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 29.6
  • Book Value 2,113
  • Dividend Yield 0.37 %
  • ROCE 14.9 %
  • ROE 11.5 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 3.22 times its book value
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 11.0% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 9.22% over last 3 years.
  • Working capital days have increased from 104 days to 165 days

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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
1,195 1,182 1,194 1,138 1,212 1,322 1,393 1,417 1,452 1,478 1,552 1,574 1,670
1,046 1,000 1,039 986 1,065 1,099 1,150 1,193 1,229 1,242 1,284 1,327 1,389
Operating Profit 149 182 155 152 148 223 243 224 223 236 267 247 281
OPM % 12% 15% 13% 13% 12% 17% 17% 16% 15% 16% 17% 16% 17%
26 10 24 17 16 16 35 19 50 28 50 40 92
Interest 2 2 2 2 5 5 9 4 5 5 5 4 4
Depreciation 51 52 54 61 76 77 78 81 82 82 81 80 79
Profit before tax 122 138 124 105 83 158 191 158 186 177 231 203 289
Tax % 24% 26% 26% 32% 29% 29% 27% 26% 30% 25% 21% 20% 27%
92 102 91 72 59 112 140 117 130 132 182 164 211
EPS in Rs 31.70 35.02 30.60 24.04 19.84 38.00 46.47 36.93 42.97 43.40 60.88 54.60 71.38
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
2,637 2,595 2,834 3,514 4,038 4,093 3,731 5,081 5,428 4,726 5,583 6,274
2,235 2,134 2,324 3,008 3,270 3,191 2,813 4,168 4,620 4,086 4,665 5,243
Operating Profit 402 461 510 505 768 902 918 913 807 639 918 1,031
OPM % 15% 18% 18% 14% 19% 22% 25% 18% 15% 14% 16% 16%
9 37 57 30 38 83 109 82 86 65 115 209
Interest 26 28 25 13 7 9 9 9 8 11 24 17
Depreciation 60 66 95 110 119 130 136 177 198 243 317 322
Profit before tax 326 404 446 412 680 845 882 810 688 451 692 900
Tax % 31% 32% 28% 32% 36% 21% 25% 25% 26% 28% 28% 23%
240 274 323 281 436 671 660 605 507 324 499 689
EPS in Rs 81.13 92.44 108.88 93.21 145.72 224.69 221.64 204.23 174.19 109.71 164.37 230.25
Dividend Payout % 10% 9% 9% 13% 10% 12% 9% 12% 19% 18% 15% 13%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 5%
TTM: 12%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 9%
5 Years: 1%
3 Years: 9%
TTM: 39%
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: 11%

Balance Sheet

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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 1,009 1,585 1,936 2,214 2,676 3,125 3,797 4,399 4,642 5,085 5,569 6,192
299 316 168 16 55 108 133 144 52 237 202 183
485 535 591 749 783 880 976 1,117 1,028 1,104 1,179 1,496
Total Liabilities 1,823 2,465 2,724 3,009 3,543 4,144 4,935 5,690 5,752 6,455 6,980 7,900
514 750 1,026 1,027 1,104 1,125 1,418 1,634 1,770 2,792 2,847 2,676
CWIP 112 180 59 96 172 368 250 420 1,033 281 124 110
Investments 66 382 429 470 752 1,137 1,361 1,339 881 1,392 1,766 2,592
1,131 1,154 1,210 1,415 1,515 1,513 1,906 2,297 2,068 1,990 2,242 2,523
Total Assets 1,823 2,465 2,724 3,009 3,543 4,144 4,935 5,690 5,752 6,455 6,980 7,900

Cash Flows

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Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
306 401 392 356 404 881 718 231 707 667 603 1,023
-167 -375 -175 -129 -408 -782 -645 -163 -469 -683 -494 -895
-124 -39 -212 -207 -1 -111 -52 -57 -257 38 -118 -98
Net Cash Flow 16 -13 5 19 -5 -11 21 11 -20 22 -9 30
Free Cash Flow 111 31 180 213 195 508 396 -359 -167 164 334 851
CFO/OP 95% 111% 93% 91% 86% 122% 100% 47% 112% 121% 82% 114%

Ratios

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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 61 62 67 75 63 64 72 71 57 72 74 74
Inventory Days 105 118 107 83 89 93 128 122 101 90 97 90
Days Payable 69 87 86 93 66 88 121 90 69 84 82 94
Cash Conversion Cycle 97 93 88 66 86 69 78 103 89 77 89 70
Working Capital Days 50 46 65 76 74 59 65 77 68 69 77 165
ROCE % 26% 26% 23% 19% 27% 28% 24% 19% 15% 9% 13% 15%

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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%
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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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