BASF India Limited (IN:BASF)
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Rating:56Neutral
Price Target:
₹3,915.00
▼(-0.61% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/20/26
The score is held back primarily by weak recent cash flow and a high P/E with low yield, despite a strong, conservatively levered balance sheet. Technicals are mildly supportive in the near term (above key short/intermediate moving averages) but are not strong enough to outweigh valuation and cash-flow concerns.
Positive Factors
Conservative balance sheet
Low leverage and a growing equity base provide durable financial flexibility. This conservatism supports funding of working capital, capex, or strategic investments without heavy reliance on markets, cushioning the business during cyclical downturns and enabling long-term strategy execution.
Negative Factors
Deteriorating cash generation
A swing to negative operating and free cash flow signals working-capital stress or elevated cash spend, undermining self‑funding capacity. Over months this constrains reinvestment, dividend policy and strategic optionality, and raises reliance on external financing or parent support.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Conservative balance sheet
Low leverage and a growing equity base provide durable financial flexibility. This conservatism supports funding of working capital, capex, or strategic investments without heavy reliance on markets, cushioning the business during cyclical downturns and enabling long-term strategy execution.
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BASF India Limited (BASF) vs. iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA)
Market Cap
₹157.03B
Dividend Yield0.51%
Average Volume (3M)983.00
Price to Earnings (P/E)40.2
Beta (1Y)0.38
Revenue Growth-0.22%
EPS Growth-12.31%
CountryIN
Employees1,401
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryChemicals - Specialty
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)62.78
Shares Outstanding43,285,640
10 Day Avg. Volume781
30 Day Avg. Volume983
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-2.69
Price to Book (P/B)3.51
Price to Sales (P/S)0.93
P/FCF Ratio-45.66
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)146.7
Revenue Forecast (FY)₹162.92B
BASF India Limited Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
BASF India Limited provides chemicals, materials, industrial solutions, surface technologies, nutrition and care, and agricultural solutions in India. Its Agricultural Solution segment offers crop protection products, such as insecticides, herbici...
How the Company Makes Money
BASF India primarily makes money by selling chemical products and application-specific solutions to business customers in India, generating revenue from the supply of both domestically produced and traded (imported or sourced) BASF products. Its k...
BASF India Limited Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
62
Positive
Balance Sheet
84
Very Positive
Cash Flow
39
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 111.98B | 149.44B | 152.46B | 137.51B | 136.28B | 130.82B |
| Gross Profit | 16.50B | 18.07B | 22.46B | 22.47B | 20.68B | 21.51B |
| EBITDA | 5.09B | 6.60B | 8.42B | 9.66B | 7.39B | 9.50B |
| Net Income | 2.72B | 4.20B | 4.79B | 5.63B | 4.03B | 5.95B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 76.73B | 84.36B | 84.62B | 72.33B | 65.65B | 61.10B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.90B | 8.74B | 8.20B | 6.23B | 3.67B | 1.26B |
| Total Debt | 1.46B | 1.33B | 1.90B | 1.56B | 1.06B | 1.22B |
| Total Liabilities | 38.85B | 44.78B | 48.28B | 40.09B | 38.63B | 37.74B |
| Stockholders Equity | 37.88B | 39.57B | 36.34B | 32.23B | 27.01B | 23.36B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -10.24B | -3.05B | 1.71B | 7.06B | 4.39B | 2.00B |
| Operating Cash Flow | -9.32B | -986.80M | 3.73B | 8.07B | 5.31B | 3.30B |
| Investing Cash Flow | 4.98B | 3.44B | -1.14B | -4.50B | -1.99B | -1.20B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.38B | -1.56B | -1.29B | -1.02B | -906.90M | -2.57B |
BASF India Limited Technical Analysis
Negative
3939.10
Price Trends
3568.67
Positive
3641.29
Negative
4059.15
Negative
Market Momentum
57.36
Positive
45.28
Neutral
23.48
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For IN:BASF, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 3939.1 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 3758.24, above the 50-day MA of 3568.67, and below the 200-day MA of 4059.15, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 57.36 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 45.28 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 23.48 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for IN:BASF.
BASF India Limited Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 Outperform | ₹205.64B | 22.30 | ― | 0.41% | 12.36% | 40.19% | |
67 Neutral | ₹293.69B | 27.74 | ― | 0.12% | 1.04% | 33.93% | |
67 Neutral | ₹137.91B | 30.94 | ― | 0.48% | -0.95% | 9.51% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
59 Neutral | ₹168.24B | 34.52 | ― | 0.26% | 14.15% | 26.69% | |
59 Neutral | ₹170.75B | 20.43 | ― | 1.01% | 12.10% | 41.37% | |
56 Neutral | ₹157.03B | 40.15 | ― | 0.51% | -0.22% | -12.31% |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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BASF India Limited Corporate Events
BASF India Publishes IEPF Notice on Transfer of Unclaimed Dividend and Shares
Apr 17, 2026
BASF India Limited has announced that it has published statutory newspaper advertisements regarding the proposed transfer of unpaid or unclaimed dividends and the corresponding shares for the financial year 2018-19 to the Investor Education and Pr...
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