Usha Martin surges on planning to sell profitable unit to trim debt

22 Sep 2017 Evaluate

Usha Martin is currently trading at Rs. 26.55, up by 0.40 points or 1.53% from its previous closing of Rs. 26.15 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 26.70 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 27.75 and Rs. 25.50 respectively. So far 1118455 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs. 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 27.30 on 21-Sep-2017 and a 52 week low of Rs. 11.50 on 29-Sep-2016.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 27.75 and Rs. 22.50 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 827.37 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 50.85%, while institutions and non-institutions held 9.46% and 39.69% respectively.

In a bid to trim its debt, Usha Martin is planning to sell either of its two profitable divisions - wire and wire rope or steel. In this regards, the company has appointed the Royal Bank of Canada as a merchant banker for looking at prospective buyers. This apart, other consultants like BCG, have also been appointed to chart out its future course.

As on FY17, the country’s largest wire rope manufacturer had a net debt of Rs 3,718 crore, including nearly Rs 3,300 crore long term debt. The net loss stood at Rs 359 crore. Despite the net loss, the steel and wire rope making divisions are EBIDTA positive.

Usha Martin is amongst the largest wire rope manufacturer in the world and a leading speciality steel producer in India. The wire rope manufacturing facilities located in India, UK, UAE, and Thailand produce one of the widest range of wire ropes in the world.

Usha Martin Share Price

454.55 4.40 (0.98%)
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