Chartered Logistics Ltd - Stock Valuation and Financial Performance

Established in the year 1995, Chartered Logistics is a trademark logistics company offering world class services like road transport services, special warehousing services, cost & freight services, etc. right from the point of origin till the final point of destination, in order to satisfactorily meet the exacting requirements of consumers.

It was started by Mr.Gyanchand Gandhi in 1963 as a family business. Currently, the business is being looked after by Lalit Gandhi, Kishore Gandhi and Pankaj Gandhi. They are the proud members of All India Transport Association, Ahmedabad Transport Association and Indian Bank Association.

At Chartered Logistics, it has been an exercise in harnessing the potential of the family business of transportation, and taking it across to phenomenal performance levels that today stands as the symbol for the professionalized face of the transportation business sector in India.

They commit themselves to deliver safe, secure, speedy and sophisticated modes of transportation through a well integrated multi-model and designed for flexibility customer friendly transportation solutions. They are a renowned service provider, offering highly trusted and cost effective services.

Some of the key features of its road transportation services are door-to-door services, project works, and options of carriers based on customers' needs.

They have a large fleet of above 500 owned and attached vehicles. They are having 319 fleets for bulk and ODC, 79 fleets for FMCG, textiles, fruits and vegetables and 55 fleets for construction vehicles. With a whopping turnover of Rs. 106 crore, the company is currently registered in stock exchanges at Ahmedabad and Mumbai.

Services:

As a reputed service provider, Chartered Logistics offers the following range of services to its customers:

• Road transport services
• Special warehousing services
• Cost and freight services

Business Divisions:

The company has three major companies engaged in booking and transportation services. Their sister concerns include:

• Chartered Motors
• Chartered Health Care
• Chartered Speed
• Raman Roadways

Subsidiary:

          Chartered Healthcare -- The group decided to diversify into the ever expanding sector of pharmaceuticals and healthcare.

• Chartered Group – It has become the equity partner in GMbell Healthcare India, to partner the synergies of their expertise, and continue with the trend of the excellence.
• Chartered Motors -- Led by the inspiring presence of Mr Pankaj Gandhi, Chartered Motors carries on the tradition of allied transport business as the quality distributors of TATA motors across the markets of Bhavnagar, Amreli and Surendranagar of Gujarat for their LCV and ICV vehicles range. 

Milestones:

In 1963 -- The company established the group business of transportation in Rajasthan and after two decades of cementing the foundations, in 1989, the group extended to the state of Gujarat, shifting the headquarters to Ahmedabad.

In 1990 -- Computerization of the first branch in the beginning of 1990 which translated to the group embracing the mantle of the Limited Company as CCL in the year 1995 and became a Public limited company in the subsequent year by getting listed on the Ahmedabad Stock Exchange.

With consistent planning and purchasing of vehicles, the company has by the year 2007, a fleet of 177 vehicles and even a reputed Automobile dealership.

Future plan:

To be a conscious learning organization maintaining flexibility for change so as to provide the most customized solutions. Apart from this it is also planning to expand their network at various parts of India.

Moreover they are also planning to expand their business in parcel booking as well as in door to door selling.