Company Overview
Primo Chemicals Limited engages in the manufacture and sale of chemicals in India. The company offers caustic soda lye and flakes; hydrochloric acid; liquid chlorine; aluminium chloride; sodium hypochlorite; hydrogen gas; and stable bleaching powder. It serves paper and paper pulp, soap and detergents, textile, dye stuff and aluminium industry, fertilisers, refineries, viscose, rayon, water demineralization, power, fertiliser plants, metal pickling, preparation of various metal chloride, water treatment plants, stable bleaching powder, chloromethanes, chlororganic chemicals, textile bleaching, laundry trade, dis-infection of drinking water, hydrogenation of vegetable oils, unsaturated fats, optical fiber units, coolant, fuel, oxidising agent, disinfecting agent, textile industry, aquaculture, cleaning, separation of slurry, sizing in paper industry, decolourisation, decontamination of dyes in textile, sewage water treatment, agro-chemical, and pharmaceutical industries and applications. The company was formerly known as Punjab Alkalies & Chemicals Limited and changed its name to Primo Chemicals Limited in December 2022. Primo Chemicals Limited was incorporated in 1975 and is based in Chandigarh, India.
Why Investors Should Care
Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Mar 2026 Revenue of ₹561.69 Cr (+1.1% YoY); net profit ₹15.37 Cr.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +1.1%, earnings +331.8%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -7.4%, profit CAGR -51.8%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -7.40% |
| 1 Year: | 1.10% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -51.82% |
| 1 Year: | 331.79% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -8.10% |
| 6 Months: | +3.68% |
| 3 Months: | +2.57% |
| 1 Month: | -2.32% |
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- RSI (14)49.23 · Neutral
P/E of 159.67 is above the sector median of 27.45 — pricier than peers.
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Fundamental Growth Charts
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Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.
PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Trading at a high P/E of 159.7.
- Revenue declined at -7.4% CAGR over 5 years.
- Earnings shrank at -51.8% CAGR over 5 years.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
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Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Basic Materials).
| # | Name | CMP ₹ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRIMO Primo Chemicals Limited NSEINFRA | 23.95 | 159.67 | ₹580.41 Cr | 0.00% | 7.08% | 3.78% | -7.40% | -51.82% |
| 2 | ULTRACEMCO UltraTech Cement Limited NIFTY50NSEINFRA | 11,659.00 | 56.84 | ₹3.44 L Cr | 0.66% | 11.90% | 10.66% | 12.40% | 17.26% |
| 3 | JSWSTEEL JSW Steel Limited NIFTY50NSEAIINFRA | 1,244.70 | 86.92 | ₹3.04 L Cr | 0.57% | 18.75% | 22.30% | 3.61% | 75.28% |
| 4 | ASIANPAINT Asian Paints Limited NIFTY50NSEINFRA | 2,675.50 | 59.31 | ₹2.57 L Cr | 1.03% | 24.41% | 20.24% | 1.10% | 1.75% |
| 5 | TATASTEEL Tata Steel Limited NIFTY50NSEAIINFRA | 187.67 | 21.70 | ₹2.34 L Cr | 2.09% | 11.32% | 10.56% | -1.59% | 7.21% |
| 6 | HINDZINC Hindustan Zinc Limited NSEINFRA | 532.50 | 16.26 | ₹2.25 L Cr | 3.91% | 61.97% | 61.13% | 5.61% | 9.58% |
| 7 | HINDALCO Hindalco Industries Limited NIFTY50NSEAIINFRA | 963.55 | 16.01 | ₹2.17 L Cr | 0.52% | 9.42% | 9.80% | 7.10% | 9.87% |
| 8 | GRASIM Grasim Industries Limited NIFTY50NSEINFRA | 3,133.10 | 56.45 | ₹2.13 L Cr | 0.31% | 4.00% | 4.80% | 14.63% | -10.06% |
| 9 | VAML Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited NSEINFRA | 452.95 | inf | ₹1.77 L Cr | 0.00% | 41.97% | 49.39% | - | -46.32% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in INR.
| Metric | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 147.80 Cr | 109.88 Cr | 93.20 Cr | 91.43 Cr | 102.48 Cr | 121.93 Cr | 134.36 Cr | - | 155.42 Cr | 141.94 Cr | 134.74 Cr | 140.14 Cr | 144.87 Cr |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 90.13 Cr | 85.35 Cr | 87.78 Cr | 93.91 Cr | 90.31 Cr |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 65.29 Cr | 56.60 Cr | 46.97 Cr | 46.23 Cr | 54.55 Cr |
| Operating Expenses | 119.21 Cr | 102.83 Cr | 97.55 Cr | 88.64 Cr | 101.05 Cr | 106.82 Cr | 123.76 Cr | - | 53.84 Cr | 49.31 Cr | 44.90 Cr | 45.91 Cr | 48.50 Cr |
| Operating Income | 20.94 Cr | -1.66 Cr | -13.36 Cr | -7.49 Cr | -10.14 Cr | 2.77 Cr | -2.62 Cr | - | 11.45 Cr | 7.28 Cr | 2.06 Cr | 32.65 L | 6.05 Cr |
| EBITDA | 28.59 Cr | 7.05 Cr | -4.35 Cr | 2.79 Cr | 1.43 Cr | 15.11 Cr | 10.60 Cr | - | 28.38 Cr | 25.66 Cr | 19.76 Cr | 17.79 Cr | 24.68 Cr |
| Interest Expense | 3.21 Cr | 3.03 Cr | 4.38 Cr | 5.01 Cr | 5.78 Cr | 5.60 Cr | 5.67 Cr | - | 5.78 Cr | 5.46 Cr | 4.82 Cr | 4.34 Cr | 3.88 Cr |
| Pretax Income | 25.09 Cr | 77.00 L | -12.90 Cr | -8.80 Cr | -10.50 Cr | 3.04 Cr | -2.43 Cr | - | 10.09 Cr | 7.09 Cr | 1.70 Cr | 20.78 L | 7.82 Cr |
| Tax Provision | 7.62 Cr | 4.50 Cr | -66.95 L | -6.54 Cr | 17.28 Cr | 14.75 Cr | 15.69 Cr | - | 11.21 Cr | 4.03 Cr | -1.05 Cr | 54.78 L | 2.73 Cr |
| Net Income | 17.60 Cr | -4.29 Cr | -12.94 Cr | -15.19 Cr | 7.09 Cr | -11.25 Cr | 12.93 Cr | - | -41.28 L | 4.08 Cr | 4.16 Cr | 1.05 Cr | 6.07 Cr |
| Diluted EPS | 0.73 | -0.18 | -0.53 | -0.63 | 0.29 | -0.46 | 0.53 | - | -0.01 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.25 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in INR.
| Metric | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 223.00 Cr | - | 707.38 Cr | 396.98 Cr | 555.56 Cr | 561.69 Cr |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | 358.86 Cr | 279.05 Cr | 355.37 Cr | 357.35 Cr |
| Gross Profit | - | - | 348.52 Cr | 117.94 Cr | 200.19 Cr | 204.34 Cr |
| Operating Expenses | 235.00 Cr | - | 151.28 Cr | 132.57 Cr | 182.96 Cr | 188.63 Cr |
| Operating Income | -29.00 Cr | - | 197.24 Cr | -14.63 Cr | 17.24 Cr | 15.72 Cr |
| EBITDA | -12.00 Cr | - | 218.52 Cr | 26.34 Cr | 89.23 Cr | 87.89 Cr |
| Interest Expense | 5.00 Cr | - | 8.07 Cr | 18.21 Cr | 23.01 Cr | 18.50 Cr |
| Pretax Income | 20.00 Cr | - | 186.50 Cr | -31.43 Cr | 15.12 Cr | 16.82 Cr |
| Tax Provision | 11.80 Cr | - | 52.52 Cr | -5.57 Cr | 12.76 Cr | 6.26 Cr |
| Net Income | 8.00 Cr | - | 137.40 Cr | -25.33 Cr | 3.56 Cr | 15.37 Cr |
| Diluted EPS | 0.53 | 2.61 | 5.67 | -1.05 | 0.15 | - |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in INR.
| Metric | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | 246.00 Cr | - | 731.43 Cr | 714.15 Cr | 740.54 Cr | 692.48 Cr |
| Current Assets | - | - | 140.48 Cr | 104.19 Cr | 144.76 Cr | 108.03 Cr |
| Cash & Equivalents | - | - | 21.49 Cr | 47.13 L | 16.76 L | 1.02 Cr |
| Inventory | - | - | 18.01 Cr | 22.27 Cr | 33.90 Cr | 33.04 Cr |
| Receivables | - | - | 51.64 Cr | 35.00 Cr | 42.77 Cr | 31.80 Cr |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 318.96 Cr | 327.11 Cr | 349.83 Cr | 286.32 Cr |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 168.77 Cr | 198.64 Cr | 237.90 Cr | 193.63 Cr |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 123.13 Cr | 106.15 Cr | 79.98 Cr | 56.95 Cr |
| Total Debt | 1.00 Cr | - | 144.80 Cr | 178.23 Cr | 168.91 Cr | 131.15 Cr |
| Total Equity | 97.00 Cr | - | 412.47 Cr | 387.04 Cr | 390.71 Cr | 406.17 Cr |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | 24.23 Cr | 24.23 Cr | 24.23 Cr | 24.23 Cr |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in INR.
| Metric | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 53.00 Cr | - | 149.63 Cr | 13.67 Cr | 64.43 Cr | 64.68 Cr |
| Investing Cash Flow | -24.00 Cr | - | -233.35 Cr | -55.92 Cr | -42.98 Cr | -17.82 Cr |
| Financing Cash Flow | -34.00 Cr | - | 81.19 Cr | 21.23 Cr | -21.76 Cr | -46.02 Cr |
| Capital Expenditure | -24.00 Cr | - | -182.29 Cr | -67.63 Cr | -40.15 Cr | -26.02 Cr |
| Free Cash Flow | 29.00 Cr | - | -32.66 Cr | -53.96 Cr | 24.28 Cr | 38.67 Cr |
| Net Change in Cash | -5.00 Cr | - | -2.53 Cr | -21.02 Cr | -30.37 L | 85.19 L |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | 49.3% | 29.7% | 36.0% | 36.4% |
| Operating Margin % | -13.0% | - | 27.9% | -3.7% | 3.1% | 2.8% |
| Net Margin % | 3.6% | - | 19.4% | -6.4% | 0.6% | 2.7% |
| ROE % | 8.2% | - | 33.3% | -6.5% | 0.9% | 3.8% |
| ROCE % | - | - | 35.1% | -2.8% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
Shareholding Pattern
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PRIMO — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Primo Chemicals Limited (PRIMO)?
As of 2026-07-15 09:52 IST, Primo Chemicals Limited (PRIMO) trades at ₹23.95 on NSE. Its 52-week range is ₹16.85 to ₹30.44.
What is the market capitalisation of PRIMO?
Primo Chemicals Limited (PRIMO) has a market capitalisation of ₹580.41 Cr on NSE.
What is the P/E ratio of PRIMO?
PRIMO trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 159.67. The industry average P/E is 27.45. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 1.42.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of PRIMO?
PRIMO has a return on equity (ROE) of 3.78%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 7.08%.
Is PRIMO a good stock to buy?
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