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PCBL Chemical financials and balance sheet

NSE: PCBLBSE: 506590Chemicals & PetrochemicalsSmall Cap

Formerly PCBL
Last close ₹274.85down ₹17.65 (6.03%)BSE ₹274.70

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹292.50.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹226.50Low, 24 Mar 2026₹375.00High, 29 Oct 2025
Market cap
₹10,814 Cr519th largest listed
P/E
41.8
P/B
2.7
Dividend yield
3.82%
ROE
6.7%
ROCE
8.3%
Debt to equity
1.20
Volume, NSE
15,25,98642.5% delivered

10 years at a glance

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, years to March.PCBL Chemical annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
Peak revenue ₹8,404 Cr, year to Mar 2025

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

From Apr 2019 leases sit on the balance sheet: rent is charged as depreciation and interest instead, so operating profit and total assets step up with nothing about the business having changed. Borrowings here leave lease liabilities out. Lease payments were 5.6% of operating profit in the first full year.

Results for the year to Mar 2026

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue8,189
  2. Materials and goods−5,719
  3. Employee costs−463
  4. Other expenses−964
  5. Operating profit1,043
  6. Depreciation−373
  7. Other income+39
  8. One-off items−25
  9. Finance costs−423
  10. Profit before tax261
  11. Tax−63
  12. Net profit198

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹8,587 Cr
  • Receivables₹1,395 Cr
  • Inventory₹1,024 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹288 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Borrowings₹4,825 Cr
  • Net worth₹4,019 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹1,447 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹1,003 Cr

PCBL Chemical business segments, year to Mar 2026

A reportable segment is a line of business the company must report on its own. Consolidated, ₹ crore, as the company reports them. A segment at a loss has no share of profit.PCBL Chemical segment results by quarter

Revenue by segment

₹8,320 CrTotal
  • Carbon Black₹6,512 Cr78.3% of total
  • Chemical₹1,443 Cr17.3% of total
  • Power₹366 Cr4.4% of total

Profit by segment

  • Carbon Black₹721 Cr73.8% of total
  • Chemical₹17 Cr1.8% of total
  • Power₹239 Cr24.4% of total

Segment results by year

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

  • Carbon Black

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Chemical

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Power

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
  • Battery Chemical

    Revenue, ₹ crore
    Profit, ₹ crore
₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Revenue of all businesses3,5943,3092,7234,5215,8476,5098,5238,320
Company revenue, as in its results3,5293,2442,6604,4465,7746,4208,4048,189
Revenue3,4313,1572,5924,3535,6326,0136,8026,512
Revenue growth–−8.0%−17.9%67.9%29.4%6.8%13.1%−4.3%
Profit6194684956326949091,042721
Profit growth–−24.4%5.7%27.8%9.8%31.1%14.6%−30.8%
Margin18.0%14.8%19.1%14.5%12.3%15.1%15.3%11.1%
Return on capital–23.6%23.4%26.6%21.4%26.9%79.9%69.3%
Assets–2,4812,7663,3804,4045,2085,5405,422
Liabilities–5006501,0031,1551,8294,2354,382
Capital employed–1,9812,1162,3773,2493,3791,3051,041
Revenue–––––2391,4201,443
Revenue163152131167215257301366
––––––00
Profit is before tax and finance costs, the way companies report their segments.

Profit and loss

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.PCBL Chemical quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 21 MayMar 2020Filed 23 JunMar 2021Filed 22 AprMar 2022Filed 20 AprMar 2023Filed 16 MayMar 2024Filed 24 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 14 Jul
Revenue from operations2,1502,6003,5293,2442,6604,4465,7746,4208,4048,189
1,8732,2242,9122,7792,1413,7935,0435,3827,0677,146
Materials and goods bought1,2371,6592,2972,1901,6093,1344,3524,4665,8105,719
Employee costs––111135132159190250413463
Other expenses––505455400501500666845964
Operating profit before depreciation2773776164645186537311,0371,3371,043
Operating margin12.9%14.5%17.5%14.3%19.5%14.7%12.7%16.2%15.9%12.7%
Materials, % of revenue––65.1%67.5%60.5%70.5%75.4%69.6%69.1%69.8%
Employee costs, % of revenue––3.1%4.1%5.0%3.6%3.3%3.9%4.9%5.7%
Other expenses, % of revenue––14.3%14.0%15.0%11.3%8.7%10.4%10.1%11.8%
Depreciation and amortisation61616692110121137217346373
Operating profit after depreciation216316550372408532594820991670
Other income0292029182941374739
Finance costs51413746342953181461423
Profit before one-off items and tax165304533355392532582676578286
One-off items00000000−1−25
Profit before tax165304533355392532582676577261
9774150677810513918514263
68230383288314426442491435198
Other comprehensive income––−2−894352−181331202
Total comprehensive income––381199357478425624554200
Net margin3.1%8.8%10.8%8.9%11.8%9.6%7.7%7.7%5.2%2.4%
Materials, employee costs and other expenses are shown for the years they add up to operating expenses; for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018 they do not, so they are left blank.

Balance sheet

Consolidated, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Filed 21 MayMar 2020Filed 23 JunMar 2021Filed 22 AprMar 2022Filed 20 AprMar 2023Filed 16 MayMar 2024Filed 24 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 14 Jul
1,6561,7061,9432,6222,8393,2503,7094,019
1,6501,6991,9352,6142,8303,2473,6974,006
Share capital3434343838383839
Reserves1,6151,6651,9012,5762,7923,2093,6603,967
Belonging to outside owners of subsidiaries6788941213
7265455626849434,8205,3804,825
1,2035761,1071,5751,8523,2113,8973,587
5291,0256765887424,8344,1163,688
Total assets3,3873,3073,7264,7855,43311,29511,72211,295
1,9722,1672,2572,5143,4207,8577,9978,327
1,4151,1401,4692,2712,0123,4393,7252,968
Net debt5053932971958474,3984,9914,537
Borrowings are counted again inside the liabilities due within a year and after a year. No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Cash flow

Consolidated, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2021Filed 22 AprMar 2022Filed 20 AprMar 2023Filed 16 MayMar 2024Filed 24 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 14 Jul
3852905041,1057601,576
4514086821,3359381,643
−62−264−73292−408538
Receivables−123−394−8−323−80428
Inventories−119−15933−144−269259
Payables16731753693−198−216
Other working capital13−28−1516614068
Tax paid−66−104−166−216−178−67
Capital spending115306896536774727
Free cash flow270−16−392570−13850
−203−541−552−4,214−690−675
−180217−313,381−64−990
Dividends paid121189208208208226
Shares bought back000000
Shares issued0390000336
Net change in cash3−34−782726−89
Capital spending is part of cash from investing, and dividends paid, shares bought back and shares issued are part of cash from financing. Each is shown as an amount on a line of its own, and the section's other items are in its total only. No cash flow statement is on record for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019 and Mar 2020.

Per share

Consolidated, ₹ per share, years to March.PCBL Chemical dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 21 MayMar 2020Filed 23 JunMar 2021Filed 22 AprMar 2022Filed 20 AprMar 2023Filed 16 MayMar 2024Filed 24 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 14 Jul
₹1.96₹6.66₹11.10–₹9.11₹11.81₹11.70₹13.00₹11.51₹5.15
As stated that year₹19.64₹13.32₹22.20–₹18.22₹11.81₹11.70₹13.00₹11.51₹5.15
₹1.96₹6.66₹11.10–₹9.11₹11.81₹11.70₹13.00₹11.48₹5.13
₹0.60₹1.20₹1.75₹3.50₹3.50₹5.00₹5.50₹5.50₹5.50₹6.00
––₹47.86₹49.30₹55.66₹69.25₹74.97₹86.01₹97.95₹101.81
Dividend payout30.6%18.0%15.7%42.1%38.8%44.3%47.0%42.3%47.8%119.3%
Shareholder yield––––3.7%−4.7%4.7%2.1%1.3%−1.2%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)1,1373,7423,0411,0813,2884,3164,38210,10515,9809,520
Every year is restated for later splits and bonuses, so they do not break the line. The figure the company stated that year is under each line it differs from. The dividend as declared is blank for the year to Mar 2018: its payments were declared on different share counts, a split or bonus between them, so they do not add to one figure. As stated that year and earnings per share are left blank for the year to Mar 2020: the earnings per share stated does not match any profit the filing states over the shares in issue, and the share count barely moved during the period.

Ratios

Consolidated, years to March.PCBL Chemical PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Filed 21 MayMar 2020Filed 23 JunMar 2021Filed 22 AprMar 2022Filed 20 AprMar 2023Filed 16 MayMar 2024Filed 24 MayMar 2025Filed 10 JunMar 2026Filed 14 Jul
Revenue growth13.5%20.9%35.7%−8.1%−18.0%67.2%29.9%11.2%30.9%−2.6%
Operating profit growth–36.1%63.5%−24.7%11.6%26.0%12.0%41.9%28.9%−22.0%
Net profit growth215.8%239.2%66.7%−24.9%9.2%35.8%3.7%11.1%−11.5%−54.4%
Earnings per share growth–239.1%66.7%––29.6%−0.9%11.1%−11.5%−55.3%
––23.3%17.1%17.3%18.7%16.2%16.2%12.5%5.1%
–––−6.1 pts0.1 pts1.5 pts−2.5 pts−0.1 pts−3.6 pts−7.4 pts
From the net margin–––−4.4 pts5.7 pts−3.2 pts−3.8 pts0.0 pts−5.2 pts−6.7 pts
From asset turnover–––−1.3 pts−5.0 pts5.4 pts1.2 pts−5.2 pts−0.5 pts−0.1 pts
From borrowing–––−0.5 pts−0.6 pts−0.6 pts0.1 pts5.1 pts2.1 pts−0.6 pts
Return on capital employed––23.1%16.5%16.3%16.1%15.7%10.2%10.9%7.6%
Cash conversion––––122.6%68.1%114.0%225.1%175.0%795.8%
Interest cover4.27.614.98.112.018.311.14.52.21.6
Debt to equity––0.440.320.290.260.331.481.451.20
Receivable days––6866979170977862
Inventory days––73541017048828065
Payable days––8101341068014710092
Cash conversion cycle, days––60121645538325735
Working capital days––4671495538485132
Asset turnover––1.040.970.761.041.130.770.730.71
Assets per rupee of net worth––2.052.001.941.871.882.753.312.99
Sales per rupee of plant––2.362.151.632.312.941.802.371.85
Capital spending to depreciation––––1.052.536.552.472.241.95
Plant being built, % of plant in use––11.7%20.2%16.4%9.1%57.6%12.2%20.6%12.8%
No balance sheet is on record for the years to Mar 2017 and Mar 2018, so its lines and the ratios worked from it are blank there.

Growth and returns over 3, 5 and 10 years

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
1.7%
Cash from operations against operating profit
151.1%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate15.8%25.2%12.4%
Profit growth, yearly rate24.9%−8.8%−23.5%
Return on equity, average–13.8%11.3%
Return on capital employed, average–12.1%9.5%
Operating margin, average15.1%14.4%14.9%
Net margin, average7.6%6.5%5.1%
Asset turnover, average–0.880.74
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–4341
Interest cover, average8.57.52.8
Debt to equity, average–0.951.38

Where the cash came from and went

Consolidated: the company and its subsidiaries together. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations4,2363,4421,576
Cash from investing−6,672−5,580−675
Cash from financing2,5132,327−990
Capital spending3,2382,036727
Dividends paid1,038642226
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash726336336
Borrowings raised18,10315,6855,977
Borrowings repaid14,01511,9336,582

Accounting checks

Consolidated, years to March. Published tests of whether reported profit is backed by cash and the balance sheet.

CheckMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––––765564
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.81––3.392.693.044.643.221.992.632.14
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––––−2.70−1.76−1.45−2.31−2.62−3.28
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––––3.7415.909.5943.043.17−6.11
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––––1.001.401.733.06
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−1.7938.28−11.00−29.3642.80−26.03−19.65
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–––−24.4762.89−59.02−44.2772.29−3.19−17.72
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–––−0.19−1.400.822.811.13−0.40−0.15
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–––2.841.150.426.630.242.190.46
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent58.9024.3828.2018.9719.9119.8023.9827.3924.6824.06
Tax charged less tax paid, % of profitOur threshold 10 percentage points–––––0.31−4.52−4.48−6.17−1.51
A threshold marked as ours has no published figure; it is the line we read the check against.

Credit ratings

An agency's view of the chance the company repays a borrowing on time, from AAA, the highest, down to D, in default.

DateAgencyBorrowing ratedRatingOutlookAmount, ₹ Cr
7 Jul 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Non-fund-based - LT/ ST-BG/LCCARE AA / CARE A1+Review, Re-affirmNegative575
7 Jul 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Term Loan-Long TermWithdrawnReview, Other
7 Jul 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Debentures-Non Convertible DebenturesWithdrawnReview, Other
7 Jul 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based - ST-Working Capital Demand loanCARE A1+Review, Re-affirm100
7 Jul 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based - LT-Cash CreditCARE AAReview, Re-affirmNegative750
7 Jul 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based/Non-fund-based-LT/STCARE AA / CARE A1+Review, Re-affirmNegative1,190
12 Feb 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Unallocated limits-Unallocated limits[ICRA]AAReview, Re-affirmNegative136.90
12 Feb 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based-Term loan[ICRA]AAReview, Re-affirmNegative583.10
12 Feb 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Commercial Paper[ICRA]A1+Review, Re-affirm500
12 Feb 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Fund-based-Working capital term loan[ICRA]AAReview, Re-affirmNegative480
12 Feb 2026ICRA Limited (opens in a new tab)Non Convertible Debentures[ICRA]AAReview, Re-affirmNegative700
9 Jan 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Commercial PaperCrisil A1+Review, Re-affirm550
9 Jan 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Bank FacilitiesCrisil AAReview, OtherNegative350
9 Jan 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Non Convertible DebenturesCrisil AAReview, OtherNegative700
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.