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Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd

NSE: GUJALKALI BSE: 530001Chemicals

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]

₹681
52W: ₹409 — ₹815
PE 146 · Book ₹810 · -16% vs book
Market Cap₹5,003 Cr
Stock P/E146Price to Earnings
ROCE0.88%Return on Capital
ROE0.24%Return on Equity
Div. Yield2.32%Face Value ₹10

Strengths

  • +Stock is trading at 0.87 times its book value
  • +Company has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 229%
  • +Promoter holding has increased by 1.00% over last quarter.

Weaknesses

  • −Company has low interest coverage ratio.
  • −The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 8.37% over past five years.
  • −Company has a low return on equity of 2.46% over last 3 years.

Shareholding Pattern

Promoters47.28%
FIIs0.94%
DIIs3.72%
Public48.04%
CategoryJun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Promoters46.28%46.28%46.28%46.28%46.28%46.28%46.28%47.28%▲1.0
FIIs1.92%1.94%▲0.01.79%▼0.11.71%▼0.11.02%▼0.71.02%0.96%▼0.10.94%▼0.0
DIIs3.46%3.76%▲0.34.14%▲0.44.17%▲0.04.35%▲0.24.52%▲0.24.75%▲0.23.72%▼1.0
Public48.34%48.01%▼0.347.79%▼0.247.84%▲0.148.36%▲0.548.16%▼0.248.01%▼0.148.04%▲0.0

Financial Statements

MetricSep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025
Sales9719211,0029779911,0291,0751,1051,0831,044
Expenses9269149739049169319629881,009940
Operating Profit4572974759811411774105
OPM %5%1%3%8%8%10%11%11%7%10%
Net Profit10-88-21-2511921816-11
EPS ₹1.41-11.96-2.89-3.361.441.162.911.062.22-1.52

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Revenue Trend

TTM revenue at ₹4,308Cr, up 5.8% YoY. OPM at 10%.

Debt Position

Borrowings at ₹637Cr. Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.11x. Healthy balance sheet.

Capex Cycle

CWIP at ₹37Cr (1% of fixed assets). Moderate ongoing capital expenditure.

Institutional Flow

DIIs: 3.72% (+2.21pp change). FIIs: 0.94% (-1.04pp change). Promoters hold 47.28%.

Margin & Efficiency

ROCE declining from 12% (Mar 2014) to 1% (Mar 2025). Working capital days: -3.

Valuation

PE 146x with 0.88% ROCE. Price is -16% above book value of ₹810. Dividend yield: 2.32%.

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