Grasim Industries Share Price

Grasim Industries Limited is the flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group and is a highly diversified player. Its primary business involves producing viscose and cement, which make up over 90% of its revenue and operating profits. 

Over the years, it has forayed into several sectors. For instance, it is a leading global company in viscose staple fibre (VSF) and is the largest chemicals (Chlor-Alkali-s) player. Its subsidiary, UltraTech Cement, is the largest cement producer in the country. Aditya Birla Capital Capital is another subsidiary through which Grasim Industries has entered the financial services market. It is an NBFC which is into asset management and life insurance.

Today Grasim is an $11 billion conglomerate. It reported an increase of 25% in consolidated revenue in FY 22 at ₹95,701 Cr. Cr. and EBITDA of ₹17,772 Cr. The net profit for the year was ₹3,051.27 Cr.

History of Grasim Industries

Grasim Industries was founded in 1947, just ten days after independence. The vision of Mr G D Birla that the country would face an acute cotton shortage was the motivating factor behind its conception. The first unit started in Gwalior with the production of fabrics in 1950 using imported artificial rayon. Since then, the company has diversified into several other fields and set up new facilities across the country.

Grasim started the VSF production in 1954 and proceeded to set up the Engineering Division for plant and machinery for VSF in 1962. Their next set of expansions was the composite textile mill in 1963 in Harayana and Rayon production in 1968 in Kerala.

Their cement business started with Vikram Cement in 1985. In 1992, they set up Birla International Marketing Corporation and started Birla Consultancy & Software Services to provide IT consulting services and software development in 1993. 

Aditya Birla Financial Services Private Limited was incorporated in October 2007 under the Companies Act 1956 and received the certificate of registration from the Reserve Bank of India in May 2009 to commence the business as an NBFC. It was converted into a public limited company in 2014. It was rechristened as Aditya Birla Capital Limited in June 2017.

Corporate Social Responsibility Information

Grasim Industries Ltd.'s CSR activities are spearheaded by Ms Rajashree Birla through the Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development. Under her leadership, the group works in over 7000 villages and has a reach of 9 million people. The group also runs 20 hospitals, has held five thousand medical camps and has helped ten lakh patients till now. The group runs 56 schools across India to provide quality education to children with limited resources.

The company's CSR initiatives focus on building a sustainable and better future for the country while also transforming the lives of rural and tribal communities. Under the 'We Care' philosophy of the Aditya Birla Group (ABG), Grasim's socio-economic interventions have helped transform the lives of communities, especially in rural and tribal belts.

As part of its CSR initiatives, Grasim Industries Ltd. recognises the need for environment protection & conservation and the social development of communities. 

Grasim's CSR projects focus on other areas such as education, healthcare, sustainable livelihood, infrastructure development and social reform. Grasim's agricultural interventions have encouraged farmers to switch from traditional to modern practices for better productivity.

Environmental Impact

As part of the sustainability initiatives of the company, Grasim has made its VSF unit at Nagda the lowest consumer of water globally. Moreover, the company has been able to reduce over 50% in water consumption by the pulp and fibre business. Grasim is also the first VSF Company to receive Gold Level Material Health Certificate by C2CPII, USA, for dope-dyed VSF.

Community Development

Grasim Industries Ltd. has been actively involved in building the community. It empowers more than 3,000 women every year through self-help groups. The company has educated almost 49,061 students through schools, scholarships and adult education programmes. Grasim has also enabled 1,000,000 people by providing career guidance to local youth, upskilling local farmers and artisans and infrastructure development projects. 

Financial Information

Bottom Line

Over the last 5 years, the revenue of Grasim Industries Ltd. has grown at a yearly rate of 17.12%, vs industry avg of 11.44%.