52
Interest0.91-0.09-0.060.280.430.520.430.761.311.231.621.64
Depreciation0.090.100.100.120.240.500.190.500.640.640.710.61
Profit before tax0.420.450.550.33-0.270.332.180.60-0.180.733.498.41
Tax %30.95%-2.22%47.27%-0.00%-3.70%48.48%39.45%25.00%-22.22%32.88%27.79%25.21%
Net Profit0.290.460.290.32-0.260.161.310.46-0.140.492.526.30
EPS in Rs0.350.560.350.39-0.310.191.590.56-0.170.593.057.63
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales4455871178392125152131170244294
Expenses4252841148188121149128166235271
Operating Profit2223244334922
OPM %4.5%3.9%2.9%2.3%2.4%4.4%3.2%2.0%2.2%2.4%3.8%8%
Other Income11000011113-1
Interest221111111256
Depreciation100000000123
Profit before tax1111133223512
Tax %33%34%3%32%-5%30%23%25%20%40%29%
Net Profit001112221239
EPS in Rs0.600.601.341.161.263.043.442.041.791.854.0311.10
Dividend Payout %-0%-0%-0%-0%-0%-0%-0%-0%-0%-0%-0%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth19%21%17%57%
Compounded Profit Growth23%9%29%626%
Stock Price CAGR%11%58%319%
Return on Equity8%8%7%11%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital777777778888
Reserves556778101417202124
Borrowings81015171819222126335668
Other Liabilities86489781013121530
Total Liabilities28293238414147516472100131
Fixed Assets88777767763045
CWIP-0-0-0-0-0-00-001613-0
Investments11111-0-00-0-0-0-0
Other Assets192024313335414557505786
Total Assets28293238414147516472100131
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity53-0-124-410-22-3
Cash from Investing Activity-0010-0-62-0-4-7-21-5
Cash from Financing Activity-4-3-11-011-2681910
Net Cash Flow10-002-2-0-11-102
Free Cash Flow43-0-124-410-19-19-7
CFO/OP166%173%-4%-25%88%218%-88%61%27%-56%60%-20%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days677895876675777166797153
Inventory Days223519211717372521212529
Days Payable16274252322182428292525
Cash Conversion Cycle7386110836170967259717057
Working Capital Days192826221411384324532527
ROCE %11%10%9%8%8%5%11%10%7%5%5%10%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters63.02%63.02%62.89%62.62%62.50%62.14%62.14%62.14%62.14%62.14%62.14%62.14%
DIIs0.11%0.11%0.11%0.11%0.11%0.11%0.11%0.11%0.11%0.11%0.11%0.11%
Public36.87%36.87%37.01%37.27%37.39%37.74%37.76%37.75%37.74%37.76%37.75%37.75%
No. of Shareholders14,95614,79414,68114,72214,79114,81814,83314,80014,72814,68614,64714,614

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 184 Cr.
Current Price₹ 223
Stock P/E15.2
Book Value₹ 39.5
ROCE10.3 %
ROE10.8 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)57%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)626%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 184 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 247 Cr
P/E (TTM)20.02x
Price to book5.63x
Price to sales0.63x
EV / EBITDA11.85x
EV / EBIT13.54x
EV / sales0.84x
Earnings yield4.99%
P/E, 3-year average22.19x
P/B, 3-year average1.37x
P/E, 5-year average21.92x
P/B, 5-year average1.55x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)3.78%
Operating margin (incl. other income)4.93%
EBITDA margin7.10%
Pre-tax margin4.24%
Net profit margin3.12%
Net margin, latest quarter6.15%
ROE10.75%
ROCE10.30%
ROA2.88%
ROE, 3-year average7.26%
ROCE, 3-year average7.15%
ROA, 3-year average2.28%
ROE, 5-year average8.26%
ROCE, 5-year average7.76%
ROA, 5-year average2.90%
ROIC (approx.)13.57%
Tax rate28.60%
Other income / net worth8.58%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)43.86%
Profit growth (latest year)117.65%
Sales CAGR, 3 years17.02%
Sales CAGR, 5 years21.47%
Profit CAGR, 3 years28.76%
Profit CAGR, 5 years8.94%
Sales growth QoQ38.69%
Profit growth QoQ150.00%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)93.10%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)1269.57%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 11.10
EPS (latest year)Rs 4.03
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 7.63
EPS, 3-year averageRs 2.56
EPS, 5-year averageRs 2.63
Book value per shareRs 39.50
Sales per shareRs 355.39
Cash flow per shareRs -3.12
Free cash flow per shareRs -8.47
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.87x
Fixed asset turnover5.43x
Inventory turnover13.10x
Inventory days28 days
Debtor days53 days
Debtors turnover6.84x
Creditor days25 days
Cash conversion cycle57 days
Working capital days27 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 68 Cr
Cash and bankRs 4 Cr
Net debtRs 63 Cr
Debt to equity2.08x
Net debt / EBITDA3.04x
Interest coverage3.15x
Owners' fund to total sources25.00%
Debt to assets51.97%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs -3 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -5 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs 10 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 2 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs -7 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 5 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years-0.20x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 294 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 244 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 102 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 9 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 14 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs -1 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 21 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 15 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 12 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 1 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 9 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 3 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 6 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 3 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 1 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 6 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 225 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 235 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 247 Cr
Share capitalRs 8 Cr
ReservesRs 24 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 33 Cr
Total assetsRs 131 Cr
Net blockRs 45 Cr
ReceivablesRs 36 Cr
InventoryRs 17 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 30 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)0.83
Ownership
Promoter holding62.14% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 20.0 is at the 34th percentile of its own 8.0-year range (median 25.4, low 6.0, high 72.9).
P/B 5.63 is at the 96th percentile (median 1.70).
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.
Period526231Nifty 50Difference
1 week+15.5%-2.8% +18.3 pts
1 month+296.9%-6.8% +303.7 pts
3 months+312.0%-7.6% +319.6 pts
3 years+296.8%+14.2% +282.6 pts
5 years+61.1%+27.9% +33.2 pts

Red flags

F-score 6 of 8
explainWeak cash conversion Cash from operations was -46% of net profit over the last 3 years
lookProfit leans on other income Other income was 60% 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 ₹102 Cr +93.1% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹6 Cr +1269.6%.

Activity

Compare
No bulk or block deals on record.
No corporate actions on record.
No announcements in our files yet.
Company filings to NSE, newest first. Routine notices (trading window, newspaper copies) are left out. Click a row for the filing.
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.
Data: NSE and BSE daily reports, company filings. Numbers only, not investment advice, not a SEBI-registered research service.Updated 2026-10-03