Orchid Chemicals rises on concluding process of debt recast

07 Jul 2014 Evaluate

Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals is currently trading at Rs. 82.05, up by 0.60 points or 0.74% from its previous closing of Rs. 81.45 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 82.70 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 83.90 and Rs. 81.30 respectively. So far 289000 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 83.90 on 07-Jul-2014 and a 52 week low of Rs. 35.00 on 06-Aug-2013.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 83.90 and Rs. 74.50 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 584.75 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 32.28% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 7.01% and 56.13% respectively.

Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals has concluded the debt recast scheme it started in June last year. The process allows the company to pay back dues of Rs 2,866 crore to a consortium of lenders over a period of 10 years.

Moreover, the RBI panel on debt recast has also cleared the Business Transfer Agreement Orchid entered into with Hospira India in 2012, allowing the company to pay-off a portion of its total debt of Rs 3,547 crore and meet working capital requirements.

The proceeds of the sale to Hospira amount to Rs 1,134 crore. With this development, the company is back on the growth path.

Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company engaged in development and manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and finished dosage forms. It is also engaged in research of new drugs. The company was incorporated in the year 1992 as a 100% export-oriented unit (EOU).

 

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