GHCL Ltd

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GHCL Ltd

₹ 600 -3.49%
25 Apr - close price
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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Website BSE NSE
  • Market Cap ₹ 5,740 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 600
  • High / Low ₹ 779 / 472
  • Stock P/E 9.59
  • Book Value ₹ 331
  • Dividend Yield 2.00 %
  • ROCE 20.6 %
  • ROE 17.3 %
  • 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 17.0%
  • Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 81.6 days to 58.4 days

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 0.62% over past five years.
  • Promoter holding is low: 19.0%

* 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.

Peer comparison

Sector: Chemicals Industry: Chemicals

Part of BSE SmallCap BSE Allcap BSE Commodities Nifty Microcap 250 Nifty Total Market

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Quarterly Results

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Dec 2021 Mar 2022 Jun 2022 Sep 2022 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Jun 2023 Sep 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Dec 2024
1,005 1,053 1,148 1,381 1,102 1,120 1,019 805 798 823 830 793 779
756 723 789 947 735 771 719 592 648 639 614 582 549
Operating Profit 249 330 359 434 367 349 299 213 150 184 217 211 230
OPM % 25% 31% 31% 31% 33% 31% 29% 26% 19% 22% 26% 27% 30%
12 54 128 1 4 -3 230 11 14 17 18 17 29
Interest 15 15 10 11 10 10 8 7 6 5 4 4 4
Depreciation 30 22 22 32 22 27 24 26 26 26 27 28 28
Profit before tax 216 348 455 392 339 309 497 191 133 170 203 196 227
Tax % 25% 22% 19% 25% 26% 27% 14% 25% 25% 26% 26% 21% 26%
163 272 369 293 252 227 426 143 100 125 151 155 168
EPS in Rs 17.07 28.52 38.56 30.60 26.38 23.70 44.60 14.94 10.43 13.04 15.73 16.17 17.59
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Upcoming result date: 8 May 2025

Profit & Loss

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 TTM
2,254 2,201 2,356 2,531 2,784 2,919 3,341 3,305 2,491 3,052 4,551 3,447 3,225
1,847 1,767 1,828 1,901 2,103 2,313 2,582 2,576 1,886 2,322 3,048 2,596 2,383
Operating Profit 407 434 528 629 681 607 759 729 605 730 1,503 851 842
OPM % 18% 20% 22% 25% 24% 21% 23% 22% 24% 24% 33% 25% 26%
-50 -26 -15 -3 37 38 16 16 18 211 119 270 81
Interest 179 183 171 165 137 127 127 120 74 51 39 27 17
Depreciation 82 82 85 82 86 110 117 131 111 87 94 102 109
Profit before tax 96 143 257 380 495 407 531 495 437 802 1,489 991 797
Tax % 26% 24% 29% 32% 23% 13% 34% 20% 25% 19% 23% 20%
71 109 182 258 380 356 351 397 326 650 1,142 794 599
EPS in Rs 7.14 10.85 18.19 25.78 38.04 36.59 35.77 41.75 34.33 68.14 119.41 82.94 62.53
Dividend Payout % 28% 18% 12% 0% 13% 14% 14% 7% 16% 22% 15% 14%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 5%
5 Years: 1%
3 Years: 11%
TTM: -14%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 16%
5 Years: 11%
3 Years: 22%
TTM: -18%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 23%
5 Years: 44%
3 Years: 2%
1 Year: 13%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 23%
5 Years: 22%
3 Years: 24%
Last Year: 17%

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024 Sep 2024
Equity Capital 100 100 100 100 99 97 98 95 95 95 96 96 96
Reserves 467 487 670 936 1,247 1,513 1,827 2,054 2,389 2,852 3,860 2,883 3,078
1,558 1,486 1,324 1,365 1,463 1,322 1,302 1,254 782 788 361 210 175
755 941 758 548 694 695 767 766 712 1,261 816 581 544
Total Liabilities 2,880 3,014 2,851 2,949 3,504 3,628 3,995 4,169 3,978 4,995 5,133 3,770 3,893
1,875 1,869 1,934 2,049 2,410 2,502 2,591 2,664 2,675 2,474 1,731 1,842 1,867
CWIP 32 12 7 37 26 74 117 122 81 213 109 55 105
Investments 5 7 2 15 9 10 12 9 15 17 380 420 572
967 1,125 909 848 1,059 1,043 1,275 1,375 1,207 2,292 2,914 1,453 1,349
Total Assets 2,880 3,014 2,851 2,949 3,504 3,628 3,995 4,169 3,978 4,995 5,133 3,770 3,893

Cash Flows

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
484 452 416 509 458 590 530 624 621 643 856 797
-175 -117 -127 -249 -375 -279 -271 -206 -109 -337 -409 -571
-315 -323 -296 -252 -113 -308 -258 -339 -569 -98 -530 -338
Net Cash Flow -6 13 -8 8 -30 2 1 80 -57 209 -83 -112

Ratios

Consolidated Figures in Rs. Crores / View Standalone

Mar 2013 Mar 2014 Mar 2015 Mar 2016 Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Mar 2022 Mar 2023 Mar 2024
Debtor Days 46 63 38 26 36 29 32 30 33 27 18 19
Inventory Days 160 227 193 194 187 182 199 198 245 294 177 185
Days Payable 175 233 155 110 107 109 106 102 121 107 53 63
Cash Conversion Cycle 32 57 76 110 117 101 125 126 158 214 142 141
Working Capital Days 40 32 31 23 42 39 55 56 91 128 58 58
ROCE % 15% 17% 22% 25% 24% 19% 21% 19% 16% 19% 36% 21%

Shareholding Pattern

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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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