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S H Kelkar & Company Ltd

NSE: SHK BSE: 539450

S H Kelkar and Company Limited is engaged in manufacture, supply and exports of fragrances and aroma ingredients[1] It is the largest domestic fragrance producer in India and the only company of Indian origin to file patents in the field of Fragrance & Novel aroma molecules.

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52W: ₹112 — ₹276
PE 204 · Book ₹53.4 · +128% vs book
Market Cap₹1,683 Cr
Stock P/E204Price to Earnings
ROCE3.2%Return on Capital
ROE1.12%Return on Equity
Div. Yield0.84%Face Value ₹10

Weaknesses

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 11.0% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 7.46% over last 3 years.
  • Contingent liabilities of Rs.655 Cr.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.66.4 Cr.
  • Promoter holding has decreased over last 3 years: -3.78%

Shareholding Pattern

Promoters54.87%
FIIs7.42%
DIIs5.18%
Public32.53%
CategoryJun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Promoters58.75%55.63%3.155.63%55.48%0.255.03%0.454.87%0.254.87%54.87%
FIIs8.71%9.4%0.77.54%1.97.22%0.36.96%0.37.36%0.46.79%0.67.42%0.6
DIIs0.27%2.26%2.03.1%0.83.44%0.33.37%0.15.69%2.36.02%0.35.18%0.8
Public32.27%32.72%0.433.75%1.033.87%0.134.64%0.832.08%2.632.33%0.332.53%0.2

Financial Statements

MetricDec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Sales231.15247.76236.75323.94298.41278.37339.22306.55297.92336.43
Expenses195.56219.84211.27293.83278.18272.02324.38295.53292.32337.5
Operating Profit35.5927.9225.4830.1120.236.3514.8411.025.6-1.07
OPM %15.4%11.27%10.76%9.29%6.78%2.28%4.37%3.59%1.88%-0.32%
Net Profit21.5516.23-91.7911.066.3360.844.110.618.650.01
EPS ₹1.561.17-6.630.80.464.40.30.771.350

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Revenue Trend

Mar 2026 revenue at ₹1,280Cr, up 12.6% YoY. OPM at 2%.

Debt Position

Borrowings at ₹444Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.74x. Moderate leverage.

Capex Cycle

CWIP at ₹78Cr (41% of fixed assets). Significant capex underway — growth runway building.

Institutional Flow

DIIs: 5.18% (+3.81pp change). FIIs: 7.42% (-2.26pp change). Promoters hold 54.87%.

Margin & Efficiency

ROCE declining from 17% (Mar 2015) to 3% (Mar 2026). Working capital days: 3.

Valuation

PE 204x with 3.2% ROCE. Price is 128% above book value of ₹53.4. Dividend yield: 0.84%.

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