Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited is in the business of refining crude oil to produce & supply various petroleum products and manufacture and sale of lubricating oil additives.[1]
- Market Cap ₹ 16,815 Cr.
- Current Price ₹ 1,128
- High / Low ₹ 1,160 / 585
- Stock P/E 5.49
- Book Value ₹ 725
- Dividend Yield 0.71 %
- ROCE 35.6 %
- ROE 32.7 %
- Face Value ₹ 10.0
Pros
- Company has reduced debt.
- Company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: 3 Years ROE 23.7%
- Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 34.4%
Cons
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Peer comparison
Energy Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Petroleum Products Refineries & Marketing
Part of BSE 500 BSE PSU Nifty 500 Nifty500 Shariah BSE Energy
Quarterly Results
Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41,637 | 25,716 | 27,522 | 32,369 | 41,113 | 36,973 | 22,222 | 43,068 | 76,271 | 66,024 | 58,983 | 63,640 | |
| 41,779 | 24,367 | 25,645 | 30,288 | 40,595 | 39,076 | 20,209 | 40,336 | 70,574 | 61,548 | 57,967 | 58,883 | |
| Operating Profit | -142 | 1,349 | 1,877 | 2,082 | 518 | -2,103 | 2,014 | 2,732 | 5,698 | 4,476 | 1,016 | 4,757 |
| OPM % | -0% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 1% | -6% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 2% | 7% |
| 30 | 36 | 40 | 39 | 59 | 24 | 107 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 44 | 95 | |
| Interest | 405 | 353 | 274 | 322 | 421 | 415 | 376 | 413 | 331 | 224 | 245 | 120 |
| Depreciation | 226 | 274 | 279 | 340 | 453 | 523 | 467 | 504 | 573 | 606 | 607 | 610 |
| Profit before tax | -742 | 759 | 1,365 | 1,458 | -298 | -3,016 | 1,277 | 1,832 | 4,809 | 3,660 | 208 | 4,122 |
| Tax % | -95% | 2% | 25% | 37% | -28% | -31% | 81% | 27% | 27% | 26% | 17% | 26% |
| -39 | 742 | 1,030 | 913 | -213 | -2,078 | 238 | 1,342 | 3,534 | 2,711 | 174 | 3,062 | |
| EPS in Rs | -2.62 | 49.82 | 69.15 | 61.31 | -14.33 | -139.52 | 15.95 | 90.15 | 237.31 | 182.07 | 11.65 | 205.62 |
| Dividend Payout % | 0% | 8% | 30% | 30% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 11% | 30% | 43% | 30% |
| Compounded Sales Growth | |
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| 10 Years: | 9% |
| 5 Years: | 23% |
| 3 Years: | -6% |
| TTM: | 8% |
| Compounded Profit Growth | |
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| 10 Years: | 15% |
| 5 Years: | 67% |
| 3 Years: | -5% |
| TTM: | 1664% |
| Stock Price CAGR | |
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| 10 Years: | 18% |
| 5 Years: | 59% |
| 3 Years: | 55% |
| 1 Year: | 84% |
| Return on Equity | |
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| 10 Years: | 24% |
| 5 Years: | 34% |
| 3 Years: | 24% |
| Last Year: | 33% |
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 | |
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| Equity Capital | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 |
| Reserves | 1,506 | 2,212 | 3,165 | 3,707 | 3,161 | 1,043 | 1,276 | 2,641 | 6,132 | 8,444 | 7,790 | 10,651 |
| 5,399 | 4,567 | 5,501 | 4,491 | 6,668 | 8,698 | 9,167 | 9,238 | 4,260 | 2,786 | 3,117 | 1,964 | |
| 3,929 | 3,430 | 2,681 | 5,851 | 3,978 | 2,779 | 3,487 | 5,298 | 5,345 | 6,768 | 5,785 | 6,961 | |
| Total Liabilities | 10,983 | 10,358 | 11,496 | 14,198 | 13,955 | 12,669 | 14,078 | 17,327 | 15,885 | 18,147 | 16,841 | 19,725 |
| 4,077 | 4,119 | 3,883 | 5,914 | 6,977 | 7,034 | 7,142 | 6,967 | 7,637 | 7,506 | 7,325 | 7,182 | |
| CWIP | 782 | 1,679 | 2,763 | 1,410 | 1,199 | 1,598 | 1,550 | 1,210 | 331 | 210 | 208 | 346 |
| Investments | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 182 |
| 6,098 | 4,547 | 4,838 | 6,863 | 5,767 | 4,025 | 5,374 | 9,139 | 7,905 | 10,419 | 9,296 | 12,016 | |
| Total Assets | 10,983 | 10,358 | 11,496 | 14,198 | 13,955 | 12,669 | 14,078 | 17,327 | 15,885 | 18,147 | 16,841 | 19,725 |
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 | |
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| 1,078 | 2,292 | 609 | 2,757 | -145 | -621 | 452 | 1,026 | 5,749 | 2,694 | 1,352 | 2,945 | |
| -477 | -1,142 | -1,169 | -969 | -1,273 | -963 | -548 | -676 | -403 | -589 | -649 | -930 | |
| -608 | -1,152 | 561 | -1,788 | 1,418 | 1,584 | 97 | -343 | -5,354 | -2,106 | -519 | -1,294 | |
| Net Cash Flow | -6 | -1 | 0 | -0 | 0 | -0 | 1 | 7 | -7 | -1 | 184 | 721 |
| Free Cash Flow | 595 | 1,129 | -582 | 1,766 | -1,453 | -1,608 | -116 | 326 | 5,331 | 2,092 | 667 | 2,045 |
| CFO/OP | -761% | 172% | 48% | 150% | -21% | 27% | 23% | 38% | 119% | 81% | 132% | 82% |
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 | |
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| Debtor Days | 16 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Inventory Days | 34 | 50 | 48 | 60 | 45 | 23 | 87 | 71 | 32 | 48 | 42 | 53 |
| Days Payable | 29 | 39 | 25 | 56 | 23 | 15 | 36 | 30 | 16 | 26 | 20 | 25 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 21 | 22 | 37 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 54 | 43 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 29 |
| Working Capital Days | -20 | -22 | -13 | -26 | -29 | -55 | -70 | -22 | 1 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| ROCE % | -5% | 16% | 21% | 21% | 1% | -26% | 16% | 20% | 46% | 35% | 4% | 36% |
Insights
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Documents
Announcements
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Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Outcome
1d - CPCL Q4 FY26 call: record 11.71 MMT throughput, Rs62 dividend, and Rs2,000 crore capex plans.
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Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication
26 Apr - Newspaper Clippings - Publication of Financial Results for the Quarter and Year ended 31.03.2026
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Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Outcome
24 Apr - Audio recording of Q4 FY2025-26 post-results conference call uploaded on 24 April 2026.
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Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release
24 Apr - CPCL reported Q4 FY2025-26 PAT ₹1,400 crore, FY26 PAT ₹3,062 crore, and recommended ₹54 final dividend.
- Corporate Action-Board approves Dividend 24 Apr
Annual reports
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Concalls
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May 2025TranscriptPPT
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Mar 2025TranscriptAI SummaryPPT
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Apr 2024TranscriptAI SummaryPPTREC
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May 2023TranscriptPPT
Product Offering
The main products of the Company are LPG, Motor Spirit, Superior Kerosene, Aviation Turbine Fuel, High Speed Diesel, Naphtha, Fuel Oil, Lube Base Stocks and Bitumen. These products are marketed by parent company IOCL. It also produced Speciality products like Paraffin Wax, Mineral Turpentine Oil (MTO), Hexane, Petrochemical feedstocks, Linear Alkyl Benzene Feedstock (LABFS), Petroleum Coke and Sulphur and they are marketed by the company itself. [1]