Small-Cap NSE: CHAVDA Construction · Civil · Gujarat

Chavda Infra Ltd

A founder-led Gujarat construction company with 30 years of on-the-ground history but limited pan-India visibility — and a material regulatory disclosure worth reading directly from exchange filings before forming any view.

Market Cap
~₹320–330 Cr
Revenue (FY)
₹250 Cr
Net Profit (FY)
₹17–19.7 Cr
Geography
Gujarat · Ahmedabad · Rajkot
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Company Description

Chavda Infra provides construction and allied services across residential, commercial and institutional projects in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Rajkot — covering the full construction value chain from planning to post-construction activities. It is part of the wider Chavda Group, which also runs Chavda RMC and Chavda Developers.

The business was built from scratch as a repair-works contractor by promoter Mahesh Gunvantlal Chavda — a founder with 30 years of industry experience — and converted to a public limited company only in 2023–24.

Material disclosure: Company filings disclose that the Income Tax Department conducted a search at the company's registered office and at the residences of its promoters and CEO. The company has stated its business operations continued as usual. Please read the company's own exchange filings on this directly — do not rely on any summary, including this one.

Mahesh Gunvantlal Chavda, founder and promoter of Chavda Infra Ltd
Mahesh Gunvantlal Chavda · Founder & Promoter
Mahesh Gunvantlal Chavda
Chavda Infra Ltd · Management Commentary
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In Their Own Words
Management response received: 11 Aug 2026

We asked Chavda Infra management four plain questions. Their answers appear below in full, unedited, clearly labelled as management's own words.

01. What does your company do, in plain terms?

Chavda Infra is essentially an execution-focused construction company that converts construction opportunities into completed buildings and infrastructure.

In simple terms, the company works with real estate developers, institutional clients and other customers to construct projects from the initial stages through to completion and handover. Its capabilities cover residential, commercial, institutional and industrial projects, with particular expertise in high-rise and complex structures.

Over the years, Chavda Infra has built a strong presence across Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, GIFT City and other parts of Gujarat and western India. Alongside its core civil construction business, the company has also developed capabilities in real estate development and ready-mix concrete, giving it greater control over the construction value chain.

03. What do people usually get wrong about the business?

One common misconception is that a regional construction company is simply a smaller version of a large national EPC player. Regional expertise can be a competitive advantage.

Construction is highly localised. Knowledge of local regulations, authorities, contractors, labour availability, material suppliers, customer relationships and site-specific execution challenges can significantly influence project timelines and profitability. Chavda Infra's long operating history in Gujarat has helped it build this local execution ecosystem.

A second misconception is that high-rise construction is only about putting more floors on a building. High-rise projects require significantly greater execution discipline. They involve complex structural work, tighter timelines, coordination across multiple contractors and suppliers, specialised construction systems and strict quality and safety requirements.

This is also why the company's investment in aluminium formwork is strategically important. It is not merely an addition to the equipment base; it is intended to improve construction speed, standardisation and execution efficiency for large-scale and high-rise projects.

Finally, investors sometimes look only at revenue growth or the headline order book. In construction, the quality of the order book and the company's ability to execute it profitably are equally important. Input-cost inflation, labour availability, monsoons, project timelines and working-capital requirements can all affect reported profitability.

02. Why should a retail investor take a second look?

The key investment proposition is the combination of a strong regional execution track record, a visible order book and a large opportunity set in Gujarat's rapidly developing urban centres.

Chavda Infra has built its business over more than three decades, particularly in Ahmedabad and the broader Gujarat market. This regional experience is important because construction is ultimately an execution business—relationships with customers, understanding of local regulations, availability of labour and vendors, and the ability to execute projects on time can create a meaningful competitive advantage.

The company currently has an order book providing revenue visibility for approximately 2–2.5 years, while continuing to see opportunities across residential, commercial and increasingly industrial projects. Gujarat, particularly Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and GIFT City, continues to offer significant construction opportunities driven by urbanisation and infrastructure development.

Another important aspect is that the company is investing ahead of growth. During FY26, Chavda invested in capabilities such as aluminium formwork, which temporarily increased working-capital requirements but is expected to improve its ability to execute large-scale, high-rise and faster-turnaround projects.

The company is also pursuing AA+ contractor classification, which can potentially improve its ability to participate in larger and more marquee projects.

04. What are you building toward for your customers — not the stock?

Our long-term objective is to build Chavda Infra into a trusted, integrated construction partner rather than simply a contractor executing individual projects.

For our real estate clients, this means being able to provide reliable end-to-end execution—from design coordination and planning through construction and final handover—with greater predictability around quality, timelines and execution.

For institutional and industrial clients, the focus is on developing the capabilities required to execute increasingly complex and larger-scale projects while maintaining high standards of safety, quality and structural integrity.

We are therefore investing in people, technology, equipment and execution capabilities that can allow us to undertake larger and more complex projects. Our investments in aluminium formwork and our pursuit of higher contractor classification are examples of this broader strategy.

At the same time, we want to build relationships that extend beyond individual projects. The repeat orders received from customers are an important validation of the trust built through execution.

Ultimately, the vision is to become a preferred construction partner in Gujarat and western India, capable of delivering increasingly complex residential, commercial, institutional and industrial projects with consistency and reliability.

For us, stock-market performance is an outcome. The underlying objective is to build a durable construction platform based on customer trust, execution excellence, repeat business and the ability to take on progressively larger projects.

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Company Numbers

Source: Public exchange filings and company financial data, as reported. Verify against latest filings before relying on any figure here.

Market Cap
~₹320–330 Cr
Revenue (FY)
₹250 Cr
Net Profit (FY)
₹17–19.7 Cr
Promoter Holding
Decreased recently
Debtor Days
Rising (96→125)
WC Days
Rising (62→89)

Worth watching: Promoter holding has decreased sharply in the most recent quarter, debtor days and working capital days are both rising, and there is a material IT search disclosure — all three warrant reading the company's own filings in full before drawing any conclusion.

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Company Performance

Chavda Infra's available financial history as a public entity is limited to its post-conversion period (from 2023–24 onwards). Historical profitability prior to conversion is not available in standard screener databases under its current name.

FY 2025: Revenue ₹250 Cr · Net Profit ₹17–19.7 Cr

Given the current disclosures, we present these figures without trend bars — verify all figures against the company's own NSE filings.

Source: Public company filings, as reported. These are reported figures, not Pasal Wealth's projections.

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Why almost nobody's looked at this yet

  • 01It's a founder-led regional business with limited visibility. 30 years of operating history, but no pan-India brand and a very short public company track record.
  • 02Material regulatory and promoter disclosures require direct reading. An IT Department search and recent promoter stake reduction are both disclosures that warrant reading original filings — not summaries.
  • 03Construction is an under-covered sector at the small-cap level. Analyst coverage concentrates on large contractors. Companies at ₹300 Cr market cap rarely attract formal research.