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Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited

NSE: GUJALKALICommodity Chemicals

Share price

₹605.45

+1.47% close of 9 Oct 2026

Market cap ₹4,420 CrP/E 67.0

Price-based ratios (P/B, dividend yield, EV/EBITDA) are as of 8 Oct 2026, the close above is 9 Oct 2026.

Business score

How strong the business is, in one number. The parts behind it are in Pro.

44

out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026

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Market cap

₹4,420 Cr

P/E ratio

67.0

P/B ratio

0.9

ROCE

1.4%

ROE

-0.1%

Dividend yield

2.9%

Price & valuation chart

How the share price and its valuation have moved. Hover over the chart to see any day. Prices as of the last close.

Prices as of 9 Oct 2026 close52-week high ₹801.6052-week low ₹414.15

Answers

Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.

How fast it has been growing

Sales grew 7.1% over the past year, and 7.9% a year over its longer record. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales slipped from 28.2% to 10.9% over the last four years.

Whether it grew faster than its sector

It grew 7.9% a year against a sector median of 10.2% — 2.3 percentage points slower.

Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating

Too little price history yet to compare it with its own past.

Whether growth justifies the valuation

It has no steady three-year profit record yet, so growth cannot be weighed against the price.

Profit growthPrice per ₹1 profitPer 1% growth
Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited — this one—67.0×—
SRF Limited-4%/yr33.4×—
Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Limited-16%/yr17.9×—
Tata Chemicals Limited-51%/yr——
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited-18%/yr8.4×—
Grauer & Weil India Limited11%/yr22.8×₹2.1

Compared with companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

How it compares with its peers

Against companies the exchange files under the same label (Commodity Chemicals), it ranks 26 of 30 on returns, 20 of 27 on growth, 21 of 30 on margin. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

What makes it hard to beat — and is that still true?

No durable advantage shows in the numbers: it earns 1.4% on capital, ahead of 13% of companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.

Whether its growth pays for itself

Yes — Over the last five years it made ₹2549 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹2402 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹700 crore to lenders and shareholders. And the profit is real: of every 100 rupees it reported over 11 years, about 194 arrived as cash — well above the profit, more than depreciation and interest account for, so do not count on it repeating.

Profit reality check

Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.

7 of 9 checks clear · 78%

Latest result

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Key numbers & peers

The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.

Price

Market cap
₹4,420 Cr
Prev close
₹605.45
52w High
₹815
52w Low
₹409
Enterprise value
₹4,806 Cr
Beta
0.8
Price CAGR 1y
11.0%
Price CAGR 3y
-5.0%
Price CAGR 5y
-5.0%
Price CAGR 10y
7.0%

Ratios

Return on assets
-0.0%
PEG ratio
—
P/E ratio
67.0
P/B ratio
0.9
EV / EBITDA
9.6
Industry P/E
19.1
ROCE
1.4%
ROCE 5y average
4.2%
ROE
-0.1%
Debt / Equity
0.1
Interest coverage
1.3
Dividend yield
2.9%
ROE 3y average
-2.0%
ROE last year
0.0%

Annual P&L

Annual revenue
₹4,358 Cr
Annual profit
-₹2 Cr
Operating margin
9.0%
Net profit margin
-0.0%
EBITDA margin
8.8%
Sales growth 3y
-1.2%
Sales growth 5y
12.4%
Profit growth 3y
—
Profit growth 5y
—
EPS
₹-0.3
Sales growth TTM
7.0%
Profit growth TTM
293.0%
Dividend payout
-5394.0%

Quarter P&L

Sales latest quarter
₹1,245 Cr
Profit latest quarter
₹55 Cr
YoY quarterly sales growth
12.6%
YoY quarterly profit growth
—
OPM latest quarter
17.8%

Balance Sheet

Book Value
₹711
Face Value
₹10.0
Total debt
₹575 Cr
Total cash
₹171 Cr
Borrowings
₹575 Cr
Reserves / Equity
70.1

Cash Flow

Operating cash flow
₹406 Cr
Free cash flow
₹148 Cr
FCF yield
1.9%
Net cash flow
₹31 Cr

Shareholding

Promoter holding
47.3%
FII holding
3.3%
DII holding
3.0%
Public holding
46.4%

Quarterly results

Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.

Consolidated · to 30 Jun 2026
Line itemJun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales9139719211,0029779911,0291,0751,1051,0831,0441,1251,245
Expenses8829559419989239459519741,0101,0099481,0151,023
Material Cost412418433352362412
Change in Inventories-1621-2.954.459.53-37
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade4.06000182.24
Employee Cost8189110878497
Other Expenses480461469496542549
Operating Profit3116-204544678101957496110222
OPM %3.401.70-2.170.395.524.667.609.418.606.829.199.7718
Other Income127153349152485930259
Exceptional items (within Other Income)000000
Interest10111112111110181416181516
Depreciation89959697971009897102104104104103
Profit before tax-57-18-123-102-50-16-1510-1214415112
Tax %0-0-6-55-1115-271315-21621351
Net Profit-57-18-115-46-45-18-119-1416-201555
EPS in Rs-7.78-2.50-16-6.29-6.06-2.48-1.531.20-1.882.23-2.722.047.49
Diluted EPS in Rs1.20-1.882.23-2.722.047.49

Profit & loss

Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.

Consolidated · to 31 Mar 2026
Line itemMar 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
Material Cost1,6391,564
Change in Inventories-2532
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade4.0618
Employee Cost284370
Other Expenses1,8111,968
Operating Profit3354487861,11557735798494932279383501
OPM %17223235211526210.807911
Other Income455610662906746429092115124
Exceptional items (within Other Income)00
Interest10131521141561945516366
Depreciation107111127140162174198276377392414416
Profit before tax2623817491,016491235826695-300-7121144
Tax %1619293232293241-21-9112
Net Profit220307534690332166560410-237-65-2.4166
EPS in Rs3042739445237656-32-8.87-0.339.04
Diluted EPS in Rs-8.87-0.33
Dividend Payout %15129918351342-43-178-5,394

Compounded growth

Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.

Compounded sales growth

10 years
8%
5 years
12%
3 years
-1%
TTM
7%

Compounded profit growth

10 years
—
5 years
—
3 years
—
TTM
293%

Stock price CAGR

10 years
7%
5 years
-5%
3 years
-5%
1 year
11%

Return on equity

10 years
5%
5 years
2%
3 years
-2%
Last year
0%

Balance sheet

What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 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

Cash flows

Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 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

Ratios

How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.

Consolidated
Line itemMar 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 %1118241151311-4-01

Shareholding pattern

Who owns the company — founders (promoters), foreign funds, Indian funds and the public. In %.

Consolidated · to 30 Jun 2026
Line itemSep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters464646464646464646464747
FIIs1.882.072.101.921.941.791.711.021.020.960.943.26
DIIs1.962.173.133.463.764.144.174.354.524.753.723.02
Public504948484848484848484846
No. of Shareholders88,02086,69882,71979,56078,68175,69774,64375,20270,37168,43673,03264,106

Price trend

The price as a Renko brick chart: small moves drop out so the bigger path stands out.

Change over 1 year +8.0% (₹560.45 → ₹605.45)Brick size ₹23.34 (fixed)Bricks 38
₹800₹605Dec '25Mar '26May '26Jul '26Sep '26
Price moved up one brickPrice moved down one brickLast close ₹605.45 on 9 Oct 2026

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Open interestPRO

Where option traders are positioned on this stock.

Industry numbers

The numbers that matter most in this industry, from the company's own filings.

1 when an audit qualification is filed as repetitive

0.00flag

2026-03-31

the company's own unlisted debt securities in default at period end

0.00cr

2026-06-30

the company's own loans / revolving facilities in default at period end (standalone filing)

0.00cr

2026-06-30

net debt from the filed balance sheet at the newest year end: Borrowings − Cash Equivalents − Investments (Current); negative = net cash

386inr_cr

2026-03-31

guarantees / comfort given for promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP

0.00cr

2026-03-31

loans outstanding to promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP (governance filing)

114cr

2026-03-31

security given for the borrowing of promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP

0.00cr

2026-03-31

FY revenue / permanent employees + workers, same basis (calc)

3,18,10,803inr

2026-03-31

News

News and filings about Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited. Open one to see why it matters.

No recent news for this company.

Supply chain

Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.

Uses as raw material

  • Alumina Trihydrate Powder
  • Aluminium Ingots
  • Imported coal (captive power)
  • Lignite (captive power)
  • Methanol - Commercial Grade
  • Natural Gas
  • Potassium Chloride
  • Rock Phosphate
  • Salt
  • Toluene

Depends on the price of

  • Natural gas
  • aluminium
  • caustic_soda
  • coal

Buys from

Sells to

About

What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.

Sector
Chemicals
Industry
Commodity Chemicals
Classification
Chemicals › Commodity Chemicals
ISIN
INE186A01019

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News impact

Big market events that reach Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited, and how the effect spreads.

Who it hits first

  • Fatal ammonia leak creates immediate shutdown, investigation, remediation and regulatory-enforcement risk for the Tamil Nadu facility involved.
  • No affected company is identified, so listed fertiliser and chemical tickers face sector-wide sentiment and compliance-cost risk rather than confirmed direct operational exposure.
  • Seven deaths and 68 hospitalisations materially increase legal, compensation and reputational risk around ammonia handling.

Who may gain

  • Industrial safety-equipment, gas-detection, plant-audit and environmental-compliance providers may receive additional demand.
  • Fertiliser producers without exposure to the affected facility may gain temporary volumes if a shutdown constrains regional supply.

Along the supply chain

Downstream

Fertiliser distributors and agricultural customers may face local dispatch delays, but unaffected producers can substitute supply if the shutdown remains contained.

Upstream

Reduced operation at the affected ammonia-linked facility can temporarily lower demand for natural gas and other feedstocks, while inspections disrupt tanker, storage and handling activity.

Where demand moves

Business

A shutdown can redirect fertiliser and chemical orders to unaffected producers, while mandatory inspections may temporarily defer ammonia-linked production and procurement.

Capital

Capital is likely to rotate toward operators with stronger balance sheets and operating returns, while highly leveraged, loss-making or richly valued chemical companies face greater de-rating risk.

How it spreads across sectors

Chemicals

Negative safety-risk premium, possible inspections and higher compliance spending across hazardous-gas facilities.

Fertilisers

Mixed impact: shutdown risk for the affected operator, but possible volume transfer and firmer local supply conditions for unaffected producers.

codex additions

Commodity angle

Commodity

Natural gas

Shock type

demand

A pattern seen before

Cascade chain

  • Fatal ammonia leak triggers shutdown and investigation
  • Hazardous-gas facilities face inspections and compliance spending
  • Ammonia-linked production and natural-gas demand may decline locally
  • Orders can shift toward unaffected fertiliser producers
  • Higher safety capex and liability risk pressure sector valuations

Pattern name

Industrial Ammonia Safety Cascade

Sectors queried

  • Chemicals
  • Fertilisers

When it plays out

Immediate

Emergency response, plant isolation, casualty assessment, investigation and potential shutdown dominate price discovery.

Medium term

One to six months may bring higher safety capex, insurance costs and operating procedures, with the final impact dependent on shutdown duration and liability findings.

Short term

Regulatory inspections, compensation provisions, operating-permit reviews and order diversion may affect sector sentiment over one to four weeks.

Dividends, splits & big trades

Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.

Dividends

18 Sep 2026unspecified₹17.7
19 Sep 2025unspecified₹15.8
19 Sep 2024special₹13.85
18 Sep 2023unspecified₹23.55
21 Sep 2022unspecified₹10
15 Sep 2021unspecified₹8
17 Sep 2020unspecified₹8
19 Sep 2019unspecified₹8

Splits, bonuses & buybacks

  • daily-prices repair: 12 rows from NSE's archive (replace 5, delete 0, insert 7), 2016-02-12..2026-02-01 (docs/flat_day_repair.md)1× · 12 Feb 2016

Documents

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