Ultramarine & Pigments (ULTRAMAR) had a P/E of 12.5× on 6 Nov 2026, below the industry P/E of 22.1×, and the shares are 14% below their 52-week high. Its ROCE of 12% is the second-lowest among the 7 largest Specialty Chemicals peers, and sales and net profit grew 12% and 5.3% a year over 3 years. It has almost no debt, and its dividend yield is 1.6%. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹1,149 Cr, ranked 80th of 204 Specialty Chemicals companies by market cap; the shares fell 4.1% over the past year.
- ₹382.00
- ₹395.55
- ₹370.00
- ₹380.80
- 1.3 L
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−4.1% over a year, better than 1 of 7 peers.
- Price tagCheaper
P/E 12.5 vs industry 22.1.
- GrowthSteady
Sales +11.7%, profit +5.3% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 11.7% vs peer median 24.4%.
- Balance sheetSolid
Debt 0.10× equity, interest covered 18.1×, Piotroski 7 of 9.
- Red flagsNone found
No warning signs in the headline numbers.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹1,149 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 12.5
- Industry 22.1
- Price to book
- 1.32
- Peers 13.33
- Dividend yield
- 1.58%
- ROE
- 8.8%
- Peers 23.0%
- ROCE
- 11.7%
- Peers 24.4%
- Debt to equity
- 0.10
- Debt ₹86 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹31.58
- Face value ₹2
- OPM (TTM)
- 16.6%
- Net margin 11.1%
- Sales growth
- +30.1%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +56.5%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 1.38
- EV/EBITDA 8.4
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Practically debt-free.
- Quarterly profit up 56.5% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 30.1% on a year ago.
- P/E of 12.5 against an industry P/E of 22.1.
- Positive operating cash flow in each of the last 4 years.
About Ultramarine & Pigments
Ultramarine & Pigments Limited engages in the manufacture and sale of pigments and surfactants in India. It operates through Chemicals and Allied Products, IT Enabled Services, and Wind Turbine Generator segments. The company offers pigments, such as ultramarine blue, violet, and pink; and bismuth vanadate; surfactants that include alpha olefin sulphonate, linear alkyl benzene, sulphonic acid LABSA, sodium lauryl, and sulphate; and specialty chemical,…
- Headquarters
- Mumbai
- Employees
- 1,116
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- ISIN
- INE405A01021
- Website
- ultramarinepigments.net
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 97.7K
- 1-year return
- minus 4.1%
- From 52-week high
- minus 13.6%
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% |
| ULTRAMARUltramarine & Pigments | 393.55 | plus 3.35% | 1,149 | 12.5 | 8.9 | 11.7% | 16.6% | 0.10 | 11.7% | minus 4.1% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184 | 196 | 196 | 199 | 240 | |
| 153 | 164 | 161 | 173 | 194 | |
| 31.8 | 31.7 | 34.4 | 26.2 | 45.5 | |
| 17.2% | 16.1% | 17.6% | 13.2% | 18.9% | |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 5.7 | |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | |
| – | – | 4.2 | −1.8 | – | |
| 26.6 | 25.8 | 33.9 | 18.4 | 42.4 | |
| 24.0% | 25.0% | 20.2% | 23.0% | 25.5% | |
| 20.2 | 19.4 | 27.1 | 14.2 | 31.6 | |
| 6.91 | 6.63 | 9.28 | 4.85 | 10.82 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +11.7%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- +5.3%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- +5.3%
- ROE
- 8.8%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 554 | 558 | 692 | 772 | |
| – | +0.8% | +23.9% | +11.6% | |
| 452 | 463 | 573 | 643 | |
| 102 | 95.2 | 119 | 129 | |
| 18.5% | 17.0% | 17.2% | 16.7% | |
| 10.3 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 10 | |
| 4.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.1 | |
| 16.9 | 22.1 | 24.2 | 27.3 | |
| −0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | −0.9 | |
| 90.9 | 75.6 | 99.6 | 105 | |
| 23.9% | 23.8% | 24.6% | 22.8% | |
| 69.2 | 57.6 | 75 | 80.8 | |
| – | minus 16.8% | +30.3% | +7.6% | |
| 23.70 | 19.72 | 25.70 | 27.66 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | |
| 730 | 894 | 967 | 864 | |
| 75.2 | 79.5 | 93.6 | 86 | |
| 70.3 | 96.5 | 106 | 138 | |
| 881 | 1,076 | 1,173 | 1,094 | |
| 270 | 312 | 340 | 380 | |
| 32.6 | 31.3 | 31.3 | 32.9 | |
| 354 | 482 | 502 | 372 | |
| 46.6 | 54.6 | 73.9 | 91.8 | |
| 178 | 196 | 227 | 217 | |
| 881 | 1,076 | 1,173 | 1,094 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61.8 | 78.1 | 89.9 | 128 | |
| −54.6 | −51.1 | −41.7 | −148 | |
| −2.3 | −17.5 | −33 | −31.2 | |
| 4.9 | 9.4 | 15.2 | −50.9 | |
| −60.4 | −63.3 | −52.8 | −67.9 | |
| 1.4 | 14.8 | 37.1 | 60.4 | |
| −14.6 | −14.6 | −14.6 | −17.5 |
Shareholding pattern
NSE hasn’t returned a shareholding pattern for this company. Institutions hold about 0.1% (Yahoo estimate).
Major shareholders
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