Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd.
NSE: SUMICHEMSumitomo Chemical India Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
Sumitomo Chemical India (SUMICHEM) is an NSE-listed agrochemicals company trading at ₹458.75, down 12.16% over 12 months and 4.04% below its 200-DMA of ₹478.07. The stock sits 31.02% below its 52-week high against a backdrop of 5-year revenue and earnings contraction of -11.5% and -12.6% respectively. A 3-month rebound of 7.75% has lifted the price back above the 50-DMA of ₹417.95, but the longer-term trend remains negative.
P/E
43.1
Forward P/E
35.8
ROE
—
Debt / Equity
1.82
Profit Margin
+16.4%
Div. Yield
+0.3%
5Y ROE > 15%
4/5
5Y FCF > 0
4/5
Quality
37/100
News
5 headlines · 1 positive · 0 negative
Sumitomo Chemical India Schedules Q4 & FY26 Earnings Call on May 28, 2026 - scanx.trade
scanx.trade
Top trading ideas: Analyst bets on Hemisphere Properties, Sumitomo Chemical - Business Standard
Business Standard
Sumitomo Chemical India Limited Board Meeting Intimation for FY26 Scheduled on May 26, 2026 - scanx.trade
scanx.trade
HEMIPROP, SUMICHEM: Technicals Signal Gains, Fundamentals Differ - Whalesbook
Whalesbook
Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited Declares No Encumbrance on Shares in Indian Subsidiary - scanx.trade
scanx.trade
Recent context
- ·Q4 and FY26 earnings call is scheduled for May 28, 2026, with the board meeting on May 26; results will be the next concrete fundamental data point for the multi-year contraction narrative.
- ·Sumitomo Chemical Company (the Japanese parent) declared no encumbrance on shares held in the Indian subsidiary as of late April 2026, confirming promoter pledge status is clean.
- ·A third-party technical note from Whalesbook flagged that technicals and fundamentals diverge for SUMICHEM, consistent with the short-term price rebound occurring against a weak longer-term fundamental picture.
Strengths
- +Profit margin of 16.43% indicates the company retains meaningful income from each rupee of revenue despite top-line pressure.
- +FCF was positive in 4 of the tracked years, suggesting the business has generated cash in most periods despite declining revenues.
- +ROE exceeded 15% in 4 of the tracked years, pointing to historically adequate returns on equity even as conditions have tightened.
- +PE of 43.12x is below sector peers PIDILITIND (60.98x) and SOLARINDS (93.46x), reflecting a lower valuation multiple relative to those two names.
Weaknesses
- −5-year revenue growth of -11.5% and earnings growth of -12.6% represent sustained multi-year contraction, not a transient shortfall.
- −Quality score of 20 out of 100 is the weakest among all 6 sector peers in the dataset, with the next-lowest peer (COROMANDEL) scoring 30.
- −Debt-to-equity of 1.82 is on a rising trend and ROE data for the current period is unavailable, making it difficult to assess whether the expanded debt base is generating adequate returns.
- −Price is 4.04% below the 200-DMA and 31.02% below the 52-week high; the 12-month return of -12.16% underperforms the sector context.
Open questions
- ?Does the 5-year revenue and earnings contraction reflect industry-wide agrochemical pricing cycles, or company-specific market-share and product-mix pressures?
- ?At what level of debt-to-equity and with what ROE would the rising debt trend become a structural concern rather than a cyclical working-capital phenomenon?
- ?How does the consistency score of 51 and 4-of-tracked-years FCF positivity compare against SUMICHEM historical norms, and what drove the years where FCF was negative?
- ?Will the FY26 earnings call on May 28 show a deceleration or reversal of the multi-year contraction, and what metrics would indicate a genuine inflection versus a one-quarter beat?
Peer comparison: Chemicals
Ranks 6 of 6 on quality| Symbol | Name | P/E | ROE | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUMICHEM | Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd.You're viewing | 43.1 | — | 20 |
| Industry avg | across 5 peers | 51.7 | +21.1% | 45 |
| PIDILITIND | Pidilite Industries Ltd. | 61.0 | +23.5% | 66 |
| SOLARINDS | Solar Industries India Ltd. | 93.5 | +31.3% | 61 |
| SRF | SRF Ltd. | 43.5 | +13.8% | 41 |
| COROMANDEL | Coromandel International Ltd. | 28.2 | +15.6% | 30 |
| PIIND | PI Industries Ltd. | 32.6 | — | 25 |
Technical state
Current price
₹458.75
SMA 50
₹417.95
SMA 200
₹478.07
RSI (14)
55.1 (neutral)
From 52w high
-31.0%
1Y return
-12.2%
3M return
+7.8%
50-DMA
Above
200-DMA
Below
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- high5-year revenue growth of -11.5% and earnings growth of -12.6% indicate sustained contraction over the measurement period; this is not a transient dip but a multi-year deterioration in the business.
- highQuality score of 20 out of 100 is the lowest among all 6 sector peers; nearest peer COROMANDEL scores 30, PIDILITIND leads at 66, and SOLARINDS scores 61.
- mediumDebt-to-equity of 1.82 with a rising debt trend and ROE unavailable for the current period; the return on the expanded debt base cannot be assessed from available data.
- mediumPrice of ₹458.75 is 4.04% below the 200-DMA of ₹478.07 and down 12.16% over 12 months; the stock has underperformed on an annual basis despite a 7.75% recovery over the most recent 3 months.
- lowOnly 5 news articles collected with 1 positive and 4 neutral; the sentiment signal is thin and any material recent developments may not be fully captured.
Cross-section contradictions
- PE of 43.12x sits at rank 3 of 6 peers by PE, implying a near-median premium multiple on an earnings base that has contracted at -12.6% over 5 years.
- 3-month price return of +7.75% diverges from the negative 12-month return of -12.16% and the position below the 200-DMA; the short-term rebound has not yet aligned with the longer-term trend direction.
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Fundamentals & technicals: refreshed 25 Jun 2026 · refreshed daily at 01:00 IST
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