Archean Chemical Industries Ltd

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Archean Chemical Industries Ltd

₹ 556 0.65%
12 Mar 2:22 p.m.
archeanchemicals.com BSE: 543657 NSE: ACI
About

Archean Chemical Industries Limited is India's largest exporter of bromine and industrial salt in Fiscal 2021. The company is the leading specialty marine chemical manufacturer in India and is focused on producing and exporting bromine, industrial salt, and sulphate of potash to customers around the world.[1]

Key Points

Business Area[1] Archean is a leading specialty marine chemical manufacturer in India focused on producing and exporting bromine, industrial salt, and sulphate of potash across the world. Archean is the largest exporter of bromine and industrial salt in India and has amongst the lowest cost of production globally in both bromine and industrial salt.

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  • Market Cap ₹ 6,866 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 556
  • High / Low ₹ 832 / 408
  • Stock P/E 34.5
  • Book Value ₹ 143
  • Dividend Yield 0.54 %
  • ROCE 25.0 %
  • ROE 19.3 %
  • Face Value ₹ 2.00
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  • Company is almost debt free.

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Peer comparison

Sector: Chemicals Industry: Chemicals

Part of BSE 500 Nifty 500 BSE Commodities Nifty MidSmallcap 400 Nifty Total Market

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024
307 373 400 293 365 382 343 290 413 284 213 240 242
190 213 239 175 205 188 208 195 267 197 141 166 162
Operating Profit 117 160 161 119 160 194 135 95 145 87 71 75 80
OPM % 38% 43% 40% 40% 44% 51% 39% 33% 35% 31% 33% 31% 33%
6 4 9 19 7 8 11 11 9 12 10 -29 9
Interest 41 39 39 35 19 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3
Depreciation 17 17 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 20
Profit before tax 66 107 113 86 131 182 125 87 135 80 61 23 66
Tax % 26% 24% 25% 26% 25% 25% 25% 24% 25% 28% 26% 31% 27%
49 82 84 64 98 137 94 66 102 58 45 16 48
EPS in Rs 5.09 8.47 8.76 6.60 7.97 11.09 7.63 5.36 8.23 4.67 3.64 1.28 3.89
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2020 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 TTM
608 1,130 1,441 1,330 979
460 663 807 867 666
Operating Profit 148 467 634 463 313
OPM % 24% 41% 44% 35% 32%
9 12 43 43 1
Interest 122 162 97 8 10
Depreciation 52 67 69 70 76
Profit before tax -17 251 512 427 229
Tax % 117% 25% 25% 25%
-36 188 383 319 166
EPS in Rs -18.81 19.54 31.09 25.85 13.48
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 8% 12%
Compounded Sales Growth
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TTM: -31%
Compounded Profit Growth
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TTM: -50%
Stock Price CAGR
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1 Year: -12%
Return on Equity
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Last Year: 19%

Balance Sheet

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Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Sep 2024
Equity Capital 19 25 25 25
Reserves 243 1,406 1,677 1,739
897 69 98 152
372 255 255 243
Total Liabilities 1,531 1,755 2,055 2,158
1,086 1,110 1,160 1,225
CWIP 17 36 48 96
Investments 11 210 350 418
417 399 497 419
Total Assets 1,531 1,755 2,055 2,158

Cash Flows

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Mar 2020 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
315 496 379
-110 -290 -307
-224 -212 -33
Net Cash Flow -19 -6 40

Ratios

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Mar 2020 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Debtor Days 49 30 43
Inventory Days 530
Days Payable 416
Cash Conversion Cycle 49 30 157
Working Capital Days 52 49 56
ROCE % 45% 25%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

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Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024
53.60% 53.60% 53.60% 53.60% 53.46% 53.46% 53.46% 53.46% 53.44%
6.03% 5.47% 4.06% 2.92% 4.15% 5.86% 9.53% 10.17% 10.65%
29.80% 30.25% 30.78% 30.38% 28.69% 27.13% 21.04% 22.02% 22.86%
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
10.56% 10.67% 11.55% 13.08% 13.71% 13.54% 15.96% 14.37% 13.06%
No. of Shareholders 49,60648,50762,54873,82192,5711,06,78898,76295,99994,958

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