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DSFCL · Basic Materials ₹25.88 +0.5% Mkt Cap ₹221 Cr

DSFCL

Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
₹25.88
+0.5% today · 30d +1.09%
as of 2026-09-04
Price · Daily Candles
“DSFCL's Annual Profits Plummet 118%, Quarterly Loses ₹4 Cr, as Price Slumps 42% in Three Months.”
DSFCL faced a challenging year, with annual net profit collapsing -118.39% YoY to ₹-4 Cr and sales declining -11.01%. The most recent quarter ending March 2026 also reported a net loss of ₹-4 Cr on ₹93 Cr revenue, triggering a sharp stock correction as the price fell -42.72% over the last three months.
BULL CASE
+Promoters maintain a significant stake at 50.11% as of March 2026.
+Despite recent losses, the Q4 FY26 operating margin was -1.88%, which could improve with cost management.
+The stock is trading at a PB ratio of 1.02, near its book value of ₹24.75.
BEAR CASE
Annual net profit for March 2026 plummeted -118.39% to ₹-4 Cr, from a positive profit in the prior year.
Quarterly net profit for March 2026 was a loss of ₹-4 Cr, on revenues of ₹93 Cr.
Annual revenue for March 2026 declined -11.01% YoY, indicating a contraction in the business.
The stock price has fallen -42.72% in the last 3 months and is currently -50.76% off its 52-week high of ₹52.5.
DIIs reduced their stake by -0.81% QoQ, bringing their holding to 12.01% as of March 2026.
⟳ What Changed
₹ Latest Earnings · Q ending 2026-06-30
REVENUE
₹91 Cr
NET PROFIT
₹3 Cr
OPM
6.7%
EPS
₹0.3
Intrinsic value · DCF: N/A — ML model predicts severe Δ FCF compression (h1=-10.1%, h2=+0.2%, h3=-0.9% of mktcap), driving projected FCF negative by year 3 despite healthy current FCF. Treating as forecast outlier rather than reporting a misleading ₹0 valuation. Use the Strategy Fit and ML sections instead.
◇ Sector Position
DSFCL's price-to-sales of 0.54 and negative profit margin contrast sharply with peers like Asian Paints (PE 69.19, ROCE 28.61%) and Pidilite Industries (PE 61.45, ROCE 30.22%) in the specialty chemicals sector.
PEERPEROCE %
DSFCL
ASIANPAINT69.1928.61
PIDILITIND61.4530.22
FLUOROCHEM76.1315.03
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37
SCORE / 100
Overall
6-axis composite of the sections below.
Performance
Valuation
Growth DECLINING 25
Profitability AVERAGE 30
Technicals NEUTRAL 62
Risk ELEVATED 30
Key Stats
P/B
1.02
52W HIGH
₹52.5
OFF HIGH
-50.7%
MKT CAP
₹221 Cr
◉ Active Signals
MACDNeutral-0.146
RSI(14)Neutral46.44
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