Why is Galaxy Surfact. falling/rising?

Sep 09 2025 10:40 PM IST
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As of 09-Sep, Galaxy Surfactants Ltd's stock price is 2,344.95, reflecting a decline of 0.43%. Despite a modest weekly gain, the stock has significantly underperformed over the long term, with a year-to-date decline of 7.24% and poor growth metrics, indicating a challenging outlook.
As of 09-Sep, Galaxy Surfactants Ltd is experiencing a decline in its stock price, currently at 2,344.95, which reflects a decrease of 10.05 or 0.43%. The stock has underperformed its sector today by 0.37%, and while it is higher than its 5-day and 20-day moving averages, it remains lower than its 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day moving averages. Over the past week, the stock has shown a modest gain of 0.93%, but it has significantly underperformed over the longer term, with a 1-month return of -3.91% and a year-to-date decline of -7.24%. The company has also seen a notable drop in investor participation, with delivery volume falling by 48.22% compared to the 5-day average. Despite a high management efficiency indicated by a return on equity (ROE) of 17.38% and a low debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, the stock's long-term growth prospects appear poor, with net sales growth at only 12.27% annually over the last five years and a significant underperformance against benchmarks.

In the broader market context, the stock's short-term performance of +0.93% over the past week is less than the Sensex's gain of +1.18%, indicating a relative weakness. The stock has consistently underperformed against the benchmark over the last three years, with a staggering -29.82% return compared to the Sensex's +35.64% during the same period. This trend of underperformance is compounded by flat results reported in June, including the lowest operating cash flow and operating profit margins, which have contributed to the perception of an expensive valuation with a price-to-book ratio of 3.5. Overall, the combination of declining investor interest, poor long-term growth metrics, and consistent underperformance against market benchmarks suggests a challenging outlook for Galaxy Surfactants Ltd.
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