Alkali Metals (ALKALI)₹80.92−0.44%Specialty Chemicals
In the Jun 2026 quarter (standalone), Alkali Metals reported sales of ₹17.61 Cr, down 14.7% from Jun 2025, and net profit of −₹0.63 Cr. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹93.12 Cr and net profit ₹0.55 Cr.
Company filings, standalone accounts; latest reported quarter Jun 2026
| Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 16.86 | 24.59 | 24.46 | 14.69 | 20.50 | 22.36 | 24.91 | 20.64 | 18.79 | 24.93 | 28.76 | 17.61 |
| Expenses | 15.09 | 21.75 | 22.48 | 16.36 | 20.64 | 24.23 | 21.68 | 19.02 | 18.55 | 25.11 | 22.60 | 17.89 |
| Operating Profit | 1.74 | 2.78 | 1.90 | −1.74 | −0.24 | −1.96 | 3.18 | 1.56 | 0.19 | −0.27 | 6.10 | −0.35 |
| OPM % | 10.3% | 11.3% | 7.8% | −11.8% | −1.1% | −8.7% | 12.8% | 7.5% | 1.0% | −1.1% | 21.2% | −2.0% |
| Other Income | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.11 | −1.22 | 0.29 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.78 |
| Interest | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.52 | 0.59 | 0.81 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.70 | 0.41 | 0.38 |
| Depreciation | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| Profit before tax | 0.10 | 0.94 | 0.41 | −3.33 | −2.02 | −4.75 | 2.04 | 0.32 | −0.92 | −1.40 | 5.31 | −0.65 |
| Tax % | 0.0% | 62.2% | −42.4% | 0.0% | −5.4% | 4.2% | −114.2% | 448.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 24.2% | 0.0% |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −2.25 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | 0.09 | 0.35 | 0.55 | −3.31 | −1.89 | −4.91 | 4.33 | −1.14 | −0.90 | −1.38 | 4.01 | −0.63 |
| EPS (Rs) | 0.09 | 0.34 | 0.54 | −3.25 | −1.86 | −4.83 | 4.28 | −1.12 | −0.88 | −1.36 | 3.96 | −0.62 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 73.37 | 61.25 | 65.01 | 71.66 | 70.93 | 55.48 | 91.21 | 88.35 | 83.01 | 82.47 | 93.12 | 90.09 |
| Expenses | 63.30 | 54.17 | 58.02 | 64.03 | 64.06 | 49.22 | 79.47 | 78.45 | 74.40 | 82.88 | 85.11 | 84.15 |
| Operating Profit | 9.97 | 6.87 | 6.82 | 7.45 | 6.71 | 6.08 | 11.42 | 9.72 | 8.31 | −0.64 | 7.74 | 5.67 |
| OPM % | 13.5% | 11.2% | 10.5% | 10.4% | 9.4% | 11.0% | 12.5% | 11.0% | 10.0% | −0.8% | 8.3% | 6.3% |
| Other Income | 0.26 | 0.13 | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 1.06 | 0.43 | −0.76 | 0.62 | 1.38 |
| Interest | 3.45 | 2.97 | 2.53 | 2.72 | 2.48 | 2.55 | 2.64 | 2.68 | 2.57 | 2.52 | 2.14 | 1.92 |
| Depreciation | 3.74 | 3.61 | 3.47 | 3.40 | 3.44 | 3.34 | 3.85 | 4.28 | 4.59 | 4.14 | 2.88 | 2.72 |
| Profit before tax | 2.98 | 0.39 | 1.29 | 1.71 | 1.12 | 0.23 | 5.04 | 3.78 | 1.56 | −8.05 | 3.32 | 2.34 |
| Tax % | 24.5% | 8.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | −12.5% | 650.1% | 30.9% | 22.6% | 27.2% | −27.8% | 83.4% | — |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −2.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | 2.25 | 0.34 | 1.30 | 1.68 | 1.24 | −1.20 | 3.47 | 2.90 | 1.12 | −5.78 | 0.55 | 1.10 |
| EPS (Rs) | 2.21 | 0.35 | 1.28 | 1.65 | 1.24 | −1.18 | 3.43 | 2.87 | 1.10 | −5.71 | 0.56 | 1.10 |
| Dividend payout % | 54.1% | 145.5% | 77.7% | 72.4% | 81.5% | −67.3% | 58.5% | 70.0% | 90.1% | −8.7% | 181.8% | — |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 10.14 | 10.14 | 10.15 | 10.15 | 10.15 | 10.14 | 10.15 | 10.14 | 10.14 | 10.14 | 10.14 | 10.14 |
| Reserves | 39.08 | 39.85 | 40.27 | 41.09 | 41.76 | 39.99 | 39.12 | 41.78 | 42.55 | 41.05 | 34.27 | 34.43 |
| Borrowings | 32.69 | 21.65 | 21.41 | 18.04 | 18.17 | 19.96 | 21.86 | 17.21 | 23.76 | 22.79 | 18.15 | 18.09 |
| Other Liabilities | 12.49 | 15.21 | 17.61 | 19.52 | 20.87 | 17.03 | 25.05 | 27.47 | 25.35 | 31.37 | 28.44 | 30.16 |
| Total Liabilities | 94.40 | 86.85 | 89.44 | 88.80 | 90.95 | 87.12 | 96.18 | 96.60 | 102 | 105 | 91.00 | 92.82 |
| Fixed Assets | 56.81 | 53.56 | 49.72 | 46.67 | 44.64 | 44.73 | 46.52 | 46.10 | 49.33 | 47.11 | 40.94 | 38.36 |
| CWIP | 0.35 | 0.45 | 1.55 | 1.54 | 2.11 | 2.14 | 0.42 | 0.62 | 1.32 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Investments | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Assets | 37.24 | 32.84 | 38.17 | 40.59 | 44.20 | 40.25 | 49.24 | 49.88 | 51.15 | 58.06 | 50.06 | 54.46 |
| Inventories | 16.43 | 12.59 | 18.88 | 17.18 | 22.66 | 21.45 | 28.34 | 25.90 | 28.39 | 34.06 | 26.67 | 28.79 |
| Trade receivables | 8.57 | 11.31 | 10.29 | 14.09 | 10.75 | 6.38 | 12.00 | 13.41 | 13.68 | 17.96 | 14.35 | 19.40 |
| Cash & equivalents | 3.12 | 1.04 | 1.13 | 0.80 | 1.11 | 2.88 | 0.96 | 2.58 | 1.32 | 0.24 | 0.62 | 1.01 |
| Total Assets | 94.40 | 86.85 | 89.44 | 88.80 | 90.95 | 87.12 | 96.18 | 96.60 | 102 | 105 | 91.00 | 92.82 |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operating activity | 9.19 | 8.31 | 4.20 | 4.51 | 6.92 | 9.46 | 1.33 | 11.22 | 11.22 | 6.30 | 5.26 | 2.83 |
| Cash from investing activity | −2.10 | −0.43 | −0.96 | −0.40 | −2.80 | −3.73 | −3.51 | −2.83 | −3.13 | −1.63 | −0.74 | −0.26 |
| Cash from financing activity | −5.54 | −9.93 | −3.27 | −4.05 | −4.09 | −3.17 | 0.06 | −6.83 | −8.95 | −5.72 | −4.51 | −2.53 |
| Net cash flow | 1.53 | −2.09 | −0.06 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 2.54 | −2.14 | 1.54 | −0.92 | −1.07 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Capex | 2.47 | 0.60 | 1.19 | 0.50 | 2.92 | 3.81 | 3.61 | 2.91 | 3.15 | 1.74 | 1.32 | 0.33 |
| Free cash flow | 6.84 | 7.73 | 3.06 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.64 | −2.25 | 8.34 | 8.06 | 4.61 | 4.42 | 2.49 |
| CFO / OP % | 97.1% | 94.0% | 65.1% | 62.0% | 92.1% | 145.1% | 23.1% | 94.1% | 116.1% | 76.1% | −833.0% | 37.1% |
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor days | 45 | 55 | 60 | 78 | 54 | 32 | 78 | 53 | 56 | 78 | 63 | 75 |
| Inventory days | 176 | 119 | 252 | 194 | 242 | 234 | 494 | 246 | 278 | 382 | 223 | 224 |
| Days payable | 112 | 117 | 183 | 167 | 170 | 122 | 319 | 165 | 180 | 281 | 161 | 204 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 109 | 58 | 129 | 106 | 126 | 144 | 253 | 134 | 153 | 179 | 125 | 95 |
| Working capital days | −13 | −24 | −10 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 49 | 26 | 21 | 32 | 0 | 20 |
| ROCE % | 6.9% | 8.3% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 5.4% | 4.1% | 11.0% | 8.9% | 6.0% | −4.7% | 8.6% |
For the Jun 2026 quarter, Alkali Metals reported sales of ₹17.61 Cr, down 14.7% year on year and net profit of −₹0.63 Cr. The operating margin was −2.0%.
Alkali Metals' sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹93.12 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹90.09 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was ₹0.55 Cr, and ₹1.10 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹1.10.
Alkali Metals reported borrowings of ₹18.09 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹1.01 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹2.83 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was ₹2.49 Cr.