Atul Ltd

Atul Ltd

₹ 6,812 -0.63%
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About

Atul Ltd. is a diversified and integrated Indian chemical company (a part of Lalbhai Group, Gujarat). The products of the company are used in various Industries and come mainly under two segments, Life Science Chemicals and Performance and Other Chemicals under 9 Businesses. [1]

Since its incorporation, the company has manufactured many products for the first time in India Dyes including Vat Dyes, crop care chemicals, Phosgene, Carbamite, 2,4-D Acid, para Cresol, tissue culture raised date palms. [2]

Key Points

History
The company is a part of Lalbhai Group, one of the oldest business houses in India and the first company in India inaugurated by the first Prime Minister. It was originally promoted by Padma Bhushan late Kasturbhai Lalbhai in 1947 as Atul Products Ltd and was later renamed Atul Ltd in 1996. It has followed the B2B model since inception, it has now also ventured into B2C products. [1] [2]

  • Market Cap 20,079 Cr.
  • Current Price 6,812
  • High / Low 7,793 / 5,560
  • Stock P/E 33.7
  • Book Value 2,057
  • Dividend Yield 0.37 %
  • ROCE 13.2 %
  • ROE 10.3 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 3.31 times its book value
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 9.64% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 9.03% over last 3 years.
  • Working capital days have increased from 99.7 days to 156 days

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026
1,086 1,030 1,110 1,106 1,112 1,208 1,279 1,274 1,315 1,305 1,410 1,352 1,498
965 883 970 957 985 1,022 1,085 1,111 1,147 1,143 1,190 1,179 1,271
Operating Profit 121 147 139 149 126 185 194 163 168 162 219 172 227
OPM % 11% 14% 13% 13% 11% 15% 15% 13% 13% 12% 16% 13% 15%
36 27 42 44 21 14 39 25 55 29 59 36 75
Interest 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 0 2 1 1 1 1
Depreciation 42 43 44 47 50 51 52 55 55 56 55 53 52
Profit before tax 115 131 137 146 96 148 178 132 165 135 222 155 249
Tax % 23% 26% 25% 25% 22% 26% 28% 30% 24% 27% 22% 22% 18%
88 97 103 110 75 109 129 93 126 98 172 121 204
EPS in Rs 29.97 32.72 35.01 37.19 25.44 37.08 43.73 31.47 42.69 33.20 58.53 41.15 69.23
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
2,535 2,454 2,695 3,107 3,916 3,906 3,512 4,993 5,062 4,358 5,075 5,564
2,159 2,012 2,224 2,635 3,178 3,061 2,665 4,128 4,334 3,794 4,361 4,783
Operating Profit 376 443 470 473 738 845 847 865 728 564 714 781
OPM % 15% 18% 17% 15% 19% 22% 24% 17% 14% 13% 14% 14%
15 45 42 38 30 77 103 88 167 132 129 199
Interest 24 26 21 9 4 2 2 3 2 2 6 4
Depreciation 55 62 91 105 112 117 120 146 163 184 213 216
Profit before tax 312 400 401 397 652 803 828 804 730 510 623 760
Tax % 30% 31% 29% 32% 34% 20% 24% 24% 24% 25% 27% 22%
217 274 285 270 429 640 631 608 552 385 456 595
EPS in Rs 73.30 92.53 96.18 91.16 144.51 215.82 213.23 205.34 187.08 130.62 154.98 202.11
Dividend Payout % 12% 11% 10% 13% 10% 13% 9% 12% 17% 15% 16% 15%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 10%
3 Years: 3%
TTM: 10%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 8%
5 Years: -1%
3 Years: 2%
TTM: 30%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 14%
5 Years: -3%
3 Years: 0%
1 Year: 1%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 13%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 9%
Last Year: 10%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Equity Capital 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 29 29 29
Reserves 986 1,562 1,891 2,168 2,620 3,041 3,682 4,287 4,560 5,060 5,509 6,026
281 302 155 0 0 0 0 73 5 11 8 6
465 487 544 722 696 779 876 961 836 905 1,005 1,234
Total Liabilities 1,762 2,381 2,620 2,919 3,346 3,849 4,587 5,351 5,431 6,005 6,551 7,297
474 713 931 922 921 907 1,059 1,276 1,349 1,657 1,742 1,644
CWIP 104 170 37 70 70 235 239 173 356 217 91 81
Investments 149 449 532 595 926 1,330 1,551 1,551 1,128 2,460 2,829 3,444
1,035 1,050 1,120 1,333 1,428 1,377 1,739 2,350 2,598 1,671 1,889 2,128
Total Assets 1,762 2,381 2,620 2,919 3,346 3,849 4,587 5,351 5,431 6,005 6,551 7,297

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
317 375 370 325 397 852 677 217 732 624 427 716
-196 -342 -160 -87 -358 -709 -603 -225 -498 -483 -366 -621
-123 -34 -208 -224 -44 -154 -64 11 -252 -133 -68 -79
Net Cash Flow -3 -1 2 15 -5 -10 10 3 -18 8 -7 16
Free Cash Flow 125 18 199 211 276 582 406 -80 283 280 238 590
CFO/OP 103% 108% 95% 89% 87% 126% 103% 47% 125% 128% 80% 108%

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 63 62 69 84 71 67 74 77 64 71 74 77
Inventory Days 98 111 99 82 76 83 116 98 88 87 91 87
Days Payable 74 88 88 101 74 93 128 86 72 86 85 98
Cash Conversion Cycle 88 86 79 65 73 57 62 89 80 71 80 66
Working Capital Days 46 42 64 82 77 58 61 74 82 70 73 156
ROCE % 26% 27% 21% 19% 27% 28% 24% 19% 17% 11% 12% 13%

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Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
45.05% 45.05% 45.06% 45.17% 45.17% 45.17% 45.18% 45.18% 45.18% 45.21% 45.22% 45.22%
7.61% 7.71% 8.06% 8.47% 8.63% 9.66% 11.22% 9.79% 8.77% 8.31% 7.45% 7.50%
26.16% 26.50% 26.08% 25.67% 25.81% 24.54% 22.78% 23.62% 24.97% 24.95% 25.41% 25.89%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
21.17% 20.73% 20.79% 20.69% 20.39% 20.63% 20.82% 21.40% 21.05% 21.51% 21.92% 21.37%
No. of Shareholders 68,75166,77665,75766,58967,75360,35459,11059,64255,50556,95157,26356,855

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