Comparative analysis

Gujarat state fertilizers Coromandel international

a high P/E ratio means that investors are anticipating higher Coromandel international has a higher p/e ratio i.e 19.7,
growth in the future. Gujarat state fertilizers has p/e ratio of implies a high P/E ratio indicates that investors expect higher
11.7. earnings.

A fertilizer vending machine has been installed at Vadodara The iNotify mobile enterprise application platform was
so as to facilitate purchase of required quantities of fertilizers deployed to be accessed by their sales officers and
in loose by the kitchen garden lovers as well as small and warehouse agents. This enabled people on the move to access
marginal farmers. ERP, which increased their sales productivity.

Special software developed by the company provides details
to the farmers on necessity for applications of various
fertilizers with different cost options, once farmer get the soil
sample analysed through GATL outlets.
After implementation of iNotify-based solutions, CFL is able
to capture sales to their dealers effectively, allowing and
improved order-to-cash cycle. Sales officers have access to
real-time information about warehouse stock levels,
dispatches, etc. which help them to improve customer
satisfaction.
General industry analysis
• The estimated production of all the Fertilizers during the year 2017-18 is
expected to be 462.20 LMT showing an increase of more than 11% in comparison
with the previous year.

• The increasing population growth has led to food security concern and increased
awareness among the farmers about the uses of fertilizers.

• There is a shortage of raw materials in the country and the consequent

dependency on imports is leading to volatile prices in the fertilizer industry.

• Alkali chemicals had the largest share in the Chemical industry in India with
approximately 69% share in the total production