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Dai-Ichi Karkaria Limited

Dai-Ichi Karkaria Limited

305.95
INR
+14.05
(+4.81%)
2.84EPS
113.36P/E
2.40BMarket Cap
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
2026 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
197.79
242.9
259.96
166.16
196.46
123.13
142.59
129.11
160.36
242.62
176.01
242.27
215.6
235.14
Basic EPS, GAAP
20.94
31.25
29.34
33.43
18.32
-16.92
-30.76
68.02
-24.2
26.94
18.65
12.11
-0.99
2.84
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.94
3.43
-1.12
-25.58
-120.44
-43.03
-8.25
-29.9
-19.15
-17.58
5.61
17.66
-5.7
- -
Dividend per Share
2.47
2.47
6.76
0.01
3.61
3.01
- -
- -
3.01
- -
4
2
3.5
- -
Book Value per Share
117.2
145.35
178.05
201.13
213.16
191.51
160.58
228.78
201.17
228.02
242.59
252.52
247.78
- -
Tangible Book Value per Share
117.17
145.34
177.88
200.89
212.78
191.28
160.43
228.71
201.15
228.02
242.59
252.52
247.54
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
1,474
1,810
1,937
1,238
1,464
918
1,063
962
1,195
1,808
1,312
1,805
1,607
1,797
Operating Margin (%)
7.39
17.78
22.49
12.47
8.9
-18.49
-11.66
-21.44
-18.97
6.42
-0.58
3.52
-3.48
-1.17
Depreciation Expense
17
46
23
20
45
81
95
85
68
75
92
102
101
103
Net Income, GAAP
156
233
219
249
137
-126
-229
507
-180
201
139
90
-7
22
Effective Tax Rate (%)
23.56
28.11
34.78
24.01
26.82
- -
- -
13.24
- -
16.46
26.57
27.04
- -
135.03
Profit Margin (%)
10.59
12.86
11.29
20.12
9.32
-13.74
-21.57
52.68
-15.09
11.1
10.6
5
-0.46
1.21
Working Capital
540
723
740
677
458
82
-65
268
104
108
143
286
288
- -
LT Debt
11
8
10
36
604
732
678
- -
41
173
13
2
- -
- -
Total Equity
873
1,083
1,327
1,499
1,588
1,427
1,197
1,705
1,499
1,699
1,808
1,882
1,846
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
17.71
21.33
23.42
8.19
4.9
- -
- -
25.5
- -
9.1
6.94
2.72
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
19.17
23.61
18.21
17.36
7.09
- -
- -
28.03
- -
11.91
7.92
5.17
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
19.34
23.8
18.15
17.63
8.84
-8.36
-17.47
34.94
-11.26
12.55
7.93
4.89
-0.4
- -

Capital Structure

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
- -
130
- -
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
7
7
7
Market Capitalization
2,122
1,659
2,399

Working Capital

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
- -
651
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
- -
53
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
- -
313
- -
Inventories
- -
200
- -
Total Current Liabilities
- -
363
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
130
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
4.5%
1.97%
-1.88%
Free Cash Flow
258.53%
-18.7%
-132.29%
Net Income, GAAP
-98.39%
-104.19%
-108.2%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
2.59%
14.94%
-11.01%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
75.17%

Quarterly Revenue

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
339
368
407
701
1,805
2026
395
428
378
413
1,607
2027
578
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
0.57
-0.3
3.52
8.32
12.11
2026
0.03
0.01
-1.15
0.11
-0.99
2027
3.93
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
2
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
3.5
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Meher Taff Vakil
Full Time Employees
182
Sector
Process industries
Industry
Chemicals: specialty
Address
Liberty Building Mumbai MA India 400020
IPO Date
Jan 30, 1995
Website
dai-ichiindia.com
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Business
Dai-ichi Karkaria Limited Dai-ichi Karkaria Limited manufactures and markets high-performance specialty chemicals for diverse industrial applications, including surfactants, flocculants, coagulants, defoamers, dispersing agents, emulsifiers, colorants, pigment loading and tone improvers, construction chemicals such as grouting agents, water treatment chemicals, oilfield chemicals for crude and lube oil, metal treatment agents, textile auxiliaries including spin finishes and sizing chemicals, polymers and adhesive lattices, dyes pigments paints and printing inks chemicals, mining and metallurgy flocculants under DK SET and DAIPOL brands, effluent treatment solutions, pulp and paper processing aids, leather chemicals, sugar industry products, and agrochemical adjuvants; the company operates manufacturing plants in Dahej and Bharuch Gujarat, Kurkumbh District Pune Maharashtra, and Jejuri, with its corporate headquarters in Mumbai India. Founded in 1960 and commencing commercial production in 1963 through technical collaboration with Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co. Ltd. of Japan, Dai-ichi Karkaria Limited serves industries such as mining metallurgy chlor-alkali effluent treatment coal washeries construction plastics PVC pesticides and crop protection across domestic and select export markets, with its R&D center recognized by the Department of Science and Technology Government of India for innovative research and import substitution. In recent developments, the company reported consolidated net sales of Rs 42.79 crore for the quarter ended September 2025 up 16.44% year-over-year with net profit of Rs 0.01 crore versus a prior loss, alongside full-year FY2025 revenue growth to Rs 181.4 crore up 38% and Q4 FY2025 net profit of Rs 6.20 crore; it continues capacity expansions and modernizations including upgrades at the Dahej plant, development of new cGMP-compliant products in pilot facilities, and negotiations for product-specific tie-ups with foreign customers, while maintaining focus on spin finishes POY DTY products and synthetic fiber market penetration.