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Godfrey Phillips India Limited (GODFRYPHLP)

Mid Cap

FMCG stocks · Mid cap · NSE

One of India's leading FMCG companies and the flagship of the KK Modi Group, Godfrey Phillips India has diversified interests in Tobacco & Confectionary. It holds strong credit ratings (CRISIL A1+, AA+/Stable) and operates ISO-certified manufacturing facilities. The company employs ~1,100 people and leverages a vast distribution network of 1100+ distributors and 9000+ field force.

₹1,762
-45.50 · -2.52%
Market cap ₹28,194 Cr
IndicesNifty 500
Data qualityFresh enough for analysisQuote updated 21 Oct, 12:15 pm IST
Details
Quote21 Oct, 12:15 pm IST
Base fundamentals20 Oct 2026 · screener
Latest result27 Jul, 11:03 pm IST
Score21 Oct, 04:30 am IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags15 Aug 2026
Coverage14/14 · 100%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · FMCG P/E 37.8 (n=42)
Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

20Bearish

full bear SMA stack · SMA20 -7.6% / mo · MACD + · near 52W low · sector -5.5pp vs Nifty 500 (3M)

Stock trend: 24
Sector RS: 14
Sector 3M: -11.5% vs Nifty 500 -6.0%
FMCG FPI tailwindNot confirmed

Latest mapped FPI equity flow was not positive. View sector evidence

Technical chart

GODFRYPHLPD candles · FIT view-16.7%TODAY · PROVISIONAL
Latest price ₹1762.00 on 2026-10-21

Today's candle is provisional from the latest intraday quote; completed-candle scans remain unchanged.

Bar
-2.5%
RSI
35
MACD hist
-0.01
52W pos
0%
Visible chart range
Candle interval
2026-10-21O ₹1807.50H ₹1818.00L ₹1760.10C ₹1762.00Vol 68,585 shIntraday candle
₹1.72k₹1.92k₹2.13k₹2.33k₹2.53k52L₹1762.002026-032026-06VolRSIMACD2026-042026-062026-082026-092026-11
Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal
Market context

Relative performance and chart statistics

Adjusted completed-session prices, rebased to 100

GODFRYPHLPNifty FMCGNifty 500
-20%-9%+2%+12%20 Jul1 Sept19 Oct19 Oct 2026GODFRYPHLP -15.3%Nifty FMCG -10.5%Nifty 500 -5.6%
GODFRYPHLP
-15.3%
Nifty 500
-5.6%
Nifty FMCG
-10.5%
Vs Nifty 500
-9.7 pp
Chart stats
19 Oct 2026
From 52W high
-47.9%
₹3,467.7
52W range position
2%
₹1,770 - ₹3,467.7
ATR (14)
2.9%
₹52.3
Volume vs 20D
0.59x
Latest completed session
Avg traded value
₹31.3 Cr
20-session average
20D price channel
₹1,770 - ₹2,019.1
33.8% annualized volatility
Research snapshot

What the evidence says now

Strong fundamentals, management evidence is still limited to a financial-only Trust Lite signal, but price trend argues for patience. Suitable for staggered entry or watchlist confirmation rather than aggressive buying.

Strong U-Score but weak trend: timing is not confirming the thesis.

Suggested next step
Add to watchlist
Fundamental setup is interesting, but technical confirmation is weak.
U-Score
Legacy · DEEP VALUE
77

Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.

Latest result
Bad
0

Revenue -18.8% · PAT -44.4% YoY

Technical
Bearish
20

Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.

Valuation
Legacy model
+55.4%

Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.

Trust
Limited evidence
83

Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.

Financials

Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Bad · 0/100

Rev -19% YoY · PAT -44% YoY · margin compression

Filed 27 Jul 2026
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MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹1,206 Cr-18.8%-32.5%
EBITDA₹181 Cr-46.4%-67.3%
Operating margin15.0%-800 bps-1600 bps
PAT₹198 Cr-44.4%-62.0%
PAT margin16.4%-754 bps-1274 bps

NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.

Fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
20.60
P/B
4.54
EV/EBITDA
18.27
Market Cap
28194.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
23.40%
ROCE
30.20%
ROA
16.46%
Dividend Y
2.79%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
20.00%
EPS 5Y
34.00%
Revenue 3Y
22.00%
EPS 3Y
32.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.04
Interest Coverage
129.91×
Altman Z
8.61
Book Value
398.00

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
1.93%
FCF Positive Y
12/5
OCF
518.00 Cr
EPS TTM
87.72

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
72.58%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
2%

Financial History

Updated 19/10/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
Latest: 6,391+13.9% vs prev
06391Mar 2017: 2,403Mar 2018: 2,326Mar 2019: 2,497Mar 2020: 2,877Mar 2021: 2,525Mar 2022: 2,688Mar 2023: 3,562Mar 2024: 4,018Mar 2025: 5,611Mar 2026: 6,391FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Net Profit

₹ Cr
Latest: 1,526+42.4% vs prev
01526Mar 2017: 137Mar 2018: 159Mar 2019: 260Mar 2020: 385Mar 2021: 376Mar 2022: 438Mar 2023: 690Mar 2024: 884Mar 2025: 1,072Mar 2026: 1,526FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Return on Equity

%
Latest: 4,923+28321.4% vs prev
04923Mar 2017: 8.3%Mar 2018: 8.9%Mar 2019: 11.9%Mar 2020: 14.9%Mar 2021: 12.8%Mar 2022: 12.3%Mar 2023: 16.3%Mar 2024: 16.9%Mar 2025: 17.3%Mar 2026: 4,923%FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Technicals

Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence

Daily technical trend read

Bearish setup

Trend is weak — long-term trend down. RSI 35.

  • Price < SMA20 < SMA50 < SMA200 — full bearish stack.
  • SMA20 falling (~8.5% over last month) — short-term momentum negative.
  • RSI(14) at 35 — falling, no extreme reading.
  • MACD below signal but histogram contracting — bearish momentum easing.
  • Within 5% of 52-week low — testing support.

Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.

Nifty 500 leadership

Relative Strength & Trend Stage

5
RS percentile
Stage 4 Downtrend
1M return
-10.4%
3M return
-15.3%
6M return
-16.5%
1Y return
-42.4%
RS 1D
-2
RS 20D
0
Sector rank
#15
Industry rank
#26
Stage evidence
  • Price is 14.6% below the 30-week proxy.
  • The 50-DMA is below the 30-week proxy and its slope is falling -1.3%.
  • Both 3-month and 6-month returns are negative.
50-DMA
price below
200-DMA
price below
Sector
lagging
Industry
lagging
Relative-strength line vs Nifty 500 (base 100)
261 observations
19 Oct 2026Value 53.1-1.37%
51647789102Sept 25Feb 26Jun 26Oct 2653
RS vs Nifty 50053

Valuation & peers

U-Score 77 · legacy U-Score band DEEP VALUE · valuation evidence and comparable companies

77U-SCORE
Top Setup

Fundamental score breakdown

U band · DEEP VALUE
Valuation13/30
Growth23/25
Quality17/20
Balance Sheet12/15
Cash Flow6/10
Piotroski
8/9 (+5)
Penalties
1
Raw sum
77

Why this score?

Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.

77/100 · legacy band DEEP VALUE

Positive drivers

  • Piotroski is strong at 8/9.
  • Fair-value margin of safety is positive at 55.4%.
  • Growth contributes 23/25 to the score.

Main drags

  • Valuation is weaker at 13/30; verify the latest quarterly trend.
  • Cash flow is weaker at 6/10; verify the latest quarterly trend.
  • Balance sheet is weaker at 12/15; verify the latest quarterly trend.
Sector valuation model

Consumer valuation: PE/PEG and brand-quality premium

Consumer franchises can deserve higher multiples, but only when growth quality supports them.

Consumer PE/PEG
Primary lens
PE and PEG relative to growth, ROE, margins, and brand strength.
Secondary checks
Volume growth, pricing power, distribution, same-store or category growth.
Main risk check
Premium valuation needs durable growth and margin resilience.
PE
20.6
PB
4.5
EV/EBITDA
18.3
ROE
23.4%
ROCE
30.2%
FCF Yield
1.9%
Debt/Equity
0.0
MoS
+55.4%
Score movement

Stored run vs live recompute

This shows the stored score trend when snapshots exist, and also compares the latest stored nightly score with a live recompute from current fundamentals and price.

Stored run: 21 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
77
Previous: 77
Legacy U-Score band
DEEP VALUE
Previous: DEEP VALUE
Margin of safety
+55.4%
Previous: +54.2%

Score history

12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.

21 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
78
78
78
78
78
78
78
78
78
78
77
77

Factor attribution

No pillar movement versus the latest stored run. Historical score trend will appear after snapshot storage is enabled.

Modelled fair value

Graham Number
₹886.3
-98.8% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
45.0
Growth-justified Value
₹3,947.4
+55.4% MoS
PEG
0.62

Comparable companies

Peers

Business-comparable peers in FMCG — ranked by industry, sub-sector, theme-tag overlap, market cap, and U-Score similarity. Green cells mark the best available peer metric in this table.

Compare all ↗
Ticker
Name
Why peer
Score
PE
ROE
MoS
Verdict
GOLDENTOBC
Small
Golden Tobacco Limited
Consumer Goods
match 127
43
7.8
—
+83%
WATCHLIST
GILLETTE
Large
Gillette India Limited
Consumer Goods
match 124
69
35.2
66.5%
+21%
UNDERVALUED
EMAMILTD
Large
Emami Limited
Consumer Goods
match 121
62
21.8
26.2%
+50%
UNDERVALUED
DOMS
Large
DOMS Industries Limited
Consumer Goods
match 119
54
58.4
20.7%
-29%
FAIR VALUE
CUPID
Micro
Cupid Limited
Consumer Goods
match 117
55
346.0
27.6%
-633%
FAIR VALUE

Business, management & trust

Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery

Business and thesis

Where growth can come from, and what can break the case

Thesis under stressReviewed 2026-06-14T07:38:57.017Z
Management commentary snapshot

Godfrey Phillips India reported consolidated Gross Sales Value of Rs. 18,379 Crores for FY26, up 27% YoY, and Net Profit of Rs. 1,525 Crores, up 32% YoY. Domestic cigarette sales volume grew 20% in FY26. Q4 FY26 Gross Sales Value increased 39.9% YoY and Net Profit 77.1% YoY.

While FY26 saw robust growth in sales and profit, the steep increase in Q4 FY26 taxation poses a significant challenge for the upcoming year. Management plans balanced price increases and operational efficiencies to mitigate impact, but execution risk remains high in a price-sensitive market.

Current business mix

Net Sales by Product Portfolio (FY26)

Latest issuer-disclosed distribution across 3 reported categories.

Businessmix
Domestic77.0%
International22.0%
Confectionary & Ferrero Food products1.0%
Growth engines

Domestic Cigarette Volume Growth

Robust domestic cigarette sales volume growth of 20% in FY26.

New Market Expansion & Differentiated Offerings

Initiatives to expand into new markets with differentiated offerings are progressing well.

Unmanufactured Tobacco Exports

Dedicated to accelerating growth in this segment by leveraging crop development expertise and customer relationships.

Ferrero Food Products Distribution

Partnership witnessed strong momentum, delivering more than 2X revenue growth from Rs 22 crore in FY25 to Rs 51 crore in FY26.

Tailwinds

Strong Distribution Infrastructure

Leverage distribution infrastructure to drive throughput and profitability, prioritizing asset utilization.

Partnership with Philip Morris International

Strengthen partnership with Philip Morris International in the manufacture and distribution of Marlboro brand cigarettes in India.

ESG & Sustainability Progress

CSR initiatives contributing to ESG goals and high ESG ratings, enhancing stakeholder trust.

Headwinds

Steep Increase in Taxation

Steep increase in taxation in Q4 FY26 will make the next year challenging.

Risk radar

Taxation Impact on Demand

Steep increase in taxation in Q4 FY26 could moderate demand, requiring balanced price increases to manage consumer impact.

Operational Efficiency

Need to enhance operational efficiency to drive profitability amidst challenges from increased taxation.

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.

Analyst reading lens
Compare BOTH

The presentation provides both annual (FY26 vs FY25) and quarterly (Q4 FY26 vs Q4 FY25 and Q3 FY26) financial results and volumes. Annual comparison shows overall business trajectory, while quarterly data highlights recent momentum and the impact of Q4 tax changes.

Sector KPIs management disclosed

Domestic Cigarette Volume Growth

Robust domestic cigarette sales volume growth of 20% in FY26 compared to previous year.

Gross Profit Margin (FY26)

15.5% of Gross Sales Value for FY26.

Direct Outlet Coverage Growth

Direct coverage grew by 21% in FY26, reflecting the effectiveness of focused market strategy.

Unmanufactured Tobacco Exports

Reached Rs 1,945 Crores in FY26, contributing 21% of net sales revenue.

Management forward view

Mitigating Tax Impact

Confidently responding through balanced price increase to ensure consumer impact is phased and not in one go.

Brand & Portfolio Enhancement

Working on brand strengthening, portfolio enhancement, innovations, superior market execution and operational efficiencies.

Focus on International Business

Build on export markets to enhance sale of unmanufactured tobacco.

Distribution Infrastructure Utilization

Leverage distribution infrastructure to drive throughput and profitability, prioritizing asset utilization.

Thesis monitor

Numbers and claims to verify in the next filings

CheckpointCurrent evidenceWhat to verify next
Domestic Cigarette Volume Growth20% (FY26)Impact of price increases and tax changes on future volume trends.
Gross Profit Margin15.5% (FY26)Ability to protect margins through pricing and mix optimization amidst tax increases.
Unmanufactured Tobacco ExportsRs 1,945 Cr (FY26)Continued acceleration of growth in this segment.
Ferrero Distribution RevenueRs 51 Cr (FY26)Sustained momentum and growth in this partnership.

Verification checkpoints are IndiaPulse research interpretation, not investment advice.

Trust Score
83Limited evidence · low confidenceTrust Lite

Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.

Limited evidence: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 95th percentile of the scored universe and 82nd percentile within FMCG. Main check: results consistency is weak at 50/100.

This is a financial-behaviour screen, not a claim-tested management reliability verdict.

Computed 21 Oct 2026
management-trust-v1
71 docs text-extracted · 0 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Limited evidence

Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.

Relative rank
95th percentile

overall median 67 · FMCG: 82nd pctile, median 79 · Mid: 83rd pctile, median 76

Evidence depth
Financial-only

71 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.

Claim delivery
Outcome history still building

0 claims extracted · No contradicted claim yet

How to read this Trust Score

Limited evidence · low confidence
What it measures
Reliability of management and financial delivery, using financial behaviour only.
Confidence
Treat this as an early read until more concalls and outcomes are matched.
Investor use
Can support position sizing if valuation and trend also agree.

Read Trust alongside U-Score, result consistency, and technical trend. A cheap stock with weak Trust needs a larger margin of safety; a high Trust score does not make an expensive stock attractive by itself.

Forensic breakdown

Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.

Promoter
86
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
77
strong · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
96
strong · leverage and solvency
Discipline
98
strong · capital discipline
Results
50
watch · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • ▸Promoter holding is 72.6%.
  • ▸Promoter pledge is zero.
  • ▸FCF yield is positive at 1.9%.
  • ▸12 years of positive FCF.

Trust risks

  • ▸1 of the latest 4 quarters had PAT decline worse than 25% YoY.
  • ▸OPM spread across recent quarters is 16%.

Trust Lite uses financial behaviour only. Prefer claim-tested Trust when enough concall claims have later outcomes.

Important announcements & filings

Latest exchange and company disclosures found within the past two years.

12 shown
Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 8 Sep - Newspaper publication regarding Special window for transfer and dematerialisation of physical shares.

Source: Bse

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Annual reportAug 2026

Aug 2026 · Announcement Under Regulation 30 31 Jul - 89th AGM on 24 August 2026; annual report 2025-26 shared with shareholders and email update requested.

Source: Bse

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Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 22 Aug - Newspaper Publication regarding Loss of Share certificates.

Source: Bse

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Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 7 Aug - Newspaper Publication regarding Loss of Share certificates.

Source: Bse

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Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 1 Aug - Intimation under Regulation 30 regarding Newspaper publication of Notice of 89th Annual General Meeting

Source: Bse

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Investor presentationJul 2026

Jul 2026 · PPT

Source: Bse

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Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 9 Jul

Source: Bse

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Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 9 Jul - Newspaper publication regarding special window for transfer and dematerialization of physical shares.

Source: Bse

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Announcement

Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Newspaper Publication 17 Jun - Newspaper publication regarding loss of share certificates.

Source: Bse

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Investor presentationMay 2026

May 2026 · PPT

Source: Bse

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Investor presentationMay 2026

May 2026 · PPT

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