Employees: 3,439
Size GHCL (GHCL.NS) is an India Materials company (Textiles) with a market value of $406M, the 933rd largest of 1,058 India companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₹417.10 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 20.9%, against +15.7% for the median peer and 0.0% for the India market (cap-weighted) — 4th lowest of 15 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 1.7% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.6%); the operating margin is 19.8% (peer median 6.9%).
Valuation It trades at 7.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 20.1× (2nd cheapest of 11).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -3% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +4%, so the hurdle is -7 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.3 points above its cost of capital (14.7% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 29 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹31.3B | ₹30.6B | ₹31.8B | ₹34.4B | ₹45.4B |
| Revenue growth | — | -4% | -8% | -24% | — |
| Gross profit | ₹11.7B | ₹9.96B | ₹11.7B | ₹11.3B | ₹17.7B |
| EBITDA | ₹7.32B | ₹7.08B | ₹9.07B | ₹8.68B | ₹15.1B |
| Net income | ₹5.40B | ₹4.72B | ₹6.24B | ₹7.94B | ₹11.4B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ₹4.40B | ₹3.41B | ₹6.79B | ₹4.56B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ₹2.64B | ₹3.15B | ₹1.06B | ₹3.58B |
| Total debt | ₹700M | ₹833M | ₹1.19B | ₹2.10B | ₹3.61B |
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| Measure | GHCL.NS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +4.6% | -5.2% | 4th highest of 16 |
| 6-month return | -20.9% | +15.7% | 4th lowest of 15 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -35.8% | -19.2% | 5th lowest of 16 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +1.7% | +2.6% | 7th lowest of 15 |
| Operating margin | 19.8% | 6.9% | 2nd highest of 15 |
| Forward P/E | 7.7× | 20.1× | 2nd cheapest of 11 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -2.5% | 20.8% | least demanding of 10 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +4.2% | +10.5% | 3rd lowest of 10 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -6.8 pp | +8.2 pp | 2nd least demanding of 10 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +2.3 pp | -3.0 pp | 4th highest of 15 |
| EV / EBITDA | 3.9× | 12.9× | cheapest of 13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.4× | 1.6× | least indebted of 14 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHCL GHCL.NS | India | $406M | -21% | +2% | 20% | 7.7× | -2.5% | +4.2% |
| Jindal Worldwide JINDWORLD.NS | India | $399M | +39% | -2% | 5% | n/a | 21.9% | +6.0% |
| Nitin Spinners NITINSPIN.NS | India | $390M | +33% | 0% | 11% | 12.8× | 6.8% | +14.7% |
| Filatex India FILATEX.NS | India | $427M | +100% | 0% | 6% | n/a | 20.8% | +13.3% |
| Alok Industries ALOKINDS.NS | India | $442M | -41% | +6% | -4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mayur Uniquoters MAYURUNIQ.NS | India | $344M | +23% | +16% | 22% | 14.7× | 14.8% | +13.6% |
| Sanathan Textiles SANATHAN.NS | India | $500M | +21% | +77% | 5% | 23.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Sangam (India) SANGAMIND.NS | India | $310M | +10% | +12% | 9% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kusumgar KUSUMGAR.NS | India | $612M | n/a | n/a | n/a | 34.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Raymond RAYMOND.NS | India | $761M | +111% | -6% | 6% | 79.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Kolon Ind 120110.KS | South Korea | $858M | -61% | +2% | 4% | 4.9× | 4.2% | +4.2% |
| Indo Count Industries ICIL.NS | India | $1.03B | +68% | +19% | 8% | 29.7× | 31.4% | +10.5% |
| Aditya Birla Real Estate ABREL.NS | India | $1.26B | -33% | -26% | -19% | n/a | 39.6% | -30.9% |
| Trident TRIDENT.NS | India | $1.29B | -11% | -4% | 11% | 17.1× | 18.5% | +7.9% |
| Arvind ARVIND.NS | India | $1.43B | +10% | +19% | 8% | 26.6× | 21.1% | +12.8% |
| Vardhman Textiles VTL.NS | India | $1.56B | -15% | +3% | 9% | 12.0× | n/a | n/a |