ALUFLUORIDE LTD. (ALUFLUOR) share price

₹499.05 on NSE as of 2026-09-04. -0.62% on the day. market cap ₹371 Cr. P/E 15.8. 52-week range ₹391.45 to ₹602.35. Chemicals.

Alufluoride Ltd Q4 FY2026: Aluminium Fluoride's Quarter of Two Faces

At a glance

The latest quarter arrived with opposing forces at work. Revenue dipped 4.46% YoY to ₹51.6 Cr while net profit jumped 211% to ₹4.67 Cr—a gap that flagged one simple fact: the company compressed costs harder than it lost sales.

Operating margins tell a messier story. Q4 OPM of 18.97% sat below Q3's 25.44%, suggesting that cost compression leaned on one-time factors rather than structural strength. Three years into a 40% sales growth sprint, the business delivered a 116% profit surge over five years—but Q4 hinted at deceleration.

The tension: strong balance-sheet credentials and double-digit ROE collide with working capital that's sprawling and quarterly profit that hiccupped just as the year closed.

Introduction

Alufluoride Ltd, founded in 1984, holds the title of India's largest producer of low bulk density aluminium fluoride. The company operates from Visakhapatnam, Odisha, feeding a small but critical customer base in domestic aluminium smelting and a growing export channel.

For five years, the business has grown revenue at 40% CAGR and profits at 116% CAGR. It is smaller than peers—₹360 Cr market cap—but ROE at 22% and ROCE at 24% sit above the sector median.

In June 2026, plant operations face temporary reduction due to Hydrofluosilicic Acid shortage. Three months later (May), the board appointed Aditya Akkineni as CEO, signalling management transition. The Jordan subsidiary, earmarked for divestment, still awaits resolution. These moves set the tone for a company in mid-narrative.

Business model

Aluminium Fluoride dominates the revenue line at 97% of sales.

The product is a flux—it reduces the melting point of alumina in the smelting process, cutting energy bills for foundries. Customer concentration, once at 89% (FY21), has dispersed to 52.5% by end-FY24, reducing single-customer risk. Domestic buyers include Hindalco, Nalco, Vedanta. International buyers reached via subsidiaries include Emirates Global Aluminium and Aditya Birla Novelis.

Calcium Fluoride and Silica round out the product line but register as noise in the P&L.

The supply chain is tethered to raw material: Hydrofluosilicic Acid from CIL, IFFCO Paradeep, and Paradeep Phosphates. Current committed supply runs to ~13,000 TPA; capacity sits at 18,000 TPA as of FY24. The shortage announced in June 2026 exposes this choke point. Capex at ₹59 Cr in FY26 funded CWIP of ₹22.5 Cr, suggesting Phase 3 expansion is underway.

Geography: 61% Odisha (nearness to suppliers), 23% Chhattisgarh (smelter proximity), 12% Madhya Pradesh, 4% others. A regional play masquerading as a national franchise.

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