Universal Starch-chem Allied L

BSE: UNIVSTAR · Other Agricultural Products · sector

₹193.80BSE close 2026-10-26

Key numbers

Market cap₹81 cr

Price₹193.80

52w high / low₹220 / ₹110

P/E4.3xSector median 12.8x

P/B1.0xSector median 1.4x

Book value₹196.8

Dividend yield–Sector median 0.79%

ROE24.8%Sector median 7.3%

ROCE23.6%Sector median 8.8%

OPM7.4%Sector median 6.5%

Debt / equity0.65xSector median 0.21x

EV/EBITDA3.4xSector median 11.2x

Interest cover4.6x

Current ratio1.03x

Sales growth 3y-1.8%Sector median +11.6%

Profit growth 3y+30.5%Sector median +5.8%

PEG0.14x

Last 12 months to Jun 2026, Standalone. "Sector median" = middle value of 69 companies in Other Agricultural Products (P/E median leaves out loss-making companies). Tap ? for what a number means.

Things to know

Cash ₹5 cr vs borrowings ₹54 cr (FY26): borrowings are higher by ₹49 cr.
Operating profit covered interest 4.6x in the last 12 months.
Net loss in 1 of the last 6 quarters.
Other income was 9% of net profit in the last 12 months.
No dividend in the last 5 financial years.
Price ₹193.80 on 2026-10-26: -11.9% from the 52-week high, +76.8% from the 52-week low.

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Charts

Weekly close · high ₹239.75 · low ₹121.05

Quarterly results

₹ cr	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
Revenue	138	121	97	118	152	147
EBITDA	8	2	5	10	16	7
OPM %	5.6%	1.3%	4.7%	8.3%	10.7%	5.0%
Other income	1	0	1	0	1	0
Net profit	3	-3	1	5	10	3
EPS (₹)	7.01	5.97	1.82	12.47	22.93	7.75
Revenue YoY					+10.3%	+21.4%
Profit YoY					+227.6%	–

Standalone figures where filed. Latest quarter Jun 2026.

Profit & loss (yearly)

₹ cr	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26	TTM
Revenue	456	516	527	491	489	515
EBITDA	26	17	20	18	32	38
Net profit	11	6	7	3	13	19
EPS (₹)	27.23	14.05	16.63	7.65	31.25	44.97
Revenue growth		+13.1%	+2.2%	-6.9%	-0.5%	–
Profit growth		-48.4%	+18.5%	-54.1%	+308.7%	–
Dividend / share (₹)	–	–	–	–	–

Compounded growth	3 years	5 years	Last 12 months
Sales	-1.8%	–	–
Net profit	+30.5%	–	–
EPS	+30.5%	–	–
Share price	–	-7.4% (2y)	+41.3%

Balance sheet

₹ cr	FY25	FY26
Shareholders' equity	70	83
Borrowings	65	54
Cash & equivalents	7	5
Total assets	226	214
Fixed assets	121	116
Capital work in progress	1	1
Investments	0	0
Receivables	46	57
Inventory	35	26
Payables	52	37

Year-end figures from the March annual filing.

Cash flow

₹ cr	FY25	FY26
Cash from operations	23	17
Cash from investing	-19	-2
Cash from financing	-5	-17
Capex	19	2
Free cash flow	4	15

Free cash flow = cash from operations − capex.

Ratios by year

₹ cr	FY25	FY26
ROE %	4.6%	15.9%
ROCE %	10.0%	19.3%
Debtor days	35	43
Inventory days	31	26
Payable days	47	36
Cash conversion cycle (days)	19	33
Working capital days	-12	2

Peers in Other Agricultural Products

Company	Market cap	P/E	P/B	ROE	ROCE	OPM	Sales 3y	Div yield
LTFOODS	₹13,272 cr	20.7x	2.9x	15.3%	18.8%	10.7%	+26.3%	0.79%
KRBL	₹8,074 cr	10.7x	1.4x	13.7%	17.2%	16.5%	+4.4%	1.00%
GAEL	₹6,471 cr	15.6x	2.0x	13.2%	15.5%	9.9%	+5.3%	0.18%
KSCL	₹3,578 cr	14.5x	2.0x	15.3%	14.6%	22.9%	+9.2%	0.72%
TRUALT	₹3,347 cr	23.9x	2.2x	9.8%	11.7%	18.6%	–	–
AEROPLANE	₹2,135 cr	16.5x	2.3x	11.2%	13.3%	9.8%	–	–
GRMOVER	₹1,861 cr	19.1x	3.1x	14.9%	13.2%	5.5%	+8.7%	–
SANSTAR	₹1,801 cr	37.5x	2.6x	6.5%	7.4%	6.6%	–	–
TRUEGREEN	₹1,437 cr	11.8x	9.0x	39.0%	17.5%	19.0%	–	–
UNIVSTAR	₹81 cr	4.3x	1.0x	24.8%	23.6%	7.4%	-1.8%	–

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Dividends & corporate actions

Ex-date	Action	Detail
2011-09-16	Dividend	Dividend Rs 1.0
2010-09-20	Dividend	Dividend Rs 0.5
2008-09-18	Dividend	Dividend Rs 0.5
2007-09-20	Dividend	Dividend Rs 0.5

Documents

Links go to the original files on the exchange website.

About the company


Sector	Fast Moving Consumer Goods
Industry	Other Agricultural Products
Sub-industry	Other Agricultural Products
Symbol	UNIVSTAR
BSE code	524408
ISIN	INE113E01015
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 = BSE close 2026-10-26.