Dai-ichi Karkaria Ltd.

NSE: DAICHI · Specialty Chemicals · sector

₹293.05NSE close 2026-10-26

Key numbers

Market cap₹218 cr

Price₹293.05

52w high / low₹380 / ₹230

P/E56.4xSector median 22.6x

P/B1.2xSector median 2.6x

Book value₹247.8

Dividend yield1.19%Sector median 0.60%

ROE1.2%Sector median 10.6%

ROCE1.5%Sector median 12.9%

OPM4.4%Sector median 12.1%

Debt / equity0.07xSector median 0.18x

EV/EBITDA28.1xSector median 15.1x

Interest cover2.9x

Current ratio1.79x

Sales growth 3y-4.3%Sector median +5.0%

Profit growth 3y–Sector median +0.9%

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Last 12 months to Jun 2026, Consolidated. "Sector median" = middle value of 107 companies in Specialty Chemicals (P/E median leaves out loss-making companies). Tap ? for what a number means.

Things to know

Cash ₹7 cr vs borrowings ₹13 cr (FY26): borrowings are higher by ₹6 cr.
Operating profit covered interest 2.9x in the last 12 months.
Net loss in 1 of the last 6 quarters.
Other income was 245% of net profit in the last 12 months.
No dividend in the last 5 financial years.
Price ₹293.05 on 2026-10-26: -22.9% from the 52-week high, +27.5% from the 52-week low.

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Charts

Weekly close · high ₹580.45 · low ₹229.80

Quarterly results

₹ cr	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
Revenue	70	39	43	38	41	58
EBITDA	8	1	2	-0	1	6
OPM %	11.5%	3.2%	4.2%	-1.3%	1.6%	10.4%
Other income	1	1	2	1	1	1
Net profit	6	0	0	-1	0	3
EPS (₹)	8.32	0.03	0.01	1.15	0.11	3.93
Revenue YoY					-41.1%	+46.6%
Profit YoY					-98.5%	+14,550.0%

Consolidated figures where filed. Latest quarter Jun 2026.

Profit & loss (yearly)

₹ cr	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26	TTM
Revenue	122	184	132	181	161	180
EBITDA	-14	26	27	16	3	8
Net profit	-17	18	16	9	-1	2
EPS (₹)	-22.25	24.79	21.44	12.11	0.99	5.20
Revenue growth		+51.0%	-28.5%	+37.8%	-11.1%	–
Profit growth		–	-13.5%	-43.5%	-108.2%	–
Dividend / share (₹)	–	–	–	–	–

Compounded growth	3 years	5 years	Last 12 months
Sales	-4.3%	–	–
Net profit	–	–	–
EPS	-65.8%	–	–
Share price	–	– (2y)	–

Balance sheet

₹ cr	FY25	FY26
Shareholders' equity	188	185
Borrowings	13	13
Cash & equivalents	11	7
Total assets	232	224
Fixed assets	114	110
Capital work in progress	1	4
Investments	23	23
Receivables	30	31
Inventory	19	20
Payables	24	18

Year-end figures from the March annual filing.

Cash flow

₹ cr	FY25	FY26
Cash from operations	16	5
Cash from investing	-4	-10
Cash from financing	-10	-3
Capex	3	9
Free cash flow	13	-4

Free cash flow = cash from operations − capex.

Ratios by year

₹ cr	FY25	FY26
ROE %	4.8%	-0.4%
ROCE %	5.1%	-1.1%
Debtor days	60	71
Inventory days	60	68
Payable days	75	62
Cash conversion cycle (days)	45	77
Working capital days	58	65

Peers in Specialty Chemicals

Company	Market cap	P/E	P/B	ROE	ROCE	OPM	Sales 3y	Div yield
PIDILITIND	₹1,50,431 cr	56.8x	13.9x	25.7%	33.4%	24.5%	+7.4%	1.01%
FLUOROCHEM	₹46,168 cr	75.4x	5.9x	8.1%	10.0%	25.6%	-4.2%	0.07%
NAVINFLUOR	₹39,306 cr	49.7x	9.9x	23.9%	22.2%	33.7%	+16.8%	0.18%
DEEPAKNTR	₹19,676 cr	25.1x	3.4x	14.0%	15.3%	15.4%	-0.4%	0.52%
AETHER	₹19,529 cr	82.8x	8.0x	10.1%	11.4%	30.9%	+21.2%	–
ATUL	₹15,762 cr	19.8x	2.5x	11.9%	16.9%	17.9%	+7.9%	0.47%
AARTIIND	₹15,539 cr	29.3x	2.6x	9.2%	8.0%	14.9%	+7.8%	0.24%
FINEORG	₹15,328 cr	35.0x	5.8x	17.7%	21.3%	21.7%	-7.8%	0.22%
BASF	₹13,174 cr	20.5x	3.3x	16.9%	22.0%	5.9%	+3.1%	0.66%
DAICHI	₹218 cr	56.4x	1.2x	1.2%	1.5%	4.4%	-4.3%	1.19%

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Dividends & corporate actions

Ex-date	Action	Detail
2026-08-20	Dividend	Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Share

Documents

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About the company


Sector	Commodities
Industry	Specialty Chemicals
Sub-industry	Specialty Chemicals
Symbol	DAICHI
BSE code	526821
ISIN	INE928C01010
Face value	₹10.0
Incorporated	–
Website	–
Plants (India / abroad)	–

Data built 2026-10-23 from BSE company filings (inline XBRL: Integrated Filing - Finance) + BSE results summary for earlier years; price = NSE close 2026-10-26.