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Dai-Ichi Karkaria Limited

Dai-Ichi Karkaria Limited

300.10
INR
-5.85
(-1.91%)
2.84EPS
113.36P/E
2.40BMarket Cap
Dai-Ichi Karkaria Limited
BSE:DAICHI
(Bombay Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

300.10

P/E

ratio

113.36

div

yld

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ROIC.AI

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
TTM
INR
85.82
103.56
136.38
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
Revenue per Share
5.97
5.68
8.83
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
Basic EPS, GAAP
-3.34
-8.98
-14.89
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
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
1.98
1.98
1.97
2.47
2.47
6.76
0.01
3.61
3.01
- -
- -
3.01
- -
4
2
3.5
- -
Dividend per Share
90.17
93.49
99.32
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
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Book Value per Share
90.14
93.44
99.28
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
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Tangible Book Value per Share
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
639
772
1,016
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
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
9.83
4.11
4.12
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
Operating Margin (%)
11
12
16
17
46
23
20
45
81
95
85
68
75
92
102
101
103
Depreciation Expense
45
42
66
156
233
219
249
137
-126
-229
507
-180
201
139
90
-7
22
Net Income, GAAP
20.74
20.29
27.11
23.56
28.11
34.78
24.01
26.82
- -
- -
13.24
- -
16.46
26.57
27.04
- -
135.03
Effective Tax Rate (%)
6.96
5.49
6.47
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
Profit Margin (%)
390
407
436
540
723
740
677
458
82
-65
268
104
108
143
286
288
- -
Working Capital
25
11
11
11
8
10
36
604
732
678
- -
41
173
13
2
- -
- -
LT Debt
672
697
740
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
- -
Total Equity
7.32
6.03
7.19
17.71
21.33
23.42
8.19
4.9
- -
- -
25.5
- -
9.1
6.94
2.72
- -
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
6.57
6.08
9.11
19.17
23.61
18.21
17.36
7.09
- -
- -
28.03
- -
11.91
7.92
5.17
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
6.75
6.19
9.16
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
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)

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
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
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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.