Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd

GUJALKALI

Summary

Fair Value Assessment
Undervalued (29% Discount)
Fair ValueQ816.90UncertaintyHigh
Close Price576.75Mar 26, 2025
609.35
Price Up by 32.60 | 5.65 %
Previous Close
576.75
Day Range
577.15 – 619.00
Year Range
483.60 – 900.00
Bid / Ask
609.50 × 610.4
Market Cap
44.8 Bil
Volume / Average
101.3 k / 42.0 k
Beta (5-Year)
1.51
Shares Outstanding
73.44 Mil
Primary Exchange
National Stock Exchange of India

Business Description
Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd is a chemical manufacturing company. The company’s products basket comprises various products including caustic soda, chlorine, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen, chloromethanes, potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, sodium cyanide, hydrogen peroxide, and many others. It serves various industries such as soaps and detergents, glass, chemicals, fertilizers, textiles, alumina refining, water treatments, paper, pharmaceuticals, etc. both directly as well as through dealers. The company operates in a single segment namely, Chemicals, and caters to both domestic and international markets of which, a majority of its revenue is derived from its customers within India.
Contact
Vadodara Complex and Coelho Complex P.O. Ranoli, Vadodara, GJ 391350
T +91 2657119000
www.gacl.com opens in a new tab
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Chemicals
Most Recent Earnings
Dec 31, 2024
Fiscal Year End
Mar 31, 2025
Employees
4,624

Key Metrics

Income Statement (in Bil, except ratios)
12/31/2024
03/2024
03/2023
03/2022
03/2021
03/2020
Revenue
38.95 37.03 44.02 36.83 23.44 26.98
Revenue Growth %
1.74% -15.88% 19.51% 57.11% -11.67% -14.17%
Gross Profit
8.10 6.18 15.97 14.45 7.28 10.14
Gross Profit Margin %
20.79% 16.69% 36.27% 39.22% 31.07% 37.57%
Operating Income
-1.09 -2.34 8.78 7.95 1.83 4.25
Operating Margin %
-2.80% -6.32% 19.94% 21.60% 7.80% 15.75%
EBIT
-1.57 -2.88 6.93 8.13 2.03 4.29
EBIT Margin %
-4.03% -7.77% 15.74% 22.08% 8.66% 15.89%
EBITDA
2.35 0.90 9.69 10.11 3.77 5.91
EBITDA Margin %
6.03% 2.42% 22.02% 27.45% 16.10% 21.89%
Net Income
-1.20 -2.37 4.10 5.60 1.66 3.32
Net Profit Margin %
-3.08% -6.40% 9.31% 15.20% 7.07% 12.31%
Basic EPS
-16.36 -32.25 55.78 76.22 22.57 45.22
Diluted EPS
-16.36 -32.25 55.78 76.22 22.57 45.22
Normalized EPS
-16.17 -32.63 59.48 75.66 23.93 46.89
Total Dividends per Share
13.85 23.55 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
Balance Sheet (in Bil, except ratios)
09/30/2024
03/2024
03/2023
03/2022
03/2021
03/2020
Total Assets
84.13 80.23 83.35 79.77 71.54 58.91
Total Liabilities
22.27 19.48 21.96 20.78 17.80 12.95
Total Debt
6.03 5.44 5.97 5.94 4.98 2.05
Total Equity
61.86 60.76 61.39 58.99 53.75 45.96
Cash And Cash Equivalents
1.70 1.55 4.56 2.98 3.55 0.42
Working Capital
0.66 1.69 5.70 3.59 4.77 8.44
Shares Outstanding (Bil)
0.07
Book Value Per Share
827.31 835.99 803.31 731.87 625.80
Total Debt To Equity
0.10 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.04
Cash Flow Statement (in Bil, except ratios)
09/30/2024
03/2024
03/2023
03/2022
03/2021
03/2020
Cash From Operating Activities
3.18 0.67 9.60 7.35 4.21 6.30
Cash From Investing Activities
-2.08 -0.90 -6.61 -8.05 -3.32 -6.35
Cash From Financing Activities
-0.92 -2.77 -1.40 0.12 2.26 -1.46
Capital Expenditures
2.31 6.83 9.09 7.95 5.74
Free Cash Flow
-1.68 2.45 -2.08 -4.64 -0.31
Change in Cash
0.18 -3.01 1.59 -0.59 3.15 -1.51

Profile

Name (Age)
5-Year Trend
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Swaroop P. (46) Managing Director and Director
Total Compensation for all Key Executives
Transaction History

Shares in Thousands
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
>
No Data Available
There is no available information for this investment.
Sep
2023
    • Buy
    • Acquisition
    • Option Exercise
    • Disposition
    • Sell
Transaction Detail
No Data Available
There is no available information for this investment.

Ownership

Name
% Total
Shares Held
% Total
Assets
Trend
Prev. 8 Qtrs
Change Amount
Change %
Date
ICICI Pru Smallcap Gr 2.17 1.21 1,593,459
29,838
1.91%
Feb 28, 2025
DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity I 0.32 0.01 231,432
-4,485
1.90%
Jan 31, 2025
ICICI Prudential PSU Equity Reg Gr Not Rated 0.28 0.60 208,839
Feb 28, 2025
DFA Emerging Markets Value I 0.17 0.01 122,273
Jan 31, 2025
DFA Emerging Markets Small Cap I 0.13 0.02 97,139
Jan 31, 2025
Total (for Top 5) 3.07 2,253,142
25,353

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