Gujarat Gas plunges on reporting 10% decline in Jan-March consolidated net

27 Apr 2012 Evaluate

Gujarat Gas Company is currently trading at Rs. 323.10, down by 2.35 points or 0.72% from its previous closing of Rs. 325.45 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 329.70 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 331.00 and Rs. 322.70 respectively. So far 18832 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 2 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 463.00 on 02-Sep-2011 and a 52 week low of Rs. 270.00 on 13-Apr-2012.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 331.00 and Rs. 314.90 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 4170.69 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 65.12% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 23.85% and 11.02% respectively.

Gujarat Gas Company (GGCL), a unit of BG Group PLC, has reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

The Company’s net profit slipped by 9.94% at Rs 65.17 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 as compared to Rs 72.36 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. Its total income has increased by 39.70% to Rs 752.29 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 from Rs. 538.50 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

On consolidated basis, the Group has posted a fall of 9.89% in its net profit after taxes and minority interest at Rs 64.95 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 as compared to Rs 72.08 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. Its total income has increased by 39.72% to Rs 753.47 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 from Rs 539.26 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

The profit of the company has been dragged by a 57% increase in raw material costs. The price of LNG, which is linked to benchmark Brent crude prices, in the spot market has risen due to strong demand for the supercooled fuel from the expanding Asian economies.

The increase in gas prices and the weakening of the Indian rupee continues to impact the landed cost of gas, the company said in a statement.  Gujarat Gas said it is working on a long-term strategy to optimize its gas sourcing portfolio and increase focus on securing high-value market segments in the wake of rising gas costs.

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