ITC gains on plan of foraying into dairy whitener space

20 May 2016 Evaluate

ITC is currently trading at Rs. 327.50, up by 2.60 points or 0.80% from its previous closing of Rs. 324.90 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 326.80 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 329.50 and Rs. 325.65 respectively. So far 738455 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 359.75 on 26-Oct-2015 and a 52 week low of Rs. 268.00 on 29-Feb-2016.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 334.20 and Rs. 317.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 264028.86 crore.

The institutions and non-institutions held 55.74% and 44.26% stake in the company, respectively.

In a bid to expand its presence in the dairy segment, ITC is planning to foray into the dairy whitener space. The company is also in the process of ramping up its manufacturing capacity and expects to set up six-eight integrated food processing plants in the next three years. These will be massive facilities that will make a variety of products. So far, the company has a combination of contract manufacturers and company-owned manufacturing facilities.

The manufacturing facilities will come up in West Bengal, Assam, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Punjab. While not giving out specifics, the plant coming up in Kapurthala alone will see investments of Rs1, 400 crore and be operational by next year.

ITC has business a interests in cigarettes, hotels, paperboards and specialty papers, packaging, agri-business, packaged foods and confectionery, information technology, branded apparel, personal care, stationery, safety matches and other FMCG products.

 

ITC Share Price

403.20 2.35 (0.59%)
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Company Name CMP
ITC 403.20
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