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The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
The BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest stock exchange — it started under a banyan tree on Dalal Street, where the bronze bull stands today.
GHCL Limited is an India-based chemical company. The Company is engaged in the manufacturing of anhydrous sodium carbonate (soda ash) that is a raw material for detergents and glass industries and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). Its divisions include chemicals division,…
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A decent, stagnant business, fairly priced.
GHCL is scored on the general / industrial framework. It keeps a healthy 15.1% of every rupee of sales as net profit. Those profits are backed by real cash — operating cash flow runs 1.45× reported profit. It throws off free cash worth 10.3% of its market value — a strong free-cash yield.
Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at -12%/yr and profit at -26%/yr. Net worth has actually shrunk (-4%/yr) — value is not being built. Return on equity is a healthy 13.4%. In the latest quarter profit grew 9% versus the prior quarter.
At 8× earnings, the stock sits at the 59th percentile of its own 3.6-year range — the middle of where it has historically traded. Today's price asks for only ~-3%/yr growth over a decade — undemanding expectations. The books come through clean — a forensic grade of A, and Altman puts distress risk in the safe zone.
A plain-English restatement of the figures on this page — rules-based, for education and research context, not investment advice or a recommendation.
| Ratio | Company | Sector | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 8.23 | — | — |
| P/B | 1.09 | 2.66 | better |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.09 | 9.95 | better |
| ROE | 13.42 | — | — |
| ROCE | 17.98 | 70.06 | worse |
| ROA | 12.97 | 54 | worse |
| Quick Ratio | 3.02 | 2.26 | better |
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pidilite Industries | 59.1 | 14.3 | 23.9% |
| SRF | 32.3 | 4.8 | 14.9% |
| Linde India | 118.3 | 13.3 | 11.3% |
Revenue declined 4% in the latest year — a break from prior trajectory. Negative CAGR — the top line has shrunk over this window.
Revenue is outpacing profit (-12% vs -25%) — costs are rising faster than the top line.
Operating margin has compressed from 32% to 20% — costs or competition are eating into profitability. Margins have declined for 3 consecutive years — watch for a structural cost problem.
ROE at 13% — a respectable return on shareholder capital. Capital efficiency declining — ROE down 15pp.
EPS dropped in the latest year despite possible profit changes — dilution or a profit dip could be at play. -25% EPS CAGR — this is the rate at which each share's claim on earnings is compounding.
Operating cash flow has been positive every year — the business generates real cash, not just accounting profit. Cash conversion at 1.5× PAT — earnings are well-backed by cash; strong accrual quality. Heavy investing spend every year, but operations generate enough to cover it — the business self-funds its growth.
When operating cash keeps pace with reported profit, earnings are cash-backed; a persistent shortfall is a quality flag.
Revenue broadly flat QoQ — stable but not accelerating.
Quarterly margins are compressing (18% → 14%) — more revenue isn't translating to proportionally more profit.
How today's P/E compares to the stock's own historical range. Dashed line = the 3.6y median.
Promoters hold just 19.8% — widely held; sentiment-driven. FIIs trimmed 3.2pp — foreign money is rotating out.
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