GHCL Ltd

GHCL Ltd

₹ 620 -0.53%
21 May 4:01 p.m.
About

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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Key Points

Product Mix

  • Market Cap 5,936 Cr.
  • Current Price 620
  • High / Low 779 / 475
  • Stock P/E 9.48
  • Book Value 364
  • Dividend Yield 1.94 %
  • ROCE 25.2 %
  • ROE 19.4 %
  • Face Value 10.0

Pros

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

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -0.45% over past five years.
  • Promoter holding is low: 19.0%
  • Working capital days have increased from 83.0 days to 134 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

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024 Mar 2025
1,053 1,148 1,176 1,102 1,120 1,019 805 798 823 830 793 779 781
721 789 770 735 771 719 592 648 639 614 582 549 563
Operating Profit 332 359 407 367 349 299 213 150 184 217 211 230 218
OPM % 32% 31% 35% 33% 31% 29% 26% 19% 22% 26% 27% 30% 28%
41 118 10 1 -11 230 11 14 16 18 17 29 26
Interest 15 10 9 10 10 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4
Depreciation 22 22 23 22 27 24 26 26 26 27 28 28 28
Profit before tax 336 445 385 336 301 497 191 133 170 203 196 227 212
Tax % 23% 19% 25% 26% 27% 14% 25% 25% 26% 26% 21% 26% 28%
261 359 290 249 218 426 143 100 125 151 155 168 153
EPS in Rs 27.32 37.52 30.39 26.07 22.84 44.59 14.93 10.44 13.02 15.72 16.16 17.58 15.94
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Profit & Loss

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
2,208 2,356 2,532 2,754 2,882 3,371 3,256 2,491 3,052 4,551 3,447 3,183
1,780 1,834 1,904 2,067 2,268 2,601 2,518 1,886 2,321 3,048 2,596 2,307
Operating Profit 429 522 628 687 614 770 738 606 731 1,503 851 876
OPM % 19% 22% 25% 25% 21% 23% 23% 24% 24% 33% 25% 28%
-25 -15 -6 34 35 14 15 1 197 97 269 90
Interest 172 165 163 134 124 126 118 74 51 39 27 16
Depreciation 82 84 82 86 110 116 131 111 87 94 102 112
Profit before tax 150 258 378 502 415 541 504 421 789 1,467 991 838
Tax % 23% 29% 32% 23% 12% 33% 19% 26% 19% 24% 20% 25%
116 183 257 387 365 361 406 310 637 1,117 794 626
EPS in Rs 11.63 18.30 25.66 38.72 37.42 36.84 42.79 32.63 66.80 116.81 82.90 65.40
Dividend Payout % 17% 12% 14% 13% 13% 14% 7% 17% 22% 15% 14% 18%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 3%
5 Years: 0%
3 Years: 1%
TTM: -8%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 12%
5 Years: 9%
3 Years: -2%
TTM: 5%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 22%
5 Years: 45%
3 Years: 1%
1 Year: 24%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 22%
5 Years: 22%
3 Years: 23%
Last Year: 19%

Balance Sheet

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Equity Capital 100 100 100 99 97 98 95 95 95 96 96 96
Reserves 760 670 933 1,252 1,525 1,854 2,091 2,407 2,857 3,838 2,874 3,387
1,309 1,324 1,325 1,431 1,314 1,292 1,254 782 782 361 210 119
709 698 550 686 689 760 761 707 1,258 830 581 578
Total Liabilities 2,878 2,791 2,908 3,468 3,625 4,004 4,201 3,991 4,992 5,125 3,761 4,179
1,868 1,932 2,048 2,399 2,492 2,581 2,655 2,675 2,469 1,731 1,842 1,844
CWIP 12 7 37 26 74 117 122 81 213 109 55 256
Investments 8 2 6 9 10 47 34 40 17 380 420 651
990 850 817 1,034 1,049 1,258 1,390 1,196 2,294 2,905 1,444 1,429
Total Assets 2,878 2,791 2,908 3,468 3,625 4,004 4,201 3,991 4,992 5,125 3,761 4,179

Cash Flows

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
158 290 494 445 564 561 628 620 639 899 797 638
-83 -127 -249 -374 -279 -306 -215 -109 -344 -440 -571 -358
-65 -170 -236 -103 -281 -259 -328 -568 -97 -529 -338 -230
Net Cash Flow 10 -7 9 -32 4 -5 85 -57 198 -70 -112 50

Ratios

Standalone Figures in Rs. Crores / View Consolidated

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Debtor Days 49 41 36 43 36 41 40 37 33 18 19 24
Inventory Days 162 160 154 166 172 168 186 238 293 177 185 217
Days Payable 167 150 108 109 112 103 104 121 106 56 63 57
Cash Conversion Cycle 44 51 82 101 96 107 122 154 219 139 141 183
Working Capital Days 49 31 18 40 41 54 56 91 62 57 58 134
ROCE % 16% 21% 25% 25% 19% 22% 19% 15% 19% 36% 21% 25%

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.

Classifications such as banks and foreign portfolio investors were not available earlier. The sudden changes in FII or DII can be because of these changes.

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