GUJALKALI

Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited

Government-promoted producer of caustic soda and chlorine derivatives

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Key metrics

Price as of 2026-10-16

Stock price
₹585.10
Market cap
4,295 Cr
Stock P/E
64.7
P/B
0.83
Dividend yield
2.7%
ROE (FY26)
-0.0%
ROCE (FY26)
1.5%
Operating margin (FY26)
-0.2%
Debt / equity (FY26)
0.11
OCF / EBITDA (FY26)
106.0%
OCF / EBITDA (3Y)
117.9%

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What you need to know

GACL (Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals) makes caustic soda, caustic potash and allied chemicals at complexes in Gujarat, and has been adding new export markets.

Company snapshot

5thBy market cap

Ranked among 24 companies in Commodity Chemicals.

What we see

Positives
  • ✓118% of operating profit came in as cash over the last three years — profits are backed by real cash.
Concerns
  • ✗Net margin is negative — the company is spending more than it earns right now.
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Statement tables · Consolidated

Switches quarterly, P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow. Key metrics and ratios stay on consolidated when available.

Amounts in ₹ Cr · tap + to expand rows

Quarterly results

Quarterly · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand

MetricSept 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sept 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sept 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales971 Cr921 Cr1,002 Cr977 Cr991 Cr1,029 Cr1,075 Cr1,105 Cr1,083 Cr1,044 Cr1,125 Cr1,245 Cr
Operating expenses (approx.)926 Cr914 Cr973 Cr904 Cr916 Cr931 Cr962 Cr988 Cr1,009 Cr940 Cr1,015 Cr1,023 Cr
EBITDA45 Cr7 Cr29 Cr74 Cr75 Cr98 Cr114 Cr117 Cr74 Cr105 Cr110 Cr222 Cr
OPM %4.7%0.8%2.9%7.5%7.6%9.5%10.6%10.6%6.8%10.0%9.8%17.8%
Other income71 Cr5 Cr3 Cr3 Cr49 Cr15 Cr24 Cr8 Cr59 Cr30 Cr18 Cr8 Cr
Interest11 Cr11 Cr12 Cr11 Cr11 Cr10 Cr18 Cr14 Cr16 Cr18 Cr15 Cr16 Cr
Depreciation95 Cr96 Cr97 Cr97 Cr100 Cr98 Cr97 Cr102 Cr104 Cr104 Cr105 Cr103 Cr
Profit before tax-18 Cr-123 Cr-102 Cr-50 Cr-16 Cr-15 Cr10 Cr-12 Cr14 Cr4 Cr15 Cr112 Cr
Tax %0.4%6.0%54.9%11.4%-15.1%26.7%13.4%-14.6%-20.7%620.9%2.5%50.7%
Net profit-18 Cr-115 Cr-46 Cr-45 Cr-18 Cr-11 Cr9 Cr-14 Cr16 Cr-20 Cr15 Cr55 Cr
EPS (₹)₹-2.50₹-15.68₹-6.29₹-6.06₹-2.48₹-1.53₹1.20₹-1.88₹2.23₹-2.72₹2.04₹7.49

Profit & loss (annual)

Annual · last column is TTM · ₹ Cr · tap + to expand

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales2,303 Cr2,514 Cr3,161 Cr2,725 Cr2,429 Cr3,759 Cr4,517 Cr3,807 Cr4,073 Cr4,358 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Operating expenses (approx.)1,853 Cr1,727 Cr2,046 Cr2,147 Cr2,071 Cr2,773 Cr3,402 Cr3,671 Cr3,712 Cr3,953 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EBITDA450 Cr787 Cr1,115 Cr578 Cr358 Cr986 Cr1,115 Cr136 Cr360 Cr405 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
OPM %19.5%31.3%35.3%21.2%14.7%26.2%24.7%3.6%8.8%9.3%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Other income56 Cr106 Cr61 Cr90 Cr67 Cr46 Cr42 Cr90 Cr92 Cr117 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Interest13 Cr15 Cr21 Cr14 Cr15 Cr6 Cr19 Cr45 Cr51 Cr63 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Depreciation111 Cr127 Cr140 Cr162 Cr174 Cr198 Cr276 Cr377 Cr392 Cr414 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Profit before tax381 Cr749 Cr1,016 Cr491 Cr235 Cr826 Cr695 Cr-300 Cr-71 Cr21 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
Tax %19.3%28.7%32.1%32.3%29.4%32.3%41.1%21.2%8.6%111.6%Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Net profit307 Cr535 Cr690 Cr332 Cr166 Cr560 Cr410 Cr-237 Cr-65 Cr-2 CrSign in free for the trailing twelve months
EPS (₹)₹41.85₹72.78₹93.98₹45.22₹22.57₹76.22₹55.78₹-32.25₹-8.87₹-0.33Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
Dividend payout %————35.5%10.5%18.0%———Sign in free for the trailing twelve months
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Balance sheet

Annual · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity capital73 Cr73 Cr73 Cr73 Cr73 Cr73 Cr73 Cr73 Cr73 Cr73 Cr
Reserves3,282 Cr3,748 Cr4,222 Cr4,522 Cr5,301 Cr5,826 Cr6,066 Cr6,002 Cr5,596 Cr5,117 Cr
Borrowings291 Cr234 Cr188 Cr139 Cr434 Cr593 Cr596 Cr543 Cr552 Cr568 Cr
Other liabilities788 Cr915 Cr1,048 Cr1,156 Cr1,346 Cr1,485 Cr1,600 Cr1,404 Cr1,765 Cr1,774 Cr
Total liabilities4,435 Cr4,970 Cr5,531 Cr5,891 Cr7,154 Cr7,977 Cr8,335 Cr8,023 Cr7,987 Cr7,533 Cr
Fixed assets (net)2,073 Cr2,101 Cr2,293 Cr2,604 Cr2,582 Cr2,697 Cr4,246 Cr4,615 Cr4,583 Cr4,343 Cr
CWIP143 Cr248 Cr307 Cr445 Cr1,109 Cr1,787 Cr544 Cr95 Cr79 Cr122 Cr
Investments1,016 Cr1,145 Cr1,065 Cr1,242 Cr2,092 Cr2,110 Cr1,831 Cr2,093 Cr1,976 Cr1,633 Cr
Loans & advances——526 Cr612 Cr77 Cr51 Cr51 Cr0.84 Cr0.90 Cr0.96 Cr
Inventories170 Cr265 Cr231 Cr236 Cr226 Cr353 Cr461 Cr407 Cr486 Cr450 Cr
Trade receivables329 Cr403 Cr487 Cr374 Cr289 Cr303 Cr285 Cr178 Cr263 Cr407 Cr
Cash & bank68 Cr71 Cr192 Cr42 Cr355 Cr298 Cr456 Cr155 Cr126 Cr157 Cr
Other assets637 Cr737 Cr428 Cr335 Cr425 Cr379 Cr462 Cr480 Cr473 Cr418 Cr
Total assets4,435 Cr4,970 Cr5,531 Cr5,891 Cr7,154 Cr7,977 Cr8,335 Cr8,023 Cr7,987 Cr7,533 Cr

Cash flows

Annual · ₹ Cr · tap + rows to expand · last column includes FCF

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from operating activity502 Cr514 Cr838 Cr630 Cr422 Cr737 Cr1,126 Cr171 Cr462 Cr430 Cr
Cash from investing-467 Cr-395 Cr-583 Cr-635 Cr-334 Cr-808 Cr-827 Cr-195 Cr-345 Cr-251 Cr
Cash from financing13 Cr-116 Cr-136 Cr-146 Cr226 Cr12 Cr-140 Cr-277 Cr-145 Cr-150 Cr
Net cash flow49 Cr3 Cr121 Cr-150 Cr313 Cr-57 Cr158 Cr-301 Cr-28 Cr31 Cr
Free cash flow (OCF − Capex)——451 Cr56 Cr-372 Cr-172 Cr443 Cr-60 Cr137 Cr171 Cr

Ratios

MetricMar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
ROCE %10.8%18.8%23.1%10.7%4.3%12.8%10.6%-3.9%-0.3%1.5%
ROE %9.2%14.0%16.1%7.2%3.1%9.5%6.7%-3.9%-1.1%-0.0%
Debtor days52585650432923172434
Inventory days9614798948910111190108105
Days payable12715513212911110011983113114
Cash conversion cycle21512216212915241925
OCF / EBITDA %111.7%65.3%75.1%109.0%117.9%74.7%101.0%125.9%128.2%106.0%
OCF / EBITDA % (3 years)——78.8%79.9%92.1%93.1%92.9%90.9%109.2%117.9%
Debt / equity0.090.060.040.030.080.100.100.090.100.11
Current ratio2.482.673.372.761.961.721.681.471.241.26
Net debt / EBITDA0.50—-0.00420.170.220.300.132.861.181.01