Archean Chemical Industries Ltd

Archean Chemical Industries Ltd

₹ 605 -3.61%
02 May - close price
About

Archean Chemical Industries Limited is India's largest exporter of bromine and industrial salt in Fiscal 2021. The company is the leading specialty marine chemical manufacturer in India and is focused on producing and exporting bromine, industrial salt, and sulphate of potash to customers around the world.[1]

Key Points

Business Area[1] Archean is a leading specialty marine chemical manufacturer in India focused on producing and exporting bromine, industrial salt, and sulphate of potash across the world. Archean is the largest exporter of bromine and industrial salt in India and has amongst the lowest cost of production globally in both bromine and industrial salt.

  • Market Cap 7,463 Cr.
  • Current Price 605
  • High / Low 832 / 408
  • Stock P/E 39.2
  • Book Value 151
  • Dividend Yield 0.50 %
  • ROCE 14.0 %
  • ROE 10.7 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 11.4% over past five years.
  • Debtor days have increased from 43.5 to 57.7 days.
  • Working capital days have increased from 91.4 days to 169 days

* 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

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025
373 400 293 365 382 343 290 413 284 213 240 242 346
213 239 175 205 188 208 195 267 197 141 166 162 257
Operating Profit 160 161 119 160 194 135 95 145 87 71 75 80 88
OPM % 43% 40% 40% 44% 51% 39% 33% 35% 31% 33% 31% 33% 26%
4 9 19 7 8 11 11 9 12 10 -29 9 8
Interest 39 39 35 19 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 0
Depreciation 17 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 20 21
Profit before tax 107 113 86 131 182 125 87 135 80 61 23 66 75
Tax % 24% 25% 26% 25% 25% 25% 24% 25% 28% 26% 31% 27% 28%
82 84 64 98 137 94 66 102 58 45 16 48 54
EPS in Rs 8.47 8.76 6.60 7.97 11.09 7.63 5.36 8.23 4.67 3.64 1.28 3.89 4.34
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2020 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
608 1,130 1,441 1,330 1,041
460 663 807 867 727
Operating Profit 148 467 634 463 314
OPM % 24% 41% 44% 35% 30%
9 12 43 43 -3
Interest 122 162 97 8 8
Depreciation 52 67 69 70 79
Profit before tax -17 251 512 427 224
Tax % 117% 25% 25% 25% 28%
-36 188 383 319 162
EPS in Rs -18.81 19.54 31.09 25.85 13.14
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 8% 12% 11%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: -3%
TTM: -22%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 49%
3 Years: 1%
TTM: -37%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
1 Year: -8%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 21%
Last Year: 11%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2020 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Equity Capital 19 25 25 25
Reserves 243 1,406 1,677 1,839
897 69 98 235
372 255 255 295
Total Liabilities 1,531 1,755 2,055 2,393
1,086 1,110 1,160 1,383
CWIP 17 36 48 65
Investments 11 210 350 339
417 399 497 607
Total Assets 1,531 1,755 2,055 2,393

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2020 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
315 496 379 176
-110 -290 -307 -246
-224 -212 -33 65
Net Cash Flow -19 -6 40 -5

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2020 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 49 30 43 58
Inventory Days 530
Days Payable 416
Cash Conversion Cycle 49 30 157 58
Working Capital Days 52 49 56 169
ROCE % 45% 25% 14%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

2 Recently
Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
53.60% 53.60% 53.60% 53.60% 53.46% 53.46% 53.46% 53.46% 53.44% 53.44%
6.03% 5.47% 4.06% 2.92% 4.15% 5.86% 9.53% 10.17% 10.65% 10.93%
29.80% 30.25% 30.78% 30.38% 28.69% 27.13% 21.04% 22.02% 22.86% 23.17%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
10.56% 10.67% 11.55% 13.08% 13.71% 13.54% 15.96% 14.37% 13.06% 12.44%
No. of Shareholders 49,60648,50762,54873,82192,5711,06,78898,76295,99994,95885,856

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

Classifications such as banks and foreign portfolio investors were not available earlier. The sudden changes in FII or DII can be because of these changes.

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