Polychem (BSE 506605)₹1,800+4.25%Commodity Chemicals
In the Sep 2026 quarter (consolidated), Polychem reported sales of ₹16.69 Cr, up 65.7% from Sep 2025, and net profit of ₹1.70 Cr, up 86.8% year on year. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹43.92 Cr and net profit ₹30.01 Cr.
Company filings, consolidated accounts; latest reported quarter Sep 2026
| Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | Sep 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 13.25 | 14.83 | 13.18 | 7.40 | 10.45 | 10.58 | 13.06 | 10.07 | 8.84 | 11.92 | 12.12 | 16.69 |
| Expenses | 11.11 | 12.24 | 11.08 | 7.94 | 9.27 | 9.71 | 10.74 | 9.26 | 8.67 | 10.93 | 12.19 | 14.83 |
| Operating Profit | 2.17 | 2.62 | 2.12 | −0.51 | 1.20 | 0.88 | 2.34 | 0.84 | 0.19 | 1.01 | −0.03 | 1.91 |
| OPM % | 16.5% | 17.7% | 16.2% | −7.0% | 11.6% | 8.4% | 18.0% | 8.4% | 2.3% | 8.6% | −0.3% | 11.5% |
| Other Income | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.35 | 0.62 | 3.34 | 0.47 | 28.92 | 0.52 | 1.28 | 0.67 |
| Interest | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| Depreciation | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.19 |
| Profit before tax | 2.38 | 2.91 | 2.43 | −0.13 | 1.29 | 1.20 | 5.47 | 1.11 | 28.98 | 1.28 | 1.04 | 2.39 |
| Tax % | 19.0% | 7.6% | 28.1% | 66.7% | 12.5% | 2.5% | 11.2% | 16.4% | 12.0% | 208.7% | 31.1% | 28.7% |
| Net Profit | 1.91 | 2.67 | 1.73 | −0.19 | 1.10 | 1.18 | 4.83 | 0.91 | 25.43 | −1.40 | 0.71 | 1.70 |
| EPS (Rs) | 43.06 | 58.15 | 37.40 | −11.40 | 21.79 | 22.27 | 83.93 | 17.81 | 338.42 | −35.91 | 9.40 | 33.65 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 12.98 | 26.94 | 30.94 | 41.94 | 36.94 | 24.96 | 35.92 | 50.93 | 53.94 | 41.95 | 43.92 | 49.57 |
| Expenses | 13.03 | 27.03 | 30.05 | 36.04 | 33.03 | 24.02 | 35.06 | 45.04 | 45.06 | 38.03 | 40.04 | 46.62 |
| Operating Profit | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.99 | 5.99 | 3.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 5.99 | 8.99 | 3.99 | 3.99 | 3.08 |
| OPM % | −2.4% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 14.0% | 11.1% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 11.0% | 16.0% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 6.2% |
| Other Income | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 5.98 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 32.94 | 31.39 |
| Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 |
| Depreciation | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 0.87 |
| Profit before tax | 0.00 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 6.01 | 4.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 11.01 | 10.01 | 4.99 | 37.03 | 33.69 |
| Tax % | 28.1% | −32.0% | 7.0% | 0.0% | 16.0% | −2.0% | −13.0% | 8.0% | 14.0% | 20.0% | 19.0% | — |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 36.93 | — |
| Net Profit | 0.00 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 5.99 | 3.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 9.99 | 7.99 | 3.99 | 30.01 | 26.44 |
| EPS (Rs) | 8.43 | 20.06 | 5.68 | 89.61 | 75.96 | 20.53 | 12.63 | 178.98 | 178.16 | 70.04 | 404.17 | 345.56 |
| Dividend payout % | 28.9% | 12.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 15.9% | 0.0% | 24.0% | 11.0% | 16.9% | 28.0% | 5.0% | — |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 |
| Reserves | 15.01 | 18.01 | 18.01 | 22.01 | 25.01 | 25.01 | 28.02 | 34.01 | 40.97 | 43.98 | 58.93 |
| Borrowings | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.99 | 1.99 | 1.01 | 0.99 |
| Other Liabilities | 1.01 | 2.99 | 3.98 | 4.98 | 6.97 | 7.99 | 4.98 | 7.96 | 7.96 | 8.96 | 21.89 |
| Total Liabilities | 16.01 | 21.99 | 21.98 | 27.98 | 31.97 | 32.99 | 32.99 | 43.95 | 50.91 | 53.94 | 82.80 |
| Fixed Assets | 1.01 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 3.01 | 4.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 4.01 | 4.01 | 4.01 | 6.01 |
| CWIP | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Investments | 1.99 | 2.99 | 2.99 | 6.98 | 7.98 | 9.97 | 8.97 | 18.95 | 22.92 | 27.92 | 57.81 |
| Other Assets | 14.01 | 16.99 | 16.98 | 16.99 | 20.98 | 20.01 | 21.01 | 20.99 | 24.98 | 22.01 | 18.98 |
| Inventories | 2.32 | 5.41 | 5.04 | 4.80 | 4.33 | 4.50 | 5.37 | 7.53 | 7.42 | 7.92 | 6.99 |
| Trade receivables | 2.35 | 5.36 | 7.26 | 8.51 | 7.69 | 7.21 | 9.76 | 7.80 | 8.07 | 7.13 | 6.53 |
| Cash & equivalents | 2.53 | 3.00 | 3.16 | 1.70 | 6.76 | 6.41 | 4.04 | 3.38 | 5.06 | 4.60 | 2.69 |
| Total Assets | 16.01 | 21.99 | 21.98 | 27.98 | 31.97 | 32.99 | 32.99 | 43.95 | 50.91 | 53.94 | 82.80 |
| Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operating activity | — | — | 4.01 | 6.01 | 1.01 | −2.01 | 5.01 | 6.01 | 2.01 | −1.01 |
| Cash from investing activity | — | — | −4.01 | −4.01 | 1.01 | −1.01 | −4.01 | −3.01 | −1.01 | 0.00 |
| Cash from financing activity | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.01 | −2.01 | −1.01 |
| Net cash flow | — | — | −1.01 | 2.01 | 1.01 | −3.01 | 1.01 | 2.01 | 0.00 | −2.01 |
| Capex | 0.12 | 0.32 | 1.32 | 0.49 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 1.78 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 4.04 |
| Free cash flow | — | — | 1.99 | 4.99 | 0.99 | −1.99 | 8.98 | 5.98 | 1.99 | 25.93 |
| CFO / OP % | — | — | 59.0% | 164.0% | 191.0% | −316.0% | 109.0% | 90.1% | 86.0% | 117.1% |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor days | 68 | 74 | 86 | 75 | 77 | 107 | 100 | 56 | 55 | 63 | 54 |
| Inventory days | 120 | 118 | 96 | 73 | 79 | 120 | 94 | 96 | 93 | 126 | 110 |
| Days payable | 38 | 39 | 43 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 151 | 153 | 139 | 132 | 136 | 186 | 166 | 134 | 130 | 181 | 163 |
| Working capital days | 261 | 81 | 76 | 81 | 63 | 93 | 127 | 88 | 87 | 119 | 102 |
| ROCE % | — | 5.0% | 4.0% | 33.9% | 18.9% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 17.9% | 23.0% | 10.0% | 56.0% |
For the Sep 2026 quarter, Polychem reported sales of ₹16.69 Cr, up 65.7% year on year and net profit of ₹1.70 Cr, up 86.8% year on year. The operating margin was 11.5%.
Polychem's sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹43.92 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹49.57 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹30.01 Cr, and ₹26.44 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹345.56.
Polychem reported borrowings of ₹0.99 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹2.69 Cr.
Cash from operations was −₹1.01 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was ₹25.93 Cr.