As of 6 Nov 2026, Poddar Pigments trades at 18.3× trailing earnings, below the industry P/E of 22.1×, and the shares are 21% below their 52-week high. It earns ROCE of 5.8% and ROE of 4.0%, and sales grew 3.4% a year over 3 years while net profit fell 19%. It has almost no debt, and its dividend yield is 1.5%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹278 Cr, ranked 116th of 204 Specialty Chemicals companies by market cap; the shares fell 1.3% over the past year.
- ₹279.50
- ₹279.50
- ₹259.40
- ₹276.75
- 4.8K
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−1.3% over a year, better than 1 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 18.3 vs industry 22.1.
- GrowthSlow
Sales +3.4%, profit −18.6% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 5.8% vs peer median 24.4%.
- Balance sheetSolid
Practically debt-free.
- Red flags2 to check
Return on equity is low at 4.0%.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹278 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 18.3
- Industry 22.1
- Price to book
- 0.74
- Peers 13.33
- Dividend yield
- 1.52%
- ROE
- 4.0%
- Peers 23.0%
- ROCE
- 5.8%
- Peers 24.4%
- Debt to equity
- 0.02
- Debt ₹8.67 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹14.36
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 6.0%
- Net margin 3.9%
- Sales growth
- −1.2%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +11.6%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.73
- EV/EBITDA 8.1
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Practically debt-free.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
Risks to check
- Return on equity is low at 4.0%.
- Quarterly sales down 1.2% on a year ago.
About Poddar Pigments
Poddar Pigments Limited manufactures and sells color and additive masterbatches for dope dyeing of man-made fibers and various plastic applications in India and internationally. The company offers manmade fiber products, such as polyester, polypropylene, and nylon products; and masterbatches for plastic applications, including monolayer and multilayer films, biaxially oriented polypropylene/cast polypropylene film, non woven fabric, artificial grass,…
- Headquarters
- Chennai
- Employees
- 358
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- ISIN
- INE371C01013
- Website
- poddarpigmentsltd.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 11.2K
- 1-year return
- minus 1.3%
- From 52-week high
- minus 21.3%
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% |
| PODDARMENTPoddar Pigments | 262.35 | minus 5.20% | 278 | 18.3 | 8.9 | – | 4.7% | 0.02 | 3.4% | minus 1.3% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91.3 | 91.4 | 91.7 | 100 | 90.1 | |
| 84.6 | 84.9 | 85.4 | 96.2 | 84.8 | |
| 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 5.4 | |
| 7.2% | 7.1% | 6.9% | 4.3% | 5.9% | |
| 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | |
| 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | |
| 6.2 | 5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 7.2 | |
| 32.8% | 28.5% | 44.5% | 0.2% | 35.2% | |
| 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | |
| 3.93 | 3.39 | 2.12 | 4.47 | 4.38 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +3.4%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- −18.6%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- −18.6%
- ROE
- 4.0%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 337 | 369 | 365 | 372 | |
| – | +9.4% | minus 1.0% | +1.9% | |
| 299 | 330 | 332 | 342 | |
| 38.3 | 39.3 | 33 | 30.3 | |
| 11.4% | 10.7% | 9.0% | 8.1% | |
| 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.6 | |
| 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | |
| 6.2 | 6.7 | 8 | 9.4 | |
| 0.5 | 0.9 | – | −4.6 | |
| 36.9 | 38.9 | 30.3 | 20 | |
| 25.9% | 25.8% | 24.8% | 26.4% | |
| 27.3 | 28.8 | 22.8 | 14.8 | |
| – | +5.4% | minus 20.8% | minus 35.3% | |
| 25.77 | 27.16 | 21.51 | 13.91 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 | |
| 283 | 338 | 353 | 340 | |
| – | – | 12.2 | 6.1 | |
| 37.9 | 40.1 | 37.9 | 55.3 | |
| 332 | 388 | 414 | 412 | |
| 102 | 122 | 126 | 160 | |
| 1.2 | 1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | |
| 60.1 | 88.9 | 87.6 | 59.2 | |
| 42.1 | 41.8 | 47.6 | 25.1 | |
| 126 | 135 | 150 | 167 | |
| 332 | 388 | 414 | 412 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.5 | 21.3 | 12.2 | 55.2 | |
| −0.5 | −24.1 | −25.2 | −41 | |
| −6.6 | −0.2 | 7.4 | −11.5 | |
| 8.4 | −3.1 | −5.5 | 2.6 | |
| −4 | −26.2 | −24.3 | −32.8 | |
| 11.5 | −5 | −12 | 22.4 | |
| −6.4 | – | −4.2 | −4.2 |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters62.43%
- Public37.57%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 62.43% | 37.57% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 62.43% | 37.57% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 62.43% | 37.57% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 62.43% | 37.57% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 62.43% | 37.57% | – |
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