As of 6 Nov 2026, Lime Chemicals is loss-making on a trailing 12-month basis, with a net loss of ₹0.01 Cr, so it has no P/E ratio. The share price is ₹13.49, 30% below its 52-week high. Sales fell 23% a year over 3 years. Debt is 2.66× equity. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹8.77 Cr, ranked 198th of 204 Specialty Chemicals companies by market cap; the shares fell 14% over the past year.
- ₹13.25
- ₹13.75
- ₹13.25
- ₹13.12
- 738
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−13.6% over a year, better than 0 of 7 peers.
- Price tagLoss-making
Earnings were negative over the last 12 months.
- GrowthShrinking
Sales −22.8% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityNegative
ROCE -6.7% vs peer median 24.4%.
- Balance sheetStretched
Debt 2.66× equity, operating profit doesn’t cover interest, Piotroski 5 of 9.
- Red flags4 to check
Loss-making over the last twelve months.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹8.77 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 337.3
- Industry 22.1
- Price to book
- 9.93
- Peers 13.33
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- ROE
- −9.2%
- Peers 23.0%
- ROCE
- −6.7%
- Peers 24.4%
- Debt to equity
- 2.66
- Debt ₹4.78 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹0.04
- OPM (TTM)
- −1.0%
- Net margin −0.1%
- Sales growth
- +236.4%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +474.0%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.76
- EV/EBITDA 118.6
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly profit up 474.0% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 236.4% on a year ago.
Risks to check
- Loss-making over the last twelve months.
- Return on equity is low at −9.2%.
- Debt is 2.66× equity.
- Interest coverage of only −7.4×.
About Lime Chemicals
Lime Chemicals Limited manufactures and sells precipitated and coated calcium carbonate in India. It provides precipitated, activated, ground, and coated ground calcium carbonate, as well as quick lime, dolomite, and limestone. The company's calcium carbonate are used as input material in various industrial sectors, such as toothpaste, pharmaceuticals, PVC products, rubber, plastic, polymer, cable, leather, papers, printing ink, food and beverages,…
- Headquarters
- Navi Mumbai
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- ISIN
- INE891G01011
- Website
- limechem.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 3.5K
- 1-year return
- minus 13.6%
- From 52-week high
- minus 29.6%
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% |
| LIMECHMLime Chemicals | 13.49 | plus 2.82% | 9 | 337.3 | – | −6.7% | −1.0% | 2.66 | −22.8% | minus 13.6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 6.2 | |
| 2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 6 | |
| −0.2 | −0.2 | −0.1 | −0 | 0.2 | |
| −8.5% | −11.6% | −5.9% | −1.7% | 2.9% | |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | – | – | −0 | – | |
| 0 | −0.2 | −0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| 0 | −0.2 | −0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| 0.04 | -0.25 | -0.14 | 0.12 | 0.31 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- −22.8%
- ROE
- −9.2%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.5 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 7.1 | |
| – | minus 32.5% | minus 7.5% | minus 26.4% | |
| 15.2 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 7.3 | |
| 0.2 | −0.7 | 0.3 | −0.2 | |
| 1.5% | −6.7% | 3.3% | −3.2% | |
| 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| 3.1 | −0 | −0 | 0 | |
| 3.1 | −0.5 | 0.2 | −0.2 | |
| 10.5% | −67.8% | 7.6% | – | |
| 2.8 | −0.5 | 0.2 | −0.2 | |
| – | minus 117.8% | – | minus 177.9% | |
| 4.24 | -0.76 | 0.34 | -0.26 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | |
| −4.3 | −4.8 | −4.6 | −4.7 | |
| 5.8 | 5 | 5.1 | 4.8 | |
| 5.2 | 3.9 | 3 | 7.1 | |
| 13.1 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 13.7 | |
| 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | |
| 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| 0.1 | −0.3 | −0.3 | −0.3 | |
| 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| 5.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 6.7 | |
| 13.1 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 13.7 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −2.6 | 0.5 | −0.2 | 0.5 | |
| 4.4 | 0 | −0.1 | 0 | |
| −1.7 | −0.7 | 0.1 | −0.4 | |
| 0.1 | −0.1 | −0.2 | 0.2 | |
| – | −0 | −0.1 | −0 | |
| −2.6 | 0.5 | −0.3 | 0.5 |
Shareholding pattern
This company is listed only on BSE, so there’s no NSE category split. See Major shareholders below for the named holders.
Major shareholders
Filings & events
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