Why is Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -171.49% of over the last 5 years
2
Stock is technically in a Mildly Bearish range
- Multiple factors for the stock are Bearish like MACD, Bollinger Band and KST
3
Risky - Negative Operating Profits
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -25.81%, its profits have fallen by -0.4%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -25.81% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed BSE 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Chemicals)
When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is Gujarat Alkalies for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Gujarat Alkalies
-25.81%
-0.64
40.47%
SENSEX
0.45%
0.03
14.48%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.47%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-171.49%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
25.92
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.31
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.56
Tax Ratio
34.63%
Dividend Payout Ratio
-42.95%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
5.94%
ROCE (avg)
6.15%
ROE (avg)
3.91%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
41
Price to Book Value
0.72
EV to EBIT
-40.96
EV to EBITDA
17.28
EV to Capital Employed
0.73
EV to Sales
1.19
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
2.28%
ROCE (Latest)
-3.15%
ROE (Latest)
-3.62%
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Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Bullish
Technical Movement
12What is working for the Company
OPERATING PROFIT TO INTEREST(Q)
Highest at 9.39 times
PBDIT(Q)
Highest at Rs 98.00 cr.
OPERATING PROFIT TO NET SALES(Q)
Highest at 9.52%
PAT(Q)
Highest at Rs -11.23 cr.
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at Rs 1,029.41 cr
PBT LESS OI(Q)
Highest at Rs -30.49 cr.
EPS(Q)
Highest at Rs -1.53
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
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Here's what is working for Gujarat Alkalies
Operating Profit to Interest - Quarterly
Highest at 9.39 times
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit (PBDIT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 98.00 cr. and Grown
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is quite positive
Operating Profit (Rs Cr)
Operating Profit Margin - Quarterly
Highest at 9.52% and Grown
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Company's efficiency has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Profit After Tax (PAT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs -11.23 cr. and Grown
each quarter in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PAT trend is very positive
PAT (Rs Cr)
Net Sales - Quarterly
Highest at Rs 1,029.41 cr
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (Rs Cr)
Profit Before Tax less Other Income (PBT) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs -30.49 cr.
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Near term PBT trend is positive
PBT less Other Income (Rs Cr)
Earnings per Share (EPS) - Quarterly
Highest at Rs -1.53
in the last five quartersMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (Rs)