Kothari Petrochemicals
- Market cap
- ₹ 619 Cr.
- P/E
- 68.7x
- P/B
- 1.71x
- 52-week range
- 94.75 – 155.47
- ROE
- 21%
- ROCE
- 29%
- Dividend yield
- 0.9%
- Debt / equity
- 0.01
- Sector
- Chemicals & Petrochemicals
- Industry
- Petrochemicals
- Listed on
- NSE
About
Kothari Petrochemicals Limited is an India-based company, which is engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of petrochemical products. It produces polyisobutylene. The Company has various grades of polyisobutylene in India and is used across diverse industries, including automotive, adhesives, sealants, rubber chemicals, explosives, plastic masterbatches, and personal care. The Company’s products include KVIS - 10, KVIS - 20, KVIS - 30, KVIS - 100, KVIS - 150, KVIS - 200 and PIB R - 01. Its KVIS - 10 has a molecular weight ranging from 900 to 1000. KVIS 20 has a molecular weight ranging from 4500 to 5500. KVIS 30 has a molecular weight of polyisobutylene, ranging from 1200 to 1400. KVIS 30 is used by its customers in the adhesive & sealant segment and as a cling additive in stretch/cling film manufacturing. Its products are used in lubricants, adhesives, stretch/silage, sealants & caulks, polymer modification, construction chemicals & rubber, and optical fiber.
Quick check
The five things to look at first. Open one for more.
Compared with its industry
Petrochemicals: 18 companies →Kothari Petrochemicals against the typical company in its industry. The rank is out of the companies that report each figure; green means the better quarter of the pack, red the worse quarter.
- Valuation (P/E)68.7 against a typical 13.2: pricier than most peers (1st = cheapest).18th of 18
- Sales growth−9.3% against a typical +17.4% from a year earlier.13th of 15
- Profit growth−5.6% against a typical +109.5% from a year earlier.12th of 14
- Share price, 3 months−22% against a typical −4.7%.14th of 16
- Size₹ 619.3 Cr. market value against a typical ₹ 541.5 Cr. (1st = largest).8th of 18
Latest announcements
Exchange filings and their impact on the company.
- NCLT-ordered creditor vote advances merger with Kothari Sugars that would roughly double KPL's scale.
Kothari Petrochemicals has called a 13 November 2026 meeting of unsecured creditors to approve its merger with group company Kothari Sugars and Chemicals, following an NCLT Chennai order dated 30 September 2026. The scheme provides for Kothari Sugars to merge into Kothari Petrochemicals from 1 April 2026, with shareholders of Kothari Sugars getting 1 Kothari Petrochemicals share for every 5 shares held. NSE has already given no-objection, and the company says the combined entity will gain scale, cost synergies and financial flexibility with no adverse impact on creditors.
Board meetings
Results dates and other board meetings. Full calendar
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2026Upcoming | Financial Results | To consider and approve the Unaudited financial results for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2026 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | Financial Results | To consider and approve the Unaudited financial results for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 |
| 5 May 2026 | Financial Results/Dividend | To inter alia consider and approve the Audited Financial Results of the Company for the quarter and year ended 31.03.2026 and also to consider declaration of Interim Dividend, if any. |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Financial Results | To consider and approve the Unaudited Financial Results for the quarter and year to date ended December 31, 2025 |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Financial Results | To consider and approve the Unaudited Financial Results for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2025 |
| 12 Aug 2025 | Financial Results/Dividend | To inter alia consider and approve the Unaudited Financial Results of the Company for the quarter ended 30.06.2025 and also to consider declaration of Interim Dividend, if any, for the financial year 2025 - 2026. |
| 28 May 2025 | Financial Results | To inter alia consider and approve the Audited Financial Results of the Company for the quarter and year ended 31.03.2025 |
Financials
Consolidated figures in ₹ crore.
| ₹ Cr. | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 162 | 125 | 168 | 145 | 150 | 131 | 153 | 161 | 143 | 135 | 153 | 146 |
| Expenses | 134 | 105 | 142 | 126 | 129 | 113 | 130 | 138 | 118 | 109 | 129 | 125 |
| Operating Profit | 27 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
| OPM % | 17% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 17% | 19% | 16% | 15% |
| Other Income | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Depreciation | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Profit before tax | 27 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
| Tax % | 31% | 30% | 42% | 3% | 26% | 28% | 23% | 23% | 25% | 26% | 26% | 24% |
| Net Profit | 19 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| EPS in Rs | 3.15 | 2.45 | 2.58 | 3.29 | 2.78 | 2.18 | 2.94 | 2.99 | 3.13 | 3.18 | 3.02 | 2.89 |
Growth and returns
Compounded yearly rates over each period.
- 10 Years
- 11%
- 5 Years
- 21%
- 3 Years
- 7%
- TTM
- −3%
- 10 Years
- 23%
- 5 Years
- 26%
- 3 Years
- 24%
- TTM
- 13%
- 10 Years
- 21%
- 5 Years
- 22%
- 3 Years
- 7%
- TTM
- —
- 10 Years
- 22%
- 5 Years
- 24%
- 3 Years
- 24%
- TTM
- —
P/E and EPS over time
Daily P/E and trailing 12-month EPS. EPS updates with each result.
Peers
Listed companies in the same business.
| Kothari Petrochemicals | ₹ 108.30 | ₹ 619 Cr. | 68.7x | 1.7x | 21% | — |
| Asian Paints | ₹ 2,305.00 | ₹ 2,21,095 Cr. | 58.1x | 12.1x | 21.2% | 12.4% |
| Solar Industries India | ₹ 18,320.00 | ₹ 1,65,778 Cr. | 99.6x | 26.6x | 31.4% | 17.7% |
| Pidilite Industries | ₹ 1,514.00 | ₹ 1,54,107 Cr. | 64.8x | 14.7x | 23.8% | 16.9% |
| SRF | ₹ 2,309.00 | ₹ 68,444 Cr. | 44.6x | 6.1x | 13.8% | 11.6% |
| Linde India | ₹ 5,697.00 | ₹ 48,586 Cr. | 110.5x | 14.2x | 13.6% | 21.7% |
Management
- S. Sivamahesh
- Chief Financial Officer
- Krishna Rao Priya
- Compliance Officer, Company Secretary
- Arjun Bhadrashyam Kothari
- Managing Director, Executive Non-independent Director
- Muthukumaran Rajavel
- Whole Time Director
Prices are delayed and for information only. Nothing on this page is investment advice.