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GFL Ltd

NSE: GFLLIMITED BSE: 500173

â‚ą56.71

(0.51%)

Fri, 25 Sept 2026, 04:08 pm

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GFL Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends paid are thoroughly covered by earnings (18.8x coverage).
  • GFL's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
  • GFL's dividend is above the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).
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Cons

  • No dividend growth in 10 years.
  • Dividends per share have been volatile in the past 10 years (annual drop of over 20%).

health

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Pros

  • GFL is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • GFL is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • GFL is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (125.7%, greater than 20% of total debt).
  • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 4.2x debt.
  • GFL's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
  • The level of debt compared to net worth has been reduced over the past 5 years (57.5% vs 24.9% today).
  • Interest payments on debt are well covered by earnings (EBIT is 7.8x coverage).
  • GFL's level of debt (24.9%) compared to net worth is satisfactory (less than 40%).
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Cons

  • High level of physical assets or inventory.

management

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Pros

  • The average tenure for the GFL board of directors is over 10 years, this suggests they are a seasoned and experienced board.
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Cons

  • Devendra's remuneration is higher than average for companies of similar size in India.
  • Devendra's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

misc

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    Cons

    • GFL is not covered by any analysts.
    • GFL has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

    past

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    Pros

    • GFL has delivered over 20% year on year earnings growth in the past 5 years.
    • GFL used its assets more efficiently than the IN Chemicals industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
    • GFL has efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity greater than 20%).
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    Cons

    • GFL's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the 5-year average.
    • GFL's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
    • GFL's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the IN Chemicals industry average.

    value

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    Pros

    • GFL is good value based on assets compared to the IN Chemicals industry average.
    • GFL is good value based on earnings compared to the IN Chemicals industry average.
    • GFL is good value based on earnings compared to the India market.
    • BSE:500173 is up 32.1% outperforming the Chemicals industry which returned 6.9% over the past month.
    • BSE:500173 is up 32.1% outperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.
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    Cons

    • GFL's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a moderate discount (< 20%).
    • GFL's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a substantial discount (< 40%).
    • 500173 underperformed the Chemicals industry which returned 2.2% over the past year.
    • 500173 underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.