DIC India Limited
NSE: DICINDPrinting Inks
Share price
₹600.75
-1.57% close of 8 Oct 2026
Price-based ratios (P/B, dividend yield, EV/EBITDA) are as of 6 Oct 2026, the close above is 8 Oct 2026.
Business score
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61
out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026
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Market cap
₹541 Cr
P/E ratio
18.6
P/B ratio
1.2
ROCE
6.4%
ROE
5.1%
Dividend yield
0.5%
Price & valuation chart
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Answers
Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.
How fast it has been growing
Sales grew 11.7% over the past year, and 4.4% a year over its longer record. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales improved from 2.5% to 5.5% over the last four years.
Whether it grew faster than its sector
It grew 4.4% a year against a sector median of 10.2% — 5.8 percentage points slower.
Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating
At 18.6× earnings against a market that pays 23.9× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 66.0×, across 4 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 25.3×, the 28th percentile of its own range.
Whether growth justifies the valuation
Priced at 0.8 times its growth rate, on earnings growth of 22%.
| Profit growth | Price per ₹1 profit | Per 1% growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIC India Limited — this one | 22%/yr | 18.6× | ₹0.85 |
| Linde India Limited | 1%/yr | 93.8× | ₹93.8 |
| Coromandel International Limited | -1%/yr | 26.9× | — |
| Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited | -24%/yr | 79.0× | — |
| Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited | -63%/yr | — | — |
| Navin Fluorine International Limited | 21%/yr | 53.0× | ₹2.5 |
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 across the whole Chemicals sector, it ranks 137 of 182 on returns, 145 of 175 on growth, 156 of 182 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?
No durable advantage shows in the numbers: it earns 6.4% on capital, ahead of 25% of companies across its whole sector. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
Whether its growth pays for itself
Yes — Over the last five years it made ₹94 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹89 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹37 crore to lenders and shareholders. And the profit is real: of every 100 rupees it reported over 12 years, about 142 arrived as cash (before interest, which is why it can exceed the profit). Its cash comes back faster than it used to: it went from being waiting 103 days for its cash to waiting 87 days for its cash.
Profit reality check
Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.
8 of 9 checks clear · 89%
Latest result · Q1 FY27
What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.
Announced 12 Aug 2026 · Standalone · Unaudited
Revenue
₹284 Cr
Net profit
₹14 Cr
Net margin
5.0%
EPS
₹15.54
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Key numbers & peers
The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.
Price
- Market cap
- ₹541 Cr
- Prev close
- ₹600.75
- 52w High
- ₹675
- 52w Low
- ₹451
- Enterprise value
- ₹554 Cr
- Beta
- 0.7
- Price CAGR 1y
- 10.0%
- Price CAGR 3y
- 13.0%
- Price CAGR 5y
- 6.0%
- Price CAGR 10y
- 1.0%
Ratios
- Return on assets
- 2.3%
- PEG ratio
- 0.8
- P/E ratio
- 18.6
- P/B ratio
- 1.2
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.9
- Industry P/E
- 22.1
- ROCE
- 6.4%
- ROCE 5y average
- 4.0%
- ROE
- 5.1%
- Debt / Equity
- 0.0
- Interest coverage
- 25.0
- Dividend yield
- 0.5%
- ROE 3y average
- 3.0%
- ROE last year
- 5.0%
Annual P&L
- Annual revenue
- ₹892 Cr
- Annual profit
- ₹17 Cr
- Operating margin
- 4.5%
- Net profit margin
- 1.9%
- EBITDA margin
- 4.5%
- Sales growth 3y
- 0.8%
- Sales growth 5y
- 8.0%
- Profit growth 3y
- 22.0%
- Profit growth 5y
- 13.0%
- EPS
- ₹18.9
- Sales growth TTM
- 12.0%
- Profit growth TTM
- 97.0%
- Dividend payout
- 16.0%
Quarter P&L
- Sales latest quarter
- ₹284 Cr
- Profit latest quarter
- ₹14 Cr
- YoY quarterly sales growth
- 25.4%
- YoY quarterly profit growth
- 250.0%
- OPM latest quarter
- 7.9%
Balance Sheet
- Book Value
- ₹493
- Face Value
- ₹10.0
- Total debt
- ₹3 Cr
- Total cash
- ₹15 Cr
- Borrowings
- ₹3 Cr
- Reserves / Equity
- 48.3
Cash Flow
- Operating cash flow
- ₹43 Cr
- Free cash flow
- ₹32 Cr
- FCF yield
- 5.6%
- Net cash flow
- ₹25 Cr
Shareholding
- Promoter holding
- 71.8%
- FII holding
- —
- DII holding
- —
- Public holding
- 28.2%
Peer comparison
| Company | Price ₹ | P/E | Mkt cap ₹ Cr | Div yield % | Profit qtr ₹ Cr | Profit var % | Sales qtr ₹ Cr | Sales var % | ROCE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIC India | 619.20 | 18.5 | 568 | 0.48 | 14.3 | 227.3 | 284.0 | 25.4 | 6.4 |
| Kshitij Polyline | 3.64 | 23.1 | 90 | 0.00 | 0.5 | 33.3 | 14.4 | 57.7 | 8.1 |
| Median | 619.20 | 18.5 | 568 | 0.48 | 14.3 | 227.3 | 284.0 | 25.4 | 6.4 |
Competes with: Kshitij Polyline Limited
Quarterly results
Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 208 | 217 | 205 | 199 | 243 | 221 | 219 | 210 | 226 | 223 | 232 | 241 | 284 |
| Expenses | 206 | 212 | 205 | 190 | 231 | 214 | 210 | 203 | 217 | 211 | 220 | 232 | 262 |
| Material Cost | 144 | 142 | 169 | 139 | 165 | 206 | |||||||
| Change in Inventories | -10.00 | 8.99 | -21 | 16 | -5.12 | -23 | |||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | |||||||
| Employee Cost | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
| Other Expenses | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 36 | |||||||
| Operating Profit | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 22 |
| OPM % | 0.90 | 2.07 | 0.22 | 4.09 | 4.78 | 3.30 | 4.29 | 3.23 | 4.13 | 5.26 | 5.10 | 3.60 | 7.91 |
| Other Income | 1 | -17 | -4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -0 | 2 | 2 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.36 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Interest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Depreciation | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Profit before tax | -3 | -18 | -8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| Tax % | -18 | -24 | -12 | 6 | 26 | 47 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
| Net Profit | -3 | -14 | -7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| EPS in Rs | -2.80 | -15 | -7.82 | 4.58 | 6.77 | 2.16 | 7.79 | 2.82 | 4.75 | 6.40 | 4.97 | 4.62 | 16 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 2.82 | 4.75 | 6.40 | 4.96 | 4.62 | 16 |
Profit & loss
Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.
| Line item | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 722 | 750 | 707 | 738 | 838 | 791 | 608 | 745 | 872 | 829 | 882 | 892 | 980 |
| Expenses | 723 | 691 | 665 | 726 | 839 | 771 | 586 | 722 | 851 | 819 | 845 | 852 | 925 |
| Material Cost | 595 | ||||||||||||
| Change in Inventories | -5.96 | ||||||||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 68 | ||||||||||||
| Employee Cost | 75 | ||||||||||||
| Other Expenses | 120 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Profit | -1 | 59 | 42 | 12 | -1 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 55 |
| OPM % | -0.10 | 8 | 6 | 1.60 | -0.20 | 2.60 | 3.70 | 3.10 | 2.40 | 1.20 | 4.10 | 4.50 | 6 |
| Other Income | -20 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 15 | 13 | 105 | 10 | 41 | -16 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | -2.36 | ||||||||||||
| Interest | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.42 | 2 |
| Depreciation | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
| Profit before tax | -39 | 40 | 31 | -16 | -6 | 17 | 111 | 17 | 44 | -28 | 26 | 24 | 39 |
| Tax % | -21 | 26 | 26 | -25 | 58 | -6 | 23 | 26 | 8 | -20 | 25 | 27 | |
| Net Profit | -31 | 30 | 23 | -12 | -9 | 18 | 86 | 12 | 41 | -23 | 20 | 17 | 29 |
| EPS in Rs | -34 | 32 | 25 | -13 | -10 | 20 | 94 | 14 | 45 | -25 | 21 | 19 | 32 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Dividend Payout % | 0 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 16 |
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
- 8%
- 3 years
- 1%
- TTM
- 12%
Compounded profit growth
- 10 years
- -6%
- 5 years
- 13%
- 3 years
- 22%
- TTM
- 97%
Stock price CAGR
- 10 years
- 1%
- 5 years
- 6%
- 3 years
- 13%
- 1 year
- 10%
Return on equity
- 10 years
- 3%
- 5 years
- 3%
- 3 years
- 3%
- Last year
- 5%
Balance sheet
What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9.18 | 9.18 | 9 |
| Reserves | 275 | 293 | 281 | 271 | 289 | 370 | 377 | 413 | 387 | 406 | 419 | 435 |
| Borrowings | 2 | 0 | 35 | 51 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Other Liabilities | 122 | 143 | 167 | 273 | 136 | 144 | 220 | 203 | 165 | 169 | 198 | 289 |
| Total Liabilities | 408 | 445 | 492 | 603 | 469 | 529 | 611 | 649 | 581 | 587 | 630 | 737 |
| Fixed Assets | 71 | 69 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 79 | 76 | 88 | 143 | 141 | 138 | 135 |
| CWIP | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 77 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Assets | 335 | 372 | 431 | 543 | 408 | 449 | 526 | 484 | 423 | 442 | 491 | 599 |
| Total Assets | 408 | 445 | 492 | 603 | 469 | 529 | 611 | 649 | 581 | 587 | 630 | 737 |
Cash flows
Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operating Activity | 2 | 42 | 46 | -13 | -9 | 58 | 24 | -7 | 37 | 5 | 16 | 43 |
| Cash from Investing Activity | -10 | -5 | -15 | -3 | -22 | -37 | 38 | 56 | -34 | -30 | -6 | -10 |
| Cash from Financing Activity | 1 | -37 | -10 | 28 | 12 | -22 | -44 | -9 | -8 | 5 | -18 | -7 |
| Net Cash Flow | -6 | 0 | 21 | 12 | -19 | 0 | 18 | 40 | -6 | -20 | -8 | 25 |
| Free Cash Flow | -8 | 37 | 31 | -16 | -16 | 3 | 18 | -13 | 2 | -26 | 10 | 32 |
Ratios
How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.
| Line item | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor Days | 102 | 100 | 101 | 109 | 107 | 93 | 109 | 114 | 105 | 97 | 100 | 108 |
| Inventory Days | 73 | 70 | 87 | 81 | 78 | 62 | 88 | 99 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 70 |
| Days Payable | 70 | 57 | 68 | 90 | 107 | 70 | 96 | 126 | 82 | 68 | 66 | 81 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 105 | 114 | 120 | 99 | 77 | 85 | 101 | 88 | 82 | 90 | 99 | 97 |
| Working Capital Days | 87 | 101 | 105 | 89 | 68 | 87 | 106 | 103 | 82 | 75 | 90 | 87 |
| ROCE % | -4 | 16 | 11 | -0 | -0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 6 | 6 |
Price trend
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Industry numbers
The numbers that matter most in this industry, from the company's own filings.
1 when an audit qualification is filed as repetitive
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2025-12-31
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
guarantees / comfort given for promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP
0.00cr
2026-06-30
loans outstanding to promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP (governance filing)
0.00cr
2026-06-30
security given for the borrowing of promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP
0.00cr
2026-06-30
News
News and filings about DIC India Limited. Open one to see why it matters.
2 Oct, 10:00 IST · Company event · low impact
DIC India Limited: Pendency of Litigation(s)/dispute(s) or the outcome impacting the 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
- Containers and packing materials
- Organic and inorganic pigments and pigment preparations
- Polyester, polyurethane and poly-urea resins
- Solvents (toluene-free, ketone-free and aromatic systems, ethoxy propanol)
- Titanium dioxide (TiO2)
- Vegetable oil for mineral-oil-free inks
Sells to
- DIC Asia Pacific Pte Limited · Printing inks. CY2025 related-party revenue Rs 105.38 L; 71.75% holding company.
- DIC Australia Pty Ltd · Printing inks and lamination adhesives. CY2025 related-party revenue from sale of goods Rs…
- Sun Chemical A.O · Printing inks. CY2025 related-party revenue from sale of goods Rs 1,315.77 L (CY2024 Rs 80…
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
- Printing Inks
- Classification
- Chemicals › Printing Inks
- ISIN
- INE303A01010
Plants
- Ahmedabad ink plant
- Bengaluru adhesives and resins plant
- Noida ink plant
- Saykha ink plant
News impact
Big market events that reach DIC India 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
| 16 Mar 2026 | unspecified | ₹3 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2025 | unspecified | ₹4 |
| 15 Mar 2023 | unspecified | ₹2 |
| 14 Mar 2022 | unspecified | ₹3 |
| 14 Mar 2022 | special | ₹2 |
| 10 Mar 2021 | unspecified | ₹6 |
| 4 Jun 2020 | unspecified | ₹4.5 |
| 14 Mar 2017 | unspecified | ₹4 |
Splits, bonuses & buybacks
- daily-prices repair: 8 rows from NSE's archive (replace 1, delete 0, insert 7), 2016-10-30..2026-02-01 (docs/flat_day_repair.md)1× · 30 Oct 2016
Documents
Annual reports, results presentations and earnings calls, straight from the source.
- Annual report · 2025-2527 Feb 2026
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