As of 6 Nov 2026, A-1 trades at 32.0× trailing earnings, above the industry P/E of 18.2×, and the shares are 99% below their 52-week high. It earns ROCE of 17% and ROE of 19%, and sales and net profit grew 0.7% and 18% a year over 3 years. Its dividend yield is 1.0%, and debt is 0.80× equity. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹236 Cr, ranked 51st of 76 Chemicals companies by market cap; the shares fell 88% over the past year.
- ₹5.19
- ₹5.19
- ₹5.08
- ₹5.12
- 6.1 L
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−87.7% over a year, better than 0 of 7 peers.
- Price tagPricier
P/E 32.0 vs industry 18.2.
- GrowthSteady
Sales +0.7%, profit +18.4% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROCE 17.2% vs peer median 10.6%.
- Balance sheetStretched
Debt 0.80× equity, interest covered 7.0×, Piotroski 3 of 9.
- Red flags2 to check
P/E of 32.0 against an industry P/E of 18.2.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹236 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 32.0
- Industry 18.2
- Price to book
- 4.16
- Peers 2.62
- Dividend yield
- 0.98%
- ROE
- 19.3%
- Peers 11.7%
- ROCE
- 17.2%
- Peers 10.6%
- Debt to equity
- 0.80
- Debt ₹45 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹0.16
- OPM (TTM)
- 3.6%
- Net margin 1.6%
- Sales growth
- +170.5%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +429.3%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.38
- EV/EBITDA 14.9
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Return on equity of 19.3%.
- Quarterly profit up 429.3% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 170.5% on a year ago.
Risks to check
- P/E of 32.0 against an industry P/E of 18.2.
- 99% below its 52-week high.
About A-1
A-1 Limited engages in the trading of various chemicals and acid products in India and internationally. Its products include nitric acid, sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, ethyl acetate, urea, acetic acid, methanol, calcium carbonate, methyl formate, formic acid, toluene di-isocyante, hydro fluoro sulphasilicic acid, nitro benzene, sodium hypochlorite, stable bleaching powder, poly aluminium chloride, oleum, formaldehyde, fly ash, caustic soda…
- Headquarters
- Ahmedabad
- Employees
- 14
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- ISIN
- INE911Z01025
- Website
- a-1limited.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 17.5 L
- 1-year return
- minus 87.7%
- From 52-week high
- minus 98.9%
Peers · Chemicals
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAVINFLUORNavin Fluorine International | 9,010.00 | plus 1.87% | 46,250 | 50.8 | 42.7 | 18.7% | 34.3% | 0.28 | 16.5% | plus 46.1% |
| DEEPAKNTRDeepak Nitrite | 1,533.60 | minus 0.67% | 20,917 | 19.7 | 22.3 | 10.8% | 18.0% | 0.27 | −0.5% | minus 11.9% |
| TATACHEMTata Chemicals | 607.45 | minus 1.36% | 15,475 | – | 12.4 | −3.0% | 12.2% | 0.36 | −4.8% | minus 31.0% |
| DEEPAKFERTDeepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corp. | 1,155.30 | minus 0.69% | 14,599 | 14.8 | 11.5 | 11.2% | 17.6% | 0.76 | 2.6% | minus 22.7% |
| RPELRaghav Productivity Enhancers | 1,780.80 | plus 0.95% | 8,178 | 116.0 | 107.1 | – | 29.9% | 0.02 | 23.5% | plus 95.4% |
| GNFCGujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals | 451.80 | minus 1.87% | 6,639 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 10.4% | 14.8% | 0.01 | −8.8% | minus 7.2% |
| ACIArchean Chemical Industries | 416.40 | minus 1.95% | 5,141 | 51.3 | 23.2 | 7.7% | 20.0% | 0.28 | −9.2% | minus 34.6% |
| A1LA-1 | 5.12 | 0.00% | 236 | 32.0 | 22.4 | 17.2% | 3.6% | 0.80 | 0.7% | minus 87.7% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −0.69% | 14,599 | 35.2 | 22.3 | 10.6% | 18.0% | 0.28 | −0.5% | −11.9% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64.7 | 63.1 | 69.8 | 145 | 175 | |
| 62.7 | 61.9 | 67.8 | 138 | 169 | |
| 2 | 1.2 | 2 | 7 | 5.9 | |
| 3.0% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 4.8% | 3.4% | |
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1 | |
| 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 4.3 | |
| 28.5% | 48.3% | 25.3% | 24.9% | 26.4% | |
| 0.6 | 0.1 | 1 | 4.4 | 3.2 | |
| 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +0.7%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +18.4%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +18.3%
- ROE
- 19.3%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 331 | 206 | 328 | 338 | |
| – | minus 37.6% | +59.2% | +2.8% | |
| 326 | 199 | 318 | 325 | |
| 4.3 | 7 | 10.3 | 12.4 | |
| 1.3% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.7% | |
| 6.2 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.1 | |
| 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | |
| 4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | |
| 0 | −1.1 | −0.1 | −0.2 | |
| 4.8 | 1.7 | 5 | 8.1 | |
| 23.8% | 36.0% | 26.8% | 25.8% | |
| 3.6 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 6 | |
| – | minus 69.7% | +233.0% | +64.1% | |
| 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 46 | |
| 36.9 | 36.3 | 38.2 | 8.1 | |
| 14.2 | 10.7 | 21.5 | 41.7 | |
| 5.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 9.5 | |
| 67.8 | 61.4 | 73.6 | 105 | |
| 16.1 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 10.6 | |
| 0.1 | 0.3 | – | 0.2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 6.2 | |
| 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
| 48.2 | 45.4 | 56.8 | 88 | |
| 67.8 | 61.4 | 73.6 | 105 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.7 | 11.3 | −10.5 | −16 | |
| −3.5 | −3.2 | 1 | −0.7 | |
| −15.3 | −5.9 | 7.4 | 16.8 | |
| −0 | 2.2 | −2.2 | 0.2 | |
| −3.1 | −0.7 | −1.8 | −3.1 | |
| 15.6 | 10.5 | −12.4 | −19.1 | |
| −1.7 | −1.7 | −1.7 | −1.7 |
Shareholding pattern
This company is listed only on BSE, so there’s no NSE category split. See Major shareholders below for the named holders.
Major shareholders
Filings & events
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