Quarterly Financial Results (Q4 FY26 Consolidated)
Revenue Performance:
- Total Revenue: ₹144.05 Crores
- Quarter-over-Quarter Growth: +19.40%
- Year-over-Year Change: -5.70%
Profitability Metrics:
- EBITDA: ₹23.02 Crores
- QoQ EBITDA Growth: +122.19%
- YoY EBITDA Growth: +30.20%
- EBITDA Margin: 15.60% (vs 8.58% in Q3FY26 and 11.53% in Q4FY25)
- Net Profit: ₹10.82 Crores
- QoQ Net Profit Growth: +378.05%
- YoY Net Profit Growth: +57.46%
Annual Financial Results (FY26 Consolidated)
Revenue Performance:
- Total Revenue: ₹535.48 Crores
- Year-over-Year Change: -4.78%
Profitability Metrics:
- EBITDA: ₹56.53 Crores
- YoY EBITDA Change: -6.12%
- EBITDA Margin: 10.43% (vs 10.63% in FY25)
- Net Profit: ₹17.78 Crores
- YoY Net Profit Growth: +5.48%
Segment-wise Revenue Breakdown
Q4 FY26 Segment Revenue:
- Phthalocyanine: ₹95.35 Crores
- AZO: ₹20.86 Crores
- API: ₹31.33 Crores
FY26 Segment Revenue:
The document shows segment headers but no specific financial values for the full year.
Management Commentary & Business Performance
Blue & API Businesses (Comment by Arjun G. Jaykrishna, CEO & Executive Director):
Phthalocyanine Pigment Business:
- Q4FY26 showed strong performance with healthy growth in revenues and profitability
- Modest volume growth with significant improvement driven by stronger realizations
- Higher raw material prices amid ongoing geopolitical volatility supported realizations
- Company positioned well to navigate evolving supply environment during global disruptions
- Broad-based demand recovery observed during the quarter
Operating Environment Challenges:
- Global disruptions and unstable raw material prices continue
- Challenges in raw material supply chain persist
- Company working on internal operational efficiencies to strengthen margin profile sustainably
API Business Performance:
- Operated in challenging environment with elevated raw material and KSM prices
- Geopolitical tensions drove input cost increases
- Chinese competition added margin pressure
- Company able to pass cost increases to customers, supporting profitability
- Some moderation in volumes experienced
- Delivered consistent volumetric growth of approximately 18% CAGR over last three years
- Three-year price erosion cycle has reversed with improvement in selling prices in Q4
- Backward integration investments provided operational stability and margin support
- Progressing toward CEP certification by end of current financial year
Azo Business Performance (Comment by Gokul Jaykrishna, Managing Director):
- Continued steady growth in volumetric terms despite challenging environment
- Both API and Azo businesses achieved EBITDA positivity for full year
- Both businesses reached cash break-even level
- Expected to contribute meaningfully to overall profitability in coming years
Company Overview
Asahi Songwon Colors Limited is:
- India's leading manufacturer of pigments, colorants and APIs
- Leading player in Indian Pigment industry
- Manufactures Beta Blue and Blue Crude
- Also manufactures AZO pigments and APIs through subsidiaries
- Serves diverse base of global and Indian customers
- Over 50% of business from exports to global MNCs
- Currently manufacturing products for over 80 international and domestic customers
- Operates four manufacturing facilities in Gujarat, India:
- Padra, Vadodara & Dahej, Bharuch (manufacturing Pigments)
- Odhav, Ahmedabad & Chhatral, Gandhinagar (manufacturing APIs)