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Ushanti Colour Chem Ltd.

Ushanti Colour Chem Ltd.

NNSE:UCL
199.95
INR
-10.50
(-4.99%)
1.18BMarket 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
46.71
39.45
33.33
38.91
486.11
58.8
61.4
46.93
64.59
52.68
47.67
71.43
121.78
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
2.89
0.34
0.35
1.73
33.27
3.34
3.23
3.28
1.58
1.18
-2.46
-2.43
-0.18
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
1.54
4.21
2.61
5.6
-62.56
-13.09
-0.25
-2.91
-9.76
-29.87
-13.52
1.69
-13.05
- -
Dividend per Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.24
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
8.4
8.83
9.3
11.66
17.33
30.83
33.82
37.1
44.52
44.91
41.1
35.51
35.95
35.95
Tangible Book Value per Share
7.94
8.43
8.88
11.08
16.87
30.51
33.35
36.26
43.49
44.31
40.62
35.12
35.69
35.69
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
7
7
7
7
1
7
7
7
7
8
11
11
11
13
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
344
290
245
286
357
394
452
345
475
437
504
776
1,383
- -
Operating Margin (%)
10.17
6.28
6.84
11.66
11.65
8.2
7.81
9.95
4.36
-3.97
-2.71
-2.92
-2.1
- -
Depreciation Expense
6
10
9
8
12
16
16
14
16
17
31
41
33
- -
Net Income, GAAP
21
3
3
13
24
22
24
24
12
10
-26
-26
-2
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
34.39
40.87
45.3
37.92
28.35
26.17
26.04
27.18
31.01
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Profit Margin (%)
6.18
0.87
1.04
4.46
6.85
5.69
5.26
6.99
2.45
2.25
-5.15
-3.4
-0.15
- -
Working Capital
13
-8
-8
-5
-68
14
41
48
59
93
-40
-142
2
2
LT Debt
15
53
60
50
13
19
13
22
81
289
254
219
200
200
Total Equity
45
48
50
63
94
227
249
273
327
466
441
399
499
499
Return on Invested Capital (%)
26.91
9.03
6.38
13.66
16.25
9.04
7.61
6.54
3.14
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
27.53
7.32
4.96
11.32
16.73
10.22
8.45
7.28
3.6
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
60.92
5.38
5.2
22.47
31.16
13.97
9.99
9.25
3.88
2.47
-5.71
-6.27
-0.46
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Capital Structure

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Sep'26
Mar'26
ST Debt
261
296
337
LT Borrowings
254
260
200
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
11
11
14
Market Capitalization
615
496
1,180

Working Capital

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Sep'26
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
347
411
678
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
1
1
72
Accounts Receivable, Net
96
197
302
Inventories
130
137
109
Total Current Liabilities
387
577
676
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
261
296
337
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
30.75%
14.5%
25.1%
Free Cash Flow
36.23%
-116.51%
-907.66%
Net Income, GAAP
-3.2%
-104.52%
-92.26%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
22%
35.41%
78.14%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Revenue

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
504
2025
- -
- -
776
2026
- -
- -
1,383

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
-2.46
2025
- -
- -
-2.43
2026
- -
- -
-0.18

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

INR

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Minku Shantilal Gandhi
Full Time Employees
57
Sector
Process industries
Industry
Chemicals: specialty
Address
88/6, 88/7, 88/8, GIDC Ahmedabad GU India 382445
IPO Date
Aug 2, 2018
Website
ushanti.com
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Business
Ushanti Colour Chem Ltd. manufactures and sells dyestuffs, pigments, and intermediates primarily for textile, paper, leather, paint, wool, nylon, plastic, and ink industries. The company produces phthalocyanine pigments including Blue 15:0, 15:1, 15:2, 15:3, 15:4 and Green 7; organic pigments and high performance pigments (DPP); pigment emulsions; phthalocyanine blue dyes; Usharect direct dyes; Ushatron reactive dyes such as H, VS, HE, ME, and M types; Ushacid acid dyes; digital inkjet dyes; and intermediates including CPC Blue Crude, speciality phthalocyanines, and additives like heat stabilizers. Operations are supported by manufacturing plants in Vatva and Saykha, Gujarat, with its own Copper Phthalocyanine facility and advanced quality control equipment including HPLC, spectrophotometers, and dyeing machines. Founded in 1961 and headquartered at 88/8, GIDC Phase I, Vatva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, the company serves global markets across Argentina, Brazil, China, Egypt, Bangladesh, Belgium, Hong Kong, Honduras, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Uruguay. It operates as a public limited company listed on the NSE (UCL.NS) with a subsidiary, UC Colours and Intermediates Pvt Ltd., focused on dyestuffs, pigments, intermediates, and chemicals. Production capacity exceeds 4,000 metric tonnes annually, backed by automated facilities and effluent treatment systems for sustainability. In recent developments, the company issued a rights issue with a letter of offer dated October 14, 2024, to raise funds through 535,000 equity shares at INR 55 per share for eligible shareholders. Board appointments in August 2025 included independent director Harshaben Mehta (term: August 21, 2025–August 20, 2030), internal auditor for FY2025-26, and secretarial auditor through FY2029-30. The 32nd Annual General Meeting is scheduled for September 27, 2025, with e-voting from September 24–26.