Chemicals · Industrial Specialties · NSE: ESTER · data 2026-10-31
Ester Industries Limited
In plain words
Price: 26.4% below its 52-week high of ₹120.
Delivery: 44.5% of traded shares were kept for delivery over the last 10 sessions, against 52.0% over the last 60.
Latest results: a net profit of ₹19 cr for the quarter ended Jun 2026.
A description of the data, not a recommendation.
Key figures
Growth
| Revenue (last 12 months) | ₹1,469 cr |
| Net profit (last 12 months) | ₹-2 cr |
| Sales growth, 3 years (yearly) | 7.3% |
| Profit growth, 3 years (yearly) | — |
At a glance
Promoters 62.3% (-0.4 pts in a year), pledged 0.0%, institutions 0.3%.
ROE -3.5%, ROCE 4.2%, operating margin 3.6%: how much profit it earns on the money it uses.
Debt/equity 0.93, Profit growth — and sales growth 7.3% a year over 3 years.
Ratings use fixed thresholds on the latest reported figures. They describe the numbers and are not a recommendation.
Strengths and limitations
None flagged by these rules.
- Low return on equity (-3.5%).
- Thin operating margin (3.6%).
Picked automatically from the latest reported figures with fixed rules; check the company's filings before relying on them.
Latest results in brief (Q1 FY27)
Q1 FY27
Revenue: 432.16
Net Profit: 18.62
Operating Margin: 11.5
EPS: 1.84 turned to profit
Q1 FY27
राजस्व: 432.16
नेट लाभ: 18.62
परिचालन मार्जिन: 11.5
EPS: 1.84 मुनाफे में बदल गया
Q1 FY27
મહેસૂલ: 432.16
નેટ લાભ: 18.62
કાર્યકારી માર્જિન: 11.5
EPS: 1.84 નફોમાં બદલાઈ
Written by AI from the filed numbers and checked against them. Not a recommendation.
Smart-money activity
13/100 · Weak over the last ~60 sessions, data 2026-10-30
- Delivery vs usual 8/30: Delivery 41.6% over the last 20 sessions vs 37.1% in the 40 before (1.12x); shares delivered per day 0.52x usual; 1 delivery-spike day (3x usual shares delivered, 40%+ delivery) in the last 20 sessions.
- Bulk/block deals 0/20: No bulk or block deals in the last 90 days.
- Insider / SAST buys 0/15: No insider buy or SAST acquisition filings in the last 90 days. Insider sells are not collected by the site, so only buy filings count.
- Mutual fund holding 0/15: No mutual fund scheme lists this stock. Latest monthly portfolios only (top 60 holdings per scheme); month-on-month change is not stored.
- Accumulation evidence 0/15: No accumulation evidence row (only saved-scan stocks have one; 0 points).
- Promoter pledges 5/5: No promoter pledge filings in 90 days.
A description of recorded activity (delivery, deals, insider buys, fund holding, pledges), not a recommendation. Today's most active stocks.
Story so far
● Dividend ● Results
- 17 Sept 26Dividend Dividend ₹0.25 (ex-date) +1.7% next session
- 11 Aug 26Results Q1 FY27 results: turned to profit vs a year ago -3.0% next session
- 13 May 26Results Q4 FY26 results: profit +301.5% YoY +5.1% next session
- 6 Feb 26Results Q3 FY26 results: net profit −₹12.4 cr -3.1% next session
- 14 Nov 25Results Q2 FY26 results: net profit −₹15.8 cr -4.2% next session
- 19 Sept 25Dividend Dividend ₹0.6 (ex-date) -0.2% next session
- 30 Jul 25Results Q1 FY26 results: net profit −₹7.2 cr -5.3% next session
- 21 May 25Results Q4 FY25 results: net profit ₹2 cr +0.9% next session
From official exchange filings and NSE data. How the price moved after an event describes the past, not what comes next.
Quarterly results (consolidated)
| Quarter | Revenue | Net profit | Profit YoY | Op. margin | EPS ₹ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | ₹432 cr | ₹19 cr | — | 11.5% | 1.84 |
| Mar 2026 | ₹344 cr | ₹8 cr | +301.5% | 12.3% | 0.81 |
| Dec 2025 | ₹339 cr | ₹-12 cr | -150.0% | 4.9% | -1.27 |
| Sept 2025 | ₹354 cr | ₹-16 cr | -622.5% | 4.2% | -1.62 |
Shareholding trend
| Holder | Sept 2026 | Jun 2026 | Mar 2026 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promoters | 62.31% | 62.32% | 62.71% | 62.71% |
| Foreign institutions (FII) | 0.12% | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.06% |
| Domestic institutions (DII) | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.17% | 0.13% |
| Mutual funds | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| Retail investors | 14.35% | 14.33% | 15.01% | 15.06% |
| Number of shareholders | 36,857 | 37,110 | 36,924 | 37,694 |
Common questions
What was Ester Industries Limited's latest quarterly profit?
Ester Industries Limited reported a net profit of ₹19 cr for the quarter ended Jun 2026, on revenue of ₹432 cr.
How much do promoters hold in Ester Industries Limited?
Promoters held 62.31% of Ester Industries Limited at the end of Sept 2026, with 0.00% of promoter shares pledged.
Is Ester Industries Limited debt-free?
Its latest reported debt-to-equity ratio is 0.93.
What is the 52-week high and low of Ester Industries Limited?
The 52-week high is ₹120 and the 52-week low is ₹68.55.
Compared with similar companies
| Company | Price | Market cap | P/E | P/B | ROE | ROCE | Debt/eq. | 1-yr return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ester Industries Limited | ₹88.38 | ₹922 cr | — | — | -3.5% | 4.2% | 0.93 | -21.3% |
| Petro Carbon & Chemicals Ltd | ₹420.9 | ₹1,040 cr | 40.6 | 5.3 | 14% | 18.8% | 1.02 | +128.7% |
| Jyoti Resins & Adhesives Ltd. | ₹838.25 | ₹1,009 cr | 15.6 | — | 27% | 31.6% | 0 | -2.1% |
| Sejal Glass Limited | ₹773.45 | ₹880 cr | 23.7 | 5.1 | 30.3% | 18.5% | 1.34 | -14.5% |
| Visaka Industries Ltd. | ₹79.51 | ₹688 cr | 8 | — | 10.9% | 6.8% | 0.37 | -0.6% |
| Shalimar Paints Ltd | ₹79.5 | ₹666 cr | — | — | -22.9% | -13.6% | 0.66 | +0.9% |
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