NALCO advances on fixing capex target of Rs 1,021 crore for 2016-17

04 Oct 2016 Evaluate

National Aluminium Company (NALCO) is currently trading at Rs. 48.10, up by 1.85 points or 4.00% from its previous closing of Rs. 46.25 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 46.55 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 48.95 and Rs. 46.50 respectively. So far 2,17,000 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 5 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 51.40 on 13-Jul-2016 and a 52 week low of Rs. 29.75 on 12-Feb-2016.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 48.95 and Rs. 42.95 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 12,396.00 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 80.93%, while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 12.02% and 7.05% respectively.

NALCO, a public sector unit under the Ministry of Mines, has set a capital expenditure (capex) of Rs 1,021 crore for 2016-17. The capex would be used for projects like development of Utkal D&E coal blocks, wind power projects of 50 MW each in Maharashtra and Rajasthan, addition of fifth stream in the existing alumina refinery at Damanjodi, Koraput, a 20 MW solar power project in Madhya Pradesh and other expansion and modernization activities.

The company has completed buyback of shares that was approved by the shareholders in July this year. Post buyback, the paid-up share capital of the company stands reduced to Rs 966.46 crore from Rs 1,288.62 crore.

NALCO has the largest integrated alumina-aluminium complex of Asia. Its integrated operations cover the entire aluminium production value chain from mining bauxite, refining alumina, smelting aluminium, captive power generation to a strong logistic network in terms of rail & port facilities, coal mining and handling plant to support its operations and to become one of the most cost-efficient aluminium companies across the globe.



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