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Archean Chemical Industries Ltd

₹ 429 -2.50%
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archeanchemicals.com BSE: 543657 NSE: ACI
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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]

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Business Area[1]
The company is specialty marine chemicals company engaged in the production of Industrial Salt, Bromine and Sulphate of Potash (SOP) from natural sea brine resources. The company operates an integrated business model supported by strategic brine reserves and captive port infrastructure, while also expanding into bromine derivatives, specialty chemicals, energy storage and semiconductor materials to strengthen its long-term growth portfolio.

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  • Market Cap ₹ 5,295 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 429
  • High / Low ₹ 660 / 427
  • Stock P/E 35.8
  • Book Value ₹ 166
  • Dividend Yield 0.58 %
  • ROCE 10.6 %
  • ROE 7.96 %
  • Face Value ₹ 2.00
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Pros

  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 17.2%
  • Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 59.5 days to 31.8 days

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 7.05% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 12.7% over last 3 years.

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026 Jun 2026 Sep 2026
290 413 283 211 238 243 322 279 221 250 292 316 291
195 267 195 139 162 158 232 196 156 191 238 248 216
Operating Profit 96 146 88 73 76 84 90 83 65 59 54 68 75
OPM % 33% 35% 31% 34% 32% 35% 28% 30% 29% 24% 18% 21% 26%
12 10 14 12 -26 12 12 13 11 11 12 16 15
Interest 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 9 9
Depreciation 17 18 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 19 20 21
Profit before tax 88 136 82 65 30 75 80 72 51 46 42 55 59
Tax % 24% 25% 28% 26% 26% 25% 27% 28% 25% 25% 29% 27% 27%
66 102 60 48 22 56 58 52 38 34 30 41 43
EPS in Rs 5.39 8.28 4.83 3.93 1.77 4.56 4.72 4.20 3.12 2.78 2.41 3.28 3.50
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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 Mar 2026 TTM
439 566 608 741 1,130 1,441 1,330 1,014 1,042 1,149
356 497 460 478 663 807 865 691 781 894
Operating Profit 83 69 148 262 467 634 464 323 261 255
OPM % 19% 12% 24% 35% 41% 44% 35% 32% 25% 22%
6 121 8 14 13 44 47 9 47 54
Interest 102 114 122 130 162 97 10 9 18 27
Depreciation 73 47 52 55 67 69 70 73 80 80
Profit before tax -85 29 -17 90 251 513 431 250 210 202
Tax % -7% -41% 105% 26% 25% 25% 25% 26% 27%
-79 41 -36 67 189 384 322 185 154 148
EPS in Rs -15.83 4.26 -3.70 6.91 19.58 31.18 26.12 14.98 12.50 11.97
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8% 11% 20% 20%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: -10%
TTM: 8%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 19%
3 Years: -26%
TTM: -28%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: -6%
1 Year: -34%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: 20%
3 Years: 13%
Last Year: 8%

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 Mar 2026 Sep 2026
Equity Capital 10 19 19 19 19 25 25 25 25 25
Reserves -38 24 -12 55 243 1,408 1,682 1,855 1,973 2,025
968 754 854 904 897 69 39 108 322 403
316 439 568 457 372 254 246 261 252 300
Total Liabilities 1,256 1,237 1,430 1,434 1,532 1,756 1,991 2,249 2,571 2,751
940 914 882 1,042 1,086 1,097 1,086 1,071 1,067 1,069
CWIP 0 9 193 19 17 33 21 28 53 73
Investments 0 0 47 41 16 215 347 350 268 432
316 314 308 332 412 410 537 800 1,184 1,177
Total Assets 1,256 1,237 1,430 1,434 1,532 1,756 1,991 2,249 2,571 2,751

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 Mar 2026
39 312 148 119 327 498 389 169 189
0 -25 -197 -2 -128 -288 -260 -196 -339
-87 -252 26 -110 -224 -212 -91 19 138
Net Cash Flow -48 35 -23 7 -24 -2 39 -8 -13
Free Cash Flow 33 281 -4 109 231 402 345 75 128
CFO/EBITDA Share of operating profit converting into cash: CFO (before tax) / Operating Profit 47% 456% 100% 45% 70% 82% 107% 70% 95%

Ratios

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Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 22 43 27 34 49 30 43 62 48
Inventory Days 830 238 532
Days Payable 1,035 398 415
Cash Conversion Cycle -183 -116 27 34 49 30 160 62 48
Working Capital Days -70 0 -38 22 50 41 54 92 32
ROCE % 3% 13% 24% 39% 46% 26% 16% 11%

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Bromine Sales Volume
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Industrial Salt Sales Volume
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Industrial Salt Installed Capacity
MTPA
Total Customer Count
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Bromine Installed Capacity
MTPA
Acume (Bromine Derivatives) Capacity Utilization
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Bromine Derivatives (Acume) Sales Volume
MT
SOP (Sulphate of Potash) Sales Volume
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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Sep 2026
53.46% 53.46% 53.46% 53.46% 53.44% 53.44% 53.44% 53.44% 53.43% 53.43% 53.43% 53.43%
4.15% 5.86% 9.53% 10.17% 10.65% 10.93% 11.05% 11.16% 11.08% 11.09% 11.00% 10.40%
28.69% 27.13% 21.04% 22.02% 22.86% 23.17% 24.69% 25.51% 25.26% 25.83% 24.18% 21.34%
0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
13.71% 13.54% 15.96% 14.37% 13.06% 12.44% 10.84% 9.90% 10.24% 9.67% 11.40% 14.83%
No. of Shareholders 92,5711,06,78898,76295,99994,95885,85675,69770,85269,90064,92567,11370,389

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