SIX Swiss Exchange · Basic Materials
Invest in Dottikon ES stock from India
Indian and foreign residents can buy Dottikon ES (DESN) shares directly through Paasa.
By Paasa · Updated
Dottikon ES at a glance
- Price
- CHF 258.50-CHF 1.00 (0.39%)
- Market cap
- CHF 3.57B
- Day range
- CHF 256.50 – CHF 261.00
- P/E
- 34.47
- Dividend yield
- None
- Volume
- 3.27K
- 1 month
- -6.34%
- 6 months
- -22.95%
- YTD
- -25.82%
- 1 year
- -13.40%
- 5 years
- -16.07%
Dottikon ES statements, FY2021–FY2025
| Fiscal year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CHF 428.4M | CHF 385.2M | CHF 326.3M | CHF 319.5M | CHF 251.9M |
| Gross profit | CHF 272.6M | CHF 259.5M | CHF 109.8M | CHF 124.8M | CHF 92.7M |
| Operating income | CHF 117.2M | CHF 118.4M | CHF 89.8M | CHF 100.1M | CHF 71.3M |
| Net income | CHF 103.6M | CHF 105.6M | CHF 80.6M | CHF 87.7M | CHF 59.3M |
| Earnings per share | CHF 7.49 | CHF 7.64 | CHF 5.84 | CHF 6.35 | CHF 4.29 |
| EBITDA | CHF 150.7M | CHF 144.7M | CHF 114.0M | CHF 116.6M | CHF 96.7M |
| Total assets | CHF 1.4B | CHF 1.4B | CHF 1.2B | CHF 1.1B | CHF 858.4M |
| Total debt | CHF 130.0M | CHF 130.0M | CHF 100.0M | CHF 60.0M | CHF 0.0 |
| Cash and short-term investments | CHF 200.0M | CHF 197.8M | CHF 200.6M | CHF 219.2M | CHF 206.8M |
| Shareholders' equity | CHF 1.1B | CHF 992.1M | CHF 885.8M | CHF 803.0M | CHF 715.0M |
| Operating cash flow | CHF 114.6M | CHF 95.7M | CHF 102.7M | CHF 89.2M | CHF 36.2M |
| Free cash flow | CHF 29.3M | −CHF 31.4M | −CHF 57.4M | −CHF 47.2M | −CHF 42.9M |
| Capital expenditure | −CHF 85.3M | −CHF 127.1M | −CHF 160.1M | −CHF 136.4M | −CHF 79.1M |
Fiscal years as reported, the latest ending 31 Mar 2026. Figures in CHF; a dash means the provider reported nothing for that line.
Peer comparison
| Company | Ticker | Price | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ems-Chemie | EMSN.SW | CHF 824.00 | CHF 19.27B |
| Bachem | BANB.SW | CHF 82.35 | CHF 6.17B |
| Clariant | CLN.SW | CHF 10.75 | CHF 3.54B |
Peers as grouped by the data provider. This is not an investment recommendation.
How to invest in Dottikon ES from India
Step 1
Open your Paasa account
KYC takes a few minutes: PAN, Aadhaar and address proof. Your brokerage account is opened in your own name with Interactive Brokers.
Step 2
Add funds from your Indian bank account
Remit up to $250,000 a year under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme. Your bank converts the rupees to US dollars at its rate on the day you remit, and Interactive Brokers converts the dollars to CHF when you buy.
Step 3
Search DESN and buy
Find Dottikon ES by name or by its ticker, DESN, and place your order.
Why invest in Dottikon ES from India
What Dottikon ES does
Dottikon ES Holding AG manufactures and sells performance chemicals, intermediates, and active pharmaceutical ingredients for the chemical, biotech, and pharmaceutical maceutic industries in Europe, Switzerland, the United States, and Asia. The company’s chemicals and intermediates include amines, anilines, azaindoles, benzimidazoles, benzoic acid derivatives, benzyl compounds, boron building blocks, chiral compounds, cyclohexane derivatives, cyclopropyl building blocks, indazoles, indoles, N-heterocycles, nitrate esters, nitroaromatic compounds, O-heterocycles, phenols and anisoles, and py… Dottikon ES operates in the Chemicals - Specialty industry within the Basic Materials sector.
Paasa handles the paperwork
Investing abroad brings paperwork with it: remittance filings, capital gains reporting, foreign asset disclosure. Paasa prepares all of it for you. Your India-ready tax reports arrive at year end, ready to file.
Frequently asked questions
Can I buy Dottikon ES stock from India?
Yes. Indian residents and NRIs can buy Dottikon ES (DESN) shares directly through Paasa. Dottikon ES is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, in the Chemicals - Specialty industry. Your money leaves India under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme and the shares are held in your own name at Interactive Brokers.
What tax do I pay in India when I sell Dottikon ES shares?
In India, gains on shares held for more than 24 months are long-term and taxed at 12.5%, and gains on shares held for 24 months or less are short-term and taxed at your income-tax slab rate. Both are worked out in rupees at the CHF/INR rate on the day you bought and the day you sold, so the currency move is part of the gain. Paasa's capital-gains statement gives you the figures for your return.