Chembond Chemicals Q1 FY27 Results: Net Profit Surges 52.3% YoY to ₹954.99 Lakhs; Sequential Volume Adjustments Soften Margins

Specialty chemicals pioneer Chembond Chemicals Limited (NSE: CHEMBOND; BSE: 530871) today announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 ended June 30, 2026. The company logged a stellar year-on-year (YoY) bottom-line performance backed by resilient volume execution, though minor sequential headwinds in product placement softened the top-line performance relative to the preceding quarter.

Strong Year-on-Year Revenue Growth

Chembond's primary industrial water treatment, polymers, and construction chemical verticals maintained stable off-take traction:

Revenue from Operations: Registered at ₹8,648.22 lakhs for Q1 FY27. This highlights a robust 32.3% year-on-year (YoY) increase against the ₹6,538.10 lakhs posted in Q1 FY26. Sequentially, the top line experienced a 14.7% contraction compared to the high base of ₹10,138.41 lakhs achieved in Q4 FY26.

Total Income: Settled at ₹8,926.51 crore, bolstered by ₹278.29 lakhs in other corporate income, swinging back from a minor loss of ₹19.18 lakhs in Q4 FY26.

Bottom-Line Traction and Shareholder Returns

Despite sequential revenue cooling, tight cost discipline allowed the company to register a massive expansion in net value delivery compared to the previous year:

Consolidated Net Profit: Jumped 52.3% YoY to ₹954.99 lakhs from ₹627.01 lakhs in the corresponding year-ago quarter. Sequentially, net profit dropped 17.9% from ₹1,162.58 lakhs in Q4 FY26 due to operating volume corrections.

Profit Attributable to Shareholders: Stood firm at ₹952.75 lakhs for the quarter under review, while non-controlling interest shares accounted for ₹2.24 lakhs.

Total Comprehensive Income: Closed at ₹963.68 lakhs, supported by positive fair value movements under Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) amounting to ₹8.69 lakhs net of taxes.

Earnings Per Share (EPS): Basic and diluted EPS for the quarter reached ₹3.54 (face value of ₹5 each), showing strong advancement from ₹2.33 in Q1 FY26, but lower than the ₹4.36 printed in Q4 FY26.

Expenditure Optimization

Raw material price movements and inventory variations were dynamically managed by the procurement team during the three months:

Total Expenses: Logged at ₹7,648.19 lakhs, down sequentially from ₹8,724.20 lakhs, but up compared to ₹5,830.25 lakhs YoY.

Raw Material Outlays: Consumption of raw inputs stood at ₹3,897.06 lakhs (up from ₹2,252.90 lakhs YoY), while finished goods stock-in-trade purchases tracked at ₹1,155.07 lakhs. A strategic inventory build-up resulted in a positive correction credit of ₹182.39 lakhs.

Personnel & Administrative Overhead: Employee benefit obligations were optimized down to ₹1,534.30 lakhs sequentially from ₹1,765.51 lakhs. Other corporate overhead expenses dropped to ₹1,111.16 lakhs against ₹1,607.87 lakhs in the immediate past quarter.

Depreciation & Finance Costs: Asset depreciation stood flat at ₹117.91 lakhs, while financing charges remained negligible at ₹15.06 lakhs.

Capital and Asset Base

The company's corporate pre-tax earnings settled at ₹1,278.32 lakhs. The ultimate net tax outlay stood at ₹323.34 lakhs, driven by a current tax requirement of ₹283.27 lakhs and a deferred tax provision of ₹40.07 lakhs.

Chembond maintains a robust capital foundation with its paid-up equity share capital constant at ₹1,344.83 lakhs (shares of ₹5 face value). The enterprise holds an exceptional liquid buffer, with other equity reserves tracking at ₹19,353.93 lakhs as per the trailing audited statement.

Shares of Chembond Chemicals Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 246.05 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 258.95. The total number of shares traded during the day was 481 in over 12 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 264.00 and intraday low of 246.05. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 118380.00.

Source : Equity Bulls

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