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On 6 Nov 2026, Kanchi Karpooram was priced at ₹375.70, or 21.3× trailing earnings, against an industry P/E of 22.1×, and the shares are 14% below their 52-week high. Its ROCE of 3.5% is the lowest among the 7 largest Specialty Chemicals peers, and sales and net profit fell 12% and 27% a year over 3 years. It has almost no debt, and its dividend yield is 0.3%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹163 Cr, ranked 135th of 204 Specialty Chemicals companies by market cap; the shares fell 0.7% over the past year.

As of 6 Nov 2026Prices are delayed about 15 minutes; fundamentals are from the quarter ended Jun 2026.How we calculate this

past year
Open
₹363.10
Day high
₹384.85
Day low
₹363.00
Prev. close
₹371.45
Volume
1.8K

Health check

1 fair · 5 to check
  • ReturnsBehind

    −0.7% over a year, better than 1 of 7 peers.

  • Price tagIn line

    P/E 21.3 vs industry 22.1.

  • GrowthShrinking

    Sales −12.3%, profit −27.2% a year over 3 years.

  • ProfitabilityWeak

    ROCE 3.5% vs peer median 24.4%.

  • Balance sheetStretched

    Practically debt-free, Piotroski 3 of 9.

  • Red flags1 to check

    Return on equity is low at 2.4%.

Compared with 7 industry peers. Computed from reported figures. Educational, not a recommendation.

Specialty Chemicals

203 listed peers. Screen the industry

Small cap

₹163 Cr, #135 of 204 in its industry by size.

Defensive

Beta 0.29 vs the NIFTY 50: moves less than the market.

Key metrics

Last 12 months to Jun 2026: sales ₹155 Cr · profit ₹8 Cr
Market cap
₹163 Cr
Small cap
P/E
21.3
Industry 22.1
Price to book
0.76
Peers 13.33
Dividend yield
0.27%
ROE
2.4%
Peers 23.0%
ROCE
3.5%
Peers 24.4%
Debt to equity
0.00
Debt ₹0.38 Cr
EPS (TTM)
₹17.60
Face value ₹10
OPM (TTM)
7.4%
Net margin 4.9%
Sales growth
+16.4%
Latest quarter vs a year ago
Profit growth
+112.9%
Latest quarter vs a year ago
Price to sales
1.06
EV/EBITDA 13.2

Strengths and risks

Strengths

  • Practically debt-free.
  • Quarterly profit up 112.9% on a year ago.
  • Quarterly sales up 16.4% on a year ago.

Risks to check

  • Return on equity is low at 2.4%.

Derived automatically from reported figures. Not a recommendation.

About Kanchi Karpooram

Kanchi Karpooram Limited engages in the manufacture and sale of camphor and allied products in India. The company operates through two segments: Manufacture and Sale of Camphor and allied products and Real Estate. It provides camphor, camphene, dipentene, double distilled turpentine, ester gum, fortified rosin, gum rosin, isoborneol, isobornyl, pine oil, pine pitch, pine tar, and sodium acetate trihydrate. The company is also involved in the trading of…

Headquarters
Chennai
Employees
67
Sector
Basic Materials
ISIN
INE081G01019

Price range

52 weeks

₹350.25₹435.00

Today

₹363.00₹384.85
Avg volume (3M)
2.6K
1-year return
minus 0.7%
From 52-week high
minus 13.6%

Peers · Specialty Chemicals

Capital-heavy industry columns

Company
ASIANPAINTAsian Paints2,546.00plus 0.88%2,44,02550.535.024.4%18.9%0.211.1%plus 1.5%
SOLARINDSSolar Industries India18,608.00plus 0.48%1,68,38474.464.129.5%27.8%0.2212.4%plus 35.9%
PIDILITINDPidilite Industries1,579.00plus 1.63%1,60,82760.044.428.5%23.5%0.037.4%plus 6.8%
LINDEINDIALinde India6,859.00plus 8.73%58,496118.464.216.3%31.5%0.23–plus 5.4%
BERGEPAINTBerger Paints India478.35minus 5.28%55,77645.429.420.6%16.5%0.094.2%minus 6.0%
FLUOROCHEMGujarat Fluorochemicals4,665.50minus 0.94%51,25175.944.09.6%24.4%0.26−4.5%plus 28.0%
ACUTAASAcutaas Chemicals3,786.60plus 0.42%31,00170.964.127.7%39.4%0.0129.4%plus 105.6%
KANCHIKanchi Karpooram375.70plus 1.14%16321.318.93.5%7.4%0.00−12.3%minus 0.7%
Median of 7 peers–0.48%58,49670.944.424.4%24.4%0.215.8%6.8%

Quarterly results

Consolidated, ₹ crore
SalesSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrJun 25Sep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26
35.938.833.940.241.7
32.935.733.138.935.3
2.930.81.26.4
8.2%7.8%2.3%3.1%15.3%
11.21.11.11
0.10.70.40.20.1
0.91111
2.92.60.51.16.3
25.4%26.8%20.8%35.2%25.6%
2.21.90.40.74.7
5.054.310.921.6210.75

Profit & loss

Yearly, ₹ crore
Sales CAGR 3Y
−12.3%
Profit CAGR 3Y
−27.2%
EPS CAGR 3Y
−27.2%
ROE
2.4%
Net profitSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
220145151148
–minus 33.9%+4.0%minus 1.7%
200144133140
19.51.5188
8.9%1.0%12.0%5.4%
1.42.73.93.5
0.20.10.10.5
2.92.83.53.9
–−0.7−0−0
17.80.618.37.1
28.1%134.5%27.6%27.1%
13.40.613.75.2
–minus 95.6%+2197.3%minus 62.3%
30.911.3831.5911.90

Forecast

Your assumptions, not a prediction

Balance sheet

At each financial year end, ₹ crore
Total assetsSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
4.34.34.34.3
193193206210
0.60.50.50.4
66.76.29.8
204205217224
6470.274.774.3
10.519.16.80.1
–––30.3
21.948.751.311.9
10866.684.5108
204205217224

Cash flow

Yearly, ₹ crore
Cash from operationsSelect a row below to chart it
₹ CrMar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
15.534.47.6−6
−33.5−35.2−6.97.1
−1.1−0.4−0.6−2
−19.1−1.20.2−0.9
−20.8−9.1−8.3−3.5
−5.325.3−0.6−9.5
−1.1−0.4−0.4−0.4

Shareholding pattern

Source: NSE filings

NSE hasn’t returned a shareholding pattern for this company.

Major shareholders

NSE filing

Filings & events

News

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