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Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited

1,475.60
INR
+21.90
(+1.51%)
229.25EPS
5.04P/E
172.19BMarket Cap
Feb 14Next Earn
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
NSE:CHENNPETRO
(National Stock Exchange of India)

Recent

price

1,475.60

P/E

ratio

5.04

div

yld

- -

ROIC.AI

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
TTM
INR
2,225.57
2,736.84
2,877.33
3,313.44
2,829.01
1,734.48
1,858.14
2,180.78
2,774.44
2,490.79
1,501.54
2,907.98
5,145.85
4,453.68
3,980.15
4,267.69
5,013.81
Revenue per Share
34.35
4.15
-118.65
-20.4
-2.23
51.14
70.57
62.27
-13.79
-138.1
17.28
90.79
237.16
184.34
14.38
208.36
229.25
Basic EPS, GAAP
16.62
70.98
-90.66
76.6
72.74
75.25
-39.11
118.58
-97.52
-107.93
-7.83
21.91
358.01
140.46
44.78
137.12
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
12
12.07
2.06
- -
- -
- -
4.81
21
18.5
- -
- -
- -
2
27
55
13
- -
Dividend per Share
252.9
254.72
136.07
115.67
114.84
165.79
231.08
268.41
232.12
91.28
108.2
200.57
434.83
592.36
551.11
746.03
- -
Book Value per Share
251.35
253.39
135.05
114.83
114.01
165.03
230.35
266.75
225.34
74.9
88.9
197.72
432.11
589.78
548.7
743.74
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Tangible Book Value per Share
149
149
149
149
149
149
149
149
149
149
149
149
149
149
149
149
149
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
331,413
407,547
428,467
493,409
421,272
258,284
276,698
324,743
413,146
370,908
223,596
433,031
766,276
663,204
592,690
635,508
746,820
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
2.84
1.01
-2.11
1.31
-0.48
4.86
6.01
5.53
0.78
-6.25
7.15
5.4
7.37
5.95
0.78
7.02
6.1
Operating Margin (%)
3,145
3,654
3,745
3,902
2,295
2,737
2,786
3,402
4,525
4,682
4,658
5,039
5,735
6,056
6,064
6,100
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Depreciation Expense
5,115
618
-17,668
-3,038
-333
7,615
10,508
9,272
-2,053
-20,564
2,573
13,520
35,315
27,451
2,141
31,027
34,147
Net Income, GAAP
33
- -
- -
- -
- -
2.15
24.19
37.03
- -
- -
80.15
26.57
26.52
25.68
13.9
25.46
25.13
Effective Tax Rate (%)
1.54
0.15
-4.12
-0.62
-0.08
2.95
3.8
2.86
-0.5
-5.54
1.15
3.12
4.61
4.14
0.36
4.88
4.57
Profit Margin (%)
2,420
4,521
-9,317
-2,872
-23,917
-15,386
-10,010
-23,504
-32,724
-55,531
-43,044
-26,131
10,851
27,806
13,110
45,017
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Working Capital
5,597
8,345
11,428
20,000
10,064
20,033
23,243
8,259
14,435
29,403
30,180
24,027
21,775
13,515
1,671
3,308
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LT Debt
37,659
37,931
20,263
17,224
17,101
24,689
34,411
39,970
34,565
13,593
16,112
29,867
64,751
88,209
82,067
111,092
- -
Total Equity
8.25
- -
- -
- -
- -
18.66
15.15
12.91
- -
- -
3.14
15.74
36.15
26.23
3.33
27.38
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
8.92
- -
- -
- -
- -
15.89
15.55
12.86
- -
- -
3.18
14.33
32.87
26.06
3.7
26.17
- -
Return on Capital (%)
14.15
1.64
-60.72
-16.21
-1.94
36.45
35.56
24.93
-5.51
-85.4
17.32
58.81
74.65
35.89
2.51
32.13
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Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
- -
16,333
- -
LT Borrowings
- -
3,248
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
60
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
149
149
149
Market Capitalization
124,520
144,049
172,186

Working Capital

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
- -
117,280
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
- -
11,687
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
- -
2,350
- -
Inventories
- -
81,486
- -
Total Current Liabilities
- -
72,262
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
16,333
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
26.67%
53.36%
35.37%
Free Cash Flow
41.24%
246.38%
206.19%
Net Income, GAAP
251.45%
364.31%
1,349.25%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
15.55%
30.75%
7.22%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
-76.36%

Quarterly Revenue

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
170,950
120,864
129,254
172,491
592,690
2026
148,122
- -
156,832
168,173
635,508
2027
273,693
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
23.98
-42.56
1.4
31.56
14.38
2026
-2.69
- -
67.26
95.48
208.36
2027
69.26
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
55
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
13
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
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Business
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL), a subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), refines crude oil and produces a wide range of petroleum products at its Manali refinery in Chennai, India; its installed refining capacity stands at 10.5 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA), making it one of South India's largest refineries. The company offers core products including liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), motor spirit (petrol), superior kerosene oil, aviation turbine fuel, high-speed diesel, naphtha, bitumen, lube base stocks, paraffin wax, fuel oil, hexane (food grade), mineral turpentine oil, propylene, poly butene, petroleum coke (fuel grade), micro crystalline wax, sulphur, benzene, toluene, xylene (BTX), polypropylene, polyethylene, linear alkyl benzene feedstock (LABFS), and petrochemical feedstocks; it also supplies specialty products and base oils for lubricants, greases, and industrial applications to sectors such as transportation, aviation, power generation, fertilizers, petrochemicals, and domestic consumers, with products primarily marketed domestically through IOCL and select exports of naphtha, fuel oil, and lubes. Founded in 1965 as Madras Refineries Limited and renamed in 1994, CPCL is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and operates mainly in India with a focus on process optimization, energy conservation, and environmental management; it holds ISO-9001:2008, ISO-14001:2004, and OHSAS 18001:2007 accreditations at its Manali facility. Recent developments include forward integration into retail fuel marketing via collaboration with IOCL, a declaration of 50% dividend for FY 2024-25, and seeking government approval in 2025 for the Rs 36,400 crore Cauvery Basin Refinery project in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, with 9 MMTPA capacity where IOCL holds 75% stake and CPCL 25%, featuring enhanced petrochemical integration such as polypropylene production following land acquisition in 2023 and cost revisions approved by IOCL in 2024.