Tuesday, 3 November 2026 Every NSE & BSE announcement, by company
ALFA Filings Every announcement, straight from the exchange
Earnings Call Transcript

Neogen Chemicals Earnings Call Transcript: Key Takeaways

Revenue rose 42% to ₹296 Cr and consolidated PAT rose 144% to ₹8 Cr, but a large standalone-to-consolidated gap shows the Neogen Ionics drag. Net debt is ₹1,095 Cr, and management gave no hard quarterly target to test against.

Highlights
Revenue growthRevenue +42% YoY to ₹296 Cr; battery contributed ₹37 Cr.
MarginsStandalone EBITDA margin 18.6%; chemicals guided 18–20%; consolidated diluted by Ionics.
Demand visibilityStrong US/India demand; POs in hand; customer approvals still pending.
Management confidenceOverly upbeat; 'robust all round' despite PAT ₹8 Cr; defers detail.

Growth

Revenue +42%, EBITDA +51%; battery ₹37 Cr vs ₹5 Cr, but Neogen Ionics fixed-cost drag dilutes consolidated margins.

Outlook

Battery ₹250–300 Cr FY27; base business ₹1,100+ Cr FY27, ₹1,200–1,300 Cr FY28; net debt ₹1,300–1,500 Cr FY28.

Risks

Inventory build (180-day target); no electrolyte take-or-pay; US/India policy dependence; ₹1,095 Cr net debt.

Last quarter's promises, checked

Delivered

  • Standalone EBITDA margin 18%±1–1.5% → 18.6% (= BEAT)

Partly delivered

  • Battery FY27 ₹300 Cr → Q1 ₹37 Cr; FY27 now ₹250–300 Cr (= PARTIAL)
  • Post-QIP net debt ₹1,000–1,500 Cr → ₹1,095 Cr, QIP-conditional (= PARTIAL)

Missed

  • Organolithium incremental capex ₹10–15 Cr → ₹45 Cr capex, 300→600 TPA (= MISS)
  • Insurance recovered+receivable ₹350 Cr → ₹316 Cr (= MISS; definitions may differ)
Source

Earnings Call Transcript filed with NSE, NSE: NEOGEN. Summary written with AI assistance from the document.

Read the document ↗

Neogen Chemicals Ltd: key numbers

Share price
₹2,095.40
Market cap
₹6,295 Cr
Revenue (annual)
₹862.0 Cr
Net profit (annual)
₹28.75 Cr
P/E (TTM)
155.7×Sector 33.6×
Promoter holding
48.31%-4.70% QoQ
FII holding
4.13%Current quarter

Reference market data from a third-party provider, updated daily. Not a valuation or a recommendation.

More from Neogen Chemicals Ltd

All →