ACI Limited

DSE: ACI

Diversified / FMCG · ACI Group

ACI Limited (Advanced Chemical Industries PLC) is one of Bangladesh's largest diversified conglomerates, with interests spanning pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, agribusiness and retail.

Business: Pharmaceuticals; consumer brands (salt, flour, hygiene, personal care under the ACI and Savlon labels); agribusiness (crop protection, seeds, fertilizer, livestock and fisheries inputs); the Swapno retail supermarket chain; and electrical, automobile and machinery distribution through subsidiaries.

Market data

Market capitalisation

16,266 mn BDT

Paid-up capital

878 mn BDT

Outstanding shares

87,831,843

Last price

185.5 BDT

Listed

1976

Market category

A

Source: Dhaka Stock Exchange, fetched 2026-05

Policy exposure

High leverage and a sprawling multi-subsidiary structure A conglomerate this diversified concentrates financial and operational risk; debt servicing pressure at a flagship listed company can transmit stress to lenders and the broader group, a concern for financial-stability supervision. Source: analysis

Vertical integration across the food and agri value chain When one group supplies inputs (seeds, agrochemicals), processes food, and runs a retail chain, competition authorities must watch for foreclosure of independent suppliers and retailers. Source: analysis

Listed flagship inside a privately held wider group Minority shareholders of the listed entity bear governance risk from related-party transactions with unlisted affiliates; transparency of intra-group pricing is a securities-regulation issue. Source: analysis