180% returns in one year! This microcap stock announces 1:2 stock split, 3:1 bonus issue. Do you own?

Waste paper, pulp and speciality chemicals importer Gautam Exim has announced a stock split in the ratio of 1:2 and a bonus issue in the ratio of 3:1 for its shareholders.

The company, in an exchange release earlier this month, said that its shareholders have approved the plan to split every share of the company with a face value of Rs 10 each into two shares with a face value of Rs 5 each.

The shareholders have also approved the company’s proposal to issue three bonus shares with a face value of Rs 5 each for every one share held after the stock split. In order to accommodate the bonus issue, the company plans to increase its authorised capital from Rs 5 crore to Rs 13 crore.


The record date to determine which shareholders will be eligible for the bonus issue and stock split is yet to be announced.

What does this mean for shareholders?

If a shareholder owns 10 shares of Gautam Exim as on the record date, which is yet to be announced, the shares will be split into 20 shares after the stock split. After the bonus issue, the shareholder will receive another 60 shares, given the 3:1 ratio on a post-split basis.

To put it simply, the shareholder's 10 shares will transform into 80 shares with a face value of Rs 5 each after the two corporate actions take place. It is important to note that the total value of their shareholding will, however, remain the same, although the individual share price may appear to have significantly reduced to adjust for the bonus issue and stock split.

While bonus issues and stock splits increase the total number of outstanding shares, they do not change a company’s market capitalisation. However, they can improve liquidity and affordability, allowing more investors to add shares of the company to their portfolio.

However, interested investors must own the shares of the company in their demat accounts as on the record date to be eligible for the bonus issue and stock split.

Gautam Exim share price

Gautam Exim shares were trading with marginal losses at Rs 321 apiece on the BSE on Tuesday morning. The stock has fallen nearly 8% in the past five days, but gained nearly 3% in the past one month. The shares of the company jumped 12% in the past six months and are up 11% in 2026 so far.

In the longer term, Gautam Exim saw its share price rise more than 176% in the past one year, and a whopping 1,284% in the past five years. The stock, which has a P/E ratio of nearly 892, has a market capitalisation of nearly Rs 99 crore.

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