1. At a Glance
Gagan Gases Ltd is that one microcap stock which quietly sits in the corner of the market, pretending nothing is happening, while suddenly reporting a profitable quarter and confusing everyone. With a market cap of just ₹9.29 crore, a current price of ₹20.6, and a P/E of 84.5, this company is officially expensive on paper and cheap in absolute size – the classic Indian microcap paradox.
Q3 FY26 numbers show quarterly sales of ₹1.71 crore and PAT of ₹0.08 crore, both down YoY and QoQ, yet the stock still commands valuation confidence. The company operates in LPG bottling – not exactly a sunrise sector – and openly admits that PNG penetration is eating into LPG demand. Promoter holding stands at 39%, debt is negligible at ₹0.39 crore, and the balance sheet still carries negative reserves, like a financial scar from its past.
This is not a momentum story. This is not a growth darling. This is a company surviving, slowly healing, and testing investor patience. The big question: is this a boring turnaround, or just a cylinder that’s always half-empty?
2. Introduction
Gagan Gases is not trying to impress anyone. It has been around since 1986, has seen LPG cycles, policy shifts, and now the slow creep of PNG pipelines into its territory. Unlike flashy gas majors, this company lives in the margins – literally and financially.
The business has struggled for years, accumulating losses and running with negative reserves for a long time. Management itself has stated that LPG demand in its operating area is unlikely to pick up meaningfully due to PNG availability. That’s not a red flag – that’s a confession.
Yet, FY25 tells a different micro-story. Sales jumped to ₹5.27 crore,
PAT turned positive at ₹0.11 crore, and working capital efficiency improved sharply. Debtor days fell from 36 to 18 days, working capital days dropped to 16 days, and operating cash flow turned positive.
So what are we looking at? A dying business? Or a lean survivor extracting whatever cash it can from a shrinking opportunity? Let’s open the cylinder and see what’s inside.
3. Business Model – WTF Do They Even Do?
At its core, Gagan Gases runs an LPG bottling plant in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh. That’s it. No fancy diversification, no tech pivot, no hydrogen dreams.
What they do:
- Bottle LPG in 17 kg, 21 kg, and 33 kg cylinders
- Focus on commercial and industrial LPG
- Provide bottling and cylinder-filling services to large players like Reliance Petro Marketing and Aegis Gas
- Sell LPG in their own branded cylinders
Revenue mix in FY25:
- Sale of products: ~89%
- Sale of services: ~9%
- Mutual fund income: ~2%
Yes, mutual funds contribute to profits sometimes. When LPG margins don’t cooperate, other income shows up like a jugaad.
This is a volume-light, margin-thin business. Growth depends on geography, industrial demand, and competition from PNG. There is no pricing power here. This
