GHCL Ltd

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GHCL Ltd

₹ 608 1.90%
28 Apr 1:57 p.m.
ghclindia.com BSE: 500171 NSE: GHCL
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GHCL Limited is a leading producer of soda ash in India and the total Soda Ash business contributes ~98.30% of total standalone revenue of the company.
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  • Market Cap ₹ 5,825 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 608
  • High / Low ₹ 779 / 472
  • Stock P/E 9.75
  • Book Value ₹ 330
  • Dividend Yield 1.97 %
  • ROCE 20.7 %
  • ROE 17.3 %
  • Face Value ₹ 10.0
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Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 17.3%

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 0.44% over past five years.
  • Promoter holding is low: 19.0%

* The pros and cons are machine generated. Pros / cons are based on a checklist to highlight important points. Please exercise caution and do your own analysis.

Peer comparison

Sector: Chemicals Industry: Chemicals

Part of Nifty Total Market Nifty Microcap 250 BSE SmallCap BSE Allcap BSE Commodities

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Quarterly Results

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024
1,005 1,053 1,148 1,176 1,102 1,120 1,019 805 798 823 830 793 779
755 721 789 770 735 771 719 592 648 639 614 582 549
Operating Profit 249 332 359 407 367 349 299 213 150 184 217 211 230
OPM % 25% 32% 31% 35% 33% 31% 29% 26% 19% 22% 26% 27% 30%
12 41 118 10 1 -11 230 11 14 16 18 17 29
Interest 15 15 10 9 10 10 8 7 6 5 4 4 4
Depreciation 30 22 22 23 22 27 24 26 26 26 27 28 28
Profit before tax 217 336 445 385 336 301 497 191 133 170 203 196 227
Tax % 25% 23% 19% 25% 26% 27% 14% 25% 25% 26% 26% 21% 26%
163 261 359 290 249 218 426 143 100 125 151 155 168
EPS in Rs 17.11 27.32 37.52 30.39 26.07 22.84 44.59 14.93 10.44 13.02 15.72 16.16 17.58
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Upcoming result date: 8 May 2025

Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 TTM
2,110 2,208 2,356 2,532 2,754 2,882 3,371 3,256 2,491 3,052 4,551 3,447 3,225
1,693 1,780 1,834 1,904 2,067 2,268 2,601 2,518 1,886 2,321 3,048 2,596 2,383
Operating Profit 417 429 522 628 687 614 770 738 606 731 1,503 851 842
OPM % 20% 19% 22% 25% 25% 21% 23% 23% 24% 24% 33% 25% 26%
-34 -25 -15 -6 34 35 14 15 1 197 97 269 80
Interest 161 172 165 163 134 124 126 118 74 51 39 27 17
Depreciation 82 82 84 82 86 110 116 131 111 87 94 102 109
Profit before tax 140 150 258 378 502 415 541 504 421 789 1,467 991 796
Tax % 18% 23% 29% 32% 23% 12% 33% 19% 26% 19% 24% 20%
115 116 183 257 387 365 361 406 310 637 1,117 794 598
EPS in Rs 11.49 11.63 18.30 25.66 38.72 37.42 36.84 42.79 32.63 66.80 116.81 82.90 62.48
Dividend Payout % 17% 17% 12% 14% 13% 13% 14% 7% 17% 22% 15% 14%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 5%
5 Years: 0%
3 Years: 11%
TTM: -14%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 24%
TTM: -18%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 23%
5 Years: 43%
3 Years: 1%
1 Year: 13%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 23%
5 Years: 22%
3 Years: 24%
Last Year: 17%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Sep 2024
Equity Capital 100 100 100 100 99 97 98 95 95 95 96 96 96
Reserves 967 760 670 933 1,252 1,525 1,854 2,091 2,407 2,857 3,838 2,874 3,069
1,175 1,309 1,324 1,325 1,431 1,314 1,292 1,254 782 782 361 210 177
656 709 698 550 686 689 760 761 707 1,258 830 581 542
Total Liabilities 2,899 2,878 2,791 2,908 3,468 3,625 4,004 4,201 3,991 4,992 5,125 3,761 3,884
1,871 1,868 1,932 2,048 2,399 2,492 2,581 2,655 2,675 2,469 1,731 1,842 1,867
CWIP 32 12 7 37 26 74 117 122 81 213 109 55 105
Investments 6 8 2 6 9 10 47 34 40 17 380 420 572
991 990 850 817 1,034 1,049 1,258 1,390 1,196 2,294 2,905 1,444 1,341
Total Assets 2,899 2,878 2,791 2,908 3,468 3,625 4,004 4,201 3,991 4,992 5,125 3,761 3,884

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
462 158 290 494 445 564 561 628 620 639 899 797
-175 -83 -127 -249 -374 -279 -306 -215 -109 -344 -440 -571
-288 -65 -170 -236 -103 -281 -259 -328 -568 -97 -529 -338
Net Cash Flow -1 10 -7 9 -32 4 -5 85 -57 198 -70 -112

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Debtor Days 42 49 41 36 43 36 41 40 37 33 18 19
Inventory Days 166 162 160 154 166 172 168 186 238 293 177 185
Days Payable 163 167 150 108 109 112 103 104 121 106 56 63
Cash Conversion Cycle 45 44 51 82 101 96 107 122 154 219 139 141
Working Capital Days 64 49 31 18 40 41 54 56 91 62 57 58
ROCE % 15% 16% 21% 25% 25% 19% 22% 19% 15% 19% 36% 21%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
19.03% 19.03% 19.05% 19.05% 19.06% 19.06% 19.03% 19.04% 19.03% 19.03% 19.03% 19.03%
18.50% 22.40% 24.38% 25.09% 26.04% 25.27% 24.66% 24.99% 24.76% 25.70% 25.41% 26.06%
15.59% 11.82% 11.06% 10.79% 10.78% 9.68% 8.60% 8.29% 9.29% 9.79% 10.35% 10.09%
46.89% 46.74% 45.50% 45.06% 44.12% 45.99% 47.70% 47.67% 46.91% 45.45% 45.17% 44.79%
No. of Shareholders 1,06,2651,08,13194,47993,00995,2021,00,2981,06,5021,12,8591,09,1131,07,0471,10,6641,08,630

* The classifications might have changed from Sep'2022 onwards. The new XBRL format added more details from Sep'22 onwards.

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