HSCLChemicals

Himadri Speciality Chemical Limited

Carbon Black · ISIN INE019C01026 · BSE 500184 · NSE EQ · FV ₹1
Last price
₹653
+0.08%today
What this company does

Himadri Speciality Chemical Limited operates in Carbon Black, part of the Chemicals sector. It booked ₹1,432 cr of revenue in its latest quarter (Q1 FY27) and kept 16.0% of sales as profit.

63out of 100
Equitytale Health Score
Mixed

Healthier than 63% of companies in Chemicals, on all six measures of filed financials. Each measure is ranked against the 35–44 companies that reported it.

Measures financial condition, not whether to buy. Learn what this score means · How this is calculated

Price momentum
neutral
RSI (14)
37

At close. Not part of the score.

Profitability & returns75

How much profit it earns on the money it employs

Balance sheet62

How much it owes, and whether earnings cover the interest

Cash quality39

Whether reported profit actually arrives as cash

Growth & consistency78

Whether sales and profit have grown, and how steadily

Valuation31

What today's price implies, against our models or its peers

Governance & risk100

How much of the promoters' stake is pledged, and how much they hold · highest in its sector on what we could measure

Is this company doing well?
not investment advice
Strengths
Makes a profit
Strong 16% net margin
Sales up 28% vs last year
Profit up 26% vs last year
Promoters hold 53%
No promoter shares pledged
Strong 20% return on equity
Watch-outs
! Operating cash flow is negative

What if I invest in HSCL?

Set a growth rate and see what a monthly SIP would add up to. Your assumption, our arithmetic.

You would put in
₹12.00 lakh
120 instalments
At 15% a year, it would become
₹26.30 lakh

The slider starts at 15%, taken from this company's own revenue trend. That is history, not a forecast — this is your assumption, and the figure above is arithmetic on it. Returns are not steady year to year, and a real holding would not grow in a straight line. We do not publish price targets or predict returns.

Key ratios · latest quarter + price
₹653 +0.08%
latest close · 2026-09-17
1-year return
+1369.9%
52-wk low ₹4252-wk high ₹820
Is it cheap or expensive?
What you pay for the profits, book value and cash flow. Higher isn't automatically worse — it can signal faster growth.
P/E ratio35.9High
LowAverageHigh
P/B ratio7.00High
Below bookModerateHigh
EV / EBITDA24.4High
LowAverageHigh
How good is the business?
How much profit it earns from its money and its sales.
Return on equity19.5%Strong
WeakFairStrong ▸15%
Return on capital25.5%Strong
WeakFairStrong
Net margin16.0%Strong
ThinDecentStrong
EBITDA margin24.0%Healthy
ThinDecentHealthy
Is it financially safe?
How much it owes, and whether it can comfortably cover it.
Debt to equity0.16Comfortable
LowModerateHigh ▸1
Interest cover14.4×Strong
RiskyOkayStrong ▸5×
Current ratio2.28Ample
Tight ◂1HealthyAmple
More figures
Market cap
₹32,962 cr
Book value
₹93
EPS
₹4.55
latest quarter
Net debt
₹602 cr
owes more than its cash
Enterprise value
₹33,563 cr
EBITDA
₹1,377 cr
annualised
EBIT
₹1,292 cr
annualised
Operating margin
22.6%
Return on assets
14.6%
Earnings yield
2.79%
P/S
5.75
Sales / share
₹113.5
Tax rate
24.0%
Face value
₹1
Shares
50.5 cr
Working capital
₹1,587 cr
Current assets
₹2,824 cr
Current liabilities
₹1,236 cr
Delivery %
32.7%
Strong / safeFairWeak / riskyValuation — a level, not good/badBands are general rules of thumb, not advice.

P/E, ROE, ROCE and margins are annualised from the latest quarter; per-share and balance-sheet ratios use the most recent balance sheet on file · prices as of 2026-09-17.

Worth vs price · from the exchange filings
not investment advice
Hard to value confidentlyLow confidence
The market price is far above what these earnings- and book-based models support — a fast-growing or asset-light business can trade well above them for years, so we won't put a confident number on how overpriced it is.
Models span ₹68₹131, midpoint ₹126

An educational model from the company's own filings, every assumption shown — not investment advice or a price target. Prices can stay above or below any model for years.

P&L · Q1 FY27 (consolidated)
Revenue from Operations₹1,432 cr
Other Income₹56 cr
Total Income₹1,488 cr
Cost of Materials₹1,003 cr
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade₹115 cr
Inventory Change (±)₹-206 cr
Employee Benefit Expense₹58 cr
Finance Costs₹22 cr
Depreciation & Amortisation₹21 cr
Other Expenses₹174 cr
Total Expenses₹1,188 cr
Profit before Tax₹301 cr
Tax Expense₹72 cr
Net Profit₹228 cr
Net margin on total income15.3%
Where the money goes · Q1 FY27
% of total income
Materials + stock-in-trade₹912 cr61.3%
Employee benefit expense₹58 cr3.9%
Finance costs₹22 cr1.5%
Depreciation & amortisation₹21 cr1.4%
Other expenses₹174 cr11.7%
Tax expense₹72 cr4.8%
Profit for the period₹228 cr15.3%
Total income ₹1,488 cradds up to ₹100 ✓
Quarterly results · consolidated (₹ cr)
MetricQ3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
Revenue1,184 cr1,288 cr1,432 cr
Total income1,230 cr1,350 cr1,488 cr
Expenses975 cr1,082 cr1,188 cr
Profit before tax255 cr268 cr301 cr
Tax63 cr60 cr72 cr
Net profit (owners' share)192 cr201 cr230 cr
Net margin (owners' share, on revenue)16.2%15.6%16.0%
EPS (₹)3.843.984.55
YoY (latest quarter): total income +30.0% · net profit +26.3%
Balance sheet & cash flow · as of Mar 2026
Low debt
Total assets
₹6,306 cr
Shareholder equity
₹4,707 cr
parent shareholders
Total debt
₹767 cr
Cash
₹165 cr
Cash flow · H1 FY26
Operating
₹-95 cr
Investing
₹-464 cr
Financing
₹472 cr
Peer comparison
Chemicals · by market value (sector-level match)
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UPL Limited₹555₹3.37 L cr1,155.7
Solar Industries India Limited₹18,815₹1.70 L cr65.2
Pidilite Industries Limited₹1,552₹1.58 L cr45.3
SRF Limited₹2,536₹75,172 cr24.8
Tata Chemicals Limited₹779₹69,788 cr
Coromandel International Limited₹1,930₹56,929 cr37.3
Linde India Limited₹6,095₹51,976 cr124.3
Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited₹4,472₹49,190 cr55.4
Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited₹760₹49,164 cr
Same sector · latest reported numbers · not a recommendation.
Corporate actions
Dividend yield
0.12%
trailing 12 months
Dividend / share (TTM)
₹0.8
Last dividend
₹0.8
ex 22 May 2026
ActionDetailEx-date
Dividend₹0.8 / share22 May 2026
Dividend₹0.6 / share23 May 2025
Dividend₹0.5 / share7 Jun 2024
Dividend₹0.25 / share9 Jun 2023
Dividend₹0.2 / share20 Sep 2022
Dividend₹0.15 / share21 Sep 2021
Who owns it · 2026-06-30
No pledge
Promoter
52.5%
FII / Foreign
6.8%
DII / Domestic
3.3%
Retail / others
37.4%
Promoter stake up 2.2% over the last 12 quarters.
Smart-money activity
Insider trades
BoughtAnurag Choudhary · Promoters60.00 L · ₹189.6 cr7 Nov 25
BoughtAmit Choudhary · Promoters40.00 L · ₹126.4 cr7 Nov 25
BoughtKamlesh Kumar Agarwal · Key Managerial Personnel65,000 · ₹12.3 L21 Apr 22
Bulk / block deals
short · NSE2002 Sep 26
short · NSE50126 Aug 26
BoughtVT CAPITAL MARKET PVT LTD · NSE56.69 L @ ₹736.6519 Aug 26
Stake changes
BothMAHABIR PRASAD AGARWAL→ 6.25% · 10.50 L1 Jul 26
BoughtAnurag ChoudharY · promoter→ 8.59% · 60.00 L7 Nov 25
BoughtAmit Choudhary · promoter→ 3.52% · 40.00 L7 Nov 25
What shareholders were asked to approve
1 proposal passed only on promoter votes

A company cannot decide everything on its own. Things like a top executive’s pay, issuing new shares, or re-appointing a director have to be put to the people who own the company, and they vote — one vote per share. So whoever owns the most shares has the most say.

Yearly shareholder meeting · 12 Jun 2025
See the official result
1
Adoption of the Audited Standalone Financial Statements and Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the financial year ended 31 March 2025 together with the report of the Board of Directors and Auditors thereon.
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
10.17 cr votes for, 4,057 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
2
Declaration of Dividend @ Re. 0.60 per equity share of face value of Re. 1 each for the financial year ended 31 March 2025.
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
10.18 cr votes for, 3,364 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
3
Appointment of Mr. Shyam Sundar Choudhary (DIN: 00173732), who retires by rotation and being eligible offers himself for re-appointment
Promoters had a personal stake in this
Backed by 77% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
7.86 cr votes for, 2.32 cr against · 58% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
4
Ratification of remuneration of Mr. Sambhu Banerjee, Cost Auditor (Membership No. 9780) for conducting the Audit of Cost Accounting Records of the Company for the financial year 2025-26.
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
10.18 cr votes for, 3,566 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
9
Approve transactions under Section 185 of Companies Act, 2013 for granting inter-corporate loans to or provide guarantee or security in favour of persons in whom any of the directors are interested
⚑ Passed only because promoters voted yes
Backed by 74% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 75%
7.56 cr votes for, 2.62 cr against · 66% of mutual funds and other big investors said no

Every vote count above is taken from the result the company filed with the stock exchange, certified by an independent counter. To work out what would have happened without the promoters, we simply remove their votes and re-apply the same legal bar the proposal had to clear. Nothing here is an estimate or an opinion.

Who controls this company, and what it pays them

Most Indian companies are controlled by a family or group — the promoters. The exchange requires them to be listed by name, including members who own no shares at all, and requires the company to disclose any business it does with them.

The promoter group — 12 named members
owning 52.5% between them · as of 2026-06-30
MODERN HI-RISE PRIVATE LIMITED36.75%
ANURAG CHOUDHARY8.59%
AMIT CHOUDHARY3.52%
SHYAM SUNDAR CHOUDHARY1.64%
SHIKHA CHOUDHARY0.73%
SHEELA DEVI CHOUDHARY0.59%
HIMADRI CREDIT AND FINANCE LTD0.29%
ANOOSHKA C BATHWAL0.22%
Business done with them
FY2026 · 3 of the group
The company paid ₹12 cr to companies in the promoter group last year — about 0.3% of its ₹4,661 cr revenue.
MODERN HI-RISE PRIVATE LIMITED
Other payments to them · Rent paid and Dividend paid
also owns 36.75% of the company
₹11 cr
company paid
Samridh Choudhary
Other payments to them · Training/Educational expenses
₹59.1 L
company paid
HIMADRI CREDIT & FINANCE LTD
Other payments to them · Dividend paid
also owns 0.29% of the company
₹8.9 L
company paid

The company also transacted with 4 other related parties — subsidiaries, joint ventures, directors and others — that we could not match by name to the promoter list above. Some may still be connected to the family; we only count the ones the filings let us match with certainty.

Names and holdings from the company’s shareholding pattern filed with the exchange; transactions from the related-party note in its annual report. Every figure is as filed — these are legal, disclosed dealings, and what to make of them is your call.

Money it raised, and what it did with it

When a company raises money from investors, it has to say up front what the money is for. The rules then make it report, every three months until the money is gone, how much of each of those things it has actually paid for — so a promise made while asking for the money can be checked afterwards.

₹57 L raised in Nov 2025 by selling shares to selected investors

As of Jun 2026, the company says it has spent 78% of what it set aside. ICRA Limited watches the spending on the exchange’s behalf.

To Fund Capital expenditure for new green fields project or capital expenditure in its existing units and projects i.e. brown field expansion directly by the Company and/or through its subsidiaries or joint ventures or associates for the growth of existing businesses or to enter into new business in line with the strategy of the Company.
72%
of what was set aside
To Fund General corporate purposes, which includes, inter alia, meeting ongoing general corporate exigencies and contingencies, expenses of the Company as applicable in such a manner and proportion as may be decided by the Board from time to time, and/or any other general purposes as may be permissible under applicable laws.
97%
of what was set aside

The rupee amounts in this company’s own breakdown don’t add up to the amount it says it raised — a common filing slip, where a table meant to be read in lakhs is entered as whole rupees. Rather than guess which is right, we show only the percentages, which are unaffected.

₹237 cr raised in Nov 2025 by selling shares to selected investors

As of Dec 2025, the company says it has spent 44% of what it set aside, leaving ₹190 cr still to be spent. ICRA Limited watches the spending on the exchange’s behalf.

To Fund Capital expenditure for new green fields project or capital expenditure in its existing units and projects i.e. brown field expansion directly by the Company and/or through its subsidiaries or joint ventures or associates for the growth of existing businesses or to enter into new business in line with the strategy of the Company.
27%
₹69 cr of ₹257 cr
To Fund General corporate purposes, which includes, inter alia, meeting ongoing general corporate exigencies and contingencies, expenses of the Company as applicable in such a manner and proportion as may be decided by the Board from time to time, and/or any other general purposes as may be permissible under applicable laws.
97%
₹83 cr of ₹85 cr

Every figure above is taken from the statement the company files with the stock exchange each quarter, for as long as money it has raised remains unspent. The only thing we work out is how much of each stated purpose has been paid for — one number divided by another from the same filing. Whether a plan that changed was a good change is not something a filing can tell you. See the filing

How the stock has moved · adjusted for splits & bonuses
Data from primary exchange filings · analysis tool, not investment advice.