Sector Alpha Week of 2026-07-31
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NACL Industries Ltd

NACLIND
Pesticides/Agrochemicals

NACL Industries Ltd is strength at full price. The numbers are improving — and a P/E at the 100th percentile of its own range says the market knows.

The sharpest disagreement: profits are rising, but only −143% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as operating cash — the gap between the P&L and the bank account is the thing to watch.

The price is in a confirmed uptrend (7 weeks in) while the P/E sits at the 100th percentile of its own 10-year range. Underneath, the last four quarters read improving — profit +61.5% year on year, and −143% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash. What settles it: whether the cash starts following the profit.

Price
₹189
−32.8% 1Y
P/E
171.0×
100th pctile
of its own 10-year range
Revenue (Jun 26)
₹383 Cr
−14.5% YoY
Profit (Jun 26)
₹21.0 Cr
+61.5% YoY
Operating margin
11.0%
+3.0 pp YoY
ROCE
8%
FY26
ROIC
4.6%
vs WACC 12.0% → −7.4 pp
Cash conversion
−143%
of profit, last 3 FY
01 · Price story

Price story Before the numbers, the tape. A stock price moves through four repeating seasons: a flat base (stage 1), an advance (2), a top (3), a decline (4). Where the price sits in that cycle frames everything below.

NACL Industries Ltd trades at ₹189, in a confirmed uptrend and 7 weeks into that stage. That is +9.0% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 50% of a 52-week range of ₹118 to ₹258. On relative strength it has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 18 straight weeks.

Today the stock is in a confirmed uptrend — week 7 of stage 2, confirmed. At ₹189 it trades +9.0% versus its 200-day average and sits at 50% of its 52-week range (₹118–₹258).

Jul 26: ₹189 Weekly closing price (₹) with 50- and 200-day averages; shaded bands mark the price stage (grey base, green advance, amber top, red decline). 3-year window.
+9.0% versus the 200-day line, week 7 of stage 2
Price50-day avg200-day avg
S4S2S4₹300₹232₹163₹95.3₹27.1₹189₹173Jul 23May 24Feb 25Nov 25Jul 26
S4S2S4₹300₹232₹163₹95.3₹27.1₹189₹173Jul 23Feb 25Jul 26
Beating or trailing, week by week since 2016 Each cell is one week from 2016 to now (546 weeks): the stock's trailing 13-week return minus the NIFTY 500's, green ahead / red behind (±25% ramp). Grey cells are the 13-week warm-up or weeks where the NIFTY 500 reading is not held.
trailing 13-week return vs the NIFTY 500
Mar 16Jul 26

Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 10.4 years the stock moved +954% while the NIFTY 500 moved +276% — ahead of the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock has been ahead for 18 straight weeks — the ribbon below is that same metric, week by week.

What would end the trend, mechanically: two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day line. That is the exit rule — no debates.

02 · Valuation

Valuation P/E is the price of ₹1 of annual profit: how many rupees the market pays for each rupee the company earns in a year.

NACL Industries Ltd trades at 171.0× P/E, about the priciest it has ever traded. Its long-run median P/E is 36.7×, measured across 10.4 years of weekly readings. This places the multiple against the stock’s own record, and says nothing about what the business is worth.

Today's P/E of 171.0× is about the priciest it has ever traded, against a long-run median of 36.7× measured over 10.4 years of weekly readings. This is a comparison against the stock's own history — not a claim about what it is worth.

P/E 171.0× vs a 36.7× long-run median P/E, weekly (left axis); earnings per share, trailing twelve months, weekly (right axis). 10.4-year window; loss-period spikes above 98× shown pinned at the top. The eps (ttm) bars are red where the reading is lower than the quarter before.
about the priciest it has ever traded
P/EMedianEPS (TTM) (quarterly)
104.1×₹4.481.4×₹3.358.7×₹2.236.0×₹1.113.3×₹0.0×97.80×₹1Mar 16Nov 17Sep 20May 22Jul 26
104.1×₹4.481.4×₹3.358.7×₹2.236.0×₹1.113.3×₹0.0×97.80×₹1Mar 16Sep 20Jul 26
P/E
171.0×
100th percentile of 10y
PEG
n/m
not derivable — 3-year earnings growth unavailable

The price move, decomposed: over 5y, of the +20.3%/yr price move, ~−13.3%/yr came from earnings growth and ~+33.6 pp from the multiple (expanding); over 10y, of the +26.1%/yr price move, ~+9.0%/yr came from earnings growth and ~+17.1 pp from the multiple (expanding). The split is the honest approximate (price return minus earnings growth); it makes the rally itself visible instead of hiding it behind the percentile.

Put together: the multiple is full against its own past, so the story rests on the earnings line underneath it, not the multiple.

03 · Stage: No read

Stage: No read Every business sits somewhere on a fundamental arc, and this page names the spot before anything else. The last twelve quarters of revenue, profit and EPS growth — plus the return the business earns on its capital — are read as curves: Deteriorating (the curves are falling), Turning around (a trough has just formed and the last few quarters lift off it), Improving (the climb off the trough is sustained), Consistent (steadily positive with healthy returns), Topping out (still high but decelerating from the peak). When the curves genuinely disagree the read is Mixed; too little history is No read. CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is the smooth yearly pace that turns the starting value into the latest one — the fairest way to compare growth across different time spans. Read the columns together: if the 1-year number towers over the 10-year, recent growth is running hotter than the long-run trend. A dash means that window is not held, or the base year was a loss (where a growth rate is not meaningful).

NACL Industries Ltd reads as no read on its fundamental arc. Under eight usable quarters on the growth trio — not enough history for an honest trajectory read. The read is built from 12 quarters across 2 curves, on partial evidence.

Growth, year by year: revenue +28.3% in FY26 Year-over-year growth per fiscal year, %: revenue (left axis); net profit and EPS (right axis — profit growth swings far wider). Zero line drawn.
Revenue YoYProfit YoYEPS YoY
43%265%23%150%3.3%36%−16%−79%−36%−194%%%28.3%−162.1%FY16FY21FY26
43%265%23%150%3.3%36%−16%−79%−36%−194%%%28.3%−162.1%FY16FY21FY26
Three growth curves, twelve quarters Year-on-year growth of trailing-twelve-month revenue (left axis), profit and EPS (right axis — they swing far wider), % at each quarter-end. Where the trailing-twelve-month history is short, the curve falls back to single-quarter year-on-year growth — noisier, and the classifier smooths and caps base-effect spikes before reading. A missing point means that reading is not held for the quarter.
the trajectory the stage is read from · revenue accelerating
RevenueProfitEPS
33%320%16%156%−1.1%−8.2%−18%−172%−35%−337%%%11.9%61.5%−291.4%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
33%320%16%156%−1.1%−8.2%−18%−172%−35%−337%%%11.9%61.5%−291.4%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
ROCE Trailing-twelve-month operating profit (before interest and tax) as a share of average capital employed — total assets minus current liabilities, the standard textbook basis, %.
the return curve, computed quarterly
ROCE
14%7.5%1.4%−4.7%−11%%8.8%Sep 23Mar 24Dec 24Sep 25Jun 26
14%7.5%1.4%−4.7%−11%%8.8%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
Revenue growth
Flat
latest +11.9% · span −30.6% to +28.4%
ROCE
Rising
latest 8.8% · span −9.2%–12.0%

Why it matters: with too little history, an honest page says so instead of guessing a trajectory.

One or more growth curves carry a base-effect spike — a large year-on-year move off a near-zero or loss-making comparable quarter. Those spikes are capped before the classifier reads the trajectory, and shown pinned on the chart, so a single distorted quarter does not drive the stage call.

Fewer than eight usable quarters on the growth curves — this page will not guess a trajectory from a stub of history.

Compound annual growth rate (%) Compound annual growth rate over each window, %. Revenue, profit and EPS from fiscal-year figures; share price is the price CAGR over the same spans. A dash = that window is not held, or the base was a loss.
1yr3yr5yr10yr
Revenue+28.3%−9.2%+5.9%+8.6%
Profit−62.5%−37.2%−6.7%
EPS−63.5%−38.3%−9.5%
Share price−32.8%+35.2%+20.3%+26.1%
Revenue YoY (Jun 26)
−14.5%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Profit YoY (Jun 26)
+61.5%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Revenue 10y
8.6%
long-run compound pace
04 · 4-Factor Sector Score

4-Factor Sector Score

44.9/100 — rank 16 of 24 in Pesticides/Agrochemicals · 94% evidence confidence

NACL Industries Ltd scores 44.9 out of 100 against the 24 companies it is compared with in Pesticides/Agrochemicals, ranking 16. Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

The four contributions add to the total exactly: 28.1 + 4.4 + 3.8 + 8.6 = 44.9. This is the SAME number shown on the sector comparison — it is computed once, for the whole peer set, and read here.

What would change it: The read weakens if profit growth turns negative or margin improvement reverses while sector-relative strength deteriorates.

05 · Revenue

Revenue Revenue is the top line: everything the company billed its customers in the period.

NACL Industries Ltd reported ₹383 Cr of revenue in the Jun 26 quarter, −14.5% year on year. Over 10 years it has compounded at 8.6% a year. The last full year, FY26, came in at ₹1,584 Cr. The last four reported quarters add to ₹1,519 Cr.

FY26 revenue came in at ₹1,584 Cr (+28.3% on the year), capping 10 years at 8.6% compound. The latest quarter (Jun 26) printed ₹383 Cr, −14.5% year on year.

FY26 revenue ₹1,584 Cr (+28.3% YoY) Revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
8.6% a year over 10 years
RevenueYoY growth
2.3k43%1.7k23%1.1k3.3%571−16%0−36%₹ Cr%₹1,58428.3%FY16FY21FY26
2.3k43%1.7k23%1.1k3.3%571−16%0−36%₹ Cr%₹1,58428.3%FY16FY21FY26
Jun 26: ₹383 Cr (−14.5% YoY) Quarterly revenue bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
Revenue (quarterly)YoY growth
62690%47051%31312%157−28%0−67%₹ Cr%₹383−14.5%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
62690%47051%31312%157−28%0−67%₹ Cr%₹383−14.5%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26

Pace check: the last four quarters averaged +21.9% growth against the decade's 8.6% — the current year is running faster than its own long-run rate.

Acceleration check: trailing-twelve-month revenue grew +11.9% over the last 4 quarters against −6.2%/yr over the last 8 — accelerating.

06 · Operating margin

Operating margin Operating margin is what is left of every ₹100 of sales after running the business, before interest and tax. It is the cleanest read on pricing power and cost control.

NACL Industries Ltd's operating margin is 11.0% in the Jun 26 quarter, +3.0 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged −5.0% to 10.0%. The current quarter is running above every full year in that window.

The latest quarter's operating margin is 11.0%, +3.0 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 13 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged −5.0%–10.0%.

Why the margin moved: operating margin went +2.3 pp year on year while gross margin went +6.8 pp — the gain came mostly from the gross line: input costs and pricing.

FY26: 7.0% Operating margin by fiscal year, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). 13-year window.
within a −5.0–10.0% band over 13 years
operating marginYoY change (pp)
11%14%6.8%7.8%2.5%2.0%−1.8%−3.8%−6.2%−9.6%%%7%12%FY14FY20FY26
11%14%6.8%7.8%2.5%2.0%−1.8%−3.8%−6.2%−9.6%%%7%12%FY14FY20FY26
Jun 26: 11.0% operating margin (+3.0 pp YoY) Quarterly operating margin, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). Last 12 quarters. Operating profit as a share of revenue, per quarter.
Operating marginYoY change (pp)
15%47%0.9%24%−13%0.0%−27%−23%−41%−46%%%11%3%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
15%47%0.9%24%−13%0.0%−27%−23%−41%−46%%%11%3%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
07 · Net profit

Net profit Net profit is what survives every cost, interest and tax — the number EPS, dividends and book value all grow from.

NACL Industries Ltd earned ₹21.0 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, +61.5% year on year. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹5.0 Cr. The 10-year compound rate is −6.7%. That is 5.5% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned ₹13.0 Cr. 7 of the last 12 reported quarters were loss-making.

Jun 26 profit was ₹21.0 Cr, +61.5% year on year. On the full year, FY26 printed ₹5.0 Cr (null), and the 10-year compound rate is −6.7%.

FY26 profit ₹5.0 Cr (null YoY) Net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 11-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
−6.7% a year over 10 years
Net profitYoY growth
110261%56148%034%−53−80%−107−193%₹ Cr%₹5−162.1%FY16FY21FY26
110261%56148%034%−53−80%−107−193%₹ Cr%₹5−162.1%FY16FY21FY26
Jun 26: ₹21.0 Cr (+61.5% YoY) Quarterly net profit bars, ₹ Cr (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
Net profit (quarterly)YoY growth
27313%6176%−1540%−35−96%−56−232%₹ Cr%₹2161.5%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
27313%6176%−1540%−35−96%−56−232%₹ Cr%₹2161.5%Sep 23Dec 24Jun 26
08 · Cash flow — the router

Cash flow — the router The P&L says what was earned; the cash-flow statement says what actually arrived. Operating cash flow (CFO) against profit is the cleanest lie detector in the accounts.

Over the last 3 fiscal years −143% of NACL Industries Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash — a gap worth watching. In FY26 that was ₹−104 Cr of operating cash against ₹5.0 Cr of profit. After ₹27.0 Cr of capital spending, ₹−131 Cr was left as free cash.

FY26: operating cash of ₹−104 Cr against reported profit of ₹5.0 Cr, leaving free cash of ₹−131 Cr after ₹27.0 Cr of capital spending. Across the last 3 fiscal years the conversion rate is −143% of profit.

Cash-flow readings here are annual — that is the resolution our series carries, so this section moves once a year.

FY26: CFO ₹−104 Cr vs profit ₹5.0 Cr Operating cash flow and net profit by fiscal year, ₹ Cr; the line is free cash flow (CFO minus capital spending). 11-year window, annual resolution.
−143% of 3-year profit arrived as cash
Operating cashNet profitFree cash
526319111−97−304₹ Cr₹−104₹5₹−131FY16FY21FY26
526319111−97−304₹ Cr₹−104₹5₹−131FY16FY21FY26
FY26: CFO = −2,080% of profit (three-year rate −143%) Operating cash as a share of net profit, per fiscal year, % (line). Dashed line = 100% — every unit of profit arriving as cash; outlier years shown pinned.
Conversion100%
490%−200%−890%−1,580%−2,270%%−2,080%FY16FY21FY26
490%−200%−890%−1,580%−2,270%%−2,080%FY16FY21FY26

🚨 Why conversion sits at −143%: the cash cycle stretched 22 days between FY21 and FY26 — more of each rupee of profit waits inside the cycle before arriving. Less than 70% of profit arriving as cash is the thing to watch on this page.

Router verdict: conversion is below par and the cash cycle has stretched 22 days — the next section's job is to find where the cash is stuck.

09 · Where the cash goes

Where the cash goes Working capital is the cash tied up between paying suppliers and getting paid: debtor days (customers owe), inventory days (stock waits), and the cash conversion cycle (the whole loop, in days of sales).

NACL Industries Ltd's cash conversion cycle runs 105 days in FY26, up from 83 days in FY21. Capital spending ran ₹92.0 Cr over the last 3 years. At FY26 sales of ₹1,584 Cr each day of that cycle holds about ₹4.3 Cr, so roughly ₹456 Cr sits inside the business at any moment.

FY26: debtors at 106 days, inventory at 96 days — roughly 3.2 months of stock waiting to sell; that is where the cash sits while it waits — for a full cycle of 105 days, looser than FY21's 83.

The full loop: cash goes out to suppliers and production on day 0; stock waits 96 days to sell; customers pay about 106 days after that; and suppliers themselves are paid at 96 days — netting out to the 105-day cycle.

In money terms: at FY26 sales of ₹1,584 Cr, each day of the cycle holds about ₹4.3 Cr — so the 105-day loop keeps roughly ₹456 Cr sitting inside the business at any moment.

FY26: a 105-day cash cycle Debtor days, inventory days, payable days and the cash conversion cycle by fiscal year. 13-year window.
+22 days vs FY21
Cash cycleInventory daysDebtor daysPayable days
1981651319764days105d96d106d96dFY14FY17FY20FY23FY26
1981651319764days105d96d106d96dFY14FY20FY26

On the investment side: capital spending of ₹92.0 Cr over the last 3 fiscal years against ₹88.0 Cr of depreciation — building somewhat ahead of wear-and-tear. Capital work-in-progress stands at ₹18.0 Cr (FY26) — capacity paid for but not yet earning.

FY26: capex ₹27.0 Cr, work-in-progress ₹18.0 Cr Capital spending per fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); capital work-in-progress, ₹ Cr (line). Quarterly capital-spending history is not held for India — annual is the honest resolution.
steady investment
CapexWork-in-progress
15911979400₹ Cr₹27₹18FY16FY18FY21FY23FY26
15911979400₹ Cr₹27₹18FY16FY21FY26

The synthesis: the working-capital loop is the cash sink the router flagged — watch the cycle, not the P&L.

10 · Return on capital

Return on capital Return on capital employed (ROCE) is the profit the whole business earns on all the money in it — equity and debt together. It is the single best test of whether growth creates value or just size.

NACL Industries Ltd earns a ROCE of 8% in FY26. That is up from a trough of −8% in FY25. Return on invested capital clears the cost of that capital by −7.4 percentage points, so growth here is not yet paying for the capital it uses. The wiring behind it is 0.3% net margin on 1.16× asset turns.

FY26 ROCE is 8%, recovered from a FY25 trough of −8% — the full ladder below shows the fall and the climb, undoctored.

🚨 Why the return is what it is — the wiring (FY26): 0.3% net margin × 1.16× asset turns × 2.00× balance-sheet leverage ≈ 0.7% on equity. Margin does its share; leverage is a meaningful part of the equation.

The capstone test — ROIC − WACC: 4.6% − 12.0% = a −7.4 pp spread. The 12.0% is a standing assumption for the cost of capital in India, not a per-stock estimate — read the sign and the size of the spread, not the decimals. Negative — growth at these returns destroys value until the returns recover.

FY26: ROCE 8% Return on capital employed by fiscal year, % (line); ROIC by fiscal year, % (line). 13-year window, dips included. Dashed line = the 12.0% cost of capital used on this page.
the climb back from FY25's −8%
ROCEROIC (annual)WACC
19%12%4.2%−3.3%−11%%8%3.9%FY14FY20FY26
19%12%4.2%−3.3%−11%%8%3.9%FY14FY20FY26
Q4 FY26: ROCE 9.9% (TTM) vs WACC 12.0% Trailing-twelve-month ROCE and ROIC, per quarter, %; dashed line = the cost of capital. Last 12 quarters, put on a trailing-twelve-month basis and anchored to the annual figure.
ROCE (TTM)ROIC (TTM)WACC
14%6.0%−2.3%−11%−19%%9.9%−0.1%Q1 FY24Q2 FY25Q4 FY26
14%6.0%−2.3%−11%−19%%9.9%−0.1%Q1 FY24Q2 FY25Q4 FY26
11 · Debt

Debt Debt-to-equity says how much of the business is funded by borrowings. Low is the safe corner; the trend matters as much as the level.

NACL Industries Ltd carries total debt of ₹312 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹683 Cr as of Mar 26, a debt-to-equity of 0.46. On the annual view that ratio went from 1.09 in FY22 to 0.46 in FY26. Read the returns elsewhere on this page with that leverage in mind.

Mar 26: total debt of ₹312 Cr against shareholder equity of ₹683 Cr — a debt-to-equity of 0.46. On the annual view, debt-to-equity went from 1.09 (FY22) to 0.46 (FY26). Read the returns on this page with that leverage in mind.

FY26: debt ₹312 Cr at 0.46× equity Total debt by fiscal year, ₹ Cr (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). 5-year window.
Total debtDebt-to-equity
8521.6×6391.3×4261.0×2130.7×00.4×₹ Cr×₹3120.46×FY22FY24FY26
8521.6×6391.3×4261.0×2130.7×00.4×₹ Cr×₹3120.46×FY22FY24FY26
Mar 26: debt ₹312 Cr, debt-to-equity 0.46 Total debt per quarter, ₹ Cr (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). Last 12 quarters. India reports the full balance sheet half-yearly, so the intervening quarter carries the prior reading forward.
Total debt (quarterly)Debt-to-equity
8521.6×6391.3×4261.0×2130.7×00.4×₹ Cr×₹3120.46×Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
8521.6×6391.3×4261.0×2130.7×00.4×₹ Cr×₹3120.46×Jun 23Sep 24Mar 26
12 · Ownership

Ownership Who owns the stock, quarter by quarter: promoters (the controlling owners), foreign and domestic institutions, and the public. Steady accumulation by people close to the numbers is a signal; a quiet register is also an answer.

Promoters cut 10.0 points of NACL Industries Ltd over 8 quarters, the biggest move on the register. That takes promoters to 53.7% of the company. Domestic institutions moved +0.4 points over the same window, to 1.3%. The register is read on the four disclosed classes only; nothing is inferred between filings.

The register over the last two years — Promoters: −10.0 points over 8 quarters to 53.7%; Domestic institutions: +0.4 points over 8 quarters to 1.3%; Foreign institutions: −0.2 points over 8 quarters to 0.1%.

🚨 Why the register moved: promoters drove it (−10.0 points) — distribution into the market’s bid.

Fiscal-year ends: promoters −10.0 pts from Mar 24 to Mar 26 Shareholding at each fiscal-year end (March quarter), % of the company. 3 year-ends held.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
69%50%32%13%−5.1%%53.7%0.1%1.5%44.8%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
69%50%32%13%−5.1%%53.7%0.1%1.5%44.8%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
Promoters cut 10.0 points over 8 quarters Shareholding by holder class, % of the company, quarterly, last 13 quarters.
PromotersForeign inst.Domestic inst.Public
69%50%32%13%−5.1%%53.7%0.1%1.3%44.9%Jun 23Dec 24Jun 26
69%50%32%13%−5.1%%53.7%0.1%1.3%44.9%Jun 23Dec 24Jun 26
13 · Safety line

Safety line The Z-score estimates how far a company sits from balance-sheet distress — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the danger zone. It was built for manufacturers, so it is not applied to banks and lenders.

NACL Industries Ltd: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one. It is a distance-to-distress estimate from the balance sheet, not a forecast of failure. The debt, cash-flow and return sections above carry the balance-sheet evidence this page does hold, and each of them states its own reporting date.

The safety line in one sentence: the Z-score is not available for this stock, so we say so rather than invent one.

14 · Related companies · Pesticides/Agrochemicals
CompanyScorePrice stageGrowth & earnings/35Capital efficiency/25Valuation/20Relative strength/20
1Titan Biotech Ltd524717 69.3/100Favorable setup78% evidence ASLEEP 29.1/35 Revenue 31.8% · PAT 38.7% · OPM change 6.9 pp 83% evidence 20.2/25 ROCE 22.8% · OPM 19.9% 76% evidence 6.0/20 P/E 57.8× · PEG — 50% evidence 14.0/20 RS sector 41.7% · RS bench 39.3% · 1Y 371.1%5 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 29.1 + 20.2 + 6 + 14 = 69.3 · Decision use: Confirmed research leader: earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength agree. Move to management, catalyst and risk diligence.
2Sharda Cropchem LtdSHARDACROP 65.3/100Favorable setup97% evidence ASLEEP 23.7/35 Revenue 18.5% · PAT 49% · OPM change -5 pp 95% evidence 18.5/25 ROCE 30.2% · OPM 17% 95% evidence 19.2/20 P/E 11.8× · PEG 0.26 100% evidence 3.9/20 RS sector -10.9% · RS bench -13.7% · 1Y -24.6%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 23.7 + 18.5 + 19.2 + 3.9 = 65.3 · Decision use: Acceleration candidate, not a confirmed leader: earnings are strong but sector-relative strength is -10.9% and the one-year return is -24.6%. Do not upgrade until sector-relative strength is above zero and another reported period confirms growth.
3Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection LtdPUNJABCHEM 61.8/100Mixed-positive evidence81% evidence ASLEEP 22.7/35 Revenue 8.2% · PAT 43.5% · OPM change 1 pp 95% evidence 18.3/25 ROCE 18.6% · OPM 12% 95% evidence 12.1/20 P/E 21× · PEG — 50% evidence 8.7/20 RS sector -6.2% · RS bench -2.6% · 1Y -13.2%1 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 22.7 + 18.3 + 12.1 + 8.7 = 61.8 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
4Bayer CropScience LtdBAYERCROP 61.7/100Mixed-positive evidence70% evidence ASLEEP 21.4/35 Revenue 3.7% · PAT 21.7% · OPM change 2.1 pp 83% evidence 19.1/25 ROCE 20.1% · OPM 18.4% 95% evidence 8.5/20 P/E 387× · PEG — 15% evidence 12.7/20 RS sector 9.4% · RS bench -10.7% · 1Y -33.2%0 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 21.4 + 19.1 + 8.5 + 12.7 = 61.7 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
5Dharmaj Crop Guard LtdDHARMAJ 61.1/100Mixed-positive evidence62% evidence TURNING 23.8/35 Revenue 19.6% · PAT 56.9% · OPM change 2.7 pp 62% evidence 12.9/25 ROCE 16.4% · OPM 4.5% 95% evidence 10.6/20 P/E 16.6× · PEG — 15% evidence 13.8/20 RS sector 5% · RS bench -2.5% · 1Y -13.2%4 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 23.8 + 12.9 + 10.6 + 13.8 = 61.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
6Advance Agrolife LtdADVANCE 56.3/100Thin evidence · provisional56% evidence TURNING 21.4/35 Revenue 27% · PAT 37.6% · OPM change 4.3 pp 83% evidence 14.8/25 ROCE 19.3% · OPM 10.8% 95% evidence 10.1/20 P/E 22.8× · PEG — 15% evidence 10.0/20 RS sector — · RS bench — · 1Y —2 of 10 weeks ahead 0% evidence
Exact sum: 21.4 + 14.8 + 10.1 + 10 = 56.3 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
7UPL LtdUPL 54.2/100Mixed-positive evidence90% evidence ASLEEP 20.6/35 Revenue 11.2% · PAT 100% · OPM change -1 pp 88% evidence 9.3/25 ROCE 10.1% · OPM 19% 100% evidence 12.5/20 P/E 28.3× · PEG 0.5 100% evidence 11.8/20 RS sector 4.9% · RS bench -12.2% · 1Y -16.3%0 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 20.6 + 9.3 + 12.5 + 11.8 = 54.2 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
8India Pesticides LtdIPL 54.0/100Mixed-positive evidence81% evidence TURNING 20.0/35 Revenue 17% · PAT 10.1% · OPM change -2 pp 95% evidence 13.6/25 ROCE 16.7% · OPM 14% 95% evidence 14.1/20 P/E 16.5× · PEG — 50% evidence 6.3/20 RS sector -11.9% · RS bench -12.1% · 1Y -27.3%4 of 11 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 20 + 13.6 + 14.1 + 6.3 = 54 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
9Jubilant Ingrevia LtdJUBLINGREA 52.7/100Mixed-positive evidence93% evidence FADING 18.2/35 Revenue 11% · PAT 11.2% · OPM change 1 pp 100% evidence 10.2/25 ROCE 11.4% · OPM 15% 100% evidence 6.4/20 P/E 36.8× · PEG 2.37 65% evidence 17.9/20 RS sector 11.8% · RS bench 7.8% · 1Y -5.6%6 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 18.2 + 10.2 + 6.4 + 17.9 = 52.7 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
10Bharat Rasayan LtdBHARATRAS 51.6/100Mixed-positive evidence77% evidence ASLEEP 17.1/35 Revenue 5.8% · PAT 3.5% · OPM change 4 pp 83% evidence 16.5/25 ROCE 17.4% · OPM 16% 95% evidence 14.7/20 P/E 13.3× · PEG — 50% evidence 3.3/20 RS sector -33.2% · RS bench -34.6% · 1Y -51.5%0 of 11 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 17.1 + 16.5 + 14.7 + 3.3 = 51.6 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
11Bhagiradha Chemicals & Industries LtdBHAGCHEM 51.0/100Mixed-positive evidence88% evidence TURNING 23.6/35 Revenue 21.7% · PAT 31.1% · OPM change 7.3 pp 65% evidence 5.8/25 ROCE 4.5% · OPM 12.3% 100% evidence 2.0/20 P/E 207× · PEG 3.04 100% evidence 19.6/20 RS sector 22.5% · RS bench 17.9% · 1Y -0.7%11 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 23.6 + 5.8 + 2 + 19.6 = 51 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
12GSP Crop Science LtdGSPCROP 50.4/100Thin evidence · provisional59% evidence TURNING 16.5/35 Revenue 21.2% · PAT 37.8% · OPM change -4 pp 88% evidence 14.3/25 ROCE 19% · OPM 9% 100% evidence 9.6/20 P/E 26.8× · PEG — 15% evidence 10.0/20 RS sector — · RS bench — · 1Y —3 of 3 weeks ahead 0% evidence
Exact sum: 16.5 + 14.3 + 9.6 + 10 = 50.4 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
13Dhanuka Agritech LtdDHANUKA 46.6/100Mixed-negative evidence96% evidence ASLEEP 8.3/35 Revenue 0.9% · PAT -5.3% · OPM change -2.5 pp 88% evidence 19.1/25 ROCE 28.3% · OPM 22.5% 100% evidence 13.0/20 P/E 15.6× · PEG 1.72 100% evidence 6.2/20 RS sector -12.4% · RS bench -16.2% · 1Y -40.9%4 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 8.3 + 19.1 + 13 + 6.2 = 46.6 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
14Sumitomo Chemical India LtdSUMICHEM 45.4/100Mixed-negative evidence94% evidence TURNING 12.1/35 Revenue -3.6% · PAT 3.9% · OPM change 1 pp 100% evidence 19.0/25 ROCE 22.1% · OPM 22% 100% evidence 4.0/20 P/E 44.6× · PEG 4 100% evidence 10.3/20 RS sector -8.2% · RS bench 6% · 1Y -12.8%9 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 12.1 + 19 + 4 + 10.3 = 45.4 · Decision use: Strong business, demanding price: keep it on the quality list, but require either earnings upgrades or valuation compression.
15Rallis India LtdRALLIS 45.3/100Mixed-negative evidence91% evidence ASLEEP 16.1/35 Revenue 7.3% · PAT -28.4% · OPM change 2.6 pp 95% evidence 9.3/25 ROCE 12.8% · OPM 15.2% 95% evidence 11.4/20 P/E 26.7× · PEG 0.89 100% evidence 8.5/20 RS sector -1.8% · RS bench -20.7% · 1Y -39.2%0 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 16.1 + 9.3 + 11.4 + 8.5 = 45.3 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
16NACL Industries Ltdthis pageNACLIND 44.9/100Mixed-negative evidence94% evidence TURNING 28.1/35 Revenue 11.9% · PAT 100% · OPM change 3 pp 100% evidence 4.4/25 ROCE 8.1% · OPM 11% 100% evidence 3.8/20 P/E 171× · PEG 2.02 100% evidence 8.6/20 RS sector -12.5% · RS bench 3.8% · 1Y -26.9%10 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 28.1 + 4.4 + 3.8 + 8.6 = 44.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
17Astec Lifesciences LtdASTEC 44.9/100Mixed-negative evidence63% evidence ASLEEP 23.3/35 Revenue 9.4% · PAT 47.7% · OPM change 11.2 pp 71% evidence 2.6/25 ROCE -5.4% · OPM -0.8% 95% evidence 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence 9.0/20 RS sector -3.5% · RS bench -9.3% · 1Y -27.2%7 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 23.3 + 2.6 + 10 + 9 = 44.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
18Meghmani Organics LtdMOL 44.3/100Mixed-negative evidence74% evidence TURNING 20.6/35 Revenue -7.8% · PAT 100% · OPM change 7 pp 95% evidence 9.4/25 ROCE 6.7% · OPM 18% 95% evidence 10.2/20 P/E 21.3× · PEG — 15% evidence 4.1/20 RS sector -33.7% · RS bench -13.6% · 1Y -42.8%3 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 20.6 + 9.4 + 10.2 + 4.1 = 44.3 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
19Insecticides India LtdINSECTICID 43.8/100Mixed-negative evidence77% evidence ASLEEP 11.9/35 Revenue 7% · PAT -1.4% · OPM change -2 pp 83% evidence 13.0/25 ROCE 15.8% · OPM 6% 95% evidence 11.7/20 P/E 13.5× · PEG — 50% evidence 7.2/20 RS sector -8.5% · RS bench -9.5% · 1Y -38.7%7 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 11.9 + 13 + 11.7 + 7.2 = 43.8 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
20Excel Industries LtdEXCELINDUS 43.1/100Mixed-negative evidence70% evidence TURNING 14.4/35 Revenue 12% · PAT -11.8% · OPM change 0 pp 83% evidence 8.6/25 ROCE 6.1% · OPM 8% 95% evidence 10.9/20 P/E 16.4× · PEG — 15% evidence 9.2/20 RS sector -4.6% · RS bench -2.6% · 1Y -27.3%2 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 14.4 + 8.6 + 10.9 + 9.2 = 43.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
21Epigral LtdEPIGRAL 41.3/100Mixed-negative evidence94% evidence ASLEEP 6.5/35 Revenue 4.8% · PAT -37.4% · OPM change -2 pp 100% evidence 14.3/25 ROCE 15.5% · OPM 25% 100% evidence 16.5/20 P/E 17.3× · PEG 0.43 100% evidence 4.0/20 RS sector -32.9% · RS bench -17.5% · 1Y -40.9%7 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 6.5 + 14.3 + 16.5 + 4 = 41.3 · Decision use: Cheap but unconfirmed: require improving earnings before treating the valuation as an opportunity.
22P I Industries LtdPIIND 40.9/100Mixed-negative evidence90% evidence ASLEEP 6.6/35 Revenue -15.9% · PAT -20.5% · OPM change -3 pp 88% evidence 15.5/25 ROCE 15% · OPM 22% 100% evidence 10.6/20 P/E 34.7× · PEG 1.71 100% evidence 8.2/20 RS sector -3.4% · RS bench -15.3% · 1Y -32.8%0 of 10 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 6.6 + 15.5 + 10.6 + 8.2 = 40.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
23Best Agrolife LtdBESTAGRO 29.7/100Adverse evidence81% evidence TURNING 7.9/35 Revenue -24.1% · PAT -56.5% · OPM change 8 pp 95% evidence 9.0/25 ROCE 5.2% · OPM 20% 95% evidence 7.0/20 P/E 22.9× · PEG — 50% evidence 5.8/20 RS sector -30.7% · RS bench -8.5% · 1Y -36.9%1 of 11 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 7.9 + 9 + 7 + 5.8 = 29.7 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
24Heranba Industries LtdHERANBA 25.7/100Adverse evidence65% evidence ASLEEP 11.7/35 Revenue 13.1% · PAT -80% · OPM change -2.7 pp 62% evidence 1.2/25 ROCE -1.6% · OPM -7% 95% evidence 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence 2.8/20 RS sector -22% · RS bench -25.7% · 1Y -51.8%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 11.7 + 1.2 + 10 + 2.8 = 25.7 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

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15 · Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

What is NACL Industries Ltd's share price today?

NACL Industries Ltd trades at ₹189, −32.8% over the past year. The company is valued at ₹4,426 Cr. The stock sits at 50% of its 52-week range of ₹118–₹258, +9.0% versus its 200-day average. On the tape, the price is in a confirmed uptrend, 7 weeks in. — as of 31 July 2026.

What were NACL Industries Ltd's latest quarterly results?

NACL Industries Ltd reported revenue of ₹383 Cr and net profit of ₹21.0 Cr for the Jun 26 quarter. Revenue fell 14.5% and profit rose 61.5% year on year. Earnings per share were ₹0.89. The operating margin was 11.0%, 3.0 pp higher than a year earlier. — as of 31 July 2026.

What is NACL Industries Ltd's revenue?

NACL Industries Ltd reported revenue of ₹383 Cr in the Jun 26 quarter, −14.5% year on year. For the full FY26 fiscal year, revenue was ₹1,584 Cr (+28.3%). Over the last 10 years revenue compounded at 8.6% a year. — as of 31 July 2026.

What is NACL Industries Ltd's profit?

NACL Industries Ltd earned ₹21.0 Cr of net profit in the Jun 26 quarter, +61.5% year on year. Full-year FY26 profit was ₹5.0 Cr. The operating margin ran 11.0% in the latest quarter. — as of 31 July 2026.

What is NACL Industries Ltd's market cap?

NACL Industries Ltd's market capitalisation is ₹4,426 Cr at a share price of ₹189. Market cap is the share price multiplied by shares outstanding, so it is restated whenever the price moves. — as of 31 July 2026.

What is NACL Industries Ltd's P/E ratio?

NACL Industries Ltd trades at a P/E of 171.0×, at the 100th percentile of its own 10-year range, against a long-run median of 36.7×. This is a comparison with the stock's own history, not a value call — as of 31 July 2026.

Does NACL Industries Ltd pay a dividend?

Not in its latest year — NACL Industries Ltd's dividend payout was 0% of profit in FY26. It did record a payout in 8 of its last 13 reported fiscal years, so there is a history but no current dividend. This page holds the payout ratio, not a per-share amount. — as of 31 July 2026.

Is NACL Industries Ltd overvalued?

On its own history, NACL Industries Ltd looks expensive against its own history: its P/E of 171.0× sits at the 100th percentile of its 10-year range (long-run median 36.7×). That is a percentile read against the stock's own past, not a price opinion or a direction call. — as of 31 July 2026.

Is NACL Industries Ltd growing?

Yes — NACL Industries Ltd is growing: latest-quarter revenue −14.5% year on year, profit +61.5%, and the margin +3.0 pp at 11.0%. The 10-year compound rates are 8.6% (revenue) and −6.7% (profit). The earnings engine currently reads: improving — as of 31 July 2026.

How is NACL Industries Ltd performing?

NACL Industries Ltd is in a confirmed uptrend, 7 weeks in. Its latest quarter's revenue fell 14.5% and profit rose 61.5% year on year. Against the NIFTY 500 it has been ahead on a trailing-13-week view for 18 weeks. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 31 July 2026.

Is NACL Industries Ltd in an uptrend?

Yes — the price is in a confirmed uptrend (week 7 of stage 2), trading +9.0% versus its 200-day average and at 50% of its 52-week range. Price stages cycle base → advance → top → decline, and the stage names where this stock sits in that cycle — as of 31 July 2026.

Is NACL Industries Ltd beating the market?

On recent form, yes — NACL Industries Ltd has been ahead of the NIFTY 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 18 straight weeks, the same metric the week-by-week ribbon on this page draws. Separately, on the cumulative view: over the last 10.4 years the stock moved +954% against the NIFTY 500's +276% — ahead of the index over the full window. — as of 31 July 2026.

Will NACL Industries Ltd's share price go up?

This page publishes no price forecast for NACL Industries Ltd. What it measures instead: the share price is ₹189, the price is in a confirmed uptrend 7 weeks in. Its P/E of 171.0× sits at the 100th percentile of its own 10-year range. — as of 31 July 2026.

Who owns NACL Industries Ltd?

Promoters hold 53.7% of NACL Industries Ltd, foreign institutions 0.1%, domestic institutions 1.3% and the public 44.9% (latest quarter). The biggest move on the register over the last two years: Promoters cut 10.0 points over 8 quarters. — as of 31 July 2026.

Does NACL Industries Ltd have too much debt?

It is moderate — NACL Industries Ltd's debt-to-equity is 0.46, and operating profit covers the interest bill 2×. FY26 borrowings were ₹312 Cr against equity of ₹683 Cr. Read the returns on this page with that leverage in mind — as of 31 July 2026.

What is NACL Industries Ltd's capex?

NACL Industries Ltd spent ₹92.0 Cr on capital expenditure over the last 3 fiscal years, a figure derived from the change in fixed assets plus depreciation. In FY26 alone that was ₹27.0 Cr, with ₹18.0 Cr in capital work-in-progress — capacity paid for but not yet earning. — as of 31 July 2026.

What is NACL Industries Ltd's cash flow?

NACL Industries Ltd generated ₹−104 Cr of operating cash flow in FY26 and ₹−131 Cr of free cash flow after ₹27.0 Cr of capital spending. Reported profit that year was ₹5.0 Cr, so operating cash ran behind profit. Cash-flow resolution for India is annual. — as of 31 July 2026.

Is NACL Industries Ltd's profit real cash?

Not fully — over the last 3 fiscal years, −143% of NACL Industries Ltd's reported profit arrived as operating cash. In FY26, operating cash was ₹−104 Cr against reported profit of ₹5.0 Cr. The cash then goes mostly into the working-capital cycle. Cash-flow resolution is annual — as of 31 July 2026.

Where is NACL Industries Ltd in its business cycle?

NACL Industries Ltd's FY26 operating margin was 7.0%, against a 13-year band of −5.0%–10.0%: mid-band by its own history — neither the peak that precedes mean-reversion nor the trough that precedes recovery. The latest quarter ran 11.0%. Profitability versus a company's own long band is the cleanest cycle clock this page holds — as of 31 July 2026.

What could break the NACL Industries Ltd story?

The sharpest disagreement: profits are rising, but only −143% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as operating cash — the gap between the P&L and the bank account is the thing to watch. Mechanically, two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day average would end the price trend — that is the exit rule this page tracks — as of 31 July 2026.

Is NACL Industries Ltd a stock worth studying right now?

This is not investment advice. The machine read: NACL Industries Ltd is strength at full price. The numbers are improving — and a P/E at the 100th percentile of its own range says the market knows. The sharpest open question: whether the cash starts following the profit. Every number on this page is drawn deterministically from the raw series, with no forecasts and no price opinions — as of 31 July 2026.

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