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Archean Chemical Industries Ltd

NSE ACI · BSE 543657 · Specialty Chemicals
₹475.05 -2.22%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range446.00 - 704.25
Market cap₹6,065 Cr.
P/E62.6
IPO 2022 · +17% since Microcap 250 Price band 20% Delivery 49.8%

Price

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Financials

Consolidated, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales290413284213240242346292233255301327
Expenses195267197141166162257214171200257260
Operating Profit9514587717580887863544467
OPM %33%35%31%33%31%33%26%27%27%21%15%21%
Other Income1191210-299886756
Interest2222330564105
Depreciation181818191920212324242323
Profit before tax8713580612366755840331644
Tax %24%25%28%26%31%27%28%31%27%28%23%31%
Net Profit6610258451648544029241230
EPS in Rs5.368.234.673.641.283.894.343.262.361.911.092.49
Mar 2020Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales6081,1301,4411,3301,0411,0811,116
Expenses460663807867726842888
Operating Profit148467634463315239228
OPM %24%41%44%35%30%22%20%
Other Income9124343-32724
Interest12216297882626
Depreciation52676970799393
Profit before tax-17251512427224147133
Tax %117%25%25%25%28%28%
Net Profit-3618838331916210596
EPS in Rs-18.8119.5431.0925.8513.148.667.85
Dividend Payout %0%0%8%12%23%29%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth%%-9%0%
Compounded Profit Growth%%-35%-49%
Stock Price CAGR%%-6%-28%
Return on Equity%18%11%5%
Mar 2020Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital1925252525
Reserves2431,4061,6771,8391,910
Borrowings8976998235466
Other Liabilities372255255290264
Total Liabilities1,5311,7552,0552,3892,665
Fixed Assets1,0861,1101,1601,3781,383
CWIP17364869182
Investments11210350339257
Other Assets417399497603843
Total Assets1,5311,7552,0552,3892,665
Mar 2020Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity315496379176140
Cash from Investing Activity-110-290-307-246-293
Cash from Financing Activity-224-212-3365154
Net Cash Flow-19-640-51
Free Cash Flow218397249-81-242
CFO/OP67%82%106%73%83%
Mar 2020Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days4930435843
Inventory Days5301,221
Days Payable416598
Cash Conversion Cycle493015758666
Working Capital Days4941548411
ROCE %45%25%13%7%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters53.60%53.46%53.46%53.46%53.46%53.44%53.44%53.44%53.44%53.43%53.43%53.43%
FIIs2.92%4.15%5.86%9.53%10.17%10.65%10.93%11.05%11.16%11.08%11.09%11.00%
DIIs30.38%28.69%27.13%21.04%22.02%22.86%23.17%24.69%25.51%25.26%25.83%24.18%
Government0.00%0.00%0.01%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Public13.08%13.71%13.54%15.96%14.37%13.06%12.44%10.84%9.90%10.24%9.67%11.40%
No. of Shareholders73,82192,5711,06,78898,76295,99994,95885,85675,69770,85269,90064,92567,113

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 6,065 Cr.
Current Price₹ 491
Stock P/E62.6
Book Value₹ 157
ROCE7.41 %
ROE5.42 %
Dividend Yield0.51 %
Face Value₹ 2.00
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)0%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)-49%
Consolidated figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 4,576 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 5,415 Cr
P/E (TTM)47.26x
Price to book17.45x
Price to sales4.10x
EV / EBITDA21.46x
EV / EBIT34.03x
EV / sales4.85x
Price to cash flow14.55x
Earnings yield2.12%
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)41.32%
Operating margin (incl. other income)42.42%
EBITDA margin22.61%
Pre-tax margin11.95%
Net profit margin8.68%
Net margin, latest quarter9.38%
ROE71.76%
ROCE35.59%
ROA12.29%
ROIC (approx.)10.84%
Tax rate25.02%
Other income / net worth4.72%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)85.88%
Sales growth QoQ8.73%
Profit growth QoQ128.61%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)11.92%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)-23.66%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 10.05
EPS (latest year)Rs 19.54
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 3.18
Book value per shareRs 27.23
Sales per shareRs 115.84
Cash flow per shareRs 32.65
Free cash flow per shareRs -25.12
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.74x
Fixed asset turnover1.04x
Inventory turnover1.88x
Inventory days194 days
Debtor days49 days
Debtors turnover7.39x
Creditor days598 days
Cash conversion cycle666 days
Working capital days11 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 897 Cr
Cash and bankRs 59 Cr
Net debtRs 839 Cr
Debt to equity3.42x
Net debt / EBITDA3.32x
Interest coverage6.16x
Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)1.21x
Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)0.72x
Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 105 Cr
Owners' fund to total sources17.13%
Debt to assets58.59%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 315 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -110 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -224 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs -19 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs -242 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years1.30x
Sales to cash flow3.59x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 1,116 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 1,130 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 327 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 467 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 67 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 24 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 252 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 226 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 133 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 63 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 97 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 188 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 31 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 93 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 23 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 26 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 227 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 663 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 1,143 Cr
Share capitalRs 19 Cr
ReservesRs 243 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 262 Cr
Total assetsRs 1,531 Cr
Net blockRs 1,086 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 17 Cr
InvestmentsRs 11 Cr
ReceivablesRs 153 Cr
InventoryRs 121 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 372 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)9.63
Ownership
Promoter holding53.43% (-0.01 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the consolidated statements. Returns use average balances.
Not enough history to build valuation bands (needs two years of profits and prices).
PeriodACINifty 50Difference
1 week-3.3%-2.8% -0.5 pts
1 month-3.6%-6.8% +3.2 pts
3 months-12.0%-7.6% -4.4 pts
6 months-19.1%+0.4% -19.5 pts
1 year-32.8%-9.9% -22.9 pts
2 years-31.3%-13.6% -17.7 pts
3 years-19.3%+14.2% -33.5 pts
24 mutual fund schemes hold about ₹985 Cr. Over three months 10 bought more and 2 sold (share counts, price move removed).
FundWeightEst. Cr3m shares
SBI Small Cap Fund0.50%214 -1%
DSP Small Cap Fund0.65%141 -5%
HDFC Manufacturing Fund1.13%120 +74%
SBI Multicap Fund0.38%93 -52%
HDFC Multi Cap Fund0.42%87 +3%
Nippon India Small Cap Fund0.08%67 +0%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund0.16%55 +37%
ICICI Pru Multi Cap Fund0.22%42 -2%
ICICI Pru Multi Cap Fund0.22%41 -2%
DSP Multi Cap Fund1.33%40 +2%
HDFC Large & Mid Cap Fund0.07%21 +2%
ICICI Pru Commodities Fund0.43%19 -4%
iSIF Equity Ex-Top 100 Long-Short Fund0.49%12 +100%
Mahindra Manulife Manufacturing Fund1.50%10 +4%
WOC Special Opp Fund0.52%10 +76%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund0.29%7 -2%
Mahindra Manulife Multi Asset Allocation Fund0.39%5 -1%
Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund(Q0.30%2 +6%
Groww Nifty Total Market Index Fund0.01%0 +5%
Angel One Nifty Total Market Index Fund0.01%0 +5%
Mirae Asset Nifty Total Market Index Fund0.01%0 +5%
Bandhan Nifty Total Market Index Fund0.01%0 +5%
Motilal Oswal BSE 1000 Index Fund0.01%0 +5%
DSP Multi Asset Allocation Fund0.00%0 -100%

Red flags

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 ₹327 Cr +12.0% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹30 Cr -25.0%.
Against our estimate for Jun 2026: sales +16.4%, profit -2.3% in line. Our estimate for Sep 2026: sales Rs 232 Cr, profit Rs 22 Cr (how).

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Ex-dateActionFactor
2026-06-05Dividend - Rs 2.50 Per Share
2025-05-26Dividend - Rs 3 Per Share
2024-06-21Dividend - Re 1 Per Share
2024-02-14Interim Dividend - Re 1 Per Share
2023-11-17Interim Dividend - Re 1 Per Share
2023-07-21Dividend - Rs 2.50 Per Share
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.
Scrip PE is greater than 50 (4 trailing quarters)

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Archean Chemical Industries Ltd?

Archean Chemical Industries Ltd (ACI) has a market capitalisation of Rs 6,065 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Archean Chemical Industries Ltd?

Archean Chemical Industries Ltd trades at a P/E of 62.6 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Archean Chemical Industries Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Archean Chemical Industries Ltd sales was Rs 327 Cr (+12.0% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 30 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of Archean Chemical Industries Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 704.25 and the 52-week low is Rs 446.00.

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