A-1 Ltd

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A-1 Ltd

₹ 434 -4.99%
07 Jan 12:52 p.m.
a1acid.com BSE: 542012
About

Incorporated in 2004, A-1 Acid Ltd
is in the wholesale trading of Acid
& Chemicals and also in transportation business[1]

Key Points

Product Profile:[1]
a) Nitric Acid
b) Sulphuric Acid
c) Hydrochloric Acid
d) Ethyl Acetate
e) Technical Grade Urea
d) Acetic Acid
e) Methanol
f) Calcium Carobonate
g) Methyl Formate
h) Formic Acid
i) Toluene Di - Isocyanate
j) Hydro Fluoro Sulphasilicic Acid
k) Nitro Benzene
l) Sodium Hypo Chlorite
m) Stable Bleaching Powder
n) Poly Aluminium Chloride
o) Oleum 23% & 65%
p) Formal Dehyde

Website BSE
  • Market Cap ₹ 1,997 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 434
  • High / Low ₹ 704 / 96.2
  • Stock P/E 795
  • Book Value ₹ 10.6
  • Dividend Yield 0.08 %
  • ROCE 10.6 %
  • ROE 7.82 %
  • Face Value ₹ 10.0
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Pros

  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 84.0%

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 41.1 times its book value
  • Company has a low return on equity of 5.86% over last 3 years.

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025
86.11 79.03 71.62 58.97 47.20 41.76 61.04 70.71 77.76 74.33 109.62 64.69 63.14
85.10 77.95 71.99 59.18 47.31 40.59 58.79 68.69 75.26 71.50 107.19 62.83 61.95
Operating Profit 1.01 1.08 -0.37 -0.21 -0.11 1.17 2.25 2.02 2.50 2.83 2.43 1.86 1.19
OPM % 1.17% 1.37% -0.52% -0.36% -0.23% 2.80% 3.69% 2.86% 3.22% 3.81% 2.22% 2.88% 1.88%
0.41 0.80 2.96 1.61 1.15 0.39 -0.19 0.24 0.07 0.11 0.05 0.09 0.07
Interest 0.35 0.54 0.47 0.22 0.15 0.13 0.26 0.26 0.34 0.68 0.38 0.42 0.43
Depreciation 0.96 1.03 0.96 0.89 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.88 0.89 0.90 0.92 0.69 0.69
Profit before tax 0.11 0.31 1.16 0.29 -0.01 0.53 0.90 1.12 1.34 1.36 1.18 0.84 0.14
Tax % 90.91% 41.94% 6.90% 37.93% 300.00% 60.38% 17.78% 25.00% 27.61% 26.47% 27.97% 28.57% 42.86%
0.02 0.19 1.07 0.18 -0.04 0.21 0.75 0.84 0.97 1.00 0.84 0.60 0.07
EPS in Rs 0.00 0.04 0.23 0.04 -0.01 0.05 0.16 0.18 0.21 0.22 0.18 0.13 0.02
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 TTM
97 85 106 100 141 116 145 310 331 211 331 312
93 82 99 104 143 112 141 301 326 206 321 303
Operating Profit 3 3 7 -4 -2 4 4 9 4 5 10 8
OPM % 4% 4% 6% -4% -2% 3% 3% 3% 1% 2% 3% 3%
0 0 0 11 9 4 4 4 6 2 0 0
Interest 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2
Depreciation 2 1 1 2 0 3 3 3 4 4 4 3
Profit before tax 0 1 4 4 6 4 4 8 5 2 5 4
Tax % 25% 26% 33% 49% 25% 24% 34% 26% 24% 36% 27%
0 1 3 2 4 3 3 6 4 1 4 3
EPS in Rs 0.28 2.00 6.52 0.60 0.91 0.69 0.59 1.37 0.78 0.24 0.79 0.55
Dividend Payout % 0% 16% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 27% 48% 157% 47%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 13%
5 Years: 23%
3 Years: 2%
TTM: 24%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 37%
5 Years: 4%
3 Years: -16%
TTM: -9%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: 99%
3 Years: 79%
1 Year: 351%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 10%
5 Years: 8%
3 Years: 6%
Last Year: 8%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Sep 2025
Equity Capital 1 1 1 7 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12
Reserves 7 7 10 7 25 27 30 35 37 36 38 37
13 12 19 16 15 6 17 26 14 11 22 17
3 6 8 8 4 4 4 7 5 3 2 3
Total Liabilities 24 26 38 39 53 48 61 80 68 61 74 68
4 3 11 9 14 11 14 17 16 13 11 10
CWIP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 5 5
20 23 26 30 38 37 47 60 48 43 58 52
Total Assets 24 26 38 39 53 48 61 80 68 61 74 68

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
3 -6 8 -4 -0 19 11 -11
0 -7 -0 -6 -9 -4 -3 1
-4 14 -7 9 9 -15 -6 7
Net Cash Flow -1 0 0 -0 -0 -0 2 -2

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 69 87 76 89 70 78 91 54 42 53 56
Inventory Days 3 7 2 4 2 4 6 3 2 4 3
Days Payable 3 8 5 14 4 1 4 4 1 3 2
Cash Conversion Cycle 70 86 73 80 68 81 93 54 43 54 57
Working Capital Days 16 22 17 32 64 83 69 33 31 41 35
ROCE % 13% 23% 18% 17% 11% 9% 15% 10% 4% 11%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

5 Recently
Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025
70.00% 70.03% 70.03% 70.03% 70.03% 70.03% 70.03% 70.03% 70.03% 70.03% 70.03% 70.03%
2.85% 2.85% 2.85% 2.85% 2.90% 2.90% 2.90% 2.90% 2.90% 2.94% 5.80% 6.03%
27.14% 27.12% 27.11% 27.11% 27.06% 27.07% 27.08% 27.07% 27.07% 27.04% 24.17% 23.95%
No. of Shareholders 1,3391,9612,1062,0852,0712,0281,8451,8971,7501,7321,8021,964

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