Primo Chemicals Ltd

₹ 25.2 -2.47%

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punjabalkalies.com BSE: 506852 NSE: PRIMO

About

The Company was incorporated on 1st December 1975 and the name was changed to Punjab Alkalies & Chemicals Limited on 19th April 1983. The company’s main product is Caustic Soda Lye and it is the largest producer of Caustic Soda in the North India region. The by-products of the company are Hydrochloric Acid, Liquid Chlorine, Sodium Hypochlorite, and Hydrogen gas.^[1]

Key Points

Product Portfolio
Primo Chemicals Limited (formerly Punjab Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd.) has key products like Caustic Soda Lye, Hydrochloric Acid, Liquid Chlorine, Sodium Hypochlorite, Hydrogen Gas, Stable Bleaching Powder. Its new products include Caustic Soda Flakes and Aluminium Chloride. ^[1]

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Market Cap ₹ 611 Cr.
Current Price ₹ 25.2
High / Low ₹ 46.5 / 20.4
Stock P/E 55.3
Book Value ₹ 16.0
Dividend Yield 0.00 %
ROCE -2.45 %
ROE -6.47 %
Face Value ₹ 2.00

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Company has low interest coverage ratio.
Promoter holding is low: 31.4%
Earnings include an other income of Rs.21.9 Cr.

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Sector: Chemicals Industry: Chlor Alkali / Soda Ash

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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	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024
	130.70	161.07	186.26	185.67	187.64	147.80	109.88	93.20	91.43	102.48	121.93	134.36	143.85
	74.17	106.60	121.31	133.15	141.35	119.21	102.83	97.55	88.64	101.05	106.82	123.76	125.20
Operating Profit	56.53	54.47	64.95	52.52	46.29	28.59	7.05	-4.35	2.79	1.43	15.11	10.60	18.65
OPM %	43.25%	33.82%	34.87%	28.29%	24.67%	19.34%	6.42%	-4.67%	3.05%	1.40%	12.39%	7.89%	12.96%
	5.11	4.87	5.14	8.91	4.75	7.36	5.46	4.84	3.70	5.42	5.87	5.86	4.74
Interest	2.98	1.63	1.58	1.21	2.08	3.21	3.03	4.38	5.01	5.78	5.60	5.67	5.95
Depreciation	4.47	4.52	4.47	4.45	7.38	7.65	8.71	9.01	10.28	11.57	12.34	13.22	13.02
Profit before tax	54.19	53.19	64.04	55.77	41.58	25.09	0.77	-12.90	-8.80	-10.50	3.04	-2.43	4.42
Tax %	20.72%	20.76%	26.86%	27.36%	29.89%	30.37%	584.42%	5.19%	74.32%	-164.57%	485.20%	-645.68%	56.56%
	42.95	44.64	48.00	41.77	30.03	17.60	-4.29	-12.94	-15.19	7.09	-11.25	12.93	2.29
EPS in Rs	1.77	1.84	1.98	1.72	1.24	0.73	-0.18	-0.53	-0.63	0.29	-0.46	0.53	0.09
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	TTM
	223	449	701	392	503
	235	362	508	385	457
Operating Profit	-12	87	192	7	46
OPM %	-6%	19%	27%	2%	9%
	55	15	26	19	22
Interest	5	9	8	18	23
Depreciation	17	17	24	40	50
Profit before tax	20	76	186	-31	-5
Tax %	59%	25%	28%	-18%
	8	59	137	-25	11
EPS in Rs	0.53	2.44	5.67	-1.05	0.45
Dividend Payout %	0%	0%	0%	0%

Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years:	%
5 Years:	%
3 Years:	21%
TTM:	14%

Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years:	%
5 Years:	%
3 Years:	%
TTM:	175%

Stock Price CAGR
10 Years:	21%
5 Years:	32%
3 Years:	-35%
1 Year:	-44%

Return on Equity
10 Years:	%
5 Years:	%
3 Years:	18%
Last Year:	-6%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Sep 2024
Equity Capital	31	48	48	48	48
Reserves	66	228	364	339	340
	1	61	145	178	171
	148	141	174	149	176
Total Liabilities	246	478	731	714	735
	156	155	278	468	479
CWIP	35	177	213	49	36
Investments	0	33	59	59	60
	55	114	181	138	161
Total Assets	246	478	731	714	735

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024
	53	70	150	14
	-24	-191	-233	-56
	-34	137	81	21
Net Cash Flow	-5	16	-3	-21

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024
Debtor Days	27	26	27	33
Inventory Days	52	84	47	106
Days Payable	231	216	112	147
Cash Conversion Cycle	-152	-106	-38	-8
Working Capital Days	-160	-40	-20	-23
ROCE %		39%	43%	-2%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

	Sep 2022	Dec 2022	Mar 2023	Jun 2023	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Apr 2025
	31.36%	31.36%	31.36%	31.36%	31.36%	31.36%	31.35%	31.35%	31.35%	31.35%	31.35%	31.35%
	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	2.11%	1.78%	0.73%	0.23%	0.11%	0.12%	0.11%	0.11%
	0.04%	1.92%	1.92%	1.92%	1.92%	1.92%	1.92%	1.92%	1.92%	1.92%	1.92%	1.92%
	68.60%	66.72%	66.73%	66.72%	64.62%	64.96%	65.99%	66.50%	66.61%	66.61%	66.61%	66.61%
No. of Shareholders	28,443	33,800	33,421	33,556	40,947	42,403	45,398	45,324	52,609	51,481	50,404	50,287

	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023	Mar 2024	Mar 2025	Apr 2025
	33.49%	33.49%	33.49%	33.49%	48.91%	31.35%	31.36%	31.35%	31.35%	31.35%
	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.01%	0.73%	0.11%	0.11%
	24.43%	2.33%	0.09%	0.09%	0.08%	0.31%	1.92%	1.92%	1.92%	1.92%
	42.08%	64.18%	66.42%	66.42%	51.01%	68.34%	66.73%	65.99%	66.61%	66.61%
No. of Shareholders	23,361	22,461	21,028	20,552	20,448	24,650	33,421	45,398	50,404	50,287

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