Archean Chemical Industries Ltd

Archean Chemical Industries Ltd

₹ 663 -0.58%
29 Apr 3:10 p.m.
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 8,185 Cr.
  • Current Price 663
  • High / Low 838 / 494
  • Stock P/E 20.6
  • Book Value 127
  • Dividend Yield 0.37 %
  • ROCE 45.5 %
  • ROE 44.8 %
  • Face Value 2.00

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Debtor days have improved from 39.6 to 29.8 days.

Cons

* 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

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023
307 373 400 293 365 382 343 290 413
190 213 239 175 205 188 208 195 267
Operating Profit 117 160 161 119 160 194 135 95 145
OPM % 38% 43% 40% 40% 44% 51% 39% 33% 35%
6 4 9 19 7 8 11 11 9
Interest 41 39 39 35 19 3 3 2 2
Depreciation 17 17 18 17 17 17 18 18 18
Profit before tax 66 107 113 86 131 182 125 87 135
Tax % 26% 24% 25% 26% 25% 25% 25% 24% 25%
49 82 84 64 98 137 94 66 102
EPS in Rs 5.09 8.47 8.76 6.60 7.97 11.09 7.63 5.36 8.23
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2020 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 TTM
608 1,130 1,441 1,429
460 663 807 859
Operating Profit 148 467 634 570
OPM % 24% 41% 44% 40%
9 12 43 40
Interest 122 162 97 10
Depreciation 52 67 69 70
Profit before tax -17 251 512 529
Tax % -117% 25% 25%
-36 188 383 398
EPS in Rs -18.81 19.54 31.09 32.31
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 8%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 33%
TTM: 0%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: 132%
TTM: 21%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
1 Year: 21%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
Last Year: 45%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Sep 2023
Equity Capital 19 25 25
Reserves 243 1,406 1,543
897 69 64
372 255 249
Total Liabilities 1,531 1,755 1,882
1,086 1,110 1,095
CWIP 17 36 58
Investments 11 210 329
417 399 399
Total Assets 1,531 1,755 1,882

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2020 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
315 496
-110 -290
-224 -212
Net Cash Flow -19 -6

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2020 Mar 2022 Mar 2023
Debtor Days 49 30
Inventory Days
Days Payable
Cash Conversion Cycle 49 30
Working Capital Days 52 49
ROCE % 45%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024
53.60% 53.60% 53.60% 53.60% 53.46% 53.46%
6.03% 5.47% 4.06% 2.92% 4.15% 5.86%
29.80% 30.25% 30.78% 30.38% 28.69% 27.13%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01%
10.56% 10.67% 11.55% 13.08% 13.71% 13.54%
No. of Shareholders 49,60648,50762,54873,82192,5711,06,788

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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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