Chemicals & Petrochemicals
Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited engages in the manufacture and marketing of various chemical products in India. It provides caustic soda lye, caustic soda flakes and prills, sodium sulphate, hydrochloric acid, sodium hypochlorite, liquid chlorine, and compressed hydrogen gas; caustic potash lye and flakes, and potassium carbonate powder and granules; hydrogen peroxide; and chlorinated paraffin and anhydrous aluminum chloride. The company also offers methylene chloride, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloride, and chloroform; bleachwin, scalewin, poly aluminium chloride, biowin, and bleaching powder; sodium chlorate; food and technical grade phosphoric acid; and hydrazine hydrate. In addition, it provides chloromethanes, chlorotoluene, benzyl alcohol, benzyl chloride, benzaldehyde; and sells scrap materials. The company's products are used in various industries, such as textile, pulp and paper, soap and detergent, alumina, water treatment, petroleum, plastic, fertilizer, pharmaceutical, agrochemical, plant protection, dyes and dyes intermediates, refrigeration gas, epoxy, etc. It exports its products. Chemicals Limited was incorporated in 1973 and is based in Vadodara, India.
Smart Money: Smart money has been increasing their position in the stock.
Dividend: Dividend paying stock. Dividend yield of 2.21%.
Balance Sheet: Strong Balance Sheet.
Technicals: Bullish SharesGuru indicator.
Buy Backs: Company has bought back it's stock in the past which is a good thing.
No major cons observed.
Comprehensive comparison against sector averages
GUJALKALI metrics compared to Chemicals
Category | GUJALKALI | Chemicals |
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PE | -38.08 | 42.72 |
PS | 1.12 | 1.25 |
Growth | 0.8 % | 2.5 % |
GUJALKALI vs Chemicals (2021 - 2025)
Understand Gujarat Alkalis & Chemicals ownership landscape with insights into key distribution patterns, offering investors a clear view of stakeholder dynamics.
Shareholder Name | Holding % |
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Lok Prakashan Ltd | 22.08% |
Gujarat State Investments Limited | 20.87% |
Gujarat Industrial Investment Corporation Limited | 9.69% |
Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd | 5.64% |
Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation | 3.95% |
Gujarat Maritime Board | 3.72% |
Icici Prudential Smallcap Fund | 2.68% |
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers And Chemicals Limited | 2.4% |
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited | 2.25% |
Meridian Chem Bond Private Limited | 2.21% |
Shreyans Shantilal Shah | 1.76% |
Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd. | 1.5% |
The New India Assurance Company Limited | 1.33% |
Societies | 0.01% |
Governor Of Gujarat | 0% |
Distribution across major stakeholders
Distribution across major institutional holders
Valuation | |
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Market Cap | 4.57 kCr |
Price/Earnings (Trailing) | -38.08 |
Price/Sales (Trailing) | 1.12 |
EV/EBITDA | 13.23 |
Price/Free Cashflow | -94.86 |
MarketCap/EBT | -50.58 |
Fundamentals | |
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Revenue (TTM) | 4.07 kCr |
Rev. Growth (Yr) | 12.85% |
Rev. Growth (Qtr) | 0.44% |
Earnings (TTM) | -120.13 Cr |
Earnings Growth (Yr) | 90.24% |
Earnings Growth (Qtr) | 38.23% |
Profitability | |
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Operating Margin | -2.22% |
EBT Margin | -2.22% |
Return on Equity | -1.94% |
Return on Assets | -1.43% |
Free Cashflow Yield | -1.05% |
Detailed comparison of Gujarat Alkalis & Chemicals against industry peers, highlighting key financial metrics, valuation ratios, and performance indicators to provide competitive context within the sector.
Ticker | Name | Mkt Cap | Revenue | Price %, 1M | Returns, 1Y | P/E | P/S | Rev 1-Yr | Inc 1-Yr |
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TATACHEM | Tata ChemicalsCommodity Chemicals | 21.05 kCr | 15.15 kCr | -2.87% | -25.73% | -51.99 | 1.39 | -8.73% | -120.58% |
CHEMPLASTS | Chemplast SanmarCommodity Chemicals | 6.85 kCr | 4.29 kCr | -2.24% | -13.49% | -78.44 | 1.6 | +4.22% | -7.54% |
GHCL | GHCLCommodity Chemicals | 5.74 kCr | 3.31 kCr | -2.15% | +12.48% | 9.59 | 1.74 | -12.99% | -33.14% |
DCW | DCWPetrochemicals | 2.5 kCr | 2.11 kCr | +10.01% | +48.55% | 72.93 | 1.19 | +13.57% | -4.04% |
Investor Care | |
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Dividend Yield | 2.21% |
Dividend/Share (TTM) | 13.85 |
Shares Dilution (1Y) | 0.00% |
Diluted EPS (TTM) | -16.36 |
Financial Health | |
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Current Ratio | 1.21 |
Debt/Equity | 0.1 |
Debt/Cashflow | 0.32 |