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Kronox Lab Sciences Ltd

NSE KRONOX · BSE 544187 · Specialty Chemicals
₹205.77 -4.90%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range96.00 - 227.74
Market cap₹810 Cr.
P/E28.3
IPO 2024 · +51% since ESM Price band 5%

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales21.0220.7122.1825.1924.8624.0126.1324.2925.5325.2726.1328.39
Expenses15.1614.6314.3316.9816.0615.6518.3816.3216.8817.2416.6119.40
Operating Profit5.866.087.858.218.808.367.757.978.658.039.528.99
OPM %27.88%29.36%35.39%32.59%35.40%34.82%29.66%32.81%33.88%31.78%36.43%31.67%
Other Income0.490.020.830.430.360.820.910.871.041.132.151.30
Interest0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.040.040.040.03
Depreciation0.380.300.290.330.340.360.350.400.470.520.660.45
Profit before tax5.975.808.398.318.828.828.318.449.188.6010.979.81
Tax %27.14%18.28%29.92%25.99%26.64%26.08%24.07%25.71%27.23%23.37%26.98%25.59%
Net Profit4.354.745.886.156.476.536.326.286.686.598.007.30
EPS in Rs1.171.281.581.661.741.761.701.691.801.782.161.97
Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales5062829690100101105
Expenses3948637462676770
Operating Profit1215202228333435
OPM %23%24%24%23%32%33%34%33%
Other Income11122356
Interest00000000
Depreciation12221122
Profit before tax1213182229343739
Tax %27%26%26%26%25%26%26%
Net Profit910141621252829
EPS in Rs343.60403.73565.564.425.756.867.457.71
Dividend Payout %0%0%0%0%9%7%7%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth%10%2%6%
Compounded Profit Growth%23%19%12%
Stock Price CAGR%%%35%
Return on Equity%33%31%27%
Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital0.250.240.2437373737
Reserves2327408295379
Borrowings0430002
Other Liabilities1171398910
Total Liabilities343857547499128
Fixed Assets691116262829
CWIP0000011
Investments0000000
Other Assets29284538477098
Total Assets343857547499128
Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity411920173124
Cash from Investing Activity-4-3-8-7-17-28-24
Cash from Financing Activity-0-7-1-130-2-0
Net Cash Flow011-000-0
Free Cash Flow31051152821
CFO/OP65%100%70%117%87%120%98%
Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days1109011471727276
Inventory Days70585861744766
Days Payable102698952515452
Cash Conversion Cycle78798480946690
Working Capital Days10095122831436571
ROCE %50%51%50%52%44%36%
Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters74.21%74.21%74.21%74.21%74.21%74.21%74.21%74.21%74.21%
FIIs1.56%0.56%0.49%0.05%0.03%0.03%0.05%0.08%0.04%
DIIs4.34%2.57%2.20%2.20%1.71%1.93%2.00%2.05%2.07%
Public19.89%22.66%23.10%23.54%24.04%23.84%23.74%23.66%23.68%
No. of Shareholders32,60439,79238,48937,92237,56935,78034,60833,46932,479

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 810 Cr.
Current Price₹ 217
Stock P/E28.3
Book Value₹ 31.3
ROCE36.0 %
ROE26.8 %
Dividend Yield0.23 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)6%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)12%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 763 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 760 Cr
P/E (TTM)26.72x
Price to book17.06x
Price to sales7.25x
EV / EBITDA18.62x
EV / EBIT19.63x
EV / sales7.22x
Price to cash flow38.81x
Earnings yield3.74%
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)22.71%
Operating margin (incl. other income)24.72%
EBITDA margin38.75%
Pre-tax margin36.61%
Net profit margin27.13%
Net margin, latest quarter25.71%
ROE38.54%
ROCE50.03%
ROA29.59%
ROE, 3-year average39.31%
ROCE, 3-year average50.40%
ROA, 3-year average28.51%
ROIC (approx.)69.93%
Tax rate25.59%
Other income / net worth4.29%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)16.21%
Profit growth (latest year)20.32%
Sales CAGR, 3 years23.73%
Profit CAGR, 3 years24.06%
Sales growth QoQ8.65%
Profit growth QoQ-8.75%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)16.88%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)16.24%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 7.70
EPS (latest year)Rs 4.42
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 1.97
EPS, 3-year averageRs 324.57
Book value per shareRs 12.06
Sales per shareRs 28.39
Cash flow per shareRs 5.30
Free cash flow per shareRs 5.66
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.77x
Fixed asset turnover6.01x
Inventory turnover6.59x
Inventory days55 days
Debtor days71 days
Debtors turnover5.15x
Creditor days52 days
Cash conversion cycle90 days
Working capital days71 days
Leverage
Cash and bankRs 4 Cr
Net debtRs -4 Cr
Net debt / EBITDA-0.09x
Interest coverage258.07x
Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)7.60x
Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)6.80x
Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 7 Cr
Owners' fund to total sources82.81%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 20 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -7 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -13 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs -0 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 21 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years0.97x
Sales to cash flow4.86x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 105 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 96 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 28 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 22 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 9 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 6 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 41 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 41 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 39 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 6 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 29 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 16 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 7 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 2 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 0 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 0 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 60 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 74 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 98 Cr
Share capitalRs 37 Cr
ReservesRs 8 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 45 Cr
Total assetsRs 54 Cr
Net blockRs 16 Cr
InvestmentsRs 0 Cr
ReceivablesRs 19 Cr
InventoryRs 9 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 9 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)3.71
Ownership
Promoter holding74.21% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 26.7 is at the 62th percentile of its own 2.4-year range (median 23.2, low 13.9, high 80.2).
P/B 17.06 is at the 48th percentile (median 17.06).
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.
PeriodKRONOXNifty 50Difference
1 week+4.6%-2.8% +7.4 pts
1 month+13.6%-6.8% +20.4 pts
3 months+30.3%-7.6% +37.9 pts
6 months+112.1%+0.4% +111.7 pts
1 year+26.2%-9.9% +36.1 pts
2 years+16.4%-13.6% +29.9 pts

Red flags

F-score 6 of 8
explainShare dilution Share count up 18450% in a year, 18450% in three
lookOn NSE surveillance On NSE surveillance: ESM
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Latest quarter

Jun 2026
Sales ₹28 Cr +16.9% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹7 Cr +16.2%.

Activity

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No bulk or block deals on record.
Ex-dateActionFactor
2026-09-09Dividend - Re 0.50 Per Share
2025-08-08Dividend - Rs 0.50 Per Share
2024-08-23Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Re 0.50 Per Share
DateTypeWhat it says
2026-10-01UpdatesDisclosure under Regulation 7(2) of SEBI PIT Regulations, 2015 - Information and update..
2026-09-30ResignationResignation of Director/KMP/SMP
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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.
ESM: stage 1
Data: NSE and BSE daily reports, company filings. Numbers only, not investment advice, not a SEBI-registered research service.Updated 2026-10-03