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Pondy Oxides & Chemicals Ltd

NSE POCL · BSE 532626 · Diversified Metals
₹437.00 -3.46%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range392.20 - 647.60
Market cap₹3,518 Cr.
P/E23.8
Price band 20% Delivery 40.8%

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales393454357437572502517596635776932931
Expenses376429338414543477490555581719873876
Operating Profit162519232925274154585955
OPM %4.2%6%5%5%5%5%5%7%8%7%6%6%
Other Income1-12111022211
Interest453244231242
Depreciation223233346656
Profit before tax111715192320223748515148
Tax %26%26%17%25%25%24%19%25%26%27%25%24%
Net Profit81312151715182836383836
EPS in Rs1.402.151.952.312.672.162.563.664.664.924.994.75
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales4667599401,0491,2201,0041,4551,4721,5262,0282,9393,273
Expenses4397058829841,1839801,3771,3911,4511,9242,7263,049
Operating Profit275458653624778075105212225
OPM %6%7%6%6%3.0%2.4%5%5%4.9%5%7%7%
Other Income142433543465
Interest8101212115981712119
Depreciation4445889109112123
Profit before tax16444452211464665285186197
Tax %37%36%34%35%23%22%25%25%23%23%26%
Net Profit10282934161148494065139147
EPS in Rs1.825.095.256.072.821.868.328.456.279.2518.1819.32
Dividend Payout %11%6%6%7%11%13%6%12%16%15%11%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth20%24%26%50%
Compounded Profit Growth30%67%41%89%
Stock Price CAGR39%62%71%-1%
Return on Equity19%18%16%20%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital6666666612131415
Reserves26356693125145156202243342583785
Borrowings57831101461425614610714294103152
Other Liabilities2230117912121538203142
Total Liabilities112152193251281219319330434470731994
Fixed Assets152627323461546096114130211
CWIP11132126378753
Investments0000000040404044
Other Assets85126163217246157260266291308487736
Total Assets112152193251281219319330434470731994
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity45-10-7-1923135-91636564-79-54
Cash from Investing Activity-8-3-9-3-8-35-3-14-90-51-67-47
Cash from Financing Activity-3691623-16-9588-4825-317574
Net Cash Flow1-400-05-61-11128-27
Free Cash Flow36-14-13-271799-96501332-167-102
CFO/OP266%-21%12%0%66%381%-361%101%104%102%-57%-2%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days293030353117402225242333
Inventory Days335238424323484142334738
Days Payable16152122322342
Cash Conversion Cycle466766767238856165556568
Working Capital Days122024253225433727355462
ROCE %17%22%34%26%25%13%8%23%21%16%17%24%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters48.88%48.89%48.90%45.14%43.76%40.59%40.61%39.90%39.34%39.34%39.34%36.39%
FIIs0.01%0.18%0.22%0.02%0.22%2.83%2.10%1.33%1.75%2.34%2.22%3.14%
DIIs0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.14%5.05%4.88%6.15%7.02%6.78%7.15%7.50%
Public51.11%50.93%50.89%54.83%55.88%51.54%52.40%52.63%51.89%51.56%51.27%52.96%
No. of Shareholders22,57922,10924,06025,81750,18060,26961,57864,60169,35566,93565,86572,759

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 3,518 Cr.
Current Price₹ 462
Stock P/E23.8
Book Value₹ 105
ROCE24.0 %
ROE20.0 %
Dividend Yield0.43 %
Face Value₹ 2.00
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)50%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)89%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 3,330 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 3,470 Cr
P/E (TTM)22.59x
Price to book4.16x
Price to sales1.02x
EV / EBITDA15.08x
EV / EBIT16.78x
EV / sales1.06x
Earnings yield4.43%
Dividend yield0.46%
P/E, 3-year average7.97x
P/B, 3-year average1.06x
P/E, 5-year average5.23x
P/B, 5-year average0.73x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)7.23%
Operating margin (incl. other income)7.44%
EBITDA margin7.03%
Pre-tax margin6.03%
Net profit margin4.50%
Net margin, latest quarter3.89%
ROE19.86%
ROCE23.92%
ROA16.08%
ROE, 3-year average15.50%
ROCE, 3-year average19.00%
ROA, 3-year average11.89%
ROE, 5-year average18.78%
ROCE, 5-year average20.25%
ROA, 5-year average12.68%
ROIC (approx.)16.38%
Tax rate25.58%
Other income / net worth0.77%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)44.88%
Profit growth (latest year)113.23%
Sales CAGR, 3 years25.93%
Sales CAGR, 5 years23.95%
Profit CAGR, 3 years41.28%
Profit CAGR, 5 years66.69%
Sales growth QoQ-0.08%
Profit growth QoQ-4.73%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)56.15%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)31.58%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 19.35
EPS (latest year)Rs 45.47
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 4.76
EPS, 3-year averageRs 33.31
EPS, 5-year averageRs 45.05
Book value per shareRs 104.97
Sales per shareRs 429.57
Cash flow per shareRs -7.08
Free cash flow per shareRs -13.39
Dividend per share (latest year)Rs 5.00
Dividend per share, 3-year averageRs 4.50
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 4.70
Dividends
Dividend payout11.00%
Dividend payout, 3-year average14.02%
Dividend payout, 5-year average11.98%
Efficiency
Asset turnover2.96x
Fixed asset turnover13.93x
Inventory turnover9.92x
Inventory days37 days
Debtor days33 days
Debtors turnover11.17x
Creditor days2 days
Cash conversion cycle68 days
Working capital days62 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 152 Cr
Cash and bankRs 12 Cr
Net debtRs 140 Cr
Debt to equity0.19x
Net debt / EBITDA0.61x
Interest coverage22.09x
Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)3.65x
Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)2.25x
Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 15 Cr
Owners' fund to total sources80.49%
Debt to assets15.31%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs -54 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -47 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs 74 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs -27 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs -102 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs -53 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years0.17x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 3,273 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 2,939 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 931 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 212 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 55 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 5 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 230 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 221 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 197 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 48 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 147 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 139 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 36 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 23 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 6 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 9 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 2,666 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 2,726 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 2,945 Cr
Share capitalRs 15 Cr
ReservesRs 785 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 800 Cr
Total assetsRs 994 Cr
Net blockRs 211 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 3 Cr
InvestmentsRs 44 Cr
ReceivablesRs 263 Cr
InventoryRs 269 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 42 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)7.62
Ownership
Promoter holding36.39% (-3.51 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 22.6 is at the 64th percentile of its own 9.4-year range (median 13.5, low 2.8, high 75.6).
P/B 4.16 is at the 63th percentile (median 2.86).
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.
PeriodPOCLNifty 50Difference
1 week-6.8%-2.8% -4.0 pts
1 month-9.9%-6.8% -3.1 pts
3 months-23.1%-7.6% -15.5 pts
6 months+8.0%+0.4% +7.6 pts
1 year-9.7%-9.9% +0.2 pts
2 years+7.5%-13.6% +21.0 pts
3 years+372.9%+14.2% +358.7 pts
5 years+951.5%+27.9% +923.6 pts
7 mutual fund schemes hold about ₹320 Cr. Over three months 5 bought more and 1 sold (share counts, price move removed).
FundWeightEst. Cr3m shares
ICICI Pru Small Cap Fund1.18%116 +121%
ICICI Pru Small Cap Fund1.18%112 +121%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund0.12%43 -13%
Bajaj Finserv Flexi Cap Fund0.37%30 +100%
ICICI Pru ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund0.94%13 +100%
Bajaj Finserv Small Cap Fund0.20%5 -2%
Bajaj Finserv ELSS-Tax Saver Fund1.91%2 +11%

Red flags

F-score 4 of 8
explainWeak cash conversion Cash from operations was -28% of net profit over the last 3 years
explainHigh accruals Profit exceeded operating cash by 19% of total assets in 2026
explainShare dilution Share count up 9% in a year, 31% in three
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 ₹931 Cr +56.2% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹36 Cr +28.6%.

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Ex-dateActionFactor
2026-09-15Dividend - Rs 2 Per Share
2026-07-21Face Value Split (Sub-Division) - From Rs 5/- Per Share To Rs 2/- Per Share0.4000
2025-09-11Dividend - Rs 3.50 Per Share
2024-10-16Face Value Split (Sub-Division) - From Rs 10/- Per Share To Rs 5/- Per Share0.5000
2024-09-11Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 5 Per Share
2023-09-15Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 5 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.
Not on any NSE surveillance list in the latest file.

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Pondy Oxides & Chemicals Ltd?

Pondy Oxides & Chemicals Ltd (POCL) has a market capitalisation of Rs 3,518 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Pondy Oxides & Chemicals Ltd?

Pondy Oxides & Chemicals Ltd trades at a P/E of 23.8 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Pondy Oxides & Chemicals Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Pondy Oxides & Chemicals Ltd sales was Rs 931 Cr (+56.2% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 36 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of Pondy Oxides & Chemicals Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 647.60 and the 52-week low is Rs 392.20.

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