Indian phosphatic fertilizer maker (DAP, NPK) based in Odisha, part of the Adventz/Zuari Group.
Indian phosphatic fertilizer maker (DAP, NPK) based in Odisha, part of the Adventz/Zuari Group.
The government sets a nutrient subsidy that is paid to makers, so earnings depend as much on subsidy rates as on market prices, and imported rock and phosphoric acid tie input costs to global prices. A venture of Zuari and Morocco's OCP controls it.
Moat: narrow (scale, regulatory licence). Large-scale phosphatic fertilizer plant and government subsidy support, but raw materials are import-dependent and pricing subsidy-driven.
Headquarters: Bhubaneswar, India · Founded: 1981 · Employees: 7,108
Size Paradeep Phosphates (PARADEEP.NS) is an India Materials company (Chemicals: Agricultural) with a market value of $1.57B, the 450th largest of 1,058 India companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₹142.32 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 11.7%, against -25.7% for the median peer and 0.0% for the India market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 31.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.5%); the operating margin is 6.7% (peer median 7.7%).
Valuation It trades at 17.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.5× (9th most expensive of 19).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.3 points below its cost of capital (11.5% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 8 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹239B | ₹102B | ₹81.4B | ₹56.6B | ₹133B |
| Revenue growth | — | +25% | +44% | -58% | — |
| Gross profit | ₹49.1B | -₹84.1B | -₹62.9B | -₹46.5B | ₹14.1B |
| EBITDA | ₹20.5B | -₹93.5B | -₹71.8B | -₹52.1B | ₹9.14B |
| Net income | ₹8.51B | ₹9.96B | ₹6.62B | ₹999M | ₹3.04B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | -₹22.0B | ₹8.58B | ₹6.99B | -₹30.2B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ₹8.68B | ₹4.58B | ₹4.12B | ₹4.36B |
| Total debt | ₹98.8B | ₹69.1B | ₹51.0B | ₹40.1B | ₹46.5B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradeep Phosphates PARADEEP.NS | $1.57B | +12% | +31% | 7% | 17.6× | n/a |
| Coromandel International COROMANDEL.NS | $5.69B | -7% | +24% | 8% | 27.3× | n/a |
| Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals CHAMBLFERT.NS | $1.63B | -15% | +6% | 12% | 7.2× | n/a |
| Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers RCF.NS | $590M | -23% | +18% | 4% | n/a | n/a |
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| Measure | PARADEEP.NS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -8.4% | -8.0% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +11.7% | -25.7% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -21.3% | -34.7% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +31.4% | +5.5% | highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 6.7% | 7.7% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 17.6× | 15.5× | 9th most expensive of 19 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -4.3 pp | +0.9 pp | 5th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.8× | 8.8× | 3rd most expensive of 8 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.6× | 0.1× | most indebted of 8 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradeep Phosphates PARADEEP.NS | India | $1.57B | +12% | +31% | 7% | 17.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Bayer Cropscience India BAYERCROP.NS | India | $1.58B | -28% | -5% | 15% | 19.5× | 16.1% | +5.9% |
| Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals DEEPAKFERT.NS | India | $1.54B | -14% | +14% | 13% | 10.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry 000422.SZ | China | $1.60B | -42% | +15% | 5% | 15.2× | n/a | n/a |
| China XLX Fertiliser 1866.HK | Hong Kong | $1.51B | -27% | +24% | 8% | 6.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Atul ATUL.NS | India | $1.63B | -26% | +18% | 12% | 19.7× | 18.2% | +11.0% |
| Tata Chemicals TATACHEM.NS | India | $1.64B | -25% | +2% | 3% | 85.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Batian Ecological Technique 002170.SZ | China | $1.44B | -29% | +3% | 23% | 7.1× | -8.1% | +18.8% |
| Sumitomo Chemical India SUMICHEM.NS | India | $1.74B | -34% | -3% | 18% | 28.1× | 23.4% | +4.1% |
| Holitech Technology 002217.SZ | China | $1.41B | -58% | +17% | 2% | n/a | 45.7% | -37.1% |
| Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial 600596.SS | China | $1.75B | -31% | +5% | 2% | 22.9× | 12.4% | +3.1% |
| Huapont Life Sciences 002004.SZ | China | $1.39B | -5% | -6% | 11% | n/a | -8.7% | +1.1% |
| Lier Chemical 002258.SZ | China | $1.85B | +20% | +6% | 8% | 21.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiang Su Suyan Jingshen 603299.SS | China | $1.28B | -18% | -5% | 5% | 25.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Stanley Agricultural 002588.SZ | China | $1.27B | -33% | +3% | 8% | 8.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Sichuan Development Lomon 002312.SZ | China | $1.93B | -36% | +5% | 6% | 35.0× | 8.2% | +14.0% |
| Shenzhen Noposion Crop Science 002215.SZ | China | $1.25B | -23% | +12% | 13% | 9.3× | -3.9% | +6.9% |
| E.I.D.-Parry (India) EIDPARRY.NS | India | $1.21B | -24% | +16% | 7% | 11.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Taiwan Fertilizer 1722.TW | Taiwan | $1.18B | -15% | +4% | -16% | 13.7× | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| Chengdu Wintrue 002539.SZ | China | $2.09B | -24% | +6% | 6% | 11.7× | n/a | n/a |
| CAC Nantong Chemical 301665.SZ | China | $1.17B | -26% | +27% | 13% | 15.8× | -1.7% | +11.9% |