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S H Kelkar & Company Ltd

NSE: SHK BSE: 539450

124.84

(0.35%)

Mon, 23 Mar 2026, 03:02 pm

S H Kelkar & Company Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends after 3 years are expected to be well covered by earnings (2.6x coverage).
  • S H Kelkar's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
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Cons

  • Dividend payments have increased, but S H Kelkar only paid a dividend in the past 4 years.
  • S H Kelkar has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile (annual drop of over 20%).
  • S H Kelkar's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).

future

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  • S H Kelkar's earnings are expected to grow significantly at over 20% yearly.
  • S H Kelkar's earnings growth is expected to exceed the India market average.
  • S H Kelkar's earnings growth is expected to exceed the low risk savings rate of 7.2%.
  • S H Kelkar's earnings are expected to exceed the low risk growth rate next year.
  • S H Kelkar's earnings are expected to increase by more than the low risk growth rate in 3 years time.
  • S H Kelkar's net income is expected to increase by more than 50% in 2 years time.
  • An improvement in S H Kelkar's performance (ROE) is expected over the next 3 years.
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Cons

  • Cash flow for S H Kelkar is expected to decrease over the next 2 years.
  • S H Kelkar is not expected to efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future (Return on Equity less than 20%).
  • Performance (ROE) is not expected to exceed the current IN Chemicals industry average.
  • S H Kelkar's revenue is expected to increase but not above the 50% threshold in 2 years time.
  • S H Kelkar's revenue is expected to grow by 5.1% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).
  • S H Kelkar's revenue growth is positive but not above the India market average.

health

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Pros

  • S H Kelkar is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • S H Kelkar is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • S H Kelkar is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (60.3%, greater than 20% of total debt).
  • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 2.4x debt.
  • S H Kelkar'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 (46% vs 40.8% today).
  • Interest payments on debt are well covered by earnings (EBIT is 4.6x coverage).
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Cons

  • S H Kelkar's level of debt (40.8%) compared to net worth is high (greater than 40%).
  • High level of physical assets or inventory.

management

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Pros

  • The tenure for the S H Kelkar board of directors is about average.
  • Kedar's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year, both up more than 20%.
  • More shares have been bought than sold by S H Kelkar individual insiders in the past 3 months.
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Cons

  • Kedar's remuneration is higher than average for companies of similar size in India.
  • The average tenure for the S H Kelkar management team is less than 2 years, this suggests a new team.

misc

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    Cons

    • S H Kelkar has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

    past

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    Pros

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      Cons

      • S H Kelkar's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the 5-year average.
      • S H Kelkar's year on year earnings growth rate was negative over the past 5 years and the most recent earnings are below average.
      • S H Kelkar used its assets less efficiently than the IN Chemicals industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
      • S H Kelkar's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
      • S H Kelkar has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).
      • S H Kelkar's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the IN Chemicals industry average.

      value

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      Pros

      • S H Kelkar is good value based on expected growth next year.
      • BSE:539450 is up 33.9% outperforming the Chemicals industry which returned 6.9% over the past month.
      • BSE:539450 is up 33.9% outperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.
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      Cons

      • S H Kelkar's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a moderate discount (< 20%).
      • S H Kelkar's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a substantial discount (< 40%).
      • S H Kelkar is overvalued based on assets compared to the IN Chemicals industry average.
      • S H Kelkar is overvalued based on earnings compared to the IN Chemicals industry average.
      • S H Kelkar is overvalued based on earnings compared to the India market.
      • 539450 underperformed the Chemicals industry which returned 2.2% over the past year.
      • 539450 underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.

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