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Solapur: Balaji Amines Limited has delivered stellar numbers for Q4 FY26, even as the company has faced challenges with raw material supply disruptions for its specialty chemicals business.The company has reported a 30% year on year (YoY) surge in PAT in Q4 FY26 to Rs.62 crore from Rs.40 crore reported for the same period last year. Its EBITDA margin has also increased to 26%, with the PAT margin increasing to 17% as well.
The Board of Directors has also recommended a final dividend of Rs.11 per equity share for FY26.
Operating Leverage: Margin Expansion Explains the Surge
Despite the challenges with raw material supplies, Balaji Amines managed to overcome that with stronger operational efficiencies, even as its margin growth has been helped by lower global input costs for Methanol and Ammonia during the period.
Future Plans
The company is now looking to expand its manufacturing capacities with both brownfield and greenfield projects across Maharashtra. It is looking to boost its agrochemical portfolio by producing locally under the government’s import substitution strategies, esepcially from the pharma and specialty chemcial sectors. For that, Balaji Amines is boosting its backward integrations to defend its profitability, especially as raw material supplies from abroad are hit due to geopolitical challenges.
“For the quarter and year ended 31st March 2026, the Company demonstrated resilience in its operating performance despite a temporary external disruption during the month of March 2026. Production was briefly affected due to geopolitical situation; however, the Company was able to mitigate the impact through prudent inventory planning and uninterrupted availability of raw material. This has contributed to the Company maintain supplies and ensure that plant operations remained stable.
The 4th quarter performance has strengthened the Company’s integrated manufacturing model and execution capabilities, which enabled it to mitigate near-term volatility without materially affecting operations and customer servicing. While demand conditions across certain end-user industries remained stable, the Company’s established amines, its derivatives and specialty chemicals business continued to provide a stable operation.
Balaji Amines also continued to make progress on its strategic priorities during the quarter. The ramp-up of electronic-grade DMC, DMF and other products is steadily strengthening the Company’s presence in higher-value segments and remains an important part of its growth agenda.
As the Company enters the new financial year, its focus remains on improving utilization across all the plants, enhancing operating leverage and maintaining disciplined execution. Backed by a resilient business plan and growing specialty chemicals portfolio and emerging export opportunities, Balaji Amines remains well placed for gradual ramping up of operations over the period,” Mr. D. Ram Reddy, Managing Director, Balaji Amines, said in a press release.
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