New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- SRF share price crashed 6% in early trade on Wednesday, January 21, slipping to a nine-month low of Rs.2,720, as investors were disappointed by the company's indication that it may miss its earlier FY26 specialty chemicals sales growth guidance, despite a healthy December-quarter performance.

The company reported a 59.6% year-on-year rise in consolidated profit after tax to Rs.432.66 crore in Q3, driven by a strong performance in its chemicals vertical. Consolidated total revenue from operations during the third quarter stood at Rs.3,712.53 crore, compared with Rs.3,491.31 crore in the year-ago period, SRF Ltd said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.

Looking at the company's segment-wise performance, the chemicals b...