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Primo Chemicals financials: balance sheet, profit and loss, cash flow

NSE: PRIMOBSE: 506852Chemicals & PetrochemicalsSmall Cap

Primo Chemicals Limited · Face value ₹2 · Listed Jan 1984 on BSE, Apr 2025 on NSE
Last close ₹22.63down ₹0.27 (1.18%)BSE ₹22.53

Share price at the NSE close on 30 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹22.90.

30 Oct: open ₹23.25, high ₹23.39, low ₹22.33

52-week range of traded prices to 30 Oct 2026
₹16.10Low, 24 Mar 2026₹29.80High, 28 Sep 2026
Market cap
₹548 Cr1,815th largest listed
P/E
34.33
P/B
1.35
Dividend yield
Nonein the last 12 months
ROE
4.0%
ROCE
2.9%
Debt to equity
0.32
Volume, NSE
1,09,98135.8% delivered

Primo Chemicals' financial statements for the 10 years to Mar 2026, standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries, with the twelve months to Jun 2026 after them.

10 years at a glance

₹ crore, years to March.Primo Chemicals annual reports

Revenue, net profit and borrowings, ₹ crore

  • Revenue
  • Net profit
  • Borrowings
  • Loss
270−28Mar 17342−4.8Mar 183765630Mar 192908.832Mar 202268.22.8Mar 214545761Mar 22707134144Mar 23397−26176Mar 245562.4169Mar 2556211131Mar 26
Peak revenue ₹707 Cr, year to Mar 2023; lowest ₹226 Cr, year to Mar 2021A loss in 3 of the 10 years shown

Operating and net margin, per cent

  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
27.2%−10.3%−6.4%8.4%20.9%5.5%−5.5%19.1%27.2%1.7%12.3%12.2%−10.3%−1.4%14.9%3.0%3.6%12.5%18.9%−6.5%0.4%1.9%Mar 17Mar 19Mar 21Mar 23Mar 25Mar 26

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

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore.

From revenue to net profit

  1. Revenue562
  2. Materials and goods−357
  3. Employee costs−47
  4. Other expenses−89
  5. Operating profit68
  6. Depreciation−53
  7. Other income+20
  8. One-off items−0.2
  9. Finance costs−18
  10. Profit before tax17
  11. Tax−6.3
  12. Net profit11

What the company owns

  • Plant, investments and other assets₹611 Cr
  • Inventory₹33 Cr
  • Receivables₹32 Cr
  • Cash and bank₹4 Cr

What pays for it: net worth and liabilities

  • Net worth₹394 Cr
  • Borrowings₹131 Cr
  • Other liabilities₹123 Cr
  • Owed to suppliers₹33 Cr

Profit and loss

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March. The last column is the twelve months to Jun 2026, the latest four quarters added.Primo Chemicals quarterly results

₹ croreMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 30 MayMar 2026Jun 2026Twelve months
Revenue from operations270342376290226454707397556562560
287313297274239367515390487493491
Materials and goods bought229242233210173249359273355357357
Employee costs––273523173239504747
Other expenses––38304310112478828987
Operating profit before depreciation−17297816−12871927686869
Operating margin−6.4%8.4%20.9%5.5%−5.5%19.1%27.2%1.7%12.3%12.2%12.3%
Materials, % of revenue––61.9%72.4%76.4%54.8%50.7%68.8%64.0%63.6%63.7%
Employee costs, % of revenue––7.3%12.0%10.0%3.8%4.5%9.7%9.1%8.4%8.4%
Other expenses, % of revenue––10.0%10.2%19.1%22.3%17.6%19.7%14.7%15.8%15.6%
Depreciation and amortisation89161317172440515353
Operating profit after depreciation−2520623−3069168−33171616
Other income1752155152619212020
Finance costs4208559818231817
Profit before one-off items and tax−28659182076186−31151719
One-off items–−11000000000
Profit before tax−28−559182076186−31151719
––39121953−61367
Net profit−28−5569857134−2621111
Other comprehensive income––1−2−13−10000
Total comprehensive income––577760133−2631111
Net margin−10.3%−1.4%14.9%3.0%3.6%12.5%18.9%−6.5%0.4%1.9%2.0%
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

Standalone, ₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 30 MayMar 2026
657097274407381383394
Share capital2727314848484848
Reserves384366225358332335345
3032361144176169131
122142130131169199238194
3915197115012811293
Total assets226228246476726708733680
125195199377585604588572
101334799140104145108
Net debt−4019−536113175161126
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

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

₹ croreMar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 30 MayMar 2026
5370150146465
5284183286466
−6−50−278−11−10
Receivables−11−16−1917−811
Inventories2−11−1−4−121
Payables−31625−2021−35
Other working capital7−39−3316−1313
Tax paid1−14−33−140−2
Capital spending14189684026
Free cash flow5266−39−542439
−23−191−233−56−43−18
−341378121−22−46
Dividends paid000000
Shares bought back000000
Shares issued0130000
Net change in cash−416−3−2101
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

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.

₹ per shareMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 30 MayMar 2026
–––––₹12.52₹5.53−₹1.07₹0.10₹0.44
As stated that year−₹11.84−₹1.78₹20.58₹3.24₹2.97₹12.52₹5.53−₹1.07₹0.10₹0.44
–––––₹12.52₹5.53−₹1.07₹0.10₹0.44
–––––₹11.30₹16.78₹15.71₹15.81₹16.25
Shareholder yield––––0.0%−0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)4098159772422,0891,961826514437
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.

Ratios

Standalone, years to March.Primo Chemicals PE ratio and valuation

RatioMar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Filed 30 MayMar 2026
Revenue growth26.8%9.9%−22.7%−22.1%100.6%55.8%−43.9%39.9%1.1%
Operating profit growth–172.6%−79.6%––122.0%−96.4%887.6%−0.1%
Net profit growth––−84.2%−6.5%588.6%136.2%––349.1%
Earnings per share growth–––––−55.8%––340.0%
–85.4%13.0%9.9%30.6%39.4%−6.6%0.6%2.7%
––−72.4 pts−3.1 pts20.8 pts8.8 pts−46.0 pts7.2 pts2.1 pts
From the net margin––−68.0 pts2.6 pts24.0 pts15.8 pts−52.9 pts7.0 pts2.1 pts
From asset turnover––−4.0 pts−3.9 pts10.7 pts−3.0 pts7.2 pts0.2 pts0.1 pts
From borrowing––−0.5 pts−1.8 pts−13.9 pts−4.1 pts−0.2 pts0.0 pts−0.1 pts
Return on capital employed–64.8%2.8%−29.8%20.7%30.6%−5.9%3.1%3.0%
Cash conversion–––640.5%123.8%111.6%–2,739.4%612.4%
Interest cover1.07.70.5–7.820.9–0.70.8
Debt to equity–0.460.450.030.220.360.460.440.33
Receivable days–67262627322821
Inventory days–1314132518303534
Payable days–4754586570416534
Cash conversion cycle, days–−29−33−19−13−2621−321
Working capital days–−87−114−143−39−20−23−9−10
Asset turnover–1.661.280.961.261.180.550.770.80
Assets per rupee of net worth–3.463.342.831.951.771.821.891.82
Sales per rupee of plant–4.221.731.452.932.550.851.121.20
Capital spending to depreciation–––0.040.227.901.720.790.49
Plant being built, % of plant in use–18.5%8.7%22.1%114.0%76.7%10.4%2.1%2.7%
Interest cover is left blank for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2021 and Mar 2024: operating profit after depreciation is a loss, and a loss covers no interest bill. 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

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. Each window ends with the year to Mar 2026.

Return on assets, latest year
1.5%
Cash from operations against operating profit
94.7%
Measure10 years5 years3 years
Revenue growth, yearly rate–19.9%−7.4%
Profit growth, yearly rate–5.1%−57.1%
Return on equity, average–13.4%−1.1%
Return on capital employed, average–10.3%0.1%
Operating margin, average9.5%14.5%8.7%
Net margin, average3.7%5.4%−1.4%
Asset turnover, average–0.910.71
Cash conversion cycle, days, average–013
Interest cover, average–7.60.8
Debt to equity, average–0.360.41

Where the cash came from and went

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ crore5 years3 yearsLatest year
Cash from operations36314365
Cash from investing−541−117−18
Cash from financing172−47−46
Capital spending32713426
Dividends paid000
Shares bought back000
Shares issued for cash1300
Borrowings raised28813833
Borrowings repaid15915270

Accounting checks

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

CheckMar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Piotroski score, out of 9Published threshold 3 points out of 9––477–––
Altman Z-scorePublished threshold 1.813.351.602.35–––––
Beneish M-scorePublished threshold −1.78––−0.79−1.34––––
Profit not backed by cash, % of assetsPublished threshold 10 per cent of average total assets––−8.9149.24––––
Cash from operations to profit, 3 yearsPublished threshold 0.7 times––––1.37–––
Receivables growth less revenue growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–19.37208.66−0.16––––
Inventory growth less cost-of-goods growthOur threshold 0 percentage points–5.85−2.94129.44––––
Other current assets growth less revenue growthOur threshold 5 per cent of revenue–−3.444.211.78––––
Assets under construction, years of additionsOur threshold 2 years of additions–0.165.7010.94––––
Effective tax ratePublished threshold 17.16 per cent4.9351.5558.96–––––
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
30 Sep 2026CRISIL Ratings LimitedBank FacilitiesCrisil A3+Review, Other25
30 Sep 2026CRISIL Ratings LimitedBank FacilitiesCrisil BBBReview, OtherStable24.57
22 Jul 2026CARE Ratings LimitedFund-based - LT-Term LoanWithdrawnReview, Other
22 Jul 2026CARE Ratings LimitedLT/ST Fund-based/Non-fund-based-CC/WCDL/OD/LC/BGWithdrawnReview, Other
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.