Prakash Industries shines on securing additional coal linkages of 2.10 lakh tonnes

12 Oct 2017 Evaluate

Prakash Industries is currently trading at Rs. 136.65, up by 5.25 points or 4.00% from its previous closing of Rs. 131.40 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 132.90 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 138.80 and Rs. 132.90 respectively. So far 228924 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 146.60 on 31-Jul-2017 and a 52 week low of Rs. 42.05 on 05-Dec-2016.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 138.80 and Rs. 114.50 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 2076.39 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 40.79%, while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 11.68% and 47.52% respectively.

Prakash Industries has secured additional coal linkages of 2.10 lakh tonnes p.a. for the next 5 years. The company has bagged the same in the recent Coal Linkage auction conducted by Coal India. The company is going to sign the Fuel supply Agreement (FSA) in the coming weeks and the supplies will commence from November, 2017.

The company’s coal requirement had increased with the commissioning of 5th Sponge Iron Kiln in April, 2017. With this additional quantity, the company has fulfilled its 100% requirement for the Sponge Iron Plants from Linkages, which was earlier being met through spot auctions; thereby saving over 20% in coal costs.

With this additional linkage, the profitability of the company will improve by over Rs 20 crore; taking total annual cost savings on total linkage quantity of 15.56 lakh tonnes p.a. to over Rs 90 crore.

Prakash Industries is the largest manufacturer of PVC pipes and fitting in North India. It is a brand that consumers have trusted since last 37 years. Over these years, the Company has enhanced its product portfolio and has grown to a capacity of 55,000 tonnes per annum.

Prakash Inds. Share Price

146.25 5.20 (3.69%)
30-Dec-2025 16:59 View Price Chart
Peers
Company Name CMP
Tata Steel 175.75
JSW Steel 1111.65
SAIL 141.00
Jindal Stainless 836.30
Jindal Saw 165.00
View more..
Register Now to get our Free Newsletter & much more!

© 2025 The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. MoneyWorks4Me ® is a registered trademark of The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd.

×