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HPAL · Basic Materials ₹35.85 +0.17% Mkt Cap ₹331 Cr

HPAL

Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
₹35.85
+0.17% today · 30d +1.88%
as of 2026-09-04
Price · Daily Candles
“HPAL's Profit Plunge: Q4 Net Loss Deepens Amidst Revenue Decline”
HPAL reported a significant Q4 2026 net loss of ₹2.0 Cr, a 155.77% YoY decline, alongside a 13.48% YoY revenue decrease to ₹58.0 Cr. Its annual net profit also fell 61.76% to ₹7.0 Cr, resulting in a TTM EPS of ₹0.76 and a PE of 47.67.
BULL CASE
+The 5-year revenue CAGR stands at 16.13%, indicating historical growth.
+The company's shares are trading at ₹36.1, which is 33.88% below its 52-week high of ₹54.6.
+FIIs slightly increased their stake by 0.01% QoQ, currently holding 0.02% of the company.
BEAR CASE
Q4 2026 revenue declined 13.48% YoY to ₹58.0 Cr, while net profit plummeted 155.77% YoY to -₹2.0 Cr.
Annual net profit for FY26 decreased 61.76% to ₹7.0 Cr, and operating profit saw a significant 141.55% YoY decline in Q4.
The company has a negative free cash flow yield of -1.73% of market cap.
The company's share price has experienced a significant downturn, with a 30.31% drop over the last year and a 22.96% decline over the last six months.
ML predictions show a weak rank for sales growth across all time horizons, including a 0.379 rank for 1-year rolling 4-year sales growth.
⟳ What Changed
₹ Latest Earnings · Q ending 2026-03-31
REVENUE
₹58 Cr
-13.48% YoY
NET PROFIT
₹-2 Cr
-155.77% YoY
OPM
-5.18%
-15.85pp YoY
EPS
₹-0.26
PE 47.67
Intrinsic value · DCF: N/A — Company is currently free-cash-flow negative (-1.7% 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
HPAL trades at a PE of 47.67 with an ROCE of 6.0%, significantly underperforming peers like ASIANPAINT (PE 69.19, ROCE 28.61%) and PIDILITIND (PE 61.45, ROCE 30.22%) in profitability.
PEERPEROCE %
HPAL47.676.0
ASIANPAINT69.1928.61
PIDILITIND61.4530.22
FLUOROCHEM76.1315.03
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SCORE / 100
Overall
6-axis composite of the sections below.
Performance UNDERPERFORMER 20
Valuation FAIR 40
Growth DECLINING 28
Profitability LOW 18
Technicals NEUTRAL 65
Risk ELEVATED 30
Key Stats
TTM PE
47.67
P/B
1.76
52W HIGH
₹53.0
OFF HIGH
-32.36%
DIV YIELD
1.11%
MKT CAP
₹331 Cr
◉ Active Signals
MACDBullish0.0537
RSI(14)Neutral54.76
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