About GSM Foils Limited

GSM Foils Limited is engaged in the business of manufacturing Blister Foils and Aluminium Pharma Foils, used in packing of pharmaceutical medicines including capsules and tablets. The company offers Aluminium foils in different sizes, shapes and thickness to meet diverse needs. Products includes plain and printed aluminium foils and strip foils along with alu alu base foils and it ranges from 0.020/ 0.025/ 0.030/ 0.040 micron for coated /ploy laminated/ blister/ strip printed foils.

• Aluminium Foil or Strip Foils are one of the packaging options for highly sensitive pharmaceutical products that protects the medicines from oxygen, moisture, and other environmental influences.
• Blister Foils are commonly used as unit-dose packaging for pharmaceutical tablets.

Manufacturing facilities located at Maharashtra, India is equipped with the necessary tools, machineries, other equipment’s and amenities, to support a seamless manufacturing process, hassle-free production, Quality testing, research, storage and packaging.

With PAN India presence & clientele base in 13 states and 1 Union territory for domestic market based on sales made in states of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and West Bengal.

Industry

The Indian Pharmaceutical industry is currently ranked third in pharmaceutical production by volume after evolving over time into a thriving industry growing at a CAGR of 9.43% since the past nine years.

Market size of India pharmaceuticals industry is expected to reach US$ 65 billion by 2024, and ~US$ 130 billion by 2030. Indian pharmaceutical industry is worth approximately US$ 50 billion with over US$ 25 billion of the value coming from exports. About 20% of the global exports in generic drugs are met by India. India is among the top 12 destinations for biotechnology worldwide and 3rd largest destination for biotechnology in Asia Pacific. In 2022, India’s Biotechnology industry crossed US$ 80.12 billion, growing 14% from the previous year.

The India Packaging Market was valued at USD 50.5 billion in 2019, and it is expected to reach USD 204.81 billion by 2025, registering a CAGR of 26.7% during the period of 2020-2025.Packaging is among the high growth industries in India and developing @ 22-25% per annum and becoming a preferred hub for packaging industry.

Risk assocated to the issue:

• The key raw materials that the company uses for its manufacturing operations include Aluminium Sheets and variables including chemicals. Any disruptions to the supply, or increases in the pricing, of the raw materials, will affect the supply and pricing of products.
• Any slowdown or shutdown of Manufacturing operations at facilities which is concentrated in a single region i.e., Mumbai, Maharashtra, and any inability to operate and grow may have an adverse effect.
• A major portion of sales from operations is from certain geographical regions especially, Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Maharashtra holding approximately 95% of revenue. Any adverse developments affecting operations in these regions could have an adverse impact.
• The company is reliant on the demand from the pharmaceutical industry for a significant portion of revenue. Any downturn in the pharmaceutical industry will affect the business.
• Companies don’t have long-term agreements with suppliers for raw materials and any shortfall in the availability or quality may adversely effect on business.
• The top 10 customers derive a significant portion of revenue approx. 45-50% and over that there are no long-term contracts with these customers.