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Dai-Ichi Karkaria Limited

NSE: DAICHISpecialty ChemicalsTrade-to-trade true

Share price

₹309.95

-3.73% close of 9 Oct 2026

Market cap ₹217 CrP/E 108.5

Price-based ratios (P/B, dividend yield, EV/EBITDA) are as of 8 Oct 2026, the close above is 9 Oct 2026.

Business score

How strong the business is, in one number. The parts behind it are in Pro.

36

out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026

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Market cap

₹217 Cr

P/E ratio

108.5

P/B ratio

1.2

ROCE

-1.1%

ROE

-0.5%

Dividend yield

0.5%

Price & valuation chart

How the share price and its valuation have moved. Hover over the chart to see any day. Prices as of the last close.

Prices as of 9 Oct 2026 close52-week high ₹370.6052-week low ₹222.70

Answers

Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.

How fast it has been growing

Sales fell 3.9% over the past year. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales improved from -13.3% to 3.9% over the last four years.

Whether it grew faster than its sector

It grew 7.5% a year against a sector median of 10.2% — 2.7 percentage points slower.

Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating

Too little price history yet to compare it with its own past.

Whether growth justifies the valuation

It has no steady three-year profit record yet, so growth cannot be weighed against the price.

Profit growthPrice per ₹1 profitPer 1% growth
Dai-Ichi Karkaria Limited — this one—108.5×—
Deepak Nitrite Limited-13%/yr27.6×—
Atul Limited9%/yr21.5×₹2.4
Aarti Industries Limited-9%/yr31.9×—
Fine Organic Industries Limited-13%/yr37.1×—
BASF India Limited—23.3×—

Compared with companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

How it compares with its peers

Against companies the exchange files under the same label (Specialty Chemicals), it ranks 72 of 73 on returns, 50 of 72 on growth, 71 of 73 on margin. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

What makes it hard to beat — and is that still true?

It is losing money on the capital in the business, so there is no advantage to measure.

Whether its growth pays for itself

No — Over the last five years it made ₹51 crore of cash from the business but spent ₹60 crore on plant and equipment, ₹9 crore more than it made, paid from its own cash and investments. But only about 38 of every 100 rupees of profit it reported over 12 years arrived as cash — the rest is tied up. Its cash comes back more slowly than it used to: it went from being waiting 13 days for its cash to waiting 49 days for its cash.

Profit reality check

Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.

5 of 8 checks clear · 63%

Latest result · Q1 FY27

What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.

Announced 13 Aug 2026 · Consolidated · Unaudited

Revenue

₹58 Cr

Net profit

₹3 Cr

Checklist before you investPRO

Points for and against, in one list.

Key numbers & peers

The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.

Price

Market cap
₹217 Cr
Prev close
₹309.95
52w High
₹380
52w Low
₹219
Enterprise value
₹227 Cr
Beta
0.8
Price CAGR 1y
20.0%
Price CAGR 3y
-9.0%
Price CAGR 5y
-4.0%
Price CAGR 10y
-5.0%

Ratios

Return on assets
-0.4%
PEG ratio
—
P/E ratio
108.5
P/B ratio
1.2
EV / EBITDA
27.8
Industry P/E
31.9
ROCE
-1.1%
ROCE 5y average
-0.2%
ROE
-0.5%
Debt / Equity
0.1
Interest coverage
-2.0
Dividend yield
0.5%
ROE 3y average
1.0%
ROE last year
0.0%

Annual P&L

Annual revenue
₹161 Cr
Annual profit
-₹1 Cr
Operating margin
2.1%
Net profit margin
-0.6%
EBITDA margin
1.9%
Sales growth 3y
-4.4%
Sales growth 5y
10.7%
Profit growth 3y
—
Profit growth 5y
15.0%
EPS
₹-1.0
Sales growth TTM
-4.0%
Profit growth TTM
-68.0%
Dividend payout
-151.0%

Quarter P&L

Sales latest quarter
₹58 Cr
Profit latest quarter
₹3 Cr
YoY quarterly sales growth
46.6%
YoY quarterly profit growth
14550.0%
OPM latest quarter
10.4%

Balance Sheet

Book Value
₹263
Face Value
₹10.0
Total debt
₹13 Cr
Total cash
₹3 Cr
Borrowings
₹13 Cr
Reserves / Equity
25.3

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow
₹5 Cr
Free cash flow
-₹4 Cr
FCF yield
-2.3%
Net cash flow
-₹8 Cr

Shareholding

Promoter holding
64.0%
FII holding
—
DII holding
0.0%
Public holding
36.0%

Peer comparison

CompanyPrice ₹P/EMkt cap ₹ CrDiv yield %Profit qtr ₹ CrProfit var %Sales qtr ₹ CrSales var %ROCE %
Pidilite Inds.1,488.5057.21,51,6100.77883.528.24,551.621.331.0
Gujarat Fluoroch4,555.9081.050,0470.07219.021.41,588.024.09.6
Navin Fluo.Intl.8,490.0054.843,5660.18243.3107.71,045.144.121.0
Aether Industri.1,787.6098.923,7270.0062.828.0326.627.311.9
Deepak Nitrite1,553.9026.821,1940.48345.0207.52,577.636.411.4
Aarti Industries491.2534.117,8200.20155.0256.52,387.042.56.9
Atul5,999.5022.217,6640.50253.992.01,848.025.014.9
Dai-ichi Karkari324.25101.92420.462.914550.057.846.6-1.1
Median367.3029.71,1020.2413.552.2175.326.413.8

Competes with: Aarti Industries Limited, Aether Industries Limited, Atul Limited, BASF India Limited, Deepak Nitrite Limited, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited, Navin Fluorine International Limited, Pidilite Industries

Quarterly results

Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.

Consolidated · to 30 Jun 2026
Line itemJun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales28353533343741703943384158
Expenses28333331323538623841384152
Material Cost40
Change in Inventories-2.99
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade0
Employee Cost7.14
Other Expenses7.40
Operating Profit-0.581.632.452.791.941.712.748.071.281.79-0.290.685.99
OPM %-2.084.656.958.355.734.656.73123.244.18-0.771.6510
Other Income0.98210.661.260.661.122.801.410.791.640.831.191.46
Exceptional items (within Other Income)0
Interest1.180.970.470.440.470.500.450.410.240.240.250.220.33
Depreciation2.292.302.352.292.492.582.542.542.522.552.512.552.67
Profit before tax-3.07200.291.32-0.36-0.252.556.53-0.690.64-2.22-0.904.45
Tax %-4.8925-10324-25482525-26153-32-1.1154
Net Profit-2.90151.111.090.43-0.232.626.200.020.01-0.860.092.93
EPS in Rs-3.89201.491.460.58-0.313.528.320.030.01-1.150.123.93

Profit & loss

Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.

Consolidated · to 31 Mar 2026
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales1811941261479210797122184132181161180
Expenses159161109132103112111140168125167158172
Operating Profit22321715-11-5-14-181661438
OPM %12171410-12-4.70-14-1594.8082.104.50
Other Income1541262-08781724645
Interest0100710913320.951
Depreciation5224899779101010
Profit before tax32342716-24-2556-1822188.47-3.172
Tax %28352427-4801301627272
Net Profit23222514-13-2351-1820149.02-0.742
EPS in Rs31293318-17-3168-24271912-0.992.91
Dividend Payout %1010914-15-840151129-151

Compounded growth

Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.

Compounded sales growth

10 years
-2%
5 years
11%
3 years
-4%
TTM
-4%

Compounded profit growth

10 years
—
5 years
15%
3 years
—
TTM
-68%

Stock price CAGR

10 years
-5%
5 years
-4%
3 years
-9%
1 year
20%

Return on equity

10 years
-2%
5 years
-1%
3 years
1%
Last year
0%

Balance sheet

What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital77777777777.457.45
Reserves101119142151135112163142162173181177
Borrowings11477104108202238191313
Other Liabilities383125413542484339233126
Total Liabilities147159179276281270239214247222232224
Fixed Assets16172094164153105105139132126122
CWIP614324353020214
Investments424064412423272123212427
Other Assets8388629888921078685678271
Total Assets147159179276281270239214247222232224

Cash flows

Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity5113-861-22-32310165.18
Cash from Investing Activity-0-8-7-57-211130-4-3316-4-10
Cash from Financing Activity-3-626616-6-97-213-25-10-3
Net Cash Flow3-3-221-411-10412-8
Free Cash Flow-9-0-19-90-32-1109-14-10514-4.29

Ratios

How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days767059756570895353626071
Inventory Days53517874981041339359776068
Days Payable9482688312814621012287747562
Cash Conversion Cycle343970663628112425654577
Working Capital Days43526754-9-3827134213649
ROCE %2328178-7-4-8-12804-1

Shareholding pattern

Who owns the company — founders (promoters), foreign funds, Indian funds and the public. In %.

Consolidated · to 30 Jun 2026
Line itemSep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters646464646464646464646464
FIIs0
DIIs0.3500000000000
Public363636363636363636363636
No. of Shareholders5,3955,5555,0855,5215,9186,0606,0626,1216,3486,2005,9235,909

Price trend

The price as a Renko brick chart: small moves drop out so the bigger path stands out.

Change over 1 year +13.5% (₹273.15 → ₹309.95)Brick size ₹15.97 (fixed)Bricks 21
₹250₹350₹310Dec '25Mar '26Aug '26
Price moved up one brickPrice moved down one brickLast close ₹309.95 on 9 Oct 2026

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Open interestPRO

Where option traders are positioned on this stock.

Industry numbers

The numbers that matter most in this industry, from the company's own filings.

the company's own unlisted debt securities in default at period end

0.00cr

2026-06-30

the company's own loans / revolving facilities in default at period end (standalone filing)

0.00cr

2026-06-30

net debt from the filed balance sheet at the newest year end: Borrowings − Cash Equivalents − Investments (Current); negative = net cash

10.08inr_cr

2026-03-31

News

News and filings about Dai-Ichi Karkaria Limited. Open one to see why it matters.

No recent news for this company.

Supply chain

Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.

Competes with

Uses as raw material

  • Acrylic polymer
  • Ethylene oxide
  • Fatty alcohol, phenol and glycol
  • Metal oxide
  • Oils and fatty acids
  • Solvents

Sells to

  • ChampionX Dai-ichi India Private Limited · oilfield chemicals

About

What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.

Sector
Chemicals
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Classification
Chemicals › Specialty Chemicals
ISIN
INE928C01010

Plants

  • Dahej Plant
  • Kurkumbh Plant

News impact

Big market events that reach Dai-Ichi Karkaria Limited, and how the effect spreads.

No recent market events reach this company.

Dividends, splits & big trades

Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.

Dividends

20 Aug 2026unspecified₹1.5

Documents

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