Gujarat Containers Ltd

Gujarat Containers Ltd

₹ 151 -4.46%
15 May - close price
About

Incorporated in 1992, Gujarat Containers Ltd manufactures steel barrels[1]

Key Points

Business Overview:[1]
GCL is a specialized Barrel company which manufactures wide range of containers

  • Market Cap 85.3 Cr.
  • Current Price 151
  • High / Low 188 / 144
  • Stock P/E 11.6
  • Book Value 102
  • Dividend Yield 0.99 %
  • ROCE 16.3 %
  • ROE 13.6 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

  • Company has reduced debt.
  • Company is almost debt free.

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 10.8% over past five years.
  • Working capital days have increased from 53.5 days to 83.6 days

* 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.

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Quarterly Results

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 Sep 2025 Dec 2025 Mar 2026
31.81 31.91 35.70 37.73 36.15 40.67 38.33 36.53 36.42 35.38 36.66 37.02 36.90
27.77 27.92 31.28 33.68 32.70 36.36 34.81 32.69 33.24 32.28 34.06 33.63 33.11
Operating Profit 4.04 3.99 4.42 4.05 3.45 4.31 3.52 3.84 3.18 3.10 2.60 3.39 3.79
OPM % 12.70% 12.50% 12.38% 10.73% 9.54% 10.60% 9.18% 10.51% 8.73% 8.76% 7.09% 9.16% 10.27%
0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.05
Interest 0.46 0.49 0.45 0.64 0.50 0.47 0.40 0.49 0.46 0.40 0.30 0.24 0.20
Depreciation 0.37 0.38 0.43 0.55 0.54 0.45 0.45 0.48 0.49 0.50 0.49 0.48 0.49
Profit before tax 3.24 3.14 3.54 2.86 2.48 3.41 2.67 2.89 2.25 2.22 1.83 2.68 3.15
Tax % 25.62% 27.71% 27.40% 24.13% 19.35% 26.98% 27.34% 23.88% 26.22% 24.77% 25.68% 25.00% 26.03%
2.41 2.27 2.57 2.17 2.00 2.48 1.94 2.20 1.66 1.67 1.36 2.01 2.34
EPS in Rs 4.27 4.02 4.55 3.84 3.54 4.39 3.43 3.89 2.94 2.96 2.41 3.56 4.14
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Profit & Loss

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
55 50 41 59 79 76 87 150 136 141 152 146
51 46 37 55 75 71 80 133 117 126 137 133
Operating Profit 4 4 4 4 4 5 8 16 18 16 15 13
OPM % 8% 8% 10% 7% 6% 7% 9% 11% 13% 11% 10% 9%
0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interest 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1
Depreciation 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Profit before tax 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 12 15 12 11 10
Tax % 33% 21% 33% 36% 26% 39% 26% 25% 26% 25% 26% 25%
0 1 1 1 1 1 3 9 11 9 8 7
EPS in Rs 0.76 1.15 1.35 1.36 1.65 1.08 5.06 16.16 19.63 15.96 14.64 13.04
Dividend Payout % 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 9% 10% 12%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 11%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 2%
TTM: -4%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 30%
5 Years: 21%
3 Years: -13%
TTM: -11%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 26%
5 Years: 56%
3 Years: -4%
1 Year: -18%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 21%
5 Years: 24%
3 Years: 17%
Last Year: 14%

Balance Sheet

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Equity Capital 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Reserves 3 4 4 4 5 6 9 18 29 38 46 52
15 16 17 19 26 22 26 30 21 25 22 4
3 4 4 5 5 7 5 6 6 8 6 8
Total Liabilities 27 30 30 34 42 41 45 60 61 76 79 70
6 6 6 5 7 10 9 12 12 26 26 24
CWIP 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
21 23 24 28 35 31 36 48 37 50 53 46
Total Assets 27 30 30 34 42 41 45 60 61 76 79 70

Cash Flows

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
-2 4 3 1 -3 12 2 4 23 11 -0 18
-0 0 -1 -0 -2 -4 -1 -4 -13 -4 -1 0
1 -2 -2 -1 4 -8 -1 1 -10 3 -5 -20
Net Cash Flow -1 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0 10 -7 -2
Free Cash Flow -2 4 2 1 -4 8 1 -1 11 6 -2 18
CFO/OP -39% 98% 81% 33% -55% 231% 36% 42% 146% 89% 15% 154%

Ratios

Figures in Rs. Crores

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
Debtor Days 85 86 122 91 99 79 91 61 65 71 73 75
Inventory Days 46 74 100 81 61 69 32 34 32 28 47 35
Days Payable 21 27 35 22 19 20 15 14 14 15 10 14
Cash Conversion Cycle 110 133 187 150 142 128 108 81 83 85 110 95
Working Capital Days 16 27 22 20 26 13 39 32 31 19 57 84
ROCE % 17% 13% 13% 13% 11% 11% 18% 32% 31% 23% 18% 16%

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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
59.66% 59.66% 59.66% 59.66% 59.66% 59.66% 59.66% 59.66% 59.66% 59.66% 59.66% 59.66%
40.33% 40.33% 40.33% 40.33% 40.34% 40.33% 40.33% 40.33% 40.34% 40.33% 40.34% 40.33%
No. of Shareholders 10,0219,9589,9479,9009,8619,7979,7189,6539,5969,5479,5249,504

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