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Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd

NSE GUJALKALI · BSE 530001 · Commodity Chemicals
₹603.60 -2.46%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range409.15 - 815.00
Market cap₹4,606 Cr.
P/E69.4
Microcap 250 Price band 20% Delivery 42.6%

Price

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Financials

Consolidated, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales9719211,0029779911,0291,0751,1051,0831,0441,1251,245
Expenses9559419989239459519741,0101,0099481,0151,023
Operating Profit16-204544678101957496110222
OPM %1.7%-2.2%0.4%6%4.7%8%9%9%7%9%10%18%
Other Income7153349152485930259
Interest111112111110181416181516
Depreciation959697971009897102104104104103
Profit before tax-18-123-102-50-16-1510-1214415112
Tax %-0%-6%-55%-11%15%-27%13%15%-21%621%3%51%
Net Profit-18-115-46-45-18-119-1416-201555
EPS in Rs-2.50-15.68-6.29-6.06-2.48-1.531.20-1.882.23-2.722.047.49
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales1,9952,0702,4553,1612,7252,4293,7594,5163,8074,0734,3584,498
Expenses1,6601,6221,6692,0462,1482,0722,7743,5683,7753,7933,9753,996
Operating Profit3354487861,11557735798494932279383501
OPM %17%22%32%35%21%15%26%21%0.8%7%9%11%
Other Income455610662906746429092115124
Interest10131521141561945516366
Depreciation107111127140162174198276377392414416
Profit before tax2623817491,016491235826695-300-7121144
Tax %16%19%29%32%32%29%32%41%-21%-9%112%
Net Profit220307534690332166560410-237-65-266
EPS in Rs29.9041.8572.7893.9845.2222.5776.2255.78-32.25-8.87-0.339.04
Dividend Payout %15%12%9%9%18%35%13%42%-43%-178%-5,394%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth8%12%-1%7%
Compounded Profit Growth%%%293%
Stock Price CAGR8%-1%-5%15%
Return on Equity5%2%-2%0%
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital7373737373737373737373
Reserves2,8543,2823,7484,2224,5225,3015,8266,0666,0025,5965,117
Borrowings295353291247205498594597544561575
Other Liabilities6717268599881,0901,2821,4841,5991,4041,7561,766
Total Liabilities3,8944,4354,9705,5315,8917,1547,9778,3358,0237,9877,533
Fixed Assets1,8212,0732,1042,3002,6102,5872,7024,2504,6174,5844,343
CWIP831512523074451,1091,7875449579122
Investments8541,0161,1451,0651,2422,0922,1101,8312,0931,9761,633
Other Assets1,1361,1961,4691,8581,5941,3661,3791,7101,2181,3481,434
Total Assets3,8944,4354,9705,5315,8917,1547,9778,3358,0237,9877,533
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity20150251483863042173596067381406
Cash from Investing Activity-352-467-395-581-634-334-804-662-90-264-225
Cash from Financing Activity8413-116-136-14622612-140-277-145-150
Net Cash Flow-67493122-150313-58158-301-2831
Free Cash Flow-806323045156-370-173277-16459148
CFO/OP75%132%83%98%121%133%106%121%353%112%100%
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days6058605650432923172434
Inventory Days999414799928810111193110102
Days Payable9912515413412611110111986115111
Cash Conversion Cycle6027532217212915251925
Working Capital Days898198961071045-1-3-0
ROCE %11%18%24%11%5%13%11%-4%-0%1%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters46.28%46.28%46.28%46.28%46.28%46.28%46.28%46.28%46.28%46.28%47.28%47.28%
FIIs1.88%2.07%2.10%1.92%1.94%1.79%1.71%1.02%1.02%0.96%0.94%3.26%
DIIs1.96%2.17%3.13%3.46%3.76%4.14%4.17%4.35%4.52%4.75%3.72%3.02%
Public49.88%49.49%48.48%48.34%48.01%47.79%47.84%48.36%48.16%48.01%48.04%46.44%
No. of Shareholders88,02086,69882,71979,56078,68175,69774,64375,20270,37168,43673,03264,106

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 4,606 Cr.
Current Price₹ 627
Stock P/E69.4
Book Value₹ 707
ROCE1.42 %
ROE-0.05 %
Dividend Yield2.82 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)7%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)293%
Consolidated figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 4,433 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 4,837 Cr
P/E (TTM)66.81x
Price to book0.85x
Price to sales0.99x
EV / EBITDA7.73x
EV / EBIT23.01x
EV / sales1.08x
Price to cash flow10.91x
Earnings yield1.50%
Dividend yield2.93%
P/B, 3-year average0.79x
P/E, 5-year average11.13x
P/B, 5-year average0.84x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)8.79%
Operating margin (incl. other income)11.44%
EBITDA margin13.92%
Pre-tax margin3.21%
Net profit margin1.48%
Net margin, latest quarter4.42%
ROE-0.04%
ROCE1.40%
ROA-0.03%
ROE, 3-year average-1.68%
ROCE, 3-year average-0.92%
ROA, 3-year average-1.25%
ROE, 5-year average2.34%
ROCE, 5-year average4.30%
ROA, 5-year average1.74%
ROIC (approx.)-0.44%
Tax rate111.63%
Other income / net worth2.22%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)7.00%
Sales CAGR, 3 years-1.18%
Sales CAGR, 5 years12.40%
Sales growth QoQ10.63%
Profit growth QoQ267.02%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)12.65%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 9.03
EPS (latest year)Rs -0.33
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 7.49
EPS, 3-year averageRs -13.81
EPS, 5-year averageRs 18.11
Book value per shareRs 706.82
Sales per shareRs 612.46
Cash flow per shareRs 55.34
Free cash flow per shareRs 20.15
Dividend per share (latest year)Rs 17.70
Dividend per share, 3-year averageRs 15.78
Dividend per share, 5-year averageRs 16.18
Dividends
Dividend payout, 5-year average27.67%
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.58x
Fixed asset turnover1.00x
Inventory turnover7.54x
Inventory days48 days
Debtor days34 days
Debtors turnover10.70x
Creditor days111 days
Cash conversion cycle25 days
Working capital days-0 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 575 Cr
Cash and bankRs 171 Cr
Net debtRs 404 Cr
Debt to equity0.11x
Net debt / EBITDA0.65x
Interest coverage3.19x
Current ratio (filing 2026-03-31)1.26x
Quick ratio (filing 2026-03-31)0.80x
Trade payables (filing 2026-03-31)Rs 490 Cr
Owners' fund to total sources68.91%
Debt to assets7.64%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 406 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -225 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -150 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 31 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 148 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 163 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years3.83x
Sales to cash flow10.72x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 4,498 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 4,358 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 1,245 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 383 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 222 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 124 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 626 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 560 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 144 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 23 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 66 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs -2 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 55 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 416 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 103 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 66 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 3,394 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 3,975 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 4,474 Cr
Share capitalRs 73 Cr
ReservesRs 5,117 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 5,191 Cr
Total assetsRs 7,533 Cr
Net blockRs 4,343 Cr
Capital work in progressRs 122 Cr
InvestmentsRs 1,633 Cr
ReceivablesRs 407 Cr
InventoryRs 450 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 1,766 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)7.34
Ownership
Promoter holding47.28% (+1.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the consolidated statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 66.8 is at the 97th percentile of its own 7.2-year range (median 9.6, low 2.4, high 77.4).
P/B 0.85 is at the 43th percentile (median 0.86).
Monthly. Market cap from split-adjusted price; profit and book value as reported by that month. A low percentile means cheap versus its own history, not cheap versus peers.
PeriodGUJALKALINifty 50Difference
1 week-2.8%-2.8% +0.0 pts
1 month-15.4%-6.8% -8.6 pts
3 months-0.9%-7.6% +6.7 pts
6 months+6.2%+0.4% +5.8 pts
1 year+6.4%-9.9% +16.3 pts
2 years-25.0%-13.6% -11.5 pts
3 years-17.6%+14.2% -31.8 pts
5 years-18.1%+27.9% -46.0 pts
4 mutual fund schemes hold about ₹94 Cr. Over three months 2 bought more and 2 sold (share counts, price move removed).
FundWeightEst. Cr3m shares
ICICI Pru Small Cap Fund0.44%43 -21%
ICICI Pru Small Cap Fund0.44%42 -21%
ICICI Pru PSU Equity Fund0.45%8 +6%
Motilal Oswal BSE 1000 Index Fund0.01%0 +100%

Red flags

F-score 6 of 8
lookProfit leans on other income Other income was 557% of pre-tax profit in 2026
lookRepeated losses Net loss in each of the last two years
Checks on the latest reported years: cash vs profit, accruals, receivables and inventory vs sales, dilution, debt, interest cover, equity, other income, losses, and auditor, top-management, insolvency and regulator filings in the last 12 months. A flag asks for an explanation; it is not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Jun 2026
Sales ₹1,245 Cr +12.7% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹55 Cr +492.9%.

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Ex-dateActionFactor
2026-09-18Dividend - Rs 17.70 Per Share
2025-09-19Dividend - Rs 15.80 Per Sh
2024-09-19Special Dividend - Rs 13.85 Per Share
2023-09-18Dividend - Rs 23.55 Per Share
2022-09-21Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 10 Per Share
2021-09-15 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 8 Per Share
2020-09-17 Dividend - Rs 8 Per Share
2019-09-19 Dividend - Rs 8 Per Share
2018-09-19 Dividend Rs 6.50 Per Share
2017-08-31 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Rs 5/- Per Share
2016-09-12 Dividend-Rs.4.50 Per Share
2015-09-02 Annual General Meeting/ Dividend - Rs 4.50/- Per Share
2014-08-08Annaul Genral Meeting/ Dividend Rs 4/- Per Share
2013-08-29Dividend-Rs.3.50 Per Share
2012-09-07Annual General Meeting/Dividend Rs.3 Per Share
2011-09-02Dividend - Rs. 3 Per Share
2010-09-14Annual General Meeting And Dividend Rs.3/- Per Share
2009-08-28Dividend-Rs.3/- Per Share
2008-08-29Dividend - 35%
2007-08-30Agm/Final Dividend-10%
2006-11-03Interim Dividend-15%
2006-08-30Dividend-20%
No announcements in our files yet.
Company filings to NSE, newest first. Routine notices (trading window, newspaper copies) are left out. Click a row for the filing.
No short selling reported to NSE in our files.
Short sales disclosed by brokers to NSE, by trade date. Collected since late September 2026.
Scrip PE is greater than 50 (4 trailing quarters)

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd?

Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd (GUJALKALI) has a market capitalisation of Rs 4,606 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd?

Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd trades at a P/E of 69.4 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd sales was Rs 1,245 Cr (+12.7% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 55 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 815.00 and the 52-week low is Rs 409.15.

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