BASF India Ltd — Q1 FY27 earnings call
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The short read
BASF India reported FY2025-26 consolidated revenue of Rs 15,539 crores, up 2%, while profit before tax and before exceptional items declined 9% to Rs 564 crores due to higher input costs and product mix. Management highlighted Q1 FY27 results with revenue up 29% to Rs 4,998 crores and PBT up 166% to Rs 499 crores. The Board also discussed the planned demerger of the agricultural solutions business into BASF Agricultural Solutions India Limited and the completed sale of the coatings business to Carlyle Group.
Numbers mentioned
Revenue: INR15,539 crores (FY2025-26)
p. 6
“achieved INR15,539 crores revenue in fiscal year '25-'26, which is a 2% increase compared to prior fiscal year”
Alexander Gerding, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit before tax and before exceptional items: INR564 crores (FY2025-26)
p. 6
“profit before tax and before exceptional items declining by 9% from INR617 crores to INR564 crores”
Alexander Gerding, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue: INR4,998 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“Our revenue experienced an increase of 29% from INR3,875 crores to INR4,998 crores owing to higher volumes and better price realization”
Alexander Gerding, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Profit before tax and before exceptional items: INR499 crores (Q1 FY27)
p. 6
“our profit before tax and before exceptional items increased by 166% from INR188 crores to INR499 crores”
Alexander Gerding, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Dividend: 250% or INR25 per equity share (FY2025-26)
p. 6
“Your Board of Directors has recommended a dividend pay-out of 250% or INR25 per equity share”
Alexander Gerding, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Proceeds from coatings business sale: approximately INR230 crores
p. 7
“BASF India has received proceeds of approximately INR230 crores from the transaction”
Alexander Gerding, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
OMP share: 42% (FY2025-26)
p. 33
“In the fiscal year '25-'26, our OMP share was 42% and the merchandise share was 58%”
Alexander Gerding, page 33 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capacity utilization: 82% to 87% (FY2025-26)
p. 33
“Overall, our capacity utilization is quite healthy and high. It was 82% to 87% for the last fiscal year”
Alexander Gerding, page 33 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Export sales: INR403 crores (FY2025-26)
p. 33
“This translates into fiscal year '25-'26 export sales of INR403 crores against INR383 crores the year before”
Alexander Gerding, page 33 of the filed PDF · View the filing
R&D expenditure: INR47.8 million (FY2025-26)
p. 33
“Research and development expenditure incurred for the last fiscal year was INR47.8 million”
Alexander Gerding, page 33 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Attrition rate: around 5%
p. 34
“Our attrition rate is around 5%, single digits and well below the market average, fortunately”
Alexander Gerding, page 34 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Total employees: 1,250 (FY2025-26)
p. 34
“The total number of employees was 1,250 as of the end of financial year '25-'26”
Alexander Gerding, page 34 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Revenue growth breakdown: volume growth 5.9%, price decrease -4.6% (FY2025-26)
p. 34
“total revenue growth was 1.3%, thereof volume growth was 5.9% and price decrease was minus 4.6%”
Alexander Gerding, page 34 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cash balance: INR869 crores (as on March 31, 2026)
p. 34
“the Company had cash balance of INR869 crores as on March 31, 2026 against INR763 crores the year before”
Alexander Gerding, page 34 of the filed PDF · View the filing
CSR spend: INR13.16 crores (FY2026-27)
p. 34
“Financial year '26-'27, it's INR13.16 crores against INR12.93 crores for fiscal year '25-'26”
Alexander Gerding, page 34 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Agricultural solutions market share: around 7%
p. 33
“Our market share currently is around 7%, a few years back it was 3%”
Alexander Gerding, page 33 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Export share of total sales: 2% to 2.5%
p. 33
“Approximately 2% to 2.5% of the total sales are export sales”
Alexander Gerding, page 33 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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BASIL listing — listing on Indian stock exchanges · first half of 2027
stated conditionally by Alexander Gerding
p. 7
“we are expecting NCLT approval by the end of the year and are targeting the listing of the new legal entity on the Indian stock exchanges in the first half of 2027”
Alexander Gerding, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Cellasto Dahej expansion commissioning — go live · end of 2026
stated firmly by Alexander Gerding
p. 8
“We expect it to go live by the end of 2026, ahead of schedule and under budget, reflecting also strong project execution by our teams”
Alexander Gerding, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Mangalore dispersion facility new line — go live · end of 2027
stated conditionally by Alexander Gerding
p. 8
“we broke ground on a new production line that is expected to go live by the end of 2027”
Alexander Gerding, page 8 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Renewable energy share — 75% to 80%
stated firmly by Alexander Gerding
p. 35
“the renewable power share coming from wind and solar across all our sites will be around 75% to 80%, also contributing to our clear sustainability goals”
Alexander Gerding, page 35 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Net zero CO2 emissions — net zero · 2050
stated as an aspiration by Alexander Gerding
p. 35
“We thus aim to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050”
Alexander Gerding, page 35 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Demerger legal separation and listing timeline — demerger completion · January 2027
stated conditionally by Alexander Gerding
p. 33
“The separation of the legal entity, so the demerger as such, will happen in January 2027 and then the listing will happen subsequently”
Alexander Gerding, page 33 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Share split — no split planned
stated firmly by Alexander Gerding
p. 34
“As of now, there are no plans to split the shares of the Company”
Alexander Gerding, page 34 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Capex guidance
stated firmly by Alexander Gerding
p. 35
“We do not provide forward-looking capex comments”
Alexander Gerding, page 35 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
Management's answers to analyst questions, in Parakho's words rather than a transcript. Each row names who answered and carries the verbatim quote it was drawn from.
Management stated overall capacity utilization was healthy, in the 82-87% range for the last fiscal year.
Answered by Alexander Gerding
Asked by C.E. Mascarenhas: What is the average capacity utilization across the four manufacturing sites?
p. 33
“Overall, our capacity utilization is quite healthy and high. It was 82% to 87% for the last fiscal year.”
Alexander Gerding, page 33 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management did not directly address this specific question in the compiled response but discussed the ag demerger rationale generally.
Answered by Alexander Gerding
Asked by Hirananad Kotwani: What is the relevance of selling the coatings business rather than demerging it?
p. 33
“By demerging this business, the business will be a standalone business, a pure play and will be able to better compete with an own ERP system also with other companies such as Bayer Crop Science.”
Alexander Gerding, page 33 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management addressed monsoon impacts and market share gains in agri solutions rather than a direct margin trend explanation.
Answered by Alexander Gerding
Asked by Viraj Kacharia: What drove growth and margin improvement in agri solutions before 2024, and what caused subdued performance from 2024-2026?
p. 33
“Of course, the delayed and erratic monsoons have caused some implications into individual segments, but overall as you have acknowledged, we have been expanding our portfolio to have multiple elements in the portfolio: herbicides, insecticides, fungicides.”
Alexander Gerding, page 33 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management described plans to use cash for ongoing capex, dividend payments, and reinvestment, with excess proceeds invested or deployed into business opportunities.
Answered by Alexander Gerding
Asked by Manoj Kumar Gupta: How will the company utilize its cash balance for growth, and what is the future roadmap?
p. 35
“Probable future cash outflows would mainly include ongoing capex projects at Dahej and Mangalore, dividend payment, reinvestment into the business to cater to the increased operations as evidenced in Q1 '26-'27 results.”
Alexander Gerding, page 35 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management clarified the note 32 figure related only to auditor payments, while professional fees more broadly covered consultants and legal advisors.
Answered by Alexander Gerding
Asked by Sutharsanan Rajagopal: Requested details on professional charges of INR237.81 crores noted in the accounts.
p. 34
“Professional fees further include payment made to external consultants, legal advisors, auditors and other professionals for services rendered in the course of the Company's business operations.”
Alexander Gerding, page 34 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said it is difficult to predict how the situation will develop and flagged caution for the second half despite a strong Q1.
Answered by Alexander Gerding
Asked by Multiple shareholders: What is the outlook given the Middle East conflict and delayed monsoon?
p. 36
“But, of course, we have to be cautious looking forward because the Middle East crisis is still ongoing, the monsoon started delayed, there is less herbicide sprays because of that in the market.”
Alexander Gerding, page 36 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said import payables are largely hedged and raw material sourcing is diversified for critical materials.
Answered by Alexander Gerding
Asked by Hariram Chaudhary: What is the company's hedging policy on currency exposure?
p. 34
“More than 90% of import payables are hedged.”
Alexander Gerding, page 34 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Higher input costs and product mix pressured profitability, particularly in the last quarter of the fiscal year
p. 6
“This was primarily due to higher input costs and product mix, particularly in the last quarter of the fiscal year”
Alexander Gerding, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Delayed and erratic monsoons affecting agricultural segments
p. 33
“Of course, the delayed and erratic monsoons have caused some implications into individual segments”
Alexander Gerding, page 33 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Ongoing Middle East crisis creating uncertainty for the second half
p. 36
“the Middle East crisis is still ongoing, the monsoon started delayed, there is less herbicide sprays because of that in the market”
Alexander Gerding, page 36 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Two lost-time injuries at the Dahej site involving burns
p. 5
“We did experience two lost-time injuries at our Dahej site in 2026 involving burns that required medical treatment and recovery time”
Alexander Gerding, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
External headwinds including geopolitical uncertainty and supply chain disruptions contributing to inflation
p. 6
“The external headwinds have contributed to inflation, particularly through higher energy and raw material prices”
Alexander Gerding, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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