Deepak Chemtex Ltd

Deepak Chemtex Ltd

₹ 114 1.70%
15 Dec 4:01 p.m.
About

Incorporated in 1997, Deepak Chemtex manufactures colourants used in food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, confectionery,
feeds and ink jet inks[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1]
DCL specializes in manufacturing, refining, exporting, importing, and trading chemical products, including:
a) Inorganic Acids and Chemicals:
- Sulphuric acid, oleum, chloro-
sulphonic acid, hydrochloric acid
- Various grades of alums, pyrites,
gypsum, bauxite, alumina, and
aluminium hydroxide
- Aluminium compounds, sulphur,
zinc, copper, and magnesium
b) Sulphates and Industrial Chemicals:
- Zinc sulphate, copper sulphate,
magnesium sulphate, and other
sulphates
- Hydrogen, chlorine, and related
industrial chemicals
b) Specialized Products:
Fertilizers, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, polymers, plastics, detergents, dyes, and essences

  • Market Cap 124 Cr.
  • Current Price 114
  • High / Low 175 / 93.5
  • Stock P/E 15.0
  • Book Value 52.4
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE 28.1 %
  • ROE 20.9 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 25.4%

Cons

  • Though the company is reporting repeated profits, it is not paying out dividend

* 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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Half Yearly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2024 Sep 2024 Mar 2025 Sep 2025
28.53 32.71 35.29 26.99
24.22 25.71 29.32 22.62
Operating Profit 4.31 7.00 5.97 4.37
OPM % 15.11% 21.40% 16.92% 16.19%
0.80 0.72 1.79 0.80
Interest 0.00 0.07 0.03 0.04
Depreciation 0.41 0.74 0.87 0.72
Profit before tax 4.70 6.91 6.86 4.41
Tax % 25.74% 24.02% 29.74% 22.45%
3.48 5.25 4.82 3.43
EPS in Rs 3.20 4.83 4.44 3.16
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 TTM
29.27 54.01 46.35 50.19 68.00 62.28
25.08 47.74 38.54 41.59 55.02 51.94
Operating Profit 4.19 6.27 7.81 8.60 12.98 10.34
OPM % 14.31% 11.61% 16.85% 17.13% 19.09% 16.60%
0.17 0.33 1.13 1.18 2.51 2.59
Interest 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.16 0.11 0.07
Depreciation 0.57 0.84 0.66 0.76 1.62 1.59
Profit before tax 3.71 5.67 8.20 8.86 13.76 11.27
Tax % 27.76% 25.57% 25.12% 25.06% 26.89%
2.67 4.22 6.15 6.63 10.07 8.25
EPS in Rs 6.10 9.27 7.60
Dividend Payout % 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 8%
TTM: 2%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 34%
TTM: -6%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
1 Year: -32%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 25%
Last Year: 21%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Sep 2025
Equity Capital 0.50 0.50 0.50 10.86 10.86 10.86
Reserves 4.85 9.07 15.22 31.78 42.66 46.09
1.83 2.06 1.37 1.54 0.89 0.80
3.97 5.57 6.67 6.98 9.91 9.17
Total Liabilities 11.15 17.20 23.76 51.16 64.32 66.92
2.65 3.12 3.53 4.85 6.47 6.02
CWIP 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.32
Investments 0.00 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.10
8.50 13.99 20.14 46.21 57.64 60.48
Total Assets 11.15 17.20 23.76 51.16 64.32 66.92

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
1.38 1.15 2.57 -0.75 10.79
-1.17 -1.30 -1.01 -1.65 -24.41
-0.15 0.14 -0.73 20.47 -0.59
Net Cash Flow 0.05 0.00 0.82 18.07 -14.21

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 64.60 57.04 87.73 110.18 89.91
Inventory Days 43.55 21.01 53.94 56.35 51.11
Days Payable 64.73 37.13 53.56 46.50 50.58
Cash Conversion Cycle 43.42 40.92 88.10 120.03 90.44
Working Capital Days 37.04 43.12 80.95 96.21 78.05
ROCE % 61.24% 57.66% 29.44% 28.14%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Mar 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Sep 2025
73.05% 73.05% 73.05% 73.05%
0.54% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
1.16% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
25.24% 26.96% 26.95% 26.94%
No. of Shareholders 1,0171,076907930

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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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