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Berger Paints Bangladesh

DSE: BERGERPBL

Paints / Chemicals · Berger / Jenson & Nicholson

Berger Paints Bangladesh is a leading manufacturer and marketer of decorative and industrial paints, coatings and related products in Bangladesh. It is the local arm of the Berger group with roots in the historic Jenson & Nicholson paint lineage.

Business: Decorative paints (interior/exterior emulsions, enamels, distempers), industrial and protective coatings, marine and automotive refinish coatings, powder coatings, construction chemicals, and color-mixing/retail services through a dealer and depot network.

Market data

Market capitalisation
67,727 mn BDT
Paid-up capital
491 mn BDT
Outstanding shares
49,105,991
Last price
1379.4 BDT
Listed
2006
Market category
A

Source: Dhaka Stock Exchange, fetched 2026-05

Policy exposure

Very high share price with a small paid-up capital base means a thin free float relative to market capitalization, concentrating ownership and limiting retail participation. Thinly floated blue chips can distort index weighting and reduce price discovery, a recurring concern for capital-market deepening policy. Source: DSE
Paints and coatings production involves volatile organic compounds, solvents and chemical effluent, placing the firm within the scope of industrial environmental and worker-safety regulation. Tightening of Department of Environment effluent and emissions rules and chemical-safety enforcement directly affects compliance cost and plant siting. Source: analysis
Raw materials (resins, pigments, titanium dioxide, solvents) are heavily import-dependent, exposing the firm to exchange-rate movements and import-financing conditions. Forex scarcity and LC constraints raise input costs and can squeeze a consumer-facing manufacturer's margins, relevant to monetary and trade policy. Source: analysis