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Hikal Overview

Hikal Ltd is in the manufacturing of various chemical intermediates, active pharmaceutical elements (APIs), contract research activities and speciality chemical substances. The Company offers prescribed drugs and agrochemicals. Its segments comprises Crop Protection and Pharmaceuticals. It offers agrochemicals, inclusive of active elements, such as Ammonium dithiocarbamate, Amitrole Tech, Diuron Tech, Ethion Tech, Imazalil Tech, Isoproturon Tech, Meta chloro Aniline (MCA), Quinalphos Tech and Temephos Tech, and intermediates and distinctiveness...Read More

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Hikal Key Financials

Market Cap ₹2126 Cr.

Stock P/E 23.4

P/B 1.8

Current Price ₹172.4

Book Value ₹ 96.4

Face Value 2

52W High ₹456.6

Dividend Yield 0.81%

52W Low ₹ 171.5

Hikal Share Price

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Hikal Quarterly Results

#(Fig in Cr.) Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025
Net Sales 435 448 514 407 453 448 552 380 319 494
Other Income 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 2 3
Total Income 436 448 515 407 453 451 553 381 320 497
Total Expenditure 377 383 420 349 378 376 429 355 311 412
Operating Profit 59 65 95 59 75 76 124 26 9 86
Interest 13 14 15 20 19 19 18 17 15 16
Depreciation 29 29 32 32 32 33 38 39 41 41
Exceptional Income / Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -38
Profit Before Tax 17 22 47 7 25 24 68 -30 -47 -9
Provision for Tax 4 6 13 2 7 7 18 -8 -12 -3
Profit After Tax 13 16 34 5 18 17 50 -22 -35 -6
Adjustments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit After Adjustments 13 16 34 5 18 17 50 -22 -35 -6
Adjusted Earnings Per Share 1 1.3 2.7 0.4 1.5 1.4 4.1 -1.8 -2.8 -0.5

Hikal Profit & Loss

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 TTM
Net Sales 872 926 1014 1296 1590 1507 1720 1943 2023 1785 1860 1745
Other Income 2 2 3 4 2 4 5 5 5 3 5 7
Total Income 873 927 1017 1301 1592 1511 1725 1948 2028 1787 1865 1751
Total Expenditure 689 745 815 1054 1291 1234 1398 1602 1766 1518 1531 1507
Operating Profit 184 183 202 246 300 277 328 345 262 270 333 245
Interest 60 62 48 49 58 52 36 31 48 56 75 66
Depreciation 64 67 69 86 93 82 85 96 109 118 134 159
Exceptional Income / Expenses 0 0 -4 0 0 -15 0 0 0 0 0 -38
Profit Before Tax 60 53 80 111 149 127 206 219 105 96 124 -18
Provision for Tax 19 12 13 34 46 42 73 58 27 26 33 -5
Profit After Tax 40 41 68 77 103 84 133 160 78 70 91 -13
Adjustments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profit After Adjustments 40 41 68 77 103 84 133 160 78 70 91 -13
Adjusted Earnings Per Share 3.3 3.3 5.5 6.3 8.4 6.8 10.8 13 6.4 5.6 7.4 -1

Growth Rates

# 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Sales CAGR 4% -1% 4% 8%
Operating Profit CAGR 23% -1% 4% 6%
PAT CAGR 30% -17% 2% 9%
# 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Share Price CAGR -55% -16% 2% 7%
ROE Average 7% 7% 10% 11%
ROCE Average 10% 9% 12% 12%

Hikal Balance Sheet

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Shareholder's Funds 532 564 605 669 756 817 933 1068 1133 1188 1262
Minority's Interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Borrowings 201 297 320 297 298 303 263 287 490 423 367
Other Non-Current Liabilities 40 40 4 15 62 107 116 145 101 220 166
Total Current Liabilities 530 397 470 616 659 653 703 828 662 933 1011
Total Liabilities 1304 1298 1399 1597 1775 1879 2016 2328 2385 2764 2806
Fixed Assets 639 623 668 634 713 735 713 879 948 1071 1365
Other Non-Current Assets 152 185 124 218 175 313 378 425 498 550 225
Total Current Assets 513 490 607 746 886 831 925 1023 939 1143 1217
Total Assets 1304 1298 1399 1597 1775 1879 2016 2328 2385 2764 2806

Hikal Cash Flow

#(Fig in Cr.) Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Opening Cash & Cash Equivalents 16 6 4 2 6 11 32 8 11 27 13
Cash Flow from Operating Activities 102 186 163 139 186 285 229 294 315 187 280
Cash Flow from Investing Activities -43 -64 -102 -110 -125 -164 -156 -284 -292 -174 -137
Cash Flow from Financing Activities -69 -124 -63 -25 -55 -101 -97 -6 -8 -27 -144
Net Cash Inflow / Outflow -10 -2 -2 4 6 20 -24 4 15 -14 0
Closing Cash & Cash Equivalent 6 4 2 6 11 32 8 11 27 13 13

Hikal Ratios

# Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Earnings Per Share (Rs) 3.28 3.34 5.49 6.26 8.36 6.85 10.8 13.02 6.36 5.64 7.35
CEPS(Rs) 8.48 8.8 11.1 13.21 15.89 13.54 17.71 20.78 15.2 15.16 18.23
DPS(Rs) 1 1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 2 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.4
Book NAV/Share(Rs) 34.56 37.16 49.07 54.29 61.33 66.22 75.7 86.62 91.93 96.17 102.21
Core EBITDA Margin(%) 20.79 19.33 19.19 18.59 18.75 18.12 18.77 17.53 12.71 14.96 17.66
EBIT Margin(%) 13.65 12.34 12.43 12.35 13.05 11.88 14.1 12.86 7.59 8.51 10.7
Pre Tax Margin(%) 6.81 5.69 7.76 8.58 9.38 8.4 12 11.25 5.21 5.35 6.66
PAT Margin (%) 4.6 4.4 6.55 5.94 6.48 5.6 7.74 8.26 3.87 3.9 4.88
Cash Profit Margin (%) 11.92 11.6 13.24 12.52 12.33 11.07 12.69 13.19 9.26 10.49 12.11
ROA(%) 3.12 3.17 5.02 5.15 6.11 4.62 6.84 7.39 3.33 2.7 3.26
ROE(%) 9.81 9.32 12.74 12.12 14.46 10.74 15.22 16.04 7.12 6 7.41
ROCE(%) 12.5 11.92 11.87 12.81 15.25 12.44 16.15 15.21 8.47 7.82 9.88
Receivable days 45.07 46.88 65.09 76.34 73.14 83.56 87.62 86.73 79.34 101.45 105.26
Inventory Days 130.03 118.04 97.91 79.54 76.61 81.93 61.44 55.96 58.25 63.45 62.63
Payable days 114.68 104.06 92.64 77.03 69.37 84.9 86.55 87.68 92.7 131.02 127.05
PER(x) 28.24 23.38 25.83 21.87 20.93 10.22 13.29 30.92 44.34 46.99 54.42
Price/Book(x) 2.68 2.1 2.89 2.52 2.85 1.06 1.9 4.65 3.07 2.75 3.91
Dividend Yield(%) 0.72 0.85 0.56 0.58 0.69 1.71 1.39 0.4 0.43 0.45 0.35
EV/Net Sales(x) 1.92 1.57 2.3 1.77 1.75 0.96 1.36 2.88 2.06 2.28 3.06
EV/Core EBITDA(x) 9.1 7.93 11.54 9.33 9.28 5.22 7.14 16.17 15.87 15.08 17.05
Net Sales Growth(%) 5.14 6.17 9.54 27.83 22.65 -5.18 14.14 12.92 4.13 -11.79 4.21
EBIT Growth(%) -27.89 -3.67 11.38 24.95 29.2 -13.74 35.55 2.95 -38.56 -1.02 31.01
PAT Growth(%) -36.77 1.97 64.36 14.05 33.47 -18.08 57.68 20.55 -51.16 -11.2 30.46
EPS Growth(%) -36.77 1.97 64.36 14.04 33.47 -18.08 57.68 20.55 -51.16 -11.35 30.46
Debt/Equity(x) 1.28 1.1 0.99 0.95 0.87 0.79 0.65 0.63 0.66 0.69 0.6
Current Ratio(x) 0.97 1.23 1.29 1.21 1.35 1.27 1.32 1.24 1.42 1.23 1.2
Quick Ratio(x) 0.38 0.5 0.73 0.72 0.79 0.79 0.94 0.84 0.94 0.9 0.87
Interest Cover(x) 2 1.85 2.66 3.27 3.55 3.41 6.7 8 3.19 2.69 2.65
Total Debt/Mcap(x) 0.48 0.52 0.34 0.38 0.31 0.75 0.34 0.14 0.22 0.25 0.15

Hikal Shareholding Pattern

# Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025
Promoter 68.85 68.85 68.85 68.85 68.85 68.85 68.85 68.85 68.85 68.85
FII 4.81 6.13 6.55 6.67 6.78 6.06 5.69 5.36 4.23 2.3
DII 3.12 3.15 3.53 3.17 3.58 3.48 3.8 4.03 5.16 7.05
Public 23.22 21.86 21.07 21.32 20.79 21.61 21.66 21.77 21.76 21.79
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Hikal News

Hikal Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Debtor days have improved from 131.02 to 127.05days.
  • Company has reduced debt.

Cons

  • Company has a low return on equity of 7% over the last 3 years.
  • The company has delivered a poor profit growth of 1% over past five years.
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