Archean Chemical Industries Ltd

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Archean Chemical Industries Ltd

₹ 624 -0.14%
23 May - close price
archeanchemicals.com BSE: 543657 NSE: ACI
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.

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  • Market Cap ₹ 7,706 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 624
  • High / Low ₹ 832 / 408
  • Stock P/E 35.9
  • Book Value ₹ 152
  • Dividend Yield 0.48 %
  • ROCE 16.0 %
  • ROE 12.0 %
  • Face Value ₹ 2.00
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Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 21.4%

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 10.8% over past five years.
  • Debtor days have increased from 44.8 to 61.9 days.
  • Working capital days have increased from 93.0 days to 173 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.

Peer comparison

Sector: Chemicals Industry: Chemicals

Part of BSE 500 BSE SmallCap BSE Allcap BSE Commodities BSE 250 SmallCap Index

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

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
373 400 293 365 382 343 290 413 283 211 238 243 322
212 239 175 205 188 208 195 267 195 139 162 158 232
Operating Profit 160 161 119 160 194 135 96 146 88 73 76 84 90
OPM % 43% 40% 40% 44% 51% 39% 33% 35% 31% 34% 32% 35% 28%
4 9 19 8 9 11 12 10 14 12 -26 12 12
Interest 39 39 35 19 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Depreciation 17 18 17 17 17 17 17 18 17 18 18 19 19
Profit before tax 107 113 86 131 182 125 88 136 82 65 30 75 80
Tax % 24% 25% 26% 25% 25% 25% 24% 25% 28% 26% 26% 25% 27%
82 85 64 98 137 94 66 102 60 48 22 56 58
EPS in Rs 8.50 8.79 6.63 7.99 11.12 7.65 5.39 8.28 4.83 3.93 1.77 4.56 4.72
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
439 566 608 741 1,130 1,441 1,330 1,014
356 497 460 478 663 807 865 691
Operating Profit 83 69 148 262 467 634 464 322
OPM % 19% 12% 24% 35% 41% 44% 35% 32%
6 121 8 14 13 44 47 9
Interest 102 114 122 130 162 97 10 9
Depreciation 73 47 52 55 67 69 70 73
Profit before tax -85 29 -17 90 251 513 431 250
Tax % -7% -41% 105% 26% 25% 25% 25% 26%
-79 41 -36 67 189 384 322 185
EPS in Rs -79.16 21.31 -18.50 34.56 19.58 31.18 26.12 14.98
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8% 11% 20%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: -4%
TTM: -24%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 52%
3 Years: 5%
TTM: -30%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
1 Year: 2%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: 26%
3 Years: 21%
Last Year: 12%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Equity Capital 10 19 19 19 19 25 25 25
Reserves -38 24 -12 55 243 1,408 1,682 1,855
968 754 854 904 897 69 39 108
316 439 568 457 372 254 246 261
Total Liabilities 1,256 1,237 1,430 1,434 1,532 1,756 1,991 2,249
940 914 882 1,042 1,086 1,097 1,086 1,071
CWIP 0 9 193 19 17 33 21 28
Investments 0 0 47 41 16 215 347 202
316 314 308 332 412 410 537 947
Total Assets 1,256 1,237 1,430 1,434 1,532 1,756 1,991 2,249

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
39 312 148 119 327 498 389 169
0 -25 -197 -2 -128 -288 -260 -196
-87 -252 26 -110 -224 -212 -91 19
Net Cash Flow -48 35 -23 7 -24 -2 39 -8

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 22 43 27 34 49 30 43 62
Inventory Days 830 238 999 532
Days Payable 1,035 398 1,689 415
Cash Conversion Cycle -183 -116 -663 34 49 30 160 62
Working Capital Days -70 9 -34 31 52 50 56 173
ROCE % 3% 13% 24% 39% 46% 26% 16%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

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

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