As of 6 Nov 2026, Hikal is loss-making on a trailing 12-month basis, with a net loss of ₹5.00 Cr, so it has no P/E ratio. The share price is ₹219.52, 16% below its 52-week high. Sales fell 5.4% a year over 3 years. Debt is 0.54× equity, and its dividend yield is 0.3%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹2,707 Cr, ranked 54th of 154 Drug Manufacturers (Specialty & Generic) companies by market cap; the shares fell 8.1% over the past year.
- ₹219.40
- ₹220.98
- ₹215.27
- ₹220.90
- 1.7 L
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−8.1% over a year, better than 0 of 7 peers.
- Price tagLoss-making
Earnings were negative over the last 12 months.
- GrowthShrinking
Sales −5.4% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityNegative
ROCE -1.1% vs peer median 17.9%.
- Balance sheetStretched
Debt 0.54× equity, operating profit doesn’t cover interest, Piotroski 5 of 9.
- Red flags3 to check
Loss-making over the last twelve months.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹2,707 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- n/a
- Industry 28.7
- Price to book
- 2.31
- Peers 4.99
- Dividend yield
- 0.27%
- ROE
- −0.4%
- Peers 14.7%
- ROCE
- −1.1%
- Peers 17.9%
- Debt to equity
- 0.54
- Debt ₹639 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- −₹2.74
- Face value ₹2
- OPM (TTM)
- 9.1%
- Net margin −0.3%
- Sales growth
- +7.7%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- n/a
- Year-ago quarter not reported
- Price to sales
- 1.46
- EV/EBITDA 12.5
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- 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 −0.4%.
- Interest coverage of only 2.4×.
About Hikal
Hikal Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells various chemical intermediates, specialty chemicals, and active pharma ingredients to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, animal health, crop protection, and specialty chemicals industries. The company operates in two segments, Pharmaceuticals and Crop Protection. It provides anti-convulsant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-parasitic, anti-lipemic, anti-histaminic,…
- Headquarters
- Navi Mumbai
- Employees
- 2,152
- Sector
- Healthcare
- ISIN
- INE475B01022
- Website
- hikal.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 15.2 L
- 1-year return
- minus 8.1%
- From 52-week high
- minus 15.9%
Peers · Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
| Company | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNPHARMASun Pharmaceutical Industries | 1,860.00 | plus 1.69% | 4,46,276 | 40.7 | 4.99 | 17.9% | 13.1% | 28.2% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 0.86% | plus 8.2% |
| DIVISLABDivi's Laboratories | 10,320.50 | plus 1.78% | 2,73,977 | 93.6 | 16.35 | 19.0% | 16.2% | 34.9% | 11.0% | 12.1% | 0.29% | plus 49.0% |
| TORNTPHARMTorrent Pharmaceuticals | 4,750.00 | plus 0.85% | 1,80,675 | 80.2 | 9.83 | 9.1% | 15.7% | 33.7% | 13.3% | 20.2% | 0.80% | plus 31.7% |
| LAURUSLABSLaurus Labs | 2,340.00 | minus 0.26% | 1,26,433 | 94.4 | 20.86 | 19.5% | 24.0% | 30.4% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 0.09% | plus 138.6% |
| ZYDUSLIFEZydus Lifesciences | 1,197.90 | plus 0.41% | 1,19,491 | 28.6 | 4.29 | 19.0% | 14.7% | 26.2% | 16.5% | 37.0% | 0.08% | plus 22.8% |
| DRREDDYDr. Reddy's Laboratories | 1,373.00 | plus 0.51% | 1,14,462 | 40.9 | 2.96 | 14.2% | 7.3% | 15.9% | 11.0% | −1.7% | 0.58% | plus 13.8% |
| CIPLACipla | 1,411.00 | plus 0.49% | 1,13,993 | 39.4 | 3.22 | 14.9% | 8.3% | 17.3% | 7.2% | 11.5% | 0.92% | minus 6.6% |
| HIKALHikal | 219.52 | minus 0.62% | 2,707 | – | 2.31 | −1.1% | −0.4% | 13.5% | −5.4% | – | 0.27% | minus 8.1% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | 0.51% | 1,26,433 | 40.9 | 4.99 | 17.9% | 14.7% | 28.2% | 11.0% | 11.5% | 0.58% | 22.8% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371 | 316 | 491 | 517 | 400 | |
| 346 | 309 | 443 | 452 | 363 | |
| 25.1 | 7.2 | 47.5 | 64.9 | 37 | |
| 6.8% | 2.3% | 9.7% | 12.6% | 9.3% | |
| 1 | 1.9 | 38 | 47.1 | 1.8 | |
| 17.1 | 14.9 | 15.5 | 14.6 | 14.9 | |
| 39.4 | 41.2 | 41.2 | 42 | 42.7 | |
| – | – | −38 | −47.1 | 8.9 | |
| −30.4 | −47 | −9.2 | 8.3 | −9.9 | |
| 26.3% | 25.7% | 35.9% | −73.5% | 25.3% | |
| −22.4 | −34.9 | −5.9 | 14.4 | −7.4 | |
| -1.82 | -2.83 | -0.48 | 1.17 | -0.60 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- −5.4%
- ROE
- −0.4%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,005 | 1,769 | 1,844 | 1,695 | |
| – | minus 11.8% | +4.2% | minus 8.0% | |
| 1,747 | 1,502 | 1,515 | 1,549 | |
| 258 | 267 | 329 | 146 | |
| 12.9% | 15.1% | 17.8% | 8.6% | |
| −3.1 | −1.5 | 2 | 85.8 | |
| 40.9 | 53.2 | 72.7 | 60.4 | |
| 109 | 118 | 134 | 164 | |
| 0.5 | 0.6 | −0.1 | −85.8 | |
| 105 | 95.5 | 124 | −78.3 | |
| 25.6% | 27.1% | 26.7% | 37.7% | |
| 78.4 | 69.6 | 90.8 | −48.8 | |
| – | minus 11.2% | +30.5% | minus 153.7% | |
| 6.36 | 5.64 | 7.36 | -3.96 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 | |
| 1,109 | 1,163 | 1,238 | 1,174 | |
| 748 | 818 | 765 | 684 | |
| 504 | 482 | 502 | 483 | |
| 2,385 | 2,487 | 2,529 | 2,365 | |
| 1,378 | 1,483 | 1,478 | 1,434 | |
| 429 | 423 | 131 | 107 | |
| 9.1 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 9.9 | |
| 26.7 | 26.3 | 83.5 | 13.6 | |
| 543 | 549 | 827 | 801 | |
| 2,385 | 2,487 | 2,529 | 2,365 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 315 | 187 | 280 | 302 | |
| −292 | −174 | −137 | −145 | |
| −7.7 | −27 | −144 | −160 | |
| 15.3 | −14 | 0.3 | −3.4 | |
| −303 | −204 | −137 | −148 | |
| 12.7 | −17.5 | 143 | 154 | |
| −12.3 | −14.8 | −14.8 | −12.3 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters68.85%
- Public31.15%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 68.85% | 31.15% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 68.85% | 31.15% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 68.85% | 31.15% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 68.85% | 31.15% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 68.85% | 31.15% | – |
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