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India Glycols Limited (INDIAGLYCO)

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FMCG stocks · Micro cap · NSE

India Glycols Limited (IGL), founded in 1983, is a leading manufacturer of Bio-based Specialties & Performance Chemicals (BSPC), Bio-Fuel, Potable Spirits (PS), and Ennature Biopharma (EB). It pioneered producing Ethylene Oxide/Mono Ethylene Glycol from renewable agro-route molasses. IGL has a diversified portfolio with global presence.

₹260.4
+12.40 · +5.00%
Quote04 Sept, 03:59 pm IST
Fundamentals05 Sept 2026 · screener
Score05 Sept, 10:20 pm IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags15 Aug 2026
Coverage14/14 · 100%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · FMCG P/E 36.0 (n=42)
Data confidence
Fresh enough for analysis
Investor decision lenses

One read, four checks

75+ is strong, 60-74 is usable, 45-59 is mixed, and below 45 needs caution. These are research lenses, not buy/sell instructions.

Investable fundamentals, management trust is supportive, price trend argues for patience, and recent execution is consistent.

Suggested next step
Research, do not rush
The four lenses are not strongly aligned. Compare peers and wait for a cleaner setup.
U-Score
UNDERVALUED
68

Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.

Trust
Healthy Trust
76

low confidence · 0/0 claims checked

Technical
Bearish
35

Timing lens: price trend and sector relative strength.

Result consistency
consistent
95

Rolling lens: recent quarterly delivery, not the latest single-result score.

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Excellent · 80/100

Rev +9% YoY · PAT +33% YoY · margin expansion · +16% QoQ · operating leverage

Filed 12 Aug 2026
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MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹1,130 Cr+8.7%+15.8%
EBITDA₹170 Cr+13.3%+2.4%
Operating margin15.0%+100 bps-200 bps
PAT₹97 Cr+32.9%+11.5%
PAT margin8.6%+156 bps-33 bps

NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.

Business & thesis

Growth engines, tailwinds/headwinds, and risk radar from management commentary

Business and thesis

Where growth can come from, and what can break the case

Thesis intactReviewed 2026-06-09T07:37:54.759Z
Management commentary snapshot

IGL delivered strong FY26 financial performance with Net Revenue up 11.8%, EBITDA up 24.5%, and PAT up 26.8%. Q4FY26 also showed robust growth: Net Revenue up 13.1%, EBITDA up 13.3%, and PAT up 35.7%, driven by volume, improved mix, pricing, and margin improvement across segments.

The company reported strong FY26 and Q4FY26 results, driven by broad-based growth across key segments like Potable Spirits, Bio-Fuel, and BSPC. Strategic focus on high-margin businesses, premiumization, and debt reduction contributed to improved profitability and cash generation. The proposed demerger aims to unlock further value.

Current business mix

FY26 Revenue share

Latest issuer-disclosed distribution across 4 reported categories.

Businessmix
Bio-Fuel35.0%
PS32.0%
BSPC28.0%
EB5.0%
Growth engines

Premiumization in Potable Spirits

Continued effort to increase premiumisation through Amrut brand.

Bio-Fuel Blending Program

Country now has excess capacity and government considering increasing blending.

Performance Chemicals Portfolio

Continue to build performance chemicals portfolio, strong pipeline expected to deliver strong growth.

Demand for Sustainable Products

Increasing consumer awareness and demand for sustainable products.

Capacity and execution

Ethanol Plant Capacity - Kashipur

Ethanol plants capacities (including grain-based) of 600 KLPD at Kashipur site.

Ethanol Plant Capacity - Gorakhpur

Ethanol plants capacities (including grain-based) of 500 KLPD at Gorakhpur site.

Tailwinds

Geopolitical Situation for EO/MEG

Geopolitical situation helped improve relative competitiveness for EO and MEG due to surge in Crude prices and availability concerns.

Government Blending Program

India’s blending program has achieved 20% blending target ahead of original schedule.

Stable Grain Prices

Grain prices remained stable, DDGS prices good, adequate feedstock supported by FCI rice allocation.

Demand for Green Products

Growing demand for natural and safer products in pharma, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, food ingredients.

Headwinds

Softening Demand

Geopolitical situation has also caused general softening of demand in some end-user markets.

EB Margin Pressure

EB segment reported strong growth in Q4FY26, but margins remained under pressure.

High Raw Material Prices for EB

EBITDA remained under pressure due to low sales in Nicotine and high raw material prices for Gloriosa seeds in API segment.

Risk radar

Demand Softening

General softening of demand in some end-user markets due to geopolitical situation.

Raw Material Price Volatility

High raw material prices for Gloriosa seeds in API segment impacted EB EBITDA.

Competition in PS

Maintaining market leadership in UP and UK for Potable Spirits.

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.

Analyst reading lens
Compare BOTH

The presentation provides both full-year (FY26 YoY) and quarterly (Q4FY26 YoY) comparisons. Full-year data reflects overall strategic execution and market trends, while quarterly data highlights recent momentum and segment-specific performance.

Sector KPIs management disclosed

Net Revenue Growth

FY26 Net Revenue up +11.8%; Q4FY26 Net Revenue up +13.1%.

EBITDA Growth

FY26 EBITDA up +24.5%; Q4FY26 EBITDA up +13.3%.

PAT Growth

FY26 PAT up +26.8%; Q4FY26 PAT up +35.7%.

Potable Spirits Revenue Growth

Potable Spirits delivered strong growth in FY26 with ₹ 1,331 Cr revenue (+14.4% YoY).

Management forward view

Strategic Positioning

Company is strategically positioned to maintain its strong financial performance in the future.

Value Unlocking through Demerger

Proposed restructuring will create a potential to unlock value for stakeholders by drawing focused investors.

New Market Expansion for PS

New market expansion underway, planning to launch in Andhra Pradesh and Daman & Diu.

Bio-Fuel Blending Expansion

Country now has excess capacity and government considering increasing blending.

Thesis monitor

Numbers and claims to verify in the next filings

CheckpointCurrent evidenceWhat to verify next
Potable Spirits Market ExpansionUP, UK, Delhi, Chandigarh, Paramilitary & CDSSuccessful entry and ramp-up in Andhra Pradesh and Daman & Diu.
Ethanol Blending Target20% achievedGovernment decision on increasing blending target beyond 20%.
Performance Chemicals Portfolio GrowthFocus on high-margin businessRealization of strong growth from new pipeline products.
Demerger CompletionNCLT hearing scheduledNCLT approval and successful listing of ISL and EBL shares.

Verification checkpoints are IndiaPulse research interpretation, not investment advice.

Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

35Bearish

SMA20 -13.5% / mo · RSI oversold · MACD − · near 52W low

Stock trend: 32
Sector RS: 40
Sector 3M: -3.3% vs Nifty -1.5%

Technical chart

INDIAGLYCOdaily · 1Y · AUTO-69.4%
Latest close ₹260.40 on 2026-09-04
Bar
+0.0%
RSI
14
MACD hist
-106.81
52W pos
4%
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Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal

Daily technical trend read

Bearish setup

Trend is weak — long-term trend down. RSI 14.

  • Price below SMA200 (long-term downtrend) — short-term bounces likely countertrend.
  • SMA20 falling (~15.6% over last month) — short-term momentum negative.
  • RSI(14) at 14 — oversold zone; bounce conditions.
  • MACD below signal, histogram expanding negatively — bearish momentum building.
  • 79% off 52W high · 20% above 52W low.

Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.

Valuation & score drivers

U-Score 68 · UNDERVALUED · pillar breakdown, sector model, fair-value anchor

68U-SCORE
Deep Value

Fundamental score breakdown

UNDERVALUED
Valuation30/30
Growth20/25
Quality1/20
Balance Sheet9/15
Cash Flow4/10
Piotroski
8/9 (+5)
Penalties
-1
Raw sum
68

Why this score?

Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.

68/100 · UNDERVALUED

Positive drivers

  • Piotroski is strong at 8/9.
  • Fair-value margin of safety is positive at 88.0%.
  • Valuation contributes 30/30 to the score.

Main drags

  • Penalty bucket subtracts 1 points.
  • Quality is weaker at 1/20; verify the latest quarterly trend.
  • Cash flow is weaker at 4/10; verify the latest quarterly trend.
Sector valuation model

Cyclical valuation: normalized earnings, not just trailing PE

Cyclical companies can look cheapest near peak profits, so IndiaPulse flags value-trap risk separately.

Cyclical normalized
Primary lens
Mid-cycle PE/EV/EBITDA using multi-year average margins or earnings.
Secondary checks
Current margin versus 5-year average, balance sheet strength, commodity cycle.
Main risk check
A low trailing PE may mean peak-cycle earnings, not true cheapness.
PE
5.5
PB
0.6
EV/EBITDA
4.1
ROE
11.3%
ROCE
12.4%
FCF Yield
0.1%
Debt/Equity
0.6
MoS
+88.0%
Cyclical/value-trap warning
This sector can look cheap when profits are temporarily high. Check mid-cycle margins/earnings before relying on trailing PE. Current PE is low at 5.5, so peak-cycle earnings risk should be checked.
Score movement

Stored run vs live recompute

This shows the stored score trend when snapshots exist, and also compares the latest stored nightly score with a live recompute from current fundamentals and price.

Stored run: 05 Sept 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
68
Previous: 68
Verdict
UNDERVALUED
Previous: UNDERVALUED
Margin of safety
+88.0%
Previous: +88.0%

Score history

12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +17 points.

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v4.3-runtime-valuation
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68

Factor attribution

No pillar movement versus the latest stored run. Historical score trend will appear after snapshot storage is enabled.

Modelled fair value

Graham Number
₹687.92
+62.1% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
45.0
Growth-justified Value
₹2,160.9
+88.0% MoS
PEG
0.25

Trust score

Does management behaviour match later outcomes? Claim delivery, forensic breakdown, evidence depth

Trust Score
76Healthy Trust · low confidenceTrust Lite

Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.

Healthy Trust: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 81st percentile of the scored universe and 43rd percentile within FMCG. No major sub-score weakness stands out.

High Trust Lite: Promoter holding is 59.6%. Key concern: Promoter holding fell 1.4%.

Computed 05 Sept 2026
management-trust-v1
88 docs text-extracted · 40 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Healthy Trust

Generally investable credibility. Look for weak sub-scores before increasing position size.

Relative rank
81st percentile

overall median 67 · FMCG: 43rd pctile, median 78 · Micro: 66th pctile, median 73

Evidence depth
Financial-only

88 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.

Claim delivery
Outcome history still building

0 claims extracted · No contradicted claim yet

How to read this Trust Score

Healthy Trust · low confidence
What it measures
Reliability of management and financial delivery, using financial behaviour only.
Confidence
Treat this as an early read until more concalls and outcomes are matched.
Investor use
Can support position sizing if valuation and trend also agree.

Read Trust alongside U-Score, result consistency, and technical trend. A cheap stock with weak Trust needs a larger margin of safety; a high Trust score does not make an expensive stock attractive by itself.

Forensic breakdown

Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.

Promoter
78
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
77
strong · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
65
acceptable · leverage and solvency
Discipline
68
acceptable · capital discipline
Results
95
strong · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • Promoter holding is 59.6%.
  • Promoter pledge is zero.
  • FCF yield is positive at 0.1%.
  • 8 years of positive FCF.

Trust risks

  • Promoter holding fell 1.4%.

Trust Lite uses financial behaviour only. Prefer claim-tested Trust when enough concall claims have later outcomes.

Financials

Full fundamentals table and 10-year revenue / profit / ROE history

Fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
5.51
P/B
0.59
EV/EBITDA
4.13
Market Cap
1745.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
11.30%
ROCE
12.40%
ROA
4.84%
Dividend Y
2.88%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
13.00%
EPS 5Y
14.00%
Revenue 3Y
17.00%
EPS 3Y
39.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.58
Interest Coverage
4.52×
Altman Z
2.07
Book Value
438.00

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
0.11%
FCF Positive Y
8/5
OCF
769.00 Cr
EPS TTM
48.02

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
59.63%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
94%

Financial History

Updated 5/9/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
Latest: 4,211+11.8% vs prev
04211Mar 2017: 2,500Mar 2018: 3,034Mar 2019: 3,357Mar 2020: 2,735Mar 2021: 2,317Mar 2022: 2,868Mar 2023: 2,651Mar 2024: 3,294Mar 2025: 3,768Mar 2026: 4,211FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Net Profit

₹ Cr
Latest: 293+26.8% vs prev
0340.0Mar 2017: 35.0Mar 2018: 97.0Mar 2019: 133Mar 2020: 115Mar 2021: 132Mar 2022: 340Mar 2023: 141Mar 2024: 173Mar 2025: 231Mar 2026: 293FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Return on Equity

%
Latest: 862+10836.0% vs prev
0861.8Mar 2017: 4.7%Mar 2018: 11.5%Mar 2019: 13.8%Mar 2020: 11.1%Mar 2021: 11.3%Mar 2022: 19.0%Mar 2023: 7.4%Mar 2024: 7.7%Mar 2025: 7.9%Mar 2026: 862%FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

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