Vital Chemtech (VITAL) had a P/E of 52.9× on 6 Nov 2026, above the industry P/E of 22.1×, and the shares are 25% below their 52-week high. Its ROCE of 3.1% is the lowest among the 7 largest Specialty Chemicals peers, and sales grew 2.7% a year over 3 years while net profit fell 55%. Debt is 0.62× equity. It is a small-cap company with a market cap of ₹124 Cr, ranked 142nd of 204 Specialty Chemicals companies by market cap; the shares fell 22% over the past year.
- ₹52.00
- ₹52.50
- ₹48.55
- ₹51.00
- 6.7K
Health check
- ReturnsBehind
−22.1% over a year, better than 0 of 7 peers.
- Price tagPricier
P/E 52.9 vs industry 22.1.
- GrowthSlow
Sales +2.7%, profit −54.8% a year over 3 years.
- ProfitabilityWeak
ROCE 3.1% vs peer median 24.4%.
- Balance sheetFair
Debt 0.62× equity, interest covered 1.8×, Piotroski 6 of 9.
- Red flags2 to check
Return on equity is low at 0.7%.
Small cap
Defensive
Key metrics
- Market cap
- ₹124 Cr
- Small cap
- P/E
- 52.9
- Industry 22.1
- Price to book
- 1.25
- Peers 13.33
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- ROE
- 0.7%
- Peers 23.0%
- ROCE
- 3.1%
- Peers 24.4%
- Debt to equity
- 0.62
- Debt ₹62 Cr
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹0.98
- Face value ₹10
- OPM (TTM)
- 8.4%
- Net margin 1.8%
- Sales growth
- +51.5%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Profit growth
- +150.8%
- Latest quarter vs a year ago
- Price to sales
- 0.86
- EV/EBITDA 13.8
Strengths and risks
Strengths
- Quarterly profit up 150.8% on a year ago.
- Quarterly sales up 51.5% on a year ago.
Risks to check
- Return on equity is low at 0.7%.
- P/E of 52.9 against an industry P/E of 22.1.
About Vital Chemtech
Vital Chemtech Limited engages in the manufacture and supply of phosphorus base chemicals in India and internationally. The company offers a range of phosphorus derivates, including phosphorus trichloride, phosphorus oxychloride, phosphorus pentachloride, phosphorus pentoxide, poly phosphoric acid, ortho phosphoric acid, and phosphorus pentasulfide. It also provides industrial chemicals, such as acetyl chloride, sodium benzoate, and sodium methoxide…
- Headquarters
- Ahmedabad
- Employees
- 59
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- ISIN
- INE0L4K01016
- Website
- vitalgroup.co.in
Price range
- Avg volume (3M)
- 8.1K
- 1-year return
- minus 22.1%
- From 52-week high
- minus 25.3%
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% |
| VITALVital Chemtech | 51.84 | plus 1.65% | 124 | 52.9 | 17.9 | 3.1% | 8.4% | 0.62 | 2.7% | minus 22.1% |
| 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 | Jun 26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33.8 | 20.5 | 51.2 | |
| 31.3 | 19.7 | 45.1 | |
| 2.5 | 0.8 | 6.1 | |
| 7.5% | 3.8% | 11.9% | |
| 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| 0.5 | 0.1 | 1 | |
| 1.1 | −0.1 | 1.8 | |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | 3.4 | |
| 20.8% | 47.9% | 24.6% | |
| 1 | 0.6 | 2.5 | |
| 0.41 | – | 1.08 |
Profit & loss
- Sales CAGR 3Y
- +2.7%
- Profit CAGR 3Y
- −54.8%
- EPS CAGR 3Y
- −59.1%
- ROE
- 0.7%
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 98.3 | 134 | 126 | |
| – | minus 15.8% | +36.3% | minus 5.6% | |
| 102 | 97.7 | 123 | 116 | |
| 15.2 | 0.6 | 10.7 | 10.3 | |
| 13.0% | 0.6% | 8.0% | 8.2% | |
| −0.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | −0.1 | |
| 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | |
| 2.3 | 2.6 | 5 | 6 | |
| −0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| 11.5 | −0.4 | 6 | 2.1 | |
| 29.9% | −269.3% | 33.7% | 50.8% | |
| 8.1 | −1.3 | 4 | 0.7 | |
| – | minus 116.2% | – | minus 81.3% | |
| 4.50 | -0.54 | 1.64 | 0.31 |
Forecast
Balance sheet
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
| 65.7 | 60.4 | 75.8 | 75.4 | |
| 28.8 | 25.8 | 65.9 | 61.9 | |
| 19.3 | 27.3 | 41.4 | 57.7 | |
| 138 | 137 | 207 | 219 | |
| 24.6 | 42.7 | 83.6 | 101 | |
| 3.6 | – | 15.4 | 42.8 | |
| 15 | 33.7 | 22.3 | 12.9 | |
| 30.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | |
| 64 | 60.5 | 85 | 61.2 | |
| 138 | 137 | 207 | 219 |
Cash flow
| ₹ Cr | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −8.3 | 14 | 5.9 | 4.9 | |
| −25.7 | −35.4 | −39.1 | −5.4 | |
| 58.3 | −8.6 | 33.5 | 0.6 | |
| 24.3 | −30 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| −9.5 | −20.8 | −45.8 | −23.5 | |
| −17.8 | −6.8 | −39.9 | −18.6 | |
| – | −0.3 | −0.3 | – |
Shareholding pattern
- Promoters73.43%
- Public26.57%
| Quarter | Split | Promoters | Public | Promoter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 73.43% | 26.57% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 73.43% | 26.57% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 73.43% | 26.57% | 0.00 | |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 73.43% | 26.57% | 0.00 | |
| 31 Mar 2025 | 73.43% | 26.57% | – |
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