Insecticides (India) (INSECTICID) had a P/E of 12.7× on 6 Nov 2026, below the industry P/E of 14.4×, and the shares are 30% below their 52-week high. Sales and net profit grew 5.9% and 30% a year over 3 years, with ROCE of 16% and ROE of 12%. Debt is 0.13× equity, and its dividend yield is 1.8%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹1,586 Cr, ranked 23rd of 72 Agricultural Inputs companies by market cap; the shares fell 24% over the past year.
- ₹550.00
- ₹551.25
- ₹531.30
- ₹548.00
- 11.4K
Health check
- ReturnsIn line
−23.6% over a year, better than 4 of 7 peers.
- Price tagIn line
P/E 12.7 vs industry 14.4.
- GrowthStrong
Sales +5.9%, profit +30.2% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityAverage
ROCE 16.1% vs peer median 20.9%.
- Balance sheetSolid
Debt 0.13× equity, interest covered 15.4×.
- Red flags2 to check
Quarterly profit down 24.5% on a year ago.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹1,586 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 12.7
- Industry 14.4
- Price to book
- 1.30
- Peers 4.28
- Dividend yield
- 1.82%
- ROE
- 12.1%
- Peers 16.2%
- ROCE
- 16.1%
- Peers 20.9%
- Debt to equity
- 0.13
- Debt ₹157 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹43.01
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 10.2%
- Net margin 6.1%
- Sales growth
- −11.5%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- −24.5%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.77
- EV/EBITDA 7.3
Strengths and risks
Risks to check
- Quarterly profit down 24.5% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales down 11.5% on a year ago.
About Insecticides (India)
Insecticides (India) Limited manufactures and sells agrochemicals, pesticides, and technical products for agriculture in India and internationally. It offers crop protection and nutrition products, including fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, biologicals, and plant growth regulators to bulk buyers and farmers under the Tractor brand. The company sells its products through a network of distributors, retailers, and dealers. Insecticides (India) Limited…
- Headquarters
- Delhi
- Employees
- 1,749
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- ISIN
- INE070I01018
- Website
- insecticidesindia.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 22.9K
- 1-year return
- minus 23.6%
- From 52-week high
- minus 29.7%
Peers · Agricultural Inputs
| Company | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COROMANDELCoromandel International | 1,824.00 | minus 4.00% | 53,724 | 34.5 | 17.0 | 20.9% | 9.4% | 0.11 | 10.2% | minus 12.4% |
| FACTFertilisers and Chemicals Travancore | 750.25 | minus 1.24% | 48,547 | – | 703.5 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 2.95 | 0.0% | minus 15.3% |
| UPLUPL | 534.90 | plus 1.60% | 45,214 | 23.9 | 6.0 | 9.9% | 20.0% | 0.83 | −1.2% | minus 28.0% |
| PIINDPI Industries | 1,735.00 | minus 1.98% | 26,321 | 30.0 | 13.1 | 14.7% | 24.2% | 0.03 | 1.1% | minus 51.9% |
| SUMICHEMSumitomo Chemical India | 328.95 | plus 0.34% | 16,419 | 29.4 | 21.0 | 21.0% | 20.3% | 0.02 | −2.6% | minus 34.4% |
| CHAMBLFERTChambal Fertilizers & Chemicals | 384.70 | minus 0.91% | 15,413 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 21.8% | 13.7% | 0.16 | −9.2% | minus 19.4% |
| BAYERCROPBayer Cropscience | 3,316.30 | plus 0.48% | 14,904 | 20.0 | 15.4 | 27.9% | 16.0% | 0.03 | 3.6% | minus 31.7% |
| INSECTICIDInsecticides (India) | 545.00 | minus 0.55% | 1,586 | 12.7 | – | – | 9.5% | 0.13 | – | minus 23.6% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | −0.91% | 26,321 | 26.6 | 15.4 | 20.9% | 16.0% | 0.11 | 0.0% | −28.0% |
Quarterly results
| ₹ Cr | Jun 25 | Sep 25 | Dec 25 | Mar 26 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 691 | 638 | 385 | 426 | 612 | |
| 607 | 548 | 358 | 401 | 544 | |
| 84.6 | 89.5 | 27.4 | 25.6 | 67.6 | |
| 12.2% | 14.0% | 7.1% | 6.0% | 11.1% | |
| 3.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 4.2 | 5.6 | |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | |
| 7.3 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.7 | |
| 77.5 | 78.9 | 14.3 | 16.1 | 58.8 | |
| 25.0% | 25.0% | 26.7% | 27.1% | 25.4% | |
| 58.1 | 59.1 | 10.5 | 11.7 | 43.9 | |
| 19.97 | 20.31 | 3.60 | 4.02 | 15.08 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +5.9%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +30.2%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +30.9%
- ROE
- 12.1%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,797 | 1,956 | 1,994 | 2,137 | |
| – | +8.9% | +1.9% | +7.1% | |
| 1,664 | 1,794 | 1,769 | 1,898 | |
| 133 | 163 | 225 | 239 | |
| 7.4% | 8.3% | 11.3% | 11.2% | |
| −11.2 | 6.2 | 5 | −10.3 | |
| 11.3 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 15.5 | |
| 26.1 | 29.3 | 29.2 | 35.5 | |
| −0.7 | 1.3 | −3.4 | 9.3 | |
| 83.8 | 132 | 193 | 187 | |
| 24.6% | 22.6% | 26.3% | 25.3% | |
| 63.2 | 102 | 142 | 139 | |
| – | +61.5% | +39.1% | minus 1.8% | |
| 21.36 | 34.49 | 48.38 | 47.91 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.6 | 29.6 | 29.1 | 29.1 | |
| 889 | 982 | 1,055 | 1,191 | |
| 163 | 87.3 | 105 | 157 | |
| 615 | 620 | 709 | 623 | |
| 1,696 | 1,719 | 1,898 | 2,000 | |
| 402 | 417 | 431 | 495 | |
| 147 | 141 | 160 | 136 | |
| 6.7 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 13.7 | |
| 19.6 | 64.9 | 66.6 | 91.8 | |
| 1,122 | 1,087 | 1,232 | 1,263 | |
| 1,696 | 1,719 | 1,898 | 2,000 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −10.6 | 187 | 93.5 | 100 | |
| −86.4 | −46.5 | −37.7 | −86.5 | |
| 79.7 | −98.1 | −61.1 | 17.5 | |
| −17.4 | 42.5 | −5.4 | 31.3 | |
| −87.5 | −49 | −37.3 | −94.6 | |
| −98.1 | 138 | 56.2 | 5.7 | |
| −14.8 | −8.9 | −5.9 | −5.8 |
Shareholding pattern
NSE hasn’t returned a shareholding pattern for this company. Institutions hold about 9.4% (Yahoo estimate).
Major shareholders
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