DIC India (NSE:DICIND) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 23.19 (As of Dec. 2025)

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NSE:DICIND DIC India Ltd NSE:DICIND
68 GF Score
Price ₹602.10
GF Value ₹576.47
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is DIC India Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

DIC India NSE:DICIND +0.14% 68 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 23.19 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates NSE:DICIND with a GF Score™ of 68/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹576.47 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 705 Chemicals companies, DIC India ranks worse than 54.47% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

DIC India's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was ₹23.19. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 25.96.


The historical rank and industry rank for DIC India's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

NSE:DICIND' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.9   Med: 9.6   Max: 25.96
Current: 25.96


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of DIC India was 25.96. The lowest was 3.90. And the median was 9.60.


NSE:DICIND's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
54.47% of 705 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 22.6 vs NSE:DICIND: 25.96

DIC India's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹15.54. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹31.52. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 19.10.

DIC India's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹15.54. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was ₹33.41. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 18.02.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


DIC India Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


DIC India Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for DIC India's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

DIC India Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

DIC India Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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DIC India Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 24.03 0.00 0.00

NSE:DICIND vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, DIC India's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


DIC India Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, DIC India's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DIC India's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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DIC India Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

DIC India's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 174
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 184
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 206
Change In Working Capital 67
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 9

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. DIC India's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was ₹174 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. DIC India's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was ₹184 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. DIC India's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was ₹0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = ₹206 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

DIC India's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = ₹206 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. DIC India's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was ₹67 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. DIC India's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 9.179 Mil.

DIC India's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 173.766 +183.661+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-206.184+66.66)/9.179
=23.19

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=602.10/23.19
=25.96

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 23.19 mean?
DIC India (NSE:DICIND) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 23.19 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on DIC India. According to the industry distribution chart, DIC India ranks #384 out of 705 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 54.5%.
Is DIC India's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
DIC India's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 23.19. The Chemicals industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 22.60. DIC India's value of 23.19 is 2.6% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, DIC India ranks #384 out of 705 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, DIC India has a GF Score™ of 68/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does DIC India's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, DIC India ranks #384 out of 705 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places DIC India in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 22.60. DIC India's value of 23.19 is 2.6% above this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Chemicals company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Chemicals companies is 22.60, based on 705 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. DIC India's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 23.19 is 2.6% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on DIC India. For the Chemicals industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 22.60 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. DIC India's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 23.19. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is DIC India stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, DIC India (NSE:DICIND) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹576.47, compared to a current price of ₹602.10 — trading 4.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 23.19 and 2.6% above the Chemicals industry median of 22.60. DIC India's overall GF Score™ is 68/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For DIC India (NSE:DICIND), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 23.19 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is DIC India (NSE:DICIND) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, DIC India stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₹602.10 is trading 4.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₹576.47. GuruFocus considers DIC India to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for NSE:DICIND:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 23.19
  • GF Value™: ₹576.47 vs. price of ₹602.10 (4.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 2.6% above the Chemicals median (#384 of 705)

No single metric tells the full story. See the NSE:DICIND stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


DIC India Business Description

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Address Fusion Square, 5A-5B, Sector-126, 5th Floor, District Gautam Budh Nagar, Noida, UP, IND, 201303
DIC India Ltd is an Indian company engaged in the business of manufacturing printing inks, which cover newsprint ink, offset ink, and liquid ink used in newspapers, other publications, and the packaging industries. It also provides lamination adhesives. The company's product portfolio comprises gravure printing inks, offset inks, barrier coatings, adhesives, metal deco inks, and specialty inks, among others. Geographically, the company generates the majority of its revenue from the sale of its products in its domestic market, and the rest through exports.
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