Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd

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Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd

₹ 760 0.22%
22 Nov - close price
gacl.com BSE: 530001 NSE: GUJALKALI
About

Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd is a multi-product chemical manufacturing company and is one of the leading manufacturers of Caustic Soda Lye.[1] Its manufacturing facilities are located at Dahej and Vadodara in Gujarat.[2]

Key Points

Product Offerings
The Company’s products basket comprises 36+ products including Caustic Soda (Lye, Flakes & Prills), Liquid Chlorine, Chloromethanes, Hydrogen Peroxide, Caustic Potash (Lye & Flakes), Aluminium Chloride, Phosphoric Acid, etc. [1]

Website BSE NSE
  • Market Cap ₹ 5,581 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 760
  • High / Low ₹ 900 / 645
  • Stock P/E
  • Book Value ₹ 842
  • Dividend Yield 0.00 %
  • ROCE -3.83 %
  • ROE -3.88 %
  • Face Value ₹ 10.0
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Pros

  • Stock is trading at 0.90 times its book value
  • Debtor days have improved from 23.1 to 17.0 days.

Cons

  • Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 4.13% over last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.59.8 Cr.

* 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: Chlor Alkali / Soda Ash

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

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Sep 2021 Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024
826 1,075 1,141 1,128 1,127 1,123 1,138 913 971 921 1,002 977 991
684 709 792 778 969 885 936 882 955 941 998 923 945
Operating Profit 142 366 349 351 159 238 202 31 16 -20 4 54 46
OPM % 17% 34% 31% 31% 14% 21% 18% 3% 2% -2% 0% 6% 5%
22 3 7 6 22 6 8 12 71 5 3 3 49
Interest 1 1 1 2 3 8 8 10 11 11 12 11 11
Depreciation 49 50 52 50 60 79 88 89 95 96 97 97 100
Profit before tax 113 317 303 305 118 157 115 -57 -18 -123 -102 -50 -16
Tax % 34% 37% 27% 37% 49% 44% 38% 0% -0% -6% -55% -11% 15%
75 201 221 191 61 87 71 -57 -18 -115 -46 -45 -18
EPS in Rs 10.15 27.42 30.05 25.99 8.24 11.87 9.67 -7.78 -2.50 -15.68 -6.29 -6.06 -2.48
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 TTM
1,995 2,070 2,455 3,161 2,725 2,429 3,759 4,516 3,807 3,891
1,660 1,622 1,669 2,046 2,148 2,072 2,774 3,568 3,775 3,807
Operating Profit 335 448 786 1,115 577 357 984 949 32 84
OPM % 17% 22% 32% 35% 21% 15% 26% 21% 1% 2%
45 56 106 62 90 67 46 42 90 60
Interest 10 13 15 21 14 15 6 19 45 45
Depreciation 107 111 127 140 162 174 198 276 377 390
Profit before tax 262 381 749 1,016 491 235 826 695 -300 -291
Tax % 16% 19% 29% 32% 32% 29% 32% 41% -21%
220 307 534 690 332 166 560 410 -237 -224
EPS in Rs 29.90 41.85 72.78 93.98 45.22 22.57 76.22 55.78 -32.25 -30.51
Dividend Payout % 15% 12% 9% 9% 18% 35% 13% 42% -43%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: 4%
3 Years: 16%
TTM: -6%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: %
5 Years: %
3 Years: %
TTM: -371%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 15%
5 Years: 14%
3 Years: 6%
1 Year: 6%
Return on Equity
10 Years: %
5 Years: 5%
3 Years: 4%
Last Year: -4%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Sep 2024
Equity Capital 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
Reserves 2,854 3,282 3,748 4,222 4,522 5,301 5,826 6,066 6,002 6,112
295 353 291 247 205 498 594 597 544 603
671 726 859 988 1,090 1,282 1,484 1,599 1,404 1,625
Total Liabilities 3,894 4,435 4,970 5,531 5,891 7,154 7,977 8,335 8,023 8,413
1,821 2,073 2,104 2,300 2,610 2,587 2,702 4,250 4,617 4,491
CWIP 83 151 252 307 445 1,109 1,787 544 95 157
Investments 854 1,016 1,145 1,065 1,242 2,092 2,110 1,831 2,093 2,377
1,136 1,196 1,469 1,858 1,594 1,366 1,379 1,710 1,218 1,388
Total Assets 3,894 4,435 4,970 5,531 5,891 7,154 7,977 8,335 8,023 8,413

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
201 502 514 838 630 421 735 960 67
-352 -467 -395 -581 -634 -334 -804 -662 -90
84 13 -116 -136 -146 226 12 -140 -277
Net Cash Flow -67 49 3 122 -150 313 -58 158 -301

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Debtor Days 60 58 60 56 50 43 29 23 17
Inventory Days 99 94 147 99 92 88 101 111 93
Days Payable 99 125 154 134 126 111 101 119 86
Cash Conversion Cycle 60 27 53 22 17 21 29 15 25
Working Capital Days 90 83 99 96 107 20 8 16 18
ROCE % 11% 18% 24% 11% 5% 13% 11% -4%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024
46.28% 46.28% 46.28% 46.28% 46.28% 46.28% 46.28% 46.28% 46.28% 46.28% 46.28% 46.28%
1.52% 1.82% 2.05% 1.98% 2.07% 2.07% 1.98% 1.88% 2.07% 2.10% 1.92% 1.94%
1.63% 1.68% 1.63% 1.47% 1.45% 1.51% 1.51% 1.96% 2.17% 3.13% 3.46% 3.76%
50.58% 50.22% 50.04% 50.27% 50.19% 50.13% 50.22% 49.88% 49.49% 48.48% 48.34% 48.01%
No. of Shareholders 81,47477,77387,42887,08385,35484,09785,39388,02086,69882,71979,56078,681

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