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Archean Chemical Industries Ltd (ACI)
Share Analysis – Quality, Valuation Zone, Price Trend & DeciZen Rating BSE: 543657 NSE: ACI Chemicals | Small Cap | Archean Chem. Inds. Share Price
₹478.40 -3.55 (-0.74%)
As on 28-Sep'26 10:17
Archean Chemical Industries Ltd (ACI)
Share Analysis – Quality, Valuation Zone, Price Trend & DeciZen Rating BSE: 543657 NSE: ACI Chemicals | Small Cap | Archean Chem. Inds. Share Price
₹478.40 -3.55 (-0.74%)
As on 28-Sep'26 10:17
Key Metrics
Valuation Multiples
Market Cap
₹5,950 Cr.
Current Price
₹478.4
52-Week Low / High
₹448 / 707
TTM EPS
₹7.8
TTM Sales
₹1,116 Cr.
Book Value per Share
₹159
P/E Ratio
61.45
Higher than its 5-year historical median
Industry PE
48
Price to Book (P/B)
3.03
Lower than its 5-year historical median
Price to Sales (P/S)
5.33
Lower than its 5-year historical median
EV/EBITDA
24.97
Higher than its 5-year historical median
Dividend Yield
0.52%
Profitability Efficiency
Return on Equity (ROE)
5.56%
Underperforms industry median
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
7.89%
Underperforms industry median
Return on Assets (ROA)
3.88%
Operating Profit Margin
22.1%
Net Profit Margin
9.75%
Gross Profit Margin
22.2%
Growth Momentum
1-yr vs 3-yr growth
1-yr vs 3-yr growth
Sales Growth (1 Year)
Improving versus 3-year growth rate
2.74%
Operating Profit Growth (1 Year)
Improving versus 3-year growth rate
-23.99%
Net Profit Growth (1 Year)
Slowing versus 3-year growth rate
-34.99%
Asset Quality
Promoter Holding
53.43%
Pledged shares (%) of Promoter's holding (%)
24.49%
Reserves
₹1,938 Cr.
Equity
₹24.7 Cr.
Face Value
₹2
All Time Low / High
₹409.00 / 838.20
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Quality
Somewhat GoodValuation
FairCheck Valuation charts
Price Trend
Weak
Is Archean Chemical Industries Ltd a good quality company?
Archean Chemical Industries Ltd is a average quality company, based on a somewhat consistent multi-year financial track record.
This assessment is based on company’s performance on Revenue growth, ROCE, Equity and Assets, key margin ratios, cash conversion cycle, and debt to cash flow from operations and how it compares with its long term averages.
We have analysed the performance of the company on the following:
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How has it performed on generating Profits?
By checking its Revenue growth, Gross, Operating and Net Margins compared to its last 5-year median.
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How efficiently has it utilized Capital?
By checking its ROCE, ROA, ROE and its Cash Conversion Cycle.
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How is it managing its Debt?
By checking its Debt to Equity and Cash Flow from Operations.
How does Archean Chemical Industries Ltd performance compare with that of its Peers?
Revenue growth of Archean Chemical Industries Ltd vs industry peers?
Archean Chemical Industries Ltd revenue CAGR is 0.00%, compared to the industry median CAGR of 0%, indicating stable growth and maintaining its market share.
Promoter shareholding and pledge status of Archean Chemical Industries Ltd?
Promoters hold 53.43% of the Archean Chemical Industries Ltd, with 24.49% of their stake pledged, indicating high pledge risk.
Stock return of Archean Chemical Industries Ltd over the last decade?
Over the last 3 year(s), the stock has delivered a CAGR of -6.2% based on the current price.
10 Year X-Ray :
Analysis of Financial Track Record (Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end)
Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year endData adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end.
What is a Financial Track Record? How to read this chart in order to understand the data present here?
Financial track record gives insight into the company's performance on key parameters over the past ten years. MoneyWorks4me’s proprietary colour codes make it easy for retail investors to gauge the company’s past performance.
Archean Chemical Industries Ltd has performed well in some of the past ten years indicating its past ten year financial track record is somewhat good
Value Creation ⓘ
| Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCE % ⓘ | -0.7% | 1.7% | 16.4% | 12.6% | 24.6% | 40.5% | 47.6% | 27.9% | 14.2% | 10.9% | - |
| Value Creation Index ⓘ | -1.1 | NA | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | - |
Growth Parameters ⓘ |
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| Sales ⓘ | 288 | 439 | 566 | 608 | 741 | 1,130 | 1,441 | 1,330 | 1,014 | 1,042 | 1,079 |
| Sales YoY Gr. | - | 52.6% | 28.9% | 7.5% | 21.8% | 52.6% | 27.5% | -7.7% | -23.8% | 2.7% | - |
| Adj EPS ⓘ | -15.2 | -16.7 | 3.8 | -2.5 | 6.3 | 19.4 | 29.6 | 25.5 | 16.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
| YoY Gr. | - | NA | NA | -167.2% | NA | 210.4% | 52.4% | -13.7% | -34.5% | -29.9% | - |
| BVPS (₹) ⓘ | 8.2 | -5.6 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 27.3 | 115.8 | 138.1 | 152.1 | 161.7 | 165 |
| Adj Net Profit ⓘ | -75.7 | -83.4 | 36.5 | -24.4 | 60.2 | 187 | 364 | 315 | 206 | 145 | 143 |
| Cash Flow from Ops. ⓘ | 118 | 39.1 | 312 | 148 | 119 | 327 | 498 | 389 | 169 | 189 | - |
| Debt/CF from Ops. ⓘ | 8.2 | 24.8 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | - |
CAGR ⓘ
| 9 Years | 5 Years | 3 Years | 1 Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales ⓘ | 15.4% | 7.1% | -10.3% | 2.7% | ||||
| Adj EPS ⓘ | NA | 13.4% | -26.6% | -29.9% | ||||
| BVPSⓘ | 39.4% | 83.9% | 11.8% | 6.3% | ||||
| Share Price | - | - | -6.5% | -30.8% | ||||
Key Financial Parameters ⓘ
| Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'21 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity % ⓘ | -97.8 | -1274.9 | 465.2 | -95.7 | 147.6 | 111 | 42.9 | 20.1 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 7.1 |
| Op. Profit Mgn % ⓘ | 24.3 | 18.9 | 12.2 | 27 | 35.4 | 41.3 | 44 | 34.9 | 31.9 | 25 | 22.8 |
| Net Profit Mgn % ⓘ | -26.3 | -19 | 6.5 | -4 | 8.1 | 16.5 | 25.2 | 23.7 | 20.3 | 13.9 | 13.3 |
| Debt to Equity ⓘ | 23.8 | -34.9 | 17.4 | 112.6 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | - |
| Working Cap Days ⓘ | 229 | 168 | 130 | 115 | 111 | 98 | 96 | 140 | 276 | 399 | 93 |
| Cash Conv. Cycle ⓘ | 66 | 3 | -3 | -17 | -18 | 15 | 28 | 36 | 59 | 71 | 54 |
Valuation of Archean Chem. Inds. - Consolidated
Analyst's Notes
No data found!
Management X-Ray
Shareholding Pattern
Promoter's Holding & Share Pledging
| Pledged * | 4.55 | 4.55 | 4.55 | 5.31 | 6.97 | 6.97 | 7.34 | 9.25 | 17.26 | 24.49 |
* Pledged shares as % of Promoter's holding (%)
Financials
| PARTICULARS | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 341 | 288 | 439 | 566 | 608 | 1,130 | 1,441 | 1,330 | 1,041 | 1,081 |
| Operating Expenses ⓘ + | 235 | 218 | 356 | 493 | 460 | 663 | 807 | 867 | 727 | 842 |
| Operating Profit ⓘ | 105 | 69 | 83 | 73 | 148 | 467 | 634 | 463 | 314 | 239 |
| Operating Profit Margin (%) | 30.9% | 24.2% | 18.9% | 12.9% | 24.3% | 41.3% | 44.0% | 34.8% | 30.2% | 22.1% |
| Other Income ⓘ + | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 27 |
| Interest ⓘ | 106 | 106 | 102 | 118 | 122 | 162 | 97 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| Depreciation ⓘ | 72 | 81 | 73 | 49 | 52 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 79 | 93 |
| Profit Before Tax ⓘ | -72 | -113 | -85 | 27 | -17 | 251 | 512 | 427 | 224 | 147 |
| Tax ⓘ | 14 | -40 | -6 | -13 | 20 | 63 | 129 | 108 | 62 | 42 |
| Profit After Tax | -87 | -74 | -79 | 40 | -36 | 188 | 383 | 319 | 162 | 105 |
| PAT Margin (%) | -25.4% | -25.6% | -18.1% | 7.1% | -6.0% | 16.7% | 26.6% | 24.0% | 15.6% | 9.8% |
| Adjusted EPS (₹) | -17.3 | -14.7 | -15.8 | 4.2 | -3.8 | 19.6 | 31.1 | 25.9 | 13.1 | 8.7 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 11.60% | 22.80% | 28.90% |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Equity and Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Shareholders Fund + | 114 | 40 | -28 | 42 | 6 | 262 | 1,423 | 1,699 | 1,862 | 1,932 | |
| Debt + | 691 | 872 | 858 | 754 | 854 | 843 | 21 | 59 | 152 | 340 | |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| Trade Payables | 84 | 113 | 141 | 105 | 167 | 112 | 96 | 100 | 105 | 105 | |
| Others Liabilities ⓘ | 448 | 211 | 208 | 268 | 324 | 314 | 236 | 321 | 433 | 508 | |
| Total Liabilities ⓘ | 1,337 | 1,237 | 1,178 | 1,170 | 1,352 | 1,531 | 1,776 | 2,179 | 2,551 | 2,884 | |
Fixed Assets | |||||||||||
| Net Fixed Assets ⓘ + | 1,013 | 994 | 940 | 936 | 916 | 1,086 | 1,110 | 1,160 | 1,378 | 1,383 | |
| CWIP ⓘ | 66 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 158 | 17 | 36 | 48 | 69 | 182 | |
| Investments ⓘ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 11 | 210 | 350 | 339 | 257 | |
| Inventories | 113 | 127 | 113 | 63 | 99 | 121 | 168 | 127 | 168 | 215 | |
| Trade Receivables | 42 | 27 | 26 | 67 | 44 | 153 | 118 | 156 | 165 | 127 | |
| Cash Equivalents | 69 | 61 | 13 | 48 | 25 | 59 | 33 | 45 | 53 | 55 | |
| Others Assets ⓘ | 34 | 28 | 87 | 47 | 63 | 84 | 101 | 292 | 379 | 665 | |
| Total Assets ⓘ | 1,337 | 1,237 | 1,178 | 1,170 | 1,352 | 1,531 | 1,776 | 2,179 | 2,551 | 2,884 | |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Flow From Operating Activity ⓘ + | 271 | -77 | 39 | 316 | 148 | 315 | 496 | 379 | 176 | 140 |
| Cash Flow From Investing Activity ⓘ + | -55 | 4 | -6 | -25 | -197 | -110 | -290 | -307 | -246 | -293 |
| Cash Flow From Financing Activity ⓘ + | -218 | 65 | -87 | -256 | 26 | -224 | -212 | -33 | 65 | 154 |
| Net Cash Flow ⓘ | -1 | -8 | -54 | 35 | -23 | -19 | -6 | 40 | -5 | 1 |
| PARTICULARS | Mar'16 | Mar'17 | Mar'18 | Mar'19 | Mar'20 | Mar'22 | Mar'23 | Mar'24 | Mar'25 | Mar'26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratios | ||||||||||
| ROE (%) | -75.95 | -95.29 | N/A | 562.49 | -149.92 | 140.32 | 45.39 | 20.43 | 9.11 | 5.56 |
| ROCE (%) | 3.1 | -0.71 | N/A | 16.7 | 12.66 | 41.89 | 47.56 | 27.11 | 12.19 | 7.89 |
| Asset Turnover Ratio | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.78 | 0.87 | 0.67 | 0.44 | 0.4 |
| PAT to CFO Conversion(x) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7.9 | N/A | 1.68 | 1.3 | 1.19 | 1.09 | 1.33 |
| Working Capital Days | ||||||||||
| Receivable Days | 44.20 | 42.40 | 21.90 | 30.20 | 33.50 | 31.90 | 34.30 | 37.60 | 56.30 | 49.30 |
| Inventory Days | 118.70 | 147.90 | 98.90 | 56.60 | 48.50 | 35.50 | 36.50 | 40.50 | 51.80 | 64.70 |
| Payable Days | -2,223 | 1,245.40 | 934.60 | 467.50 | 0 | 1,296.80 | 0 | 406.70 | -4,797 | 597.10 |
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The current trading price of Archean Chem. Inds. on 28-Sep-2026 10:17 is ₹478.4.
Market capitalization or market cap is determined by multiplying the current market price of a company's shares with the total number of shares outstanding. As of 27-Sep-2026 the market cap of Archean Chem. Inds. stood at ₹5,950.1 Cr
The latest P/E ratio of Archean Chem. Inds. as of 27-Sep-2026 is 41.59.
The latest P/B ratio of Archean Chem. Inds. as of 27-Sep-2026 is 2.92.
The 52-week high of Archean Chem. Inds. is ₹706.9 and the 52-week low is ₹447.6.
The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of Archean Chem. Inds. is ₹1,079 ( Cr.) .
Past 10 year's financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Archean Chemical Industries Ltd is a average quality company.
The key valuation ratios of Archean Chemical Industries Ltd's currently when compared to its past seem to suggest it is in the Fair zone.
The Price Trend analysis by MoneyWorks4Me indicates it is Weak which suggest that the price of Archean Chemical Industries Ltd is likely to Fall in the short term. However, please check the rating on Quality and Valuation before investing.
About Archean Chemical Industries Ltd
Archean Chemical Industries (ACIL) is a leading specialty marine chemical manufacturer in India and focused on producing and exporting bromine, industrial salt, and sulphate of potash to customers around the world. It produces its products from its brine reserves in the Rann of Kutch, located on the coast of Gujarat, and it manufactures its products at its facility near Hajipir in Gujarat. Its bromine is used as key initial level materials, which have applications in the pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, water treatment, flame retardant, additives, oil & gas and energy storage batteries. Industrial salt is an important raw material used in chemical industry for production of sodium carbonate (soda ash), caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, chlorine, bleaching powders, chlorates, sodium sulphate (salt cake) and sodium metal. Sulphate of potash is used as a fertilizer and also has medical uses.
The company was originally formed as a partnership firm under the name of “Archean Chemical Industries” at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India pursuant to a partnership deed dated November 20, 2003 which was registered under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 with the Registrar of Firms, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India on November 25, 2003. Subsequently, the partnership firm was converted into private limited company under the Companies Act, 1956 with the name “Archean Chemical Industries Private Limited” and a certificate of incorporation dated July 14, 2009 was issued by the Registrar of Companies, Tamil Nadu at Chennai. Consequent upon conversion into a public limited company under the Companies Act, 2013 pursuant to a special resolution passed by the Shareholders on November 15, 2021 and fresh certificate of incorporation dated December 15, 2021 issued by the Registrar of Companies, Tamil Nadu at Chennai, the name of the Company was changed to “Archean Chemical Industries Limited”.
Business area of the company
The company is an India-based specialty chemicals manufacturing company that produces and supplies marine chemicals. The company is engaged in the production and supply of industrial salt, liquid bromine, sulphate of potash (SOP). ACIL serves a range of industries, including agriculture, pharmaceutical, water treatment, aluminium, glass, and textiles.
Products
- Bromine: It is a reactive halogen with a wide range of uses from fire retardants to disinfectants.
- Sulphate of potash: It is an inorganic compound which is a key ingredient in fertilizers.
- Industrial salt: It is a base chemical which is highly used across industries from glass manufacturing to case-hardened steel.
Key Awards, Accreditations and Recognition
- 2016: Received certification of quality management system conforming to the ISO 9001:2015 standards with respect to manufacturing, trading, exporting of industrial salt and marine based salt chemicals.
- 2017: Accredited three star export house by Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
- 2022: Became member-signatory to Responsible CARE – Indian Chemical Council.
- 2025-26: Accredited four star export house by Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
- 2025-26: Awarded Responsible CARE – Indian Chemical Council
- 2025-26: REACH certification enabling the Company to export Sulphate of Potash products to European customers
Major events and milestones
- 2011: Strategic investment of approximately Rs 22.50 crore by Sojitz Corporation.
- 2013: Commenced industrial salt operations.
- 2013: Commenced exports to Japan and South Korea.
- 2014: Commenced production of bromine.
- 2014: Commenced exports to China.
- 2015: Commissioned production of sulphate of potash.
- 2015: Commenced exports to Belgium.
- 2018: Strategic investment by India Resurgence Fund, a joint venture between Piramal Enterprises Limited and Bain Capital Credit, and issued listed and redeemable NCDs aggregating to Rs 840 crore. The NCDs issued by the Company are listed on the wholesale debt segment of the BSE Limited.
- 2021: Expansion and increase of bromine installed capacity to 28,500 MT.
- 2021: Commenced exports to Qatar.
- 2022: Listed on the National Stock Exchange and the Bombay Stock Exchange.
- 2023: Incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary namely ‘Idealis Chemicals’ in India.
- 2024: The company’s wholly owned subsidiary -- Neun Infra incorporated a subsidiary company namely ‘SiCSem’ (70% of the capital is held by the WOS - Neun Infra).
- 2026: Signed MoU with the Government of Gujarat for development of captive salt jetty and associated infrastructure with throughput of 7 MMTPA (million metric tonnes per annum) along the coastline of Gujarat.
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