GHCL Limited
Valuation (97/100) does the heavy lifting; financial trend (14/100) is the drag.
Buy zoneStocksWizard rates GHCL Limited a Hold, scoring 57/100 on our blended model. At ₹438.1 it trades below our blended DCF and relative-multiples fair value of ₹842.71, about 92% upside to that estimate — we read it as undervalued by 92%. On 8.7x trailing earnings it sits cheaper than the Basic Materials median of about 22.2x. The price is about 31% below its 52-week high of ₹639.31 and 7% above the low of ₹408.39. Financial health scores 100/100, in the safe band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 4/9. The average analyst target of ₹800 implies about 83% upside across 1 analysts. It clears 8 of 13 investability checks, with durability 65, valuation 93 and momentum 29 on our 0–100 scales.
Analysis by Ankit Sharma · StocksWizard's own estimates from end-of-day public data — see how we calculate them. For information only, not investment advice.
With a 20% margin of safety, our buy-below price is ₹674.17. Low-confidence estimate — limited data.
Analyst views
1-year price
EOD · 2026-07-3152-week range
-31.47% from the 52-week high.
Price above both moving averages reads as an intact uptrend; below both, the trend is against you.
Verdict pillars
Hold57Piotroski F-score 4/9 — quality of earnings & balance sheet.
Our scores
Durability rewards strong, low-debt, profitable businesses; Valuation rewards stocks cheap vs their sector; Momentum rewards strong price trends.
Investability checklist
- Fail: ROE above 15%: 13.4%
- Pass: Low debt (D/E < 0.5): 0.02x
- Pass: Positive free cash flow
- Fail: Revenue growth > 10%: 1%
- Fail: Earnings growing: -22%
- Pass: Net margin ≥ 10%: 15.4%
- Pass: Current ratio > 1.5: 4.38
- Pass: Below our fair value
- Pass: Margin of safety ≥ 20%
- Fail: Above 200-day average
- Pass: Above 50-day average
- No data: Positive 1-year return
- Pass: Altman Z in safe zone: Z 5.45
- Fail: Piotroski ≥ 7: 4/9
Quarterly results
Annual financials
Shareholding
- Promoter39.6%
- Institutions21.8%
- Public & other38.6%
Promoter holding via insider stake; institutional via reported holdings.
Key fundamentals
Bull case vs bear case
Bull case
Strengths
- Lightly leveraged balance sheet.
- Healthy profit margin (15.4%).
- Financially solid — Altman Z 5.45.
Opportunities
- Trading in our value buy zone versus sector peers.
- Trades ~92% below our estimated fair value.
Bear case
Weaknesses
- Price below its 200-day moving average (downtrend).
Threats
- Earnings contracting year on year.
About GHCL Limited
GHCL Limited manufactures and trades inorganic chemicals in India and internationally. The company produces light soda ash for use in soap, detergents, pulp and paper, iron and steel, aluminum cleaning, water softening, dyeing, effluent treatment and other applications, as well as dense soda ash for glass manufacturing, silicate, ultramarine and related chemical industries.
GHCL Limited — frequently asked questions
Is GHCL Limited a buy, hold or sell?
StocksWizard currently rates GHCL Limited (GHCL) a Hold, based on a blended score of 57/100 across valuation, quality, momentum and price trend. This is our own model-based view, not investment advice.
What is GHCL Limited's fair value?
Our blended DCF and relative-valuation model estimates GHCL Limited's fair value at about ₹842.71, versus a current price of ₹438.1 — roughly 92% upside. On that basis the stock looks undervalued by 92%.
Is GHCL Limited financially healthy?
GHCL Limited scores 100/100 on our financial-health model, placing it in the safe band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 4/9.
How has GHCL Limited's share price performed?
GHCL Limited is down 14% over three months, and last traded at ₹438.1. Past performance doesn't predict future returns.
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