As of 6 Nov 2026, Diamines & Chemicals is loss-making on a trailing 12-month basis, with a net loss of ₹8.12 Cr, so it has no P/E ratio. The share price is ₹224.81, 27% below its 52-week high. Sales fell 30% a year over 3 years. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹226 Cr, ranked 52nd of 76 Chemicals companies by market cap; the shares fell 16% over the past year.
- ₹226.15
- ₹228.49
- ₹222.07
- ₹226.49
- 1.2K
Health check
- ReturnsIn line
−15.9% over a year, better than 3 of 7 peers.
- Price tagLoss-making
Earnings were negative over the last 12 months.
- GrowthShrinking
Sales −29.9% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityNegative
ROCE -8.5% vs peer median 10.6%.
- Balance sheetStretched
Piotroski 1 of 9.
- Red flags3 to check
Loss-making over the last twelve months.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹226 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- n/a
- Industry 18.2
- Price to book
- 1.45
- Peers 2.62
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- ROE
- −5.2%
- Peers 11.7%
- ROCE
- −8.5%
- Peers 10.6%
- Debt to equity
- n/a
- Debt ₹0.00 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- −₹8.17
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- −17.8%
- Net margin −19.7%
- Sales growth
- +6.1%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- n/a
- Year-ago quarter not reported
- Price to sales
- 5.49
- EV/EBITDA −27.9
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Promoter stake up from 55.3% to 57.6%.
Risks to check
- Loss-making over the last twelve months.
- Return on equity is low at −5.2%.
- Interest coverage of only −47.3×.
About Diamines & Chemicals
Diamines and Chemicals Limited manufactures and markets organic chemical compounds in India. It operates through two segments, Specialty Chemicals and Trading in Fruits and Vegetables. The company offers piperazine anhydrous, piperazine 68% solutions, triethylenediamine, ethylenediamine, monoethanolamine, diethylenetriamine, and polyamine-mix. Its products are used in active pharmaceutical ingredients and pharma-intermediates, specialty chemicals,…
- Headquarters
- Vadodara
- Employees
- 131
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- ISIN
- INE591D01014
- Website
- dacl.co.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 5.2K
- 1-year return
- minus 15.9%
- From 52-week high
- minus 26.9%
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% |
| DIAMINESQDiamines & Chemicals | 224.81 | minus 0.74% | 226 | – | – | −8.5% | −23.3% | – | −29.9% | minus 15.9% |
| 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 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 7.6 | 9.3 | 14.4 | 9.9 | |
| 13.2 | 10.5 | 12.4 | 14 | 11.6 | |
| −3.9 | −2.9 | −3.1 | 0.4 | −1.8 | |
| −41.7% | −37.3% | −33.5% | 2.7% | −17.8% | |
| 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | |
| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | |
| −4.3 | −3.4 | −3.3 | −0 | −2.1 | |
| 5.6% | 3.2% | 25.9% | – | – | |
| −4.1 | −3.4 | −2.4 | −0.1 | −2.2 | |
| -4.24 | -3.48 | -2.40 | -0.10 | -2.19 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- −29.9%
- ROE
- −5.2%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 103 | 69.3 | 38 | |
| – | minus 6.8% | minus 32.6% | minus 45.2% | |
| 54.5 | 79.2 | 63.8 | 51.3 | |
| 55.9 | 23.7 | 5.5 | −13.4 | |
| 50.6% | 23.0% | 7.9% | −35.2% | |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | |
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | |
| −0.1 | −0.9 | −0 | 0.7 | |
| 56.4 | 22.2 | 4.8 | −14 | |
| 25.6% | 28.4% | 38.2% | 10.1% | |
| 41.9 | 15.5 | 2.7 | −12.8 | |
| – | minus 63.1% | minus 82.3% | minus 568.1% | |
| 42.80 | 16.23 | 2.79 | -13.06 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.1 | |
| 125 | 138 | 151 | 147 | |
| – | – | 0 | 8.2 | |
| 16.6 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 8.8 | |
| 151 | 163 | 178 | 174 | |
| 62.2 | 66.1 | 66.6 | 84.8 | |
| 22.1 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 19.7 | |
| 13.3 | 14.4 | 15 | 9.3 | |
| 24.8 | 34.3 | 38.5 | 32.1 | |
| 28.7 | 47 | 55.1 | 28.6 | |
| 151 | 163 | 178 | 174 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.3 | 21.9 | −5 | −10.9 | |
| −8.7 | −18.8 | 14.7 | −28.9 | |
| −6 | −3.1 | 9.7 | 18 | |
| 1.6 | −0.1 | 19.4 | −21.8 | |
| −23.3 | −8.6 | −4 | −21.4 | |
| −7 | 13.3 | −9 | −32.2 | |
| −5.9 | −2.9 | −2.4 | −1 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters57.57%
- Public42.43%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 57.57% | 42.43% | plus 0.07 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 57.50% | 42.50% | plus 0.10 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 57.40% | 42.60% | plus 0.49 | |
| 24 Mar 2026 | 56.91% | 43.09% | plus 1.57 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 55.34% | 44.66% | – |
Major shareholders
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