Trading Symbol
JUBLINGREA (NSE)
Key Financial Performance (Q2 FY27)
- Revenue: INR 1,394 crore, up 24% year-on-year
- EBITDA: INR 221 crore, up 51% year-on-year (highest in last three years)
- PAT: INR 111 crore, up 60% year-on-year
Key Financial Performance (H1 FY27)
- Revenue: Growth of 25% year-on-year
- EBITDA: Growth of 44% year-on-year
Segment-wise Performance (Q2 FY27)
Specialty Chemicals Business
- Revenue: INR 560 crore, up 16% YoY and 5% sequentially
- EBITDA: INR 140 crore
- EBITDA Margin: 25%
- Performance driven by healthy volume growth across fine chemicals and CDMO, with improved pricing in value-added fine chemicals and CDMO portfolio.
Nutrition and Health Solution Business
- Revenue: INR 270 crore, up 50% YoY and 11% sequentially
- EBITDA: INR 39 crore, up 87% YoY and 9% sequentially
- EBITDA Margin: 15%
- Human Nutrition: Vitamin B3 delivered strong volume growth with double-digit growth across food and cosmetic applications. CCCBT witnessed improved volumes and pricing.
- Animal Nutrition: Vitamin B3 delivered strong double-digit volume growth though pricing remained marginally soft. Choline maintained domestic market position.
Chemical Intermediates Business
- Revenue: INR 563 crore, up 24% YoY and 8% sequentially
- EBITDA: INR 64 crore, up 26% YoY and 13% sequentially
- Acetic Anhydride: Healthy sequential volume growth supported by resilient pharma demand and market share gains in Europe.
- Ethyl Acetate: Steady sequential volume growth with significant improvement in realizations.
Strategic Update: Investment in Zettaone Technologies Limited
- Signed an agreement to acquire 40% stake in Zettaone Technologies Limited for an investment of INR 189 crore.
- Zettaone operates in electronics design and manufacturing services space.
- Transaction is progressing well and shareholders agreement will be concluded soon.
- Expected to provide access to broader electronics and semiconductor ecosystem and enable integrated value proposition.
- Zettaone has delivered strong growth over last three years and is expected to grow 60-70% in current year.
- Company is establishing a new manufacturing facility near Bangalore.
Business Outlook and Guidance
- Management reiterated full-year EBITDA guidance of INR 750-800 crore, expecting to be closer to upper end.
- Growth expected across all three business segments in FY27.
- Within Acetyls, anticipate higher volumes supported by planned closures in Europe.
- New multipurpose plant in Gajraula on track for commissioning by year-end.
- Company aims to maintain specialty chemical portfolio growth at 20-25% year-on-year on multi-year CAGR basis.
- Annual capex planned at INR 400-500 crore to support growth pipeline.
CDMO Business Update
- Have 25+ confirmed molecules in pipeline with peak potential revenue of INR 1,500 crore plus (INR 2,000 crore including large contract).
- Expect to clock at least one-third of this potential in current fiscal year.
- For large agrochemical CDMO contract, first lot has been delivered as per commitment. Future volumes scenario being discussed with customer, with visibility expected within few weeks.
Market Segment Updates
- Acetyls: Volumes remained stable while pharma crude prices supported improved realization. Input and utility costs partially offset benefits of improved pricing.
- Pharmaceuticals: Segment continues to grow supported by steady volumes and sustained demand for intermediates.
- Agro-chemicals: Segment remained under pressure with stable volumes but muted pricing due to excess capacity in China.
- Personal care: Strong volume growth with increasing traction from new customers seeking outsourcing partnerships. Currently represents 7% of portfolio, expected to reach double digits in coming quarters.
- Nutrition: Maintained steady volumes despite some softening in vitamin B3 pricing in animal feed segment.
- Semiconductors and electronics: Strong growth in new molecule pipeline with encouraging customer traction, particularly in Japan.
European Plant Closure Impact
- Competitor plant closure in Europe expected to strengthen demand and pricing for acetic anhydride going forward.
- Expected uplift starting from early part of next calendar year, with meaningful impact anticipated in FY28.
- Company aims to double market share in Europe (currently high teens close to 20%) over next couple of years.
Management Attendees
- Mr. Shyam Bhartia, Chairman
- Mr. Hari Bhartia, Co-Chairman
- Mr. Deepak Jain, CEO and Managing Director
- Mr. Varun Gupta, CFO
- Mr. Pavleen Taneja, Head Investor Relations
External Participants during Q&A
- Siddharth Gadekar, Equirus
- Abhijit Akella, Kotak Institutional Equities
- Nitesh Dhoot, Anand Rathi Institutional Equities
- Ravi Mehta, OneUp Financial
- Ruchit Agrawal, Union Mutual Fund
- Harsh Shah, Individual Investor
Additional Information
- Disclosure digitally signed by Deepanjali Gulati, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer on November 02, 2026