Ishan Dyes and Chemicals (ISHANCH)₹43.34−0.98%Specialty Chemicals
In the Mar 2026 quarter (standalone), Ishan Dyes and Chemicals reported sales of ₹31.81 Cr, up 89.9% from Mar 2025, and net profit of ₹1.45 Cr. For the year to Mar 2026, sales were ₹73.59 Cr and net profit −₹7.10 Cr.
Company filings, standalone accounts; latest reported quarter Mar 2026
| Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 12.05 | 23.56 | 14.56 | 26.60 | 33.02 | 30.64 | 21.22 | 16.75 | 16.33 | 6.75 | 18.71 | 31.81 |
| Expenses | 13.14 | 22.77 | 15.29 | 22.00 | 30.93 | 28.13 | 19.03 | 16.38 | 14.41 | 8.39 | 20.60 | 26.10 |
| Operating Profit | −1.12 | 0.68 | −0.81 | 4.47 | 1.92 | 2.37 | 2.10 | 0.31 | 1.82 | −1.67 | −1.98 | 5.57 |
| OPM % | −9.4% | 2.9% | −5.7% | 16.8% | 5.8% | 7.8% | 9.9% | 1.8% | 11.2% | −25.0% | −10.7% | 17.5% |
| Other Income | 0.70 | 0.62 | 0.86 | 0.59 | 0.72 | 0.92 | 0.55 | 0.77 | 0.43 | 0.12 | 0.87 | 1.70 |
| Interest | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.61 | 0.82 | 1.11 | 1.34 | 1.38 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.55 | 1.32 | 2.85 |
| Depreciation | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 1.56 | 2.06 |
| Profit before tax | −1.74 | −0.05 | −1.26 | 3.55 | 0.90 | 1.37 | 0.66 | −0.83 | 0.39 | −3.70 | −4.02 | 2.37 |
| Tax % | 2.3% | 433.4% | 15.8% | −3.9% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 92.6% | 42.8% | 27.6% | −2.4% | 31.0% | 37.8% |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | −1.76 | −0.31 | −1.46 | 3.67 | 0.87 | 1.31 | 0.04 | −1.15 | 0.29 | −3.61 | −5.24 | 1.45 |
| EPS (Rs) | −0.83 | −0.14 | −0.69 | 1.75 | 0.41 | 0.62 | 0.01 | −0.54 | 0.13 | −1.37 | −2.00 | 0.52 |
| Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 61.48 | 66.71 | 72.23 | 66.96 | 80.23 | 81.83 | 87.54 | 64.77 | 76.77 | 102 | 73.59 | 73.60 |
| Expenses | 54.88 | 55.35 | 66.53 | 58.92 | 69.34 | 63.81 | 72.03 | 63.32 | 73.15 | 94.44 | 69.51 | 69.50 |
| Operating Profit | 6.34 | 11.04 | 5.42 | 7.65 | 10.55 | 17.71 | 15.13 | 1.13 | 3.23 | 6.72 | 3.73 | 3.74 |
| OPM % | 10.3% | 16.6% | 7.5% | 11.4% | 13.1% | 21.6% | 17.3% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 6.6% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Other Income | 1.17 | 1.13 | 2.13 | 1.25 | 2.34 | 2.23 | 2.59 | 2.00 | 2.80 | 2.99 | 3.16 | 3.12 |
| Interest | 0.90 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 1.05 | 0.91 | 0.71 | 1.76 | 1.63 | 2.74 | 5.12 | 7.01 | 6.97 |
| Depreciation | 1.40 | 1.54 | 0.83 | 1.26 | 1.77 | 2.01 | 2.21 | 2.73 | 2.81 | 2.46 | 4.84 | 4.81 |
| Profit before tax | 5.22 | 9.81 | 5.92 | 6.58 | 10.24 | 17.23 | 13.77 | −1.22 | 0.49 | 2.12 | −4.97 | −4.96 |
| Tax % | 25.6% | 43.0% | 43.2% | 34.3% | 19.9% | 25.7% | 26.6% | −2.4% | 77.1% | 48.9% | 43.3% | — |
| Exceptional items | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Profit | 3.87 | 5.59 | 3.35 | 4.32 | 8.20 | 12.80 | 10.10 | −1.19 | 0.11 | 1.08 | −7.10 | −7.11 |
| EPS (Rs) | 2.34 | 3.40 | 2.04 | 2.63 | 5.13 | 8.01 | 5.95 | −0.56 | 0.05 | 0.51 | −2.59 | −2.72 |
| Dividend payout % | 9.6% | 0.0% | 25.1% | 0.0% | 19.4% | 15.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 7.52 | 7.50 | 11.27 | 11.27 | 11.25 | 15.97 | 15.98 | 16.99 | 20.98 | 20.98 | 20.95 | 27.31 |
| Reserves | 10.17 | 13.60 | 15.44 | 17.79 | 22.10 | 38.05 | 49.11 | 68.53 | 81.60 | 81.58 | 82.53 | 114 |
| Borrowings | 4.64 | 8.54 | 7.07 | 9.28 | 12.08 | 2.40 | 9.66 | 18.77 | 22.43 | 59.34 | 91.95 | 90.18 |
| Other Liabilities | 11.50 | 6.71 | 9.84 | 9.63 | 9.28 | 10.01 | 15.28 | 9.98 | 5.70 | 17.10 | 26.02 | 23.68 |
| Total Liabilities | 33.83 | 36.35 | 43.62 | 47.97 | 54.71 | 66.43 | 90.03 | 114 | 131 | 179 | 221 | 256 |
| Fixed Assets | 12.28 | 12.70 | 12.45 | 19.76 | 26.06 | 28.92 | 30.60 | 36.71 | 62.25 | 64.12 | 61.93 | 164 |
| CWIP | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.43 | 0.77 | 0.00 | 0.63 | 0.83 | 0.42 | 0.95 | 29.52 | 71.29 | 3.50 |
| Investments | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Other Assets | 21.55 | 23.64 | 30.73 | 27.43 | 28.64 | 36.87 | 58.59 | 77.13 | 67.50 | 85.35 | 88.22 | 88.12 |
| Inventories | 6.81 | 4.40 | 11.94 | 6.09 | 9.43 | 8.99 | 13.59 | 23.38 | 23.20 | 25.93 | 35.63 | 33.91 |
| Trade receivables | 8.37 | 7.66 | 11.13 | 16.28 | 12.32 | 18.85 | 26.58 | 34.82 | 12.73 | 24.73 | 11.99 | 3.84 |
| Cash & equivalents | 0.15 | 0.39 | 0.53 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 1.15 | 0.40 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.39 |
| Total Assets | 33.83 | 36.35 | 43.62 | 47.97 | 54.71 | 66.43 | 90.03 | 114 | 131 | 179 | 221 | 256 |
| 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 | 4.00 | −1.10 | 3.99 | 7.21 | 4.99 | 2.66 | −2.33 | −8.53 | 20.22 | −9.27 | 11.63 | 8.60 |
| Cash from investing activity | −4.39 | −1.78 | −1.68 | −7.88 | −6.78 | −4.64 | −3.25 | −7.98 | −40.44 | −25.05 | −39.05 | −44.70 |
| Cash from financing activity | 0.05 | 3.10 | −2.13 | 0.43 | 1.76 | 2.90 | 4.80 | 16.37 | 20.25 | 34.14 | 27.45 | 36.38 |
| Net cash flow | −0.36 | 0.24 | 0.17 | −0.27 | −0.05 | 0.93 | −0.78 | −0.13 | 0.00 | −0.12 | −0.03 | 0.27 |
| Capex | 4.48 | 1.82 | 1.74 | 8.48 | 6.81 | 5.26 | 3.91 | 7.88 | 28.81 | 33.28 | 42.07 | 39.08 |
| Free cash flow | −0.45 | −2.93 | 2.24 | −0.76 | −1.85 | −2.57 | −6.26 | −16.46 | −8.57 | −42.75 | −30.62 | −30.62 |
| CFO / OP % | 175.0% | −12.0% | 45.0% | 165.0% | 83.0% | 46.0% | 10.0% | −32.0% | 1,797.0% | −285.0% | 183.0% | 234.0% |
| 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 | 60 | 45 | 60 | 81 | 66 | 85 | 118 | 144 | 71 | 117 | 42 | 18 |
| Inventory days | 79 | 44 | 124 | 49 | 90 | 73 | 129 | 187 | 211 | 194 | 206 | 242 |
| Days payable | 123 | 41 | 48 | 61 | 62 | 50 | 100 | 47 | 26 | 98 | 115 | 39 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 16 | 48 | 136 | 69 | 94 | 107 | 146 | 284 | 256 | 213 | 133 | 221 |
| Working capital days | 35 | 53 | 81 | 60 | 61 | 107 | 149 | 206 | 213 | 136 | −1 | 35 |
| ROCE % | 9.6% | 23.6% | 33.5% | 17.1% | 18.3% | 21.7% | 27.3% | 17.3% | 0.3% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 1.0% |
For the Mar 2026 quarter, Ishan Dyes and Chemicals reported sales of ₹31.81 Cr, up 89.9% year on year and net profit of ₹1.45 Cr. The operating margin was 17.5%.
Ishan Dyes and Chemicals' sales for the year to Mar 2026 were ₹73.59 Cr; over the last twelve months they were ₹73.60 Cr.
Net profit for the year to Mar 2026 was −₹7.10 Cr, and −₹7.11 Cr over the last twelve months. Earnings per share over the same trailing period were ₹−2.72.
Ishan Dyes and Chemicals reported borrowings of ₹90.18 Cr at Mar 2026, against cash and equivalents of ₹0.39 Cr.
Cash from operations was ₹8.60 Cr in the year to Mar 2026; after capital spending, free cash flow was −₹30.62 Cr.