Godrej Industries Ltd., a holding company of the Godrej group, is involved in the business of finance and investment, chemicals, and real estate. Godrej Industries’ valuation on the stock exchange is Rs. 15,988 crore as of April 5, 2022, and it is a small-cap company. The company was incorporated in 1988 as The Soaps Ltd. The key faces of the company’s management are Mr Adi Godrej, Mr Ajay Kumar Vaghani, Clement Pinto, Jamshyd Godrej, and Nadir Godrej. Godrej Industries revealed a profit of Rs. 144.39 crore as of the third quarter of 2021. The company is currently listed on both NSE and BSE. Its shares are traded under the script name GODREJIND.
The company operates in animal feeds, crop protection, animal feeds, dairy, veg oils, chemicals, finance and investments, and a few others. The chemical segment’s product portfolio includes the manufacturing and marketing of surfactants and oleochemicals. The animal feed segment includes the sale/production of fish, cattle, etc. Whereas; the products in the vegetable oil segments are refined vanaspati, oil palm plantation, international vegetable oils, and a few more.
The company’s revenue and profit have exceeded the industry average in the past few years. The revenue grew at an annual rate of 6.06%, whereas an annual growth of 15.79% was witnessed in the net profit. The company’s market share also surged by 0.52% during this duration. The PBIT for the past three years was Rs. 1,593.66 crore, Rs. 1573.88 crore, and Rs. 1,086.13 crore, respectively. Earnings per share for the same period were Rs. 17.53, Rs. 16.46, and Rs. 9.94, respectively. The company posted a total liability of Rs 15,412.40 crore in FY 2021, which was Rs. 4,556.33 crore higher than in FY 20.
On April 4, 2022, Godrej Industries’ share price ended its intraday at a closing rate of Rs. 475. The Godrej Ind. share price has given a negative return of 12.17% in the past year. The 52-week low of Godrej’s share price was Rs. 451.20. Whereas, the high was reported at Rs. 662. Investing in Godrej Industries shares is considered a low-risk investment, as the company’s volatility is merely 1.96 times that of the NIFTY. Some of the noted competitors of Godrej Industries are Pidilite Industries Ltd., PI Industries Ltd., Tata Chemicals Ltd., and Atul Ltd.
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