Chemfab Alkalis (CHEMFAB) is loss-making over the last 12 months, losing ₹0.34 Cr, so a P/E ratio does not apply. Its share price on 6 Nov 2026 was ₹314.20, 45% below its 52-week high. Sales fell 2.1% a year over 3 years. Its dividend yield is 0.4%, and debt is 0.38× equity. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹452 Cr, ranked 101st of 204 Specialty Chemicals companies by market cap; the shares fell 47% over the past year.
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- ₹307.30
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Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−46.6% over a year, better than 0 of 7 peers.
- Price tagLoss-making
Earnings were negative over the last 12 months.
- GrowthShrinking
Sales −2.1% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 1.6% vs peer median 24.4%.
- Balance sheetStretched
Debt 0.38× equity, interest covered 1.0×, Piotroski 4 of 9.
- Red flags4 to check
Loss-making over the last twelve months.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹452 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- n/a
- Industry 22.1
- Price to book
- 1.19
- Peers 13.33
- Dividend yield
- 0.40%
- ROE
- −0.1%
- Peers 23.0%
- ROCE
- 1.6%
- Peers 24.4%
- Debt to equity
- 0.38
- Debt ₹144 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- −₹0.16
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 8.9%
- Net margin −0.1%
- Sales growth
- −20.1%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +124.9%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 1.55
- EV/EBITDA 21.9
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly profit up 124.9% on a year ago.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
Risks to check
- Loss-making over the last twelve months.
- Return on equity is low at −0.1%.
- Quarterly sales down 20.1% on a year ago.
- 45% below its 52-week high.
About Chemfab Alkalis
Chemfab Alkalis Limited, together with its subsidiary, Chemfab Karaiikal Limited, manufactures and sells basic inorganic chemicals in India and internationally. The company operates in Chemicals and Related Products/Services; and PVC-O Pipes segments. It offers caustic soda lye and flakes, liquid chlorine, hydrogen gas, sodium chlorate, hydrochloric acid, and sodium hypochlorite/bleach liquor products; and industrial grade and edible salt products, as…
- Headquarters
- Chennai
- Employees
- 219
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- ISIN
- INE783X01023
- Website
- chemfabalkalis.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 3.8K
- 1-year return
- minus 46.6%
- From 52-week high
- minus 44.6%
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% |
| CHEMFABChemfab Alkalis | 314.20 | plus 2.25% | 452 | – | 20.0 | 1.6% | 8.9% | 0.38 | −2.1% | minus 46.6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91.5 | 76.6 | 68.1 | 74.8 | 73.2 | |
| 80.2 | 71.1 | 66.2 | 66.3 | 63 | |
| 11.3 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 8.5 | 10.1 | |
| 12.3% | 7.1% | 2.8% | 11.4% | 13.8% | |
| 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | |
| 1.6 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | |
| 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 8 | 7.8 | |
| 4.7 | −1.3 | −4.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | |
| 45.8% | −51.0% | 7.2% | 60.4% | −157.7% | |
| 2.5 | −2 | −4.4 | 0.5 | 5.7 | |
| 1.77 | -1.40 | -3.09 | 0.34 | 3.99 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- −2.1%
- ROE
- −0.1%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 331 | 327 | 334 | 311 | |
| – | minus 1.2% | +2.1% | minus 7.0% | |
| 220 | 273 | 289 | 283 | |
| 111 | 54.6 | 45.1 | 28.2 | |
| 33.5% | 16.7% | 13.5% | 9.1% | |
| 2.2 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 4.8 | |
| 0.2 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 7.4 | |
| 22.9 | 22.4 | 36.3 | 28.4 | |
| −0.5 | – | −9.8 | 2.6 | |
| 89.4 | 39.1 | −0.3 | −0.2 | |
| 27.8% | 32.8% | −2172.5% | −1613.3% | |
| 64.6 | 26.3 | −6.9 | −3.4 | |
| – | minus 59.2% | minus 126.4% | – | |
| 45.14 | 18.34 | -4.86 | -2.38 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.4 | |
| 347 | 373 | 366 | 361 | |
| 2.4 | 20.1 | 84.3 | 126 | |
| 48.4 | 92.9 | 57.5 | 75.6 | |
| 412 | 500 | 522 | 577 | |
| 237 | 369 | 375 | 423 | |
| 45.4 | 123 | 35.9 | 36.9 | |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | |
| 69.2 | 7.7 | 21.7 | 13.6 | |
| 58.8 | −0.8 | 87.8 | 101 | |
| 412 | 500 | 522 | 577 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 92.6 | 31.4 | 39.9 | 38.1 | |
| – | −47.5 | −110 | −86 | −80.6 | |
| – | −8.9 | 16.1 | 58.7 | 30.6 | |
| – | 36.2 | −62.1 | 12.6 | −11.9 | |
| −20.2 | −57.6 | −91.9 | – | −91.2 | |
| – | 35 | −60.6 | −73.5 | −53.1 | |
| −0 | −1.8 | −1.8 | – | −1.8 |
Shareholding pattern
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Major shareholders
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