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BASF India Ltd

NSE: BASF BSE: 500042

4029.80

(4.47%)

Wed, 20 May 2026, 10:01 pm

BASF India Analysis

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Pros

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    Cons

    • BASF India is not paying a notable dividend for India, therefore no need to check if the payments are increasing.
    • No need to calculate the sustainability of BASF India's dividends as it is not paying a notable one for India.
    • BASF India is not paying a notable dividend for India, therefore no need to check if the payments are stable.
    • BASF India's pays a lower dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
    • BASF India's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).

    health

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    Pros

    • BASF India is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
    • BASF India is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
    • BASF India is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
    • Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (114.9%, greater than 20% of total debt).
    • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 6.9x debt.
    • BASF India's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
    • The level of debt compared to net worth has been reduced over the past 5 years (137.7% vs 34.8% today).
    • BASF India's level of debt (34.8%) compared to net worth is satisfactory (less than 40%).
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    Cons

    • Interest payments on debt are not well covered by earnings (EBIT is 1.4x annual interest expense, ideally 3x coverage).
    • High level of physical assets or inventory.

    management

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    Pros

    • The average tenure for the BASF India management team is over 5 years, this suggests they are a seasoned and experienced team.
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    Cons

    • The average tenure for the BASF India board of directors is less than 3 years, this suggests a new board.

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    Pros

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      • BASF India is not covered by any analysts.

      past

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      Pros

      • BASF India has delivered over 20% year on year earnings growth in the past 5 years.
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      Cons

      • BASF India's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the 5-year average.
      • BASF India used its assets less efficiently than the IN Chemicals industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
      • BASF India's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
      • BASF India has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).
      • BASF India's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the IN Chemicals industry average.

      value

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      Pros

      • BASF India's share price is below the future cash flow value, and at a moderate discount (> 20%).
      • BASF India's share price is below the future cash flow value, and at a substantial discount (> 40%).
      • BSE:500042 is up 9.9% outperforming the Chemicals industry which returned 6.9% over the past month.
      • BSE:500042 is up 9.9% outperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.
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      Cons

      • BASF India is overvalued based on assets compared to the IN Chemicals industry average.
      • BASF India is overvalued based on earnings compared to the IN Chemicals industry average.
      • BASF India is overvalued based on earnings compared to the India market.
      • 500042 underperformed the Chemicals industry which returned 2.2% over the past year.
      • 500042 underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.

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