- Business
- G.M. Breweries Limited manufactures and markets alcoholic beverages in India, primarily country liquor and Indian-made foreign liquor; its core brands include G.M. SANTRA, G.M. DOCTOR, G.M. LIMBU PUNCH, and G.M. DILBAHAR SOUNF, with production focused on brandy, rum, and whisky variants sold through a strong distribution network mainly in Maharashtra. The company, founded in 1981 and headquartered at Ganesh Niwas, Veer Savarkar Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai, operates a bottling plant in Virar, Maharashtra, and holds a dominant position as the largest country liquor producer in the state, contributing significantly to excise duties in Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar districts where it enjoys near-monopoly status; it serves retail and institutional customers across these regions with an installed capacity exceeding 13.76 million bulk liters annually for country liquor and substantial IMFL output. In recent developments, G.M. Breweries reported robust Q2 FY26 results with total income rising 20% year-over-year to Rs 720.88 crore and net profit surging 35% to Rs 34.89 crore as of September 2025, reflecting volume recovery and margin expansion; the company announced plans in early 2025 to diversify into infrastructure by incorporating a wholly owned subsidiary, BUILDFORT INFRADEV PRIVATE LIMITED, and issued a 1:4 bonus share ratio in May 2024 while maintaining a debt-free balance sheet with promoter holding at 74.43%.