Asahi Songwon Colors (ASAHISONG) had a P/E of 12.4× on 6 Nov 2026, below the industry P/E of 22.1×, and the shares are 11% below their 52-week high. Sales grew 2.0% a year over 3 years; its ROCE of 10% is the second-lowest among the 7 largest Specialty Chemicals peers. Debt is 0.48× equity, and its dividend yield is 0.4%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹432 Cr, ranked 106th of 204 Specialty Chemicals companies by market cap; the shares rose 32% over the past year.
- ₹368.70
- ₹376.30
- ₹365.00
- ₹368.70
- 13.9K
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
+32.3% over a year, better than 5 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 12.4 vs industry 22.1.
- GrowthSteady
Sales +2.0% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 10.1% vs peer median 24.4%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 0.48× equity, interest covered 3.3×, Piotroski 6 of 9.
- Red flags1 to check
Return on equity is low at 7.1%.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹432 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 12.4
- Industry 22.1
- Price to book
- 1.59
- Peers 13.33
- Dividend yield
- 0.41%
- ROE
- 7.1%
- Peers 23.0%
- ROCE
- 10.1%
- Peers 24.4%
- Debt to equity
- 0.48
- Debt ₹143 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹29.56
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 12.4%
- Net margin 6.1%
- Sales growth
- +26.0%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +508.0%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.75
- EV/EBITDA 8.4
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly profit up 508.0% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 26.0% on a year ago.
- P/E of 12.4 against an industry P/E of 22.1.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
Risks to check
- Return on equity is low at 7.1%.
About Asahi Songwon Colors
Asahi Songwon Colors Limited manufactures and sells color pigments and derivatives in India. The company offers copper phthalocyanine (CPC) blue crude, pigment alpha, pigment blue, and pigment beta blue. Its products are used in coatings, paints, printing inks, plastics, pharmaceuticals, textiles, rubber, and paper industries. The company also exports its products. Asahi Songwon Colors Limited was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Ahmedabad, India.
- Headquarters
- Ahmedabad
- Employees
- 116
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- ISIN
- INE228I01012
- Website
- asahisongwon.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 13.8K
- 1-year return
- plus 32.3%
- From 52-week high
- minus 11.5%
Peers · Specialty Chemicals
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASIANPAINTAsian Paints | 2,546.00 | plus 0.88% | 2,44,025 | 50.5 | 35.0 | 24.4% | 18.9% | 0.21 | 1.1% | plus 1.5% |
| SOLARINDSSolar Industries India | 18,608.00 | plus 0.48% | 1,68,384 | 74.4 | 64.1 | 29.5% | 27.8% | 0.22 | 12.4% | plus 35.9% |
| PIDILITINDPidilite Industries | 1,579.00 | plus 1.63% | 1,60,827 | 60.0 | 44.4 | 28.5% | 23.5% | 0.03 | 7.4% | plus 6.8% |
| LINDEINDIALinde India | 6,859.00 | plus 8.73% | 58,496 | 118.4 | 64.2 | 16.3% | 31.5% | 0.23 | – | plus 5.4% |
| BERGEPAINTBerger Paints India | 478.35 | minus 5.28% | 55,776 | 45.4 | 29.4 | 20.6% | 15.3% | 0.15 | 4.2% | minus 6.0% |
| FLUOROCHEMGujarat Fluorochemicals | 4,665.50 | minus 0.94% | 51,251 | 75.9 | 44.0 | 9.6% | 24.1% | 0.26 | −4.5% | plus 28.0% |
| ACUTAASAcutaas Chemicals | 3,786.60 | plus 0.42% | 31,001 | 70.9 | 64.1 | 27.7% | 39.4% | 0.01 | 29.4% | plus 105.6% |
| ASAHISONGAsahi Songwon Colors | 366.45 | minus 0.61% | 432 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 10.1% | 12.4% | 0.48 | 2.0% | plus 32.3% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | 0.48% | 58,496 | 70.9 | 44.4 | 24.4% | 24.1% | 0.21 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | 121 | 121 | 144 | 189 | |
| 139 | 111 | 110 | 125 | 157 | |
| 10.5 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 19.5 | 31.8 | |
| 7.0% | 7.9% | 8.5% | 13.6% | 16.8% | |
| 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.8 | |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 3 | 3.3 | 2.6 | |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | |
| 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 15.1 | 25.4 | |
| 38.6% | 41.9% | 14.8% | 28.2% | 24.9% | |
| 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 10.9 | 19.2 | |
| 2.68 | 1.91 | 2.11 | 9.22 | 16.32 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +2.0%
- ROE
- 7.1%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 503 | 425 | 559 | 533 | |
| – | minus 15.4% | +31.4% | minus 4.7% | |
| 498 | 407 | 502 | 483 | |
| 5 | 18.3 | 57.1 | 49.8 | |
| 1.0% | 4.3% | 10.2% | 9.3% | |
| 5.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 5.8 | |
| 13.2 | 11.8 | 15.5 | 11.2 | |
| 14.9 | 16.2 | 18.8 | 18.7 | |
| −0 | 25.5 | −1 | −0.1 | |
| −17.7 | 17.9 | 25 | 25.6 | |
| −4.1% | 12.7% | 32.5% | 30.4% | |
| −11.6 | 20 | 19.8 | 18.8 | |
| – | – | minus 1.5% | minus 5.0% | |
| -9.83 | 17.01 | 16.76 | 15.92 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | |
| 207 | 224 | 243 | 260 | |
| 180 | 197 | 167 | 143 | |
| 148 | 142 | 168 | 188 | |
| 547 | 575 | 590 | 603 | |
| 278 | 289 | 278 | 264 | |
| 31 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | |
| 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | |
| 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 2.2 | |
| 236 | 273 | 307 | 334 | |
| 547 | 575 | 590 | 603 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 8.7 | 57.9 | 43.2 | |
| −77.2 | −13.1 | −5.4 | −6.8 | |
| 47.5 | 4.4 | −49.5 | −38 | |
| 0.2 | −0 | 3 | −1.5 | |
| −31.5 | −53.4 | −6 | −5.5 | |
| −1.5 | −44.7 | 51.9 | 37.7 | |
| −0.6 | −0.6 | −0.6 | −1.8 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters67.08%
- Public32.92%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 67.08% | 32.92% | plus 0.08 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 67.00% | 33.00% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 67.00% | 33.00% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 67.00% | 33.00% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 67.00% | 33.00% | – |
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