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Paradeep Phosphates Limited

Fertilizers · ISIN INE088F01024 · BSE 543530 · NSE EQ · FV ₹10
Last price
₹137
+2.51%today
What this company does

Paradeep Phosphates Limited operates in Fertilizers, part of the Chemicals sector. It booked ₹7,364 cr of revenue in its latest quarter (Q2 FY27) and kept 1.6% of sales as profit. It is the 4th largest of 9 Fertilizers companies we track, by market value.

42out of 100
Equitytale Health Score
Strained

Healthier than 42% of companies in Chemicals, on all six measures of filed financials. Each measure is ranked against the 14–46 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)
39

At close. Not part of the score.

Profitability & returns32

How much profit it earns on the money it employs

Balance sheet11

How much it owes, and whether earnings cover the interest

Cash quality22

Whether reported profit actually arrives as cash

Growth & consistency88

Whether sales and profit have grown, and how steadily

Valuation57

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

Governance & risk66

How much of the promoters' stake is pledged, and how much they hold

Is this company doing well?
not investment advice
Strengths
✓ Makes a profit
✓ Sales up 7% vs last year
✓ Promoters hold 58%
Watch-outs
! Thin 1.6% net margin
! Profit down 65% vs last year
! 10.3% of promoter stake pledged
! Low 6.8% return on equity
! Carries high debt (D/E 1.4)
! Operating cash flow is negative

What if I invest in PARADEEP?

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You would put in
₹12.00 lakh
120 instalments
At 10% a year, it would become
₹20.15 lakh

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Key ratios · latest quarter + price
₹137▲ +2.51%
latest close · 2026-11-04
52-wk low ₹3798 sessions so far52-wk high ₹168
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 ratio29.6Average
LowAverageHigh
P/B ratio1.99Moderate
Below bookModerateHigh
EV / EBITDA13.9Average
LowAverageHigh
How good is the business?
How much profit it earns from its money and its sales.
Return on equity6.8%Weak
WeakFairStrong ▸15%
Return on capital15.0%Strong
WeakFairStrong
Net margin1.6%Thin
ThinDecentStrong
EBITDA margin5.9%Thin
ThinDecentHealthy
Is it financially safe?
How much it owes, and whether it can comfortably cover it.
Debt to equity1.38High
LowModerateHigh ▸1
Interest cover2.0×Okay
RiskyOkayStrong ▸5×
Current ratio1.15Healthy
Tight ◂1HealthyAmple
More figures
Market cap
₹14,250 cr
Book value
₹69
EPS
₹1.16
latest quarter
Net debt
₹9,656 cr
owes more than its cash
Enterprise value
₹23,906 cr
EBITDA
₹1,725 cr
annualised
EBIT
₹1,289 cr
annualised
Operating margin
4.4%
Return on assets
2.2%
Earnings yield
3.38%
P/S
0.48
Sales / share
₹283.6
Tax rate
26.3%
Face value
₹10
Shares
103.9 cr
Working capital
₹2,041 cr
Current assets
₹15,843 cr
Current liabilities
₹13,802 cr
Delivery %
37.3%
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 2026-11-04.

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 ₹27–₹55, midpoint ₹41

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 · Q2 FY27 (consolidated)
Revenue from Operations₹7,364 cr
Other Income₹18 cr
Total Income₹7,382 cr
Cost of Materials₹3,169 cr
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade₹3,356 cr
Inventory Change (±)₹-549 cr
Employee Benefit Expense₹84 cr
Finance Costs₹158 cr
Depreciation & Amortisation₹109 cr
Other Expenses₹890 cr
Total Expenses₹7,218 cr
Profit before Tax₹164 cr
Tax Expense₹43 cr
Net Profit₹121 cr
Net margin on total income1.6%
Where the money goes · Q2 FY27
% of total income
Materials + stock-in-trade₹5,977 cr81.0%
Employee benefit expense₹84 cr1.1%
Finance costs₹158 cr2.1%
Depreciation & amortisation₹109 cr1.5%
Other expenses₹890 cr12.1%
Tax expense₹43 cr0.6%
Profit for the period₹121 cr1.6%
Total income ₹7,382 cradds up to ₹100 ✓
Quarterly results · consolidated (₹ cr)
MetricQ4 FY26Q1 FY27Q2 FY27
Revenue4,702 cr6,124 cr7,364 cr
Total income4,742 cr6,146 cr7,382 cr
Expenses4,542 cr5,641 cr7,218 cr
Profit before tax202 cr526 cr164 cr
Tax47 cr134 cr43 cr
Net profit (owners' share)156 cr393 cr121 cr
Net margin (owners' share, on revenue)3.3%6.4%1.6%
EPS (₹)1.503.781.16
YoY (latest quarter): total income +6.8% · net profit -64.6%
Balance sheet & cash flow · as of Sep 2026
High debt
Total assets
₹22,393 cr
Shareholder equity
₹7,145 cr
parent shareholders
Total debt
₹9,879 cr
Cash
₹223 cr
Cash flow · H1 FY27
Operating
₹-2,315 cr
Investing
₹-491 cr
Financing
₹2,665 cr
Peer comparison
Fertilizers · by market value
CompanyPriceMarket capP/E
Coromandel International Limited₹1,812₹53,454 cr35.0
Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited₹715₹46,269 cr—
Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited₹382₹15,293 cr7.3
Paradeep Phosphates Limitedthis company₹134₹13,901 cr28.8
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited₹136₹5,427 cr6.8
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited₹97₹5,372 cr18.3
National Fertilizers Limited₹60₹2,930 cr6.5
Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Limited₹58₹1,172 cr4.9
Madras Fertilizers Limited₹54₹878 cr6.3
Same industry · latest reported numbers · not a recommendation.
Corporate actions
Dividend yield
1.09%
trailing 12 months
Dividend / share (TTM)
₹1.5
Last dividend
₹1.5
ex 4 Sep 2026
ActionDetailEx-date
Dividend₹1.5 / share4 Sep 2026
Dividend₹1 / share22 Aug 2025
Dividend₹0.5 / share17 Sep 2024
Dividend₹0.5 / share18 Sep 2023
Who owns it · 2026-09-30
⚑ 10.3% pledged
Promoter
57.9%
FII / Foreign
4.8%
DII / Domestic
20.3%
Retail / others
17.1%
Promoter stake up 1.8% over the last 12 quarters.
Smart-money activity
Insider trades
BoughtZUARI MAROC PHOSPHATES PRIVATE LIMITED · Promoter2.49 cr · ₹375.5 cr19 Aug 26
BoughtZUARI MAROC PHOSPHATES PRIVATE LIMITED · Promoter4.00 cr · ₹603.6 cr19 Aug 26
BoughtZUARI MAROC PHOSPHATES PRIVATE LIMITED · Promoter1.00 L · ₹1.5 cr19 Aug 26
Bulk / block deals
short— · NSE422 Oct 26
short— · NSE50014 Oct 26
short— · NSE1007 Oct 26
Stake changes
SoldAkshay Poddar · promoter→ 0.00% · 26.22 L16 Feb 26
BoughtJyotsna Poddar · promoter→ 0.28% · 26.22 L16 Feb 26
BoughtJyotsna Poddar · promoter→ 0.03% · 2.94 L3 Dec 25
Promoter pledges
ReleasedTata Capital Limited4.00 cr · 6.26% held19 Aug 26
PledgedTata Capital Ltd2.50 cr · 4.91% held22 Sep 25
ReleasedTata Capital Limited2.50 cr · 7.97% held11 Sep 25
What shareholders were asked to approve
2 proposals 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 · 17 Sep 2026
See the official result
1
Adoption of Standalone Audited Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2026, together with the Reports of the Directors and Auditors thereon and the Consolidated Audited Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2026, together with the Report of the Auditors thereon.
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
25.07 cr votes for, 5,600 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
2
Declaration of Dividend for the Financial Year 2025-26
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
25.11 cr votes for, 8,624 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
3
Re-appointment of Mr. Saroj Kumar Poddar (DIN: 00008654), who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.
Backed by 90% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
22.68 cr votes for, 2.43 cr against · 10% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
4
Continuation of Mr. Saroj Kumar Poddar (DIN: 00008654) as a Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director and Chairman of the Company
Backed by 90% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 75%
22.71 cr votes for, 2.41 cr against · 10% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
8
Approval of ‘Paradeep Phosphates Limited Performance Stock Option Plan 2026’
⚑ Passed only because promoters voted yes
Backed by 36% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 75%
9.06 cr votes for, 16.05 cr against · 64% 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 — 8 named members
owning 57.9% between them · as of 2026-09-30
ZUARI MAROC PHOSPHATES PRIVATE LIMITED50.37%
ZUARI AGRO CHEMICALS LIMITED6.30%
ADVENTZ FINANCE PRIVATE LIMITED0.78%
JYOTSNA PODDAR0.28%
ZUARI INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.06%
SHRADHA AGARWALA0.04%
GAURAV AGARWALA0.03%
AKSHAY PODDARno shares

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.

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