Aarti Industries Ltd
Aarti Industries Ltd, the flagship company of the Aarti group, manufacturing organic and inorganic chemicals at its major facilities in Vapi, Jhagadia, Dahej and Kutch, in Gujarat and in Tarapur in Maharashtra. The company has a strong market position in the NCB-based specialty chemicals segment.[1]
Weaknesses
- −Stock is trading at 2.71 times its book value
- −Tax rate seems low
- −Company has a low return on equity of 7.18% over last 3 years.
- −Dividend payout has been low at 9.31% of profits over last 3 years
- −Debtor days have increased from 58.4 to 80.8 days.
Shareholding Pattern
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 43.24% | 42.61%▼0.6 | 42.35%▼0.3 | 42.24%▼0.1 | 42.24% | 42.18%▼0.1 | 42.14%▼0.0 | 42.09%▼0.0 |
| FIIs | 10.61% | 9.68%▼0.9 | 7.25%▼2.4 | 6.29%▼1.0 | 6.44%▲0.2 | 6.4%▼0.0 | 6.7%▲0.3 | 7.38%▲0.7 |
| DIIs | 18.55% | 18.11%▼0.4 | 17.93%▼0.2 | 19.96%▲2.0 | 20.38%▲0.4 | 18.21%▼2.2 | 18.22%▲0.0 | 20.12%▲1.9 |
| Public | 27.58% | 29.58%▲2.0 | 32.46%▲2.9 | 31.48%▼1.0 | 30.92%▼0.6 | 33.2%▲2.3 | 32.94%▼0.3 | 30.39%▼2.5 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1,724 | 1,769 | 1,845 | 1,717 | 1,749 | 1,992 | 1,636 | 2,084 | 2,276 | 2,439 |
| Expenses | 1,465 | 1,486 | 1,539 | 1,518 | 1,519 | 1,727 | 1,425 | 1,800 | 1,958 | 2,090 |
| Operating Profit | 259 | 283 | 306 | 199 | 230 | 265 | 211 | 284 | 318 | 349 |
| OPM % | 15% | 16% | 17% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| Net Profit | 124 | 132 | 138 | 55 | 47 | 99 | 44 | 102 | 131 | 147 |
| EPS ₹ | 3.42 | 3.64 | 3.81 | 1.52 | 1.3 | 2.73 | 1.21 | 2.81 | 3.61 | 4.05 |
AI Insights
Mar 2026 revenue at ₹8,423Cr, up 15.3% YoY. OPM at 14%.
Borrowings at ₹4,965Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.86x. Moderate leverage.
CWIP at ₹2,030Cr (31% of fixed assets). Significant capex underway — growth runway building.
DIIs: 20.12% (+5.29pp change). FIIs: 7.38% (-4.79pp change). Promoters hold 42.09%.
ROCE declining from 19% (Mar 2015) to 7% (Mar 2026). Working capital days: -55.
PE 39.7x with 6.83% ROCE. Price is 176% above book value of ₹165. Dividend yield: 0.21%.
Recent Announcements
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Earnings Call Transcript 11 May - Transcript of Q4 FY 2026 Earnings Conference Call
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 6 May - Newspaper publication for Audited Financial Results for quarter and year ended March 31, 2026
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Outcome 5 May - Audio recording of Q4 FY2026 earnings conference call uploaded on May 05, 2026.
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Investor Presentation 4 May
- Re - Appointment Of Cost Auditor 4 May - Aarti Industries re-appointed Smt. Ketki D. Visariya as Cost Auditor for FY2026-27.
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Financial Year 2024 from bse
- Financial Year 2023 from bse