Pondy Oxides And Chemicals Limited (POCL.NS) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

-194.6%

-₹364.84

vs ₹385.65 price

Levered DCF

-₹443.89

After debt service

Piotroski score

4 / 9

Average

Altman Z-score

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Rating

Overall 2 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2026	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019
P/E	22.99×	29.42×	25.02×	10.52×	16.36×	73.17×	46.38×	22.45×
P/B	3.85×	3.01×	2.23×	2.98×	3.79×	4.89×	5.04×	5.81×
P/S	1.02×	0.87×	0.52×	0.53×	0.54×	0.79×	0.62×	0.72×
EV / EBITDA	14.74×	17.72×	11.89×	8.49×	10.92×	33.89×	20.38×	13.08×
Gross margin	9.6%	10.5%	5.0%	11.8%	10.8%	7.0%	7.3%	11.0%
Operating margin	6.3%	9.2%	3.8%	4.6%	5.6%	2.3%	2.9%	6.1%
Net margin	4.5%	2.8%	2.1%	5.1%	3.3%	1.1%	1.3%	3.2%
Current ratio	3.61×	3.39×	2.44×	1.55×	2.33×	1.87×	2.5×	1.65×
Debt / equity	0.19×	0.19×	0.29×	0.59×	0.51×	0.9×	0.37×	1.09×
Interest coverage	17.89×	15.49×	3.34×	8.28×	9.38×	4.33×	3.29×	5.48×
Dividend yield	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	0.4%	0.2%	0.0%	0.6%	0.3%
Payout ratio	8.1%	11.2%	18.2%	3.9%	3.0%	0.0%	28.8%	6.0%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2026	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019
Return on equity	16.7%	9.8%	8.9%	28.3%	23.2%	6.7%	10.9%	25.9%
Return on invested capital	14.4%	19.8%	9.2%	13.3%	19.4%	6.0%	13.0%	15.3%
Return on assets	13.4%	7.9%	6.6%	15.9%	14.6%	3.4%	7.5%	12.0%
Free cash flow yield	-3.3%	-9.5%	3.6%	-4.1%	6.2%	-12.2%	13.1%	2.2%
Earnings yield	4.3%	3.3%	4.0%	9.5%	6.1%	1.4%	2.2%	4.5%
Enterprise value	₹31.7B	₹18.6B	₹8.9B	₹9.4B	₹9B	₹9.3B	₹8.1B	₹9B
Net debt / EBITDA	0.66×	0.7×	1.23×	1.39×	1.3×	5.27×	1.27×	2.06×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	68	66	56	68	61	85	38	72