Executive Summary
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited manufactures and sells fertilizers and industrial products in India.
Snowflake
Fundamentals
Flawless balance sheet 6 star dividend payer.
Risks
- Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals is covered by less than 3 analysts.
Share Price & News
How has Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-0.4%
NSEI:GSFC
1.1%
IN Chemicals
-0.5%
IN Market
1 Year Return
-14.6%
NSEI:GSFC
2.2%
IN Chemicals
-2.4%
IN Market
GSFC underperformed the Chemicals industry which returned 2.2% over the past year.
GSFC underperformed the Market in India which returned -2.4% over the past year.
Share holder returns
| GSFC | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -0.4% | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 30 Day | -7.3% | -3.0% | -2.0% |
| 90 Day | -16.5% | -5.3% | -4.8% |
| 1 Year | -12.9%-14.6% | 3.3%2.2% | -0.5%-2.4% |
| 3 Year | 25.0%17.3% | 42.1%38.0% | 28.0%21.3% |
| 5 Year | 25.9%14.4% | 134.3%121.0% | 44.9%31.2% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
3 months ago | Simply Wall St
How Financially Strong Is Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (NSE:GSFC)?4 months ago | Simply Wall St
Is Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (NSE:GSFC) Spending Too Much Money?Valuation
Is Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals undervalued based on future cash flows and its price relative to the stock market?
7.03x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Intrinsic Value Based on Future Cash Flows
Unable to calculate intrinsic value for Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals to establish if it is available at moderate discount.
Unable to calculate intrinsic value for Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals to establish if it is available at substantial discount.
Price Based on Earnings
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals is good value based on earnings compared to the IN Chemicals industry average.
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals is good value based on earnings compared to the India market.
Price Based on Expected Growth
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals is poor value based on expected growth next year.
Price Based on Value of Assets
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals is good value based on assets compared to the IN Chemicals industry average.
Next Steps
Future Growth
How is Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals expected to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 2 analysts?
5.5%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Estimates
Future Annual Growth Analysis
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's revenue is expected to grow by 5.6% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's earnings are expected to grow by 5.5% yearly, however this is not considered high growth (20% yearly).
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's revenue growth is positive but not above the India market average.
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's earnings growth is positive but not above the India market average.
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's earnings growth is positive but not above the low risk savings rate of 7.6%.
Earnings per Share Growth Estimates
Future Return on Equity
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals is not expected to efficiently use shareholders’ funds in the future (Return on Equity less than 20%).
Next Steps
Past Performance
How has Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals performed over the past 5 years?
6.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's year on year earnings growth rate has been positive over the past 5 years.
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's 1-year earnings growth is less than its 5-year average (4.1% vs 6.1%)
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's earnings growth has not exceeded the IN Chemicals industry average in the past year (4.1% vs 13.4%).
Return on Equity
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).
Return on Assets
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals used its assets less efficiently than the IN Chemicals industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
Return on Capital Employed
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
Next Steps
Financial Health
How is Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's level of debt (13.9%) compared to net worth is satisfactory (less than 40%).
The level of debt compared to net worth has been reduced over the past 5 years (18.7% vs 13.9% today).
Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (35.2%, greater than 20% of total debt).
Interest payments on debt are well covered by earnings (EBIT is 10.2x coverage).
Balance Sheet
High level of physical assets or inventory.
Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 4.5x debt.
Next Steps
Dividend
What is Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
2.53%
Expected Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield and Payments Analysis
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.56%).
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's dividend is above the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (2.23%).
Dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Dividends per share have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividends paid are well covered by earnings (5.6x coverage).
Future Payout to Shareholders
Dividends after 3 years are expected to be well covered by earnings (6.3x coverage).
Next Steps
Management
What is the CEO of Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
1.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Sujit Gulati (60yo)
1.0yrs
Tenure
₹80,000
Compensation
Mr. Sujit Gulati, IAS, serves as Chairman at Gujarat Green Revolution Company Ltd. He is an Additional Chief Secretary of Energy and Petrochemicals Department at Government of Gujarat. Shri Gulati is havin ...
Management Age and Tenure
1.5yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
The average tenure for the Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals management team is less than 2 years, this suggests a new team.
Board Age and Tenure
9.0yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age
The tenure for the Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals board of directors is about average.
Insider Trading
No 3 month individual insider trading information.
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Sujit Gulati (60yo)
MD & Director
- Tenure: 1.0yrs
- Compensation: ₹80.00k
S. Purohit
Vice President of Human Resources
- Tenure: 1.5yrs
Vishvesh Vachhrajani (50yo)
Company Secretary and Senior VP of Legal & GST
S. Bhatt
Senior Vice President of Prod- Fertilizer Group & FM
V. Mishra
Chief of Safety & Fire Service
B. Bhayani
Senior Vice President of Project Execution
Sanjeev Varma (51yo)
Senior Vice President of Finance & Projects
Ashok Jauhari
Chief Zonal Head of Agriculture Business - South Zone
D. Shah (59yo)
Senior Vice President of Operation
- Tenure: 1.5yrs
Vishvesh Nanavaty (55yo)
Executive Director of Finance & CFO
- Tenure: 6.5yrs
Board Members
Divyabhash Anjaria (73yo)
Independent Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 13.0yrs
- Compensation: ₹110.00k
Vijai Kapoor (81yo)
Independent Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 13.0yrs
- Compensation: ₹80.00k
Vasant Gandhi (65yo)
Independent Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 13.0yrs
- Compensation: ₹150.00k
Sujit Gulati (60yo)
MD & Director
- Tenure: 3.0yrs
- Compensation: ₹80.00k
Ajay Shah (53yo)
Independent Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 13.0yrs
- Compensation: ₹20.00k
Arvind Agarwal (59yo)
Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 1.1yrs
Jagdip Singh (60yo)
Chairman
- Tenure: 2.9yrs
- Compensation: ₹50.00k
Geeta Goradia
Independent Non-Executive Woman Director
- Tenure: 4.9yrs
- Compensation: ₹60.00k
Company Information
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
- Ticker: GSFC
- Exchange: NSEI
- Founded: 1962
- Industry: fertilizers and agricultural chemicals
- Sector: materials
- Market Cap: ₹34.668b
- Shares outstanding: 398.48m
- Website: Click here
Number of Employees
Location
- Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited
- P. O. Fertilizernagar
- Vadodara District
- Vadodara
- Gujarat
- 391750
- India
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500690 | BSE (Mumbai Stock Exchange) | Yes | Equity Shares | IN | INR | Jul 1995 |
| GSFC | NSEI (National Stock Exchange of India) | Yes | Equity Shares | IN | INR | Jul 1995 |
Biography
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited manufactures and sells fertilizers and industrial products in India. The company offers industrial products, such as anhydrous ammonia, argon gas, caprolactam, ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/07/19 12:47 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/07/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/03/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.