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Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd: Why Is It Outperforming Nifty 500?

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RS +11.3%Weak

In Week of May 10, 2026, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd (Chemicals - Flourine) is outperforming Nifty 500 with +11.3% relative strength. Fundamentals: Weak.

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd Key Facts

PE Ratio
62.1x
Market Cap
₹41,404 Cr
PAT Growth YoY
-19%
Revenue Growth YoY
-1%
OPM
24.0%
RS vs Nifty 500
+11.3%
PE: Mid ContractionStrong Opportunity

What's Happening

💎PE falling while earnings hold — value emerging
💪Debt reduced 17% YoY — balance sheet strengthening
👔Promoter stake down 1.2% this quarter
🌐FII stake decreased 0.5% this quarter
🏛️DII accumulation — stake up 3.2%
💰Trading 77% above estimated fair value — significant premium

Key Risks

1. Geopolitical
HIGH
2. Commodity
HIGH
3. Regulatory
MEDIUM

Key Numbers

PAT Growth YoY
-19%
Inflection Down
Revenue YoY
-1%
Inflection Down
Operating Margin
24.0%
-200 bps YoY
PE Ratio
62.1
Current Price
₹3,769
Dividend Yield
0.08%
Fundamental Score
21/100
Weak
3Y PAT CAGR
-11%
Market Cap
41.4K Cr
Valuation
Significantly Overvalued

12-Week Performance

Weekly presence in the outperformers list. Green = beating Nifty 500 by 10%+ that week.

12 weeks agoThis week

What Are the Key Risks for Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd?

Earnings deceleration risks from management commentary

Geopolitical

HIGH

Trigger: Tariff policy volatility directly compressed refrigerant volumes and caused cautious ordering patterns in fluoropolymers; customers withheld inventory drawdown in anticipation of further changes

Monitor: geopolitical

Commodity

HIGH

Trigger: R-22 is a phased-down refrigerant under global HFC reduction protocols; lower realizations directly hit EBITDA with no offset from R-32 yet in Q3

Monitor: commodity

Regulatory

MEDIUM

Trigger: Absence of antidumping duty removes pricing protection in domestic market, allowing cheaper imports to compete; forces higher reliance on export market access

Monitor: regulatory

Logistics

LOW

Trigger: Elevated inventory ties up capital and increases carrying costs; risk of write-downs if fluoropolymer pricing weakens before inventory is drawn down

Monitor: logistics

Fx

LOW

Trigger: As battery materials revenue scales from FY2027, USD/INR exchange rate will become a more material P&L factor; lithium carbonate price swings could affect realized revenue even if margins are hedged

Monitor: fx

What Is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's Management Saying?

Key quotes from recent conference calls

“The elevated U.S. tariffs not only affected the U.S. market directly, but given the complexity of global supply chain, it also had a spillover impact on other regions. [Risk (geopolitical): HIGH]”
“The most adverse pressure came from R-22, where we faced a dual impact. First, the production quota reduction constrained volumes; second, seasonally subdued demand affected offtake. [Risk (commodity): HIGH]”
“DGTR had recommended antidumping duty, which was eventually not approved by the Finance Ministry. That, of course, has eroded a few percentage points from the growth that we were looking at. [Risk (regulatory): MEDIUM]”
“We were actually building up the markets and we expected some of the stocks or build up in expectation of some of the orders coming in. However, last year we saw that in the last quarter also, as it was a holiday period in U.S.A., Europe. [Risk (logistics): LOW]”

How Fast Is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd Growing?

Revenue, profit and margin growth rates

MetricYoY3Y CAGRTrend
Revenue-1%+6%Inflection Down
PAT (Net Profit)-19%-11%Inflection Down
OPM24.0%-200 bpsVolatile

The above analysis is parsed from publicly available earnings call transcripts. This is educational research only — not investment advice. Last updated Apr 29, 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions: Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd

Based on publicly available financial data. This is educational research, not investment advice.

What were Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's latest quarterly results?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's latest quarterly results (Dec 2025) show

  • PAT Growth YoY: -19.0% (inflecting downward)
  • Revenue Growth YoY: -1.0%
  • Operating Margin: 24.0% (volatile)

Is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's profit growing or declining?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's profit is declining with an inflecting downward trend.

  • PAT Growth YoY: -19.0% (latest quarter)
  • PAT Growth QoQ: -43.0% (sequential)
  • 3-Year PAT CAGR: -11.1%
  • Trend: Inflecting downward — consistent growth pattern

What is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's revenue growth trend?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's revenue growth trend is inflecting downward.

  • Revenue Growth YoY: -1.0%
  • Revenue Growth QoQ: -6.1% (sequential)
  • 3-Year Revenue CAGR: +6.2%

How is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's operating margin trending?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's operating margin is volatile.

  • Current OPM: 24.0%
  • OPM Change YoY: -2.0% basis points
  • OPM Change QoQ: -6.0% basis points

What is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's 3-year profit and revenue CAGR?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's long-term compounding rates

  • 3-Year Profit CAGR: -11.1%
  • 3-Year Revenue CAGR: +6.2%

Is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's growth accelerating or decelerating?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's earnings growth is inflecting downward with negative momentum on a sequential basis.

  • YoY Acceleration: -66.9% bps
  • Sequential Acceleration: -40.3% bps

What is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's trailing twelve month (TTM) performance?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's trailing twelve month (TTM) performance

  • TTM PAT: ₹656 Cr
  • TTM PAT Growth: +43.9% YoY
  • TTM Revenue: ₹5,000 Cr
  • TTM Revenue Growth: +4.5% YoY
  • TTM Operating Margin: 26.5%

Is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd overvalued or undervalued?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd appears significantly overvalued based on our fair value analysis.

  • Valuation Signal: Significantly Overvalued
  • Current PE: 62.1x
  • Price-to-Book: 5.4x

What is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's current PE ratio?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's current PE ratio is 62.1x.

  • Current PE: 62.1x
  • Market Cap: 41.4K Cr
  • Dividend Yield: 0.08%

How does Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's valuation compare to its history?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's current PE is 62.1x.

  • Current PE: 62.1x
  • Valuation Assessment: Significantly Overvalued

What is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's price-to-book ratio?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's price-to-book ratio is 5.4x.

  • Price-to-Book (P/B): 5.4x
  • Book Value per Share: ₹693
  • Current Price: ₹3769

Is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd a fundamentally strong company?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd is rated Weak with a fundamental score of 21/100. This score is calculated from objective financial metrics

  • Revenue Growth YoY: -1.0% (10% weight)
  • PAT Growth YoY: -19.0% (10% weight)
  • PAT Growth QoQ: -43.0% (10% weight)
  • Margins stable (10% weight)

Is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd debt free?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd has a debt-to-equity ratio of N/A.

  • Total Debt: ₹2,000 Cr

What is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's return on equity (ROE) and ROCE?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's return ratios over recent years

  • FY2023: ROCE 30.0%
  • FY2024: ROCE 10.0%
  • FY2025: ROCE 10.0%

Is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's cash flow positive?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's operating cash flow is positive (FY2025).

  • Cash from Operations (CFO): ₹545 Cr
  • Free Cash Flow (FCF): ₹-576 Cr
  • CFO/PAT Ratio: 100% (strong cash conversion)

What is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's dividend yield?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's current dividend yield is 0.08%.

  • Dividend Yield: 0.08%
  • Current Price: ₹3769

Who holds Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd shares — promoters, FII, DII?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's shareholding pattern (Mar 2026)

  • Promoters: 61.4%
  • FII (Foreign): 4.3%
  • DII (Domestic): 13.5%
  • Public: 20.9%

Is promoter holding increasing or decreasing in Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's promoter holding has remained stable recently.

  • Current Promoter Holding: 61.4% (Mar 2026)
  • Previous Quarter: 61.4% (Dec 2025)
  • Change: 0.00% (stable)

How long has Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd been outperforming Nifty 500?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd has been outperforming Nifty 500 for 3 consecutive weeks, indicating early-stage outperformance.

Is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd a new momentum entry or an established outperformer?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd is an established outperformer with 3 weeks of consecutive Nifty 500 outperformance.

What are the key risks in Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd has 5 key risks worth monitoring

  • [HIGH] Geopolitical — Tariff policy volatility directly compressed refrigerant volumes and caused cautious ordering patterns in fluoropolymers; customers withheld inventory drawdown in anticipation of further changes
  • [HIGH] Commodity — R-22 is a phased-down refrigerant under global HFC reduction protocols; lower realizations directly hit EBITDA with no offset from R-32 yet in Q3
  • [MEDIUM] Regulatory — Absence of antidumping duty removes pricing protection in domestic market, allowing cheaper imports to compete; forces higher reliance on export market access
  • [LOW] Logistics — Elevated inventory ties up capital and increases carrying costs; risk of write-downs if fluoropolymer pricing weakens before inventory is drawn down

What did Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's management say in the latest earnings call?

In Q3 FY26, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's management highlighted

  • "The elevated U.S. tariffs not only affected the U.S. market directly, but given the complexity of global supply chain, it also had a spillover impact ..."
  • "The most adverse pressure came from R-22, where we faced a dual impact. First, the production quota reduction constrained volumes; second, seasonally ..."
  • "DGTR had recommended antidumping duty, which was eventually not approved by the Finance Ministry. That, of course, has eroded a few percentage points ..."

Is Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd worth studying for long term investment?

Based on quantitative research signals, here is why Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd may be worth studying

  • Cash flow is positive — CFO ₹545 Cr

What is the investment thesis for Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd investment thesis summary:

Risk Factors (Bear Case)

  • Appears significantly overvalued
  • Key risk: Geopolitical

What is the future outlook for Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd?

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd's forward outlook based on current data signals

  • Earnings Trend: inflecting downward
  • Revenue Trend: inflecting downward
  • Margin Trend: volatile
  • Valuation: Significantly Overvalued
  • Key Risk: Geopolitical

The above FAQs are generated from publicly available earnings data and conference call transcripts. This is educational research only. Sector Alpha is not SEBI registered and does not provide investment advice.