PCBL Chemical Ltd

PCBL Chemical Ltd

₹ 291 -2.73%
30 Apr - close price
About

Incorporated in 1960, Company is a part of RP‑Sanjiv Goenka Group and is in the business of production of Carbon Black, speciality chemical and generation of electricity for the purpose of captive consumptions and sale of surplus to outsiders.[1]

Key Points

Market Leadership[1]
PCBL is India’s largest and the world’s 7th largest carbon black producer, with a total capacity of 790 KTPA—678 KT for rubber black and 112 KT for specialty black. In the chemicals segment, it ranks among the top 3 global producers of phosphonates, offering over 275 products, with phosphonates contributing over 50% of revenue.

  • Market Cap 11,433 Cr.
  • Current Price 291
  • High / Low 437 / 226
  • Stock P/E 46.7
  • Book Value 103
  • Dividend Yield 2.06 %
  • ROCE 8.53 %
  • ROE 6.29 %
  • Face Value 1.00

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Debtor days have improved from 71.2 to 52.4 days.

Cons

  • Stock is trading at 2.82 times its book value
  • Company has a low return on equity of 11.7% over last 3 years.

* 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.

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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
1,374 1,297 1,398 1,485 1,493 1,491 1,536 1,430 1,448 1,453 1,478 1,274 1,371
1,190 1,086 1,164 1,231 1,227 1,224 1,263 1,186 1,233 1,227 1,298 1,122 1,214
Operating Profit 184 211 235 254 266 267 273 244 215 226 180 151 157
OPM % 13% 16% 17% 17% 18% 18% 18% 17% 15% 16% 12% 12% 11%
16 3 1 4 23 7 2 8 22 7 6 6 7
Interest 19 18 17 22 69 73 69 67 69 68 65 64 56
Depreciation 33 35 38 38 40 38 39 39 41 41 41 42 41
Profit before tax 148 162 181 198 180 164 168 146 127 125 80 51 66
Tax % 31% 27% 27% 27% 23% 29% 23% 24% 25% 26% 25% 29% 29%
102 118 132 144 138 116 129 111 95 93 60 36 47
EPS in Rs 2.70 3.13 3.51 3.83 3.67 3.08 3.42 2.94 2.51 2.47 1.58 0.92 1.20
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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
2,470 1,894 1,927 2,558 3,529 3,244 2,660 4,446 5,874 5,674 5,905 5,576
2,318 1,728 1,661 2,172 2,906 2,778 2,142 3,790 5,137 4,708 4,905 4,862
Operating Profit 152 166 266 386 623 466 517 656 736 967 1,000 714
OPM % 6% 9% 14% 15% 18% 14% 19% 15% 13% 17% 17% 13%
14 17 12 20 19 23 17 26 38 31 40 26
Interest 95 72 51 41 37 46 34 29 53 126 278 253
Depreciation 58 62 61 61 66 92 110 121 137 151 157 165
Profit before tax 14 48 166 304 539 351 390 532 585 721 604 322
Tax % 12% 65% 58% 24% 28% 19% 20% 20% 24% 26% 25% 27%
13 17 70 230 389 283 312 427 444 533 451 236
EPS in Rs 0.37 0.49 2.02 6.67 11.27 8.22 9.06 11.31 11.77 14.13 11.95 5.99
Dividend Payout % 27% 51% 30% 18% 16% 43% 39% 44% 47% 39% 46% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 16%
3 Years: -2%
TTM: -6%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 31%
5 Years: -5%
3 Years: -18%
TTM: -45%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 37%
5 Years: 23%
3 Years: 32%
1 Year: -19%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 15%
5 Years: 14%
3 Years: 12%
Last Year: 6%

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 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 38 38 38 38 39
Reserves 476 1,004 1,091 1,338 1,614 1,657 1,893 2,567 2,782 3,241 3,705 4,012
1,220 1,022 758 717 793 617 607 786 779 2,939 3,363 2,619
233 515 683 770 933 987 1,176 1,365 1,417 1,966 1,806 1,551
Total Liabilities 1,963 2,575 2,568 2,859 3,375 3,296 3,710 4,755 5,016 8,184 8,912 8,221
820 1,416 1,388 1,399 1,500 1,640 1,717 1,908 1,939 2,107 2,240 2,312
CWIP 73 73 74 67 175 306 267 129 285 163 208 250
Investments 72 249 309 337 384 177 220 783 1,005 3,675 3,992 3,976
997 837 797 1,056 1,315 1,173 1,506 1,935 1,786 2,239 2,472 1,683
Total Assets 1,963 2,575 2,568 2,859 3,375 3,296 3,710 4,755 5,016 8,184 8,912 8,221

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
-7 422 347 261 290 534 383 321 722 972 565 1,053
-26 -121 -36 -40 -279 -110 -197 -548 -508 -2,665 -493 -267
34 -262 -337 -110 -70 -389 -180 217 -281 1,819 -26 -947
Net Cash Flow 1 39 -26 111 -59 34 6 -10 -67 126 46 -162
Free Cash Flow -40 388 306 160 58 303 269 151 433 795 251 787
CFO/OP -4% 261% 143% 85% 67% 129% 87% 65% 121% 122% 72% 156%

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 77 84 88 74 68 66 97 91 69 83 78 52
Inventory Days 56 66 72 68 73 54 101 70 40 52 69 60
Days Payable 28 73 122 88 81 70 134 106 78 133 109 92
Cash Conversion Cycle 105 78 38 54 60 51 64 55 31 2 38 20
Working Capital Days -28 -80 -57 -34 54 -4 17 17 2 -19 -22 -33
ROCE % 7% 6% 11% 17% 25% 17% 17% 19% 18% 17% 13% 9%

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Carbon Black Installed Capacity
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Power Cogeneration Capacity
MW
Carbon Black Sales Volume
MT
Power Generation
MU
Cumalative Patents Granted
Number
R&D Expenditure (Percentage of Turnover)
%

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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

4 Recently
Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
51.41% 51.41% 51.41% 51.41% 51.41% 51.41% 51.41% 51.41% 51.41% 51.41% 53.38% 53.38%
6.56% 7.07% 7.12% 6.68% 5.29% 4.99% 5.24% 5.58% 5.53% 6.08% 5.68% 5.56%
9.05% 7.78% 6.25% 5.61% 6.41% 6.80% 6.70% 8.93% 9.89% 10.77% 10.20% 10.99%
1.24% 1.24% 1.24% 1.24% 1.24% 1.24% 1.24% 1.24% 1.24% 1.24% 1.19% 1.19%
31.74% 32.51% 33.98% 35.07% 35.66% 35.56% 35.44% 32.83% 31.95% 30.51% 29.55% 28.90%
No. of Shareholders 1,73,3471,88,6482,18,5242,41,4892,40,1622,77,3353,03,5312,92,5702,87,3292,85,5462,81,5842,84,488

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

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