The Phosphate Company (BSE: PHOSPHATE) had a P/E of 11.7× on 6 Nov 2026, below the industry P/E of 14.4×, and the shares are 15% below their 52-week high. Its ROCE of 9.0% is the lowest among the 7 largest Agricultural Inputs peers, and sales and net profit fell 0.6% and 1.3% a year over 3 years. Its dividend yield is 1.5%, and debt is 0.26× equity. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹49 Cr, ranked 59th of 72 Agricultural Inputs companies by market cap; the shares fell 5.4% over the past year.
- ₹147.45
- ₹147.45
- ₹135.05
- ₹139.00
- 155
Health check
- ReturnsAhead
−5.4% over a year, better than 7 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 11.7 vs industry 14.4.
- GrowthShrinking
Sales −0.6%, profit −1.3% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 9.0% vs peer median 20.9%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 0.26× equity, interest covered 3.0×, Piotroski 6 of 9.
- Red flags2 to check
Return on equity is low at 5.0%.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹49 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 11.7
- Industry 14.4
- Price to book
- 0.53
- Peers 4.28
- Dividend yield
- 1.47%
- ROE
- 5.0%
- Peers 16.2%
- ROCE
- 9.0%
- Peers 20.9%
- Debt to equity
- 0.26
- Debt ₹24 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹11.62
- OPM (TTM)
- 5.9%
- Net margin 2.8%
- Sales growth
- +39.0%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- −41.4%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.32
- EV/EBITDA 6.3
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly sales up 39.0% on a year ago.
Risks to check
- Return on equity is low at 5.0%.
- Quarterly profit down 41.4% on a year ago.
About The Phosphate Company
The Phosphate Company Limited engages in the engages in manufacturing and trading of farm inputs in India. It operates through Fertiliser (P&K, DAP) and Others segments. The company offers fertilizer, crop protection, specialty nutrients, acids, and organic compost products. It markets its products under the Lakshmi brand. The Phosphate Company was incorporated in 1949 and is based in Kolkata, India.
- Headquarters
- Kolkata
- Employees
- 46
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- ISIN
- INE398C01016
- Website
- phosphate.co.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 570
- 1-year return
- minus 5.4%
- From 52-week high
- minus 15.0%
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% |
| PHOSPHATEThe Phosphate Company | 136.00 | minus 2.16% | 49 | 11.7 | 5.7 | 9.0% | 5.9% | 0.26 | −0.6% | minus 5.4% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.1 | 30.8 | 70.9 | 29.9 | 19.5 | |
| 12 | 33.3 | 63.3 | 27.5 | 18.2 | |
| 2.1 | −2.5 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | |
| 14.8% | −8.2% | 10.8% | 8.0% | 7.1% | |
| 0.1 | 0.5 | −0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | |
| 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | |
| 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | |
| 1.1 | −3.3 | 6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | |
| 25.0% | 25.1% | 29.3% | 22.6% | 27.0% | |
| 0.8 | −2.5 | 4.2 | 2 | 0.5 | |
| 2.21 | -6.89 | 11.70 | 5.52 | 1.29 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- −0.6%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- −1.3%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- −1.3%
- ROE
- 5.0%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 147 | 115 | 127 | 144 | |
| – | minus 21.7% | +10.3% | +13.8% | |
| 137 | 108 | 118 | 134 | |
| 9.6 | 7 | 8.5 | 9.9 | |
| 6.6% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 6.9% | |
| 0.9 | −0.1 | −0.4 | 0.2 | |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | |
| 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| 6.5 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 6.3 | |
| 28.2% | 36.4% | 27.5% | 28.1% | |
| 4.7 | 2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | |
| – | minus 57.0% | +71.2% | +30.6% | |
| 13.04 | 5.60 | 9.60 | 12.53 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | |
| 79.2 | 81 | 84.3 | 88.6 | |
| 33.1 | 20.2 | 19.9 | 23.7 | |
| 26 | 16.1 | 18.7 | 36.8 | |
| 142 | 121 | 126 | 153 | |
| 69.9 | 69.4 | 68.4 | 67.7 | |
| 0 | 0.3 | – | – | |
| 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| 7.3 | 8 | 0.4 | 16.1 | |
| 64.8 | 33.2 | 47.7 | 58.9 | |
| 142 | 121 | 126 | 153 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −10.6 | 16.4 | −5 | 14.8 | |
| −4.6 | 4.9 | 2.3 | −6.5 | |
| 15.2 | −15.8 | −2.8 | 0.7 | |
| −0 | 5.6 | −5.5 | 9 | |
| −0 | −0.4 | −0.1 | −0 | |
| −10.6 | 16 | −5.1 | 14.8 |
Shareholding pattern
This company is listed only on BSE, so there’s no NSE category split. See Major shareholders below for the named holders. Institutions hold about 7.7% (Yahoo estimate).
Major shareholders
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