Gokul Agro Resources Share Price

Gokul Agro Resources Limited (GARL) is a prominent player in Indian agribusiness and a producer of edible oils and allied items. It is one of the leading FMCG companies with a strong hold in domestic and international markets.

The company has a total market capitalisation of over ₹1900 crores. Gokul Agro share price has jumped over 430% over the last three years.

The company started its journey in 2014, and in 2016 it got listed on BSE and NSE. In 2017, Gokul Agro set up its warehousing facility of around 80,000 square feet at the Kandla Port Trust in Gujarat’s Kutch region. In the same year, it set up a castor derivatives plant of 100 tonnes per day (TPD) and increased the refinery capacity of edible oil from 400 TPD to 1600 TPD.

In 2018, the company established a mustard plant at Gujarat’s Gandhidham of 500 TPD capacity. Also established a liquid cargo terminal of 60,000 MT at Kandla Port. During 2021, the refinery capacity of edible oil touched the mark of 2800 TPD. Not just that, a solar power plant of 2.7 MW was also commissioned.

In 2022, Gopal Agro acquired land near Krishnapatnam Port, Andhra Pradesh, to expand the capacity further to set up a new refinery.

In 2023, the company relaunched Vilalife, its flagship brand ,and acquired another edible oil refinery plant at Haldia, West Bengal.

Business operations

With a presence in more than 17 states across India and over 35 countries worldwide, Gokul Agro is one of the five major edible oil manufacturers in the country. The company’s large-scale operations are in major international markets like Japan, Singapore, USA, Germany, Netherlands, China, France, Belgium, UK and South Korea.

To address the growing demand of Indian clients and increase brand visibility, Gokul Agro has fully owned foreign subsidiaries in Singapore and Indonesia. Gokul Agro is involved in the business of oil refining, seed processing, solvent extraction and castor derivatives.

The castor oil derivatives are used in many products like lubricants, paints, coatings, textiles and cosmetics.

It has 3 manufacturing units in Gujarat, West Bengal, and Andhra Pradesh. These units are strategically located close to raw material sources for enhancing logistic benefits. The Company’s plant at Gandhidham is spread across a large area of 90 acres of land with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities for various edible oils and allied products.

It has fully integrated operations and healthy product diversity. Gokul Agro directly sources the finest quality raw materials from farmers, mandis, and APMCS to offer product assurance from crop to drop.

Financial highlights

– Gokul Agro's revenue from operations for FY23 stood at ₹10,740 crore, up by 3.43% compared to ₹10,384 crore in FY22. – The net profit after tax for FY23 was ₹132 crore compared to ₹123 crore during the previous year. – In FY23, the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increased to ₹298.3 crore from the previous year's ₹241.5 crore. – The company's earnings per share (EPS) stood at ₹9.18 in FY23 compared to ₹8.94 in the previous financial year.