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Archean Chemical Industries Limited (ACI.NS)

INR543.80 +8.85 (+1.65%)
IN NSE Basic Materials Chemicals
Address No. 2, North Crescent Road 600017
Chennai, IN
CEO Ranjit Pendurthi
IPO 2022-11-21
ISIN INE128X01021

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Also trades on Bombay Stock Exchange · ACI.BO (INR) National Stock Exchange of India · ACI.NS (INR)
Description

Archean Chemical Industries Limited operates as a manufacturer and global distributor of specialized chemicals extracted from marine sources, serving markets both within India and worldwide. Its product portfolio prominently features bromine, an essential chemical with widespread applications across sectors such as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, water purification, flame retardancy, various industrial additives, the oil and gas industry, and advanced energy storage solutions. The company also supplies industrial salt, which serves as a crucial raw material for the chemical industry in the production of substances like sodium carbonate, caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, chlorine, bleaching agents, chlorates, sodium sulphate, and metallic sodium. Additionally, Archean provides sulphate of potash, valued for its dual utility as an agricultural fertilizer and for certain medical applications. Established in 2003, the company maintains its headquarters in Chennai, India.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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Price
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INR543.80 +8.85 (+1.65%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
183.1K
Beta
0.19
Float Shares
43.57M
Free Float %
35.3%
Price Performance
1D5D1M3M6M YTD1Y3Y5Y10YMax
-1.85% -6.32% -3.87% +3.07% -7.12% +5.26% -3.54% +11.12% +28.00% +28.00% +28.00%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
543.80
DCF (Unlevered) 677.32 +24.6%
DCF (Levered) 510.18 -6.2%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 50% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 1 0
Buy 2 0
Hold 2 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 1 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
6.70
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
3 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
4 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
C-
Overall Score
1 / 5
Low
DCF Score
4 / 5
High
ROE Score
1 / 5
Low
ROA Score
1 / 5
Low
D/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/Book Score
1 / 5
Low
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Chemicals: +4.0%
    +3.9% Q1'26: -12.9% (vs Q1'25)
  • EPS growth Chemicals: +11.7%
    -34.1% Q1'26: -74.3% (vs Q1'25)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Chemicals: +41.7%
    +2.0% Q1'26: +0.0% (vs Q1'25)
  • EBIT margin Chemicals: +7.1%
    +13.5% Q1'26: +6.9% (vs Q1'25)
  • ROIC Chemicals: +3.4%
    +4.5% Q1'26: +2.8% (vs Q1'25)
  • Share dilution Chemicals: +0.0%
    0.0% Q1'26: -3.1% (vs Q1'25)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Chemicals: 0.55×
    1.95× Q1'26: 2.67× (vs Q1'25)
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Market assumptions
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Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.32) × ERP
WACC = 97% × Ke + 3% × Kd (4.1%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 668.02 Current price: 543.80
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

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Consensus Estimates
Metric Mar 2023
actual
Mar 2024
actual
Mar 2025
actual
Mar 2026
6 Rev. Ana.
5 EPS Ana.
Mar 2027
6 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Mar 2028
6 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Revenue
14.40B
est: 14.45B (-0.4%)
13.30B
est: 12.00B (+10.9%)
10.41B
est: 10.51B (-0.9%)
11.18B
10.85B – 11.69B
+6.4% YoY
15.78B
14.51B – 16.52B
+41.2% YoY
20.24B
18.24B – 22.27B
+28.3% YoY
EBITDA
6.77B
est: 5.63B (+20.3%)
5.06B
est: 4.67B (+8.2%)
3.11B
est: 4.09B (-24.0%)
4.35B
4.23B – 4.56B
+6.4% YoY
6.15B
5.65B – 6.44B
+41.2% YoY
7.89B
7.11B – 8.68B
+28.3% YoY
EBIT
6.06B
est: 4.73B (+28.0%)
4.34B
est: 3.93B (+10.5%)
2.32B
est: 3.44B (-32.6%)
3.66B
3.55B – 3.83B
+6.4% YoY
5.17B
4.75B – 5.41B
+41.2% YoY
6.63B
5.97B – 7.29B
+28.3% YoY
Net Income
3.83B
est: 4.13B (-7.4%)
3.19B
est: 2.70B (+18.1%)
1.62B
est: 2.25B (-27.9%)
1.52B
1.30B – 1.78B
-32.4% YoY
3.21B
2.95B – 3.59B
+111.3% YoY
4.46B
4.20B – 4.79B
+38.9% YoY
SGA
5.37B
est: 5.90B (-8.9%)
5.29B
est: 4.90B (+8.0%)
4.55B
est: 4.29B (+6.1%)
4.56B
4.43B – 4.77B
+6.4% YoY
6.44B
5.92B – 6.74B
+41.2% YoY
8.26B
7.44B – 9.09B
+28.3% YoY
EPS
34.66
est: 33.43 (+3.7%)
25.90
est: 21.91 (+18.2%)
13.13
est: 18.36 (-28.5%)
12.30
10.50 – 14.40
-33.0% YoY
25.84
23.85 – 29.02
+110.1% YoY
36.46
33.99 – 38.73
+41.1% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-12 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-11 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-08 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-07 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-06 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-05 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-04 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-30 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-29 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-28 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-27 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-24 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-23 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-22 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-21 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-20 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-17 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-16 C- 1/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
-924.33M
OE per share TTM
-7.50
Owner's Yield
-1.24%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
231.93%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
117.0%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

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ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 4 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF EWX 0.03% 197.1K 0.65%
2 WisdomTree India Earnings Fund EPI 0.01% 146.5K 0.84%
3 Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF DFAX 0.00% 36.8K 0.28%
4 Dimensional - Emerging Core Equity Market ETF DFAE 0.00% 18.6K 0.29%

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

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Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

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Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
5.07M
Shares Outstanding
123.46M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

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Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Ranjit Pendurthi MD & Executive Director 203M male
Vijayaraghavan Company Secretary & Compliance Officer 3M male
Rajeev Kumar Head of Strategy male
Bhupathi K. Vice President of Operations & Unit head male
Vijay Vyas Head of Sales & Marketing male
Ramamurthy Natarajan Chief Financial Officer male
Nagayanallur Ramachandran Kannan Executive Director male
ESG Score History

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Senate Trading Activity

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House Trading Activity

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