Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd (HOCL) — shareholding pattern, promoter holding, financials and share price
About Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd (HOCL)
Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd operates in the Commodity Chemicals industry, within the Chemicals sector. It trades on the NSE as HOCL and on the BSE under scrip code 500449. Its ISIN is INE048A01011.
Incorporated in 1960, Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd is in the business of bulk industrial chemicals and chemical intermediates [1]
Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd, a government undertaking, specializes in the manufacturing of bulk industrial chemicals and intermediates, serving industries like resins, pharmaceuticals, and dyes.
The company operates two main production units in Maharashtra and Kerala, and a subsidiary unit in Hyderabad under Hindustan Fluorocarbons Ltd.
Listed peers in Commodity Chemicals: National Peroxide Ltd, Midland Polymers Ltd, Genus Prime Infra Ltd, Goyal Salt Ltd, Kesar Petroproducts Ltd, ZR2 Bioenergy Ltd.
Valuation & Returns
10 Jul 2026At ₹37.07 a share on 10 Jul 2026, Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd (HOCL) was valued at a price-to-book of 0.24x on a book value of ₹155.62 per share as of Mar 2025. Solomo computes return on equity of -1.23% and return on capital employed of 0.52% from filed results. Earnings ratios use consolidated results for the twelve months Jun 2025 to Mar 2026.
- Industry P/E
- 45.11x
- P/B
- 0.24x
- EPS (TTM)
- ₹-1.92
- Book value / share
- ₹155.62
- ROE
- -1.23%
- ROCE
- 0.52%
- ROA
- -0.82%
- Debt / equity
- 0.2x
- Dividend yield
- 0%
- EBITDA margin
- 1.54%
- 52-week range
- ₹21.05 – ₹46.6
Ratios are computed from filed results and the last recorded price. Not investment advice.
Financial Performance
Mar 2026In the year ended Mar 2026, Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd (HOCL) reported revenue of ₹574 crore, net profit of ₹-13 crore and earnings per share of ₹-1.9. That compares with revenue of ₹536 crore and net profit of ₹392 crore in Mar 2025. Figures are consolidated, as filed with the exchanges.
In the quarter ended Mar 2026, revenue was ₹136 crore and net profit ₹16 crore (consolidated).
| Metric | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (₹ cr) | 434 | 631 | 704 | 536 | 574 |
| Net profit (₹ cr) | -32 | -55 | -54 | 392 | -13 |
| EPS (₹) | -4.41 | -7.95 | -8.13 | 58.32 | -1.9 |
| Measure | 10Y | 5Y | 3Y | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales growth | 18.00% | 12.30% | 7.31% | -23.87% |
| Profit growth | - | - | - | 824.66% |
| Stock price CAGR | 8% | 0% | 10% | 1% |
Ownership Summary
Jun 2026As of Jun 2026, promoters hold 58.78% of Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd (HOCL) (unchanged from the previous quarter), foreign institutional investors (FII) hold 0.41% and domestic institutional investors (DII) hold 0.02%. Market capitalisation was ₹249 crore on 10 Jul 2026. Shareholding is filed quarterly with BSE and NSE; Solomo carries every filing back to Mar 2001.
Largest disclosed public shareholders in Jun 2026: HUF 2.35%. Only stakes above the 1% disclosure threshold are named in filings.
| Quarter | Promoter | Pledged | FII | DII | Public |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 58.78% | - | 0.41% | 0.02% | 41.22% |
| Mar 2026 | 58.78% | - | 0% | 0.02% | 41.22% |
| Dec 2025 | 58.78% | - | 0% | 0.02% | 41.22% |
| Sep 2025 | 58.78% | - | - | 0.02% | 41.22% |
| Jun 2025 | 58.78% | - | - | 0.02% | 41.22% |
| Mar 2025 | 58.78% | - | - | 0.02% | 41.22% |
| Dec 2024 | 58.78% | - | - | 0.02% | 41.22% |
| Sep 2024 | 58.78% | - | - | 0.02% | 41.22% |