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JSW Dulux Limited

NSE: JSWDULUXBasic MaterialsSpecialty Chemicals

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About JSW Dulux

JSW Dulux Limited is an Indian paints and coatings company focused on decorative and performance coatings for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. Headquartered in India and incorporated in 1954, the company offers a broad portfolio spanning interior and exterior wall paints, wood finishes, enamels, and specialty coatings. Through the Dulux brand and other global coating brands, JSW Dulux Limited serves homeowners, professional painters, real estate developers, and institutional clients. The company’s products are distributed via a nationwide network of dealers, retail outlets, and project sales channels, enabling strong presence in both urban and semi-urban markets. In addition to manufacturing and trading paints and related products, JSW Dulux Limited provides technical support and color consultancy to customers, and conducts research and development services for group entities. Within the Indian consumer goods and construction ecosystem, it plays a significant role in home décor, infrastructure finishing, and protective coatings for a variety of surfaces and environments.

Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Listing
NSE: JSWDULUX
Chief executive
Mr. Rajiv Rajgopal MBA
Employees
1,300
Headquarters
Gurugram, India
ISIN
INE133A01011

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Business model & financial foundation

JSW Dulux (NSE: JSWDULUX), Paints and coatings (decorative and industrial): revenue of ₹3,599 crore in FY26 (-11.6% on FY25), an EBITDA margin of 14.1%, net profit of ₹1,974 crore and net cash of ₹190.7 crore.

Key figures
Revenue, FY26 (₹ crore)
3,599
consolidated
Revenue growth, FY26
-11.6%
on FY25
Net profit, FY26 (₹ crore)
1,974
to owners
Return on equity, FY26
104.4%
on average equity
Net debt, FY26 (₹ crore)
-190.7
Lease-inclusive net debt, negative for net cash
Market capitalisation (₹ crore)
13,964
at the close of 19 Oct 2026

Company profile

JSW Dulux (formerly Akzo Nobel India) makes and sells decorative paints under Dulux (now owned by the company for India) and industrial coatings (marine and protective, automotive and specialty, coil) under licensed AkzoNobel brands International and Sikkens. Decorative is about 60% of revenue, with premium 45% of decorative. It runs five plants (305 MLPA) and reaches about 22,000 retailers in over 5,000 towns. Since December 2025 it is controlled by JSW Paints (61.2%), which is integrating the two paint businesses under Project Akshaya while running them as separate listed and unlisted companies.

Item, Value
ItemValue
Legal nameJSW Dulux Limited (formerly Akzo Nobel India Limited, ICI India Limited)
Exchange and tickerNSE: JSWDULUX; BSE: 500710
ISININE133A01011
CINL24292WB1954PLC021516
SectorConsumer / Basic Materials
IndustryPaints and coatings (decorative and industrial)
HeadquartersMumbai, India
Fiscal year endMarch
Reporting basis and unitconsolidated, in ₹ crore
AuditorDeloitte Haskins & Sells LLP (from FY27; Price Waterhouse Chartered Accountants LLP audited FY26) (since FY27)
Market capitalisation₹13,964 crore (19 Oct 2026)
Shares outstanding4.55 crore shares (FY26)
Price₹3,045 (close, 19 Oct 2026)
Websitehttps://www.jswdulux.com

Corporate structure and shareholding

Parent: JSW Paints Limited (61.20%), part of JSW Group.

Entity, Holding, Business
EntityHoldingBusiness
ICI India Research & Technology Centre Private Limited99.99%Research services to the holding company; held real estate monetised in FY26-FY27

Powder Coatings and International Research Center divisions sold by slump sale to Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings India Pvt Ltd on 2 Jul 2025; Dulux decorative IPR for India bought from AkzoNobel for Rs 1,152 cr in Jun 2025; JSW Paints acquired control 10 Dec 2025.

Shareholding (% of shares)
Shareholding (% of shares)Q2FY26Q3FY26Q4FY26Q1FY27
Promoter69.76%61.20%61.20%61.20%
Promoter holding pledged0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Foreign institutions7.97%8.66%8.43%8.49%
Domestic institutions13.77%20.58%21.79%21.96%
of which mutual funds11.34%17.57%18.55%18.66%
Retail6.08%

The promoter holding pledged is a share of the promoter's own holding.

Business model

Peer, Why the dossier compares them
PeerWhy the dossier compares them
Asian Paints (ASIANPAINT)Decorative market leader; JSW Dulux benchmarks its pricing against it
Berger Paints India (BERGEPAINT)No.2 decorative player; mid-market price parity cited by management
Kansai Nerolac Paints (KANSAINER)Similar market cap; decorative plus industrial/auto coatings mix
Indigo Paints (INDIGOPNTS)Smaller decorative challenger competing in mid/economy
Grasim Industries (Birla Opus) (GRASIM)
Sirca Paints India (SIRCA)Listed wood-finishes specialist, overlaps with Sadolin wood coatings

Financial databook

Profit and loss (₹ crore)
Profit and loss (₹ crore)FY24FY25FY26
Revenue from operations3,9624,0693,599
Cost of revenue (vendor classification) *2,4612,189
Other operating costs (vendor classification) *640.8573.2
EBITDA (vendor classification) *668.0599.8
Operating EBIT excluding other income and exceptional items549.7552.1433.2
Finance costs12.59.8012.1
Profit before tax573.0569.92,366
Total income-tax expense146.4140.4391.7
Consolidated profit after tax426.6429.51,974
Diluted earnings per share (₹)93.6894.31433.4
Cost of materials consumed2,0092,1631,868
Purchases of stock-in-trade208.3211.9183.4
Signed change in finished goods, WIP and traded inventory5.20-56.457.2
Materials, purchases and signed inventory change2,2232,3182,109
Employee benefits expense328.1337.4313.0
Other operating expenses778.7772.4668.9
Operating EBITDA excluding other income and property gains632.0641.5508.5
Depreciation and amortisation82.389.475.3
Other income as separately presented by issuer35.827.617.7
Net gain on sale of immovable properties0.000.0080.8
Other income including separately presented property gains35.827.698.5
Exceptional items signed income/(expense)0.000.001,846
Current income-tax expense150.8140.9331.3
Deferred income-tax expense/(credit)-4.40-0.5060.4
Profit attributable to owners426.6429.51,974
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests0.000.000.00
Share of profit/(loss) of associates0.000.000.00
Other expenses: stores and spare parts4.103.001.70
Other expenses: plant and machinery repairs35.438.824.4
Other expenses: building repairs4.303.102.20
Other expenses: power and fuel17.720.020.9
Other expenses: travelling35.536.737.1
Other expenses: rates and taxes2.503.003.70
Other expenses: rent2.803.705.20
Other expenses: insurance12.011.810.9
Other expenses: freight and transport159.0162.1154.7
Other expenses: advertisement and publicity119.293.394.3
Other expenses: royalty141.1139.878.6
Other expenses: consultancy charges14.028.125.6
Other expenses: net foreign-exchange differences0.500.002.20
Other expenses: payments to auditors1.501.602.60
Other expenses: corporate social responsibility7.709.3010.7
Other expenses: IT support and maintenance43.548.036.1
Other expenses: warehouse charges22.731.430.2
Other expenses: provision for doubtful debts and advances4.003.107.20
Other expenses: net loss on sale of PPE1.100.700.70
Other expenses: subcontracting charges80.364.861.5
Other expenses: miscellaneous expenses69.870.158.4
Vendor revenue reference, do not model-bind *4,0653,580
Vendor EBIT reference, do not model-bind *579.02,376
Vendor finance cost reference, do not model-bind *9.1010.4
Balance sheet (₹ crore)
Balance sheet (₹ crore)FY24FY25FY26
Equity attributable to owners1,3301,3302,452
Lease-inclusive interest-bearing debt60.462.179.1
Cash and cash equivalents including liquid mutual funds273.7248.2269.8
Trade receivables net575.4584.9602.9
Inventories excluding held-for-sale disposal group611.5604.7571.1
Total trade payables excluding held-for-sale disposal group997.5956.3756.5
Net property, plant and equipment excluding ROU and intangibles436.7395.7359.7
Capital work-in-progress119.166.748.6
Total assets2,9042,9033,795
Right-of-use assets86.383.7100.8
Intangible assets3.001.901,153
Non-current investments0.000.000.00
Non-current loans0.400.500.20
Other non-current financial assets9.7010.111.4
Net deferred-tax assets32.031.40.00
Non-current income-tax assets net172.6196.9227.8
Other non-current assets122.5115.1106.9
Total non-current assets982.3902.02,008
Liquid mutual funds included within cash0.000.00114.7
Bank balances other than cash equivalents250.252.353.9
Current loans0.000.000.20
Other current financial assets11.08.9012.5
Other current assets199.8173.1276.7
Assets held for sale0.00329.30.00
Total current assets including held for sale1,9222,0011,787
Paid-up equity share capital45.545.545.5
Other equity1,2841,2852,406
Non-controlling interests in equity0.000.000.00
Non-current lease liabilities45.144.863.1
Current lease liabilities15.317.316.0
Lease-inclusive net debt, negative for net cash-213.3-186.1-190.7
Other non-current financial liabilities2.000.200.00
Other non-current liabilities9.109.106.20
Non-current provisions94.369.0104.1
Net deferred-tax liabilities0.000.0027.1
Total non-current liabilities150.5123.1200.5
Trade payables to micro and small enterprises32.135.341.8
Other trade payables965.4921.0714.7
Other current financial liabilities100.897.794.3
Other current liabilities268.8258.7249.7
Current provisions41.139.026.7
Liabilities related to assets held for sale0.0081.10.00
Total current liabilities including held for sale1,4241,4501,143
Total liabilities1,5741,5731,344
Vendor net-block reference, do not model-bind *217.0232.1
Vendor CWIP reference, do not model-bind *70.549.2
Cash flow (₹ crore)
Cash flow (₹ crore)FY24FY25FY26
Cash flow from operating activities485.5312.193.2
Free cash flow (vendor definition) *204.5-1,106
Dividends paid, signed outflow-409.9-432.6-847.0
Total cash capex including intellectual property acquisition-118.5-106.5-1,199
Cash purchases of PPE and CWIP, signed outflow-118.5-106.5-47.0
Cash purchases of intangible assets, signed outflow0.000.00-1,152
Cash flow from operations plus signed total capex367.0205.6-1,106
Cash flow from investing activities-86.0121.6803.7
Cash flow from financing activities-439.4-459.5-875.4
Principal element of lease payments-17.5-17.8-18.0
Interest paid-12.0-9.10-10.4
Income taxes paid classified in operating activities-170.8-165.4-74.8
Operating profit before working-capital changes635.9647.0531.4
Cash generated from operations before taxes656.3477.5168.0
Net change in cash before FX effect-39.9-25.821.5
Opening cash equivalents314.7273.7248.2
Effect of exchange rates on cash-1.100.300.10
Closing cash equivalents273.7248.2269.8
Non-cash acquisition of right-of-use assets10.419.740.9
Net cash proceeds from divested Powder Coatings and IRC0.000.002,188
Taxes on slump sale gain in investing cash flow0.000.00-275.1
Net proceeds from immovable-property disposals0.000.0083.7
Taxes on property disposal gains in investing cash flow0.000.00-12.4
Cash reimbursement for incremental carveout costs0.000.007.10
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from other bank deposits-1.20198.20.70
Interest received in investing cash flow33.729.910.8
Proceeds from sale of investments0.000.000.00
Operating cash change in trade receivables-26.9-125.8-34.3
Operating cash change in inventory-20.1-75.93.20
Operating cash change in loans0.00-0.100.10
Operating cash change in other financial assets0.200.00-5.40
Operating cash change in other assets-97.728.7-106.4
Operating cash change in trade payables144.39.40-181.5
Operating cash change in other financial liabilities-0.70-8.40-19.6
Operating cash change in provisions7.700.80-13.3
Operating cash change in other liabilities13.61.80-6.20
Depreciation and amortisation addback82.389.475.3
Finance-cost addback12.59.8012.1
Other noncash/nonoperating CFO adjustments net-31.9-22.1-1,922
Vendor CFO reference, do not model-bind *375.693.2
Other reported lines (₹ crore)
Other reported lines (₹ crore)FY24FY25FY26
Pre-split equity shares outstanding4.554.554.55
Quarterly profit and loss (₹ crore)
Quarterly profit and loss (₹ crore)Q2FY25Q3FY25Q4FY25Q1FY26Q2FY26Q3FY26Q4FY26Q1FY27
Revenue from operations982.31,0511,014993.1834.9894.4883.3965.0
Cost of revenue (vendor classification) *723.6568.8525.0524.8604.2
Other operating costs (vendor classification) *-306.1194.1179.0156.5163.1
EBITDA (vendor classification) *161.4143.5139.9194.1140.7
Operating EBIT excluding other income and exceptional items124.2143.5137.3116.292.4117.7106.994.7
Finance costs1.503.302.502.702.302.804.302.60
Profit before tax131.8146.2137.6122.51,972101.3169.7117.7
Current plus deferred income-tax expense33.937.629.231.5289.227.044.038.0
Consolidated profit after tax97.9108.6108.491.01,68374.3125.779.7
Diluted earnings per share, pre-split (₹)21.4923.8523.8019.98369.516.3227.6017.51
Cost of materials consumed575.1509.2549.2518.6440.7437.7471.2635.8
Purchases of stock-in-trade57.652.347.941.654.347.839.744.2
Signed change in finished goods, WIP and traded inventory-79.548.8-16.38.60-4.8039.513.9-75.8
Materials, purchases and signed inventory change553.2610.3580.8568.8490.2525.0524.8604.2
Employee benefits expense86.877.684.497.772.967.475.082.6
Other operating expenses195.9195.7189.9192.1161.1165.7156.5163.1
Operating EBITDA excluding other income and property gains146.4166.9159.3134.5110.7136.3127.0115.1
Depreciation and amortisation22.223.422.018.318.318.620.120.4
Other income as separately presented by issuer9.106.002.809.007.703.602.3025.6
Net property gains separately presented0.000.000.000.000.0011.164.80.00
Other income plus separately presented property gains9.106.002.809.007.7014.767.125.6
Exceptional items signed income/(expense)0.000.000.000.001,874-28.30.000.00
Current income-tax expense35.235.828.032.7257.518.322.822.0
Deferred income-tax expense/(credit)-1.301.801.20-1.2031.78.7021.216.0
Profit attributable to owners97.9108.6108.491.01,68374.3125.779.7
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Share of profit/(loss) of associates0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Vendor revenue reference, do not model-bind *995.7995.1907.7883.3965.0
Vendor EBIT reference, do not model-bind *139.4125.2104.1174.0120.3
Vendor finance cost reference, do not model-bind *1.802.702.804.302.60

Consolidated, restated. Lines marked * are the market-data provider's figures; the rest are extracted from the company's filings or derived from them. n.d. not disclosed, n.r. not retrieved, n.a. not applicable.

Metrics dashboard

Metric, FY24, FY25, FY26
MetricFY24FY25FY26
Revenue growth2.7%-11.6%
EBITDA margin16.0%15.8%14.1%
Net margin10.8%10.6%54.8%
Return on equity32.1%32.3%104.4%
Return on capital employed39.5%39.7%22.1%
Return on assets14.7%14.8%58.9%
Net debt (₹ crore)-213.3-186.1-190.7
Net debt / EBITDA-0.34x-0.29x-0.38x
Interest cover44.0x56.3x35.8x
Asset turnover1.36x1.40x1.07x
Receivable days535261
Inventory days (on revenue)565458
Payable days (on revenue)928677
Cash conversion1.14x0.73x0.05x
Capex intensity3.0%2.6%33.3%
Free cash flow (₹ crore)367.0205.6-1,106
Dividend payout96.1%100.7%42.9%
EPS, diluted (₹)93.6894.31433.4
Book value per share (₹)292.0292.1538.3

Computed from the statements above:

  • Revenue growth: revenue over the previous year's, less one.
  • EBITDA margin: EBITDA (Operating EBITDA excluding other income and property gains) / revenue.
  • Net margin: net profit to owners / revenue.
  • Return on equity: net profit to owners / average equity.
  • Return on capital employed: EBIT / average equity plus borrowings.
  • Return on assets: net profit to owners / average total assets.
  • Net debt (₹ crore): Lease-inclusive net debt, negative for net cash.
  • Net debt / EBITDA: net debt / EBITDA (Operating EBITDA excluding other income and property gains).
  • Interest cover: EBIT / finance cost.
  • Asset turnover: revenue / average total assets.
  • Receivable days: receivables / revenue x 365.
  • Inventory days (on revenue): inventory / revenue x 365.
  • Payable days (on revenue): payables / revenue x 365.
  • Cash conversion: cash from operations / net profit to owners.
  • Capex intensity: capital expenditure / revenue.
  • Free cash flow (₹ crore): cash from operations less capital expenditure.
  • Dividend payout: dividends paid / net profit to owners.
  • EPS, diluted (₹): as reported (Diluted earnings per share).
  • Book value per share (₹): equity / shares outstanding.

Source: the company's filings and disclosures as extracted into Mool's company dossier (version 2, information to 19 Oct 2026); market data at the close of 19 Oct 2026. Every figure is read from the dossier's files or computed from them; the account of the business model is the analyst's, from the dossier's workings.

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