S H Kelkar and Company Ltd

S H Kelkar & Company Ltd share price ticked higher by 1.43% to Rs 127.5. The Company's net profit tanked by 67.95% to Rs 14.56 crore, while revenue from operations slipped slightly by 4.05% to Rs 633.08 crore in Q3FY26 over Q2FY26. The market capitalization of Specialty Chemicals industry group stocks on BSE stood at Rs 5.64 lakh crore, rising by 13.76%. It has improved by 0.04% over last one week and softened by 7.04% in last one month while the market capitalization of S H Kelkar & Company Ltd has eased by 1.20% and 23.56% in the same period respectively. Profit before tax (PBT) of S H Kelkar & Company Ltd stood at Rs 26.54 crore in Q3 FY26, rallying 118.26% year-on-year, and crashing by 61.59% quarter-on-quarter. EBITDA came in at Rs 76 crore, surging by 45.16% YoY and falling 13.50% sequentially. Total expenses marginally dropped 2.28% to Rs 595.01 crore in Q3FY26 over Q3FY25. During the quarter, cost of materials consumed stood at Rs 328.52 crore, dropping by 15.55% YoY, while employee benefits expense was at Rs 97.59 crore, dipping slightly 2.44% YoY. For the TTM ended FY26, revenue from operations improved 11.59% to Rs 2357.51 crore, while net profit eased 6.63% to Rs 69.17 crore, compared to previous TTM. EBITDA witnessed a strong improvement of 29683% to Rs 232.22 crore, and PBT dipped slightly 2.07% to Rs 112.43 crore compared to previous TTM. The company's consolidated net cash flow from operating activities stood at Rs 263.13 crore in FY26, as against Rs 15.74 crore in FY25. S H Kelkar & Company Ltd crashed 43.37% in last one year, underperforming the benchmark BSE Sensex which has softened by 9.87% during the same period.

SHK Elkar and Company Limited will hold a board meeting on November 2, 2026, to consider and approve the unaudited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2026, subject to a limited review by the statutory auditors, according to a regulatory filing.

S H Kelkar and Company Limited informed the BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited that MUFG Intime India Private Limited, formerly Link Intime India Private Limited, confirmed that Regulation 74(5) of SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018 is not applicable to S H Kelkar and Company Limited for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, as all securities are held in dematerialized form and no requests for dematerialization were received.

S H Kelkar & Company Ltd announced on September 28, 2026, that Crisil Ratings Limited has reaffirmed the credit rating for the company's bank loan facilities, specifically a Long Term Rating on bank loan facilities of Rs. 372 Crore, changing the rating from CRISIL AA- /Stable to CRISIL AA- /Negative, with no enhancements, assignments, or withdrawals; this reaffirmation is detailed in a letter received by the company on September 28, 2026, at 12:58 p.m. (IST), and no other rating agencies are mentioned in the provided information regarding the Long Term Rating on bank loan facilities of Rs. 372 Crore.

S H Kelkar and Company Limited will close its trading window for designated persons and their immediate relatives from October 1, 2026, until 48 hours after the declaration of the unaudited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2026, in accordance with Securities and Exchange Board of India regulations and the company’s code of conduct.

S H Kelkar and Company Limited (SHK) announced the passing of its Chairman, Mr. Ramesh Vinayak Vaze, aged 85, who had been associated with the company for over six decades and served as a key figure in shaping SHK into India’s largest India-origin fragrance and flavour company. Mr. Vaze, a Master Perfumer, joined the family business in 1961 and most recently served as Non-Executive Chairman since 2019, and his death occurred on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

S H Kelkar and Company Limited (SHK) announced the passing of its Chairman, Mr. Ramesh Vinayak Vaze, aged 85, on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. Mr. Vaze, a Master Perfumer and long-time director, played a key role in shaping SHK into India’s largest India-origin fragrance and flavour company, with a global footprint, and had been a member of the Company’s Board since 1981.

S H Kelkar and Company Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Ranjeet Agrawal as Executive Vice President - Sales (India Subcontinent) and Senior Management Personnel, effective August 20, 2026, according to a regulatory filing on August 19, 2026. Mr. Agrawal was previously General Manager – Fragrance, India & South Asia at Takasago International Corporation and brings over 20 years of experience in the fragrance, consumer insights, and FMCG industries.

S H Kelkar and Company Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Ranjeet Agrawal as Executive Vice President - Sales (India Subcontinent) and Senior Management Personnel, effective August 20, 2026, according to a regulatory filing on August 19, 2026. Prior to joining Keva, Mr. Agrawal was General Manager – Fragrance, India & South Asia at Takasago International Corporation, and has also held positions at CPL Aromas, Springfield Aromatics Pvt. Ltd., International Flavours & Fragrances (IFF), Aditya Birla Retail Ltd. and Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL).

S H Kelkar & Company Ltd announced that Crisil ESG Ratings & Analytics Limited, a SEBI-registered Category-1 ESG Ratings Provider, has independently assigned an ESG rating of ‘Crisil ESG 52’ to the company via email dated August 14, 2026, based on publicly available data pertaining to FY 2025-26, noting that the company did not engage Crisil for this rating; no enhancements, assignments, or withdrawals were indicated by any other rating agencies regarding any instruments.