GHCL Ltd

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GHCL Ltd

₹ 512 -2.84%
08 May 4:01 p.m.
ghclindia.com BSE: 500171 NSE: GHCL
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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  • Market Cap ₹ 4,708 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 512
  • High / Low ₹ 668 / 419
  • Stock P/E 10.0
  • Book Value ₹ 386
  • Dividend Yield 2.34 %
  • ROCE 18.0 %
  • ROE 13.4 %
  • 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 18.7%

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 4.23% over past five years.
  • Promoter holding is low: 19.9%
  • Working capital days have increased from 91.1 days to 166 days

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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
1,120 1,019 805 798 823 830 793 779 781 796 721 757 791
771 719 592 648 639 614 582 549 563 599 564 598 615
Operating Profit 349 299 213 150 184 217 211 230 218 197 157 159 176
OPM % 31% 29% 26% 19% 22% 26% 27% 30% 28% 25% 22% 21% 22%
-3 230 11 14 17 18 17 29 23 27 17 16 14
Interest 10 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 3 2
Depreciation 27 24 26 26 26 27 28 28 28 27 28 29 27
Profit before tax 309 497 191 133 170 203 196 227 209 195 145 143 160
Tax % 27% 14% 25% 25% 26% 26% 21% 26% 28% 26% 26% 26% 28%
227 426 143 100 125 151 155 168 150 144 107 106 116
EPS in Rs 23.70 44.60 14.94 10.43 13.04 15.73 16.17 17.59 15.69 15.00 11.11 11.53 12.58
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Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
2,356 2,531 2,784 2,919 3,341 3,305 2,491 3,778 4,545 3,447 3,183 3,064
1,828 1,901 2,103 2,313 2,582 2,576 1,886 2,797 3,048 2,596 2,306 2,375
Operating Profit 528 629 681 607 759 729 605 982 1,497 851 877 689
OPM % 22% 25% 24% 21% 23% 22% 24% 26% 33% 25% 28% 22%
-15 -3 37 38 16 16 18 58 124 270 88 73
Interest 171 165 137 127 127 120 74 64 39 27 17 9
Depreciation 85 82 86 110 117 131 111 117 94 102 112 111
Profit before tax 257 380 495 407 531 495 437 859 1,489 991 836 642
Tax % 29% 32% 23% 13% 34% 20% 25% 25% 23% 20% 25% 26%
182 258 380 356 351 397 326 647 1,142 794 624 472
EPS in Rs 18.19 25.78 38.04 36.59 35.77 41.75 34.33 67.79 119.41 82.94 65.18 51.39
Dividend Payout % 12% 0% 13% 14% 14% 7% 16% 0% 15% 14% 18% 23%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 2%
5 Years: 4%
3 Years: -12%
TTM: -4%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 6%
5 Years: 7%
3 Years: -24%
TTM: -21%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 15%
5 Years: 18%
3 Years: 3%
1 Year: -9%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 21%
5 Years: 21%
3 Years: 16%
Last Year: 13%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 100 100 99 97 98 95 95 95 96 96 96 92
Reserves 670 936 1,247 1,513 1,827 2,054 2,389 2,990 3,860 2,883 3,393 3,460
1,324 1,365 1,463 1,322 1,302 1,254 782 788 361 210 119 83
758 548 694 695 767 766 712 1,122 816 581 578 665
Total Liabilities 2,851 2,949 3,504 3,628 3,995 4,169 3,978 4,995 5,133 3,770 4,185 4,300
1,934 2,049 2,410 2,502 2,591 2,664 2,675 2,474 1,731 1,842 1,844 1,821
CWIP 7 37 26 74 117 122 81 213 109 55 256 450
Investments 2 15 9 10 12 9 15 17 380 420 651 1,042
909 848 1,059 1,043 1,275 1,375 1,207 2,292 2,914 1,453 1,435 987
Total Assets 2,851 2,949 3,504 3,628 3,995 4,169 3,978 4,995 5,133 3,770 4,185 4,300

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Mar 2026
416 509 458 590 530 624 621 643 856 797 638 687
-127 -249 -375 -279 -271 -206 -109 -337 -403 -534 -358 -291
-296 -252 -113 -308 -258 -339 -569 -98 -536 -338 -230 -451
Net Cash Flow -8 8 -30 2 1 80 -57 209 -83 -75 50 -55
Free Cash Flow 284 258 82 308 257 418 510 306 506 691 336 424
CFO/OP 91% 96% 83% 109% 82% 101% 120% 86% 87% 116% 98% 124%

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 38 26 36 29 32 30 33 22 18 19 24 21
Inventory Days 193 194 187 182 199 198 245 204 177 185 217 199
Days Payable 155 110 107 109 106 102 121 74 53 55 57 94
Cash Conversion Cycle 76 110 117 101 125 126 158 152 142 149 183 126
Working Capital Days -39 -48 -30 -12 10 26 61 70 159 50 58 166
ROCE % 22% 25% 24% 19% 21% 19% 15% 25% 35% 21% 24% 18%

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Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
Soda Ash Installed Capacity
Lakh MTPA ・Standalone data

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Soda Ash Production Volume
Lakh MT ・Standalone data
Soda Ash Capacity Utilization
% ・Standalone data
Yarn Production Volume
MT ・Standalone data
Sodium Bicarbonate Capacity
Lakh MTPA ・Standalone data
Textile Spindle Capacity
Lakh Spindles ・Standalone data
Soda Ash Domestic Market Share
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Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

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Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
19.06% 19.06% 19.03% 19.04% 19.03% 19.03% 19.03% 19.03% 18.97% 18.97% 19.83% 19.87%
26.04% 25.27% 24.66% 24.99% 24.76% 25.70% 25.41% 26.06% 26.41% 25.67% 25.22% 24.66%
10.78% 9.68% 8.60% 8.29% 9.29% 9.79% 10.35% 10.09% 10.28% 10.52% 9.49% 10.57%
44.12% 45.99% 47.70% 47.67% 46.91% 45.45% 45.17% 44.79% 44.32% 44.82% 45.46% 44.89%
No. of Shareholders 95,2021,00,2981,06,5021,12,8591,09,1131,07,0471,10,6641,08,6301,01,12896,98895,57494,819

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