GHCL Ltd (GHCL) Stock Analysis: Valuation, Latest Results, Financial Ratios & DeciZen Rating

BSE: 500171 | NSE: GHCL | Chemicals | Small Cap

GHCL Share Price

604.60 -6.65 -1.09%
as on 05-Dec'25 12:17

GHCL Ltd (GHCL) Stock Analysis: Valuation, Latest Results, Financial Ratios & DeciZen Rating

BSE: 500171 | NSE: GHCL | Chemicals | Small Cap

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GHCL stock performance -

Key Ratios
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P/E Ratio (CD):
10.31
Market Cap:
5,872.4 Cr.
52-wk low:
529.2
52-wk high:
779.3

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10 Year X-Ray of GHCL: Login to view analysis.

Analysis of Financial Track Record

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end
Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end.

Financial track record gives insight into the company's performance on key parameters over the past ten years. MoneyWorks4me’s proprietary colour codes make it easy for retail investors to gauge the company’s past performance.
GHCL Ltd has performed well in majority of the past ten years indicating its past ten year financial track record is very good

Value Creation

Value Creation Index Colour Code Guide

Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25TTM
ROCE % 24.2%24.3%18.6%21.4%18.6%14.8%24.6%36.8%27.2%25.3%-
Value Creation
Index
0.70.70.30.50.30.10.81.61.00.9-

Growth Parameters

Growth Parameters Colour Code Guide

Sales 2,5312,7842,9193,3413,3052,4913,7784,5513,4473,1833,077
Sales YoY Gr.-10%4.9%14.5%-1.1%-24.6%51.7%20.5%-24.3%-7.6%-
Adj EPS 27.136.534.736.141.632.762.9110.664.962.359.3
YoY Gr.-34.9%-4.9%4%15.2%-21.3%92%76%-41.3%-4%-
BVPS (₹) 103.6135.4165.4194.4225.1260.3323412.3309.8363.1378.5
Adj Net
Profit
2713633383543953115991,058622597570
Cash Flow from Ops. 509458590530624621643856797638-
Debt/CF from Ops. 2.73.22.22.521.21.20.40.30.2-

CAGR

CAGR Colour Code Guide

9 Years 5 Years 3 Years 1 Years
Sales 2.6%-0.8%-5.6%-7.6%
Adj EPS 9.7%8.4%-0.3%-4%
BVPS15%10%4%17.2%
Share Price 15.8% 24.2% 1.8% -4.3%

Key Financial Parameters

Performance Ratio Colour Code Guide

Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25TTM
Return on
Equity %
3030.522.92019.413.421.53017.918.516
Op. Profit
Mgn %
25.124.520.822.922.124.3263324.727.626.1
Net Profit
Mgn %
10.71311.610.61212.515.923.21818.818.5
Debt to
Equity
1.31.10.80.70.60.30.30.10.100
Working Cap
Days
120125139127142193141110104101116
Cash Conv.
Cycle
2940474958755850605795

Recent Performance Summary

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Latest Financials - GHCL Ltd.

Standalone Consolidated
TTM EPS (₹) 59.7 59.3
TTM Sales (₹ Cr.) 3,077 3,077
BVPS (₹.) 378 378.5
Reserves (₹ Cr.) 3,535 3,540
P/BV 1.62 1.62
PE 10.25 10.31
From the Market
52 Week Low / High (₹) 529.20 / 779.30
All Time Low / High (₹) 6.65 / 779.30
Market Cap (₹ Cr.) 5,872
Equity (₹ Cr.) 96.1
Face Value (₹) 10
Industry PE 48.1

Management X-Ray of GHCL:

Shareholding Pattern

Promoter's Holding & Share Pledging

Pledged *1.101.101.101.101.101.101.101.101.100.00
* Pledged shares as % of Promoter's holding (%)

Valuation of GHCL - Consolidated Basis

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Key Ratios of GHCL

Adj EPS (Rs.)

Sales (Cr.)

ROE (%)

ROCE (%)

Profit And Loss

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25
Sales2,5312,7842,9193,3413,3052,4913,7784,5513,4473,183
Operating Expenses 1,9012,1032,3132,5822,5771,8952,7993,0642,5982,306
Manufacturing Costs558529585692671477757961824737
Material Costs9471,1391,2741,4131,4551,1361,6871,5931,2861,054
Employee Cost 134158177201190129153134112114
Other Costs 263277278276261154202377376400
Operating Profit 6296816067597285969791,487849877
Operating Profit Margin (%) 24.9%24.5%20.8%22.7%22.0%23.9%25.9%32.7%24.6%27.6%
Other Income 1040381618712345288
Interest 1651371271271207464392717
Depreciation 828611011713111111794102112
Exceptional Items -14-300000762190
Profit Before Tax 3804954075314954188111,463991836
Tax 1221155118098111213347198212
Profit After Tax 2583803563513973075981,116794624
PAT Margin (%) 10.2%13.7%12.2%10.5%12.0%12.3%15.8%24.5%23.0%19.6%
Adjusted EPS (₹)25.838.236.635.841.834.367.8119.482.965.2
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)14%13%14%14%7%16%22%15%14%18%

Balance Sheet

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25

Equity and Liabilities

Shareholders Fund 1,0361,3471,6111,9052,1392,4733,0803,9412,9663,476
Share Capital 100999798959595969696
Reserves 9361,2471,5131,8072,0442,3782,9853,8462,8703,381
Minority Interest0000000000
Debt1,1231,2451,1531,1111,07760563324311562
Long Term Debt67569874470280856442524311562
Short Term Debt44854740840926941208000
Trade Payables285334382409408377343230194165
Others Liabilities 6046925895696896301,166720495482
Total Liabilities 3,0483,6173,7353,9954,3134,0855,2215,1333,7704,185

Fixed Assets

Gross Block2,1282,5392,7252,9093,0923,2323,0412,2962,4932,592
Accumulated Depreciation79138231327428557566565652748
Net Fixed Assets 2,0492,4012,4932,5832,6642,6752,4741,7311,8421,844
CWIP 3726741171228121310955256
Investments 69101291517380420651
Inventories503584637769791764944772651626
Trade Receivables183276229291274228229218180210
Cash Equivalents 4336273610749255140492446
Others Assets 2272852661893462731,0891,783130153
Total Assets 3,0483,6173,7353,9954,3134,0855,2215,1333,7704,185

Cash Flow

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25
Cash Flow From Operating Activity 509458590530624621643856797638
PBT 3804954075314954398811,496992836
Adjustment 251208246248264230208114-16645
Changes in Working Capital -24-1368-156-1860-241-311163-18
Tax Paid -98-108-72-93-116-107-205-443-192-225
Cash Flow From Investing Activity -249-375-279-271-206-109-337-409-534-358
Capex -250-376-282-273-206-111-337-350-106-302
Net Investments 0001-010-61-438-88
Others 112111021132
Cash Flow From Financing Activity -252-113-308-258-339-569-98-530-338-230
Net Proceeds from Shares 0066305451
Net Proceeds from Borrowing -1072346-6478-244-149-136-151-99
Interest Paid -165-137-127-134-122-91-65-45-24-16
Dividend Paid -22-50-34-49-760-52-143-166-114
Others 4251-199-18-222-234164-210-2-2
Net Cash Flow 8-302180-57209-83-7550

Finance Ratio

PARTICULARSMar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24Mar'25
Ratios
ROE (%)28.5431.924.119.9419.6113.3121.5531.7822.9919.38
ROCE (%)24.2324.2618.621.3618.5714.8324.6136.8327.2425.25
Asset Turnover Ratio0.920.890.810.860.80.590.810.910.840.89
PAT to CFO Conversion(x)1.971.211.661.511.572.021.080.7711.02
Working Capital Days
Receivable Days29283128313722172020
Inventory Days676775778611482677066
Payable Days1309910310210212678666062

GHCL Ltd Stock News

GHCL Ltd FAQs

The current trading price of GHCL on 05-Dec-2025 12:17 is ₹604.6.
Market capitalization or market cap is determined by multiplying the current market price of a company's shares with the total number of shares outstanding. As of 04-Dec-2025 the market cap of GHCL stood at ₹5,872.4.
The latest P/E ratio of GHCL as of 04-Dec-2025 is 10.25.
The latest P/B ratio of GHCL as of 04-Dec-2025 is 1.62.
The 52-week high of GHCL is ₹779.3 and the 52-week low is ₹529.2.
The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of GHCL is ₹3,077 ( Cr.) .

About GHCL Ltd

GHCL Limited was incorporated on October 14, 1983 and since then, it has established itself as a well-diversified group. It has ascertained its footprints in Chemicals, Textiles and Consumer Products segments.

The company has state-of-the-art home textile facilities at Vapi. This facility houses the best equipment sourced from Germany and Japan namely, Benninger, Kuster and Monforts. It has the flexibility to process both cotton and blended fabrics. A perennial innovator in bed linen category, some of the recent innovations in the category of ‘sheets’ include the PERFECT FIT, EASYSHEET, microTWILL, EXL Wrinkle Free Sheets, Versatile Reversible Sheets, Soft Wash Percale and Sustainable Fibre dyed sheets. GHCL has also launched a sustainable, traceable bedding line under the brand name “REKOOP” which has been made using recycled PET fibre, with molecular tagging for complete traceability.

The company’s Home Textiles products are predominantly exported worldwide to countries like United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia, Canada, Germany and other European Union countries as well.

The Consumer Products division manufactures and sells Edible salt and Industrial grade salt. It also markets spices, blended spices, and honey in the country under the brand name of i-FLO. GHCL has its salt manufacturing facility at Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu and a refinery at Chennai for edible salt manufacturing.

Business area of the company

The Company is engaged in primarily two segments consisting of Inorganic Chemicals (mainly manufacture and sale of Soda Ash) and Home Textile division (comprising of yarn manufacturing, weaving, processing and cutting and sewing of home textiles products).

Business division

  • Chemicals
  • Textiles
  • Consumer Products
  • Trading Division

Awards and recognitions

2017-18

  • Special Commendation for Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance for the year 2017.
  • Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility - 2017 for the year 2017.
  • GHCL Limited has been declared as the Winner of ‘Golden Peacock National Quality Award’ for the year 2018.
  • GHCL Limited achieved 16th rank in Great Place to Work survey among India’s Great Place to Work manufacturing sector.
  • The President of Association Other ways Management & Consultancy France, certify that GHCL Limited has been selected to receive the Green Era Award for Sustainability.

2018-19

  • Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards for the year 2018.
  • GHCL Limited achieved 25th rank in Great Place to Work survey among India’s Great Place to Work in manufacturing sector for the year 2018.
  • Gold Award for quality control awarded by International Convention on Quality Concept Circle (ICQCC), Singapore.
  • India Manufacturing Excellence (IME) Awards 2018 awarded by Frost & Sullivan.

2019-20

  • Mine Award - GHCL Limestones Mines received Mine award under A2 category at 26th Mines Environment and Mineral Conservation week.
  • Par Excellence Award - GHCL won ‘Par Excellence Award’ at the 6th National Conclave on 5S, Ankleshwar Chapter, Quality Circle Form of India (QCFI)
  • Saurashtra Eminence Award 2019 - GHCL Foundation Trust received ‘Saurashtra Eminence Award - 2019’ for the great work done towards ‘Rural Development and CSR’ from Divya Bhaskar Group.
  • Jury Special Social Awareness Award - The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) awarded GHCL for innovation in the field of water management and soil fertility in and around the villages of the mining areas. The ‘Jury Special Social Awareness Award’ was presented to the Bhimdeval Limestone Mines, GHCL at the Excellence, Sustainability, Health, Safety and Social Awareness Awards FY 2018-19
  • Excellence in E-procurement - GHCL received award for ‘Excellence in E-procurement’ at procurement Tech Summit for FY 2019.

Milestones

1988 - 2000

  • Commenced Soda Ash Production with 4.2 Lakh MTPA which was further increased to 5.25 Lakh MTPA
  • Commenced Edible Salt Production and launched ‘Sapan’ salt

2001 - 2008

  • Soda Ash capacity increased to 8.5 Lakh MTPA
  • Entered Spinning business with 65 K spindles subsequently increased to 140 K
  • Commissioned Home Textile plant with 36 mn meters processing capacity and 96 airjet looms
  • Commissioned Refined Sodium Bicarbonate plant

2009 - 2015

  • Spindles capacity increased to 175 K, Installed 3320 rotors in spinning
  • Launch of ‘i-FLO’ salt and ‘i-Flo Honey’
  • Home Textiles Air jet looms capacity increased to 162

2016 - 2018

  • Soda Ash production capacity increased to 9.75 Lacs MTPA
  • Doubled Sodium bicarbonate capacity to 60 K MTPA
  • Added TFOs for value added yarn and Air jet spinning
  • Home textiles, processing capacity increased to 45 Mn meters with total 190 Air jet weaving looms

2019 - 2020

  • Soda Ash production capacity to be increased to 11 Lacs MTPA tons / year by FY2019
  • GHCL will be the single largest manufacturer of soda ash in India at a single location
  • Increase Soda Ash production by another 1.25 Lacs MT by Mar’20
  • Envisaged Rs. 150 crore capital allocation for Volume growth and modernization in spinning
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