Manali Petrochemicals Ltd
Incorporated in 1986, Manali Petrochemicals Limited manufactures and sells Propylene Oxide (PO), Propylene Glycol (PG) and Polyols (PY), which are used as industrial raw materials. Located in Chennai, the company is the only domestic manufacturer of Propylene Glycol. Also, it is the first and largest Indian manufacturer of Propylene Oxide which is the input material for the aforesaid derivative products.
Strengths
- +Stock is trading at 1.00 times its book value
Weaknesses
- −The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -0.88% over past five years.
- −Company has a low return on equity of 1.38% over last 3 years.
- −Earnings include an other income of Rs.30.7 Cr.
Shareholding Pattern
| Category | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 44.87% | 44.87% | 44.87% | 44.87% | 44.87% | 44.87% | 44.87% | 44.87% |
| FIIs | 1.32% | 1.1%▼0.2 | 1.06%▼0.0 | 0.66%▼0.4 | 0.45%▼0.2 | 0.44%▼0.0 | 0.29%▼0.2 | 0.37%▲0.1 |
| DIIs | 0.07% | 0.01%▼0.1 | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| Public | 53.74% | 54.02%▲0.3 | 54.07%▲0.0 | 54.47%▲0.4 | 54.67%▲0.2 | 54.69%▲0.0 | 54.83%▲0.1 | 54.77%▼0.1 |
Financial Statements
| Metric | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 215.91 | 155.25 | 190.48 | 177.76 | 165.54 | 140.95 | 163.27 | 163.25 | 180.15 | 195.14 |
| Expenses | 210.1 | 158.75 | 183.86 | 171.88 | 175.36 | 139.63 | 156.04 | 157 | 178.49 | 189.43 |
| Operating Profit | 5.81 | -3.5 | 6.62 | 5.88 | -9.82 | 1.32 | 7.23 | 6.25 | 1.66 | 5.71 |
| OPM % | 2.69% | -2.25% | 3.48% | 3.31% | -5.93% | 0.94% | 4.43% | 3.83% | 0.92% | 2.93% |
| Net Profit | 3.27 | -4.27 | -2.03 | 1.75 | -10.72 | -2.83 | 3.08 | 3.02 | 0.18 | 4.55 |
| EPS ₹ | 0.19 | -0.25 | -0.12 | 0.1 | -0.62 | -0.16 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.26 |
AI Insights
TTM revenue at ₹702Cr, up 8.3% YoY. OPM at 3%.
Borrowings at ₹147Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.17x. Healthy balance sheet.
CWIP at ₹97Cr (35% of fixed assets). Significant capex underway — growth runway building.
DIIs: 0.01% (-0.02pp change). FIIs: 0.37% (-1.59pp change). Promoters hold 44.87%.
ROCE declining from 23% (Mar 2014) to 0% (Mar 2025). Working capital days: 55.
PE 65.1x with 0.26% ROCE. Price is -0% above book value of ₹55. Dividend yield: 0.91%.
Recent Announcements
- Board Meeting Intimation for Approval Of Audited Financial Results And Recommendation Of Dividend, If Any. 2d - Board meeting on 21 May 2026 to consider audited FY2025-26 standalone and consolidated results, plus possible dividend.
- Compliances-Certificate under Reg. 74 (5) of SEBI (DP) Regulations, 2018 7 May - Filed Regulation 74(5) statement for 16-31 March 2026; 19 folios, 7,350 shares dematerialized.
- Compliances-Certificate under Reg. 74 (5) of SEBI (DP) Regulations, 2018 7 May
- Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Press Release / Media Release 29 Apr - PennWhite India inaugurated its Oragadam, Chennai manufacturing facility on 29 April 2026.
- Announcement Under Regulation 30 Of SEBI LODR 20 Apr - Manali Petrochemicals to restart Plant-1, Chennai, from 20 April 2026 after propylene allocation.
- Financial Year 2025 from bse
- Financial Year 2024 from bse
- Financial Year 2023 from bse