1. Opening Hook
Just when power tariffs thought they could bully chemical companies again, Lords Chloro Alkali quietly plugged into the sun. 🌞
While most commodity players were whining about cycles, volatility, and China sneezing, Lords decided to reduce its biggest headache: electricity bills that eat up half the P&L.
Q2 FY26 wasn’t about fancy guidance or buzzwords. It was about boring execution—capacity sweating, solar panels humming in Bikaner, and margins doing yoga poses investors like.
Management didn’t promise the moon. They promised fewer grid units, cheaper power, and chlorine that finally pays rent instead of being a liability.
And yes, they threw in INR355 crore capex over four years, just to keep analysts awake.
Read on—because once the sun starts paying your bills, things get interesting fast.
2. At a Glance
- Revenue up 59% YoY – Turns out caustic soda sells better when plants actually run.
- EBITDA margin ~21% – Commodity business, but margins behaving like a specialty flirt.
- Energy cost down from 51% to 39% – Solar panels casually bullied the power grid.
- PAT at ₹9.04 crore vs ₹0.36 crore – From pocket change to actual money.
- Capacity utilization 80–85% – As full as chemical plants realistically get.
- ₹355 crore capex pipeline – Management clearly hates free cash flow sitting idle.
3. Management’s Key Commentary
“This call marks the beginning of a new chapter for Lords Chloro Alkali.”
(Translation: We finally have numbers worth talking about 😏)
“Energy accounts
for nearly 55% of our production cost.”
(Translation: Electricity bills were eating us alive.)
“Our 16 MW solar plant saves us about ₹12 crore annually.”
(Translation: Sunlight has better ROI than most capex.)
“Renewable energy will form 40–50% of our power mix.”
(Translation: Grid dependency is being slowly strangled.)
“India will export nearly 1 million tons of caustic soda this year.”
(Translation: Europe blinked first on energy costs.)
“We expect stable revenues for the next three quarters.”
(Translation: No capacity jump yet, don’t get excited prematurely.)
“Solar payback will be faster than normal industrial assets.”
(Translation: Less than five years—finance guys smiling quietly 😌)
4. Numbers Decoded
| Metric | Q2 FY26 | What It Really Means |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹100 crore | Stable run-rate, no capacity magic yet |
| EBITDA | ₹21.1 crore | Solar + CPW doing the heavy lifting |
| EBITDA Margin | 20.9% | Rare sight in a cyclical chemical |
| PAT | ₹9.04 crore | Cost control > price cycle |
| Energy Cost | 39% of sales | Sun officially promoted to CFO |
| Capex Announced | ₹165 crore | Growth + power paranoia combined |
Bottom line: Cost-side execution is running faster than topline growth—for now.
5. Analyst
