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Intrinsic value · Buy/Sell verdict · scores — free· 1049 Indian stocks· EOD 2026-07-31

Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection Limited

PUNJABCHEMNSEBasic Materials
₹1,143.8
-61.80 (-5.13%)
Hold

Financial trend (73/100) does the heavy lifting; valuation (31/100) is the drag.

Fair value
The bottom line

StocksWizard rates Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection Limited a Hold, scoring 54/100 on our blended model. On 21.5x trailing earnings it sits roughly in line with the Basic Materials median of about 22.2x. The price is about 23% below its 52-week high of ₹1,489.25 and 28% above the low of ₹890.4. Financial health scores 65/100, in the safe band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 5/9. It clears 8 of 13 investability checks, with durability 56, valuation 40 and momentum 64 on our 0–100 scales.

Analysis by Ankit Sharma · StocksWizard's own estimates from end-of-day public data — see how we calculate them. For information only, not investment advice.

Intrinsic value
Our fair value
₹951.48down 16.81%
Overvalued by 17%
Price ₹1,143.8Range ₹571.9₹1,130.01
DCF + relative blendhigh confidence

With a 20% margin of safety, our buy-below price is ₹761.19.

1-year price

EOD · 2026-07-31
1D
down 5.13%
1W
up 1.98%
1M
up 2.16%
3M
up 3.58%
6M
up 3.98%
1Y

52-week range

-23.20% from the 52-week high.

Trend check
Above 50-DMA₹1,062Above 200-DMA₹1,136

Price above both moving averages reads as an intact uptrend; below both, the trend is against you.

Verdict pillars

Hold54
B
Financial health 65/100
Altman Z 3.61 · Safe zone

Piotroski F-score 5/9 — quality of earnings & balance sheet.

Our scores

Durability56
Valuation40
Momentum64

Durability rewards strong, low-debt, profitable businesses; Valuation rewards stocks cheap vs their sector; Momentum rewards strong price trends.

Investability checklist

Passed 8 of 13 checks
Each check screens one fundamentals, valuation or trend signal.
  • Pass: ROE above 15%: 16.2%
  • Pass: Low debt (D/E < 0.5): 0.36x
  • Pass: Positive free cash flow
  • Fail: Revenue growth > 10%: 3%
  • Pass: Earnings growing: 56%
  • Fail: Net margin ≥ 10%: 6.2%
  • Pass: Current ratio > 1.5: 1.52
  • Fail: Below our fair value
  • Fail: Margin of safety ≥ 20%
  • Pass: Above 200-day average
  • Pass: Above 50-day average
  • No data: Positive 1-year return
  • Pass: Altman Z in safe zone: Z 3.61
  • Fail: Piotroski ≥ 7: 5/9

Quarterly results

Revenue · 4Q2019
₹152 Cr
Net profit
₹-4 Cr
Margin
-2%
3Q2018
4Q2018
3Q2019
4Q2019
Revenue Net profitLatest revenue QoQ +25%

Annual financials

Revenue · 2020
₹538 Cr
Net profit
₹11 Cr
Margin
2%
2019
2020
Revenue Net profitLatest revenue YoY -13%

Shareholding

  • Promoter84.1%
  • Institutions3.5%
  • Public & other12.5%

Promoter holding via insider stake; institutional via reported holdings.

Key fundamentals

Market cap
₹1,375 Cr
P/E ratio
21.5
P/B ratio
3.25
EPS (TTM)
₹52.15
ROE
16.2%
Debt / Equity
0.36x
Profit margin
6.2%
Free cash flow
₹15 Cr
52-week high
₹1,489.25
-23.20% from high
52-week low
₹890.4
Dividend yield
0.3%
Beta
0.50
SWOT snapshot

Bull case vs bear case

Bull case

Strengths

  • Lightly leveraged balance sheet.
  • Financially solid — Altman Z 3.61.

Opportunities

  • Earnings growing (56% YoY).

About Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection Limited

Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection Limited manufactures and distributes agrochemicals, specialty chemicals, bulk drugs, and intermediates across India, Europe, Japan, Israel, the United States, Latin America, and other international markets. Its product portfolio includes herbicides such as metamitron, ethofumesate, diflufenican, lenacil, and cyanazine, as well as insecticides, fungicides, and pharmaceutical active ingredients including trimethoprim, etoricoxib, celecoxib, and albendazole.

Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection Limited — frequently asked questions

Is Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection Limited a buy, hold or sell?

StocksWizard currently rates Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection Limited (PUNJABCHEM) a Hold, based on a blended score of 54/100 across valuation, quality, momentum and price trend. This is our own model-based view, not investment advice.

What is Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection Limited's fair value?

Our blended DCF and relative-valuation model estimates Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection Limited's fair value at about ₹951.48, versus a current price of ₹1,143.8 — roughly 17% downside. On that basis the stock looks overvalued by 17%.

Is Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection Limited financially healthy?

Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection Limited scores 65/100 on our financial-health model, placing it in the safe band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 5/9.

How has Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection Limited's share price performed?

Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection Limited is up 4% over three months, and last traded at ₹1,143.8. Past performance doesn't predict future returns.

Our verdict, fair value, financial-health and checklist are StocksWizard's own estimates, computed from public end-of-day data using standard models (DCF, relative valuation, Altman Z, Piotroski). For information only — not investment advice or a recommendation. Verify independently before investing.