GHCL Ltd

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GHCL Ltd

₹ 610 -0.84%
09 Jul 1:52 p.m.
ghclindia.com BSE: 500171 NSE: GHCL
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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 ₹ 5,863 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 610
  • High / Low ₹ 779 / 508
  • Stock P/E 9.77
  • Book Value ₹ 364
  • Dividend Yield 1.95 %
  • ROCE 24.2 %
  • ROE 18.6 %
  • Face Value ₹ 10.0
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Pros

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

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of -0.75% over past five years.
  • Promoter holding is low: 19.0%

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Peer comparison

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 1,381 1,102 1,120 1,019 805 798 823 830 793 779 781
723 789 947 735 771 719 592 648 639 614 582 549 563
Operating Profit 330 359 434 367 349 299 213 150 184 217 211 230 218
OPM % 31% 31% 31% 33% 31% 29% 26% 19% 22% 26% 27% 30% 28%
54 128 1 4 -3 230 11 14 17 18 17 29 23
Interest 15 10 11 10 10 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4
Depreciation 22 22 32 22 27 24 26 26 26 27 28 28 28
Profit before tax 348 455 392 339 309 497 191 133 170 203 196 227 209
Tax % 22% 19% 25% 26% 27% 14% 25% 25% 26% 26% 21% 26% 28%
272 369 293 252 227 426 143 100 125 151 155 168 150
EPS in Rs 28.52 38.56 30.60 26.38 23.70 44.60 14.94 10.43 13.04 15.73 16.17 17.59 15.69
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Upcoming result date: 31 July 2025

Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
2,201 2,356 2,531 2,784 2,919 3,341 3,305 2,491 3,052 4,551 3,447 3,183
1,767 1,828 1,901 2,103 2,313 2,582 2,576 1,886 2,322 3,048 2,596 2,306
Operating Profit 434 528 629 681 607 759 729 605 730 1,503 851 877
OPM % 20% 22% 25% 24% 21% 23% 22% 24% 24% 33% 25% 28%
-26 -15 -3 37 38 16 16 18 211 119 270 88
Interest 183 171 165 137 127 127 120 74 51 39 27 17
Depreciation 82 85 82 86 110 117 131 111 87 94 102 112
Profit before tax 143 257 380 495 407 531 495 437 802 1,489 991 836
Tax % 24% 29% 32% 23% 13% 34% 20% 25% 19% 23% 20% 25%
109 182 258 380 356 351 397 326 650 1,142 794 624
EPS in Rs 10.85 18.19 25.78 38.04 36.59 35.77 41.75 34.33 68.14 119.41 82.94 65.18
Dividend Payout % 18% 12% 0% 13% 14% 14% 7% 16% 22% 15% 14% 18%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 3%
5 Years: -1%
3 Years: 1%
TTM: -8%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 12%
5 Years: 9%
3 Years: -3%
TTM: 0%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 23%
5 Years: 32%
3 Years: 1%
1 Year: 11%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 22%
5 Years: 22%
3 Years: 23%
Last Year: 19%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 487 670 936 1,247 1,513 1,827 2,054 2,389 2,852 3,860 2,883 3,393
1,486 1,324 1,365 1,463 1,322 1,302 1,254 782 788 361 210 119
941 758 548 694 695 767 766 712 1,261 816 581 578
Total Liabilities 3,014 2,851 2,949 3,504 3,628 3,995 4,169 3,978 4,995 5,133 3,770 4,185
1,869 1,934 2,049 2,410 2,502 2,591 2,664 2,675 2,474 1,731 1,842 1,844
CWIP 12 7 37 26 74 117 122 81 213 109 55 256
Investments 7 2 15 9 10 12 9 15 17 380 420 651
1,125 909 848 1,059 1,043 1,275 1,375 1,207 2,292 2,914 1,453 1,435
Total Assets 3,014 2,851 2,949 3,504 3,628 3,995 4,169 3,978 4,995 5,133 3,770 4,185

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Mar 2025
452 416 509 458 590 530 624 621 643 856 797 638
-117 -127 -249 -375 -279 -271 -206 -109 -337 -409 -534 -358
-323 -296 -252 -113 -308 -258 -339 -569 -98 -530 -338 -230
Net Cash Flow 13 -8 8 -30 2 1 80 -57 209 -83 -75 50

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

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 63 38 26 36 29 32 30 33 27 18 19 24
Inventory Days 227 193 194 187 182 199 198 245 294 177 185 217
Days Payable 233 155 110 107 109 106 102 121 107 53 55 57
Cash Conversion Cycle 57 76 110 117 101 125 126 158 214 142 149 183
Working Capital Days 32 31 23 42 39 55 56 91 128 58 58 62
ROCE % 17% 22% 25% 24% 19% 21% 19% 16% 19% 36% 21% 24%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

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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

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