Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd

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Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd

₹ 513 0.82%
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gnfc.in BSE: 500670 NSE: GNFC
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Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GNFC), is a joint sector enterprise promoted by the Gujarat State Investments Limited (GSIL), a Government of Gujarat undertaking, and the Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.(GSFC). The company was set up in Bharuch in 1976 while its manufacturing and marketing operations were started in 1982. The company operates businesses mainly in the Industrial Chemicals, Fertilizers apart from the small presence of IT services. In the chemical segment, it has a product portfolio of various bulk chemicals that are used in industries for manufacturing various specialty chemicals as well as end products.

Key Points

Business Segments
1) Chemicals (60% in H1 FY25 vs 70% in FY22): [1] [2] The company produces Methanol, Formic Acid, Acetic Acid, Toluene Di- Isocyanate (TDI), Technical Grade Urea (TGU), Weak Nitric Acid, Concentrated Nitric Acid, Ethyl Acetate, and Ammonium Nitrate. The segment revenue declined 29% between FY22 and FY24, driven by lower realizations across all the products. [3] [4]

Website BSE NSE
  • Market Cap ₹ 7,544 Cr.
  • Current Price ₹ 513
  • High / Low ₹ 777 / 449
  • Stock P/E 12.9
  • Book Value ₹ 575
  • Dividend Yield 3.21 %
  • ROCE 9.70 %
  • ROE 7.03 %
  • Face Value ₹ 10.0
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Pros

  • Company is almost debt free.
  • Stock is trading at 0.89 times its book value

Cons

  • The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 8.86% over past five years.
  • Company has a low return on equity of 9.98% over last 3 years.
  • Earnings include an other income of Rs.501 Cr.
  • Working capital days have increased from 65.5 days to 92.7 days

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Peer comparison

Sector: Chemicals Industry: Chemicals

Part of BSE 500 Nifty 500 BSE SmallCap BSE Allcap BSE Commodities

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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
2,772 2,696 2,587 2,673 2,271 1,652 2,080 2,088 2,110 2,021 1,917 1,899 2,055
1,887 1,933 2,278 2,235 1,902 1,547 1,911 2,004 1,965 1,868 1,827 1,767 1,815
Operating Profit 885 763 309 438 369 105 169 84 145 153 90 132 240
OPM % 32% 28% 12% 16% 16% 6% 8% 4% 7% 8% 5% 7% 12%
61 76 85 77 123 88 152 121 108 99 123 157 122
Interest 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 7 4 17 2 3 1
Depreciation 75 76 77 76 74 76 78 76 78 78 76 75 74
Profit before tax 871 761 316 438 417 116 242 122 171 157 135 211 287
Tax % 26% 25% 25% 26% 20% 27% 26% 22% 26% 27% 24% 25% 27%
643 569 237 324 334 85 178 95 127 115 102 158 210
EPS in Rs 41.37 36.61 15.25 20.85 21.49 5.47 11.45 6.47 8.64 7.83 6.94 10.75 14.29
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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
4,847 4,642 4,552 4,589 5,837 5,896 5,162 5,129 8,642 10,227 7,930 7,892
4,231 4,662 3,989 3,936 4,445 5,022 4,621 4,125 6,259 8,348 7,428 7,277
Operating Profit 616 -21 563 653 1,392 874 542 1,003 2,384 1,879 502 615
OPM % 13% -0% 12% 14% 24% 15% 10% 20% 28% 18% 6% 8%
45 52 252 517 140 215 153 237 209 361 469 501
Interest 92 274 297 203 100 6 5 20 3 5 13 23
Depreciation 145 209 251 251 270 263 264 272 292 303 308 303
Profit before tax 424 -452 268 715 1,162 819 425 948 2,298 1,932 651 790
Tax % 31% 0% 35% 27% 32% 10% -17% 27% 26% 24% 26% 26%
292 -452 173 521 790 741 499 689 1,704 1,464 485 585
EPS in Rs 18.81 -29.09 11.11 33.54 50.80 47.69 32.10 44.35 109.62 94.20 32.99 39.81
Dividend Payout % 19% 0% 18% 15% 15% 15% 16% 18% 9% 32% 50% 0%
Compounded Sales Growth
10 Years: 5%
5 Years: 9%
3 Years: -3%
TTM: 0%
Compounded Profit Growth
10 Years: 13%
5 Years: 3%
3 Years: -30%
TTM: 21%
Stock Price CAGR
10 Years: 22%
5 Years: 32%
3 Years: -5%
1 Year: -22%
Return on Equity
10 Years: 13%
5 Years: 13%
3 Years: 10%
Last Year: 7%

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 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 147 147
Reserves 2,790 2,325 3,122 3,646 4,303 4,842 5,067 5,828 7,743 8,851 8,051 8,305
3,904 3,844 3,101 1,959 303 208 860 4 2 2 3 106
2,420 2,164 2,130 2,142 2,411 2,337 2,261 2,321 2,764 2,613 2,405 2,322
Total Liabilities 9,270 8,488 8,509 7,903 7,172 7,542 8,344 8,309 10,664 11,621 10,606 10,880
4,873 4,468 4,367 4,442 4,161 3,959 3,810 3,720 3,578 3,381 3,238 3,093
CWIP 23 13 9 14 14 25 82 161 138 187 289 382
Investments 132 145 729 762 726 732 596 853 1,222 3,106 2,919 2,181
4,241 3,861 3,404 2,683 2,271 2,826 3,856 3,575 5,727 4,946 4,160 5,224
Total Assets 9,270 8,488 8,509 7,903 7,172 7,542 8,344 8,309 10,664 11,621 10,606 10,880

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
11 490 996 1,445 1,819 701 286 1,884 1,967 1,373 31 606
-394 -284 36 -53 49 -310 -901 -856 -1,899 -1,229 1,235 -466
334 -363 -1,037 -1,073 -1,400 -185 546 -934 -130 -160 -1,281 -262
Net Cash Flow -48 -156 -5 320 468 206 -69 95 -62 -16 -14 -122

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 110 107 119 88 70 77 100 36 26 13 29 20
Inventory Days 99 98 107 110 98 106 125 129 91 84 94 101
Days Payable 35 39 40 57 61 50 68 63 59 42 42 40
Cash Conversion Cycle 173 166 186 142 107 132 156 103 58 55 81 81
Working Capital Days 119 139 122 112 71 89 178 68 97 46 58 93
ROCE % 8% -3% 9% 10% 24% 17% 8% 16% 33% 23% 8% 10%

Shareholding Pattern

Numbers in percentages

1 Recently
Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025
41.18% 41.18% 41.18% 41.18% 41.18% 41.18% 41.30% 41.30% 41.30% 41.30% 41.30% 41.30%
22.64% 22.39% 20.47% 20.01% 19.67% 18.63% 20.11% 19.40% 19.18% 16.15% 15.41% 15.03%
5.34% 4.97% 4.77% 4.97% 4.11% 6.24% 7.58% 9.30% 6.58% 11.16% 11.10% 10.14%
30.83% 31.45% 33.58% 33.83% 35.03% 33.93% 31.00% 29.99% 32.93% 31.38% 32.18% 33.53%
No. of Shareholders 2,44,7942,56,8192,75,2122,79,9092,76,0302,76,1282,57,3622,53,0032,63,1602,67,0792,73,5722,68,629

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