Scrip: – Praj Industry Ltd.
CMP: – 102
BSE Code: – 522205
52 Week H/L: – 145.70 - 45.10
Market Cap: – Rs 1,870.68
World Economic Forum (WEF) has bought out a list of 200 growth companies out of which 22 companies are from India. These companies generally considered as having potential to change the global economic landscape. Praj Industry stands at 6th in the Indian List.
Summary: -
Pune-based Praj Industries is an engineering company and is the market leader in ethanol technology. It provides turnkey project implementation services to set up ethanol distillation units. The company has developed technologies to produce ethanol from a variety of feedstock such as sugarcane, sweet sorghum, corn etc and is trying to develop a commercially viable method to convert cellulose into ethanol.Besides ethanol – which accounts for over 80% of its revenues – the company also carries out distillation for breweries and plans to enter the bio-diesel space.
Praj has executed projects in over 35 countries. Over the past couple of years, it has taken steps to strengthen its global presence. These include an acquisition in the US and tie-ups with foreign companies in Europe and Brazil. With this, the company has established its presence in key markets across the world.
Key Financials: -
Praj’s net profit has witnessed a cumulative annual growth rate (CAGR) of 43.2% over the past 10 years.
Considering Praj’s current order book, ability to win new orders and investment in research & development, we expect the company to maintain its EBIDTA margins above 20%.
Key Negative: -
The shareholding of the promoters and public has fallen, while institutional holding is on the rise.
Key Positive: -
Ethanol and bio-diesel are gaining acceptance worldwide as eco-friendly fuels. Ethanol blending has already become mandatory for petrol in a number of countries, including its largest consumer, the US. The proportion of blending is slated to go up, with governments in the US and India mandating 10% blending over the next 2-4 years.
The company already has an order book of Rs 900 crore, which will be executed over the next 12 months. Praj is gearing up to cater to the fastpaced growth in future by expanding its capabilities. It has increased its manpower and set up its second manufacturing unit at Kandla SEZ. It has also established a full-fledged research centre for bio-fuels to develop new technologies in this field.
Stock : Areva T&D Ltd.
CMP: – 317
BSE Code: – 522275
52 Week H/L: – 386.00 - 130.00
Summary: –
Areva T & D India Ltd. is an India-based company engaged in the business of power transmission and distribution. The Company’s products and systems serve to transmit and distribute electricity, as well as operate networks through information management. Areva T & D India Ltd. is present at all stages of the supply power chain, from the generator to the end user, backed by a services portfolio. The Company has a presence in more than 30 countries.
Business: -
Areva has many ‘firsts’ to its credit, thus gaining market leadership in a number of products; The company commissioned India’s first Extra High Voltage substation of 765 kV for NTPC in 2007. It built the largest power generating transformer for Reliance Energy in the same year. It is also a market leader in GIS (Gas Insulated Switchgear) substation. GIS are much more compact as they occupy significantly lesser space compared to AIS (Air Insulted Switchgear). Given the demand for space in the country, the company quickly capitalised on this need especially in urban substations. Areva is also expanding capacities for the high voltage transformers and GIS switchgears to cater to the growing market and retain leadership position.
Expansion: -
Areva plans to double its capacity over the next two years with Rs 700 crore investments in Greenfield projects. The expansion move appears timely as the company, apart from catering to local demand, has also started receiving outsourced orders from its parent.
With this Rs 700 crore investment, these facilities are coming up at Padappai and Hosur in Tamil Nadu and Vadodra in Gujarat by March 2009. With the expansions in place Areva would be able to double its Revenues over the next three years.
N Deal: -
The company already makes nuclear reactors and rotors. Its parent company is a world leader in conventional nuclear projects. It makes turbines for nuclear power stations. It supplies steam turbines to over 30% of nuke power stations globally.
Key Positive -
Areva T& D has an order book that exceeds at least one year of Revenues, thereby provding earnings visibility. The company, even during this slow down has not witnessed any major deferments that could disturb its revenue stream.
The Expansion is a key positive factor.
N Deal has been passed which is one major positive factor for this scrip to benefit.
Good Order Book. Financials are strong.
Scrip: - Larsen & Tubro (LNT)
BSE Code: – 500510
CMP: – 1645
52 Week H/L: – 1,800.00 – 557.00
Summary: -
Larsen & Toubro Limited operates in four segments. The Engineering & Construction segment comprise execution of engineering and construction projects to provide solutions in civil, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation engineering to core sectors/infrastructure industries, shipbuilding and supply of complex plant and equipment to core sectors. The Electrical & Electronics segment comprises manufacture and sale of low-voltage switchgear and control gear, custom-built switchboards, petroleum dispensing pumps and systems, electronic energy meters/protection (relays) systems, control and automation products and medical equipment. The Machinery & Industrial Products segment comprises manufacture and sale of industrial machinery & equipment, marketing of industrial valves, construction equipment and welding/industrial products. Others include ready-mix concrete, property development activity, and engineering services and embedded systems.
A long term bet: -
It is India’s largest Engineering and Construction giant.
L&T is the best managed company in India – Business Today survey.
Larsen and Toubro will benefit from huge infrastructure investments in India and Gulf regions.
Strong Order book.
L&T will be demerged into Power, IT, Ship building and Railway units along with engineering division. Investors will get very good returns after the demerger.
Employees-
LNT is reported to recrute 10,000 people in 3 yrs. This is because of its expansion.
Technically the Stock Looks good.
Company has good financial. Good management also.
A safe bet for long term investors.
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