VST Industries trades in green despite of reporting 18% fall in Q2 net profit

18 Oct 2012 Evaluate

VST Industries is currently trading at Rs. 1837.90, up by 45.90 points or 2.56 % from its previous closing of Rs. 1792.00 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 1792.50 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 1874.00 and Rs. 1790.00 respectively. So far 11779 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 2025.00 on 07-May-2012 and a 52 week low of Rs. 1025.00 on 20-Dec-2011.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 1810.00 and Rs. 1750.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 2818.15 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 32.16% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 18.83% and 49.01% respectively. 

VST Industries has reported results for second quarter ended September 30, 2012.

The company has posted a fall of 17.83% in its net profit at Rs 27.60 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 as compared to Rs 33.59 crore for the same quarter in the previous year. However, total income from operation has increased by 4.79% at Rs 176.19 crore for quarter under review as compared to Rs 168.14 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.

VST Industries is engaged in tobacco and related products business. Its products include cigarettes, unmanufactured tobacco, cut tobacco and other articles of paper and paper board. The major brands of the company include Charminar, Charminar Special Filter, Charms Mini Kings and Charms Virginia Filter, XL Filter and Shaan. Its products are targeted at the lower end of the market and have dominance in the small-sized (less than 60 mm) micro segment.

VST Industries Share Price

3917.95 -28.45 (-0.72%)
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