On 6 Nov 2026, Retina Paints was priced at ₹26.97, or 64.2× trailing earnings, against an industry P/E of 22.1×, and the shares are 65% below their 52-week high. Sales and net profit grew 29% and 29% a year over 3 years; its ROCE of 5.1% is the lowest among the 7 largest Specialty Chemicals peers. Debt is 0.55× equity. It is listed on an SME platform with a market cap of ₹41 Cr, ranked 170th of 204 Specialty Chemicals companies by market cap; the shares fell 60% over the past year.
- ₹26.97
- ₹26.97
- ₹26.97
- ₹27.30
- 2K
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−59.9% over a year, better than 0 of 7 peers.
- Price tagPricier
P/E 64.2 vs industry 22.1.
- GrowthStrong
Sales +29.4%, profit +28.6% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 5.1% vs peer median 24.4%.
- Balance sheetStretched
Debt 0.55× equity, interest covered 1.8×, Piotroski 3 of 9.
- Red flags5 to check
Return on equity is low at 1.9%.
Small cap
Market sensitivity
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹41 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 64.2
- Industry 22.1
- Price to book
- 1.19
- Peers 13.33
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- ROE
- 1.9%
- Peers 23.0%
- ROCE
- 5.1%
- Peers 24.4%
- Debt to equity
- 0.55
- Debt ₹19 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹0.42
- OPM (TTM)
- 10.0%
- Net margin 2.7%
- Sales growth
- +6.4%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- −49.5%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 1.74
- EV/EBITDA 20.0
Strengths and risks
Risks to check
- Return on equity is low at 1.9%.
- Quarterly profit down 49.5% on a year ago.
- P/E of 64.2 against an industry P/E of 22.1.
- 65% below its 52-week high.
- Interest coverage of only 2.5×.
About Retina Paints
Retina Paints Limited manufactures and sells paints in India. It offers emulsions, primers, distempers, enamels, and putty/ texture products. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Hyderabad, India.
- Headquarters
- Hyderabad
- Employees
- 162
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- ISIN
- INE0NTC01019
- Website
- retinapaints.com
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 27.7K
- 1-year return
- minus 59.9%
- From 52-week high
- minus 65.4%
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% |
| RETINARetina Paints | 26.97 | minus 1.21% | 41 | 64.2 | 19.9 | 5.1% | 10.0% | 0.55 | 29.4% | minus 59.9% |
| Median of 7 peers | – | 0.48% | 58,496 | 70.9 | 44.4 | 24.4% | 24.1% | 0.21 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
Quarterly results
This company doesn’t report these figures in a format we can read yet.
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +29.4%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +28.6%
- ROE
- 1.9%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.9 | 11.7 | 20.6 | 23.7 | |
| – | +6.5% | +76.9% | +15.1% | |
| 10.1 | 15.2 | 17.7 | 20.7 | |
| 0.8 | −3.6 | 3 | 3 | |
| 7.6% | −30.6% | 14.4% | 12.7% | |
| 0 | 5.6 | 0.3 | −0.3 | |
| 0.4 | 0.7 | 1 | 1.2 | |
| 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | |
| 0.3 | 0 | – | – | |
| 0.4 | 1 | 1.9 | 1 | |
| 26.3% | 28.4% | 29.6% | 33.6% | |
| 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | |
| – | +146.9% | +75.6% | minus 51.0% | |
| 0.22 | 0.54 | 0.85 | – |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.2 | 13.9 | 15.3 | 15.3 | |
| 2.2 | 8.2 | 18.8 | 19.4 | |
| 4.3 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 19.3 | |
| 3.3 | 5.3 | 9.8 | 9 | |
| 20.1 | 34.3 | 53.8 | 63 | |
| 9.6 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 15.3 | |
| 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | |
| 10.1 | 21.9 | 40.9 | 46.9 | |
| 20.1 | 34.3 | 53.8 | 63 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −1.3 | −8.6 | −10.8 | −4.3 | |
| −6.2 | −2.1 | −1.5 | −3.3 | |
| 7.5 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 8.1 | |
| 0.1 | −0 | −0 | 0.6 | |
| −6.2 | −2.2 | −1.5 | −3.3 | |
| −7.4 | −10.8 | −12.2 | −7.5 |
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
News
No recent news coverage found.