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BASF · Basic Materials ₹3861.1 +0.16% Mkt Cap ₹16696 Cr

BASF

Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
₹3861.1
+0.16% today · 30d -6.26%
as of 2026-09-04
Price · Daily Candles
“BASF India's EPS Dips Amidst Slowing Growth, While FIIs Increase Stake.”
BASF India reported a 12.31% YoY decline in annual net profit for FY26 to ₹420 Cr, with revenues also down 2.07% YoY to ₹14944 Cr. Despite this, FIIs increased their holding by 1.22% QoQ to 5.34% in the latest quarter, even as the stock price has fallen 34.11% over the past year.
BULL CASE
+FIIs increased their stake by 1.22% QoQ, holding 5.34% as of March 2026.
+Despite recent profit decline, the company maintains a decent profitability business score (score 55).
+ML models predict neutral to strong sales growth for the next year, with sales_1y_recent_2y rank at 0.685 and sales_1y_rolling_4y rank at 0.64.
BEAR CASE
Annual net profit declined by 12.31% YoY to ₹420 Cr in FY26, following a 2.07% YoY revenue decline to ₹14944 Cr.
The stock has seen significant price depreciation, down 34.11% over the last 1 year and 20.75% over the last 6 months.
The company's MACD signal is strongly bearish at -49.5463, and RSI(14) is moderately bearish at 39.7, indicating negative technical momentum.
The company is currently free-cash-flow negative, with a FCF yield of -2.09% of mktcap, and ML predictions for FCF growth are weak (fcf_1y_rolling_4y rank 0.0).
⟳ What Changed
₹ Latest Earnings · Q ending 2026-06-30
REVENUE
₹4824 Cr
+24.51% YoY
NET PROFIT
₹360 Cr
+162.22% YoY
OPM
10.87%
+4.88pp YoY
EPS
₹80.4
PE 36.25
Intrinsic value · DCF: N/A — Company is currently free-cash-flow negative (-1.9% of mktcap). DCF assumes a going concern generating positive cash flow; a meaningful intrinsic value can only be computed once FCF turns positive. Use the Strategy Fit and ML sections instead.
◇ Sector Position
BASF India's TTM PE of 36.25 and ROCE of 15.0% sit below peers like Asian Paints (PE 69.19, ROCE 28.61%) and Pidilite Industries (PE 61.45, ROCE 30.22%), suggesting it trades at a discount but also indicates lower efficiency in capital utilization compared to sector leaders.
PEERPEROCE %
BASF36.2515.0
ASIANPAINT69.1928.61
PIDILITIND61.4530.22
FLUOROCHEM76.1315.03
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45
SCORE / 100
Overall
6-axis composite of the sections below.
Performance UNDERPERFORMER 20
Valuation FAIR 40
Growth MUTED 35
Profitability DECENT 68
Technicals NEUTRAL 57
Risk MODERATE 50
Key Stats
TTM PE
36.25
P/B
3.82
52W HIGH
₹4829.9
OFF HIGH
-20.06%
DIV YIELD
0.71%
MKT CAP
₹16696 Cr
◉ Active Signals
MACDBearish-19.5964
RSI(14)Neutral50.37
Street Consensus
1 analyst
₹4327.0
mean target
Low ₹4327.0Now ₹3861.1High ₹4327.0
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